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Clarkton Donkey Basketball Game
(05/18/13)
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 COOTER, Mo. - The Cooter Wildcats baseball program is slated to begin play in the Class 1 state playoffs for an eighth straight season Monday at 4 p.m. when it hosts familiar foe Oran in a Class 1 state sectional....
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Cooter skipper Allen Crawford to retire after 36 years of coaching
(05/18/13)
COOTER, Mo. - Long-time Cooter Wildcats baseball coach Allen Crawford has been contemplating his retirement from baseball since the start of the school year. "Last fall I started contemplating retiring from baseball this year," Crawford said. "The physical aspect of coaching is very demanding. I just felt at this point in my career it was time to let go and turn the program over to those who can stand up to the physicality of what the job demands... 
Finals Numbers: 2013 Kennett varsity baseball team
(05/17/13)
OFFENSIVE STATS --- PITCHING STATS --- SEASON RESULTS FINAL RECORD: 11-14 OPPONENT SEMO CONF. TOURN. BOOTHEEL CONF. TOUR. --- DISTRICT TOURN. Notes: Kennett won the regular-season Bootheel Conference title... 
Five Kennett players make SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team
(05/17/13)
Five Kennett baseball players recently received recognition on the SEMO Conference all-conference baseball team. Kennett shortstop Kevonte Mitchell and Kennett left fielder Akeem Nelson were selected first-team all-conference. Mitchell finished the season with a .373 batting average, team-high three home runs and team-high 23 RBIs. Nelson batted .338 with 13 RBIs, one home run and 10 stolen bases... 
Holcomb edges Portageville 9- 8, claims first district baseball title since 2005
(05/16/13)
STEELE, Mo. - Holcomb baseball coach Matt Casper has been preaching to his team to not chase pitches out of the strike zone for most of the season. "I've been preaching patience and discipline at the plate," Casper said. "They showed it today and took some key walks and got hit-by-a-pitch. It goes to show you the way this game ended that every run counts, and we were lucky to have one more than they did."... 
Kennett's Bryce McPherson places 11th at Class 3 state golf tournament
(05/15/13)
SEDALIA, Mo. - Kennett senior Bryce McPherson concluded his high school golf career as a state medalists Tuesday afternoon at the Class 3 state golf tournament. McPherson finished in outright 11th place among the 89 golfers who competed at the Class 3 state golf tournament at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo. The Top 15 golfers receive all-state recognition at the state tournament... 
NMCC claims first district baseball title since 1994 with 15-0 win against top-seeded Malden
(05/15/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The postseason run continued for the New Madrid County Central Eagles baseball team Tuesday afternoon in the Class 3, District 1, championship at Malden. Less than 24 hours after overcoming a 1-0 deficit in the sixth-inning to beat second-seeded Twin Rivers 2-1 in a district semifinal Monday night third-seeded New Madrid County Central run-ruled the top-seeded Malden Green Wave 15-0 in five innings to claim its first district baseball title since 1994... 
Kennett drops district baseball semifinal to Sikeston 3-0
(05/14/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians baseball program suffered a season-ending 3-0 loss to the Sikeston Bulldogs in a Class 4, District 1, semifinal at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Monday evening. Second-seeded Sikeston scored a run in the first inning and two runs in the second inning off of Kennett starting pitcher Payton Raspberry... 
Kennett run-rules Fredericktown 12-2 in Class 4, District 1, baseball quarterfinal
(05/12/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett senior Collin Smith gave his team exactly what it needed Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Class 4, District 1, baseball tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. An efficient start on the mound... 
Kennett senior athletes recognized at Booster Club Banquet
(05/11/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians Booster Club held its 19th annual athletic banquet Friday night at the Kennett Country Club for senior athletes. "I'd just like to say to the seniors 'thank you for what you have done for us this year,'" Kennett Booster Club President Darren Harris said in an opening speech at the banquet. ... 
Kennett's Chapman signs to play college football at Missouri Baptist
(05/11/13)
Kennett senior Devante Chapman recently decided to play football at the next level. Chapman signed his letter of intent to play football at Missouri Baptist last week. Missouri Baptist is a four-year university located in St. Louis, Mo., that competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics... 
Final tune-up: Late surge pushes Oran past Kennett baseball team 7-1
(05/10/13)
ORAN, Mo. - The Class 1 Oran Eagles and Class 4 Kennett Indians continued final preparations for the high school baseball playoffs Thursday afternoon by adding a game against each other. Both programs, which have won back-to-back district titles in their respective classes, relished the opportunity to square off less than 72 hours before district baseball tournaments get underway... 
Hayti hires Neal Cruce as head football coach
(05/10/13)
After Justin Peden accepted the head football coach position at Dexter High School a few weeks back, the immediate question arose among Hayti High School football players and fans: "Who will be our coach going forward?" Hayti has officially hired Obion County Defensive Coordinator Neal Cruce to coach the Tribe next season... 
Portageville softball team shuts out Kennett 5-0 in Bootheel Conference championship
(05/09/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs softball team utilized stolen bases, a sacrifice fly, bunt single and home run to get the most out of its limited scoring opportunities in the championship of the Bootheel Conference softball tournament Wednesday afternoon. ... 
Kennett and Portageville advance to Bootheel Conference softball championship for third straight season
(05/08/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians and Portageville Bulldogs varsity softball teams are slated to meet in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship for a third straight season following semifinal action. Both programs collected run-rule wins in their respective semifinals at Kennett Tuesday... 
Kennett's Bryce McPherson advances to Class 3 state golf tournament
(05/07/13)
JACKSON, Mo. - Kennett senior Bryce McPherson qualified for the state golf tournament for a third straight season Monday afternoon. McPherson shot 84 at the 6,548-yard par-72 Bent Creek Golf Club in Jackson, Mo., Monday afternoon. "I'm pretty excited," McPherson said. "I worked pretty hard and put in a lot of practice. Hopefully that will pay off when it comes time to compete at state next week."... 
Kennett softball team advances to Bootheel Conference semifinal with 24-0 win against Hayti
(05/07/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians softball team moved one step closer to its second straight Bootheel Conference Tournament title Monday afternoon with a 24-0 three-inning victory against Hayti. Kennett (15-4) scored 18 runs in the first inning and six runs in the second inning... 
Kennett wins middle school baseball conference tournament
(05/07/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians middle school baseball team recently ended its season with a six-game winning streak. Kennett finished its season with a record of 8-3 after a 2-3 start to the year. "We've come a long way from the beginning of the season to the end of the season in our baseball knowledge," Kennett coach Chad Pritchett said of the 2013 season. "Starting off the season we had some guys playing positions they had never played before."... 
Clarkton to host Dairy Land Donkey Basketball Show
(05/04/13)
New rodeo stars will be born during the wild and crazy "Dairy Land Donkey Basketball Show at Clarkton High School on Saturday, May 18, starting at 7 p.m. It's basketball played on real, live donkeys and it will be wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus!...
Malden, Holcomb, Cooter and Risco baseball teams remain state-ranked
(05/04/13)
Four schools from the Missouri Bootheel are ranked in the Top 10 in the latest state baseball rankings. Risco is ranked No. 9 in Class 1 and Cooter is ranked No. 10 in Class 1. Risco is the No. 1 seed in Class 1, District 1, and host Cooter is the No. 2 seed in the 7-team district... 
Malden wins Bootheel Conference baseball tournament, bests South Pemiscot 7-3
(05/03/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity baseball program added another first-place award to its trophy collection Thursday afternoon with a 7-3 win against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the Bootheel Conference Tournament championship. The Green Wave improved its record to 22-3 with the championship victory and increased the likelihood the 2013 season will be the most successful in school history for the Malden baseball program... 
Kennett softball team beats Holcomb 10-0
(05/03/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians softball team concluded regular season play with a 10-0 win against Holcomb Thursday afternoon. Kennett senior Chandler Essary pitched a complete-game shutout. She allowed one hit in five innings pitched and struck out eight... 
Malden and South Pemiscot advance to the Bootheel Conference Tournament baseball championship with dramatic semifinal wins
(05/02/13)
MALDEN, Mo. - The Bootheel Conference Tournament championship is set following a pair of dramatic finishes in the semifinals Wednesday afternoon at Malden. No. 2 seeded Malden will take on fourth-seeded South Pemiscot Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the Bootheel Conference Tournament title game at Malden... 
Kennett baseball team is eliminated from SEMO Conference Tournament by Cape Central 7-4
(05/01/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity baseball program fell a few runs shy of a birth in the consolation championship of the SEMO Conference Tournament Tuesday night despite a dominant relief performance by junior hurler Brandon Meek. Kennett's Meek limited the Class 5 Cape Central Tigers to just two hits and one run in 4 2/3 innings of relief work in a consolation semifinal of the 8-team tournament against Cape Central...
Kennett softball team hits four homers in 13-8 win at Neelyville
(05/01/13)
NEELYVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity softball team belted four home runs and 16 hits in a 13-8 road win against the Neelyville Tigers Tuesday. "I thought we hit the ball really well today and had a very good game plan at the plate," Kennett softball coach Kevin McCaig said. "We were aggressive early in the game and after the pitching change we started working deeper in the count looking for a good pitch to drive. We were fortunate enough to connect on a few."... 
Kennett's Bryce McPherson and Aaron Beck qualify for Class 3 golf sectional
(04/30/13)
FARMINGTON, Mo. - Two Kennett golfers extended their season Monday afternoon. Kennett's Bron McPherson and Aaron Beck both finished in the Top 15 at the district golf tournament Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington. McPherson finished tied for seventh with a round of (+14). Beck placed fifteenth with a round of (+18)... 
Kennett softball team beats Senath-Hornersville 15-0
(04/30/13)
Note: 26 Photos of the Senath-Hornersville-Kennett softball game are available in a photo gallery at this link: Photos Here http://www.dddnews.com/gallery/15285 KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians softball team cruised to a 15-0 four-inning home win against Senath-Hornersville Monday afternoon...
Kennett baseball team drops SEMO Conference Tournament quarterfinal to Sikeston 10-6
(04/30/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Quality at-bats can sometimes be the biggest difference maker. The Sikeston Bulldogs' plate persistence landed them a five-run inning which was the eventual difference maker Monday as they defeated Kennett 10-6 during the first round of the SEMO Conference Tournament at VFW Memorial Stadium in Sikeston... 
James Halitzka named varsity girls basketball coach at Kennett
(04/27/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Board of Education approved the hiring of a new varsity girls basketball coach at its April school board meeting. James Halitzka will serve as a high school physical education teacher and girls head basketball coach for the 2013-14 school year... 
Risco baseball team upends Holcomb 7-4 in Tri-County Conference championship game
(04/26/13)
GIDEON, Mo. - The fourth-seeded Risco Tigers defeated the second-seeded Holcomb Hornets 7-4 Thursday afternoon in the championship of the Tri-County Conference baseball tournament. ""It's great," Risco coach Brandon Blankenship said. "It's a special group of kids and special group of seniors. I'm extremely, extremely proud of them. This is actually my first conference championship as a coach at the high school level so it's also really special for me."... 
Southland softball team wins 4th straight Tri-County Conference title, beats North Pemiscot 9-4
(04/26/13)
RISCO, Mo. - The Southland Rebels softball team claimed its fourth straight Tri-County Conference Tournament title Thursday afternoon with a 9-4 win against the North Pemiscot Mustangs. Southland led 5-0 after two innings and 9-0 after five innings. North Pemiscot scored two runs in the sixth and two runs in the seventh to narrow the final margin of defeat to five... 
Kennett baseball team beats Dexter 5-3
(04/26/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - DK Wallace and Tyson Campbell each collected two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Kennett Indians to a 5-3 SEMO Conference win over Dexter Thursday afternoon. Wallace broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning with a bases-loaded 2-run single while Campbell drove in what proved to be the winning run with a two-out single in the fifth. Campbell would later deliver the Indians an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh to set the final 5-3 score... 
Walkoff Winner: Kennett softball team scores four runs in the bottom of the seventh to edge NMCC 7-6
(04/25/13)
KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Indians softball coach Kevin McCaig said his hitters did not change their approach at the plate entering the bottom half of the final inning trailing the New Madrid County Central Eagles 6-3. "We didn't do anything different the last inning," McCaig said. "We were hitting the ball on the nose pretty much all day but we just kept hitting it to someone. We kept saying 'keep hitting line drives and they will find a hole.'"... 
Kennett's Beck places first at Kelly Invitational
(04/25/13)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Kennett's Aaron Beck posted the top individual score at the Kelly Invitational at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Monday. Beck shot 77. Advance's Brian Whitson finished second with a round of 78 and Kelly's Derrick Garner placed third with a round of 79... 
Austin Peay men's basketball program lands 2011 Kennett graduate Fred Garmon (Video Included)
(04/24/13)
2011 Kennett graduate Fred Garmon will have the opportunity to play Division 1 basketball in the Ohio Valley Conference next season. Garmon, who has played basketball at Mineral Area Community College in Park Hills, Mo., the last two seasons, recently signed to play basketball at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn... |
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