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DEXTER – The Bearcat Event Center was nearly full Friday with fans anticipating the championship final of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Varsity Boy’s Basketball Tournament between area hoop powers Puxico and Woodland. Of the couple of thousand fans in attendance, however, not a single one could have foreseen how the game would unfold.

Noah Johnson doesn’t need the spotlight—but he’s earned his place in it. After a junior season that saw him lead East Prairie to its second district title in three years, Johnson has become more than just a standout player, he’s a symbol of the program’s sustained success...

UNION, Mo. – Sikeston and St. Francis Borgia have had some epic battles over the years and Saturday night’s Union Invitational Tournament championship just adds to the lore. This time, however, Borgia was the team that made the big plays in the end as they rallied past the Bulldogs 67-60 at Union High School...

Jackson senior Kai Crowe commits to Truman State University. The two-time Class 6 All-State wide receiver joins a Bulldogs program led by Jackson high school coach Ryan Nesbitt's brother Kellen.

A humble leader of young men, Scott City athletic director and boys' basketball coach Mark Dannenmueller never kept track of his career wins or how close he was to the all-time mark. "It means I've been coaching a long time," Dannenmueller said. His assistant coaches, and the rest of the school, however, did...

The Delta Bobcats girls basketball team defeated the Chaffee Red Devils 62-50 in the Scott Mississippi Conference Tournament Championship on Thursday at Oak Ridge High School. The win avenges Delta's loss to Chaffee on December 12 in the Red Devil Invitational and sets up a tiebreaker game on February 10 in Delta...

Sources can confirm that Brent Eckley, the former Jackson High School football coach that led the Indians to their first-ever state championship, has officially agreed to become the next head coach at Farmington High School. The Black Knights, out of Farmington, Missouri, are longtime rivals of the Indians, having contested the SEMO North alongside Jackson for over 15 years as the two sides play annually in conference play, along with having shared a district in the past...

The Scott City Rams continued their scorching hot January with a 69-28 win over the Scott County Central Braves on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Sikeston, Mo. Kobe Watson led the Rams with 25 points, followed by 14 points from Braeden Walton and nine from Jaylen Rulo...

Led by an unstoppable charge early in the third quarter, Jackson rallied out of an 8-point first-half deficit against No. 1 Francis Howell to stun the Vikings in the championship game of the Lindbergh Girls Basketball Invitational, 54-46. Coming into the tournament as the third seed, Jackson needed big performances against No. 2 MICDS Tuesday and again on Thursday, but even with its hands full it rose to the occasion and then some...

Former high school football rivals Zai’Aire Thomas and Gavin Alspaugh are set to reunite as teammates at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The two local football standouts signed their letters of intent on Thursday at their respective high schools.

DEXTER – The Bearcat Event Center was nearly full Friday with fans anticipating the championship final of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Varsity Boy’s Basketball Tournament between area hoop powers Puxico and Woodland. Of the couple of thousand fans in attendance, however, not a single one could have foreseen how the game would unfold.