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ORAN, Mo. — Racing out to a 33-7 first-quarter lead the Oran boys basketball team dismantled Bell City on Friday night 83-19. Oran (16-1) got contributions from Jacob Shoemaker and Cooper Priggel, whom each finished with 18 points. Ty Johnson and Tyson Goodale also added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Eagles...

MALDEN, Mo. — Becoming a tougher, grittier team is what Portageville head coach Jason Irby challenged his team to do. On Friday night, the Bulldogs made a step in that exact direction, defeating Malden 48-39, at Malden High School. “We’ve been talking about how we have to be a tougher team, and we can’t be so reliant on the 3-point shot,” Irby said. ...

KENNETT, Mo. – The Sikeston Bulldog offensive show continued its tour on Friday night with a 93-51 road win over Kennett. Averaging 83 points per game on the season, Sikeston topped the 90-point mark for the seventh time in 13 games as the Class 4 No. 1 ranked Bulldogs improved to 13-0 on the season...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Trailing Chaffee by 11 points with less than three minutes left in the third period, Oak Ridge boys basketball coach Chris Trimmer called timeout. The conversation was about defense. "We wanted to get after (Chaffee's) guards, because we knew if they got the ball into their big men in the paint, we were in trouble," Trimmer said...

SIKESTON — December was a month to remember for the Sikeston wrestling team. Over 31 days, the Bulldogs had their first female win a match, and two individuals reach the 100-win plateau. Senior Josh Rishton was the first, while fellow senior Quincy Nelson accomplished the feat at the Hillsboro Duals, on Saturday, Dec. 28...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Alexis Phillips was a workhorse for New Madrid County Central on Thursday against Charleston. The senior finished with a team-high 14 points, while also securing 12 rebounds, in the Lady Eagles 56-42 win, at Charleston High School...

Senior Jacob Shoemaker once again led his team with a game-high 22 points as the Oran boys basketball team secured its 15th win of the season in its 65-47 conference victory over Chaffee on Tuesday on the road. Ty Johnson scored 15 points for the Eagles (15-1, 5-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference), who led 38-19 at the intermission...

SIKESTON — Bre’asia Jones and Samantha Coffee continue to score and score in bunches for the Scott County Central girls basketball team. That trend continued on Tuesday night, as the Bravettes hosted East Prairie (3-8), annihilating the Eagles 71-25...

FARMINGTON, Mo. – In a battle of state-ranked teams, the Sikeston Bulldogs passed another difficult road test with flying colors. Sikeston, which is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4, defeated the No. 4 ranked Farmington Knights 89-62 at the Black Knight Field House in front of a large crowd on Tuesday night...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Derez Tipler is back, and back in a big way. The East Prairie senior returned from his absence on Friday, but on Tuesday, he made a significant impact against a Scott City team that came into the game with a 10-4 record. Tipler scored 28 points, on 10-of-16 shooting, while grabbing five rebounds as well, in the Eagles 86-64 win...

Emma Brune scored 24 points, leading the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team to a 69-65 home win over Oran on Monday. Bri Jenkins added 12 for the Crusaders (14-2), who led 51-47 after three quarters before the two teams battled to a fourth-quarter stalemate...

METROPOLIS, ILL. — Brian Visor’s putback with 3 seconds left in overtime lifted the Charleston boys basketball team to a victory in the first round of the City of Metropolis Superman Classic on Monday night. Visor finished with only one bucket in the game, with none more significant than the one he had, as the fifth-seeded Bluejays beat the No. 4 seed Massac County 73-71...

Inclement winter weather in the forecast led to the cancellation of most high school athletic events Friday night. Among the cancellations was the SEMO Conference varsity boys basketball game between Cape Girardeau Central and New Madrid County Central, which was slated to be played in Cape Girardeau. The game has been rescheduled for Monday at Central, with the JV contest preceding at 6 p.m...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Just days removed from a miraculous comeback, the East Prairie boys basketball team returned home on Friday night to take on Caruthersville. The Eagles got off to a fast starting, outscoring the Tigers 19-9 at the end of the first quarter, and did not let off the gas pedal and defeated Caruthersville 77-66...

SIKESTON — Since the start of the program in 1975, Janie Merrick and Steve Beydler have been the only two head coaches of the Sikeston volleyball team. In 2019, the Lady Bulldogs will be welcoming in its third head coach, after Beydler announced his retirement in November...

SIKESTON — Consistency has been the keyword preached to the Sikeston girls basketball team this season. At times, the Lady Bulldogs will play great, and at other times they struggle. Thursday night’s loss to Notre Dame at the Sikeston Field House was one of those struggling times...

SIKESTON — Once again, the Scott County Central girls basketball team got off to a great start, outscoring Advance 19-6 after the first quarter on Thursday. The Bravettes were led by Bre’asia Jones — who finished with 24 points, six rebounds, and seven steals, as they eased to an 81-15 victory...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bub Lance scored 20 points to lead Portageville past Campbell, in overtime, 61-59. A big fourth quarter from the Bulldogs, helped them get right back into the game, as they outscored Campbell 19-12 in the final period to give the fans in attendance free basketball...

CHARLESTON, Mo – Coming off a close loss in what many consider their biggest game of the regular season, against rival Sikeston, Charleston head coach Danny Farmer entered Tuesday’s district matchup with New Madrid County Central worried about his team keeping the same level of intensity...

SIKESTON — Up 18 points heading into the fourth quarter, it looked like it was bound to be a walk-in-the-park victory for Scott County Central. East Prairie, though, had other things in mind; finding another gear after trailing for nearly the entirety of the contest. The Eagles outscored the Braves 25-7, forcing overtime and eventually won the game 87-84...

SIKESTON – With numerous college coaches in attendance for Tuesday’s matchup against Park Hills Central, the Sikeston Bulldogs put on a show. The Bulldogs opened the game on a 17-0 run and cruised to a 93-31 win over the Rebels in Sikeston’s first home game since Dec. 14...

Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau Central tied. And both coaches were happy about it. The Mules and Tigers both finished with 129 points on Tuesday at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Pocahontas, Ark., also competed and finished with 23 points. "Cape is an outstanding swim program and it's always a challenge to compete with them, and at this moment of the season, we needed that. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Taydrianna Barnett and Karris Allen led the way for the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in Monday’s matchup against New Madrid County Central. Barnett scored 17 points, and Allen had 10 but wound up being too little, as the Lady Eagles defeated Sikeston 59-54...

When Jessie Harshberger knocked down a jumper from the right elbow early in the fourth quarter, the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team appeared in control once more with a double-digit lead. It was just a mirage. That Harshberger bucket seven seconds into the final period proved to the Redhawks' final field goal of the game as the offense went cold down the stretch. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Bulldogs have made a living this season by burying opponents by halftime. But for the second straight game, and the third time this season, the Bulldogs were faced with a halftime deficit. Sikeston, as they have done previously, overcame the deficits and rallied for victory, this time defeating arch rival Charleston on Friday night 77-67 in front of a packed house at Charleston High School...

It was just another normal night of basketball for David Layton. The Oak Ridge junior standout put on another impressive performance with a game-high 45 points and notched 11 rebounds for a double-double as the BlueJays managed to eke out an 85-83 win over conference foe Scott County Central on Friday at Oak Ridge High School...

ESSEX, Mo. — The Richland Rebels exploded for 57 first half points en route to an 81-29 SCAA Conference win over visiting Bell City Friday night. Richland (6-4) jumped out to a 33-6 first quarter lead with the help of five 3-pointers and 17 points from senior Daniel Petty and extended the lead to 57-18 by halftime...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — A strong third quarter made up for a brutal first half by East Prairie on Friday night, as the Eagles hosted the Bloomfield Wildcats. Mason Bryars’ 14 second-half points helped East Prairie overcome a nine-point halftime deficit to down the Wildcats 56-42, moving to one game under .500 for the season...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — After seven years at the helm of the Portageville football program, Jeff Bullock is leaving. Bullock will be the new superintendent at Malden — his hometown and where he graduated high school — but he is leaving Portageville with many takeaways that he is most fond of having...

DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter Bearcats shifted into overdrive in the second quarter. After a sluggish start, the Bearcats picked up the tempo in the second en route to an 80-47 victory over the Farmington Knights on Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

SIKESTON — Back at the Sikeston Field House after a pair of holiday tournaments, the Lady Bulldogs took on Charleston in a contest that went down to the final minute of the game. In the end, the Lady Bluejays came out with the 68-62 win, due in large part to easy looks inside and Sikeston’s inability to stop the driving lanes to the basket — which head coach Alisha Wills was adamant about after the game...

POPLAR BLUFF -- It was a meet sweep for the Mules. Poplar Bluff, in its first event of 2019, won every event in a duel against Farmington on Wednesday at the Black River Aquatics Center. The Mules finished with 144 points to Farmington's 23, and that was with several swimmers competing in unfamiliar events...

By Alex Wallner Standard Democrat CHARLESTON, Mo. — Making a statement early, Charleston cruised to its first win of 2019, defeating Doniphan at Charleston High School on Wednesday evening. Powered by a 17-4 first quarter mark, and adding on with a 41-12 lead heading into halftime, the Bluejays defense was too much for the Dons to handle...

The Jackson wrestling team won the Kinloch Classic on Saturday at Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri. The Indians had 11 top-six finishes, and Garner Horman was the champion at the 145-pound weight class. Jackson finished 25 points ahead of second-place finisher Raymore Pecuilar...

O’FALLON, Mo. — Three Lady Bulldogs scored in double-figures, in Sikeston’s 53-35 consolation championship victory over St. Dominic on Saturday. Taydrianna Barnett led the way with 16 points, while Chelsie Moore and Karris Allen each had 10 a piece...

There was no halftime adjustment needed this year. The Cape Central boys basketball team simply dominated from start to finish to repeat as Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament champions. The top-seeded Tigers scored 19 of the first 21 points en route to a 57-26 win over rival and third-seeded Jackson in the championship game Saturday night at the Show Me Center...

O’FALLON, Mo. – The Sikeston Bulldogs have not faced much adversity this season, winning most of their games by lopsided margins. Saturday night in the championship game of the 25th Annual St. Dominic Christmas Tournament, the top-seeded Bulldogs found themselves trailing in the fourth quarter against second-seeded Ft. Zumwalt South...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — East Prairie’s first quarter lead was short-lived against Bernie in the third-place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday. After the first period, the Eagles looked to be clicking, leading 16-7 at the end of the quarter...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. —It was a thriller to start the final day of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday. Portageville and South Pemiscot went down to the final buzzer in the consolation championship game, with South Pemiscot prevailing 47-46. Leading for nearly the entire game, Portageville had multiple opportunities to put the game away but struggled down the stretch...

Oran boys basketball used a huge second half to push past sixth-seeded Delta to take fifth place in the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Saturday at the Show Me Center. The No. 4 Eagles entered the game coming off a dominant win against Chaffee where four players scored — each in double-digits. The game plan seemed to be much of the same, as four of the six scoring Eagles put up at least 12 points...

Having beaten Notre Dame twice already this young season, Charleston boys basketball head coach Danny Farmer expressed concern about a potential letdown before Saturday evening’s third-place game of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. When Notre Dame’s Jack Floyd hit back-to-back three-point baskets to cap and 8-0 run and give his team a 35-23 lead with about three minutes left in the first half, it appeared that Farmer’s worst fears had come true...

Edward Farr thought the shot was going in, but he still made sure to get in position to rebound the ball. So when Garry Wilkerson's 3-pointer didn't even graze the rim, Farr was there to corral the ball and put it through the hoop as time expired. Farr's last-second putback was the game-winning bucket as tenth-seeded Scott County Central defeated No. 8 Scott City 69-67 to win the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consolation championship on Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center...

O’FALLON, Mo. — Fighting down to the wire, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs eeked out a 50-41 victory over Timberland, at the St. Dominic Christmas Tournament, in O’Fallon, Mo., on Friday. Taydrianna Barnett scored 25 points for Sikeston and led all scorers...

O’FALLON, Mo. – St. Charles West came into its St. Dominic Tournament semifinal matchup against Sikeston with a clear plan of controlling the tempo of the game. The problem was, this is not anything new to the Sikeston Bulldogs, who have seen the tactic used against them numerous times over the years...

Eric Berry and David Layton went shot-for-shot, but Delta’s supporting staff outperformed Oak Ridge’s as the Bobcats came away with the 80-61 win in a fifth-place semifinal Friday at the Show Me Center. . Berry finished with a game-high 33 points to lead No. 6 Delta down the stretch. He was one of three Bobcats in double digits...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — With time winding down, East Prairie senior Derez Tipler had the ball in his hands, looking to make more magic happen, just as he did against Doniphan in the quarterfinals. Tipler — who made a clutch three to put the Eagles within one point with 12 seconds to go — was trapped by a pair of Hayti defenders, causing him to lose the ball, as the Indians went on to defeat the upset-minded Eagles 69-67...

Jackson wrestling's Braden Vaugier and Alec Bailey both earned their 100th career victory Friday at the Kinloch Tournament.

Macey Smith scored 13 points as the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball lost in overtime to Memphis Central (Tenn.) 56-51 on Thursday at the Dragon Fire Invitational Tournament in Collierville, Tennessee. Makaya Mueller added 11 points for the Crusaders, and Cass Wunderlich had 10...

O’FALLON, Mo. – The top-seeded Sikeston Bulldogs opened the first round of the 25th Annual St. Dominic Tournament with a 92-46 win over eighth-seeded Lutheran-St. Charles, on Thursday night. The Bulldogs, winners of seven out of eight championships in the tournament, advanced to the semifinal round where they will play fourth-seeded St. Charles West on Friday, at 6 p.m...

SIKESTON — Senior Josh Rishton picked up the 100th win of his career on the mat, on Dec. 11, in a dual against New Madrid County Central. Rishton, who wrestles at 138 pounds, defeated Chandler King by technical fall 16-1, to reach that mark. For Rishton, the milestone is a testament to his hard work...