Swimming

Cape Central sent only one swimmer to the Class 1 State Championship meet, but the Tigers brought their test. Junior Phineas Theall competed in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly on Thursday in St. Peter’s, Mo. He’s going to the finals in both events and in position to finish all-state on Friday...

Regardless of how Cape Central High School junior swimmer Phineas Theall swims today and tomorrow at the MSHSAA Class 1 Boy’s Swimming and Diving State Final, the fact that he has put himself in a position to compete among the best in Missouri is a tad miraculous.

With six Poplar Bluff Mules competing at the Class MSHSAA Boys State Swimming Championships prelims, several swimmers wanted to put on a show Thursday at the City of St. Peters Rec Plex but it was only Mule who’d advance to a final. Senior Carson Todd finished 10th in the prelims of th e 50-yard freestyle to advance to the final with a time of 22.08, just ahead of his seed time of 22.46. ...

Jackson’s Wade LaValle is only a junior, but already a veteran of the state championship meet in St. Peters, Mo. The Indians were a Class 1 program when LaValle competed as a freshman. He had a better experience last year after having the Indians’ best finish, placing 23rd in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:05.02...

Every athlete wants to perform their best with the finality of their careers nearing, and in the case of the two Poplar Bluff High School senior swimmers, Carson Todd and Isaac Cato have certainly achieved that.

The Poplar Bluff High School Mules swim team will send the most individual athletes to the Class 1 State Boys Swimming and Diving Tournament. After winning their third consecutive SEMO Conference Boys Swimming championship, the Mules are flying high as they get ready to compete at the state level later this week...

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The evolution of building a competitive boy’s swim team at Poplar Bluff High School didn’t occur overnight. It took years of constructing age group programs that trained in both the winter and summer, but that work was put on full display on Tuesday at the Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State during the SEMO Conference Boy’s Swim Championship.

The Poplar Bluff Mules boys swim team has spent the entire season breaking records, and at their latest swim meet, the outcome was no different. The Mules dove into the pool at Southeast Missouri State University and walked away with the ultimate prize once again as they were crowned the 2023 SEMO Conference Boys Swimming champions...

Jackson senior Jace Glenn originally got into swimming because of encouragement from his cousin, Josh Glenn, who swam at Cape Central and was a part of the 200-yard medley relay team that won the state championship in 2019. "I was really hesitant. I didn't want to do it," Glenn said, "but he got me into it, said, 'Just give it a shot.' So I tried it my freshman year. At first, I really did hate it, to be honest, it just wasn't my thing."...

Even as a child, Tim Deyong's parents saw the potential in him as a swimmer. "My parents told me that I'd be good at it," Deyong said. "They thought I had a good build for it. They weren't wrong. "Every since I started doing it, I fell in love with it. I really like the opportunity to work hard and see it pay off," Deyong said. "I really just like being in the water. I always enjoy training."...

Noah Armstrong has seen plenty seniors get their moment of recognition during senior days throughout his time at Cape Central. When it was his turn on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the SEMO Recreation Center, he had the moment all to himself. “It’s kind of weird when you’re the only senior,” Armstrong said. “I mean, I love it, but it’s just me and my mom, my dad just standing in the spotlight. I’m not used to that...

The Poplar Bluff Mules swim team honored its pair of seniors on Thursday evening at the Black River Coliseum then hit the road for two nights of competition in Springfield. The Mules had the Springfield Friday Fights and then the Springfield Invitational as they’re now off until Oct. 31’s SEMO Conference Meet...

The Poplar Bluff Mules swim team honored its two seniors on Thursday as they hosted Farmington at the Black River Coliseum. Seniors Carson Todd and Isaac Cato have swam a lot for head coach Kyler Sowell in their careers and their coach said it’s been great watching them grow this season and even before that...

In a field filled with upperclassmen who made multiple state appearances and Semoball Awards nominations, it was a team of freshmen who came out on top. The Notre Dame Bulldogs, led by freshmen Hudson Densis and Kaiden Cracraft, won the Rec Relays with 66 points, edging Poplar Bluff (48), Cape Central (46), and Jackson (42)...

Poplar Bluff senior Carson Todd has had a lot of memories in the pool during his time as a Mule but what he and his teammates accomplished a couple of weeks ago in Columbia may take the top spot. Todd, along with his fellow swimmers, helped break four (Mules broke five total) Poplar Bluff boys swimming records at the COMO Relays, one of the bigger meets of the season...

He was the lone senior on senior night, standing with his parents and receiving his flowers (literally) without having to share the spotlight. "It was kind of fun being older than everybody, kind of getting to boss them around a little bit," said Saxony Lutheran senior swimmer Mason Landewee. "It's also kind of memorable because this is my last year. I'm not gonna have anything to do after this."...

The Poplar Bluff High School boys swim and dive team hosted their first swim meet of the season as they welcomed the Cape Central Tigers to the Black River Coliseum. The Poplar Bluff Mules reigned supreme as they tallied in more total team points to walk away with an easy win over Cape Central 102-58 on Tuesday...

With only junior Keegan Stritzel and sophomore Mark Schuchardt serving as the upperclassmen, the Notre Dame boys' swimming team is as young as it gets. Yet it is not without potential, as demonstrated not only in a tri-meet on Sept. 5 that saw the Bulldogs (129) beat Poplar Bluff (97) and Saxony Lutheran (32) but also with their showing in the Cape Rock Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 9, in the SEMO Aquatic Center...

In the boys' 100-yard freestyle portion of Thursday's swim meet between Poplar Bluff and Jackson, the separation between Carson Todd of the Mules and Wade Lavalle of the Indians was .17 seconds. "It was a good race," said Todd, who won the race with a time of 52.50. "I really liked the time, especially at this point of the year with all the training we've been doing. It's a good spot."...

BASEBALL South Iron 9, Neelyville 2 The Neelyville Tigers fell to South Iron 9-2 Thursday. South Iron went up 6-0 after three as the Tigers added runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings but it wasn’t enough for the comeback. Zak Cowley had two hits for Neelyville...

The Jackson Indians started the boys' swimming season on the right flipper with a 58-44 win over Cape Central at the SEMO Rec Center pools on Monday, August 28. Wade Lavalle won the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.81), the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.23), and anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay for a winning time of 4:09.32...

In the midst of a heat wave, the Poplar Bluff High School varsity swim team kept cool over the weekend with a few laps around the pool. The Poplar Bluff Mules traveled to West Plains, MO, on Saturday for the Zizzer Swim Invitational, where they competed against many teams throughout the area. The Mules placed third overall and brought home a few team awards.

Cape Central’s boys swimming program features some talented performers. Perhaps their best performer this season was Phineas Theall, who was awarded the Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...

After a season where the Cape Central Tigers swim program faced struggles with divers training, Tommy-Anne Marriott reaped the rewards of her travel and hard work with one last award. Marriott was awarded the Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year award at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...

The prep athletes throughout Southeast Missouri this past winter season didn’t lack impressive performances, and without question, Cape Central junior swimmer Marianne Dean is among that bunch.

There were several reasons why the Cape Central High School girl’s swimming and diving team improved its production at this season’s MSHSAA Class 1 State Finals from 187 points a year ago to 224 points this year, but none were more obvious than having divers Tommy-Anne Marriott and Lydia Cao actually be available for the meet.

In the face of adversity throughout the 2022-23 MSHSAA swimming and diving season, the Cape Central girl’s swim team took it upon itself to find joy, instead of frustration. The result was a third-place finish in the 2023 MSHSAA State Finals on Saturday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

Cape Central defeated Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran 148-101-7 at Cape Central High School. The Tigers ran away with the win by finishing first in nine of the 11 events while Notre Dame finished first in the remaining two events. Cape is next at Perryville on Monday while Notre Dame and Saxony will compete in the SEMO Conference Tournament on Tuesday...

It was going to be a season where head coach Beth Lewis would just throw a bunch of ideas in the pool and see what would stick. With a young girls swimming roster in tow, Lewis and her squad entered the 2022-23 season with measured expectations to go along with the athletic talent on hand that needed to figure things out in the water...

Cape Central took a second-place finish on Monday night at the St. Peters RecPlex, finishing in front of Holt but behind Fort Zumwalt West. The Tigers won five events – the 200 Freestyle, Lydia Cao’s diving win, the 200 Free Relay, the 100 Backstroke and the 100 Breaststroke – en route to a 117-point finish. The Tigers finished just eight points behind Fort Zumwalt West’s 125...

The Cape Central girls swim team broke two longstanding records en route to a fifth-place finish at the Kirkwood Invitational on Saturday, winning 221 points and finishing above nine other in-state teams. Central’s Emilie Dickson won the 200-yard individual medley, breaking the school record set in 1996 at the state competition by Erin Vogt and finishing with a 2:10.11 time to narrowly edge out a Parkway West swimmer for the win...

It was a solid result for a litmus test of competition for the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules swim team Thursday night at Southeast Missouri State University. The squad participated in the SEMO Conference Rec Relays and finished third behind winners Cape Central (96) and Jackson (60), just five points short of the runner-up spot with 56 points...

For Beth Lewis and her Poplar Bluff girls swimming and diving team, it’s all about taking advantage of learning opportunities in 2023. A young roster of Lady Mules continues to improve and especially in relays, so why not partake in today’s Southeast Missouri Conference Rec Center Relays on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University?...

Cape Central traveled north to take on John Burroughs in a dual meet and dominated the Bombers, winning 106-62 to improve its dual record to 2-1 for the season. Central’s next action comes on Thursday as the Tigers compete in the Rec Center Relays at Southeast Missouri State University...

It may not have been the ideal team result, but make no mistake, a lot of good came from the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules swimming dual Tuesday at the Black River Coliseum swimming pool. The Lady Mules fell 117-52 to an experienced West Plains squad, but when the event had ended all three relay teams made their mark on the scene for Poplar Bluff...

The Cape Central girls swimming team finished second in the City of Roses Invitational on Saturday in the SEMO Rec Center. The Tigers scored 281.5 points. Cor Jesu won the tournament with 353.5 points. Jackson finished fifth with 133 points and Notre Dame finished seventh with 87 points...

Cape Central opened its girls swim season with a dominant 104-51 win at Farmington on Tuesday, winning every meet event in the process. Kaleigh Fisher (200 Free), Avery Criblez (200 Medley), Natalie Voshage (50 Free, 100 Backstroke) and Isabella Pattengill (500 Free, 100 Breaststroke) all won individually for the Tigers in the meet, with Central taking team wins in the 200 Medley, 200 Free and 400 Free relays...

The Poplar Bluff girls swim team finished 12th out of the 12-team Ladue Horton Watkins Invitational Saturday and managed to bring back some solid results to work from going forward. The Lady Mules saw freshman Keira Willis take seventh place in the 25-yard freestyle (12.88) and eighth place in the 50-yard freestyle (27.75) and sophomore Lily Wilson also took eighth in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 152.25...