South Pemiscot

Fifth-year South Pemiscot High School varsity boy’s basketball coach Jordan McGowan is taking a strategic approach to getting his team through a harried month of January from a physical conditioning perspective.

HAYTI – When the South Pemiscot High School varsity boy’s basketball squad visited Hayti on Tuesday, in many ways, it was like looking in the mirror. Both teams are young, if not inexperienced, and both groups unleash a flurry of frenetic energy at both ends of the floor.

The South Pemiscot High School varsity boy’s basketball team had an extended layoff through the holidays but finally got back into action last week with three games, two of which were victories.

RISCO – While every other high school varsity boy’s basketball program in Missouri was honing its skills and execution against competition over the past three weeks, South Pemiscot had to compete against itself in daily practices to try and grow as a team.

When his South Pemiscot varsity boy’s basketball team ventures to Risco High School on Tuesday to play the Class 1 No. 3-ranked Tigers, certainly Bulldog coach Jordan McGowan will be concerned with how to contain the offensive ability of the Tigers’ star scorer.

Violence at the Gideon Bulldog Classic has led to Hayti and South Pemiscot basketball teams being uninvited from key tournaments.

Kennett Indians fall to South Pemiscot Bulldogs 70-46 in the Gideon Bulldog Classic semifinals, missing the championship berth.

The expectations for the South Pemiscot High School baseball squad last spring weren’t much, as the Bulldogs entered the postseason with just four wins. However, what South Pemiscot had going for it was some talented youngsters, three very good seniors, and a coach (Jason House) with as much experience (15 years leading the program) as anyone could hope for.

DEXTER – The South Pemiscot High School boy’s basketball squad showed last winter that it could handle high-pressure situations, as it surprised many by advancing to the MSHSAA Class 2 State Finals and finishing fourth. However, with six of its top seven players returning for the 2024-25 season, the question remains how will that group handle significantly higher expectations?

Every athlete’s dream is to close their careers in victorious fashion and South Pemiscot senior baseball player Jadie Morton wasn’t able to do that, as the Bulldogs fell 3-2 to defending champion Bernie last month in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Tournament. Having said that, Morton walked off the diamond with his head held high, because his final outing was a very impressive effort on his part.

There is no shortage of positive reasons why the South Pemiscot High School softball team won’t be difficult to deal with next spring, and the return of junior-to-be Phoenix Simmons is as critical of those reasons as any. “Phoenix knows softball,” third-year Bulldog coach Lance Crawford said this season of Simmons. “She has played a lot growing up.”

With the hiring of former Mineral Area women’s basketball coach Briley Palmer to next lead the Southeast Missouri State women’s basketball team, the Cardinals had a big vacancy to fill. After a couple of weeks of searching, it was clear that South Pemiscot and Southeast alumna Carrie Shephard was the woman for the job...

Semoball Awards finalists for the spring sports categories were announced Thursday morning on a selection show broadcasted live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. Baseball Levi McKinnie, Chaffee Gabe Dirnberger, Oran Cooper Rhodes, Jackson...

When the 2024 spring softball season came to an end for South Pemiscot last month in the championship game of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament, there was only one Bulldog senior on the field, as eventual Class 1 third-place finisher Holcomb stunned the Bulldogs with a rallying 10-9 win.

BERNIE, Mo. - Defending District champs Bernie High School Mules baseball club had to pull out all the stops Thursday against a bull-doggish South Pemiscot team to advance to the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Tournament semi-finals to be played Friday at Senath...

BERNIE – Good pitching can cover up holes on a baseball team, and Bernie found that out on Thursday in its MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Tournament opener against visiting South Pemiscot.

HOLCOMB – In a game that featured an abundance of dramatic moments, in the end, it was a very talented and experienced Holcomb High School softball squad that was able to survive a fierce battle put forth by an upstart South Pemiscot program on Monday in the championship game of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 Tournament at Holcomb.

The Holcomb High School softball squad has 22 of its 24 games this spring, so the Hornets are a daunting challenge for the other six programs in the upcoming MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 Tournament. That includes South Pemiscot, however, following a recent 4-3 loss to Holcomb, the Bulldogs do have some confidence that an upset of the top seed is possible.

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...

This week certainly won’t be an easy one for the New Madrid County Central High School varsity softball squad.

SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville varsity baseball team came into the game South Pemiscot Saturday afternoon still stinging a little after a tough-luck loss Thursday at the hands of Campbell 1-0. But the Lions were determined to take their frustrations out on the South Pemiscot Bulldogs and defeated the Dawgs 10-6...

NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville Tigers shut out the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 3-0 in baseball Tuesday night on a combined no-hitter. Tiger starter Zak Cowley went five innings without giving up a hit, with reliever Hixon Layton earning the save with two more innings of no-hit baseball...

The South Pemiscot High School softball squad saw its three-game win streak halted on Monday in a 17-8 loss to Caruthersville in Steele. However, that defeat didn’t diminish how strong of play that senior Abigail Edwards exhibited on the mound and at the plate in a pair of games that day.

KENNETT – It was not surprising to anyone just how productive Senath-Hornersville/Southland softball standout Kylie Walker was in her two games on Tuesday. However, what the Lions showed in their second of two games at Indian Park in Kennett was that they are far from a one-girl show.

South Pemiscot’s magical run to a program-first final four came to a bitter end on Thursday afternoon, dropping the Class 2 third-place game to Salisbury 77-66. Holding a double-digit lead for much of the early goings of the contest, South Pemiscot showed it had the firepower to take the win but couldn’t ice it out down the stretch...

Tasked against one of the top Class 2 boys teams in the state, South Pemiscot’s semifinal came to a disheartening end on Wednesday afternoon as Hartville took the reins early on and took a big 44-27 victory. Making an appearance in the final four for the first time in school history and taking the floor at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, the Bulldogs got under the bright lights but fizzled out after a strong start...

In Jordan McGowan’s view, the journey South Pemiscot High School varsity basketball has taken today has needed a village to construct, and no shortage of diligence.

With less than 90 seconds remaining in its MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal 1 game with Puxico on Saturday, the South Pemiscot boy’s basketball squad came over to the bench for a timeout following an Indian basket, which put Puxico up 46-43. “They could have given up, right there,” fourth-year Bulldog coach Jordan McGowan recalled. “Puxico had hit a big dagger on us. I kind of felt the air come out of the sail a little bit.”

Surviving and advancing was the game plan for the Puxico Indians heading into the second round of the state tournament, but their historic run would take a turn in the game's final moments. The Indians stepped onto Gene Bess Court at Three Rivers College on Saturday for their toughest battle of the year. They went head-to-head against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs as both attempted to fight their way to the Class 2 Final Four...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Despite falling to South Pemiscot 54-22 in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 2, District 1 Tournament, Charleston wrapped up its season with a strong sense of accomplishment. The Lady Jays (2-23) faced significant challenges this year, having lost more than 95 percent of their scoring, rebounding, and ball-handling talent from the previous season...

MALDEN, Mo. — One year after falling short in the final, Portageville is back in the Bootheel Athletic Conference Tournament Championship following a 66-43 win over South Pemiscot on Monday. Despite a tight first half, top-seeded Portageville (17-3) pulled away from fourth-seeded South Pemiscot (9-6) in the second half to secure a convincing victory...

MALDEN – The Malden Green Wave rolled to a big win Monday 62-55 against an uber-talented South Pemiscot High School Bulldogs program in the Bootheel Conference Tournament semifinals. Malden Head Coach Mike Kilgore's 16-3 Green Wave team moves on to the finals and faces Portageville Head Coach T.J. Smith's formidable 13-6 Bulldogs squad at 5 p.m. Thursday at home to decide the championship...

MALDEN – The South Pemiscot High School Bulldogs went the distance against the Campbell Camels Saturday in the Bootheel Conference Tournament at Malden High School and took home a win, 62-50. The Bulldogs had their collective hands full on the court as Campbell Head Coach Steve Fowler was able to field a team on the mend from previous illnesses and injuries...