Stories from Wednesday, September 4, 2013

sports@standard-democrat.com FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs suffered their second loss of the season Wednesday at the hands of the Farmington Knightettes, 11-2. Down 4-0 entering the top of the third inning, the Lady Bulldogs put together a two-run rally to stay in the game at 4-2...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Last season, the Sikeston Bulldogs hung its hat on a suffocating defense and a ground-based offense led by an all-state playmaker at quarterback in Kyland Gross on the way to a 9-2 record. If last Friday's 24-6 season opening victory over Charleston is any indication, the Bulldogs may have a similar team this year...

sports@standard-democrat.com Our prep football glance gives vital information for our local teams entering their weekly matchups. Learn your team's opponent, go-to players and the series history between the two every Thursday throughout the season. Hayti at Charleston...

sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team fell 9-0 to Jackson on the road Tuesday. The doubles team of Hope Mannon and Ashli Vaught gave Sikeston its best shot at a win, but lost in the tie breaker after playing Claire Kidwell and Mikeelle Culbreth to an 8-8 draw...

sports@standard-democrat.com PERRYVILLE -- Plagued by a barrage of errors, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs lost 11-1 in six innings to Perryville Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs committed 13 errors which allowed Perryville the majority of their runs as the Lady Pirates had just three hits...

davidj@standard-democrat.com WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. -- After two years of excelling at Three Rivers College, Sikeston native Sydney Davied will now be roaming the outfield at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, Ark. With a few offers on the table, Davied chose Williams Baptist for several reasons...

sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- At least through their first game of the season the Dexter Lady Bearcats once again showed the same kind of dominance on display through much of their 2012 campaign. Opening their season against Kennett Tuesday Dexter capitalized on big starts in each of the first two sets to roll to a 25-8, 25-4 win...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It wasn't the season opener Sikeston was hoping for. Hosting the defending Class 1 runner-ups, Sikeston fell in two sets, 25-16 and 25-8, to the Bernie Lady Mules Tuesday at the Sikeston Field House. "This is a tough team," Sikeston head coach Steve Beydler said about Bernie. "The run some playsets and they're a scrappy team. They always have been. It's a nice bench-mark for us to see what we need to work on."...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CLEVELAND KIDNAPPER COMMITS SUICIDE Ariel Castro, who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade, is found hanging in his prison cell...

To the service workers of God at the HopeFest on Saturday, Aug. 17. I hope I speak for every family that served the day of the Fest. You all were a blessing to many people. The community is very grateful for your kindness. All of the workers worked together as a team. ...

If you Google the phrase "Indecision is the hallmark of mediocrity," you'll likely come up empty. That's because it was a conclusion on the business world I concocted many years ago. As I watched businessmen run their operations, it was those who were willing to make tough decisions - some unpopular - who succeeded...

ST. LOUIS -- Annie Mae Jimerson, 70, formerly of Sikeston, died Aug. 31, 2013, at St. Luke Hospital in Chesterfield. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


KENNETT -- Margaret Helen Ross, 90, died Sept. 1, 2013, at Southaven in Kennett. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Farris Dean Long, 77, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Sept. 2, 2013. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON -- Pallbearers for funeral services held Tuesday at Ponder Funeral Home for Joyce Durbin, 78, who died Sept. 1, 2013, were: Dustin Durbin, Bart Durbin, Drew Durbin, Neal Durbin, Jonah Durbin and Wade Gadberry.

DEXTER -- Sheila Renee Fry, 47, died Sept. 1, 2013, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

SIKESTON -- Willodene "Billie" Carroll, 85, died Sept. 2, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Ellen Geraldine Ward, 67, died Sept. 3, 2013, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Phyllis Aduddell, 73, died Sept. 3, 2013, at her home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


DEXTER -- Dale Leon Young, 77, died Sept. 2, 2013, at his home. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


SIKESTON - Brenda Kay McClinton, 56, died Aug. 30, 2013, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


EAST PRAIRIE - Earline Bell, 93, died at 7:20 a.m. Sept. 2, 2013, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE - Chester Phillips, 87, died Sept. 3, 2013, at the Gideon Care Center. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


MORLEY -- Gary L. Medley, 56, died Sept. 1, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition.


PORTAGEVILLE -- Dr. Al Wrather said what brought him to the University of Missouri's Fisher Delta Research Center is simple. "It was a job." Now, 41 years later, Wrather is preparing to leave. Yet, what he leaves behind is much more than a job -- it is a career as a plant pathologist leading research that impacted farmers not only in Southeast Missouri but also across the United States and beyond...

SIKESTON - Maybe they can't read yet, but they know what they like. On Wednesday, preschoolers identified the animals as children's librarian Ann Thompson read from a book. They growled. They oinked. They waved their arms like an elephant's trunk. That involvement from the youngest readers, said Thompson, is part of what makes a good children's book...