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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kendall Holweg won three events and finished half of an inch from claiming another Saturday at MSHSAA Class 1 track and field championships at Adkins Stadium. The Delta senior scored 38 points, finishing third in the team standings behind Drexel’s 46 and Valle Catholic’s 41...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Anna Thomason and Isabella Deckerd each earned four all-state medals to lead Saxony Lutheran to third place in the MSHSAA Class 2 track and field championships. Thomason won one event, placed second in two others and helped Saxony Lutheran’s 400-meter relay place second Saturday while Deckerd also ran a leg on the relay to go with a pair of sixth-place finishes and a seventh place...

Richland senior Bailee Hux claimed the MSHSAA Class 1 shot put title Friday while other area athletes also turned in all-state performances or advanced to finals at Adkins Stadium. Hux won with a throw of 41-feet, 1.75-inches (12.54 meters), a little over 8 inches better than the runner-up...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Malden boys were tied for third place at the midpoint of the MSHSAA Class 2 track and field championships while the girls were tied for 20th with a chance to pick up more points Saturday. Malden’s Justice Smith placed second in the discus with a throw of 160-feet (48.77 meters), while Rylan Bell placed third in the pole vault by clearing 12-7.25 (3.84). ...

If the Southeast Missouri State baseball team clinches its second straight Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship this week, it will need a superb performance by both SIU Edwardsville in its three-game series against Belmont, and the same from junior outfielder Brett Graber.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A storm was a brewing during the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Championship, but it had nothing to do with the weather. The thunder came from the bat of Mason Adam, who finished the title game with a pair of triples and five RBIs on a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. The Portageville sophomore also displayed lightning speed on the base path and provided the team with ferocious energy and excitement during an 11-1 win over South Pemiscot on Wednesday, May 18 at Meatte Park...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Portageville baseball team claimed its fourth district crown in the past five seasons with an emphatic win over South Pemiscot on Wednesday, May 18. The top-seeded Bulldogs (28-3, 4-1 Bootheel Conference) stayed in control from start to finish during the six-inning 11-1 victory over the second-seeded Bulldogs (13-8, 4-1 Bootheel Conference) in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 Championship at Meatte Park in Portageville, Mo...

The Oran Lady Eagles had five players named all-district after the team claimed the MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 title. Sophomore Molly Spane was selected as a pitcher. She earned complete-game wins in the semifinal and championship with 21 total strikeouts...

Class 2 District 1 Championship @ Portageville South Pemiscot (13-8) - Batting: Zachary Southern (1-3, RBI), Steven Henley (1-3, 2B, Run). Pitching: LP - Henley (2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K). Portageville (28-3) - Batting: Ronald Adams (3-4, 2 3B, 5 RBIs, Run), Conner Johnson (1-2, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), THomas Frakes (2-2, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP - Donney Benthal (6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K)...

ADVANCE, Mo. — It wasn’t perfect, but for the fourth consecutive played season Oran captured the MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Championship. The top-seeded Eagles (17-3, 6-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference) overcame some blunders and a rally to win 11-3 against the second-seeded Advance Hornets (11-12, 0-4 Stoddard County Activities Association) in the title game at Westfield Park in Advance, Mo., on Tuesday, May 17...

Bernie High School baseball coach Marcus Massey has seen a lot of baseball in his life, so he knew full well what the possibilities were for his Mules in having to face MSHSAA Class 2 No. 4-ranked Portageville for the District 1 semifinal on Tuesday at Meatte Park IN Portageville.

ORAN, Mo. — All season long the Holcomb Hornets have aimed at returning to state after a second place finish last year. On Tuesday, the Hornets used timely hitting, stellar defense and the pitching of senior Alyssa Brown to punch their ticket to the Class 1 semifinals in Springfield, with a 7-0 quarterfinal win over Oran...

Cy Worley and Dylan Sitze earned all-state medals, leading the Dexter golf team to a third place finish at the MSHSAA Class 3 championships at Sedalia Country Club. Worley shot a 3-over-par 73 Tuesday to finish tied for 12th at 11-over 151 while Sitze shot 77 for a second day to tie for 15th at 154...

Class 5 District 1 Quarterfinals @ Festus Cape Central (9-20) - Batting: Ty Thatcher (1-2), Carter Crosnoe (Run). Pitching: LP - Thatcher (3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K), Wyatt Brinkopf (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K). Class 1 District 2 Championship @ Advance...

MALDEN, Mo.- The East Prairie Eagles were able to beat Charleston in the Class three district one tournament championship on Tuesday, 10-4. For the Eagles, this is the first district championship in 17 years, after losing the last two years in a row...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — The Chaffee Red Devils upset top-seeded Kelly on Monday, but the Hawks didn't go down without a fight. Kelly got within one run of Chaffee's 6-1 lead before the Red Devils were able to put the Hawks away for a 6-5 victory and a berth in the Class 3 District 2 championship game...

MALDEN, Mo. — Strong hitting and early runs powered East Prairie past New Madrid County Central in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Semifinals. The top-seeded Eagles (20-5, 7-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference) registered 13 hits and advanced to the district title game for the third consecutive season with a five-inning 11-1 win over the fifth-seeded Eagles (9-13, 1-4 SEMO Conference) at Malden High School on Monday, May 16...

MALDEN, Mo. — Charleston pulled off an incredible comeback in an 8-6 win over Malden. The third-seeded Bluejays (10-13, 2-5 Scott-Mississippi Conference) breathed new life into the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Semifinal with a five-run sixth inning comeback at Malden High School on Monday, May 16...

The Southeast Missouri State softball program only graduates two seniors off its 2022 roster, which nearly advanced to the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament recently. However, those two seniors (pitcher Rachel Rook and outfielder Kaylee Anderson) are two of the top players to ever compete in the red-and-black.

The three-game series that Southeast Missouri State baseball just concluded against Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin was bittersweet.

FESTUS, Mo. — Despite allowing just five hits, Sikeston was unable to upset second-seeded Windsor in a 4-3 loss in the Class 5, District 1 Tournament Monday evening. Sikeston gave up a run in the first but grabbed a 3-1 lead in the top of the third with a three-run inning...

Poplar Bluff’s Alex Wiseman is in the hunt to earn another all-state medal, Jackson’s Ian Lambert and Bloomfield’s Dawson Hill are looking for their first while across the state, the Dexter Bearcats are looking to bring home a trophy during the MSHSAA golf championships...

Class 1 District 2 Semifinals @ Advance Delta (5-15) - Batting: Lanson Cox (2-5, 2 Runs), Coleton Deckard (2-3, Run), Levi Jansen (1-3, RBI), Ryan Glenzy (2-4). Pitching: LP - Cox (5 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 6 BB, 3 K). Advance (11-11) - Batting: Hayden Laird (3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs, Run), Coleton Silman (1-2, 3 RBIs), Hunter Tidwell (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs), Jaxon Limbaugh (1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, Run). Pitching: WP - Jack Bailey (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 8 K)...

MALDEN, Mo. — New Madrid County Central used patient at-bats, smart base running and timely hitting to knock off Twin Rivers in a quarterfinal of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Tournament. The fifth-seeded Eagles (9-12, 1-4 SEMO Conference) won 7-1 over the Royals (12-9, 1-2 Ozark Foothills Conference) at Malden High School on Saturday, May 14...

MALDEN, Mo. — Third-seeded Charleston completed a dramatic extra-inning comeback win over sixth-seeded Caruthersville with a walk-off hit in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 Tournament at Malden High School on Saturday, May 14. The Bluejays (9-13, 2-5 Scott-Mississippi Conference) won 9-8 in eight innings after rallying to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning and scoring the winning run the following inning...

The Southeast Missouri State men's track and field squad completed its 2022 sweep over the weekend, by winning the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship, months after claiming the Indoor title.

The Malden boys track and field took first place in Saturday's Class 2 Sectional 1 meet at Lutheran North High School in St. Louis, qualifying athletes in eight events. Two Green Wave athletes took home sectional gold, as Sientez Lerma won the 200-meter dash and Justice Smith won the discus throw...

Delta's Kendall Holweg qualified for state in each of her four events at Saturday's Class 1 Sectional 1 meet at Lutheran North High School in St. Louis. Holweg took first place in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, the 300-meter hurdles and the long jump to lead the Bobcat girls to a fourth-place finish...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Notre Dame won six events, including a pair by Gregory Dennis, as the Bulldogs won the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 boys title Saturday. Dexter also won six events but finished second by 8.5 points. Cape Central’s Kamarion Norfleet won a pair of individual events and finished second in another while Sikeston’s Carlos Posey won twice and Dontrez Williams was also the first across the finish line for the Bulldogs at the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 meet...

Andy Sawyers has been on a baseball diamond since he was barely taller than a Louisville Slugger bat, so he knows enough that a team is only as good as its pitching.

It’s doubtful that Southeast Missouri State basketball would have been an attractive enough option for Aquan Smart coming out of Niles North (Ill.) High School two years ago.

Notre Dame (13-11) - Batting: Noah Gadberry (2-4, RBI), Nathan Landewee (1-3, RBI), Jon Dohogne (1-3, Run). Pitching: WP - Wil Morgan (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K). Class 1 District 2 Quarterfinal @ Advance Bell City (3-11) - Batting: Easton Newell (2-4, 2 Runs), Ayden Anschultz (2-5, RBI). Pitching: WP - Logan Stubenrauch (4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K)...

The immediate picture for the Southeast Missouri State was not to the liking of Redhawk followers, as No. 4-seed SEMO fell 3-2 to No. 2-seed Belmont in the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala. However, any rational fan can zoom out and see the big picture for the program is nothing but bright, and the final inning of that loss exhibited that.

SIKESTON — This group has already left a lasting legacy for Oran softball with back-to-back MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Championship, but there’s still work to be done. In a rematch from last season, the Lady Eagles (14-5, 3-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference) will face the Holcomb Lady Hornets (25-6, 5-0 Tri-County Conference) at 4:30 p.m. in an MSHSAA Class 1 State Quarterfinal at Oran High School on Tuesday, May 17...

This spring has proven to be a mixed bag for Southeast Missouri State junior pitcher Hunter Ralls.

If Southeast Missouri State is going to win the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament, it is following the most arduous path possible to that desired destination.

The Sikeston track teams competed with more than 20 schools at the Hillsboro Invitational on Friday, May 6. The boys' squad finished tied for 12th with a score of 27. CJ Posey built onto his impressive high school career with wins in the high jump and long jump with leaps of 6-03-feet and 20-11.25, respectively. He also placed seventh in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.92 seconds...

SIKESTON, Mo. — Andrew Faire battled through harsh winds and wet conditions to earn a trip to the MSHSAA Class 4 State Meet at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield, Mo., on Monday, May 16. The Sikeston senior earned the opportunity after shooting an 88 and 12th place finish at the district meet at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington, Mo., on May 9...

East Prairie (19-5) – Batting: Noah Johnson (1-2, 2B, 4 RBIs, Run), Cooper Towe (2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs), Rafe Byassee (0-2, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs), Jace Aycock (1-2, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs). Pitching: WP – Owen Knight (4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K). Delta (4-14) – Batting: Levi Jansen (2-2, RBI). Pitching: LP – Mason Dozier (1.1 IP, 0 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 2 K)...

Winter finalists, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, have been announced for the 2022 Semoball Awards, presented by SoutheastHEALTH. This year's event — which returns to its roots as the awards show goes back to a gala-style format following two years of alternative plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic — will take place on Friday, July 8, at LaCroix Church (3102 Lexington Ave.) in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

BENTON, Mo. — Oran has added some impressive hardware to the trophy case during Joe Bickings' eight-year tenure as coach, but one title had eluded the team until now, a Scott-Mississippi Conference Championship. The Eagles (5-3, 6-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference) won 1-0 against the Hawks (14-10, 5-2 Scott Mississippi) at Kelly High School on Wednesday, May 11...

ORAN, Mo. — Top-seeded Oran withstood a tough test and a late rally from third-seeded Risco/Gideon to win its second consecutive MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Championship at Oran High School on Wednesday, May 11. The Lady Eagles (14-5, 3-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference) jumped out to a controlling lead but the Lady Tigers (17-12, 5-1 Tri-County Conference) refused to go down without a fight...

Southeast Missouri State softball coach Mark Redburn would have been hard-pressed to have asked for a better start to the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala.

Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Andy Sawyers has been in the coaching business longer than Redhawk left fielder Jevon Mason has been alive. So, Sawyers knows that changing a player’s hitting mechanics is doable but altering someone’s personality isn’t.

MALDEN, Mo. — Portageville notched 20 hits in a five-inning 19-9 win over Malden in the Bootheel Conference Championship at Malden High School on Tuesday, May 10. It’s the Bulldogs (25-3, 4-1 Bootheel Conference) third conference tournament title in the past decade, also winning it in 2019 and 2014, and the fourth consecutive season the team has won either a tournament or regular-season title...

SIKESTON — Sikeston dropped their regular season finale at home to North County 9-3 Wednesday. Kooper Kekec had four hits and scored four runs for the visiting Raiders as Sikeston could manage just five hits off of North County starter Jobe Smith. Sikeston scored all three runs in the bottom second inning after falling behind 5-0 but could never plate another run the rest of the contest...

Malden (23-11) – Batting: Ethan Campbell (3-5, 2B, RBI, Run, 3 SB), Griffin Riley (1-3, 3 RBI), Trey Miller (2-5, RBI, Run). Pitching: WP – Campbell (5.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 3 K), Riley (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K). Saxony Lutheran (12-6) – Batting: Jace Boland (4-4, RBI, 2 Runs), Jacob Johnson (3-4, 2 RBI), Aaron Eubanks (2-3, RBI, 2 Runs). Pitching: LP – Mason Mayhew (1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 0 K), SP – Collin Tarry (1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K)...

ORAN, Mo. — There’s just one obstacle left standing between top-seeded Oran and a second consecutive MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Championship after defeating fourth-seeded Delta in a semifinal. The Lady Eagles (13-5, 3-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference) were tested by the Ladycats (7-6, 2-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference), but ultimately made the necessary plays to secure an 8-2 win at Oran High School on Tuesday, May 10...

ORAN, Mo. — Third-seeded Risco/Gideon avenged an early-season loss with a 14-5 win over second-seeded Bernie in a semifinal of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 2 Tournament at Oran High School on Tuesday, May 10. The Lady Tigers (17-11, 5-1 Tri-County Conference) led the entire game and pulled away late from the Lady Mules (16-13, 3-1 Stoddard County Activities Association). It was the first game of the tournament a lower-seeded team came away victorious...

Chaffee (10-12) - Batting: Connor Berry (1-3, RBI), Carter Cossou (1-3, RBI). Pitching: LP - Berry (2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 4 K). East Prairie (18-5) - Batting: Hayden Ellis (4-4, 4 RBIs, Run), Owen Knight (1-3, 2 RBIs), Garrett Scott (2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 Runs), Noah Johnson (2-3, 2 RBIs). Pitching: WP - N. Johnson (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 11 K)...