KENNETT -- For the first time in school history, the Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team was defeated by the Kennett Indians in a 2-1 overtime game on Wednesday night.

Sikeston (1-5) struck first at the 37 minute mark when Evan Underwood kicked one in on an assist from Hector Lemus. That score would stand at halftime with Sikeston leading 1-0.

Kennett tied it up just ten minutes into the second half off of a Blake Wilbanks goal with an assist from Andrew Hooper.

Both teams went scoreless from then on and overtime would be needed to declare a winner.

Seven minutes later, Hooper scored the unassisted goal to give Kennett their first win over Sikeston.

"We had a down night," Sikeston head coach Derrick Long said. "Not to take anything away from Kennett but, every time we go over there it's a tough game. They have a kind of a small field and it's real compacted and when you play on a field like that anyone could beat anyone."

"They have never beat us in the past so this is their first victory against us," Long added. "If you play a team enough they're going to eventually get one. But, other than that you tip your hat to them (Kennett). They wanted it a little more tonight."

Sikeston's next game will be tonight against the state champion Notre Dame Bulldogs.

TENNIS

Poplar Bluff 9, Sikeston 0

POPLAR BLUFF -- In girls tennis, the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules tennis team defeated the Sikeston Bulldog Lady Bulldog tennis team 9-0 Wednesday in Poplar Bluff.

"The girls played much better today," Sikeston tennis coach Lynne DeWitt said. "The score doesn't reflect how hard they played."

Varsity singles

Jessica Gray (PB) def. Jacarra Lampkin (S) 8-5

Jenni Hubbard (PB) def. Caroline Murray (S) 8-1

Allie Poteet (PB) def. Erica Garrett (S) 8-0

Kelsey Olsen (PB) def. Brooke Partridge (S) 8-0

Rachel Brodell (PB) def. Jessica Hutchcraft (S) 8-0

Emily Gilmore (PB) def. Rachel Murphy (S) 8-0.

Varsity doubles

Gray/Poteet (PB) def. Lampkin/Murray (S) 8-2

Hubbard/Olsen (PB) def. Garrett/Partridge (S) 8-0

Brodell/Gilmore (PB) def. Hutchcraft/Murphy (S) 8-0.

The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action today at Jackson.