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Kennett, Missouri ~ Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Kennett assistant softball coach Linda Cheek (right) congratulates Jordan Wagster after Wagster reached base in a game at Senath earlier this season. Cheek just completed her second season coaching alongside her daughter, Kennett head coach Laurie Vaughan.

Just call her Cheekie: Lady Tribe assistant softball coach has walked an amazing road

Linda Cheek has taken a long and amazing road to where she is today. Cheek, who is in her second year as Kennett High School's assistant softball coach -- assisting her daughter, Laurie Vaughan -- has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments in her lifetime, not to mention winning some big battles... More > >

Lady Lions in an upset (05/09/08)
Errors doom Lady Tribe's quest for perfection
Kelly races out to big lead to spoil Senior Day for Indians (05/09/08)
The Kelly Hawks raced out to a big lead and held off a late comeback to defeat the Kennett Indians 7-4 Thursday at Indian Park, spoiling Senior Day for the Tribe. In other area baseball games, it was Senath-Hornersville 10, Holcomb 3; Cooter 9, South Pemiscot 7; and North Pemiscot defeated Gideon...
Mills pitches Dexter to victory over Tribe (05/08/08)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Ben Mills has not made many starts on the mound this season for the Dexter Bearcats. But one couldn't tell that Wednesday against the Kennett Indians. In just his second start of the season, Mills scattered 10 hits and pitched out of several jams to lead Dexter to an 8-2 victory over the Tribe at East Park...
Tribe shuts out Lions (05/07/08)
The Kennett Indians seem to just have the Senath-Hornersville Lions' number on the baseball diamond this spring. For the second time this spring, the Tribe's pitchers shut down the Senath-Hornersville offense, as Trey Bazzell and Corey Henfling combined to hold the Lions to just one hit in a 4-0 win at Indian Park Tuesday...
Brown kicks Lady Tribe past Anna-Jonesboro (05/06/08)
Alexandra Brown usually wins games for the Kennett Lady Indians by keeping balls out of the net. Monday, she won a game by kicking one in. Brown's kick on the final play of a penalty-kick shutout lifted the Lady Tribe to a 4-3 victory over the Anna-Jonesboro Lady Wildcats Monday at Indian Park in the regular-season finale for Kennett...
Junior Tribe's success on diamond bodes well (05/04/08)
If the success that the Kennett Indians junior high baseball team has had over the last three seasons means anything, then the future for Kenett High School baseball is indeed bright. The junior Tribe just wrapped up its third straight Bootheel Conference Tournament title with a 13-2 win over Portageville Wednesday in the tourney finals at Portageville...
Scales, Lady Tribe stay hot against Holcomb (05/02/08)
HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Saying that Laurel Scales has been on a roll of late might just be an understatement. Scales turned in her third straight dominating pitching performance of the week, striking out 12 batters and allowing just one hit to lead the Kennett Lady Indians to a 12-0 victory over the Holcomb Lady Hornets here Thursday...
Conference champs: Lady Tribe wraps up outright Bootheel title with win (05/01/08)
In the midst of the season's homestretch, the Kennett Lady Indians softball team seems to be peaking at the right time. The Lady Tribe continued its recent hot streak Wednesday at Indian Park, scoring 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning to roll to a 15-0 victory over the Caruthersville Lady Tigers and lock up the Bootheel Conference title...
Lions sting Hornets with big innings (04/30/08)
SENATH, Mo. -- The Senath-Hornersville Lions have struggled with consistency at the plate at times this spring, even being no-hit twice earlier in the season. However, the Lions didn't show a lot of that inconsistency Tuesday, using a pair of four-run innings to roll past the Holcomb Hornets 8-1...
Lady Tribe rolls to pair of victories (04/29/08)
Entering the 2008 spring softball season, the Kennett Lady Indians were still not happy over having to share the Bootheel Conference title last season. Monday, they took that frustration out on the team that made them share last year's crown -- and on their toughest competitor for this year's league title...
Kennett's track teams finish second at SEMO Central meet; golf sends two to state (04/29/08)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians and Lady Indians track teams both finished second behind strong competition at the SEMO Central Conference track meet here Monday at Notre Dame Regional High School. On the boys side Notre Dame placed first with 196 points followed by Kennett with 139 and New Madrid County Central with 105...
Cardinals' relief pitcher McClellan has local ties (04/27/08)
Kyle McClellan has taken a winding road to the major leagues -- six seasons in the minors, Tommy John surgery and even a stop in Kennett. McClellan, a rookie reliever with the St. Louis Cardinals, married Kennett native Bridget Johnson back in November, then made his major league debut earlier this month against the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium...
South Pem makes Tribe pay for mistakes (04/26/08)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Errors. Walks. Hit batsmen. Missed opportunities. All of them combined to doom the Kennett Indians' chances of winning the Bootheel Conference Tournament. The Tribe issued five walks, hit four batters and made a pair of costly sixth-inning errors as it fell 5-3 to the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the tournament championship game here Thursday at Indian Field...
Cooter, Holcomb win Tri-County tourney titles (04/25/08)
GIDEON, Mo. -- The Holcomb Lady Hornets rallied from an eight-run deficit and pounded out 21 hits to take a wild 20-13 victory over the Campbell Lady Camels in the title game of the Tri-County Conference softball tournament here Thursday. Holcomb (10-1) trailed 9-1 entering the fifth inning, but scored nine times to take the lead. The Lady Camels tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but Holcomb scored six runs to move ahead to stay...
Branum leads Tribe to Bootheel finals (04/24/08)
HAYTI, Mo. -- As one of just two seniors on the pitching staff, Shane Branum has emerged as a team leader this season for the Kennett Indians. Wednesday was no exception, as Branum pitched the Tribe past the Portageville Bulldogs 9-1 in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here at Indian Field...
Tribe golfers wrap up undefeated regular season (04/24/08)
From staff reports CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians may not have had their best day on the golf course, but it was good enough for the Tribe to finish undefeated in dual and triangular matches. Ryan Richardson and Randy Crawford each shot 44 as Kennett finished with a score of 180, enough to outdistance both Doniphan (194) and Saxony Lutheran (195) Wednesday at Dalhousie Golf Course...
Tribe shines at own Invitational (04/23/08)
Kennett golfers also record another win
Poplar Bluff scores early, often against Lady Tribe (04/23/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Like a lot of her teammates, Poplar Bluff freshman Allie Thomas was dealing with a cranky body part that was not looking forward to playing a second game in as many days. For Thomas, it was a sore knee. Her coach's advice? An ice bath...
Tribe rolls into semis (04/22/08)
HAYTI, Mo. -- The Kennett Indians may be peaking at the right time on the baseball diamond. The Tribe scored at least three runs in every inning and pounded out 14 hits to roll to a 15-1 victory over Hayti in the first round of the Bootheel Conference Tournament here Monday...
Lady Tribe runs past Hayti to stay perfect (04/22/08)
HAYTI, Mo. -- It may have taken the Kennett Lady Indians a little while to get started Monday, but when they did, they were unstoppable. The Lady Tribe erupted for 10 runs in the top of the fourth inning to break open a close game and also stole 14 bases on the day to roll past Hayti 15-1 in a Bootheel Conference game here at Al Jackson Field...
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