Puxico

Several local players were represented when the SEMO North Conference recently released its all-conference squad. Two Dexter players — Kate Nichols and Cali White — earned first-team all-conference honors, while two Poplar Bluff players, Ireland Gowen and Morgan Cisne, were named second-team all-conference, as was Dexter’s Avery Riley...

Fourth-year Puxico High School boy’s basketball coach Bryant Fernetti, who also serves as the school’s athletic director, has no one to blame but himself when he takes a glance at the Indians’ non-conference schedules this winter.

By MIKE BUHLER Sports Writer Solid pitching and a fifth-inning rally proved to be a winning recipe for the Twin Rivers baseball Royals in Thursday’s Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament championship game. The Royals scored four times in the bottom of the fifth inning and got strong pitching from Luke Hester and Bryce Dollins to hold off the Greenville Bears 5-3 at Roger Pattillo Field on the campus of Three Rivers College...

The Greenville Bears and Twin Rivers Royals baseball teams both used big offensive performances Tuesday to punch their tickets to the Ozark Foothills Conference Tournament championship game. The Royals used a nine-run fourth inning to erase an early deficit and take an 11-3 win over Puxico. Meanwhile, the Bears used a hot start at the plate to outslug the Doniphan Dons 17-9 in the second semifinal Tuesday at Roger Pattillo Field on the campus of Three Rivers College...

MARBLE HILL — The semifinals are set for the Stoddard County Activities Association volleyball tournament. Top-seeded Dexter downed No. 8 Richland 25-9, 25-6, 25-4 on Monday, while third-seeded Woodland defeated No. 6 Bloomfield 25-17, 25-22, 25‑16 later that evening. On Tuesday, No. 2 Advance beat seventh-seeded Puxico 25-15, 25-6, 25-11, and No. 5 Bell City defeated fourth-seeded Bernie 25-15, 25-13, 17-25, 25-16...

The Dexter Lady Bearcats volleyball team started its season in strong fashion Tuesday night when took a 25-17, 25-23, 25-14 straight-set victory over Arcadia Valley at the Bearcat Event Center. In other action Tuesday, Bernie improved to 2-0 on the season after taking a 25-11, 24-26, 25-12, 25-22 win over Sikeston, while Advance swept Richland 25-6, 25-15, 25-14. ...

The Poplar Bluff Mules football team will face a stiff challenge when district play starts in November. The Missouri State High School Activities Association released district assignments for all fall sports except for cross country on Friday — and the Mules learned they will be joined in Class 5 District 1 by not only two-time defending district champion Cape Central, but also by defending Class 5 state champion Cardinal Ritter...

With a solid core of young, but experienced, veterans returning, the biggest question for the Advance Hornets volleyball team might be about the intangibles. The Hornets have graduated all-staters Lexi Hoffman and Abigail Kennedy, but return two other all-state players and several key players from last season's state championship squad. And while Advance has just one senior on its roster, the Hornets' returning juniors and sophomores bring a wealth of experience to the court...