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The Jackson Indians made their presence known early and often in a 50-0 trouncing of the Cape Central Tigers on Friday at “The Pit” in Jackson. After coming up with a defensive stop, the Indians offense went to work as Jaylon Hampton found the end zone from six yards out to make it 7-0...

The scoreboard doesn’t always tell the story. That was the case on Thursday as the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders downed Cape Central 3-0. The Crusaders earned the sweep by winning 25-23, 25-20 and 25-17, despite the fierce effort by the Tigers. “I was really happy with the energy and fire we had,” Crusaders coach Stephanie Brown said. “They came out and they played hard and I couldn’t be more proud.”...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. Due to the timing of the Gridiron Guide, Thursday matchups are excluded, which is why Kelly was left out last week and Perryville is being excluded this week. But don't worry, the Pirates have their very own preview...

If you told Jathan Spain in the preseason he would be QB1 heading into week five, he may not have believed you. Spain took over for the injured Deklin Pittman in week one and has looked more and more comfortable as weeks go by. Despite beating St. Charles in the season opener, Spain admits he wasn’t comfortable...

In one of the biggest games of the season so far, two of the top teams in the area faced off in Week 4. Jackson defended its title as the top team in the area, while Poplar Bluff impressed early before falling flat late. Only two teams in this week’s top 10 faltered in last week’s slate, with many proving why they’re in such strong standing in the first place...

The Jackson cross country team won both boys’ and girls’ 5000-meter varsity race at the Cape Central Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Osage Centre. Each team’s top five finishers are counted in the scoring, meaning the lowest combined number wins. ...

In the battle between Central and Central, the Cape Tigers came back to prevail over Park Hills 43-39 on Friday in Park Hills, Mo. Carter Armstrong only caught two passes but both receptions led to touchdowns for a total of 106 yards. The first touchdown went for 64 yards to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, while the second score went for 42 yards to help Central retake the lead at 24-19. ...

When it comes to sports, consistency is key. Joey Charlton has been nothing short of consistent for the Cape Central Tigers this season. Charlton, a freshman. relishes the opportunity to produce for his team. “It really means a lot,” Charlton said. Tigers coach Kent Gibbs had high praise for Charlton...

BENTON, Mo. — When adversity called their names, the Kelly seniors didn’t flinch — they boldly confronted it, ready to rise above any obstacle in their way. With a significant season turnaround, the Lady Hawks (9-4) marked their Senior Night in style, thrashing Cape Central 11-1 and celebrating a ninth straight victory...

A pair of first half goals held up as the Cape Central Tigers downed the Sikeston Bulldogs 2-1 on Tuesday at Cape Central High School. Just 11 minutes into the contest, Kamryn West kicked off the scoring to make it 1-0 Tigers. “It was great composure by Kamryn, especially as a freshman,” Tigers coach Jared Dobbs said. “It was great to see. He was very patient and finished with a nice shot off his left foot.”...

An offensive onslaught paced the Sikeston Bulldogs in a 9-0 win over the Cape Central Tigers on Tuesday at Cape Central High School. Sikeston opened the scoring with a three-run first inning behind a 2-run double from Bailey Brown and an RBI single from Alexa Lee...

There’s been some significant movement among the top teams in the area after week three. With some high-scoring action across some of the region’s best games of the week, we saw quite a few big results come across the ticker. With a new No. 2 in southeast Missouri, the area power rankings saw quite the shakeup between weeks three and four. While some teams made positive statements on Friday night, the opposite happened to a few other local teams...

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...

It was a rollercoaster of emotions for all involved on Friday night as the Cape Central Tigers and Poplar Bluff Mules battled in their SEMO Conference opener. In the end, it was the Mules walking away victorious, defeating the Tigers 42-35 in overtime...

The beaming smiles and joy could be seen from anywhere as the Cape Central Tigers earned their first win of the season with a 17-7 victory over the Naylor Eagles. It has been tough sledding so far for the Tigers as they started the year 0-10. “It’s a growing year,” Tigers coach Jessica Compas said. “But, we’re seeing if we keep at it and keep our heads in it, good things happen.”...

A hot start has the Cape Central Tigers feeling good as the 2023 Dig for Life tournament approaches. The Tigers are 5-0 and have won every match in straight sets. “We’ve got off to a really good start”, Tigers coach Haley Silman said. “I’m really proud of them. We had a good player go down last night and they could have really let it affect them but they didn’t. They rallied together and kept it together and played well.”...

Preparations are underway for Cape Central’s SEMO Conference opener. The Tigers are set to face off with the Poplar Bluff Mules in a rematch of last year’s district championship game on Friday at Cape Central High School. Despite last week’s loss to Hillsboro, the Tigers are gaining confidence...

Each week of the high school football season, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. With two weeks into the season, we are now getting closer to rivalry week territory...

The second week of local high school football action saw a number of important scorelines. The most impressive among these, however, came from the two teams that returned to the top of the power rankings as the area powerhouses once again proved their mettle against the strong teams from up north...

Cape Central gave the third-ranked team in Class 4 all they could handle on Friday night at Cape Central High School. An 8-yard touchdown run from Hillsboro’s Payton Brown was the deciding factor in the Hawks’ 35-28 win over the Tigers. With the way the game started, it appeared the Hawks were going to run away with it...

Most times, games aren’t decided in the first half. Well, that wasn’t the case for the Cape Central Tigers as they defeated the Poplar Bluff Mules 2-1 on Thursday in the first game of the Notre Dame SoccerFest at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Tigers were able to create multiple chances early by using their speed to get to the outside...

SIKESTON — Despite a valiant effort, Sikeston fell short against Cape Central at the Sikeston Junior High School on Wednesday, August 30. The Lady Tigers (2-0) defeated the Lady Bulldogs (0-2) with set scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-19. “I was pleased with our performance today,” said Sikeston coach Marc Jannin. ...

Maybe one of the best performances of week one came at Cape Central High School last Friday night. Just minutes into the Tigers’ contest with St. Charles, sophomore running back KeyShawn Boyd broke free for a 55-yard touchdown run. That touchdown run would be the first of four Boyd would tally on Friday...

Each week, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams. Now that we are one week into the 2023 season, there's a lot more meat on the bone in these ribs. St. Vincent at Scott City...

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...

A fast start proved to be the difference maker in the Cape Central Tigers’ 3-0 win over the Poplar Bluff Mules on Monday at Cape Central High School. Monday’s matchup was the regular season opener for both teams and it didn’t take long for the Tigers to get engaged...

After a wild week of big wins, upsets and narrow losses, the first slate of southeast Missouri football games has come to an end. While in some places little changed, many others saw much movement as a few intriguing decisions came across the ticker as Friday night unfolded...

The two-headed rushing attack of KeyShawn Boyd and Zai’Aire Thomas proved to be enough as the Tigers opened the 2023 season with a 35-33 win over the St. Charles Pirates on Friday at Cape Central High School. Boyd erupted for 203 rushing yards on 11 carries while also finding the end zone four times to pace the offense...

Clayton McClard led Cape Central in tackles during a season that ended in the Class 5 Final Four, earning him a spot as a finalist in the Semoball Awards. After McClard's graduation, the Tigers are relying on junior Gavin Pittman to assume his former role at safety this season...

Welcome to the 2023 MSHSAA Football season. With no shortage of talent, the southeast Missouri region anticipates fielding a number of highly talented football teams this season, and with a number of unknowns left to discover, the rarified air of the late summer that blooms into fall weather has emerged...

The football season has finally arrived. After spending six months watching baseball at Capaha Field, we get to finally dive deep into the gridiron for a potentially thrilling 2023 season. Each week, Southeast Missourian sports editor Tony Capobianco will provide a quick matchup rundown for each of the seven area teams...

After months of embracing the summer grind, week one is finally here. For the Cape Central Tigers week one marks the first opportunity for the program to continue building off the success they had in 2022. “I think we’re ready to go as mostly everybody probably is,” Tigers coach Kent Gibbs said. “You go all summer long hitting each other and doing the things you do in practice and so it can get to feel a little long. Our kids will be ready to go.”...

After what was a disappointing season in 2022, the Cape Central Tigers volleyball program is poised to turn things around in 2023. Despite some key losses to graduation, Tigers coach Haley Silman feels the group has a lot of potential. “Our offense is going to be really powerful,” Silman said. “We’ve got a really well-rounded rotation where we’ve got strong hitters on the front row every rotation. On the flip side of that, we’ve got strong defense on every rotation.”...

The Tigers hosted their annual preseason scrimmage on Saturday, August 12, at Cape Central High School. It was also the first day of the new season that players got to put on the pads and play real football. Despite no score being taken there was a lot of action during the 90-minute scrimmage. Here are the top four things that stood out:...

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...

Balancing school with athletics is one of the most common challenges high school athletes face. For Cape Central’s Sam Cairns, he was awarded the Bank of Missouri Male Scholar Athlete Award at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...

Scan the 2023 Southeast Missouri State football roster and it is evident that 10th-year Redhawk coach Tom Matukewicz values following the exploits of the top athletes throughout the region.

After going through the recruiting process, Cape Central’s Cam Williams decided where he will play college basketball. Williams announced that he will play at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri. “When I went on a visit I met all the coaches and players,” Williams said. “I just felt like it was a great fit for me. I connected with coach (Smith) really well and a lot of the players that will be coming back. I just really liked the school out of all the ones I went and visited.”...