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WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Seven Sikeston athletes advanced to the state tournament after qualifying in the Class 4 Sectionals at West Plains over the weekend. The top four athletes from each event qualified for the final round, which is in Jefferson City, Mo., on Friday and Saturday...

SIKESTON — Sikeston senior Nate Self earned a spot on Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Series. This event is used to showcase the best senior players in the state, with all of the players selected by a committee. This game is on June 15, at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo...

SIKESTON — Six runs crossed the plate through the first two innings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday. That would be more than enough for the Bulldogs, as they grinded out a 6-0 win over Ste. Genevieve in the Class 4 Sectionals at VFW Memorial Stadium...

A dozen Mules will go to state. Poplar Bluff had 12 track and field athletes finish in the top four at the MSHSAA Class 5 Sectional 1 meet at Waynesville on Saturday. The boys' team finished second overall while the girls finished eight. The qualifiers are Jadarius Pigg (110-meter hurdles), Xzavier Bartletts (400), Marquis Johnson (long jump), Preston Taylor (shot put), Luke Barousse (pole vault), Gage Rowland (pole vault) Khelie Spence (100 hurdles), the team of Colby Tomlinson, Austin Tinsley, Bartlett and Shemyron Townsend in the 4x200, and the team of Tinsley, Townsend, Justin Mitchell and Josiah Kilgore in the 4x100.. ...

COOTER, Mo — A postseason rivalry decades old was once against centerstage Monday afternoon when Cooter hosted Oran in the Class 1 sectionals. Flipping the script on last postseason, the Wildcats rode a strong start from ace Dawson Treat and several miscues from the Eagles’ defense to a 10-0 mercy-rule win that propels Cooter to the quarterfinals while knocking off the defending state champions...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won five events to win the Class 4 Sectional 1 meet on Saturday at West Plains High School in West Plains, Missouri. Riley Burger accounted for three of those first-place finishes for the Bulldogs. The Notre Dame junior swept the jumping events (high jump, long jump and triple jump) to help propel the Bulldogs to the sectional championship. ...

The outcome of the Class 2 girls soccer sectional matchup at Notre Dame Regional High School came down to transition offense, and Notre Dame’s ability to score off turnovers was unmatched as the Bulldogs handed Lutheran South a 5-1 thrashing Saturday evening...

Oxford­, Miss. —All good things must come to an end.  Southeast Missouri State softball survived one elimination game Saturday but a second proved too much. A rocky start proved to be damaging as the Redhawks were overwhelmed by Ole Miss (39-18) early, losing 10-0, and were eliminated from the Oxford Regional on Saturday at Ole Miss Softball Stadium. Earlier in the day, Southeast had defeated Chattanooga 2-1 in an elimination game...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Holding the top ranking in the recent Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association polls, Ellington faces Portageville on Monday, in the Class 2 Sectionals at Meatte Park. Battle tested throughout the season, the Bulldogs have faced their fair share of tough opponents...

ORAN, Mo. — Oran and Cooter experienced a thriller during last season’s Class 1 Sectional. Denver Elfrink hit a walk-off home run to beat the Wildcats, which ultimately was the second straight season that Cooter fell in that round. This season, though, is different...

SIKESTON — The Class 4 state baseball tournament kicks off on Tuesday, and the Sikeston baseball team found their opponent. Ste. Genevieve defeated North County in extra innings, on Thursday, to advance to the Class 4 Sectionals, where they meet up with the Bulldogs, at VFW Memorial Stadium...

SIKESTON — Just one season ago, the Sikeston baseball team saw its season come to an end at VFW Memorial Stadium to rival Notre Dame. Fast forward to Wednesday night, and Sikeston (15-7) returned the favor, defeating Notre Dame in the Class 4, District 1 championship game 4-0, at its home ballpark...

CHARLESTON, Mo – To be the best you have to beat the best. So far this postseason nobody’s been able to do that as defending Class 3 state champion Malden continues to find ways to win. Tuesday was the latest example as the top-seeded Green Wave won their second one-run game in as many days, defeating second-seeded East Prairie for the Class 3, District 1 title...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Freshman Kelsie Anderson gave the Sikeston girls soccer team a chance once the second half started. Anderson scored the lone goal of the game for the Lady Bulldogs at the 55-minute mark, to tie the game, and give her team some hope after a first half that went the opposite, against Cape Central (16-5), in the Class 3, District 1 semifinals at Cape Central High School, on Tuesday...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — The Sikeston girls' and boys' track and field teams competed in the Class 4, District 1 meet at Park Hills Central on Saturday. The boys finished fourth with 76.2 points, while the girls finished in ninth with 30 points. Keon Graham won in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 41.44 seconds...

SIKESTON — Playing for a district championship is one thing that has been an expectation for the Sikeston baseball program over the past few seasons. On Monday, the Bulldogs defeated No. 2 seed Kennett, 6-5, to advance to its third straight district championship game...

CHARLESTON, Mo – When the East Prairie Eagles are aggressive on the base paths and have ace Carson Aycock on the mound, good things tend to happen. This was undoubtedly true Monday when second-seeded East Prairie downed third-seeded New Madrid County Central to advance to today’s Class 3, District 1 championship game...

CHARLESTON, Mo – For the first five-and-a-half innings the fifth-seeded Charleston Bluejays looked ready to play spoiler to defending state champion Malden in Monday’s Class 3, District 1 semifinals at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Four runs in the final two innings, however, erased a three-run Green Wave deficit with a walk-off sacrifice from Dameon Hill sending top-seeded Malden to today’s title game with a 6-5 win...

SIKESTON — Through the first three innings of Saturday’s Class 4, District Tournament opening round game, the Sikeston baseball team had its struggles against upset-minded Dexter. Luke Thurston started sharp, as he did not allow a hit through his first 3 1/3 innings of work. Once the bottom of the fourth came around, however, Sikeston returned to the way its played over the past week, scoring five runs in the frame en route to a 7-3 victory...

The Southeast Missouri State track and field team had a chance to claim a conference championship in front of its home fans Saturday but fell just short. On a rainy, cool day, Southeast finished second in the men’s and women’s team standings of the Ohio Valley Conference Track and Field Championships at Abe Stuber Track Complex.  ...

SIKESTON — Through the first three innings of Saturday’s Class 3, District Tournament opening round game, the Sikeston baseball team had its struggles against upset-minded Dexter. Luke Thurston started sharp, as he did not allow a hit through his first 3 1/3 innings of work. Once the bottom of the fourth came around, however, Sikeston returned to the way its played over the past week, scoring five runs in the frame en route to a 7-3 victory...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won its third consecutive district title Saturday at the Class 4 District 1 meet in Park Hills, Missouri. Riley Burger led the way with three individual gold medals and was part of the first-place 800 relay. Burger won the long jump, triple jump and high jump...

OXFORD, Ala. — If you wanted to know a little bit about what meant the most to Mykaela Arellanes on Saturday, all you had to do was look at how she was holding her Ohio Valley Conference softball hardware. While posing for photos and celebrating an OVC tournament championship in the Choccolocco Park outfield, the Southeast Missouri State outfielder held the tourney MVP award loosely in her right hand, almost as if it wouldn't matter if she happened to drop it...

Kaitlyn Shea, Titouan Sajous and Logan Blomquist all won gold medals as the Southeast Missouri State track and field team remained in position to sweep the team titles at the OVC championships. The men are in first place with 102 points and the women are in second, less than 20 points behind Murray State, with the championships wrapping up Saturday...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Just two days removed from a nail-biting one-run victory over Oran, the Charleston baseball team opened up the postseason on home ground, against Twin Rivers Friday. Behind a strong pitching performance from senior Brandon O’Connor and three big innings in a row, the Bluejays were able to advance convincingly and move on to the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament, after its 12-4 victory...

SIKESTON — Looking to capture the program’s 29th district title starting on Saturday, the Sikeston baseball team opens up Class 4, District 1 play against Dexter at VFW Memorial Stadium. One season ago, the Bulldogs found themselves one win away from advancing to the state tournament but fell to Notre Dame 15-4...

ORAN, Mo. — Pretty would not be one of the words to describe the Charleston baseball team’s win over Oran on Wednesday. After pushing out to a 10-2 lead with two innings left to play, the Bluejays struggled to close out the Eagles. Oran scored eight runs in the bottom half of the sixth but ultimately fell 11-10...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. — A three-run seventh inning was the deciding factor in the Sikeston baseball team’s victory over North County on Wednesday. Heading into the seventh up two runs, Lestyn Thompson started off the frame with a walk. Nate Self then singled to advance Thompson to second, and Payton Howard reached on an error to load the bases...

Kam Dohogne had a dominant pitching performance to lead the Notre Dame to a 3-0 win over Chaffee. Donoghe threw a complete game shutout for the Bulldogs, allowing only four hits and two walks along the way. He struck out six and added a double at the plate to boot...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Luke Nichols pitched a three-hit shutout, leading the Bell City baseball team to a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday at Charleston. Nichols struck out 12 and walked two in seven innings. Stephen Willis was charged with the loss, allowing one unearned run on one hit with five strikeouts and two walks in two innings...

SIKESTON — Scoring runs has not been a problem for the Sikeston baseball team during its current three-game winning streak. Defeating New Madrid County Central 15-5, and Poplar Bluff 8-7 in each of its last two games, the Bulldogs have been giving their pitching staff a ton of help...

MALDEN, Mo. — Down one run heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Portageville baseball team couldn’t find a way to get anything going off of Campbell’s Jacob Vines. Up until that frame, the Bulldogs only had one baserunner against the Campbell senior...

The St. Vincent boys golf team blew past the competition to win its Class 1 sectional on Monday at the Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course in Springfield, Mo. The Indians finished 24 strokes ahead of local rival Bloomfield. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — Carson Aycock and the East Prairie baseball team spoiled the Dexter Bearcats’ senior day Monday at East Park. Aycock pitched a no-hitter, striking out 12 and walking one in seven innings. Senior Caleb Hoggard was charged with the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with no strikeouts or walks in one inning. Hoggard was one of seven pitchers used by the Bearcats...

In front of friends and family, Case Englehart felt a bit of nerves heading into the boys golf Class 4 Sectional 1 meet. Those doubts and worries dissipated with his first shot of the day. By the end of that opening hole, the Jackson senior had his first of four birdies. From there, he kept rolling, using those birdies and two eagles to overcome a couple bogeys and earn medalist honors with a 6-under-par 65 at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson on Monday...

SIKESTON — This past week has not been the best for the Sikeston boys tennis team. Friday’s Senior Night was also not one to remember, as the Bulldogs fell to Poplar Bluff 6-3. The loss was the third-straight for Sikeston (9-4), with the Class 1 District 1 Tournament beginning on Monday...

Portageville’s Kile Adams (bottom row, left) and Bub Lance (bottom row, right) signed with Williams Baptist for baseball, on Thursday, May 1, 2019, at Portageville High School.

Charleston’s Delontre Gillespie signed to Itasca Community College, in Grand Rapids, Minn., for football, on Thursday, May 1, 2019, at Clara Drinkwater-Newman Auditorium, in Charleston, Mo.

Scott County Central’s Trinity Thomas signed to William Woods University for track and field, on Thursday, May 1, 2019, at Scott County Central High School.

SIKESTON — Wednesday was the epitome of a back-and-forth game between Sikeston and Carbondale, Ill. After Chelsie Moore scored the first — and only — goal of the first half, the second half was filled with action, as the Lady Bulldogs won 4-3. Carbondale opened up the second half with a goal, but the Lady Bulldogs answered right back, as Kelsie Anderson scored one of her two goals of the contest...

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

Sikeston cheerleader Ashley Gilman signed to cheer at Southeast Missouri State University, on Monday, at the Sikeston Field House.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — East Prairie scored nine runs over a two-inning stretch, to defeat Bernie 10-6 at East Prairie on Tuesday. Carson Aycock doubled, scoring two runs, while Lane Moody added a single to score two as well. Jack Scruggs also added a double in his own right, which scored two more runs in the frame...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan did not let much get to him in Tuesday’s win over the defending Class 1 state champion Oran Eagles. A lights-out performance was what the Kelly baseball team received, as Morgan pitched a shutout. He went a full seven innings and allowed just one hit...

BENTON, Mo. — Bryce Morgan did not let much get to him in Tuesday’s win over the defending Class 1 state champion Oran Eagles. A lights-out performance was what the Kelly baseball team received, as Morgan pitched a shutout. He went a full seven innings and allowed just one hit...

ADVANCE, Mo. — The Charleston baseball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Advance Hornets 5-4 Monday night at Westfield Park in Advance. The Blue Jays (3-13) scored one run in the sixth and three in the top of the seventh. Stephen Willis picked up the win, allowing one run — none earned — on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks in 1 1/3 innings...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Stepping to the plate for what would be his final at-bat, Sikeston senior Jeffery Thornbrough did not have a day to remember. The lefty stood in the batter’s box without a hit and his four-game hitting streak in jeopardy. Jeffery, though, turned what was a bad day at the plate into a good one with just one swing of the bat. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — In the first game of the season, Sikeston narrowly beat New Madrid County Central. The Bulldogs won 4-1, but on Saturday in the consolation semifinals of the SEMO Conference Tournament, Sikeston (9-7) came out with a different swagger...

SIKESTON — Every sport at Sikeston got recognized at the All-Sports Banquet on Thursday night. The night included new Sikeston coaches Emily Pullen (volleyball), Blake Angle (wrestling) and Terry Flannigan (football) getting honored, along with former volleyball coach Steve Beydler accepting a commemorative plaque for his 19 years with the program...

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Jade Davis scored the only goal for the Sikeston girls soccer team on Friday, as the Lady Bulldogs fell to Camdenton 2-1 in the Camdenton Lady Lakers Invitational Tournament. BASEBALL Kelly 18, St. Paul Lutheran 8 NEELYVILLE, Mo. — The Kelly baseball team drilled St. Paul Lutheran in the Neelyville Invitational Tournament on Friday...