Stories from Thursday, March 24, 2011

A day after suffering an 11-7 loss to rival Notre Dame in their season opener, the Sikeston Bulldogs let loose some frustration on the visiting Kelly Hawks.

Scores from Thursday's local games

MARSTON -- Nell June Battles, 80, died March 23, 2011, at the Gideon Care Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Carol Etta Cave, 62, died at 8:30 a.m. March 23, 2011, at her son's home in Westmoreland, Tenn. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

PALATKA, Fla. -- Carl Donnell Lackey, 87, died March 21, 2011, at Putnam Community Medical Center. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

SIKESTON -- Paul Edward Wise, 83, passed away March 23, 2011, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete obituary and more stories from the Standard Democrat, click here to log on to the electronic edition...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Coming off a fourth-place finish on the boys side at last year's Class 3 state championship, this year's Sikeston track team will feature many of the same faces that made last season so successful. And though the rough early spring weather has hampered the Bulldog's early season conditioning, head coach Terry Flannigan expects his team to be in top form when it comes time to compete for another state title...

sports@standard-democrat.com DELTA -- The Delta Lady Bobcats opened their spring softball season with a 16-0 win over Oak Ridge on Wednesday afternoon. Delta's Myra Henson dominated the Oak Ridge hitters, allowing only one hit in three innings while striking out three and walking two...

leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When "American Idol" hopeful Anna McReynolds didn't pass the FOX TV show's Nashville, Tenn., auditions last July, she was bummed. But little did the Sikeston native know, another opportunity was waiting for her just around the corner -- literally...

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michellef@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- When choosing the entertainment for this year's Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, entertainment chairman Craig Templeton prioritized bringing in acts that he knew the community would like. ... The entertainment lineup for this year's event, announced during a noon press conference held in conjunction with the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce meeting today, is: Xtreme Muzik The Tour, with Big and Rich and Gretchen Wilson and special guests Cowboy Troy and Two Foot Fred for Aug. ...