Stories from Wednesday, April 25, 2001

New Madrid County Central's golf team fought Caruthersville to a 171-171 tie on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles were led by Trey Edwards with a three-over 39. Everett Gee was steady as usual, checking in at 41. Grant Atchley finished at 45, and Shane Grissom rounded out the team's scoring at 46...

After a strong showing in the Lady Devil Classic over the weekend, East Prairie's softball team took another step forward on Tuesday, giving Kelly all it wanted in a 5-2 loss. "The girls are gaining confidence," said East Prairie head coach Jerry Myrick. "We want to have the attitude that we can play with anybody, and I think we've gotten to the point where we can. We've still got a ways to go, but we're happy with the progress and proud of each other."...

Cape Girardeau native Jack Maupin the Super Pro Class at the Sikeston Drag Strip Saturday night for the second consecutive week. He ran 6.16 on a 6.17 dial at 112 m.p.h. His reaction time was .507. Runner up Ron Simmons, also of Cape Girardeau, ran a 7.40 on a 6.25 dial at 61 m.p.h., but red lit to give Maupin the automatic win...

One inning has bothered Scott City's baseball team all season, but that wasn't the case in Tuesday's 8-4 win over Charleston. The Rams have played arguably the toughest schedule in southeast Missouri, and have held their own. But in almost all of their eight losses this year, just one bad inning has held them back...