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Scott County (11-2) got a victory at Scott City (7-7) on Thursday.

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

Wearing a Cape Central wrestling sweatshirt, Davion Steele stands out during practice with his Poplar Bluff teammates. “He wears it sometimes,” senior Quinten Bell said. “We’ve got to remind him he’s at PB now.” Steele said he doesn’t mind the attention his Tigers attire might attract...

SEMO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Seeds for the upcoming SEMO Conference wrestling tournament at Jackson High School with a wrestlers record, grade and school. Not all wrestlers are seeded and total number of wrestlers varies for each weight class. Pool matches start Friday with a double-elimination tournament continuing Saturday:...

Mistavia Murry almost handled Meridian by herself Wednesday in girl’s basketball action. The Charleston player scored 30 points in helping the Bluejays (9-5) win 68-32. Murray got help from Ashanti Jones, who added 26 in the win. The Bluejays are competing in the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament this week...

The Bobcats held the Hornets to one point in the first quarter and never looked back as they picked up a 63-33 home victory.

HOLCOMB, Mo. - Winning close games is becoming the Modus Operandi of the Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team this season. “We keep finding ways to win close games,” Kennett coach Aaron New said. “It’s kind of our M.O. Our girls don’t always play their best but continue to find a way to win the close ones.”...

The Blue Jays used a 20-9 third quarter to pull away from the Hornets and pick up the home victory.

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team cut a 12-point halftime deficit as close as four points in the final minute but was unable to erase all of the first-half success the visiting Notre Dame Bulldogs enjoyed. Notre Dame opened the first quarter on a 13-3 run and closed out the second quarter on a 9-2 run to build a 35-23 lead by halftime and hung on to beat Kennett 59-55 Friday night...

Hayti 61, Campbell 56 HAYTI, Mo. - The Hayti Indians varsity boys basketball team snapped the Campbell Camels’ eight-game winning streak with a 61-56 home win Friday night. Campbell led 18-10 after one quarter, Hayti led 25-24 at halftime, and things were tied at 43-all at the end of the third quarter before Hayti won the fourth quarter 18-13...

MALDEN, Mo. - The success continued for the Malden Green Wave varsity girls basketball team in Bootheel Conference play Thursday night. Malden improved to 4-1 in regular-season conference play as it beat the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 58-26. “Every game our defense should set the tone for our offense,” Malden coach Josh Herring said. ...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team improved to 4-0 in Bootheel Conference play as it beat the Campbell Camels 45-35 Thursday. Holcomb built a 24-11 lead by halftime and led throughout the second half. Bailey Cupples paced Holcomb with 15 points...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly outscored Chaffee by 20 points, 26-6, in the third quarter to push its lead even further on Friday night at Thomas W. Kelly High School. Joel McClain led the charge, scoring nine of his 17 points in the frame. He tied Gavin Jansen for most points on the team as well...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team played from behind until the final second of the third quarter but managed to put together the finish it needed to beat the Charleston Bluejays Thursday afternoon. Caroline Patton, who finished with a team-high 17 points, hit a 2-point basket at the end of the third quarter to give Kennett its first lead at 25-24. The Indians also won the fourth quarter by a bucket as it edged visiting Charleston 36-33...

KENNETT, Mo. - Finding a way to get to perimeter shooters was a focal point for the Kennett Indians’ defense entering Tuesday night’s road contest against the Bernie Mules. “Bernie is a very talented offensive team that utilizes a lot of screening action in their offense to create opportunities for their shooters to score,” Kennett coach Andrew Halford said. ...

Risco 63, Clarkton 52 CLARKTON, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team built a 29-14 lead by halftime on its way to a 63-52 road win against the Clarkton Reindeer Tuesday night. Evan Pipkin hit four of the Tigers’ five treys on his way to a team-high 20 points. Andrew Rodgers added 18 points. Kamron Meese and Hayden Ludwig both scored nine points for Risco...

-Hornersville 65, Clarkton 63 SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville varsity boys basketball team rallied from 10 down at the start of the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Clarkton Reindeer 65-63 Monday. Parker Rhew, who finished with 18 points, hit a 2-point shot at the buzzer to secure the victory...

DEXTER — The quick-striking Dexter Bearcats opened SEMO Conference play with a big first half. However, the Kennett girls basketball team made things interesting in the end before the Bearcats held on for a 43-37 victory Monday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - Like most squads, the Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team doesn’t thrive when it has to play from behind. “We’ve put an emphasis on not coming out slow in games because having to play the catchup game is always a struggle for us,” Holcomb coach Alexa Stockton said...

PARK HILLS, Mo. - Nine Kennett wrestlers placed at the 20th annual Rebel Invitational at Park Hills High School Saturday. Kennett’s Gavin Patterson placed third in the 106-pound weight class. Kennett’s Hayden Higgins placed fourth in the 182-pound weight class...

DUSTIN WARD dward@dddnews.com CARDWELL, Mo. - The Southland Rebels varsity boys basketball team found a way to close out a busy week on a high note Friday night. After suffering a 78-50 loss to Naylor Tuesday and 96-63 loss to Cooter Thursday, Southland rallied from 17 points down in the second half to knock off the visiting Delta C-7 Chargers 69-67 Friday night...

Malden 46, South Pemiscot 44 MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity boys basketball team rallied from three down in the fourth quarter to edge the visiting South Pemiscot Bulldogs 46-44 Friday night. South Pemiscot lead 12-11 after one quarter before Malden tied things up at 21-all by halftime. South Pemiscot moved back ahead 38-33 by the end of the third quarter before Malden rallied for a win...

One thing we knew with certainty right from tipoff of the Jackson-Kennett boys basketball game Friday. The Tribe was going to win. The Kennett Indians (11-4) defeated the Jackson Indians (5-6) in the Cape Girardeau County seat in SEMO Conference action, 50-47...

NEW MADRID, Mo – So far, New Madrid County Central has made the most of the new year. In their three games since the start of 2020, the Eagles are undefeated, winning each by an average of 21 points. The latest came Friday when NMCC took a 14-point lead into the half against visiting Hayti before pulling away to a 70-50 win...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — What looked like a blowout between Portageville and Caruthersville was the exact opposite on Friday night at Portageville High School. After a first half where the Bulldogs only made two field goals, the second half proved to be a much different story, albeit in a 54-47 loss...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly’s Alaney Moore scored her 1,000th career point Friday night in a 55-30 win over Advance. Moore finished with a game-high 29 points, including 17 fourth-quarter points as Kelly (7-6) pulled away in the final frame. Allison Owens added 16 for the Lady Hawks while Alandry Below led Advance (7-5) with 12 points...

RISCO, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team built a 24-11 by the end of the first quarter on its way past the visiting Bell City Cubs 92-55 Thursday night. Four Risco players recorded at least 18 points. Andrew Rodgers tallied a team-high 26 points, Evan Pipkin added 22 points, Hayden Ludwig put up 19 points, and Kamron Meese scored 18 points for the Tigers...

MALDEN, Mo. - Hot-shooting by junior Caroline Patton set the tone for the Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team from the get-go Thursday night. Patton opened the game with three consecutive 3-pointers as Kennett surged ahead of the host Malden Green Wave 9-5 by the 4:31 mark the first quarter...

Risco 57, South Pemiscot 51 STEELE, Mo. - The Risco Tigers varsity boys basketball team won the final eight minutes of regulation by nine points as it rallied past South Pemiscot 57-51 Tuesday. South Pemiscot led 15-12 after one quarter, Risco led 29-25 at halftime, and South Pemiscot led 43-30 at the end of the third quarter of the see-saw battle...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — For the entire first half Tuesday night, New Madrid County Central and Kennett were neck-and-neck. NMCC (7-5) won the first quarter 15-10, while Kennett (10-4) upended the Eagles in the second quarter, outscoring them 17-12 to end the first half in a stalemate...

HAYTI, Mo. - Hayti Indians coach Travis Day wanted his squad to limit the number of times it had to face the Senath-Hornersville Lions' zone defense Tuesday night. “We wanted to secure defensive rebounds and then try to get layups before we had to go against a set defense,” Day said. “We knew we would face a zone tonight. If you can beat a zone team down the floor you can get some easy shots.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - Jackson girls basketball coach Tyler Abernathy doesn’t mind the 16-day layoff his squad enjoys before it begins conference play. “The layoff makes things hard,” Abernathy said. “But I love our schedule. It makes the first game in January more challenging but I wouldn’t change our schedule for anything because I love being able to let the girls have time off during Christmas and enjoy the break.”...

Kennett senior Marshall Brown found exactly what he was looking for when he attended a tryout camp at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas, last fall. “I went on a visit there and liked the atmosphere,” Brown said. “They also have a good baseball program. I just liked everything about it.”...

Campbell 86, Naylor 17 NAYLOR, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball team cruised past the Naylor Eagles 86-17 Friday night. Campbell led 28-11 after one quarter, increased its lead to 47-13 by halftime, and led 67-13 by the start of the fourth period...

FARMINGTON – Jackson Henfing sank the second of two clutch free throws, then turned and let the Farmington student section know about it while pumping his arms in excitement. His perfect trip to the line put visiting Kennett ahead with 4.7 seconds to play on Friday. An equally crucial defensive stand ultimately preserved that lead...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Kennet Indians finished a win shy of the ultimate prize at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday The No. 3 seeded Dexter Bearcats, which upset No. 2 seeded Bernie 58-56 in a semifinal Saturday, continued to enjoy success against higher seeds at the 16-team tournament Monday...

BLOOMFIELD - Bernie controlled the third-place game of the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Invitational by not allowing more than two unanswered baskets until the game was well in hand. The second-seeded Mules steadily pulled away from fourth-seeded Hayti to win 74-55 on Monday in Bloomfield...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs varsity boys basketball team is headed into the second half of the season on fire after claiming the consolation title at the 16-team Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday. No. 10 seeded Gideon built a 33-22 lead by halftime and led by double digits throughout the second half as it beat No. 12 seeded South Pemiscot 56-37 in the consolation title game Monday afternoon...

In several ways, the Notre Dame boy’s basketball squad defied logic in its victory over Cape Girardeau Central Saturday in the semifinals of the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. Of the 22 games that had been played through three days of the event, not a single lower-seeded team had prevailed until the Bulldogs demolished the Tigers 70-54.

Advance took a nine-point lead into the final quarter of its consolation bracket championship game with Kelly Monday in the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. However, it almost wasn’t enough, as the Hornets had to overcome some late turnovers and missed shots to hold on and beat the Hawks 60-55...

Danny Farmer knew his Blue Jays would eventually face a test in the 2019 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament – and Saturday night, they finally did. Charleston (8-1) defeated an energetic Jackson Indians squad, 61-48, by far the #1 seed’s closest game of the tourney...

BLOOMFIELD — The third-seeded Dexter Bearcats dominated the final minute. The Bearcats overcame a six-point, fourth-quarter deficit to upset second-seeded Bernie 58-56 in the semifinals of the 63rd Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday night at Bloomfield High School...

Advance boy’s basketball coach Dennis “Bubba” Wheetley has appeared to be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to the postgame assessment of his team.

BROSELEY, Mo. - 39-35 proved to be the magic score for the Kennett Indians girls basketball team at the Lady Royals Classic. No. 5 seeded Kennett earned the fifth-place trophy on Saturday by beating No. 6 seeded Twin Rivers 39-35. It was the same score that Kennett beat No. 8 seeded Charleston by in its fifth-place semifinal the day before...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Kennett Indians struggled to knock down perimeter shots most of the way but still found a way dethrone the Hayti Indians in a championship semifinal at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Saturday night. Kennett, which knocked down only three of its 24 three-point attempts, built a 12-4 lead by the end of the first quarter and played defending champion Hayti even the rest of the way it secured a 54-46 win in the first semifinal at Bloomfield High School...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 12 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs fell behind a few points early but responded with the finish it needed to upset the No. 8 seeded Malden Green Wave in a consolation semifinal at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Saturday afternoon...

Kelly jumped on Meadow Heights right from the opening tip to start the third day of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. The Hawks (8-4) outscored the Panthers 14-3 in the opening quarter and cruised to a 52-37 win in the consolation semifinal...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 8 seeded Malden Green Wave rebounded nicely less than 24 hours after suffering a 56-54 upset loss to No. 9 seeded East Prairie in an opening-round contest at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Thursday. Malden built a 45-22 lead by halftime on its way past No. 16 seeded Richland 70-32 in a consolation quarterfinal Friday afternoon...

Through the first two days the average margin of victory at the Lady Royals Christmas Classic was somewhere close to 30 points. That changed quickly Friday in the semifinals of the fifth-place bracket. The Twin Rivers Royals and Kennett Indians both survived down-to-the-buzzer finished to earn another game in the 16-team tournament field...

WELLSTON, Mo. — Christen Phillips scored a game-high 25 points, as the New Madrid County Central boys’ basketball team defeated Northeast (Kansas City) 71-26 on the first day of the Normandy Holiday Invitational. Donnie Ray Brown added 12 points, while Ansel Underwood and Ke’von Williams each had eight points...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo – For the second-straight day, Bernie entered the fourth quarter Friday with little doubt about whether they would be moving on the next round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. After holding just a one-point edge over seventh-seeded Van Buren going into the second quarter, the second-seeded Mules extended their lead to 20 by the start of the fourth to roll to a 71-45 final and a spot in the tournament semifinals...

Carroll Cookson celebrated his 85th birthday Thursday in his wheelchair at the Show Me Center. He enjoyed the succession of opening round games of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament alongside his son, Steve. Carroll was perhaps the only person in the building that night who had played on a state basketball title team – the Puxico Indians, Class B champions of 1951 and 1952...

Terridean Bogan was all over the court for top seed Charleston Friday, as the Blue Jays routed #8 seed Scott City (6-3) in the second round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, 78-35. “I told (Bogan) at halftime he was the MVP of the first half,” said Charleston coach Danny Farmer...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The top-seeded Kennett Indians were firing on all cylinders from the get-go in its championship quarterfinal at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Friday night. Kennett, which put up a season-high 34 points in the first quarter, knocked down five 3-pointers in the opening eight minutes of play...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — One quarter separated Hayti from Portageville in Friday’s semifinal game at the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. After trailing 13-8 at the end of the first, the Indians outscored the Bulldogs 24-12 in the second and ended the first half up by seven points en route to a 62-53 win...

The day after Christmas is hard for any group of young men. The holiday is a down day for players and their families and the aftereffects can spill over to the next day. So it was on Thursday for the 12-man squad from Leopold. Both coaches in the Delta-Leopold contest agreed fatigue played a substantial role in Delta’s 101-74 win Thursday at the Show Me Center in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

The second round of the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament got underway Friday with four games in the consolation bracket and four in the championship bracket.

It may have been hard to assess just how good of a basketball player Bell City junior guard Luke Nichols was Thursday. After all, his team ended up losing 75-25 to Jackson in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. However, after watching the 5-foot-11 athlete score 19 of his team’s 25 points, it wasn’t difficult for veteran Indian coach Darrin Scott to evaluate Nichols.

BLOOMFIELD - Doniphan trailed for just one possession. Had there been a second it may have cost them the win. After taking control early, the sixth-seeded Dons narrowly held off 11th-seeded Twin Rivers to win 59-54 in the opening round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday in Bloomfield...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Kennett Indians entered Thursday’s first-round contest against the Richland Rebels with plans to use its pressure defense to create its offense. “We wanted to come out and put some pressure on them so we could create some turnovers and get on in transition,” Kennett coach Andrew Halford. “For the most part, we executed our defensive strategy pretty well...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Bernie Mules coach Jason Long wants his squad to maintain a balanced offensive attack even with its recent success from behind the arch. “We are getting a lot of attention because we have been making a lot of 3’s,” Long said. “But we understand we’ve got to work inside-out to continue to be successful.”...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Trailing by two points with one possession left, Malden head coach Cole McBroom designed a play that gave his team a chance to send the game into overtime. Sophomore Marques Jones caught the ball on the right block, pump-faked, and got the East Prairie defender to bite, and drew a foul with just under one second left to play...

Bernie junior Landon Zoll earned the latest edition of the Semoball Basketball Player of the Week honor. After scoring 71 points and hitting 21 3-pointers in a pair of victories, he received 1,097 votes.

The opening day of the 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament consists of eight games.

BROSELEY, Mo. - Midway into the third quarter, it looked like a varsity girls basketball game between the Kennett Indians and New Madrid County Central Eagles might come down to the final shot for a second time this season. A 2-pointer by Kennett’s Caroline Patton cut New Madrid County Central’s lead to 28-23 with 4:05 left in the third period...

No. 9 Holcomb 45, No. 16 Greenville 25 BROSELEY, Mo. - The No. 9 seeded Holcomb Hornets rallied from an 8-6 deficit after the first quarter to beat the No. 16 seeded Greenville Bears 45-25 in a consolation quarterfinal at the Lady Royals Classic Monday morning...

BROSELEY, Mo. - The No. 5 seeded Kennett Indians didn’t put together its best performance of the season but still found a way to escape with a win against the No. 12 seeded Portageville Bulldogs in an opening-round contest at the 16-team Lady Royals Classic Saturday...

BROSELEY, Mo. - The No. 8 seeded Charleston Bluejays outscored the No. 9 seeded Holcomb Hornets by double digits in the second quarter on its way to a 59-42 victory Saturday in a first-round contest at the 16-team Lady Royals Classic. Holcomb and Charleston were tied at 14-all with about one minute left in the first quarter before Charleston scored 12 unanswered points to move ahead 26-14 with three minutes left in the first half and continued to lead 32-18 at halftime...

BROSELEY, Mo. - It took a little bit of time to have an impact put the defensive pressure the Twin Rivers Royals applied finally created havoc for the Malden Green Wave. After falling behind 8-5 after one quarter of play, No. 6 seeded Twin Rivers outscored the No. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team managed to score well and handle the Doniphan Dons’ sharpshooters as it rolled to a 65-46 home victory Friday night. Doniphan guard Ethan Jones started the game red hot. He recorded the first nine points for Doniphan as he made three 3-pointers to start the game...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball team continued to dominate the field at its own eight-team tournament Friday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell won by more than 30 points for a third straight time as it beat the No. 2 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 70-37 in the championship...

BROSELEY, Mo. - New Madrid County Central Eagles coach Toby Heeb went back to the drawing board at halftime of his squad’s contest against the Kelly Hawks. But he didn’t draw up a play. “All I wrote on the board was rebound,” Heeb said. “I knew if we rebounded we would find a way to win and luckily when it really matters we attacked the glass.”...

Scott City improved to 5-2 in a tune-up before next week’s Southeast Missourian Christmas boys basketball tournament in defeating host Greenville, 65-33. The Rams held the Bears scoreless in the first quarter with three of coach Mark Dannenmueller’s squad reaching double figures on the night...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team struggled to overcome the Doniphan Donettes full-court press from the start in its home opener Thursday night. The Donettes forced many turnovers en route to a 66-32 victory over Kennett...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The success continued for the Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team at the Bloomfield Invitational Thursday night. No. 4 seeded Holcomb allowed just four field goals as it beat the No. 3 seeded Campbell 48-15 in the title game. It is the second straight season the Hornets have claimed the top prize at the Invitational...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - Top seeds are set to collide in the championship of the Campbell Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Friday at 6:30 p.m. No. 1 seeded Campbell booked its spot in the title game after beating No. 5 seeded Naylor 82-26 in the first championship semifinal Thursday night...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — A lackluster second-quarter spurned the Sikeston girls basketball team on Thursday against Park Hills Central. After trailing by one point after the first quarter, Sikeston got outscored 25-14 in the second, in the Lady Bulldogs 76-46 loss to the Rebels...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett high school wrestling team collected a pair of home wins Tuesday. Kennett beat Valley View (Ark.) and Jonesboro (Ark.). The final score of both matches was 48-33. Kennett is back in action Friday and Saturday when it competes at the Cape Central Tigers Classic...

Helping lead the Crowley's Ridge College (Ark.) men's basketball program to its first victory over an NAIA nationally ranked opponent has earned junior guard Kyle Moore the Association of Independent Institutions Player of the Week Award. The Cardwell, Mo., native, who played high school basketball at Senath-Hornersville High School, scored 24 points as the Pioneers upset NAIA Division I No. 10-ranked John Brown University (Ark.) 57-55 Saturday...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels are set to meet the No. 4 seeded Holcomb Hornets for a second time at the Bloomfield Invitational varsity girls basketball tournament after both squads collected semifinal wins Wednesday night. Defending champion Holcomb upset the No. 2 seeded Advance Hornets 61-32 in the first semifinal Wednesday...

MALDEN, Mo. - After enduring a close first half against the Malden Green Wave the Kennett Indians defense stepped up in a big way early in the second half in a varsity boys basketball game at Malden High School Tuesday night. Kennett limited the Green Wave to just four 2-point field goals in the third quarter as it outscored Malden 21-8 to build a 44-25 lead by the start of the fourth quarter and played Malden even the rest of the way on its way to a 56-37 road victory...

CAMPBELL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CAMPBELL, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Southland Rebels booked a spot in the championship semifinals of the Campbell Tournament by beating the No. 6 seeded Delta C-7 Chargers 72-68 Tuesday night. Delta C-7 jumped out to a 21-15 lead after one quarter before Southland rallied to tie things up at 36-all by halftime. The quarterfinal remained tied at 52-all at the end of the third quarter before Southland won the fourth quarter 20-16...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Holcomb Hornets varsity girls basketball team pulled off the lone upset of the opening round at the Bloomfield Invitational girls basketball tournament. No. 4 seeded Holcomb rallied from a 30-25 third-quarter deficit to beat the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 68-47 in the first quarterfinal of the six-team tournament Monday night...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels experienced little difficulty reaching the semifinals of its own varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. No. 1 seeded Campbell built a 56-9 lead by halftime on its way past the No. 8 seeded North Pemiscot Bulldogs 83-18 in a quarterfinal...

The 75th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament will get underway Dec. 26 at the Show Me Center and consist of 34 games being played over the course of four days (no games will be played Dec. 29).

The Kennett boys basketball team was voted the top seed for the 63rd Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Sunday at Bloomfield High School. The Indians carried a 4-2 record into the seed meeting after finishing fourth in the SEMO Conference Tournament last week and winning the Gideon tournament two weeks ago...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity boys basketball team has played its fair share of close games on the road the first couple weeks of the season. The Camels had already played three games on the road decided by single digits entering Friday...

NAYLOR — The Naylor Eagles and Zalma Bulldogs won’t have long to wait for the rematch. Naylor ran its early-season win streak to three games on homecoming night with a 58-56 win as Nick Garrett broke up a pass on a hard-nosed play and Zalma failed to get away a potential game-tying shot with three seconds to play...

Four-time defending champion Dexter has received the seventh seed for the upcoming Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic. The Bearcats will open the girls basketball tournament against 10th-seeded East Carter in the first round at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Broseley.

SIKESTON, Mo – They may not be hoisting the SEMO Conference trophy like many expected, but the Charleston Bluejays found a way to end their week on a high note. After getting upset by fourth-seeded Sikeston in the semifinals, the top-seeded Bluejays rebounded Friday night with an 81-63 over seventh-seeded Kennett to take third place in the tournament...

MALDEN, Mo. - The No. 2 seeded Malden Green Wave jumped out to a 21-7 lead by end of the first quarter and led by double digits the rest of the way as it beat No. 4 seeded Portageville 52-39 in the eighth grade title game of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Thursday at Malden...

MALDEN, Mo. - Kennett seventh grade boys basketball coach Travis Wilcut encouraged his squad to deliver a championship performance on championship night at the Bootheel Conference Tournament Thursday night. "We started off pretty slow in the first half,” Wilcut said. ...

Cape Girardeau Central improved to 5-0 and will meet Sikeston on its home court Friday after the Tigers beat Kennett 72-40 in a SEMO Conference Tournament semifinal.

WARDELL, Mo. — Three East Prairie players reached double-figures in scoring on Friday night against North Pemiscot. Jack Scruggs led the team with 14 points, draining a pair of three-pointers in the process. Jase Aycock had 13 points and made three three-pointers, while Harrison Moore added 13 points as well, in the Eagles 68-24 win over North Pemiscot...

MFCA ALL-STATE The Missouri Football Coaches Association announced its all-state teams. Players from the SEMO Conference included (with school, year, height and weight): CLASS 5 First team QB — Cael Welker, Jackson, jr., 5-11, 180 OL — Connor Tollison, Jackson, jr., 6-5, 285...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Senath-Hornersville 73, Cooter 52 SENATH, Mo. - The Senath-Hornersville Lions varsity boys basketball team won each of the first three quarters by single digits as it knocked off the previously unbeaten Cooter Wildcats 73-52 Thursday night...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Drew Irby and A.J. Hicks each scored 20-plus points for Portageville, as the Bulldogs defeated East Prairie 71-61 at East Prairie High School. Irby led the team with 24 points, while Hicks had 23. Brendan Garmon added 16, while Lamonte Dixson had four, Joey Chamberlain three, and Alex Winsor one...

Oran High School boy’s basketball player Ty Johnson not only excelled on the court last week, he also did so on the world wide web.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Eli Drinkwitz was saying all the right things after being introduced as the new football coach at Missouri, laying out his vision for the once-proud program with unwavering confidence and bold proclamations. Then the former Appalachian State coach made a minor slip-up...