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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett brought home three medals but finished a point shy of repeating as champs at the SEMO Conference girls tennis tournament Friday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Cape Central (21.5) finished a point ahead of Kennett (20.5) to win the team title...

VAN BUREN, Mo. - A short-handed Kennett cross country team competed in the Dwayne Graham Invitational at Big Spring National Park in Van Buren Wednesday. “Normally, this course has some of the biggest hills we’ll face all season,” Kennett cross country coach Fred Garmon said. ...

The stage is set for the Tri-County Conference baseball tournament. The five-team event takes place Wednesday and Thursday at Gideon High School. No 5 seeded Southland plays No. 4 seeded Gideon in quarterfinal Wednesday at 4 p.m. The winner plays No. 1 seeded Cooter in a semifinal Thursday at noon. The other semifinal between No. 2 seeded Holcomb and No. 3 seeded Risco takes place Thursday at 2 p.m...

The Malden football team showed glimpses of its potential Friday night. But too often, it let its youth show through. Six first-half penalties, a pair of turnovers and an inability to stop a balanced New Madrid County Central offense led to a 50-40 loss for Malden in its season opener at The Swamp...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. - The Kennett Indians fell behind the North County Raiders nine points in the first half but responded quickly after halftime Friday night. Kennett erased all of its 22-13 halftime deficit and moved ahead 27-22 less than four minutes into the third quarter...

Records: Kennett 3-1, North County 2-2 Series History: N/A Last Meeting: N/A Last Week: Kennett beat Caruthersville 35-12, North County beat DeSoto 60-28 Notes: It is the first time Kennett and North County have met in the last decade...

CAPE CENTRAL, Mo. - The Kennett cross country team traveled to Cape Girardeau for the Cape Central Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. The Indians place 11th out of 13 teams in the boys varsity division. Notre Dame won the meet. “We talked all week about how this course is deceptively hard to run,” Kennett coach Fred Garmon said. ...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team extended its winning streak to four games when it beat Senath-Hornersville 25-10, 25-12 Tuesday afternoon. Kennett (7-8) visits Poplar Bluff Thursday. Senath-Hornersville (3-11-1) begins play in the Gideon Invitational Friday. Senath-Hornersville plays Southland Friday at 5 p.m., Clarkton Friday at 7 p.m. and Holcomb Friday at 9 p.m. at Gideon...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team displayed power for the inside, outside and behind the service line Monday night. Kennett recorded six ace serves and had seven players combine for 17 kills as it beat Holcomb in straight sets 25-21, 25-19...

The schedule has been released for the Gideon Invitational. The 16-team varsity volleyball tournament takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Gideon High School. The tournament is divided into four four-team pools. Portageville, Richland, Hayti, and Delta C-7 will compete in Pool 2 and Campbell, New Madrid County Central, Charleston and Cooter will compete in Pool 3 Thursday...

MALDEN, Mo. - The story of Malden’s football season keeps writing the same chapter. Malden was once again on the doorstep as opportunity knocked, but it couldn’t capitalize on its chances. Turnovers and penalties haunted the Green Wave in their 42-34 loss to Kelly Friday night...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity football team fumbled the ball a few more times than head coach Joel Wyatt prefers but still did more than enough to hand the previously unbeaten Caruthersville Tigers its first loss Friday night. Kennett jumped out to a 21-6 lead by halftime and led throughout the second half as it beat Caruthersville 35-12 on Homecoming NIght at Metz Cherry Stadium...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls volleyball team ended its week on a high note Thursday night. Kennett collected its second victory in as many games when it powered its way past Portageville 25-20, 25-17. “I thought we played really well,” Kennett volleyball coach Taylor Miller said. “We had a hard practice yesterday. We ran some drills and worked on teamwork. I thought it paid off tonight.”...

The Kennett varsity volleyball team beat Portageville 25-20, 25-17 Thursday night. Kennett improved to 6-8 with the victory and Portageville dropped to 8-5-1 with the loss. Kennett also won the junior varsity contest against Portageville 25-9, 23-25, 25-8...

Records: Caruthersville 3-0, Kennett 2-1 Series History: Unavailable Last Meeting: Kennett won 48-26 Last Week: Kennett beat Ste. Genevieve 53-21, Caruthersville beat Valle Catholic 56-42 Notes: Kennett placed first and Caruthersville took second in the SEMO Conference South last season...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team routed Caruthersville 9-0 Wednesday. There were no junior varsity matches. Kennett (7-0) hosts Sikeston Thursday. See results from Wednesday’s match below: --- VARSITY SINGLES No. 1 - Sydni McAtee (K) def. Sexy Walker (C) 8-0...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team fell behind the Scott City Rams in all three sets but still managed to escape with a victory Thursday night. Kennett overcame a 24-23 deficit in the first set and rallied from 19-16 down in the third set as it outlasted Scott City 26-24, 23-25, 25-20 in a three-set thriller...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity volleyball team outlasted visiting Scott City 26-24, 23-25, 25-20 Tuesday. Kennett also won the junior varsity match against Scott City in three sets 14-25, 25-20, 25-11. Kennett hosts Portageville Thursday at 6 p.m...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Seven schools from Dunklin County were among the 58 teams that participated in the 31st annual St. Francis Medical Center Dig for Life Volleyball Challenge Friday and Saturday in Cape Girardeau.

IRONTON, Mo. - The Kennett high school cross country team competed in conditions perhaps more suitable for the Kennett swim team Saturday at the Arcadia Valley Invitational in Ironton, Missouri. In addition to a talented field of runners, Kennett also had to contend with the remains of Tropical Storm Gordon, which dumped several inches of rain on the course before Saturday’s races...

PORTAGEVILLE — Opportunity knocked once again. This time, however, Malden football answered the call. After stopping Portageville on fourth and goal from the 12-yard line with 5:12 left in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 22, Malden was faced with the task of going 88 yards down the field to earn its first win...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team improved to 5-0 as it cruised past Charleston 9-0 Monday. Kennett also won all seven junior varsity matches Monday. Kennett visits Notre Dame Tuesday and Caruthersville Wednesday. See results from the Kennett-Charleston match below:...

KENNETT, Mo. - Offensive plays for big-time yardage and forcing turnovers became the norm for the Kennett Indians in its Week 3 contest against the Ste. Genevieve Dragons Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium. Kennett had six scoring plays of more than 35 yards, intercepted three passes, and recovered a fumble as it beat previously unbeaten Ste. Genevieve 53-21...

KENNETT, Mo. - The early-season success continued for the Malden Green Wave varsity volleyball team Thursday night. Malden improved to 4-0 as it won at Kennett 25-18, 25-21. “We played consistent and didn’t make many errors,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. “I don’t feel like we hit well but we covered the floor well and didn’t allow balls to drop. Our setters were awesome at covering the floor.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave varsity volleyball team remained perfect as it won at Kennett 25-18, 25-21 Thursday night. Kennett outlasted Malden 25-20, 21-25, 25-19 in the junior varsity contest. Kennett and Malden both begin pool play at the two-day 58-team Dig for Life Classic in Cape Girardeau Friday...

SIKESTON, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team dominated doubles action at the Sikeston Invitational Thursday. Kennett’s Sydni McAtee and Darcy Campbell beat Kennett’s Anelle Harris and Taylor Hufford 8-2 in the doubles championship. McAtee and Campbell beat Charleston’s Pratt and Smith 8-0 in a quarterfinal and beat Notre Dame’s Gillian Merideth and Megan Gullette 8-0 in a semifinal to reach the title match...

Listed below is a breakdown of Friday night’s varsity football games between Malden and Portageville and Kennett and Ste. Genevieve. Records: Malden 0-2, Portageville 1-1 Series History: Malden leads 43-28-1 Last Meeting: Malden won 42-14...

The Kennett varsity girls tennis team added a pair of wins to its resume earlier this week. Kennett won at home against previously unbeaten Dexter 9-0 Tuesday and won at Fredericktown 9-0 Wednesday. Kennett currently supports a 4-0 overall record and is 2-0 in district play...

Class 1, District 1 Class 2, District1 Class 3, District 1 Class 4, District 1 Class 5, District 1 --- Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 12-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Jim Powers, High School Sports Caravan; Eric Blum, The Columbia Tribune; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Corey Riggs, Mediacom Springfield; Tim Leible, The Rolla Daily News; Thomas Huitt-Johnson, The St. ...

Expectations are on the rise as Kennett nears the start of its third cross country season after launching the program in 2016. Six of the eight runners in the program are returners from last season’s boys squad. “We are a lot more experienced this year,” Kennett junior Kobe Patterson said. “The past years the courses have been new to us but this year we know what to expect. We’d love to win a district or conference championship this year.”...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — The opportunities were there to be had, but for the second straight week, they got away. Malden entered the fourth quarter of Friday’s game against Caruthersville trailing 19-12. Then the Tigers’ offense, led by senior running back Nicholas Moore, erupted...

The schedule has been released for the Dig for Life Classic. The 58-team volleyball tournament will take place Friday and Saturday at multiple locations in Cape Girardeau. The Red Division is divided into six four-team pools. The Black Division is divided into seven four-team pools and two three-team pools...

GOSNELL, Ark. - The Kennett Indians varsity football team stayed within one possession until the closing minutes of the fourth quarter but was unable to put together the touchdown drive it needed to tie the Gosnell (Ark.) Pirates Friday night. Gosnell forced Kennett to fumble the ball away inside its own 20 as it was attempting to rally from a 16-8 deficit with about three minutes left in regulation...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team ended opening week on a high note Thursday night. Kennett tallied 14 aces and 13 kills as it cruised past Charleston 25-8, 25-9. “I thought my girls played very well, especially compared to Tuesday,” Kennett volleyball coach Taylor Miller said. “We had a hard practice on Wednesday after our loss to Campbell on Tuesday. They were able to come back tonight and show everyone what they were made of.”...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell Camels varsity volleyball team displayed its fair share of firepower Tuesday night. The Camels recorded 13 kills as it pounded its way past Kennett 25-12, 25-17. “We passed the ball well, which allowed us to run some offense,” Campbell coach Gentry Vancil said. “Everything we can get up we are trying to hit. Our offense ran well tonight because of our good passing.”...

Notes: Listed below is a glance of Friday night's varsity football games between Kennett and Gosnell (Ark.) and Malden and Caruthersville. Records: Kennett 1-0, Gosnell 0-1 Series History: N/A Last Meeting: Gosnell won 55-19 Last Week: Kennett won its home opener against Fredericktown 55-19...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - The Campbell varsity volleyball team improved to 2-0 as it beat Kennett 25-12, 25-17 Tuesday night. Campbell (2-0) also beat Portageville Monday night. Campbell hosts Cooter Thursday. Kennett (1-1), which also beat Oran 25-19, 25-23 Monday, plays its first home game Thursday against Charleston...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden football team showed glimpses of its potential Friday night. But too often, it let its youth show through. Six first-half penalties, a pair of turnovers and an inability to stop a balanced New Madrid County Central offense led to a 50-40 loss for Malden in its season opener at The Swamp...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett varsity girls tennis team beat Notre Dame 9-0 in its season opener Monday. Kennett also won the junior varsity contest 5-2. Kennett hosts Caruthersville Tuesday and Charleston Wednesday. See complete results from the Notre Dame match below:...

The Southland Rebels volleyball program enters the 2018 season with a new game plan after graduating eight seniors off of last season’s varsity squad. “We are implementing a new rotation this year,” Southland coach Julia Murray said. Monica Rodriguez is the only returning starter off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 3-19-1. Murray said Rodriguez, who was the setter last season, will be a middle hitter this season...

The pieces appear in place for repeat success for the Campbell Camels varsity volleyball squad. Campbell returns five of its six starters off of last season’s varsity squad that won the Bootheel Conference regular-season title, placed second in the Bootheel Conference Tournament and finished with a record 17-9-5...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity football team experienced little difficulty putting the ball in the end zone in its home opener against the Fredericktown Blackcats Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium. Kennett recorded touchdowns in its first seven offensive possessions as it built a comfortable 48-13 lead by halftime...

The Malden Green Wave enter the 2018 season hoping for continued success after putting together its best season in school history last year. Malden returns three starters - Anna Belcher, Gracie Thomas, and Tanner Miller - off of last season’s squad that finished 26-8-1, won the Bootheel Conference Tournament and claimed its first district title in school history...

The Clarkton Reindeer volleyball program enters its 2018 campaign looking to make noise with a young group that has played the game frequently in the offseason. The Reindeer’s high school roster includes only one senior and three sophomores. Clarkton coach Amy Cowart said because of the low number of upperclassmen she will be forced to start four or five sophomores on varsity...

The Holcomb Hornets high school volleyball program is blessed with solid depth entering the 2018 season. Holcomb has four seniors, four seniors, five sophomores and five freshmen on its high school squad. “We do have a big number,” Holcomb coach Angie Jones said. ...

The Senath-Hornersville varsity volleyball team enters the 2018-19 season looking to build on last season’s 13-15-2 campaign under a new head coach. Alex Glover takes over for Chelsey Vincent as head coach. Glover is a high school graduate of nearby Holcomb that recently graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...

Football fans will have to wait at least 24 hours to get their first glimpse at the Kennett varsity football team. Thursday night’s Gatorade Game has been postponed until Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Metz Cherry Stadium. “Due to the amount of water we received, the facilities are going to be too wet to host the Gatorade Scrimmage tonight,” Kennett athletic director Jim Vaughan said. “The grass lot used for parking is still under water and the field is, and still will be, very soft.”...

For the first time in eight years, the Holcomb Hornets baseball squad is set to begin its fall campaign under a new head coach. Marty Young, who served as varsity girls basketball coach at Holcomb last season, is taking over for longtime coach Matt Casper who is leaving the baseball program to be the new head softball coach at Holcomb...

The Senath-Hornersville Lions high school baseball squad enters its fall campaign looking to make noise with a slew of returning starters. The Lions return seven starters off of last season’s squad that went 3-11 in the fall and 10-11 in the spring...

Kennett football enthusiast will have the opportunity to get its first glance at the varsity squad later this week. Kennett is slated to compete in the annual Gatorade Game Thursday at Metz Cherry Stadium. The starting time of the intra-squad scrimmage has been moved from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. due to heat. The price of admission is a bottle of Gatorade...

KENNETT, Mo. - Participation was at an all-time high at the third annual Kennett Athletics Booster Club Four-Person Golf Scramble Friday at Kennett Country Club. A record 104 golfers participated in the event. Final net proceeds raised were also at an all-time high at $15,016.75...

With 15 years under his belt and seven years as head football coach, Jeff Bullock, looks for a promising season for his Portageville Bulldogs. “As of now, things look good for us. We have 36 kids that have tried out which is more than we have had in the past. We have about eight kids that have seen playing time from last year. We have a few new kids trying out, even seniors. We have a good mixture of players,” said Coach Bullock...

The Kennett Indian varsity volleyball program enters the 2018 season looking to make noise with a new head coach. Taylor Miller takes over for Veronica Gardner who served as varsity volleyball coach at Kennett the past two seasons. Miller is a Malden graduate who majored in elementary education at Missouri State University in Springfield. She most recently taught fourth grade at Poplar Bluff and will teach second grade at Kennett in the upcoming school year...

The Kennett Indians enter the 2018 season with a few holes to fill after winning its first outright conference title since 1964 in 2017. Kennett graduated 10 seniors off of last season’s squad that finished 7-4. “We are going to be pretty inexperienced,” Kennett second-year coach Joel Wyatt said. ...

The Malden Green Wave football team enters the 2018 season with zero plans of slowing things down despite graduating several key offensive components off of last season’s squad that finished 10-2. “We are going to continue to play fast,” Malden head coach Kevin Collier said. ...

The Kennett Indians high school girls tennis program enters the 2018 season looking to replace two varsity starters. Kennett graduated No. 1 starter Anna Beth Williams and No. 2 starter Kayton Harris off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 13-1, advanced to the Class 1 quarterfinals and won the SEMO Conference...

Malden fall sports schedules have been released. The Malden varsity football team is slated to open its season Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. when it hosts New Madrid County Central. The Malden junior varsity football team is slated to open its season Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. when it hosts Dexter...

The Charleston Fighting Squirrels will continue its quest for its first World Series title in program history this weekend. The Fighting Squirrels open play at the week-long Senior Babe Ruth World Series Saturday in Jamestown, New York. “This is where we want to be,” Fighting Squirrels coach Michael Minner said in a phone interview as the team was traveling on a charter bus in New York Thursday afternoon. ...

Malden Green Wave first-year varsity boys basketball coach Cole McBroom has been more concerned about getting to know his players than determining what basketball plays he is going to run in recent weeks. “This summer my main goal was to build a relationship with the kids,” McBroom said. ...

The 2018 Kennett varsity football schedule has been released. Kennett is slated to open its season Aug. 24 at home against Fredericktown. Kennett has made several changes to its schedule. Kennett has added North County, Ste. Genevieve and Gosnell (Ark.) to its schedule and dropped East Prairie, Greene County Tech (Ark.) and East Prairie...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett swim team concluded its season with a second-place finish at the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference Championships July 21 at Cape Central Municipal Pool in Cape Girardeau. Kennett finished with 4,665.50 points. River City Aquatics won the meet with 5,958.50 points. ...

The Kennett 12U baseball team team has been winning big since they were seven-years-old. “We’ve had them together on a traveling team since they were seven-years-old,” Kennett 12U coach Matt Gardner said. “We've gone all over the country playing ball. ...

Headline Local baseball athletes make Future Games Hunter Hiett, junior at Central Junior High School, and Brayden Eftink, junior at Notre Dame High School, have been selected to participate in the upcoming Future Games. These games will take place next week in Indianapolis, IN. The Future Games are the premier summer scouting event for class 2020 prospects. More than 250 college coaches and pro scouts from all over the country are expected to attend...

Southland 14-year-old Jenna Gibson has participated in her fair share of softball competitions as she nears her sophomore year of high school. The right-handed pitcher, who has played softball in 14 states against teams from 28 states, is preparing to take her game to a 15th state in a few weeks...

BISMARCK, N.D. - Ultimate Baseball of Kennett finally met its match Monday at the Midwest Plains Regional in Bismarck, North Dakota. Ultimate Baseball suffered a 3-1 loss to Scott County, Iowa, in a regional semifinal. It was Ultimate Baseball’s first loss of the regional...

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Charleston Fighting Squirrels and Ultimate Baseball both finished pool play 3-0 at the Midwest Plains Regional in Bismarck, North Dakota, Sunday. Ultimate Baseball beat the Buckley Bombers of Colorado 3-2 Friday; beat Williston, North Dakota, 13-0 Saturday; and beat Parsons, Kansas, 8-2 Sunday to finish first in the National League Pool...

BISMARCK, N.D. - The success continued for Ultimate Baseball at the Midwest Plains Regional in Bismarck, North Dakota, Saturday morning. Ultimate Baseball improved to 2-0 in pool play when it beat Williston, North Dakota, 13-0. No additional information on the game was available by press deadline...

Brady Bibbs, who is a 2016 Senath-Hornersville graduate, recently had the opportunity to showcase his talent at the Ohio Valley League All-Star Game at Colonel Field in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Bibbs was a member of the Ohio Valley League West All-Star Team that beat the Ohio Valley League East All-Star Team 7-6 on July 1...

The second annual Night of Champions is slated to take place July 27 at 5 p.m.at Kennett High School weight room. Athletes will participate in bench press, squat and power clean lifting at the event. “This is a great team-builder to generate some enthusiasm and get excited about the season,” Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt said at the event last season...

BISMARCK, N.D. - Ultimate Baseball edged the Buckley Bombers of Colorado 3-2 in its first game at the Midwest Plains Regional in Bismarck, North Dakota, Friday afternoon. Ultimate Baseball plated a run in the top of the first, third and fifth innings to build a 3-0 lead...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett High School track reopened to the public Tuesday after receiving repairs. “We completely scrapped the surface on top,” Kennett athletic director Jim Vaughan said. “We resurfaced and repainted it. We completely refurbished it.”...

Ultimate Baseball Senior Babe Ruth of Kennett is set to begin play at the Midwest Plains Regional in Bismarck, North Dakota, Friday after placing second at the Missouri State Tournament in Charleston on July 8. “We are excited,” Ultimate Baseball coach Tony Sandifer said. “We are going to be without a couple of our big-time guys so we will see how we end up playing. But we’ve still got some good arms so if we can generate some offense and minimize our errors on defense we should be OK.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett 11U baseball team has qualified for the Midwest Plains Regional after placing first in the Missouri 11U 70 State Tournament in Farmington last week. Kennett 11U won all of its games at the state tournament “They went 5-0 and beat a very good Mineral Area team in the state championship 7-6 in eight innings,” Kennett 11U assistant coach Gerry Duncan said...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett swim team closed out the regular season on a high note by placing first at its five-team home meet Saturday at Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center. Kennett recorded a first-place team score 2,029 points. River City Aquatics came in second with 246 points, Charleston BlueRacers finished third with 207.5 points, Blytheville Barracudas placed fourth with 196 points and Dyersburg Dolphins took fifth with 74.5 points...

Three one-run victories during a state championship run and a few inches in track and field vaulted Malden to the top of the 2018 Semoball Cup standings. The Green Wave claimed the Cup for a second time in three years, edging defending champ Notre Dame in the closest finish of the five-year award presented Saturday night at the Semoball Awards...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Student-athletes from across Southeast Missouri were recognized for their outstanding achievements Saturday night at the region’s premier sports award show. More than 150 athletes from 57 area high schools were on hand for the Fifth Annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH at the Donald C. ...

Powerhouse athlete and WNBA superstar Lisa Leslie brought her wisdom and poise to the 2018 Semoball Awards on Saturday at the River Campus. Keynote speaker Leslie highlighted several key points she recommends athletes incorporate into their daily routine to ensure success in all areas of life including remaining prayerful, setting goals and the importance of remaining determined to one day achieve those goals...

Kennett 10-year-old Harrison Rhew has a valuable forte in the pool. He excels at all four strokes. “Harrison has a consistent pattern in all four strokes, which allows him to be competitive in many events,” Kennett Swim Team coach Malinda Harris said. “He’s an excellent swimmer with a strong work ethic. He’s very coachable and really listen to what you try to teach him about stroke technique.”...

KENNETT, Mo. - The second annual Holcomb Education Foundation 4-Person Golf Scrambled turned out to be a big success Friday at Kennett Country Club. A field of 64 golfers, which included 16 four-person teams, competed at the scramble. After expenses were paid a total of $14,250 was raised. The committee in charge of the even said the money raised will go toward supplemental educations needs at Holcomb Schools...

The schedule has been altered for the varsity boys basketball scrimmage Saturday at Kennett. Two Dunklin County schools are competing Saturday. Senath-Hornersville plays Risco at 8:30 a.m., Advance at 10 a.m. and Dexter at 11:30 a.m. Kennett plays Bernie at 1 p.m., East Carter County at 3:15 p.m. and Scott County Central at 4:45 p.m...

Dunklin County basketball fans will have a rare opportunity to watch summer basketball in the county this week. A junior varsity basketball scrimmage will take place Thursday and a varsity basketball scrimmage will take place Friday and Saturday at Kennett High School...

FROM STAFF REPORTS CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Kennett swim team won a three-team meet against Dyesburg (Tenn.) and Blytheville (Ark.) Saturday at Diane Sayre Rec Center in Caruthersville. Kennett recorded a first-place team score of 1,455 points. Blytheville tallied 429 points and Dyersburg tallied 79 points...

The Holcomb Four-Person Golf Scramble is slated to take place July 13 at Kennett Country Club. The entry fee is $75 per participant. Registration begins at noon with a tee time of 1 p.m. You may also sign up before with Donnie Shelton at Kennett Country Club...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Ultimate Baseball finished a couple wins shy of securing the Missouri Senior Babe Ruth state championship but got the win it needed Sunday afternoon to qualify for the regional tournament. Ultimate Baseball rallied from a 2-0 deficit to edge Southeast Tropics 4-2 in the final elimination game Sunday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Ultimate Baseball remains in contention for its first Senior Babe Ruth state title in program history after winning a pair of elimination games Saturday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Ultimate Baseball cruised past the Wayne County Perfectos 10-2 in its first elimination game Saturday afternoon before edging the Charleston 18U Squirrels 5-2 in its second elimination game Saturday evening...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - The hot hitting continued for the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Saturday at the Missouri Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Fighting Squirrels scored in double digits for a third straight game as it hammered its way past the Southeast Tropics 12-2 in five innings in a third round contest...

Tyson Campbell, who is a 2014 Kennett graduate, recently received another accolade following his impressive campaign on the baseball diamond for Lyon College in Batesville, Ark. The right-handed hurler was recently named to the 2018 All-Arkansas Collegiate Team...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Ultimate Baseball enjoyed a 3-0 lead at the end of the top of the third inning but made too many mistakes the rest of the way to secure a victory against the Charleston 18U Squirrels Thursday. Charleston 18U scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning to move ahead 4-3 and added another run in the fifth and sixth innings as it beat Ultimate Baseball 6-4 in Game 1 of the Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston...

2018 Kennett graduate Kayton Harris recently received a distinguished honor from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). Harris was selected as the 2018 female state winner in Missouri and 2018 female section winner in Section V for the National Student Athlete Scholarship...

2018 graduate Ty Ellis didn’t have his sights on the record books when he was selected to return punts for the Kennett Indians his senior season. “I was just trying to run punts back,” Ellis said. “After the last game, my dad told me I was really close to breaking a state record. I hadn’t thought about it because I had no idea I was even close to the record. But if I would have had one more long punt return I probably would have broken the record.”...

The schedule has been altered for the highly anticipated Go Nuts Classic.

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Killer Whales recently took home the top prize at its home mini meet June 20 at Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center. Kennett recorded a first-place score of 1,526. The Blytheville Barracudas (175) took second; the Cape County Castaways (164) came in third; the River City Aquatics (9) placed fourth...