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Postseason hoop honors rolling in for Cooter, others (3/16/23)The boy’s basketball season may have ended for all MSHSAA Class 2 programs, however, the postseason recognition has just begun for Cooter High School senior Luke Barnes.
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Naylor, Twin Rivers have few problems in their district openers (2/22/23)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...
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Risco, Clarkton, Naylor advance in C1D1 tournament (2/21/23)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...
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District playoff tournaments preview: Why not Van Buren? Bulldogs set sights high (2/18/23)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. ...
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Higher seeds prevail on Tri-County Conference Tournament opening night (2/7/23)COOTER – Cooter, Risco, Holcomb and Delta C-7 all advanced as the higher seeds in the opening round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament Monday night. While the field is wide open right now, it's going to be a battle for the next two nights with plenty of parity between each team left in contention for the conference title...
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Win or go home: Tri-County Conference Tournament begins next week (2/3/23)The Tri-County Conference Tournament is nearly upon us once again, and this year there is sure to be plenty of close competition. While the bracket hasn't yet been decided, each and every team in contention, including Clarkton, Cooter, Delta C-7, Gideon, Holcomb, North Pemiscot, Risco and Southland, will have to fight ruthlessly to stay in the tournament every night...
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Wallace, Ward push Delta C-7 past Southland (1/28/23)CARDWELL – Despite winning a few hard-fought battles under the boards, the Southland Rebels were outmanned and outgunned Friday by the Delta C-7 Chargers, losing their homecoming game 85-51. Rebels head coach Steve Richey said his team was focused on corralling the Chargers’ guards, including freshman C.J. Wallace and junior Bryce Manley...
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Fast start powers Jackson past Mules (1/18/23)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...
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Charleston falls to Puxico; Chaffee wins Mistletoe Classic (12/22/22)CHARLESTON, MO. — Puxico defeated Charleston in the fifth-place game of the 2022 Mistletoe Classic at CHS on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Lady Indians (3-8) controlled the game from the opening tip and cruised to a 56-25 victory over the Blue Jays (2-8). “Overall, we came out and played hard with a good defensive effort,” said Puxico coach Trent Copling. ...
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Southland secures first season win over Ridgefield Christian Academy (12/9/22)The young Southland Rebels basketball squad picked up its first win of the season, and its first win under first year head coach Steve Richey, Thursday night after defeating the Ridgefield Christian Academy Warriors (Jonesboro, Ar.) 79-71. “I just can't say enough about these kids,” Richey said after the win. “I've worked their tails off, there have been some down times, but I'm just so proud for them. It's really good to see these kids get rewarded for the work they've done.”...
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MSHSAA announces basketball districts (11/19/22)
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MSHSAA announces winter district assignments (11/18/22)Districts for winter sports were released on Friday morning, with New Madrid County Central dropping to Class 3 for the 2022-23 season. NMCC finished third in Class 4 last season and return juniors Jadis Jones and AJ Ruff while junior BJ Williamson also returns after missing last season...
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High School volleyball roundup, Sept. 1: Cape Central dominates Perryville for 3-0 sweep (9/2/22)Cape Central swept Perryville on Thursday night 25-20, 25-22, 25-22, starting off strong with an 11-point run in the first set. Madison Phelps and Piper Underwood led the way with eight kills each while Avery Criblez added 20 assists to put Perryville away...
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Local Memphis, Mizzou softball players host junior camp in Kennett (8/9/22)Southland graduates Jenna Gibson and Jordan Zolman gathered girls from around the area at Ultimate Fitness in Kennett on Saturday for a junior softball clinic. Both are future teachers, and with experience playing softball at the collegiate level they offered a wealth of knowledge about what it takes to be successful on the diamond...
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Area teams battle it out at Rib City Classic Volleyball Tournament (7/1/22)DEXTER, Mo. — A Rib City Classic Volleyball Tournament was held at the Bearcats Event Center at Dexter High School on Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, June 28. Tournament games were the best of three sets. Games started with a 4-4 score and concluded when one of the teams reaches 25 and led by two points. There was no scoring cap on any of the games...
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Longtime MSHSAA baseball official steps away from the plate (6/27/22)If you really want to know the origins of Joe Baldwin passing judgment on pitchers’ accuracy throughout Southeast Missouri, you’d have to go all the way back to the dusty dirt fields of the Marston Little League in the early 1960s.