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STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Hayti Indians traveled to Ste. Genevieve to battle the No. 1 seeded Valle Catholic Warriors in the Class 1, District 1 football championship Friday night. The Indians were looking to continue their journey to another state championship but the Warriors had other plans...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions boys basketball program enters the 2019-20 season with a new look after graduating five of its 11 contributors off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 13-11. “I think we will be a different type of team this season,” Senath-Hornersville coach Corbin Clark said. ...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity girls basketball program enters the 2019-20 season looking to establish a long-lasting foundation with a new head coach. Nicki Pierce, who has served as a middle school girls basketball coach at Westside School in Jonesboro, Arkansas, for the past two years, is the new high school girls basketball coach at Senath-Hornersville...

The stage is set for the Class 3 football playoff between the Kennett Indians and Roosevelt Rough Riders. The state quarterfinal will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. at Metz Cherry Stadium at Kennett. Admission is $7 and passes will not be accepted, per MSHSAA requirements...

Multiple members of the Kennett volleyball program are taking home postseason awards. Kennett senior Melena Green is the SEMO South Division Conference Player of the Year and Setter of the Year. Green recorded 171 kills, 288 assists, 214 digs, 75 aces, and 204 points serving her senior season...

The Bootheel Conference seventh and eighth grade girls basketball tournaments begin Monday at Holcomb. South Pemiscot is the No. 1 seed in the seventh grade bracket and Holcomb is the No. 1 seed in the eighth grade bracket. Quarterfinals are Monday, semifinals are Tuesday, and championship games are Wednesday...

The Missouri High School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2019-20 season for basketball and wrestling Friday. Kennett is headed back to Class 2 in wrestling after competing in Class 1 last season. Kennett is slated to compete in Class 2, District 1 with Affton, Park Hills Central, Dexter, John Burroughs, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau, Potosi, Roosevelt, Soldan International Studies, St. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians high school football program entered the 2019 season with an unusual target on its back after claiming its first district title in over three decades last season. “We definitely had a bullseye on our back coming into this season,” Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt said. ...

WHEN: No. 3 Ste. Genevieve at No. 1 Kennett Friday at 7 p.m. in Class 3, District 1 championship LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 33-0 in Week 3 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Potosi 30-12; Ste. Genevieve upset Park Hills Central 24-22 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett is 3-3 against Ste. Genevieve since 2010...

The 2019 Tri-County Conference volleyball awards have been released. Clarkton senior Kayla Gentry is the 2019 Tri-County Conference Volleyball Player of the Year. Gentry finished with 36 ace serves, 188 digs, 22 assists, nine blocks, and 254 kills her senior season...

On a night when the temperature was near freezing at kickoff, the No. 2 Hayti Indians hosted the No. 3 St. Vincent Indians in a Class 1, District 1 football semifinal. The Indians of St. Vincent hoped to upset the reigning Class 1, District 1 champions in their bid for a repeat state title...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference volleyball awards have been released. Campbell junior Anna Beth Vancil is the 2019 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year. “I’m very excited about being chosen for the award and honored that the other coaches selected me as Conference Player of the Year,” Anna Beth Vancil said. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Indians football coach Joel Wyatt knew jumping out to an early lead against the Potosi Trojans would be crucial Friday night. “We knew they were going to come in here and try to limit our possessions by running the ball and chewing up clock,” Wyatt said. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Potosi 48-9 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Doniphan 56-0; Potosi beat Perryville 20-14 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett won the only meeting in the last decade last season. ABOUT POTOSI: Potosi (6-4) beat Owensville 44-28 in Week 1, St. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett boys cross country team closed out its season at the Class 3, District 1 Tournament Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Kobe Patterson was the fastest Kennett runner at the district. Patterson finished 23rd with a time of 18:18.28...

HAYTI, Mo. - On a cold first night of November, the district football playoffs began around the state of Missouri with opening-round matches. The No. 2 Hayti Indians hosted the No. 7 Chaffee Red Devils in a replay of a regular-season game in Chaffee. Hayti won that contest 74-0 and was looking to do it again in the playoffs...

The Kennett High School girls tennis team recently finished its season at the Class 1 state tournament with three players competing. It was the first time at state for Audrey Phillips and Kamryn Jaco and the second time for Anelle Harris. For Coach Janet Hilburn, going to state is just part of the job...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets volleyball program’s most successful playoff run in school history ended a victory shy of a birth in the Class 1 state semifinals Saturday at Bloomfield High School. Holcomb outlasted Crystal City 27-25, 25-21 to secure its first state sectional win in school history Saturday afternoon before falling to defending state champion Advance 25-10, 25-4 in a state quarterfinal Saturday night...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Doniphan Dons became the latest victim of the undefeated Kennett Indians football squad Friday night. No. 1 seeded Kennett scored touchdowns in six of its seven first-half possessions as it built a 44-0 lead by halftime. The Indians led by at least that much throughout the second half as it beat No. 8 seeded Doniphan 56-0 in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal at Metz Cherry Stadium in Kennett...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Doniphan 41-6 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Sikeston 36-0; Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the only meeting against Doniphan. in the last decade ABOUT DONIPHAN: Cabool beat Doniphan 52-2 in Week 1, Thayer beat Doniphan 50-19 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 54-6 in Week 4, Dexter beat Doniphan 32-0 in Week 5, Kelly beat Doniphan 42-6 in Week 6, Doniphan beat Chaffee 19-0 in Week 7, Fredericktown beat Doniphan 54-11 in Week 8, and Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 in Week 9. ...

MALDEN, Mo. - Senath-Hornersville volleyball coach Alex Glover was confident her squad was ready to make noise in Class 2, District 1 even after it received the No. 5 seed in the seven-team tournament “I knew we could make a run in this tournament,” Glover said...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets volleyball squad spent its fair share of time hammering accurate serves over the net in the mornings leading up to Tuesday’s Class 1, District 1 title game. “Coach Casper has been working really hard with us to make sure we get our serves over,” Holcomb junior Bailey Cupples said. “We’ve spent the entire first hour serving over and over and over.”...

DEXTER, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Perryville Pirates denied the No. 4 seeded Kennett Indians their 20th win of the season Tuesday. Perryville beat Kennett 25-11, 25-13 in a Class 3, District 1 semifinal at Dexter High School. The Indians couldn’t string much together, scoring no more than two straight points...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Indians volleyball squad spent the weekend preparing to take on the Fredericktown Blackcats in its district tournament. “We’ve been excited about this game,” Kennett coach Taylor Miller said. “We came in and practiced Sunday. We got some swings in and practiced our plays.”...

Class 2, District 1 at Malden The district championship is set at the Class 2, District 1 volleyball tournament following quarterfinal at semifinal action Monday. No. 2 seeded Twin Rivers will take on No. 5 seeded Senath-Hornersville in the title game Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Malden...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Three Kennett girls tennis players closed out their season Friday at the Class 1 individual girls tennis tournament at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Kennett’s Anelle Harris dropped her Round of 16 singles match to eventual state champion Ainsley Heidbreder of John Burroughs 6-0, 6-1. Springfield’s Catholic’s Claire Griesemer also beat Harris 8-5 in a first-round consolation match...

Volleyball squads throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin postseason play Monday. Holcomb, South Pemiscot, Southland, North Pemiscot, Hayti, Delta C-7, and Cooter are in Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb. Defending champion Holcomb has received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye...

SIKESTON , Mo. — Heading into Friday night’s regular season finale, the Sikeston Bulldogs had an outside shot of hosting its first round district game next week. But with the undefeated, state-ranked Kennett Indians visiting, the Bulldogs knew it would be a tough row to hoe...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The New Madrid County Central Eagles football team fell behind the Caruthersville Tigers 36-0 in the first half but still found a way to finish the regular-season strong Friday night. New Madrid County Central forced three turnovers after halftime, helping it win the second half 30-16 and cut Caruthersville’s final margin of victory to 52-30...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team took home the top prize in the silver bracket and finished fifth overall Thursday at the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament in Cape Girardeau. Poplar Bluff beat Kennett 25-23, 19-25, 25-15 in a gold bracket quarterfinal...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians boys cross country team came up short in its bid to secure a conference title but did win a pair of medals Tuesday at the Heartland Conference Meet at Cape County North Park in Cape Girardeau. Kennett’s Kobe Patterson finished second with a time of 18:32 and Kennett’s Larry Payne placed 15th with a time of 19:57. The Top 15 finishers at the conference meet received medals...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Sikeston 23-14 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Malden 51-0; Sikeston beat NMCC 28-20 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Sikeston has won 12 of the last 14 meeting against Kennett and leads the all-time series 58-9-1 ABOUT KENNETT: Undefeated Kennett (8-0), which is ranked No. ...

MALDEN, Mo. - Holcomb volleyball coach Matt Casper placed an increased emphasis on blocking after his squad suffered a 25-16, 25-19 loss to Portageville Monday night. “We talked about how bad our blocking was after last night,” Casper said. “We put an emphasis on getting in a better position to block. Our girls made the adjustments and it paid dividends tonight.”...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team finished first in SEMO South Division pool play Tuesday at Cape Girardeau SportsPlex in Cape Girardeau. Kennett won seven of the eights sets it played in pool play. Kennett beat Charleston 25-18, 25-14; Kennett beat New Madrid County Central 25-17, 25-9; Kennett beat Oran 25-14, 25-23; and Kennett split Scott City 26-24, 25-27...

The annual Battle of the Bootheel between the Hayti Indians and Caruthersville Tigers took place on Friday night at Hopke Field. This season, the teams were playing for a new Battle of the Bootheel Trophy, which the winner would hold for at least a year until the next meeting. The project was spearheaded by Mark Manley with the assistance of the Hayti and Caruthersville Booster Clubs...

CLARKTON, Mo. - Clarkton Reindeer coach Amy Cowart believes her varsity volleyball squad can enjoy big-time success moving forward if they play well defensively and offensively at the same time. "We have a good offense with kids that can score and our defense has improved throughout the season,” Cowart said. ...

FARMINGTON, Mo. - The Kennett boys cross country team competed at the Farmington Invitational Saturday. Kennett’s Kobe Patterson finished 13th with a time of 17:48. Kennett’s Brett Bradley placed 46th with a time of 19:19, Kennett’s Alex Yates finished 62nd with a time of 20:09, and Kennett’s Larry Payne came in 73rd with a time of 20:27...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians girls tennis team fell to Notre Dame (St. Louis) 5-3 in a Class 1 sectional Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Kennett won three of five singles matches completed but dropped all three doubles matches, allowing Notre Dame (St. Louis) to escape with a victory...

GIDEON, Mo. - The top-seeded Gideon Bulldogs varsity volleyball squad fell behind early in both sets but refused to let the No. 2 seeded Clarkton Reindeer end its decade-long streak of success in the Tri-County Conference Tournament Friday night...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Kennett football team rattled off 39 points in 15 minutes. The Indians scored on five of their six drives in the first half as they went on to beat Malden 51-0 on Friday at Malden to win the Delta Bowl trophy for the second straight year...

STEELE, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity volleyball team entered Thursday night’s Bootheel Conference Tournament title game against the Malden Green Wave wanting to limit the number of free balls it sent over the net. “We cannot send any free balls over the net against strong-hitting teams if we want to be successful,” Campbell coach Gentry Vancil said. ...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Malden 49-0 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Dexter 56-6; Charleston beat Malden 28-20 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett beat Malden for the first time since 2009 last season. ABOUT KENNETT: Undefeated Kennett (7-0), which is ranked No. ...

The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter’s Lane McLevain is the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year. “Tyler batted .475 with 21 RBIs, one home run, and 21 runs scored this fall,” Cooter coach Davis Mathis said of McLevain. “He also went 6-0 on the mound with a 0.56 ERA in 37.2 innings pitched.”...

STEELE, Mo. - The Campbell Camels and Malden Green Wave are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball tournament for a third straight season after both squads collected semifinal wins Wednesday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell beat No. 4 seeded Caruthersville 25-8, 25-12 in the first varsity semifinal Wednesday night at South Pemiscot High School...

KENNETT, Mo. - Three Kennett girls tennis players booked their ticket to the individual state tennis tournament with sectional victories Tuesday afternoon at Kennett. Kennett sophomore Anelle Harris beat Lutheran South’s Hope Kessel 6-0, 6-1 to advance to state in singles...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians volleyball program sent its seniors out on a high note Monday night. Kennett collected a straight-set 25-19, 25-19 victory against visiting Twin Rivers in the final home game of the season. The Indians led by single digits most of the first set before rallying from a 12-8 deficit to take the second set by the same margin as the first...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. - Three Kennett runners took home medals at the Woodland cross country meet Thursday in Marble Hill, Missouri. Kennett’s Larry Payne finished 10th, Kennett’s Alex Yates placed 17th, and Kennett’s Brett Bradley took 20th. No additional information or times for the meet were available...

KENNETT, Mo. - All six varsity starters on the Kennett girls tennis team took home medals at the Class 1, District 1 girls tennis tournament Friday at Kennett. Kennett’s Anelle Harris placed first and Kennett’s Taylor Hufford placed second in singles...

The brackets are set for the Bootheel Conference volleyball tournaments. The tournaments take place Oct. 15-17 at South Pemiscot High School. Varsity quarterfinals are on Oct. 15. No. 1 seeded Campbell has received a first round bye. No. 4 seeded Caruthersville plays No. ...

The brackets are set for the Tri-County Conference volleyball tournaments. The tournaments take place Oct. 15-18 at Gideon High School. Varsity quarterfinals are on Oct. 15. No. 1 seeded Gideon plays No. 8 seeded Cooter Oct. 15 at 4 p.m., No. 4 seeded North Pemiscot plays No. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats defense intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble in the first half but it wasn’t near enough to overcome the big plays the Kennett Indians football team put together from the get-go Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team rallied from a 24-22 deficit to force an extra set but finished a couple of points shy of securing a three-set win Thursday night against the Cape Central Tigers. Visiting Cape Central won the decisive set by two points to edge Kennett 17-25, 24-26, 25-23 in a three-set thriller...

VOLLEYBALL: Campbell 2, Holcomb 0 The Campbell varsity volleyball team extending its winning streak to five games when it beat visiting Holcomb 25-22, 25-17 Thursday night. Campbell improves to 19-3-2 . Holcomb drops to 13-10-2. Campbell hosts North Pemiscot Friday...

BERNIE, Mo. - The third time proved to be the charm for the South Pemiscot Bulldogs baseball team against the Campbell Camels Thursday night. After suffering a 5-1 loss to Campbell on Sept. 16 and a 2-1 loss to the Camels on Oct. 1, South Pemiscot found a way to prevail in the third meeting between the two squads...

KENNETT, Mo. - After graduating four of its six starters off of last season’s varsity squad longtime Kennett girls tennis coach Janet Hilburn spent more time than usual focusing on fundamentals and mental toughness entering the 2019 season. “We had to work more on fundamentals and strategy this season,” Hilburn said. ...

LAST MEETING: Charleston beat Malden 58-38 LAST WEEK: Hayti beat Malden 56-14; Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Charleston leads series 23-17-1 ABOUT CHARLESTON: Charleston beat Portageville 48-8 in Week 1, Hayti beat Charleston 36-7 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, Scott City beat Charleston 35-7 in Week 4, Charleston beat Kelly 24-10 in Week 5, and Sikeston beat Charleston 27-12 in Week 6. ...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - Midway into the second set Monday night the Campbell Camels' chances of finishing Bootheel Conference regular-season play perfect looked to be in serious jeopardy. The visiting Malden Green Wave jumped out to an 11-9 lead in the second set after winning the first set 25-16...

The championship is set at the Bernie baseball tournament following a dramatic finish in the second semifinal Tuesday night. No. 3 seeded Campbell tallied three runs in the seventh inning to force extra innings, and scored two more runs in the eighth frame to upset No. 2 seeded Bell City 7-5...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team experienced little difficult booking a spot in the Class 1, District 1 championship. No. 1 seeded Kennett won all three doubles matches and the first two singles matches completed as it beat No. 4 seeded Caruthersville 5-0 in a Class 1, District 1 semifinal Tuesday...

Kennett 2, NMCC 1 The Kennett varsity volleyball team outlasted New Madrid County Central 25-20, 23-25, 25-17 Monday. Kennett improved to 11-6-2 with the victory. Kennett also managed to win the junior varsity contest in three sets against New Madrid County Central 25-19, 20-25, 25-23...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett’s Kobe Patterson brought home another medal Saturday at the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet in Cape Girardeau. Patterson finished 13th with a time of 17:39.64. The Top 25 finishers in the 141-runner field. Four other Kennett runners competed at the event. Kennett’s Brett Bradley (19:43.07) took 63rd, Kennett’s Jason Yates (20:10.87) placed 82nd, Kennett’s Larry Payne (20:21.57) finished 86th, and Kennett’s Carson Blansett (22:36.15) cam in 125th...

BERNIE, Mo. - The favorite to win the Bernie Fall Baseball Tournament opened with a quarterfinal victory Saturday morning. The No. 1 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs scored in all five innings it battled as it run-ruled the No. 8 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 11-1 in five innings in the first semifinal Saturday...

On Friday night, the state-ranked Hayti Indians (4-1) traveled to Malden to take on the Green Wave (1-4) in The Swamp. This pairing has turned into a secondary rivalry in the past few years but this year’s matchup had district implications on the line since Malden dropped to Class 1...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett coaching staff issued a challenge to senior running back Marsayv’aun Harrell before the start of a key conference affair against the visiting New Madrid County Central Eagles. “We challenged him and asked him if he or Jackson was the best back in the conference,” Wyatt said. “He’s a player and he responded with some great runs tonight. He just has great vision and balance and he’s not afraid to put his pads down. All of that led to a big night for him.”...

National Federation Wrestling is set to return to the region on Saturday night. The latest local wrestling event is slated to take place Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Leachville Gymnasium. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Leachville Gym Project...

Campbell 2, Senath-Hornersville 0 CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell varsity volleyball team collected a straight-set 25-9, 25-11 win against the visiting Senath-Hornersville Lions Thursday night. Campbell (17-3-2) improves to 5-0 in Bootheel Conference regular-season play with the win. Campbell hosts Gideon Friday and hosts Malden in its final conference game Monday...

CLARKTON, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets baseball team made things interesting late but ultimately finished a big hit shy of securing its first Tri-County Tournament championship since 2005 Wednesday afternoon. The No. 1 seeded Cooter Wildcats broke a 1-1 tie when it scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and hung on to beat No. 2 seeded Holcomb 4-3 in the Tri-County Conference title game Wednesday at Clarkton High School...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat NMCC 43-34 LAST WEEK: Hayti beat NMCC 34-30; Kennett beat North County 45-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: NMCC leads series 24-10 About NMCC: NMCC beat Malden 65-18 in Week 1, NMCC beat East Prairie 46-6 in Week 2, NMCC beat Dexter 43-15 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 54-6 in Week 4, and Hayti beat NMCC 34-30 in Week 5. ...

SENATH, Mo. - Kennett Indians volleyball coach Taylor Miller called her squad in for a pre-game practice Tuesday afternoon coming off a 25-19, 26-24 loss to Bernie Monday night. “We played with high intensity against a really good Bernie team on Monday,” Miller said. “But we made too many unforced errors. We worked on cleaning that up Tuesday afternoon.”...

CLARK TON, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Cooter Wildcats are set to take on the No. 2 seeded Holcomb Hornets in the championship of the Tri-County Conference baseball tournament after both teams collected semifinal wins Tuesday at Clarkton. Cooter (21-1) beat No. 4 seeded Gideon 16-0 in its semifinal and Holcomb (13-5) beat No. 3 seeded Risco 9-5 in its semifinal Tuesday...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians junior varsity football team finished a defensive stop shy of walking away with a tie against the visiting Jackson Indians Monday night. Jackson completed a 60-yard touchdown with six seconds remaining to break a 26-all tie and secure a 32-26 victory at Kennettt...

VAN BUREN, Mo. - Kennett’s Kobe Patterson took home the top at the Van Buren Invitational cross country meet Thursday at Bis Springs State Park. Patterson posted a time of 16:51. The time was 15 seconds faster than second-place finisher Carson McNail of Ellington...

Winning the Tri-County Conference is a top priority for the Cooter baseball program every fall. “We play a bunch of games in the fall and hopefully that makes us better for the spring,” Cooter coach David Mathis said. “But our main goal in the fall is to learn how to play the game the right way and win the Tri-County title.”...

GIDEON, Mo. - Gideon Bulldogs volleyball coach Kristen Ashabranner had to make a few adjustments to her rotation before the start of bracket play on Saturday after her squad secured a first-place finish in pool play Friday night. “We had some injuries late on Friday,” Ashabranner said. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett coach Joel Wyatt has been waiting for a squad to test his defensive line’s ability to stop the run. “We’ve been waiting for somebody to get under center, play with a tight end, and run it at us,” Wyatt said. “We’ve needed to see that look.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians eighth grade football team knocked off the visiting Dexter Bearcats 38-14 Thursday. The game was tied at 14-all at halftime before Kennett won the second half 24-0. The Kennett eighth grade improves to 3-1 with the victory. Kennett also beat Malden 56-0 Sept. 5, lost to Jackson 54-16 on Sept. 12, and beat Caruthersville 22-18 Sept. 16...

LAST MEETING: Kennett won 40-30 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Caruthersville 41-22; DeSoto beat North County HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Last year was the first time the two squads met in over a decade. About North County: Winless North County suffered a 28-14 loss to Cape Central in Week 1, lost 48-6 to Farmington in Week 2, lost 56-40 to Festus in Week 3, and lost 17-16 to DeSoto in Week 4. ...

Cooter 5, Oran 2 ORAN - The Cooter baseball team took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on its way to a 5-2 road victory against OranTuesday. Cooter improved to (20-1) with the win. Cooter leadoff hitter Hayden Nazarenus finished 2 for 3 with a solo home run. Chris Crowder, Preston Hatch, and Luke Barnes also drove home a run for Cooter...

KENNETT, Mo. - At the beginning of the season, the Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team struggled to recover when it fell behind opponents early in matches. “At the start of the season we were either a hot or cold team,” Kennett coach Taylor Miller said. “We would either come out and play or lay down and die. We are finally getting better at regrouping and continuing to fight until we get hot in a game.”...

Top volleyball teams from the Missouri Bootheel are set to collide this weekend at the Gideon Invitational. Four of the 15 teams in the varsity tournament are enjoying winning records following play Monday. Host Gideon, which won the Gideon Invitational in 2018, is off to a 13-1-2 start. Its only loss this season is to Southern Reynolds (Ellington) in the championship of Dig for Life Classic Sept. 14...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Four Kennett runners got its first taste of competitive racing in two weeks Saturday at the Cape Central Invitational. Kennett’s Kobe Patterson, Alex Yates, Brett Bradley, and Carson Blansett were among the 88 boys that competed at the event Saturday...

KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett’s Anelle Harris and Taylor Hufford took home top prizes at the Kennett Invitational singles tournament Saturday. Harris beat Sikeston’s Izzy Collins 8-0 in a quarterfinal, Harris beat Dexter’s Kyla Propst 6-1, 6-1 in a semifinal, and beat Hufford 6-1, 6-0 in the championship...

On Friday night, the state-ranked Hayti Indians were on the road at East Prairie, taking on the 0-3 Eagles. The Indians (2-1) were looking for a three-game winning streak while the Eagles were still searching for win number one in 2019. Hayti won the coin toss and elected to receive. ...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - A lopsided second quarter proved to be the difference in Friday night’s football showdown between the undefeated Kennett Indians and Caruthersville Tigers. After trading touchdowns with Caruthersville in the opening quarter, Kennett won the second quarter 21-0 to build a 27-6 lead by halftime. Caruthersville got as close as 33-22 with 1:19 left in the third quarter but never scored after allowing Kennett to escape with a 41-22 road victory...

SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions baseball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to move ahead 5-2 but was unable to withstand the six-run surge that followed by the Bloomfield Wildcats. Bloomfield scored six unanswered runs in the final three innings as it rallied past host Senath-Hornersville 8-5 Thursday...

Cooter 2, Holcomb 0 COOTER, Mo. - The Cooter Wildcats baseball team wrapped up the Tri-County Conference regular season championship by beating the visiting Holcomb Hornets 2-0 Thursday afternoon. Lane McLevain pitched an 83-pitch complete game shutout for Cooter.He allowed two hits, struck out two, and walked two...

Kennett 9, Caruthersville 0 KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team beat visiting Caruthersville 9-0 Wednesday afternoon. Kennett improved to 5-2 with the victory. Caruthersville dropped to 1-6 with the loss. Caruthersville hosts Cape Central Thursday...

LAST MEETING: Kennett won 35-12 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 33-0; Caruthersville beat state-ranked Valle Catholic 38-35 HEAD TO HEAD STREAKS: Kennett has won the last two meetings. ABOUT KENNETT: Kennett, which is ranked No. 8 in the latest Class 3 state poll, beat Fredericktown 49-0 in Week 1, beat Gosnell (Ark.) 44-8 in Week 2, and beat Ste. ...

CLARKTON, Mo. - Clarkton volleyball coach Amy Cowart has two things on her squad many local coaches dream about. Depth and size Both were on full display as the Clarkton Reindeer pounded its way past the Malden Green Wave in varsity volleyball action Tuesday night...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team suffered a 5-4 loss to the visiting Notre Dame Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon. Kennett, which suffered an 8-1 loss to Notre Dame two weeks ago, managed to win two singles and two doubles matches in the second head-to-head meeting with undefeated Notre Dame...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets baseball program isn’t off to a perfect start but has enjoyed considerable success this fall. A youthful Holcomb squad is currently 7-3 entering Tuesday’s home contest against Neelyville. “We’ve only got one senior on the team,” Holcomb first-year baseball coach Darrin Shipman said. ...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels baseball team scored all of its runs in the first two innings as it knocked off the previously unbeaten South Pemiscot Bulldogs 5-1 Monday afternoon. South Pemiscot took a brief 1-0 lead when Noah Willingham drove home a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs finished a win shy of taking home the top prize in the Black Division of the Dig for Life Challenge Saturday in Cape Girardeau. Gideon, which entered the tournament supporting a perfect 5-0 record, collected six wins, two ties, and suffered one loss at the two-day Dig for Life Challenge...

HAYTI, Mo. - The Hayti Indians returned home on Friday night for the annual Homecoming festivities. Prior to the game, senior Chloe Phelps was crowned as the 2019 football Homecoming Queen. Chloe and the rest of the homecoming court looked on as the Hayti Indians took on the Chaffee Red Devils, a fellow Class 1, District 1 opponent...

STOUTLAND, Mo. - Fresh off a third-place finish in the Class 1 state playoffs in June the Cooter Wildcats baseball program is enjoying continued success in its fall campaign. Cooter capped off a perfect 6-0 week Saturday night when it took home the top prize at the Stoutland baseball tournament in Southwest Missouri...

Late in the third quarter Kennett senior Marsayv’aun Harrell came up with his own idea regarding how his squad could put more points on the scoreboard against the Ste. Genevieve Dragons. “He came over to the sidelines and said, ‘Hey coach what about this?’” Kennett coach Joel Wyatt said...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Kennett Indians volleyball program entered Thursday night hungry for its first head-to-head victory against the Malden Green Wave at the varsity level since 2014. “My girls were ready from the get-go tonight,” Kennett coach Taylor Miller said. “When you play a rival you want it a lot more because you know the players on the other team. They wanted this one really bad.”...

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 53-21 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Gosnell (Ark.) 44-8; Valle Catholic beat Ste. Genevieve 41-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAKS: Ste. Genevieve is 3-2 against Kennett since 2010. ABOUT KENNETT: Kennett, which beat Fredericktown 49-0 in Week 1 and beat Gosnell (Ark.) 44-8 in Week 2, is ranked No. ...

SENATH, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity volleyball team continued to make noise a few days before the start of the Dig for Life Challenge Tuesday night. Holcomb improved to 5-0 with a 25-21, 25-9 road victory against the Seanth-Hornersville Lions...