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CHARLESTON, Mo – In just over a minute, Scott City was able to seize momentum and play spoiler to Charleston’s Homecoming Friday night. Back-to-back touchdowns right before halftime broke open what had been a tie game and the Rams never looked back on their way to a 35-7 win that kept them undefeated on the season...

BENTON, Mo. — Evan Urhahn has been a problem for opposing defenses all season. Malden added its name to the list on Friday night, after the junior rushed for 92 yards on 23 carries, in the Hawks 38-14 win over the Green Wave, at Lambert Field at Thomas W. Kelly High School, in Benton, Mo. Running wasn’t just his forte on Friday, though, as he added a 24-yard catch and returned a punt to the end zone, in the first quarter, from 55 yards out that ignited the Hawks’ fan base and sideline...

Very few expected Sikeston to give Jackson a competitive football game Friday at “The Pit,” and the expected result did end up happening, as the Class 5 No. 4-ranked Indians annihilated the Bulldogs 53-0.

West Virginia State head coach John Pennington needed a favor. He called his distant cousin, two-time National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Chad Pennington, and leaned a bit on the family connection.

The Perryville Pirates overcame key injuries to get back into the win column with a 21-14 overtime win against the Fredericktown Blackcats on Friday night.

Southeast Missouri State never before has played West Virginia State University. Southeast (1-2, 0-0 OVC) kicks off against WVSU (2-0, 2-0 Mountain East Conference) at 1 p.m. at Houck Stadium.

Much of the euphoria surrounding the Southeast Missouri State football program since its opening-night rout of rival Southern Illinois has faded in the 23 days and two losses that have transpired since.

The Southeast Missouri State soccer team belatedly opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a 2-1 victory over Belmont on Friday at Houck Field.

The St. Vincent football team evened its season record with its second consecutive win Friday, posting a 35-0 road victory over Herculaneum.

Southeast Missouri State special teams coach Matt Martin could probably survive without long snapper Camden Boyle being on the Redhawks’ roster, but he doesn’t want to think about that scenario.

SIKESTON — The Sikeston girls tennis team dropped its match to Kennett on Thursday. The Bulldogs got swept in every singles and doubles match. In singles matches, Mackenzie Conway lost to Anelle Harris. Isabel Collins fell to Taylor Hufford while Claudia Santos lost to Kamryn Jaco. Audrey Phillips defeated Quinn Riley, Zakyirrah Montjoy lost to Molly McClain, and Katelin Taber fell to Carley Winston to round out singles’ competition...

Semoball’s analytical wizard (Brian Rosener, sports editor for the Daily American Republic) has crunched the numbers and formed a prep football ranking system of area teams throughout the Semoball-coverage area.

For the second consecutive football season, Perryville football coach Blane Boss is doing more roster management than an NFL general manager due to a flood of injuries.

SIKESTON — Thursday night was the not the start that the Sikeston volleyball team envisioned. The Bulldogs looked flat in the first set, losing 25-12, before dropping a hard-fought second set to the Mules 25-21. “I think they finally had a fire,” said Sikeston head coach Emily Pullen on her team’s second set. ...

The sign that a Southeast Missouri State football player is being disciplined is when they are forced to wear a yellow jersey during practices that say “I let my teammates down.”

Jackson at Sikeston Records: Jackson 3-0; Sikeston 1-2 Series History: Sikeston leads 56-41-6 Last Meeting: 2018, Jackson won 56-14 Last Week: Jackson defeated Cape Central 35-0; Sikeston lost to Poplar Bluff 61-18. Notes: Dominance is one way to look at the Jackson football program, especially this season. ...

There weren’t a lot of positive aspects for the Southeast Missouri State football coaches to take from the recent 50-0 loss at Missouri, but immediately following the game, Redhawk coach Tom Matukewicz was fairly pleased with the play of his tight end position, which had been besieged by injuries.

Southeast Missouri State women’s soccer coach Heather Nelson wants to win as many matches as possible. You don’t make athletics your career if you aren’t a competition nut. But even more important than the wins is the bigger, absolutely more significant message that she preaches to her student-athletes about making a positive impact on others years after their final corner kick.

Notre Dame won in two sets on the road at St. Vincent Wednesday night in girls high school volleyball action. Notre Dame (9-1-2) prevailed 25-16, 25-22. Natalie Timpe led the visitors with six kills and teammate Rylee McClintock added five. McClintock and Abby Hulshof each had three aces. Sarah Brennan finished with 17 assists...

BENTON, Mo. — A barrage of runs crossed the plate, in the first inning, for the Kelly softball team on Wednesday afternoon. 12 Hawks scored after the first frame against Cape Central, giving Kelly a much-needed boost, in its 13-3 win in five innings, at Thomas W. Kelly High School...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Megan Witt and Emma Drury came up big in a clutch situation on Tuesday night against Cape Central. After Sarah Keller led off the sixth inning with a single, and Jordi James and Naudia Lazcano were promptly hit by pitches, Witt gave Sikeston the 6-5 lead on a sacrifice fly...

SIKESTON — Down one run and three outs to work with, the Sikeston softball team leaned on freshman Nayla Bonner to finish off the game for the Bulldogs. Bonner, who came in to relieve senior Emma Drury after 5 2/3 innings, came into the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded. She proceeded to strike out Bella Galloway to end the threat...

SIKESTON — After winning the first set 25-17 on Monday night, the Sikeston volleyball team looked to be well on its way to its first non-tournament victory of the season. However, the match turned to Campbell’s favor after the Camels defeated the Bulldogs 25-17 in the second and easily won the third 25-10...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The second, and final, day of the Dig For Life volleyball tournament proved to be a successful one for the Sikeston Bulldogs. Already securing a two-set win in the first day of action, the Bulldogs played three more to end the tournament, on Saturday...

ORAN, Mo. — Dawson Menz gave the Oran baseball team the eventual go-ahead run in a three-run third inning for the Eagles. Menz singled in Kole Simms to give Oran (6-0) a 4-2 lead, against St. Paul Lutheran. The Eagles wound up winning 5-3. Menz finished 1-for-3 in the game, with his lone hit being a significant one...

After winning 67 games and three District championships during his seven-plus seasons of leading the Jackson football program, there should probably be no questioning as to whether veteran Indian coach Brent Eckley has an answer to every obstacle or not. But when he lost a pair of running backs in a Week Two romp at Parkway North, it begged the question: How well will Jackson be able to run the ball? It turns out, pretty well.

There is little mystery why sophomore Paige Glueck plays volleyball.

Several area communities have fielded teams to compete this fall in the Heartland Youth Football League. Here are some results from the recent action.HYFL Week 1 Results WEEK 1 Dexter - 12 Perryville Gold - 6 Jackson Warriors - 44 Perryville Green - 0...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Any post-game analysis of the Southeast Missouri State football game at Missouri Saturday needs to be kept in perspective.

The Cape Girardeau Central boys swimming team placed third in events and also finished in third place as a team at the Marquette Relays in the suburban St. Louis area on Saturday. Team Scores -- 1. St. Louis University High 252; 2. Parkway West 188; 3. Cape Central 172; 4. Parkway South 154; 5. Christian Brothers College Preparatory 142; 6. Eureka 128; 7. Parkway Central 126; 8. Chaminade College Preparatory 122; 9. Marquette 120; 10. Lafayette (Wildwood) 116; 10. John Burroughs School 116...

The Notre Dame girls tennis team won the Cape Central Team Doubles Tournament on Saturday.

Sixty area volleyball teams took part in the Dig For Life Challenge Volleyball Tournament at the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex and Show Me Center Friday and Saturday.

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Devin Russell proved to be unstoppable for Caruthersville on Friday night. The Tigers pulled off a 38-35 upset over Valle Catholic, thanks in part to Russell’s four total touchdowns. Russell put the Tigers on the board, after Valle Catholic went up 13-0, after a 74-yard run. He then showed off his all-around game, as he connected with Dundi Hamilton for a 13-yard score to give the Tigers a 16-13 lead with 9:39 left in the first half...

The names of the Southeast Missouri State linebackers aren’t going to be altered much with the season-ending loss of veteran inside ‘backer Devin Alexander (shoulder injury).

Cape Girardeau Central failed to score in its football game at rival Jackson Friday. However, Tiger senior quarterback Cameron Cox wasn’t viewing the evening as a wasted effort. “You never lose,” Cox said afterward. “You either win by a score or you learn for the next time.”...

SCOTT CITY, Mo – For two quarters East Prairie’s game plan against undefeated Scott City worked to perfection. Using a ground-and-pound approach the Eagle’s run game ate up the clock while building a two-point lead going into halftime. Second-half adjustments swung the game quickly, however, and the Rams scored 29-unanswered points in the third quarter alone for a 50-21 win that left East Prairie still searching for their first win of the season...

Thomas Ruch doesn’t look much like a quarterback. “I bulked up over the summer and put on 30 pounds.”

RED DIVISION POOL A Northwest (Cedar Hill) def. Summersville 25-15, 25-12 Arcadia Valley def. Saxony Lutheran 25-13, 25-22 Northwest (Cedar Hill) def. Saxony Lutheran 25-10, 25-15 Arcadia Valley def. Summersville 25-13, 25-13 Saxony Lutheran splits Summersville 25-19, 22-25...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team dropped a pair of three-set matches on the opening day of the Panther Invitational on Friday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Jackson softball team didn’t drop a single game to win its pool at the Fourth Annual People’s Bank Back-to-School Fall Softball Classic on Friday at the Campbell Chapman Sports Complex in Sullivan, Mo.

St. Vincent senior quarterback Garrett Dobbelare threw six touchdown passes in a 42-28 victory over visiting Kelly on Friday in Perryville, Missouri.

Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz has been in this business long enough to know what is in store for his team Saturday at Missouri. “They are going to be ready to play us and it is going to be a hard task,” Matukewicz said.

The Perryville Pirates struggled early in their first game without the injured Eli Bierk, falling to the Potosi Trojans 34-20 while losing running back Drew Hotop to a leg injury. Bierk’s absence was felt throughout the matchup, as the Pirates were without one of their most versatile players.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Third-year Perryville football coach Blane Boss may feel like kicking a wall at times, as his Pirate squad is being besieged by injuries for the second straight season. However, he isn’t admitting any frustration publicly.

Southeast Missouri State fifth-year senior Bud Hilburn made the above statement this summer just a few days before his final season as a football player got underway and those words have proven to be extremely prophetic.

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Dylan Thornbrough and Heath Poindexter netted the only two goals for the Sikeston boys soccer team in Thursday night’s loss to Fredericktown. The Bulldogs fell into an early hole, down 3-0, before making the game interesting. Sikeston (0-8) is getting outscored 40-6 this season...

SIKESTON — Kennett and Notre Dame showed their dominance, after winning the singles and doubles’ crowns respectively at the Sikeston Invitational on Thursday afternoon. It was an all-Indians and all-Bulldogs final in both matches, as Anelle Harris defeated Taylor Hufford, 8-0, to win the title...

After two weeks of the high school football season, we are starting to get a clearer picture of teams and players. Here are my top takeaways from the first two weeks of the high school football season for our coverage area schools. Sikeston The Bulldogs need to find an offense and fast. ...

SIKESTON AT POPLAR BLUFF Records: Sikeston 1-1; Poplar Bluff 1-1 Series History: Sikeston leads 56-36-4 Last Meeting: 2018, Sikeston won 34-0 Last Week: Sikeston lost to McCluer North 36-0; Poplar Bluff defeated Riverview Gardens 48-8. Notes: Offense was a struggle for the Sikeston football team last week, as the Bulldogs got shut out by McCluer North in the second-straight meeting. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Jerry Fulton knew there was a need for a boy’s soccer program in Perryville in 2008. Kids were playing the sport recreationally that he believed would be interested in doing so as a Pirate representing their school.