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Thursday night marked another first for Caden Bogenpohl. After debuting in the field and in the lineup earlier in the week, Bogenpohl made his first appearance on the mound as the Cape Catfish knocked off Rex Baseball 13-11. Bogenpohl took over in the sixth inning after Marshall Brown tossed 2.2 innings allowing four runs on five hits and Raymond Ochoa tossed 2.1 innings allowing three runs on four hits...

Jackson baseball recouped, recovered and completely flipped the script on Saturday, paying off with a 2-1 victory in the MSHSAA Class 3 third-place game to claim the bronze medal. Starting pitcher John-Paul Sauer maintained a perfect game into the fourth inning and didn’t allow a run until the final frame. The Eagles pushed one across with one out, but Sauer slammed the door shut with a runner on third to claim the first final-four victory in program history...

For the first time in school history, Jackson played for a spot in the state championship on Friday against Francis Howell. A five-run fourth inning doomed the Indians, however, coming away with a 9-8 loss after their late-game heroics fell just short...

The Jackson High School baseball squad has 11 seniors on its roster this spring, most of whom have played together since they were seven years old.

There are a lot of components to Caden Bogenpohl’s baseball ability to find appealing.

Cape Central senior Ryan Seabaugh finished his high school running career with All-State honors in three different open events on Saturday, May 27, in Jefferson City. Seabaugh finished second in the boys’ 1600m ahead of his future college teammates Jonah And Josh Allison of Hillsboro at the Class 4 state championships. He also finished sixth in the 3200m (9:33.03) and eighth in the 800m (9:33.03)...

The Jackson Indians punched their ticket to the program's first final-four appearance with a 5-1 victory over Lafayette High School in the Class 6 quarterfinal on Saturday at Jackson Indian Stadium. Both starting pitchers ran through the first three innings, only allowing a combined two hits and no earned runs. Lafayette managed to strike first during a fourth-inning bases-loaded situation in which senior pitcher Caden Bogenpohl walked in a run before escaping the inning...

It took just four minutes for Nerinx Hall to find the winner, going up by a goal and holding on to the lead to take a 2-0 victory against the hosting Jackson Indians and advance to a MSHSAA Class 4 semifinal in Fenton, Mo. The Jackson defense, spearheaded by senior Emilia Wunderlich and led in goal by sophomore Camryn Alsdorf, held the Markers to just two goals in a rematch of 2022’s quarterfinal matchup, in which Nerinx Hall took a 5-0 victory in Webster Groves, Mo...

Jackson’s Cade McCadams finished his high school career with the school record in the boys’ 1600m on Friday in Jefferson City. The graduating senior finished 12th in the MSHSAA Class 5 state championships with a time of 4:17.74, two seconds faster than the record. McCadams is slated to run for Southeast Missouri State next year...

Championship experience can go a long way no matter what sport the experience comes in. The Jackson Indians’ soccer team has a wealth of such experience after winning their sixth-straight district championship with a 2-1 win over Oakville on Thursday, May 18, in Jackson...

For the first time since 2018, the Jackson Indians emerged as district champions after defeating the Mehlville Panthers 9-2 in the MSHSAA Class 6 District 1 championship game to advance to the quarterfinal stage of the state playoff. Jackson scored six runs across the first two innings to jump out to a 6-0 lead, with Mehlville threatening late after loading the bases in the sixth inning. ...

Sometimes, the story simply writes itself. Jackson’s Caden Bogenpohl threw a complete-game, no-hit shutout on Thursday afternoon while clubbing two home runs on offense to will the Indians to a 6-0 victory against Oakville to advance to the district championship...

A pair of second-half goals proved to be the difference in the Jackson Indians’ 2-1 win over the Oakville Tigers in the Class 4 District 1 championship game on Thursday. Thursday's win marked the sixth-straight district title for the Indians. “You just can’t put that into words,” Jackson coach Justin McMullen said. “It speaks volumes of the players that have been here. I’ve been very blessed to have some good coaches.”...

The Jackson Indians defeated the Poplar Bluff Mules 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday in the Class 6 District 1 Tournament at Jackson Indian Stadium. Senior Quinton Borders had a big day at the plate going 2-3 with a home run in the first inning. The Indians wasted no time getting started, scoring three runs in the first inning. ...

BOLIVAR – Sitting on the cusp of all-state status with three groups still to come in, Ian Lambert could only patiently sit and wait. “It's pretty tough, but I feel confident right now,” the Jackson sophomore said. “It would feel good just knowing that I did it. I was close last year, but fell just short.”...

Jackson girls’ soccer trailed for the near entirety of its Tuesday matchup with the Seckman Jaguars, but two goals in the last ten minutes saw the Indians go from a goal down to taking the win in regulation after dominating possession in the second half, winning 2-1 to advance to the district championship game on Thursday...

It looked like Poplar Bluff had Jackson all figured out in the first half on defense. Exiting the intermission, though, Jackson began to pick up steam and put four past the Mules to secure its spot in the second round o districts with a 4-0 win at home...

For the first time since 2019, the Jackson baseball team received the No. 1 seed for its district as the 29-6 Indians finished as the top overall team in the Class 6 District 1 regular season. The Indians outdueled a number of St. Louis powerhouse teams such as No. 2 Seckman (20-11), No. 3 Mehlville (21-6) and more, defeating the second-seeded Jaguars on the road in an 11-3 victory on Apr. 12 and finishing 4-0 in district play across the 2023 season...

Released May 12 from the Missouri High School Basketball Coaches Association. Class 6 Others receiving votes: Marquette 17-9, Blue Springs 21-14. Class 5 Others receiving votes: Hillsboro 19-4, Webster Groves 13-15. Class 4 Others receiving votes: Blair Oaks 18-18, Macon 20-6, St. Puis X (Kansas City) 13-6, Father Tolton 13-8...

The girls' soccer district tournaments are approaching this weekend, and the Southeast Missouri region is in an optimistic position. There are four classes in the sport, and I predict that there will be a team within the Southeast Missourian coverage area in each of the four state tournaments...

The coaching search is over for the Jackson girls’ basketball team. The district announced on Thursday that Jackson assistant and former Perryville head coach Angela Fulton had been elevated to head coach of the Indians ahead of the 2023-24 season. As head coach of the Perryville Pirates, Fulton put together a 66-58 record over five years including three JCAA conference championships and three selections as the JCAA Coach of the Year before leaving to take the assistant job at Jackson...

Baden Hackworth hit a home run in the third inning to lead the Jackson Indians to an 8-4 win on the road against the Perryville Pirates on Wednesday in Perryville. Jackson (28-6) has extended its winning streak to 12 games and has added to its record-high win total on the season...

ON the field, there hasn’t been much for 10th-year Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz to criticize when it comes to the play and production of Redhawk junior linebacker Bryce Norman. However, what you need to understand about Matukewicz is he is a coach that analyzes every aspect of his student-athletes, not just their ability to make tackles.

The Jackson Indians cruised to an 8-0 win over the Sikeston Bulldogs on Monday in the regular season finale in Jackson. Jackson would jump out to a quick 4-0 lead just over 15 minutes into the contest. “We were fine-tuning some things,” Indians coach Justin McMullen said. “I thought we were pretty good offensively tonight.”...

Jackson's record-setting season continues with a 6-3 home win over Kelly on Monday, May 8 in Jackson. Carson McDaniel threw a complete game for in Indians, allowing three runs on five hits with 10 strikeouts. "I think that Carson McDaniel came out and did what he's done all year, pitched really well, threw a lot of strikes, changed speeds, hit locations, kept their hitters off balance quite a bit," Jackson head coach Josh Roach said. "When they got contact, most of it was really soft."...

The Jackson Indians baseball team defeated the Spartans of DeSmet Jesuit High School 6-5 on Saturday at Jackson Indian Stadium. Senior Quentin Borders drew a walk in the bottom of the seventh that brought in a run and gave the victory to the Indians...

SIKESTON — From Friday night lights to midweek madness, the Sikeston Twilight Relays brought together some of the top high school track and field athletes from the region for an afternoon of intense and unique competition. While the hometown team didn’t come out on top, the sheer talent on display was enough to make the meet a success...

Tuesday’s 7-0 win over Cape Central marked the fourth-straight shutout for the Jackson Indians. Camryn Alsdorf is in her first season as the goalkeeper for the Indians and coach Justin McMullen had high praise on her performance this season. “She’s definitely been a spark for us back there,” McMullen said. ...

Jackson High School baseball standouts Quinton Borders and Caden Bogenpohl have spent time competing on the beautiful turf at Capaha Field on many occasions, including Monday’s SEMO Conference Tournament championship game against Kennett. That feeling will only grow this summer, as both have signed to play for the Cape Catfish for the entirety of the 2023 season.

The Poplar Bluff Mules needed a near-perfect game to surpass a red-hot Jackson baseball squad, but it didn’t happen. The Mules’ early struggles from the mound aided in a 14-5 loss in Tuesday’s matchup against the Indians. With this loss, the Mules fall to 11-13 on the season as they prepare for the district tournament...

Kennett was ready for Jackson. “We owe them one, Kennett pitcher Ashton Williams said. “They got us at their place but now we get them at Capaha. We’re coming for them and I hope they know we’re ready for them.” That quote was blown up, printed, and laminated in the Jackson dugout for the final round of the SEMO Conference Tournament. ...

Despite windy conditions at Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston, the Jackson boys’ golf team prevailed as SEMO Conference Tournament champions, defeating runner-up Poplar Bluff by nine strokes. Jackson sophomore Ian Lambert and junior Jake Miller finished first and second in the tournament with 75 and 76 strokes respectively on Fox Haven’s par-71 course...

Jackson High School senior baseball standout Caden Bogenpohl is a unique talent, which is obvious to any trained eye that observes his talents in the field, on the mound, or at the plate.

Having won at least 20 games in eight of the previous nine baseball seasons, the level of expectations for Jackson High School to continue that trajectory was high for first-year Indian coach Josh Roach entering this spring.

A 2-out RBI triple in the bottom of the 5th by Henley Parker was the difference in Jackson’s 3-2 win over Notre Dame on Saturday in the semifinals of the SEMO Conference Tournament. With the game tied 2-2, Jackson’s Grant Dotson drew a 2-out walk and then stole both second and third base before Parker tripled him home...

The Cape Catfish have been the most successful organization in the Prospect League since the franchise's inception in 2019, so no one could blame the club leadership if it didn’t mess with its formula in terms of constructing a roster. However, Catfish General Manager Mark Hogan has not been content, or fearful, of experimentation this off-season. Hogan not only has brought in an entirely new coaching staff, but the franchise has also signed several high school players to season-long contracts for the first time in team history.

The top-seeded Jackson Indians wasted little time in a matchup with the No. 8 Sikeston Bulldogs, scoring seven runs in the second inning en route to a 15-0 win in four innings to open up the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon. Jackson’s win improved its season record to 20-6, reaching the 20-win mark for the eighth consecutive season dating back to 2015. Sikeston’s loss dropped its team record to 4-13 on the season...

The Cape Central Tigers prepare for the SEMO Conference Tournament with a 13-3 rain-soaked blowout win over Herculaneum on Thursday at Cape Central High School. Cape Central (8-11) breaks a three-game losing streak with the win. Cole Proffer started the scoring for the Tigers with an RBI single in the first inning. The Tigers then scored four runs in the second inning, highlighted by a Morgan Diamond single and a Jathan Spain triple...

After a 2-year run at the helm of the Jackson Indians’ girls' basketball program, head coach Adam Stoneking announced he was stepping down to become Jackson High School’s new assistant principal. Stoneking arrived at Jackson four years ago with the goal of one day being a principal...

Baseball can be a strange game and the last two games have been just that for Jackson’s Baden Hackworth. With an opportunity to set the Indians’ single-season RBI record with 37 on Monday against NMCC, a wild pitch and an error prevented Hackworth from the opportunity with the bases loaded in a run-rule situation...

The Jackson Indians went 1-1 against the Lafayette Lancers in a Class 6 matchup on Saturday at Jackson Indian Stadium. Game 1 went to the Lancers 3-0 in a game where the Indians struggled to generate much offense, getting just four hits. Junior John Paul Sauer pitched five innings and finished with five strikeouts, three walks, and three earned runs before being relieved by senior Caden Bogenpohl. ...

The Jackson Indians cruised to a 5-0 win over the Northwest Lions on Friday at Jackson Soccer Park. After a pair of shots rang off the crossbar, the Indians would strike first when Riley Monighan made it 1-0 in the 32nd minute. “Anytime you can get the first goal it relaxes you a little bit,” Indians coach Justin McMullen said. “We just try to make sure that we continue to put the pressure on even after we scored the first goal.”...

Playing baseball at Busch Stadium in St. Louis is a rare opportunity that is not exclusive to big league ball players. The Jackson Indians have been lucky enough to fit a game at the home of the St. Louis Cardinals in their schedule each year since 2015...

Eric Boles spends all day making sure his Dexter High School biology students learn not only lessons regarding the science of life but the actuality of it, as well.

The Jackson Indians capitalized on a rare opportunity and defeated Edwardsville 5-1 on Sunday at Busch Stadium. JP Sauer pitched a complete game for the Indians, allowing only one run on three hits with nine strikeouts and no walks. The Indians opened the fourth inning down 1-0. ...

Ryan Seabaugh has his college path secured, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing left for him to chase in the high school circuits. The Southern Illinois commit casually dominated the competition and took first place in the boys’ 800-meter and 3200-meter race in the Cape Invitational on Saturday at Cape Central High School...

The jump from junior varsity to varsity in any sport is sure to be a tough one. For Jackson sophomore Trent Schorey, he’s made the jump from junior varsity to varsity on the Indians tennis team, and he’s also assumed the role of the number 1 on varsity...

The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders defeated the Bloomfield Wildcats 10-2 on Wednesday at Saxony Lutheran High School. The offense of the Crusaders was led by senior Aaron Eubanks who went 2-4 with two RBIs while also coming around to score a run. Senior Drew Hahs got the win on the mound for Saxony, going six innings and striking out a total of 16 batters...