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C3D1: Offensive barrage leads Notre Dame to rout of Cape Central (5/17/24)A pair of crosstown rivals met for the Class 3 District 1 title on Friday evening. In the end, the Notre Dame Bulldogs used a relentless offensive attack to rout the Cape Central Tigers 6-0 at Cape Central High School. From the onset, the Notre Dame Bulldogs were poised to snap their drought of not winning a district title since 2019...
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Cape Central girls soccer focused entering C3D1 tournament (5/9/24)Coming off a year in which they won just six games, 2024 has been a complete turnaround for the Cape Central Tigers girls' soccer program. The Tigers ended the regular season with a record of 11-5 and they enter the Class 3 District 1 Tournament, which they are hosting, as the No. 2 seed...
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Cairns’ journey to full health finally achieved (5/9/24)It’s been a long journey for Cape Central junior Max Cairns, but he’s finally healthy. Just a couple weeks ago, Cairns was cleared after having bilateral hip surgery, a torn labrum on both sides and having both of hips shaved down in the process. “I had never been injured or anything before,” Cairns said. “That was my first major surgery.”...
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Tyson Williams signs with Missouri Baptist basketball (5/8/24)A dream became reality on Tuesday for Cape Central’s Tyson Williams. Williams signed his letter of intent to play college basketball at Missouri Baptist University. “This is all I’ve ever wanted,” Williams said. “I’ve just been waiting for my moment to come and waiting for everything to fall in place for me. Today felt like the world lifted off my shoulders.”...
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Gridiron primer: A look at upcoming football schedules (5/2/24)The calendar has turned to May and the spring sports season, as well as the 2023-24 school year, is beginning to wind down. However, with the recent releases of fall schedules for the 2024-25 school year, one can not help but look forward beyond the dog days of summer and into the 2024 high school football season...
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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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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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Kennett shreds Cape Central in SEMO Conference Tourney prelim (4/27/24)KENNETT, Mo. - Head baseball coach Aaron New's Indians Friday welcomed Cape Central High School's team to Indian Park, then knocked two home-run balls into next year and clubbed the Tigers 12-1 in the SEMO Conference Tournament preliminary round. Kennett's Ashton Williams was first to send a ball screaming over the fence and collected two RBIs for his effort, while teammate Matt Gardner closed the contest with a three-run blast over left-field barriers in the bottom of the sixth...
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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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Cape Central golf seeing unprecedented success (4/25/24)This season the Cape Central Tigers golf team has reached new heights. The Tigers have consistently posted their best team scores since coach Scott Sanders took over the program eight years ago. “What’s even sweeter is all of these guys are coming back next year,” Sanders said. ...
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BREAKING: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/24/24)The 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...
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Justin Lieser will not return as Cape Central baseball coach following season (4/24/24)Cape Central baseball coach Justin Lieser informed the Southeast Missourian that he has been told he will not return next season. The news comes with the SEMO Conference Tournament still to come as well as six regular season games before postseason play begins...
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Home Sweet Home: Mules, Lady Mules win first at own invitational (4/24/24)The Poplar Bluff Mules track and field team outscored the competition on Tuesday to place first in their annual Poplar Bluff Track and Field Invitational at Poplar Bluff Field. Out of 40 events through the day, the Lady Mules finished with an overall score of 219, and the Mules racked in 193 to land top honors...
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DAR Prep Roundup: Mules tame Cape Central on tennis court (4/16/24)The wins continue to pour in for the Poplar Bluff Mules tennis team as they secure another home win over the Cape Central Tigers 9-0, while the junior varsity won 2-1. The Mules improved to 6-0 in team play and have yet to take a loss outside of invitational tournaments...
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Spain, big innings push Mules past Cape Central (4/13/24)The Poplar Bluff Mules baseball team used strong pitching and a pair of big innings at the plate to roll to a 10-1 win Friday over the Cape Central Tigers in a SEMO Conference contest at Strenfel Field. First of all, the Mules (12-5) got a strong pitching performance from starter Noah Spain. The hurler started and pitched six innings, allowing five hits and one run while striking out six and walking none. Dylan Hall tossed a hitless, scoreless seventh inning to secure the win...
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Cape Central’s Kent Gibbs awarded Gerald Linneman Lifetime Achievement Award (4/11/24)Cape Central football coach and Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer Kent Gibbs added another honor to his resume. Gibbs was awarded the Gerald Linneman Lifetime Achievement Award at the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) Conference last weekend...
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Cape Central soccer above .500 entering Fralish Cup (4/11/24)By defeating Sikeston 4-0 on Tuesday, April 9, at Bill Lawson Memorial Field in Sikeston, Mo, the Cape Central girls’ soccer team did something that hasn’t been done this late into the season since 2021. Have a winning record. Cape Central’s previous two games against Kelly and Sikeston were won by a combined score of 12-0. ...
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Gutierrez nets hat trick, lifts Cape Central over Sikeston (4/11/24)SIKESTON — Cape Central secured a decisive 4-0 victory over Sikeston in a SEMO Conference clash at Bill Lawson Memorial Field on Tuesday, April 9. The match began as a back-and-forth affair, but the Lady Tigers (4-3-0) intensity ramped up as the game progressed, ultimately overwhelming the Lady Bulldogs’ (4-5-0) defense...
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Gutierrez leading offensive success for Cape Central soccer (4/2/24)Experience can go a long way in sports. That is certainly the case for Cape Central’s Celeste Gutierrez so far in 2024. The senior has scored 10 goals in just six games this season, pacing a much improved Cape Central attack. “The passing and the movement have been big,” Gutierrez said. “I’m finally healed from all my injuries in the past and we’re doing a good job keeping the ball moving.”...
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Cape Central soccer cruises by Poplar Bluff (3/29/24)A pair of SEMO Conference foes clashed on Thursday evening at Cape Central High School. Ultimately, the Cape Central Tigers prevailed with a 3-0 win over the Poplar Bluff Mules, getting them back on the winning side of the rivalry after a loss a season ago...
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Notre Dame girls open season with home win over Cape Central (3/22/24)A late change in the schedule led to a pair of crosstown rivals squaring off on Thursday evening. Ultimately, it was the Notre Dame Bulldogs defeating the Cape Central Tigers 3-2 in a tightly contested battle. Picking up where they left on Monday, the Tigers opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when Celeste Gutierrez struck to make it 1-0...
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Early runs lead Farmington to road blowout of Cape Central (3/20/24)The Farmington Knights scored early and often on the way to a 13-1 win over the Cape Central Tigers on Wednesday. Cape Central found itself chasing almost instantly as the Knights scratched across a pair of runs to take a 2-0 lead after the first inning...
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Celeste Gutierrez scores hat trick as Cape Central routs St. Vincent (3/18/24)The 2024 soccer season started with a bang for Celeste Gutierrez and the Cape Central Tigers. Gutierrez netted a hat trick and led the way to Cape Central’s season-opening 5-1 win over the St. Vincent Indians on Monday. From the opening minute, the Indians were back on their heels...
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Pair of local golfers to compete in U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (3/17/24)When the 2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championships begin on May 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two local golfers will be participating. Todd Obergoenner and Blake Driskell are both graduates of Cape Central High School where they were teammates on the golf team...
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Cape Central downs Sikeston, 1994 Tigers championship team honored (3/15/24)A massive fifth inning propelled the Cape Central Tigers to a season opening 9-2 win over the Sikeston Bulldogs. Prior to the contest, Cape Central honored the 1994 State Championship baseball team. “It’s amazing,” Steve Williams, coach of the 1994 team said. “Some of these guys I haven’t seen in a really long time. I’ve been gone for ten years so to be able to come back with this group we have that was so special is really an awesome thing.”...
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Cape Central baseball gearing up for 2024 season (3/13/24)After a 14-16 campaign in 2023, the Cape Central Tigers are looking to bounce back. The hope of bouncing back however will be hindered to start as the Tigers enter 2024 banged up on the injury front. Despite graduating five seniors, the Tigers still return some key pieces...
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COLUMN: 5 local high school baseball players to watch in 2024 (3/6/24)Spring is near and with that comes the beginning of baseball season. Local baseball fans have already gotten a taste of the action with the beginning of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks season as well as St. Louis Cardinals spring training. But, next week begins the prep campaign where local schools set their sites on a state title...
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Looking back at Cape Central’s first state title 70 years ago (3/6/24)It’s crazy to think that exactly 70 years ago, the Cape Central boys’ basketball team tasted ultimate victory. On March 6, 1954, the Tigers won the state championship with a 78-55 win over Christian Brothers College in front of the home fans at the Houck Field House on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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C5D1: Cape Central survives Farmington’s late rally (3/2/24)The Cape Central Tigers managed to survive a late rally from the Farmington Knights as they escaped with a 52-47 win on Saturday at North County High School in the Class 5 District 1 semifinals. Cape Central opened the contest scorching hot as they quickly raced out to a 10-0 lead, prompting a Knights timeout just two minutes into the game...
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Cape diver handles HUGE expectations flawlessly in winning state title (2/29/24)It’s difficult enough to simply win a state championship – in any sport. However, Cape Central High School senior diver Tommy-Anne Marriot pursued that goal earlier this month having the burden of overwhelming expectations heaped upon her strong shoulders.
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Cape swimmer to 'soak up the sun' at Florida Gulf Coast (2/22/24)You know that positive feeling that came over you today, as the temperature climbed over 70 degrees and the sun beamed down on Southeast Missouri? Yeah? Now imagine feeling that all winter long.
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Cape senior wraps up impactful swim career and is ready for the next (big) chapter (2/19/24)The Cape Central High School girl’s swimming and diving team recently won the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship on the backs of having the Swimmer of the Year, as well as the Diver of the Year, neither of which were Tiger senior Emilie Dickson. However, any lack of individual plaque hardly would diminish the impact that Dickson had on the Cape Central program over the past four seasons. “Emilie is kind,” veteran Tiger swim coach Dayna Powell said. “She is smart. She includes everybody and is just an amazing person.”