Eric Viccaro
Sports Editor
High School SportsNovember 27, 2023
High school basketball: Bulldog Classic enters 23rd season of hoops thrillsGIDEON — Around the turn of the milennium, two area basketball coaches had the idea for a basketball tournament in The Bootheel. Current Gideon head boys basketball coach/athletic director Keenan Buchanan and South Pemiscot’s Bobby McCulloch brainstormed the Bulldo...
High School SportsNovember 27, 2023
Basketball: Hayti’s Al Jackson Classic serves as a lasting tributeHAYTI — The Hayti School District will serve as host of the Al Jackson Classic girls basketball tournament beginning Monday. This is a seven-team tournament, with Portageville earning the No. 1 seed and first-round bye. Jackson was a longtime fixture in Hayti who p...
High School SportsNovember 21, 2023
Storm Center: Reduced-player football could be option for MaldenRECTOR, Ark. — Bleachers at Paul Termerian Memorial Field were packed with fans as the hometown Rector Cougars played host to Izard County Friday night. That’s right. Just a 20-minute drive from Kennett on Missouri Highway 84 and Arkansas Highway 90, playoff high s...
High School SportsNovember 21, 2023
High school basketball: Campbell plays Cuba at RiverBend ShootoutNEW MADRID — The Campbell High School boys basketball team will open the 2023-24 season at the 28th Annual RiverBend Shootout. This will mark the third straight season Campbell opens at this event. What’s more, the Camels will play in the opening game at 2 p.m. Fri...
High School SportsNovember 21, 2023
College signings: Senath-Hornersville pair ink with Arkansas schoolsSENATH — Two Senath-Hornersville High School student-athletes on Friday made it official signing National Letters of Intent to continue playing the sports they love on the collegiate level. Senath-Hornersville softball player Kaya Horton signed with start-up progra...
High School SportsNovember 20, 2023
High school volleyball: Clarkton’s Cowart, Winchester earn all-state accoladesCOLUMBIA — Two Clarkton High School players earned all-state honors by the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association. That’s as a result of voting, which took place on Monday at the Stoney Creek Hotel. Reindeer senior outside hitter Bree Winchester and ju...
High School SportsNovember 20, 2023
College baseball: Four Kennett players sign for the next levelFour Kennett High School baseball players signed with a pair of schools to further their college careers during a Wednesday ceremony. Shortstop Matt Gardner and right-handed pitcher/outfielder combination Ashton Williams both signed NCAA National Letters of Intent ...
High School SportsNovember 20, 2023
High school basketball: Campbell boys, Kennett girls get better through jamboree playBOOTHEEL — Both the Kennett High School’s girls basketball team and Campbell boys basketball team served as jamboree hosts Thursday evening. The Kennett girls faced both Holcomb and Twin Rivers, with two eight-minute quarters and clock stoppages. “The girls played ...
High School SportsNovember 16, 2023
High school events: Kennett boys showcase skills in scrimmage settingKennett High School winter sports teams all had their formal beginnings during a special event on Tuesday. The boys basketball team conducted a sports drink scrimmage, and both the wrestling and girls basketball teams were introduced. The crowd filled one half of t...
High School SportsNovember 16, 2023
Basketball: Southland, Cooter tune up for season with jamboreeCARDWELL — Three regional high school boys basketball programs opened the 2023-24 season with a jamboree at Southland High School Tuesday. Cooter is fresh off a season that ended in controversy during a March 3 Class 2 state quarterfinal game versus Principia, losi...Advertisement
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