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BREAKING: Drew Church resigns as Cape Central basketball head coach (4/26/24)The Southeast Missourian learned on Friday that longtime Cape Central Tigers head coach Drew Church is resigning following a 19-9 season in 2023-24. While Church resigns from his role as head basketball coach, he will remain as assistant principal. Church began his tenure as head coach of the Tigers back in 2006 and racked up 341 wins during his tenure...
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Missourian Track Roundup: SEMO Conference Championships (4/28/24)Track and Field athletes from all over Southeast Missouri weathered the rain to compete in the SEMO Conference championships on Saturday, April 27, at Cape Central High School. Poplar Bluff’s Darius Graham continues to dominate the competition in the high jump. He won the overall SEMO Conference title in the event and his 2.05-meter mark represents the meet’s only performance that met the MileSplit US First Team standard...
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St. Joseph named new MSHSAA football championships host starting 2024 (4/30/24)For the first time since 1995, the MSHSAA Show-Me Bowl, the series of high school football state championships, won’t be in the Edward Jones Dome or at Faurot Field. Instead, the event has reportedly been scheduled to move to St. Joseph, Missouri, as soon as the 2024 season for some teams, moving to Missouri Western State’s Spratt Stadium...
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Cape Central senior leaves baseball behind to focus on track (5/1/24)It was a unique senior day for Cape Central pitcher Jackson Witvoet. Even though the Tigers (9-19) still have five more games remaining in the regular season, including two at home, Tuesday, April 30, was his last day on the mound. "I knew coming into this that this was going to be the last one," Witvoet said. "I told my team that I was gonna give everything I got and I wasn't gonna quit on the team."...
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Sauer shines as Indians secure SEMO Conference Championship (4/30/24)A dominant outing from John-Paul Sauer led the Jackson Indians to a 5-0 win over the Dexter Bearcats to claim their third consecutive SEMO Conference Championship at Capaha Field on Monday. “It’s always fun to win and it’s always fun to play on this field,” Indians coach Josh Roach said. “Dexter played really well today and they’re a really good ball team. Our guys played good team baseball and got the job done.”...
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Chaffee’s ace stifles Scott City in 1-0 pitchers’ duel (5/2/24)"It's like déjà vu all over again." Much like last year, Chaffee narrowly defeated Scott City 1-0 in a pitchers duel where stellar pale in comparison with spectacular. Chaffee senior Levi McKinnie threw a complete game shutout with one hit, three walks and eight strikeouts. Scott City senior Blake Wilbrun went six innings with one run on two hits, four walks and eight strikeouts...
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McMullen reflects on coaching journey (5/2/24)For 18 years the Jackson girls soccer program has been run by head coach Justin McMullen, who is coaching his final season in 2024. McMullen has led the Indians to eight district championships and a fourth-place finish at the state tournament in 2018...
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Fred Garmon is new Hayti AD (4/26/24)Kennett High School class of 2011 grad and former Indians basketball head coach Fred Garmon confirmed Friday that he accepted the Athletic Director position at Hayti R-II School District. More on the announcement as the story develops.
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Dexter BB has just one senior, but my, is he an impressive one overall (4/27/24)There will be no shortage of talented baseball players who compete in this weekend’s SEMO Conference Tournament in Cape Girardeau. However, one would be pretty hard-pressed to find a more impressive young man – off the diamond – than Dexter High School senior Ryan Young.
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Missourian Diamond Roundup, Apr. 27: Jackson downs Kennett in conference semis (4/28/24)In a replay of last week's tight finish in Kennett, Jackson jumped on its Indians counterpart in the SEMO Conference semifinals to headline a fun Saturday in Southeast Missouri. Jackson scored five runs in the first two innings to advance to its third consecutive SEMO Conference final, to be played against Dexter...
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St. Joseph named new MSHSAA football championships host starting 2024 (4/30/24)6For the first time since 1995, the MSHSAA Show-Me Bowl, the series of high school football state championships, won’t be in the Edward Jones Dome or at Faurot Field. Instead, the event has reportedly been scheduled to move to St. Joseph, Missouri, as soon as the 2024 season for some teams, moving to Missouri Western State’s Spratt Stadium...
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Rekha Patterson resigns as Redhawks WBB head coach (5/3/24)3Southeast Missouri State announced on Friday the resignation of women’s head basketball coach Rekha Patterson on Friday. The Redhawks finished ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 9-20 record (6-12 conference) and were a game behind Tennessee State for the eighth and final spot in the OVC Tournament...
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Kelly celebrates seniors with shutout of Charleston (4/26/24)3BENTON, Mo. — Despite challenges this season, Kelly left it all on the field during a 6-0 Senior Night win over Charleston. The Hawks (8-10) used a relentless first-inning offensive barrage and a dominant pitching performance for the decisive win over the Blue Jays (4-7) on Wednesday, April 24...
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Chaffee’s ace stifles Scott City in 1-0 pitchers’ duel (5/2/24)2"It's like déjà vu all over again." Much like last year, Chaffee narrowly defeated Scott City 1-0 in a pitchers duel where stellar pale in comparison with spectacular. Chaffee senior Levi McKinnie threw a complete game shutout with one hit, three walks and eight strikeouts. Scott City senior Blake Wilbrun went six innings with one run on two hits, four walks and eight strikeouts...
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John-Paul Sauer returning to form after ACL tear (5/2/24)2If you asked John-Paul Sauer how he anticipated his senior year on the baseball field would play out, I’m not sure he would have predicted the ups and downs he would face. In fact, he may not have even had time to envision the upcoming baseball season at all...
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SEMO's Ryan Flournoy's road to NFL Draft ends with Dallas Cowboys (4/27/24)1
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BREAKING: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/24/24)6The Semoball Awards finalists for fall sports were announced Wednesday morning on a selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. The finalists were selected by a sports panel made up of representatives from the Southeast Missourian, Standard Democrat, Dexter Statesman, Daily American Republic and Delta Dunklin Democrat...