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The Southeast Missourian learned on Friday that longtime Cape Central Tigers head coach Drew Church is resigning following a 19-9 season in 2023-24. While Church resigns from his role as head basketball coach, he will remain as assistant principal. Church began his tenure as head coach of the Tigers back in 2006 and racked up 341 wins during his tenure...

This season the Cape Central Tigers golf team has reached new heights. The Tigers have consistently posted their best team scores since coach Scott Sanders took over the program eight years ago. “What’s even sweeter is all of these guys are coming back next year,” Sanders said. ...

The Semoball Awards finalists for fall sports were announced Wednesday morning on a selection show broadcast live on SEMO ESPN Radio and streamed on the Semoball.com Facebook page. The finalists were selected by a sports panel made up of representatives from the Southeast Missourian, Standard Democrat, Dexter Statesman, Daily American Republic and Delta Dunklin Democrat...

Cape Central baseball coach Justin Lieser informed the Southeast Missourian that he has been told he will not return next season. The news comes with the SEMO Conference Tournament still to come as well as six regular season games before postseason play begins...

The Poplar Bluff Mules track and field team outscored the competition on Tuesday to place first in their annual Poplar Bluff Track and Field Invitational at Poplar Bluff Field. Out of 40 events through the day, the Lady Mules finished with an overall score of 219, and the Mules racked in 193 to land top honors...

The wins continue to pour in for the Poplar Bluff Mules tennis team as they secure another home win over the Cape Central Tigers 9-0, while the junior varsity won 2-1. The Mules improved to 6-0 in team play and have yet to take a loss outside of invitational tournaments...

The Poplar Bluff Mules baseball team used strong pitching and a pair of big innings at the plate to roll to a 10-1 win Friday over the Cape Central Tigers in a SEMO Conference contest at Strenfel Field. First of all, the Mules (12-5) got a strong pitching performance from starter Noah Spain. The hurler started and pitched six innings, allowing five hits and one run while striking out six and walking none. Dylan Hall tossed a hitless, scoreless seventh inning to secure the win...

Cape Central football coach and Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer Kent Gibbs added another honor to his resume. Gibbs was awarded the Gerald Linneman Lifetime Achievement Award at the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) Conference last weekend...

By defeating Sikeston 4-0 on Tuesday, April 9, at Bill Lawson Memorial Field in Sikeston, Mo, the Cape Central girls’ soccer team did something that hasn’t been done this late into the season since 2021. Have a winning record. Cape Central’s previous two games against Kelly and Sikeston were won by a combined score of 12-0. ...

SIKESTON — Cape Central secured a decisive 4-0 victory over Sikeston in a SEMO Conference clash at Bill Lawson Memorial Field on Tuesday, April 9. The match began as a back-and-forth affair, but the Lady Tigers (4-3-0) intensity ramped up as the game progressed, ultimately overwhelming the Lady Bulldogs’ (4-5-0) defense...

Experience can go a long way in sports. That is certainly the case for Cape Central’s Celeste Gutierrez so far in 2024. The senior has scored 10 goals in just six games this season, pacing a much improved Cape Central attack. “The passing and the movement have been big,” Gutierrez said. “I’m finally healed from all my injuries in the past and we’re doing a good job keeping the ball moving.”...

A pair of SEMO Conference foes clashed on Thursday evening at Cape Central High School. Ultimately, the Cape Central Tigers prevailed with a 3-0 win over the Poplar Bluff Mules, getting them back on the winning side of the rivalry after a loss a season ago...

A late change in the schedule led to a pair of crosstown rivals squaring off on Thursday evening. Ultimately, it was the Notre Dame Bulldogs defeating the Cape Central Tigers 3-2 in a tightly contested battle. Picking up where they left on Monday, the Tigers opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when Celeste Gutierrez struck to make it 1-0...

The Farmington Knights scored early and often on the way to a 13-1 win over the Cape Central Tigers on Wednesday. Cape Central found itself chasing almost instantly as the Knights scratched across a pair of runs to take a 2-0 lead after the first inning...

The 2024 soccer season started with a bang for Celeste Gutierrez and the Cape Central Tigers. Gutierrez netted a hat trick and led the way to Cape Central’s season-opening 5-1 win over the St. Vincent Indians on Monday. From the opening minute, the Indians were back on their heels...

When the 2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championships begin on May 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two local golfers will be participating. Todd Obergoenner and Blake Driskell are both graduates of Cape Central High School where they were teammates on the golf team...

A massive fifth inning propelled the Cape Central Tigers to a season opening 9-2 win over the Sikeston Bulldogs. Prior to the contest, Cape Central honored the 1994 State Championship baseball team. “It’s amazing,” Steve Williams, coach of the 1994 team said. “Some of these guys I haven’t seen in a really long time. I’ve been gone for ten years so to be able to come back with this group we have that was so special is really an awesome thing.”...

After a 14-16 campaign in 2023, the Cape Central Tigers are looking to bounce back. The hope of bouncing back however will be hindered to start as the Tigers enter 2024 banged up on the injury front. Despite graduating five seniors, the Tigers still return some key pieces...

Spring is near and with that comes the beginning of baseball season. Local baseball fans have already gotten a taste of the action with the beginning of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks season as well as St. Louis Cardinals spring training. But, next week begins the prep campaign where local schools set their sites on a state title...

It’s crazy to think that exactly 70 years ago, the Cape Central boys’ basketball team tasted ultimate victory. On March 6, 1954, the Tigers won the state championship with a 78-55 win over Christian Brothers College in front of the home fans at the Houck Field House on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...

The Cape Central Tigers managed to survive a late rally from the Farmington Knights as they escaped with a 52-47 win on Saturday at North County High School in the Class 5 District 1 semifinals. Cape Central opened the contest scorching hot as they quickly raced out to a 10-0 lead, prompting a Knights timeout just two minutes into the game...

It’s difficult enough to simply win a state championship – in any sport. However, Cape Central High School senior diver Tommy-Anne Marriot pursued that goal earlier this month having the burden of overwhelming expectations heaped upon her strong shoulders.

You know that positive feeling that came over you today, as the temperature climbed over 70 degrees and the sun beamed down on Southeast Missouri? Yeah? Now imagine feeling that all winter long.

The Cape Central High School girl’s swimming and diving team recently won the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship on the backs of having the Swimmer of the Year, as well as the Diver of the Year, neither of which were Tiger senior Emilie Dickson. However, any lack of individual plaque hardly would diminish the impact that Dickson had on the Cape Central program over the past four seasons. “Emilie is kind,” veteran Tiger swim coach Dayna Powell said. “She is smart. She includes everybody and is just an amazing person.”

Four sites, four district tournaments, and a whole lot of wrestlers literally fighting for their place at state on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. Here's the lowdown on how all eight area programs fared in their quest to Columbia, Mo. Next year, it will be nine, with the addition of Kelly...

There is nothing that the Cape Central High School girl’s swim and dive team has done over the past four seasons that has followed a paved path. And those challenges have continued to follow the Tiger girls even after achieving the ultimate success on Friday by winning the MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving State Championship at the St. Peters Rec-Plex...

Senior night always serves as one last chance for the senior class to make a memory at home. The Cape Central Tigers did just that as they downed the Kennett Indians 93-53 on Friday at Cape Central High School. “It took us a little bit to get going,” Tigers coach Drew Church said. “In the first half, I didn’t think we guarded very well. We kind of gambled too much and gave them so open looks and let them get going downhill.”...

The 2023-24 season has been full of surprises for the Cape Central Tigers. Perhaps the biggest surprise of this season for the Tigers has been the exceptional play of senior guard Tyson Williams. Because of the dire injury situation the Tigers faced to open the year, the door was open for Williams to make an impact...

There was a sense of anticipation heading into Thursday’s clash between the Cape Central Tigers and the New Madrid County Central Eagles. Much of that anticipation was extinguished upon the announcement of the Eagles’ starting lineup as it didn’t include Jadis Jones or BJ Williamson...

A dominant offensive performance from Landri Hammontree led the way as the Sikeston Bulldogs downed the Cape Central Tigers 56-43 on Wednesday night. Sikeston coach Vaughn Shephard said the district implications on this game was a motivating factor for his club...

There is no lowering the expectations for Cape Central High School junior swimmer Sydney Ringwald entering today’s MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving State Finals at the St. Peter’s Rec-Plex.

Marquel Murray scored 19 points to lead Cape Central to a 75-58 road win against Charleston on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Charleston, Mo. Murray, a sophomore, has consistently led the Tigers in scoring and continues to improve. "I think he gets better," Cape Central head coach Drew Church said. ...

Back in his hometown, Cape Cenreal alum and Tennessee State’s Kinyon Hodges led the way to a 77-74 Tigers win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. Hodges poured in 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and also hauled in 7 rebounds in the win. “It feels good,” Hodges said. “It’s always a good feeling when you come back to your hometown and you play in front of your fans and the people that watched you play in high school. It’s always a good feeling and it feels good to get the dub.”...

Friday night’s contest between the Sikeston Bulldogs and Cape Central Tigers had been circled on the calendar for the majority of the season by basketball fans in the region. The energy could be felt all evening long at Cape Central High School as the Bulldogs prevailed with a 70-47 win over the Tigers...

The Cape Central High School girl’s swim team is in its second year without an ideal training regiment, but that wasn’t evident on Tuesday, as the Tigers rolled through the SEMO Conference Swimming and Diving Meet at the Southeast Missouri State Student Recreation Center en route to a team title. “We’re pretty loaded with speed and talent,” Cape Central swim coach Dayna Powell said following the win.

The Kennett girls basketball team outrebounded and outscored Cape Central early and pushed its momentum to win handily 61-42 on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The Indians (17-4) defeated the Tigers (8-12) once already this season, winning 72-35 in the SEMO Conference opener...

Eureka 54, Cape Central 29 The Cape Central Tigers fell behind early and never recovered as the Eureka Wildcats coasted to a 54-29 victory over the Tigers. Eureka quickly jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first quarter as Cape Central couldn’t get shots to fall...

On the heels of a two-game losing streak, the Cape Central Tigers will welcome Caruthersville into their house on Friday night with a desire to get back to winning ways. With a 7:30 p.m. varsity tip at Cape Central High School, it might not look to the common eye that this matchup could be an entertainer...

The Cape Central girls swimming team took first place in the City of Roses meet on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the SEMO Recreation Center. Addison Ringwald won the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.08) and earned state consideration. Isabella Pattengill won the 50-yard freestyle (25.63) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:56.07), earning state consideration for both events. ...