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JACKSON, Mo. — In the past eight meetings between the two teams, Jackson has had Sikeston's number. Friday night's blowout win made it nine straight for the Indians. Jackson's offense played a solid all-around game against Sikeston, racking up 491 yards — 181 passing and 310 rushing — en route to a 50-7 homecoming victory Friday night at The Pit...

With the pressure on in the bottom of the seventh inning, Notre Dame’s Hailey Burnett showed up and showed out. The Bulldogs had just scored to cut Jackson’s lead to just one run, and Burnett didn’t want to take any chances. With two on, one out and a full count, Burnett crushed the ensuing pitch, sending it over the left-field fence to lift Notre Dame past Jackson 6-4 on Thursday at Notre Dame Regional High School...

It’s going to be a tough row to hoe for the Cape Central girl’s tennis team in today’s SEMO Conference Tennis Tournament at Sikeston High School.

The Jackson Indians look to increase their winning streak to 19 games on Friday night when they host Sikeston in a SEMO North Conference tilt. The Indians (4-0) are coming off a 48-0 win over rival Cape Central where eight different running backs carried the ball for a total of 311 yards and five touchdowns...

JACKSON, Mo. — Looking at the scoreboard of Tuesday night’s volleyball matchup between Jackson and Sikeston, one unfamiliar with both teams may think the Bulldogs are struggling. Jackson coach Dave Mirly would disagree. Following the Indians’ 3-0 home victory over Sikeston, Mirly made it a point to say a few words to the opposing team...

Four schools in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are ranked top 10 in the first Missouri Soccer Coaches Association state power rankings poll of 2021. Jackson, Notre Dame, Perryville and Saxony Lutheran all cracked the top 10. Notre Dame (9-1) and Perryville (5-1) are the highest-ranked teams in the area, both coming in at No. 3 in their respective classes...

POPLAR BLUFF — A day after giving up three touchdowns, the Poplar Bluff softball team was locked in a pitcher’s duel Tuesday with Jackson. The Mules rallied with two outs in the sixth to pull even but couldn’t get out of a two-on, no-out jam in the seventh as Jackson won 2-1 at Bobby Strenfel Field...

The Advance Hornets volleyball team lost its first match against a Class 1 school since 2017, dropping a 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 decision to Gideon on Monday night at Gideon. Valle Catholic beat the Hornets — who have won the past three Class 1 state championships — in two sets in the sectional round of the Class 1 state tournament in 2017...

Cape Central swept its tennis match on Thursday, beating Caruthersville 9-0. Four Cape Tigers shut their opponents out in singles competition, and two doubles teams shut out their opponents. Results Singles No. 1 — Jalee Spain won 8-0 No. 2 — Mackenzie Ramdial won 8-3...

STE. GENEVIEVE – You have to give Jay Pope credit for trying. A year ago, he was an assistant football coach at Jackson High School, and he vowed to arrive at the school prior to Indian head coach Brent Eckley in the morning just one time.

Passing Christian Schaaf, St. Vincent — 17-19, 310 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Gavin Venable, Scott City — 6-13, 142, 2 TD, 2 INT Aiden McGarvey, Perryville — 9-16, 122 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Cameron Marchi, Jackson — 7-9, 94 yards, 1 TD Eli Glueck, Chaffee — 5-7, 23 yards...

The Jackson cross country team continued its successful 2021 season with a sweep of both the boys and girls divisions at Saturday’s Cape Central Invitational. Addie Heisserer, Mallorie Metzger and Layla Fliege took first through third and Brooklyn Burgess finished fifth to give the Indian girls four placers in the top five...

——— CLASS 5 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 4 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 3 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 2 DISTRICT 1 CLASS 1 DISTRICT 1 --- A look at rankings from a 10-member panel of media members from around the state with current record, points based on votes with first place votes in parentheses and last week’s ranking...

Jackson High School inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame class on Friday night and recognized the inductees at halftime of the Jackson vs. Cape Central football game. The inaugural class consists of six individuals — Bob Mitchell, Becky (Bollinger) Riney, Mike Gohn, Richard Seyer, Paul Webber and Jim Nelson — and three teams — the 1934 basketball team, 1935 football team and 1977 wrestling team — selected by the Hall of Fame committee...

JACKSON, Mo. — Cape Central fought valiantly in the first quarter against the defending Class 5 state champion Jackson Indians. The Tigers drove down the field and appeared to score a touchdown to cut the score to 14-7 early in the second quarter when quarterback Adrian Fox found receiver Clayton McClard in the end zone. That play, however, would be called back for holding...

Connor Tollison doesn’t have clearance to speak to the media, an almost universal policy for Power 5 true freshmen. But before the hulking offensive tackle cracked Mizzou’s two-deep depth chart, he cleared sizable running lanes for a Jackson High offense that had its way with Class 5 opposition...

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...

Fans of the Jackson football team have gotten used to winning. The Indians have won their last 17 games straight, their last 33 regular-season games and have a 57-8 record since 2016; including a five-game winning streak against the Cape Central Tigers...

As much as Jackson High golf loyalists hate to admit it, Kaydi Rhodes' eligibility is nearing its end. Rhodes, a mainstay for an Indians program that has placed sixth and third in Class 4 and Class, respectively, the previous two seasons, has made future plans...

Notre Dame senior Megan Gullette was victorious again in No. 1 singles competition, defeating Jackson's Delaney Pipkin 8-4 on Monday in Jackson, Mo. Gullette picked up a second win, as she and No. 1 doubles partner Amina Hussein defeated Jackson's duo of Pipkin and Taylor Fehr 8-3...

The Jackson boys cross country team took first place at Saturday's Arcadia Valley Invitational, placing three runners in the top five. Junior Hunter Wendel was the top placer for Jackson, finishing the 5K in 16:59.80 to take second place. Sophomore Bryce Gentry finished just behind Wendel in third with a time of 17:02.35, and junior Evan Kiefer finished in fourth with a time of 17:14.55...

Passing Cameron Marchi, Jackson — 18-27, 286 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Christian Schaaf, St. Vincent — 7-18, 145 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Gavin Venable, Scott City — 6-15, 123 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Eli Glueck, Chaffee — 6-8, 35 yards, 1 INT Mark Panagos, Scott City — 1-1, 15 yards...

This week's Southeast Missourian Football Player of the Week is Jackson senior receiver Kannen Turley. Turley played a pivotal role in the Indians' offense en route to the 2020 Class 5 state championship, and this year is no different. The senior receiver hauled in seven passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns in the Indians' 50-32 win over SEMO North Conference rival Poplar Bluff on Friday...

The snowball picked up momentum in the opening four minutes but really got rolling early in the second quarter Friday night. Jackson scored twice in the span of 53 seconds, taking advantage of a fumble recovery and short field, to sweep away Poplar Bluff 50-32 at Mules Stadium...

The Chaffee football team has started its season 1-1 for the third straight year under third-year coach Will Daffron, but the Arkansas native has far more confidence in his team this year than the previous two. Despite taking a 48-8 beating from Charleston last Friday, Daffron believes his team has what it takes to take down the 2-0 Kelly Hawks on Friday night at Mark Whitaker Memorial Field in Chaffee, Mo...

Jackson senior pitcher Karli Johnson made history this week when she tied a school record for career wins on Tuesday in a 13-0 win over East Carter, then broke the record on Wednesday night when she led her team on the mound over Cape Central, winning 8-0 to record her 45th career victory...

The Jackson girls tennis team hosted Poplar Bluff on Wednesday and shut out the Mules, winning 9-0 overall, securing their fifth win of the season. Singles 1. Delaney Pipkin (J) def. Natalie Murphy (PB) 8-0 2. Mia Foote (J) def. Olivia Kirkman (PB) 8-1...

The Advance Hornets recorded their fourth sweep in four tries this season with a 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 victory over Arcadia Valley on Thursday at Ironton. No individual statistics were reported. The Hornets (4-0) will host Bell City in an SCAA match at 6 p.m. Monday at Advance High School...

The Jackson boys soccer team won their fifth game in a row to start the season perfect, defeating Northwest at home on Wednesday, 3-2. Senior Will Essner scored all three goals for the Indians, while Deonta Blair recorded one assist while Brayden Stowe added another assist...

Behind a total team score of 303, the Jackson girls golf team brought home the first-place trophy on Thursday, winning the Lindbergh Invitational at the Links of Dardenne golf course in St. Louis. All five varsity players brought home hardware as Kaydi Rhodes secured first place overall with a top score of 70 while Ella Overstreet shot 74, Alana Gilbert shot 75, and both Maggie Davey and Jacie Pattengill each shot 84 on the Par 72 course...

In the early 1970s, nobody in the SEMO North Conference could stop Cape Central. The Tigers won four league titles, winning 28 straight against conference rivals. It was the longest run since Sikeston dominated the 1950s, but in 1973 the streak was snapped in a loss to Poplar Bluff...

Anna Eaton produced 16 kills and served seven aces in the Bernie Mules’ 25-4, 25-18, 25-17 victory over Campbell on Tuesday night at Bernie High School. Piper Schoemehl delivered 15 assists and Mackenzie Powell had 15 digs. Bernie won the JV match 25-19 23-25, 15-12...

The Jackson girls tennis team lost its second straight matchTuesday, falling to Farmington 5-4. Marissa Buehler was able to win her singles match over Farmington’s Helen Griffin 8-6. Buehler also won her doubles match with teammate Mia Foote, beating the Knights’ duo of Kate Busenbark and Allie Gowen.

The Southeast Missourian Football Player of the Week for Week 2 of the 2021 season is Jackson quarterback Cameron Marchi. After being limited to just four series against Roosevelt, the senior quarterback was able to truly show what he could do with the new-look Indians’ offense in a 42-0 road victory against Hillsboro on Friday night. Marchi was 14-of-18 on the game with 270 yards and four touchdown passes...

Passing Cameron Marchi, Jackson — 14-18, 270 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Devin Keller, Scott City — 13-29, 243 yards, 2 TD Christian Schaaf, St. Vincent — 8-19, 143 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rilaynd Graham, Perryville — 7-10, 91 yards, 1 TD Eli Glueck, Chaffee — 1-4, 5 yards...

By BRIAN ROSENER Daily American Republic Jackson remained atop the state media football rankings in Class 5 on Monday while Hayti moved up a spot to No. 4 in Class 1. Jackson, the defending Class 5 champions, extended its winning streak to 16 games with a 42-0 win at Hillsboro on Friday night. The Indians have won 32 straight regular-season games, including 13 straight in SEMO North Conference play heading into Friday’s conference opener at Poplar Bluff (2-0)...

HILLSBORO, Mo. -- The Jackson Indians faced their first challenge of the season against the Hillsboro Hawks. Looking at the scoreboard, you may not think it was much of a challenge with the Indians winning 42-0 on Friday night, but it provided coach Brent Eckley an opportunity to see how well his team will play against adversity...

Despite falling 40-0 in its season opener, St. Vincent coach Tim Schumer is just excited for his team to have another opportunity to step on the field. The Indians may have their hands full, however, as they travel to Scott City to night to take on the 1-0 Rams...

While it may be difficult to replace an All-State player, Jackson soccer coach Zack Walton believes senior goalkeeper Nolan Dry is doing his due diligence. Dry — who is replacing Class 4 second-team All-Stater Luke Mirly in the net — made an incredible diving save on a Cape Central penalty kick, and the senior goalkeeper recorded his first shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory Thursday in the Notre Dame Soccerfest at Notre Dame High School...

The Advance Hornets improved to 2-0 in SCAA play with a 25-17, 25-9, 25-19 victory over Richland on Tuesday at Advance High School. No individual statistics were reported. Advance (2-0) will host Oran at 6 p.m. Sept. 7. Richland (0-2) will travel to Gideon for a 7 p.m. match Thursday...

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...

After completing one of the most storied seasons in MSHSAA history, the Jackson High School football program graduated a TON of talent and leadership. “You don’t take turns,” veteran Indian coach Brent Eckley said. “The best team wins. It’s not whosever turn it is.”

The Dexter girls tennis team opened the season 2-0 for the seventh time in eight years with a 7-2 victory over Charleston on Tuesday at Charleston. Julianna Rivera, Maci Comfort, Makenzie Mahy, Emma Dorton and Natalie Bolin won in singles, and Rivera-Comfort and Bolin-Grace Marvel were victorious in doubles...

Meadow Heights started the first round of the Woodland Tournament on Monday with a straight-set victory over Greenville, 25-22, 25-19, and 25-16. The Panthers were led offensively by Halli Bollinger who recorded a game-high 11 kills to go with eight digs...

There are few businesses anywhere in the world that haven’t had to think differently over the past couple of years in this ever-changing environment that we are all immersed in, more than likely, forever. And Semoball.com is not immune to that. The website devoted to providing sports fans thorough coverage of sports throughout Southeast Missouri is still going to make that its mission on a daily basis, however, the internal pieces are going to be doing some shifting moving forward.

Jackson is again atop the state media football rankings in Class 5. The defending state champions received all 10 first-place votes from media members from around the state. Only defending champion Lamar in Class 2 also received all 10 first-place votes...

JACKSON, Mo. — Jackson’s cross country team took first place in five divisions at Saturday’s Jackson Invitational meet. The Jackson boys took first place in the ninth, 10th and 11th-grade divisions while the girls took first in the 9th and 12th-grade divisions...

JACKSON, Mo. — The Jackson soccer team began its 2020 Class 4 state championship defense with a high-scoring, 7-5 victory on Friday night against Saxony Lutheran. “It was just one of those games at the beginning of the year,” Jackson coach Zach Walton said. ...

I had heard much about attending a Jackson Indians home football game over the years but had never experienced it myself. Until Friday night, that is. The atmosphere at “The Pit” was electric, as fans of all ages packed themselves into the stands. You could feel the energy radiating from the crowd, awaiting the arrival of the defending Class 5 state champions.