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David Jenkins has been with the Standard Democrat since August of 1998 and has served as city editor, columnist, sports editor and photographer and is currently the associate managing editor.
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When is a record not really a record?
Posted Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 12:23 PM11The Malden Green Wave football team has been putting up video game numbers this season. With each game, Malden continues to rack up points and yards in what is arguably their most impressive season in school history. So far this season, Malden has scored 681 points in 11 games for an average of 61.9 points per game. Very impressive by any standard. But how does this season rank in the history of Missouri?... -
Top teams and players from the 1990s -- Late 90s edition
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 9:12 PM19The late 1990s had a tough act to follow after the outstanding teams and players in the early 1990s. While the quality of teams may have dropped a little, southeast Missouri still featured several state champions and final four teams. Here are my top five teams from 1995-1999 in chronological order... -
Top teams and players from the 1990s -- Part I
Posted Friday, February 28, 2014, at 5:01 PM35The 1990s was a tremendous era for high school basketball in southeast Missouri. So much so, that I have to split the decade into two -- the early 1990s and the late 1990s. For my money the early 1990s produced some of the best teams and best players in my memory. ... -
Top teams and players of the 1980s
Posted Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 12:12 PM28The great thing about sports is there are always teams and players that leave such an impression we are left talking about them years later. I found myself doing that just the other day when comparing basketball teams from years ago to today. Then I had an idea for this blog...