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C3D2: Kelly stuns Scott City behind dominating start from Ross Peters (5/15/24)A season filled with ups and downs culminated in a massive moment on Wednesday for the Kelly Hawks. The No. 3 seeded Hawks battled the No. 1 seed Scott City Rams, and a masterful pitching performance from Ross Peters and a two-run home run from Reece Eftink led the Hawks to a 4-1 to claim the Class 3 District 2 championship...
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Forck's big bat sets up C3D2 final matchup vs. Scott City (5/14/24)The Kelly Hawks defied the odds as the low seed and advanced to the Class 3 District 2 title game after a come-from-behind 10-7 victory over Notre Dame on Monday, May 13, in Scott City, Mo. The Hawks haven’t scored 10 runs in a game since beating St. Pius X 11-1 in the Wood Bat Classic on April 12 at Fredericktown, Mo. ...
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Lawless, Bogenpohl share Scott Mississippi Conference POTY honors (5/9/24)The All-Scott Mississippi Conference softball team was recently released, featuring talented players from across the region. Scott City's MacKenzie Lawless and Oak Ridge's Kinsley Bogenpohl were named co-Players of the Year, while East Prairie's Jade Marcum and Scott City's Morghan Petersen shared the co-Coach of the Year honors...
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Rams continue winning at ‘Cobbaha Field’, ground Eagles 13-1 (5/7/24)Scott City remains undefeated at Capaha Field after defeating New Madrid County Central 13-1 in five innings on Monday, May 6. The Rams (28-3) recently played Holcomb at “Cobbaha Field”, with the Rams winning 10-0. Scott City is now 7-0 in their second home, which is usually utilized when weather throws a wrench at the schedule. ...
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Panagos hits first HR of season as Scott City earns 26th win (5/3/24)“I’m (homering) in the rain.” As the designated hitter on top of the Scott City lineup, Mark Panagos has spent his senior season preparing for these moments. As the rain storm soaked Scott City, Panagos broke the 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run home run to highlight a three-run rally...
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Watson weathers the rain to tame Bulldogs (5/3/24)In order to get his sixth win of the season and maintain his perfect record on the mound, Scott City junior Kobe Watson had to conquer two opponents. The Bulldogs and the rain. Watson weathered the storm and threw five innings with two runs allowed and seven strikeouts against four walks to lead the Rams past Notre Dame 5-2 in a rain-shorten game on Thursday, May 2, in Scott City, Mo...
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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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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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Scott City routs Oran to pick up 20th win (5/1/24)Eyeing win number 20 and the Scott-Mississippi Conference championship, the Scott City Rams battled the Oran Eagles on Wednesday afternoon. Early offense led the way as the Rams downed the Eagles 9-1, picking up win number 20. “I’m really proud of how we came out today,” Rams coach Morgahn Petersen said. “This was a pretty big game coming into this week and this is what we wanted to get going into districts.”...
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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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Pitching and chemistry leads to Scott City’s 21st win (4/20/24)After a 3-0 win over Meadow Heights on Friday, April 19, the Scott City baseball team is now 5-0 in Capaha Field. The Rams have played four games in their home ballpark so far this season. At this point, “Cobbaha Park” is more like home to the Rams than their actual home field...
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Scott City baseball rallies for win over Perryville (4/16/24)PERRYVILLE - 16 straight. That’s how many wins the Scott City Rams have strung together. For much of Monday’s contest with Perryville however, it appeared that streak was in jeopardy as the Rams rallied to beat the Pirates 7-5. “We wanted to come out and have a lot of energy,” Rams coach Skylar Cobb said. “We felt like it could be a trap game. That’s a good team we played. They came out and punched us in the face.”...
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Portageville softball wins Malden Invitational on Smith’s walk-off home run (4/16/24)MALDEN, Mo. — Portageville emerged victorious at the Malden Invitational Tournament this past weekend, showcasing potent offense and resilient pitching. The Lady Bulldogs (13-6) strung together a series of impressive wins, culminating in a dramatic walk-off championship victory...
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Portageville baseball falls in championship, claims silver at Malden Invitational (4/16/24)MALDEN, Mo. — Portageville racked up multiple run-rule victories before a hard-fought loss in the finale of the Malden Invitational Tournament this past weekend. “We obviously didn’t have the finish we wanted, but overall we had a great weekend,” said Portageville coach Tyler Trover. “Scott City is a very good baseball team. They are in the midst of an incredible season and are a well-deserving champion...
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Malden Invitational Tournament 2024: Saturday, April 13 results (4/14/24)Scott City, Portageville dominate Malden Invitational Results, Saturday, April 13, 2024 Per Coach Tim Harmon: Baseball: First Place, Scott City. Second Place, Portageville. Third Place, East Prairie. Saturday baseball results: Malden 11, NMCC 9. Malden 3, Neelyville 3...
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Malden Invitational Tournament 2024, Friday's results, Saturday's bracket at a glance (4/13/24)Malden Invitational Tournament 2024 Per Coach Tim Harmon Eight school districts' high school baseball and nine districts' softball programs converged on Malden Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 to compete at The Malden Invitational Tournament...
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Scott City BB continues success at 'Cobbaha' Field (4/10/24)After defeating Bernie 11-4 on Tuesday, April 9, the Rams (14-1) have not only won all four games at Capaha Field this season but by a combined score of 42-7. As far as the Rams are concerned, they play in "Cobbaha Field."
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Scott City baseball makes it nine consecutive wins with a doubleheader sweep (4/7/24)Big innings were the story on Saturday for the Scott City Rams. The Rams (13-1) hosted Campbell and Senath-Hornersville for a doubleheader on Saturday where Scott City walked away with a pair of wins. Scott City 12, Campbell 2 In game one of the doubleheader the Rams battled Campbell and after a shutdown inning in the top of the first inning by Kaden Lowery, their bats went to work...
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Sikeston boys, Malden girls victorious at Twilight Relays (4/6/24)SIKESTON — The Sikeston Twilight Relays showcased fierce competition on Thursday, April 4. On the boys’ side, Sikeston emerged victorious with a dominant 127.50 team score. Malden’s girls’ team delivered their own impressive performance, securing first place with 111.0 points...
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4 grades, 4 stars behind Scott City’s scorching start (4/4/24)In a battle between two No. 2 ranked teams, Class 3’s Scott City Rams defeated Class 1’s Oran 13-8 to improve to 10-1 on Wednesday, April 3, in Oran, Mo. With seven seniors all contributing to their success, the Rams look every bit like the team that can win a third straight district tournament and a second straight 20-win season. Fresh off hosting the Babe Ruth World Series, senior Lawson Graff earned his third win in four outings this season, registering a 3.74 ERA and totaling 25 strikeouts...
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Seniors keep Scott City softball above .500 (4/3/24)Led by their four seniors, the Scott City softball team has strung together a three-game winning streak to return to over .500 with a record of 6-4. The Rams grounded the Blue Jays of Oak Ridge 13-1 on Wednesday and battered the Bravettes of Scott County Central 23-0 on Monday after mustering up a win at Malden on March 28.
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Rams, Graff slow strong East Prairie start with 5-0 win (3/29/24)Coming off a 5-0 thumping to a very good Class 3 No. 4-ranked Scott City High School baseball squad, that one defeat doesn’t diminish the strong start that East Prairie High School has gotten off to this spring.
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Scott City Lady Rams defeat Malden Lady Green Wave on the road (3/29/24)MALDEN, Mo. - The Scott City Lady Rams (4-4) softball team meant business on the road Thursday in its 6-3 victory against the Lady Green Wave (2-5). Scott City scored one run in the first inning, one in the third, two in the fifth and two in the sixth to bring it home against last year's C2D1 champions, which scored all three runs in the fourth inning...
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Gloth’s home run highlights Scott City’s win over Sikeston (3/24/24)In what was originally scheduled to be the 2024 home opener at Scott City, the Rams battered the Bulldogs of Sikeston 9-1 on Saturday in Scott City. Jackson Gloth highlighted the offensive onslaught with a two-run home run in the second inning to take a 3-1 lead. Glory’s big hit came after Gavin Venable’s single tied the game at 1-1...
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Lady Rams dominate Eagles 15-1 (3/23/24)The Scott City softball team returned to their winning ways in a big way by dispatching East Prairie 15-1 in five innings on Friday, March 22, in Scott City, Mo. The Lady Rams opened the season with two convincing wins over Greenville and Delta. They then lost to Anna-Jonesboro and Kennett on the road before rebounding against East Prairie...
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Lady Indians survive a slugfest (3/22/24)KENNETT, Mo.- The Lady Indians softball team came home Thursday for its season opener and defeated Scott City 10-9 on a seventh-inning walk-off double by Lauren Barton.
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Opening baseball coaches poll released, five local squads ranked highly (3/20/24)Local baseball squads got a hot start to the 2024 season, and coaches statewide took notice as the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association, or MHSBCA, released its first state top-10 rankings on Tuesday. Three Southeast Missourian newspaper teams placed in those rankings, with all three being ranked among the top four squads in their respective classes...
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Scott City sweeps baseball-softball home opener (3/16/24)Scott City celebrated the first day of the spring season with both the baseball team and softball team simultaneously winning their home opener by a wide margin on Friday, March 15, in Scott City. The baseball team dominated the Clearwater Bears 15-0 in a four-inning rout. Kobe Watson went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs including a single in the fourth inning that triggered the run rule...
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Five teams to watch in 2024 baseball season (3/13/24)As the book of basketball closes, the blank canvas that is the 2024 baseball season unfurls, yearning to be written. The 2023 season saw two teams reach the final four and return home with third-place trophies but there may be more to come this year...
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Saxony Lutheran wins C3D2 title in first year back (2/24/24)It was like they never left. In their first year since leaving Class 3 District 2 in 2020, the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders are once again champions after defeating the Scott City Rams 60-53 on Friday, Feb. 23, in Bloomfield, Mo. Saxony Lutheran (18-8) hasn’t won a district title since leaving C3D2 for Class 4 in 2020. ...
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Scott City hires new football head coach (2/23/24)Scott City High School announced the hiring of Donelson Christian Academy defensive coordinator Brian Beaubien as the new head coach for the football program on Thursday, Feb. 22. Before spending seven years in the DCA coaching staff in Nashville, Tenn., Beaubien was also the head coach at Kenwood High School in Clarksville, Tenn. While he’s spent much of his coaching career in Tennessee, Beaubien has ties to Southeast Missouri. His wife, Megan Beaubien, was born in Sikeston, Mo...
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David vs. Goliath: Oak Ridge takes on Delta for district title (2/23/24)Delta will take on Oak Ridge for the Class 1 District 1 championship on Friday, Feb. 23 at Scott County Central High School in Sikeston, Mo. Delta is the overwhelming favorite. The Lady Cats’ 26 wins are the most since their state runner-up season in 2022. They average 82.1 points per game and hold opponents to 38.6 per game...
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C3D2: The 'District of Death' lives up to the hype (2/21/24)The Class 3 District 2 boys basketball tournament lived up to the hype as the "District of Death." The first round saw Scott City (22-5) narrowly defeat Woodland (21-6) and Kelly (21-5) edge Saxony Lutheran (17-10) on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Notre Dame Regional High School...