Swimming

Jackson swimmer Nate Thomas has always loved being in the water, so it makes sense that the freshman is one of the top swimmers in the area. Thomas showed his ability during Jackson's Rec Center Relays on Thursday in Cape Girardeau, Mo., helping lead three of his four relays to gold-medal finishes and the Indians to an overall team victory...

POPLAR BLUFF — While still tinkering with the lineup, the Poplar Bluff swim team found a good combination with the medley relay. Elijah McAtee, Gavin Vaughn, Kastin Caudel and Carson Todd teamed up to shave nearly 8 seconds off the previous fastest time this season and break the team record set in 2003...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Gavin Vaughn and Elijah McAtee each won a race and Poplar Bluff finished second in a pair of relays as the Mules ended up second in a six-team meet Thursday. McAtee edged Avery Miller of West Plains by 0.29 of a second to win the 100-meter butterfly in 1 minute, 2.17 seconds and was second in the 200 freestyle while cutting 3 seconds off his time...

The Jackson boys swim team got their season started with a victory over rival Cape Central, winning the team event with a score of 67-50. On the Jackson side, the team of Brayden Walters, Wade Levell, Nate Thomas, and Cade McAdams defeated the Cape Central team of Owen Groves, Phineas Theall, Noah McRaven, and Elias Theall in the Men's 200 Medley Relay...

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WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Cape Central’s Phineas Theall and Elias Theall set pool records in winning their events Saturday at the West Plains Duals to open the swimming season. Phineas Theall won two events in record time, the 200-meter individual medley and the 100-butterfly, Elias Theall won the 400-freestyle while the two teamed up with Owen Groves and Noah McRaven to place second in the medley relay...

By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor When the Poplar Bluff boys swim team return four years ago, the Mules didn’t have enough swimmers to fill out a full lineup. Now the roster has doubled in size and seniors Kastin Caudel, Christian Todd and Gavin Vaughn are back as four-year lettermen with one more chance to become the program’s first state qualifier...

Veteran swim coach Bobby Brewer has been around the sport of swimming for a long time, so he knows what it takes to reach an elite level in the sport.

There were two Missouri high school divers recently named to the 2021 NISCA All-America squad. One is the most decorated diver in MSHSAA history, while the other, who happens to be an incoming sophomore at Cape Central, is chasing her legacy.

The Kennett Killer Whales capped off arguably its greatest season in program history by taking home the top prize at the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference Meet July 17. Kennett tallied a championship-high 6,390 points at the conference meet. River City Aquatics (3,679 points) placed second, Poplar Bluff Piranhas (1,253) came in third, St. ...

Prior to the MSHSAA Class 4 Boy’s Soccer state championship game last November in Springfield, Jackson senior goalkeeper Luke Mirly wasn’t exactly feeling great.

The Semoball Cup is presented to the school with the most successful season based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams (WIN) plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams (POST) and individuals (IND). The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Here are the standings with previous rankings from 2020:...

There is nothing like the taste of success to rekindle a flame for training in sports.

Spring sports and top award finalists for the 2021 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH will be announced Friday, along with the final wave of tickets going on sale. The announcement of finalists can be heard at 9 a.m. Friday on SEMO ESPN Radio and on the Semoball.com Facebook page. A story recapping all the finalists will publish later Friday online at semoball.com and in your local newspaper...

Following a year of missing out on gathering with friends and family due to the COVID pandemic, everyone, including sports fans, is anxious to spend time with those closest to us once again.

The reality for Notre Dame senior swimmer Drew Barber is that he swims the shortest distance held in his meets.

The Cape Central girl’s 200 medley relay squad of Ava Duncan, Bella Dennis, Lauren Lamar, and Grace Sanders stunned everyone at last year’s MSHSAA Class 1 State Swim Finals.

Since posting their fastest time of the season on January 22, Poplar Bluff’s medley relay has been right at the cutoff for making the MSHSAA state swimming and diving championships. “In the last couple of years we’ve kind of banked on that (consideration time),” Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said...

Cape Central had several outstanding individual performances at the SEMO Conference Swim Meet on Tuesday at the Central Municipal Pool, all of which lifted the Tigers above the field, as they won the six-team meet with 613.5 points over runner-up Poplar Bluff 431.

Cape Central was dominant once again in the overall combined results, scoring a team score of 613.5 to earn first place over Poplar Bluff(431), Jackson(282), Notre Dame(266), Farmington(128.5), and Saxony Lutheran(124). Cape Central's Bella Dennis captured first place in two individual events (200 IM and 100 Breaststroke) and was part of two, first place team events (200 Medley relay and 200 Freestyle relay) while Emilie Dickson of won one individual event(100 Butterfly) and was part of two, first place team events(200 Freestyle Relay and 400 freestyle relay) as well as taking third place in the 100 Freestyle.. ...

In a typical swimming and diving season, perhaps Cape Central, Notre Dame, and Saxony Lutheran would have gone after each other on Wednesday with a touch more fervor. However, the 2020-21 girl’s swim season has been anything but typical due to having to navigate a global pandemic.

The Cape Central girls swim team won a tri-meet event Wednesday over Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran. Cape Central won nine events, resulting in a team score of 162, Notre Dame finishing in second place with a score of 98, and Saxony Lutheran finishing third with a team score of 31...

The Cape Central girls swimming team finished first at a Tri-Meet even at St. Peters Rec Plex Thursday, beating Ft. Zumwalt South and Timberland in team scores 152-122-45. Team and Individual results include: _200 Medley Relay_: 1. Addison Seabaugh, Lauren Lamar, Emilie Dickson, Grace Sanders - 2:00.09...

With practice canceled due to snow Wednesday, the Poplar Bluff swim team decided to have some fun. Swimmers shared videos of them doing the snow swim challenge. “They are hilarious,” said Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse. On Tuesday, the Mules beat Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran at a meet in Cape Girardeau, winning all but three events...

--- SNOW GLOBE INVITATIONAL Cape Central 525; Poplar Bluff 392; Jackson 281; West Plains 256; Notre Dame 196; Farmington 160; Cape Central JV 106; Saxony Lutheran 35. 200-MEDLEY RELAY: Cape Central (A.Duncan, B.Dennis, E.Dickson, L.Lamar) 1:54.13*; 2. Poplar Bluff 2:01.25; 3. Jackson 2:04.06; 4. Notre Dame 2:18.46; 5. West Plains 2:19.79; 6. Farmington 2:27.46; 7. Cape Central JV 2:38.56...

The Cape Central girls swimming team won their second meet of the season, dominating Farmington Tuesday with an overall team score of 139-43. Team and individual results include: 200 Medley Relay: 1. Anne McDougal, Emilie Dickson, Lauren Lamar, Addison Ringwald - 2:07.21...

The Cape Central Tigers girls swim team found themselves at the top of the leader board Thursday at the Rec Center Relays swim meet, ahead of Poplar Bluff, Jackson, Notre Dame, and Farmington. Central had a top score of 96 while Poplar Bluff finished second with 76 points, Jackson finished third recording 40 points, and Notre Dame and Farmington tied for fourth with 28 points each...

Audrey Rahlmann, Julia Smothers, Kacey Gregory and Olivia Kirkman teamed up for Poplar Bluff’s fastest 400-yard freestyle relay time of the season Tuesday, capping a meet win that featured eight wins by the Mules. Kirkman won two individual events and helped the medley relay win while Gregory, Smothers and Simone Anders also won at the Black River Coliseum Aquatic Center...

A mixed-up Mules lineup swept all 11 events Thursday as the Poplar Bluff swim team beat Farmington 122-46 at the Black River Coliseum Aquatic Center. Six different swimmers won the eight different individual events as split-up relays pushed each other in the medley and 200-yard events. Poplar Bluff’s 400-freestyle relay had its best time of the season, one of 12 personal records...

The Cape Central girls swim team lost a rather close contest to Poplar Bluff Tuesday with a final score 97-73. Individual Tiger results from the meet include: 200 Medley Relay: 2. Natalie Voshage, Ella Hahs, Emilie Dickson, Addison Seabaugh - 2:18.50...

The Poplar Bluff girls swimming team outscored Jackson overall 110-70 to win a dual held at Jackson High School Monday. Individual Jackson results include: 200 Medley Relay: 1. Maddie Dean, Courtney Huckabee, Emma Morris, Dawson Tally - 2:11.48 3. Callie Shemwell, Lauren Slack, Juli Evans, Haley Bieser - 2:39.14...

The Cape Central girls swimming team showed their dominance Friday as they nearly doubled the point total of runner up Notre Dame and third place Saxony Lutheran in a Tri-Meet held in Cape, outscoring the Bulldogs and Crusaders 162 to 87 to 37. Team and individual results include:...

The Jackson girls swim team brought home their first win of the season, outscoring the Farmington girls 110-53 overall. Events and Individual Jackson scores include: 200 Medley Relay: 1. Marissa Pemberton, Courtney Huckabee, Emma Morris, Dawson Tally - 2:09.86...

POPLAR BLUFF — Olivia Kirkman and Kacey Gregory each won two individual events, Simone Anders was first to the wall in another and Poplar Bluff won a relay to win a home meet Monday. The Mules scored 156 points to beat Notre Dame (108 points) and Saxony Lutheran (33).

The postseason for winter sports in Missouri will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSHSAA announced Friday. MSHSAA released district assignments for winter sports and also announced that it will modify some postseason activities due to concerns with the virus...

Notre Dame got four first-place swims from Lexi Jansen to lead it past Jackson and Saxony Lutheran in swim action Thursday. The Bulldogs scored 127 points to the Indians' 119 and the Crusader's 21.

The Cape Central girls swim team defeated Jackson Tuesday at Jackson, winning the overall team score. Individual results include: Event 1: 200 Medley Relay- 1. CC- Ava Duncan, Bella Dennis, Marianne Dean, Grace Sanders - 2:03.91 2. Jack- Marissa Pemberton, Courtney Huckabee, Emma Morris, Dawson Tally - 2:07.44...

Poplar Bluff outscored Notre Dame, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran 585 to 318 to 308 to 89 to win the Early Bird Invitational swim meet Saturday. Individual scores include: 1. Girls 200 Medley Relay: 1. Jackson- Marissa Pemberton, Courtney Huckabee, Emma Morris, Dawson Talley- 2:05.63...

Poplar Bluff won three events and had more top-three finishes than the rest of the field to win the Early Bird Invitational on Saturday. Olivia Kirkman won the 50-yard freestyle for Poplar Bluff, which also won two of the three relays.

Having swimmers that are versatile in all the strokes and distances has been a strength of the Poplar Bluff girls swim team, helping the Mules win the program’s second conference title last season. “We’re not big enough to specialize,” Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said. “We found out a long time ago when you don’t specialize it makes the team stronger across the board.”...

You couldn’t blame Jackson boy’s swim coach Riley Talbut if he maintained a steady habit of chewing Maalox this fall as he worried about his swimmers and their ability to complete a season immersed in a global pandemic.

ST. PETERS, Mo. – Two years ago, as the MSHSAA Class 1 Boy’s Swimming State Finals wound down with its final event, the 400 free relay, a seemingly nondescript performance took place that almost no one outside of the Notre Dame swim program would have paid a bit of attention to.

Five years ago, the Cape Central boy’s swim program burst onto the MSHSAA Class 1 scene and the Tigers’ magnificent run hasn’t ceased. However, with the Tigers qualifying just two swimmers (senior Jack Maxton and junior Elias Theall) for today’s state finals, that streak of dominance will come to a close.

Cape Central senior Jack Maxton and Notre Dame senior Drew Barber come across as two of the more easy-going people around. That is a good thing because their final season of athletic competition has been “difficult,” as Barber put it politely.

Notre Dame won the boys SEMO Conference Swim Meet Tuesday held in Cape Girardeau. The Bulldogs finished first with 437 points, followed by Cape Central (311), Farmington, 249, Poplar Bluff (248), Jackson (171), and Saxony Lutheran 151).

The Notre Dame boy’s varsity swim team placed first in a quad match Tuesday against Farmington, Poplar Bluff, and Saxony Lutheran. The Bulldogs won with a combined team score of 145 to Farmington’s 85 to Poplar Bluff’s 39 to Saxony Lutheran’s 26. Individual scores from events include:...

Cape Central dominated Jackson in a swim meet held at Jackson Thursday, winning the overall points 89-51. Individual Event results include: Men 200 Relay: Men 200 Freestyle: Men 200 IM: Men 50 Freestyle: Men 100 Butterfly: Men 100 Freestyle: Men 500 Freestyle:...

Poplar Bluff bested both Jackson and Cape Central Tuesday, winning the team combined scores, with Poplar Bluff finished with 88, Cape Central 86, and Jackson totaling 62. Individual results include: Boys 200 Medley Relay: 2. Cape Central- Jack Maxton, Elias Theall, Toby Linn, Garrison Cabral - 2:00.12 10 pts...

There have been no shortage of stellar athletic performances throughout Southeast Missouri of late and that was evident last week, as Bernie baseball player John Nimmo and Meadow Heights volleyball player Kylee Denman excelled in their efforts. Both were recognized Wednesday as this week's Semoball.com Athletes of the Week by Semoball.com readers...

Poplar Bluff swim coach Julia Dragon has been asking her athletes to help recruit. Since she is not teaching at the high school, Dragon said she needs help growing the boys program...