Portageville

Catch up on the 2025 Bootheel Conference Tournament highlights as Portageville and Malden girls, along with Campbell and Caruthersville boys, advance to the finals.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — A win over a state-ranked team can shift momentum — and rankings.  Portageville showed it belongs in the conversation with Missouri’s best, dispatching Class 2, No. 9 Chaffee 54-37 on Tuesday, Jan. 14.  While the Lady Bulldogs (11-3, 3-0 Bootheel Conference) have been left just outside the top 10 in Class 3 polls, this signature victory could be enough to finally push them into the rankings...

SIKESTON — Portageville took control with a dominant third-quarter performance to seal a 61-50 win at Scott County Central on Thursday, Jan. 9. The game, originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., was moved up three hours due to incoming snow. While the weather was the main concern, some might joke that the early tip-off also allowed fans to catch the college football playoff semifinal between Notre Dame and Penn State later in the evening. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — It took a quarter to shake the rust, but New Madrid County Central’s big men went to work once the cobwebs cleared during a 52-43 victory over Portageville on Monday, Dec. 6.  Marvion Cranford led the charge with 18 points, and the Eagles (2-8) made clutch plays late to fend off the Bulldogs (3-7) for a fifth straight win in the cross-county rivalry...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — In a rivalry game between neighboring towns, Portageville took care of business with a 66-34 win over New Madrid County Central on Monday, Dec. 6. While postseason matchups are still a long way off, this early win against a district opponent could play a role in the Lady Bulldogs (8-3) postseason seeding when the time comes...

During the recent Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, veteran Portageville High School varsity boy’s basketball coach TJ Smith lamented his team’s lack of experience, which resulted in inconsistent execution.

BROSELEY — For the fourth straight year, the Lady Royals Christmas Classic championship will go to Doniphan. The Donettes showcased their powerhouse program once again on Saturday as they took a 60-33 win over Portageville in the championship contest...

BROSELEY — The Neelyville Lady Tigers were looking to get back into the championship game of the Lady Royal Christmas Classic for the first time since 2019, but the Portageville Bulldogs had other plans. The Bulldogs made a fast start hold up as they took a 57-49 game over the Lady Tigers in Friday’s semifinal...

BLOOMFIELD — Big wins were the order of the day on Thursday in the first four games of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. All four early games were decided by double digits, with only the Bernie-Portageville and Kennett-East Carter games being decided by less than 20 points...

BLOOMFIELD – Bernie High School varsity boy’s basketball coach Jason Long has been on the sidelines long enough to discern a solid level of defense being played, and he is seeing the foundations of such this season from his team. “We’ve been playing pretty good defense,” Long said recently following a win at Bell City. “We’ve been defensive rebounding pretty well.”