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The Greenville Bears went into Thursday’s Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament final with back-to-back titles under their belts but the Bears would have to deal with the top-seeded Royals of Twin Rivers if they wanted to make it a three-peat. Benji Stahl’s team delivered in bunches as they cruised by the Royals 10-0 en route to their third-straight championship. In the day’s first game, Naylor stunned East Carter 5-3 to take home the third-place trophy...

The action continued on Tuesday with East Carter, Greenville, Naylor and Twin Rivers meeting in the semifinals of the Ozark Foothills Conference Baseball Tournament at Three Rivers College. While a quick start at the plate helped one team move on, the other relied on defense for a spot in the...

COOTER – After a long day of baseball, quarterfinals and semifinals all at once, the Wildcats and Tigers will officially have a Class 1 District 1 championship rematch. Fourth-seeded Clarkton came out on top of their quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Southland 13-12, a game that came down to the final play of the seventh inning. ...

The two highest seeds playing in the first round of Tuesday’s Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament at McLane Park did not have much trouble advancing to the tournament semifinals. Second-seeded Neelyville rolled past No. 7 East Carter 12-5, while No. 3 Twin Rivers shook off a slow start to defeat sixth-seeded Naylor 7-2...

HOLCOMB – Sisters Maleigh and Ella Lemings led the way with eight combined runs for the Lady Hornets softball team (9-3) to bounce back from a slow offensive start and defeat Naylor 20-10 in five innings at home Friday night. Maleigh hit a two-run and a three-run home run, and Ella hit a two-run homer as well. The duo combined for nine RBIs by the end of the game...

HOLCOMB – The Hornets baseball team (6-3) raced past Naylor to win 8-2, and then won a “dogfight” game against district rival Campbell in a home doubleheader. The Hornets hit the board first against Naylor in the first inning as Bryce McNabb found home on a fly out from his brother, Payton...

ORAN, Mo. — Molly Spane hit three doubles and recorded 10 strikeouts on the mound for the Oran (7-1) during a 10-6 comeback win over the Naylor (2-5) on Tuesday, April 4 at Oran High School. “Despite falling behind the team didn’t give up,” said Oran coach Jim Eftink. ...

NAYLOR — The Poplar Bluff Mules scored nine runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back as they rolled to a 15-1 win over the Naylor Eagles Tuesday. Leading 1-0 after one inning, the Mules (3-4) kicked off their big second-inning rally as Myles Johnson and Aiden Dawes scored on a pair of passed balls to make it 3-0. Kayson King followed that up with a double that scored Dylan Hall and Kolby Greenwall to make it 5-0...

Winter sports have come to an end in Southeast Missouri and for many of the schools in the area, successful seasons. New Madrid County Central won the Class 3 State Championship and the Notre Dame girls and Jackson boys each captured fourth in the state in Class 5 and 6, respectively...

PARK HILLS, Missouri — The Park Hills Central Rebels and the Poplar Bluff Mules combined to score 177 points Thursday night. Unfortunately for the visiting Mules, they came out on the short end of a 96-81 decision at the hand of one of the best teams in Class 4...

GIDEON - That ear-splitting explosion heard in Southeast Missouri Wednesday evening wasn't a sonic boom. It wasn't a tornado or horrible weather. It was basketball thunder, and it emanated from fans howling at Gideon High School's Field House during the semifinals of the MSHSAA Class 1 District 1 tournament...

BLOOMFIELD — The top-seeded Greenville Bears used a strong fourth quarter to overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and rally past No. 4 Puxico 53-44 in the first of two Class 2 District 3 semifinals Wednesday night. The Bears will face the second-seeded Advance Hornets for the district championship Friday night. Advance downed Oran 54-45 in Wednesday’s other semifinal...

NAYLOR — Home was very sweet for the Naylor Lady Eagles Tuesday night. Facing sixth-seeded Southland in the first round of the Class 1 District 1 Tournament, the third-seeded Lady Eagles topped the Lady Rebels 69-33. Third-seeded Naylor was led by Harley Sullivan with a game-high 34 points and Chloe Mitchell with 21 points...

GIDEON – Monday's Class 1 District 1 boys basketball tournament pitted six area programs against each other at the Gideon High School Field House. (2) Risco vs (7) North Pemiscot In game one, the Risco Tigers played the North Pemiscot Mustangs for a spot at Wednesday's semifinal matchups...

Tipping off Monday, the newest edition of the state high school basketball postseason will begin with the boys taking center stage.  A number of area teams will begin their quest in first-round contests while a small group has been awarded byes into the semifinals with only two wins needed to advance to their respective sweet 16s. ...

NEELYVILLE — The Doniphan Dons got big games from Emmitt Jones and Max Owen to take a 57-44 win against Ozark Foothills Conference rival Neelyville Thursday night. “Doniphan was able to convert offensively,” said Neelyville coach Brad Burdin. “We couldn’t hit shots like we normally do and just couldn’t get it done.”...

ELLSINORE — Kasen McCarty and Hunter Croy each scored 15 points and teammate Micah Thompson added 14 as the East Carter Redbirds defeated Eminence Redwings 62-58 here Tuesday night. The game was neck-and-neck throughout, but East Carter's strong offensive efforts gave them the edge they needed to come out on top...

ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds got 29 points from Brooklyn Kearbey and took a resounding 68-46 victory over the Class 4 Kennett Lady Indians Monday night “Kennett is a more physical team than we’re used to and that’s something we need to get better at playing through,” said East Carter coach Angela Rodgers. “It was not one of our smoothest games, but I’m proud that we didn’t roll over.”...

GREENVILLE — Following a disappointing semifinal loss to Neelyville earlier this week, the East Carter Lady Redbirds made sure to wrap up this year’s Ozark Foothills Conference tournament with style. Led by a blistering 23 points by Brooklyn Kearbey, 15 from Breanna Dohleman and Parker Golden’s 10 points, No. 2 East Carter used a 26-0 run over the middle quarters to roll to a 59-22 win over No. 5 Naylor in the third-place game...

The weather did whatever it could to disrupt things in the region and other parts of the country, but it couldn’t put a dent in the Ozark Foothills Conference’s plans. The newest edition of the conference basketball tournament will go on as planned as of Wednesday as both seven boys and the same number of girls programs will once again vie for bragging rights in Southeast Missouri...

By SETH WEEKS Contributing Writer ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds had three players score in double figures as they rolled past Ozark Foothills Conference rival Twin Rivers 74-24 Monday night. Brooklyn Kearbey led East Carter with 19 points, while Breanna Dohleman followed behind with 16 and Parker Golden finished with 13...

MALDEN — The Malden Green Wave had a happy homecoming as they defeated Portageville 50-44. “It was one of the toughest games of the season,” Malden coach Mike Kilgore said. “We didn’t want our homecoming spoiled, so the boys fought hard to secure the win.”...

ELLINGTON — Thursday was a good night for the top two boys seeds at the Black River League Tournament. The top-seeded South Iron Panthers turned back host Ellington 67-48 in the early semifinal Thursday, then No. 2 Bunker defeated East Carter 66-41 in the late game...

For the Sullivan family of Naylor, it’s definitely about sports and in particular senior Harley Sullivan’s time as a Lady Eagle. The current Lady Eagle senior is surrounded by a plethora of Sullivan presences at the school as she currently toils as a member of the basketball team and has just completed her softball career earlier in the fall — although the spring season will still lend fans a chance to watch her a few more times...

JACKSON, Mo. — The Jackson Indians held the Poplar Bluff Mules scoreless from the field in the opening period to build up a big early lead on the way to a 67-47 win Tuesday night in SEMO Conference action. Jackson led 14-1 after the opening period, but the Mules (6-8) cut it to 28-20 by halftime. However, Poplar Bluff could get no closer the rest of the way and Jackson outscored the Mules 39-27 after halftime...

NAYLOR — The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules built up a 21-point halftime lead and made it stand up as they rolled past the Naylor Lady Eagles 47-16 Monday night. The win is the second in a row for Poplar Bluff (5-9), which has won three of its last four games...

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Bears had three players score in double figures as they defeated defending Class 1 state champion South Iron 62-50 Friday night. Easton Evans (14 points) led the Bears (14-1), while Trey Porter (13) and Talan McDaniel (11) joined him in double figures...

KNIGHTSTOWN, Indiana — Kaylee King scored a game-high 39 points to lead the Ellington Lady Whippets past the Twin Rivers Lady Royals in the gymnasium made famous by the 1987 movie “Hoosiers.” It was the second 39-point performance by King, who also scored 39 to lead Ellington to a win at East Carter on Tuesday...

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Mules outlasted the Carl Junction Bulldogs 53-45 in the opening round of the Kaminsky Classic Tournament Thursday night in Joplin. Gavin Rivers led the Mules with 12 points, with Dallas Williams and Mar’Lon Hickman-Roberson scoring eight each...

DONIPHAN — Max Owen and Emmitt Jones combined for 46 points and the Doniphan Dons opened the new year with an 80-61 win over Mountain View Liberty Tuesday. Owen (24 points) and Emmitt Jones (22) led the Dons to victory. Doniphan was down in the first quarter, but came back and took the lead from Liberty...

DONIPHAN — The Doniphan Donettes had three players score in double figures and shook off a slow start to defeat the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules 61-49 Monday night at Wright Gymnasium. Madelyn Eads' bucket with 4:25 left in the opening period gave the Mules an 8-7 lead, but Kenzie Redus answered for Doniphan 56 seconds later to put her team back on top. The Donettes never trailed again, going on a 13-3 run that extended into the second quarter...

As the sports world put the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it in 2022, several teams and individuals in this area rose to the top in their respective sports. From history-making achievements on the hardwood to first-in-school-history performances on the diamond, this year proved itself to be a memorable one for local sports fans...

BROSELEY — It was a good evening to be one of the top four seeds at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic. The top four seeds — Doniphan, Dexter, East Carter and Neelyville, respectively — all won their quarterfinal matchups by more than 20 points on average, with the closest game being a 59-43 win by No. 3 East Carter over 11th-seeded Holcomb...

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff Mules had three players in double figures and steadily pulled away after halftime as they defeated the St. Louis Blue Knights 63-49 Friday at the opening day of the Route 66 Shootout. The Mules led just 23-18 at halftime, but outscored St. Louis 20-14 in the third quarter to take an 11-point lead (43-32) by the start of the fourth quarter...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A 17-point second quarter paced the Notre Dame Bulldogs in a 46-30 win over the Poplar Bluff Mules on Thursday night at Notre Dame Regional High School. Both teams struggled offensively to begin the game with Notre Dame leading 8-3 after one quarter of play...

The Lady Royals Christmas Classic will be a lot of people’s jam next week. That’s because the 16-team event is kind of a big dealio and that’s why some of the better programs in Southeast Missouri partake in a tournament that might be the best thing these young women see that replicates the intensity and workload of a March postseason...

CLARKTON — The East Carter Redbirds outlasted Risco 71-68 in overtime in the first round of the Clarkton Christmas Tournament Monday. East Carter outscored Risco 12-9 in the extra session. The Redbirds leading scorers, Kasen McCarty (23 points) and Micah Thompson (20), accounted for nine of East Carter’s 12 overtime points...

ELLSINORE — Led by the dual 28-point performances by Emmitt Jones and Max Owen, the Doniphan Dons bounced back big from a loss earlier in the week to Greenville with an 84-65 win at East Carter Friday. The Dons (3-1) also got 17 points from J.D. Burton as the team made only seven 3s, but were able to score in huge bunches after being stymied at home by Greenville Tuesday...

ELLSINORE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds improved to 4-0 on the season as they defeated the visiting Mountain View-Liberty Lady Eagles 73-64 Thursday night. “This was a physical game for us, but we're continuing to show our mental toughness and it's paying off,” East Carter coach Angela Rodgers said. ...

NEW MADRID — The Dexter Lady Bearcats used superb free throw shooting, high-pressure defense and were able to capitalize on second-chance opportunities during a 76-34 win at New Madrid County Central on Monday. “Our energy was good,” said Dexter coach Eric Sitze. “But I’d like to see us move our feet a little bit better and keep the basketball out of the paint. We got a lot of girls involved offensively tonight, so that was good for us.”...