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The Kennett football team enjoyed a sendoff ceremony Friday morning as it departed town. Kennett practiced on the high school field located at St. Louis University in downtown St. Louis Friday afternoon before returning to its motel Friday evening. Kennett plays Cardinal Ritter in a Class 3 quarterfinal Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Louis University High School in St. Louis, Missouri...

Series History: Not available Last Week: No. 1 seeded Kennett beat No. 2 seeded Park Hills Central 42-20 in the Class 3, District 1 championship. No. 1 seeded Cardinal Ritter beat No. 3 seeded Lutheran South 56-0 in the Class 3, District 2 championship...

MALDEN, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave enjoyed a strong performance at the start of each half as it beat the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 29-18 in the eighth grade title game of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Wednesday at Malden. McKila Hill and Bryton Maddox paced Malden with nine points each...

MALDEN, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians built a 13-6 lead by halftime and hung on to beat the No. 3 seeded Holcomb Hornets 24-22 in the seventh grade title game of the Bootheel Conference Tournament Wednesday at Malden High School. Holcomb outscored Kennett by six points in the fourth period but never got closer than the final score...

The Clarkton Reindeer boys basketball program enters the 2018-19 season with a surplus of underclassmen in its program. Clarkton's roster is composed of five freshmen, seven sophomores, one junior, and three seniors. “We are freshmen and sophomore-heavy,” Clarkton coach Jordan Bidewell said. “We are also lacking a bench so we are going to need some of the underclassmen to step up and provide us some depth.”...

The Gideon Bulldogs boys basketball program has the luxury of returning three key offensive contributors off of last season’s varsity squad that finished 10-15. Logan Woodard, Samuel Williams and Gage Stover all put up solid numbers for the Bulldogs last season...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians football program has maintained a “bend but don’t break mentality” when attempting to protect leads throughout the 2018 season. “We’ve had some ‘bend but don’t break’ moments,” Kennett football coach Joel Wyatt said. “We’ve come up with some big turnovers at big times. The defense has just come up big for us all year.”...

Class and district assignments have been released for boys and girls basketball in the Missouri Bootheel for the 2018-19 season. Clarkton, Delta, Delta C-7, Gideon, North Pemiscot, Richland, Risco, Scott County Central, and Southland will compete in Class 1, District 1. See teams in all Class 1 districts here: Class 1 Districts...

The schedule have been released for the Bootheel Conference middle school girls basketball tournaments. Hayti is slated to host the tournaments Nov. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 15. The eighth grade quarterfinals are Nov. 12. No. 1 seeded Malden plays No. 8 seeded Caruthersville Nov. ...

The schedule has been released for the SEMO Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. The eight-team event takes place Nov. 26, Nov. 27 and Nov. 29. No. 1 seeded Dexter plays No. 8 seeded Kennett Nov. 26 at 4 p.m., No. 4 seeded Saxony Lutheran plays No. 5 seeded Notre Dame Nov. 26 at 5:30 p.m., No. 2 seeded Jackson plays No. 7 seeded Cape Central No. 26 at 7 p.m., and No. 3 seeded Poplar Bluff plays No. 6 seeded Sikeston No. 26 at 8:30 p.m...

Series History: Not available Last Week: No. 1 seeded Kennett beat No. 5 seeded Potosi 48-9; No. 2 seeded Park Hills Central beat No. 6 seeded Dexter 13-6. Notes: Kennett is in search of its first district title since 1986. Park Hills Central is going for its seventh straight district title...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Kennett junior Kobe Patterson capped off his cross country season with his first appearance at the state championship meet Saturday at Oak Hills Golf Course in Jefferson City. Patterson placed 93rd out of 164 runners with a time of 17:51...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams both improved to 3-1 with home wins against Caruthersville Tuesday. The Kennett seventh grade beat Caruthersville 52-22 and the Kennett eighth grade beat Caruthersville 59-40...

RISCO, Mo. - The pieces appear in place for another big year for the Risco Tigers boys basketball program. Traditional Tri-County Conference powerhouse Risco returns four of its five starters off of last season’s varsity squad that went 19-8 and won the Tri-County Conference Tournament for a second straight season...

The Kennett football team will host Park Hills Central in the Class 3, District 1 championship Friday at Metz Cherry Stadium. Under the current MSHSAA postseason format, it is the first district championship Kennett has hosted. Kennett is in search of its first district title since 1985...

KENNETT, Mo. - Not even a halftime power outage could slow down the Kennett Indians football team in its Class 3, District 1 semifinal Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium. No. 1 seeded Kennett built a 21-9 lead by the end of the second quarter, and after a halftime that lasted about twice as long as normal due to a power outage, scored 27 unanswered points in the second half as it beat the No. 5 seeded Potosi Trojans 48-9...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett middle school girls basketball team closed out its week on a high note with a pair of home victories Friday afternoon. The Kennett seventh grade beat New Madrid County Central 18-10 and the Kennett eighth grade beat New Madrid County Central 45-21...

Series History: Not Available Last Week: Kennett beat Doniphan 41-6, Potosi beat Perryville 17-14 Notes: Kennett is the No. 1 seed and Potosi is the No. 5 seed in Class 3, District 1. About Potosi: Potosi (5-5) beat Owensville 55-14 in Week 1, St. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kennett junior Kobe Patterson is state bound after securing a Top 15 finish at the Class 3, District 1 cross country meet Saturday at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. Patterson finished 11th in the boys meet with a time of 17:29.28. Maxwell McDaniel of Festus won the meet with a time of 15:53.94...

MALDEN — The Arcadia Valley volleyball team set some lofty goals in the preseason. The Bloomfield Wildcats weren’t sure what to expect in the upcoming season. The Tigers achieved one of their goals Saturday night, beating Bloomfield 25-15, 25-14 in a Class 2 quarterfinal at Malden High School...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - The host Holcomb Hornets finally found its offensive rhythm midway into the second set but was unable to keep things going long enough to take a set from the Bernie Mules in a Class 1 sectional Saturday. Bernie scored 14 of the final 19 points to edge Holcomb by six points in the second set and take the playoff 25-6, 25-19...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians football team experienced little difficulty collecting a victory in the opening round of the Class 3, District 1 Tournament Friday night. No. 1 seeded Kennett scored touchdowns in its first six offensive possessions as it cruised past Doniphan 41-6...

STEELE, Mo. - It took a couple extra points but the Holcomb Hornets volleyball program managed to escape with its first district title in a decade Thursday night. Holcomb broke a 25-25 tie in a decisive third set when sophomore Macy Houart and senior Carli Morgan collected back-to-back kills. The clutch offensive execution propelled No. 3 seeded Holcomb past the No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 17-25, 25-15, 27-25 in the Class 1, District 1 championship at South Pemiscot High School...

Series History: N/A Last Meeting: N/A Last Week: Scott City beat Doniphan 42-0, Kennett beat Sikeston 23-14 Notes: Kennett is the No. 1 seed and Doniphan is the No. 8 seed in Class 3, District 1. 2018 is the first season Doniphan has had a varsity football team since the 1970s...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett varsity cross country team placed fourth among 13 teams at the Dexter Invitational Saturday at Dexter High School. East Carter County won the meet, with 47 points, followed by Fredericktown (51), Woodland (53), Kennett (71), Dexter (75), Delta (81), Bloomfield (82), Valle Catholic (131), and Meadow Heights (138). Crystal City, Greenville, Willow Springs, and Advance did not have the minimum of five runners required to score as a team...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave volleyball team entered Wednesday’s Class 2, District 1 championship against the Portageville Bulldogs with a simple strategy - trust its defense and try to outhit a familiar opponent. “We went three sets the other two times we met Portageville this year,” Malden coach Brittany Crane said. ...

BELL CITY, Mo. - The Bernie Mules varsity volleyball team has the luxury of having a slew of offensive weapons at the net. "I think it helps us," Bernie volleyball coach Jason Long said of his squad's offensive depth. "When we pass the ball well and get teams back on their toes it makes it easier for us to move the ball around."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett high school cross country team is preparing for postseason play after fine-tuning its skills at the Heartland Conference Championship at Cape County North Park in Cape Girardeau last week. Kennett finished seventh out of 10 schools at its conference meet Oct. ...

MALDEN, Mo. — On Malden’s senior night, the Green Wave crashed into a stout Dexter defense. The Bearcats gained 413 yards of total offense, holding the Green Wave to 167 yards en route to a 34-0 win for the Bearcats. Malden was held scoreless for the second straight week...

DUSTIN WARD dward@dddnews.com KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity football team ended its most successful regular season in recent history on a high note Friday night in front of its home crowd at Metz Cherry Stadium. Kennett jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and led wire to wire as it edged the visiting Sikeston Bulldogs 23-14...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Five Kennett girls tennis players concluded their season at the individual state tennis tournament Friday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Pembroke Hill’s Adella Castaner beat Kennett’s Emma Phillips 6-1, 6-0 in a first-round match in the singles bracket. Phillips rebounded by beating Savannah’s Jocelynn Kallauner 7-6 (4), 6-0 in a first-round consolation match before falling to Mexico’s Grace Wortmann 6-4, 6-1 in a consolation quarterfinal...

MALDEN -- The Bloomfield Wildcats and Malden Green Wave might meet again. The Wildcats, seeded second in Class 2 District 2, defeated Malden, the top seed in Class 2 District 1, 25-17, 25-18 Thursday night at Malden High School. If both teams win their district, they would meet again in a sectional playoff Oct. 27 at Malden High School...

Series History: Sikeston leads 58-8-1 Last Meeting: Sikeston won 37-30 in overtime Last Week: Kennett beat Malden 49-0; Sikeston beat NMCC 20-8 Notes: Sikeston has won 12 of the last 13 meetings and suffered its last loss to Kennett in 2007 during Kent Gibbs’ first year as head coach at Sikeston...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team enjoyed a strong performance in pool play at the SEMO Conference Tournament Tuesday at Cape SportsPlex. Kennett went 6-2 in the SEMO South Division Pool. The performance earned Kennett a second-place finish in the SEMO South Division Pool. Scott City (7-1) placed first, New Madrid County Central (4-4) finished third, Oran (3-5) came in fourth and Charleston (0-8) took fifth in the SEMO South Division Pool...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett middle school girls basketball team opened its season with home games against Campbell and South Pemiscot Monday and Tuesday. The Kennett seventh grade beat Campbell 19-16 and the Campbell eighth grade beat Kennett 23-19 Monday...

KENNETT, Mo. - Three longtime contributors to the Kennett School District were inducted into the Kennett Athletic Hall of Fame Friday night. Malinda Harris, Charles Dick Hilburn, and Janet Hilburn were recognized as the latest inductees at halftime of the Kennett football game at Metz Cherry Stadium...

HOLCOMB, Mo. - After a dominant first set, Gideon with Risco looked poised to coast through Friday’s Tri-County Conference Tournament final against Clarkton. But halfway through the second set, the second-seeded Lady Reindeer found the momentum to force the only three-set match of the entire tournament...

The schedule is set for the SEMO Conference volleyball tournament. The 10-team event takes place Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 at Cape SportsPlex. Pool play is Oct. 16 and bracket play is Oct. 18. Cape Central, Notre Dame, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, and Jackson will compete in the SEMO North Pool. Scott City, Oran, NMCC, Kennett, and Charleston will compete in the SEMO South Pool...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians beat the St. Pius X Lancers 5-0 in a battle of previously unbeaten teams in a Class 1 sectional Saturday morning. “We saw St. Pius in individual sectionals and knew they were going to be competitive today,” Kennett coach Janet Hilburn said. “But we got out there and played pretty well this morning."...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team met its match for the first time this season Saturday afternoon. John Burroughs won all three doubles matches and the first two singles matches completed as it beat Kennett 5-0 in a Class 1 quarterfinal...

KENNETT, Mo. - For the first time in nearly a decade, Delta Bowl bragging rights are returning to Kennett. The Kennett Indians football team put together a winning formula in a head-to-head battle with the Malden Green Wave for the first time since 2009 Friday night at Metz Cherry Stadium...

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. - Five Kennett tennis players are state bound after collecting wins in Class 1 individual sectional play Tuesday at Crystal City. Kennett’s Sydni McAtee and Darcy Campbell beat Potosi’s Lacey Portell and Emily Missey 6-0, 6-1. Kennett’s Anelle Harris and Taylor Hufford beat Fredericktown’s Taylor Starkey and Victoria Peppers 7-5, 6-4...

SENATH, Mo. - Campbell fell behind a few points in both sets but refused to be denied its first Bootheel Conference Tournament championship in school history in varsity volleyball Thursday night. The No. 2 seeded Campbell Camels overcame a three-point deficit in the opening set and rallied from seven down in the second set as it outlasted the No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave 25-19, 26-24 in varsity title game at Senath-Hornersville High School...

JACKSON, Mo. - The Kennett high school cross country team had two runners medal at the Saxony Lutheran Meet at Jackson City Park Oct. 4. Kennett’s Kobe Patterson (18:35) placed third and Kennett’s Alex Yates (19:51) took 22nd. Kennett’s Ronaldo Guerrero (21:10) finished 42nd, Kennett’s Larry Payne (21:16) placed 43rd, Kennett’s Carson Blansett (22:17) came in 52nd, and Kennett’s Brett Bradley (22:26) took 53rd...

Series History: Unavailable Last Meeting: Malden won 58-24 Last Week: Kennett beat Dexter 44-0; Charleston beat Malden 58-38 Notes: Malden has won the last eight meetings against Kennett by double digits. Kennett last beat Malden in 2009...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Malden Green Wave and Campbell Camels are set to collide in the championship of the Bootheel Conference varsity volleyball tournament for a second straight season after collecting semifinal victories Wednesday night. No. 1 seeded Malden outlasted No. 4 seeded Portageville 25-17, 20-25, 25-12 in the first varsity semifinal Wednesday...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball program sent its seniors out in style on Senior Night Monday night. Kennett outlasted the visiting Sikeston Bulldogs 25-21, 25-14 in the varsity contest. “I think the girls were really hyped up because it was Senior Night,” Kennett volleyball coach Taylor Miller said. “They went out there and did their jobs and won the game. They played much better than their previous game against Cape Central.”...

Professional wrestling returned to Kennett in a big way Saturday night. A crowd of approximately 500 attended Fall Brawl presented by American Hostile Championship Wrestling at the Kennett American Legion Building. Six matches were on the card for the event...

The schedules have been released for the Tri-County Conference and Bootheel Conference high school volleyball tournaments. The Bootheel Conference varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-11 at Senath-Hornersville High School. The Tri-County varsity and junior varsity tournaments take place Oct. 9-12 at Holcomb High School...

The Tri-County Conference baseball awards have been released. Cooter’s Jacob Watkins has been selected Tri-County Conference Baseball Player of the Year. Watkins batted .548 with 24 RBIs, 29 runs scored and one home run. Cooter coach David Mathis has been selected Tri-County Conference Baseball Coach of the Year. Cooter finished its fall campaign 17-1, went undefeated against Tri-County Conference opponents and repeated as champions of the Tri-County Conference Tournament under Mathis...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity football team experienced little difficulty finishing conference play undefeated Friday night at Charles Bland Stadium in Dexter. Kennett scored touchdowns on its first three offensive possessions to build a 22-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back as it shut out Dexter 44-0...

KENNETT, Mo. - All six Kennett varsity starters earned medals at the Class 1, District 1 individual girls tennis district Friday afternoon at Kennett. Kennett’s Sydni McAtee and Darcy Campbell placed first in doubles. Kennett’s Anelle Harris and Taylor Hufford took second in doubles. McAtee-Campbell beat Harris-Hufford 6-1, 6-3 in the doubles championship...

Series History: Dexter leads series 50-38 Last Meeting: Kennett beat Dexter 22-0 Last Week: Kennett beat NMCC 43-34; Caruthersville beat Dexter 30-12 Notes: Kennett (2-0) is looking to finish SEMO Conference South play perfect while Dexter (0-2) is in search of its first conference victory. Kennett has won the last three meetings after Dexter won the previous 16 meetings dating back to 1999...

KENNETT, Mo. - The undefeated Kennett varsity girls tennis squad received one of its toughest battles to date but still managed to win every match completed in the Class 1, District 1 championship Wednesday afternoon. The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians won all three doubles match and the first two singles matches completed to beat the No. 3 seeded Dexter Bearcats 5-0 Wednesday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - A short-handed Kennett high school cross country team competed at the Notre Dame Invitational in Cape Girardeau Saturday. “We finished 16th out of 16 teams in the boys’ varsity race,” Kennett cross country coach Fred Garmon said. ...

CAMPBELL, Mo. - It took until the final at-bat but the Campbell Camels finally received the clutch hit it needed to secure the top prize at the Campbell Fall Baseball Classic Tuesday. Campbell leadoff hitter Charles Parker stepped to the plate with the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and hammered a line drive up the middle...

GIDEON, Mo. - A season-long streak of success continued for the Cooter Wildcats baseball program in the Tri-County Conference Monday afternoon. Cooter beat No. 4 seeded Gideon 15-0 in a semifinal and knocked off No. 3 seeded Risco 10-0 in the title game to repeat as champions of Tri-County Conference Tournament...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians high school volleyball program took the opportunity to raise money for a local non-for-profit organization at its annual "Pink Out Game" against New Madrid County Central Monday night. Both teams wore pink uniforms and a variety of activities were conducted to raise money...

DEXTER, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls tennis team experienced little difficulty booking a spot in the Class 1, District 1 championship. No. 1 seeded Kennett won all six matches completed against No. 4 seeded Charleston in its district semifinal Tuesday afternoon...

Professional wrestling is returning to Kennett. Fall Brawl presented by American Hostile Championship Wrestling is slated to take place at the American Legion Building in Kennett Oct. 6. American Hostile Championship Wrestling owner Mark Manley said wrestlers scheduled to be on the six-fight card include: WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. ...

HAYTI — Hayti football displayed exactly what led to its Class 1 No. 4 ranking. In Friday’s game against Malden, the Indians scored at least 68 points for the fourth time this season and earned their second shutout in a 70-0 shellacking of the Green Wave, its first win over Malden in six meetings...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity football squad and head coach Joel Wyatt got exactly what they expected when they squared off against the New Madrid County Central Eagles on the road Friday night. A battle that came down to the closing minutes of the fourth quarter...

KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett High School took the opportunity to honor one of its most successful coaches in school history before the start of the girls tennis match against the visiting Poplar Bluff Mules Wednesday afternoon. “We would like to take this opportunity to recognize and appreciate the time and effort of an individual who has spent her entire life contributing to the Kennett community, school and athletic department,” Kennett athletic director Jim Vaughan said to those in attendance near the recently constructed pavilion at the Kennett High School tennis courts. ...

Series History: NMCC leads 24-9 Last Meeting: Kennett won 34-22 Last Week: Kennett beat North County 40-30; Hayti beat NMCC 68-14 Notes: Kennett has won the last three meetings against NMCC. The Indians can secure its second straight outright conference title with a victory and a Dexter loss against Caruthersville...

MALDEN -- This was just the breakthrough Malden had been waiting for. Trailing East Prairie 32-20 with 6 minutes to play, the Green Wave needed big plays. That's when Marcellus Fleming, Dominique Townsend and Brandon Heck stepped in. Fleming started by stripping the ball from the hands of an Eagle running back. On the ensuing play, Heck broke through the defensive front, plowed through the secondary and scampered into the end zone for a 25-yard score...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity volleyball team enjoyed an electric start but struggled to keep pace with the Bernie Mules after the first set Monday night. Bernie collected double-digit wins in the second and third sets after dropping the first set by three points to win at Kennett 22-25, 25-14, 25-12...

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...

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.”...