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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:...

A slew of high school boys basketball squads are competing in a two-day basketball shootout at Kennett High School Tuesday and Wednesday. Rector, Clarkton, Delta C-7, Kennett, Greenville, and Portageville are slated to compete in head-to-head contests that begin at 8 a.m. and conclude around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday...

The best of the best will be recognized at the 2021 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on July 10 at the Rock N’ Roll Drive-In in Chaffee.

The 2021 Tri-County Conference all-conference softball awards have been released. Holcomb senior Hannah Burk and Holcomb junior Alyssa Brown have been selected Tri-County Co-Players of the Year. “Hannah led us in almost every offensive category and she plays first base about as good as anyone I’ve seen,” Holcomb coach Matt Casper said. “She’s just solid all the way around.”...

The brackets are set for the Tri- County Conference and Bootheel Conference softball tournaments. Both events begin Monday. Holcomb is the No. 1 seed in the Tri-County Conference Tournament and Kennett is the No. 1 seed in the Bootheel Conference Tournament...

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 2021 Tri-County Conference boys basketball awards have been released.

DEERING - Even with conditioning potentially being more of a factor than normal due to an extended layoff Scott County Central Braves coach Tim Carlisle wanted to avoid a half-court game against the Delta C-7 Chargers. “We don’t slow the ball down very well,” Carlisle said. ...

High School boys and girls basketball district tournaments are finally upon us. Fans, players, and coaches have had to endure a strange, but sometimes fun, basketball season, which was filled with many postponements and/or cancellations due to Covid-19, as well as the weather. However, we can say that the 2020-2021 season has been one of the more entertaining ones in recent years.

The Delta C-7 Chargers varsity boys basketball squad has been forced to find new ways to prepare for its games throughout its 2020-21 campaign. “Before the season started we were quarantined and we had to have 14 virtual practices before our first game of the season at the Gideon Bulldog Classic in late November,” Delta C-7 coach Ty’re Washington said. “We played three games in that tournament at the start of the season before we had our first real practice after the tournament was over.”...

The seedings have been released for the Class 1-3 boys and girls district basketball tournaments. Postseason play begins Feb. 20 for schools in Class 1-3. Higher seeds are slated to host quarterfinals and semifinals. Some districts will also have the highest remaining seed host their district championship. Other districts have elected to designate a neutral host site for their district final...

DEERING - Cooter Wildcats coach David Mathis issued a strong message to his team at halftime Monday night. “I told them at halftime if we lost this game we were going to practice the rest of the week,” Mathis said. “They turned it on after that. I’m super proud of them. They all played hard and got after it.”...

The bracket is set for the Tri-County Conference varsity boys basketball tournament following the completion of regular-season conference play Friday night. The eight-team event is slated to begin Monday at Delta C-7 High School in Deering. Holcomb (11-10), which went 7-0 in regular-season conference play, is the No. 1 seed. Holcomb will take on No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot in the first quarterfinal Tuesday at 6 p.m. Holcomb won the first meeting with North Pemiscot 65-23 in Jan. 28...

Camden Conner scored a team-high 20 points and Mark Panagos added 18 points to lead Scott City past Delta in the second round of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament at Oran Tuesday. The duo scored 16 points between them in the third quarter, outscoring the entire Delta squad by five in the quarter...

The Chaffee Red Devils played like an NBA team Friday night, scoring 53 points in the first half, and continued that offensive assault that led to a commanding victory over the visiting Marquand Tigers, 88-41. Chaffee opened up the game putting up 30 points in the first quarter, compared to just six for the Tigers...

SENATH - When clutch time presented itself Cody Jones was ready to deliver for the Naylor Eagles. Jones knocked down three consecutive free throws with no time left on the clock to help the No. 6 seeded Naylor Eagles rally past the No. 5 seeded Delta C-7 Chargers 67-66 in the consolation championship at the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament Friday afternoon...

SENATH - The No. 4 seeded Greenville Bears enjoyed a strong start and an electric finish as it outlasted the No. 5 seeded Delta C-7 Chargers 73-54 in the first quarterfinal at the Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament Monday. Greenville built a 18-10 lead by the end of the first quarter before Delta C-7 won the second and third quarters by a couple points to get as close a 42-39 by the start of the fourth quarter. ...

The schedule is set for the 2020 Senath-Hornersville Christmas Tournament. The eight-team varsity boys basketball tournament begins Monday at Senath-Hornersville High School. Defending champion Campbell (5-1) is the No. 1 seeded. Campbell plays North Pemiscot in the first quarterfinal Monday at 6 p.m. The second quarterfinal between No. 4 seeded Greenville and No. 5 seeded Delta C-7 follows Monday at 7:30 p.m...

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...

GIDEON - The Caruthersville Tigers varsity boys basketball team rebounded nicely about 24 hours after suffering a heart-breaking one-point overtime loss to the Kennett Indians late Thursday night. No. 3 seeded Caruthersville built a 34-19 lead by halftime and hung on to beat the No. 6 seeded Clarkton Reindeer 63-55 in the third-place game at the Gideon Invitational Friday...

The South Pemiscot Bulldogs rebounded nicely about 24 hours after suffering a 72-60 quarterfinal loss to the Clarkton Reindeer at the Gideon Invitational. No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot beat No. 8 seeded Delta C-7 56-20 in a consolation semifinal Tuesday at Gideon...

GIDEON - TheClarkton Reindeer trailed the South Pemiscot Bulldogs by single digits throughout the first half but still found a way to rally for a win Monday night. No. 4 seeded Clarkton won the second half by 20 points as it overcame a 36-28 halftime deficit to beat No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot 72-60 in a quarterfinal of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament...

The Delta C-7 Chargers boys basketball program enters its 2020-21 campaign with a balanced group of guards and forwards with previous varsity experience. “We are looking to have a three-guard lineup with two big guys inside,” Delta C-7 coach Ty’re Washington said. “We will probably go about seven deep depending on how hard the guys are willing to work.”...

The seeding have been released for the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament. The event is currently scheduled to take place Nov. 30 - Dec 4 at Gideon High School. Hayti has received the No. 1 seed in the eight-team tournament. Hayti is slated to play No. 8 seeded Delta C-7 in a quarterfinal Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. No. 4 seeded Clarkton will take on No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot in the other quarterfinal on Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m...

The Missouri State High School Activities Association is pushing back the announcement of class and district assignments for winter sports to Friday, December 11. District assignments and classifications were originally scheduled to be released Friday, November 13...

The 2020 Tri-County Conference volleyball awards have been announced. Holcomb senior Bailey Cupples is the 2020 Tri-County Conference Volleyball Player of the Year. Cupples compiled 221 kills, 45 blocks, and 44 aces while serving at 97 percent rate her senior season...