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Long has Bulldog soccer headed in right direction (11/19/08)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston soccer is moving forward in leaps and bounds these days, thanks in part to varsity head coach Derrick Long and his coaching staff. Long has been the steering the ship of Bulldog soccer since 1998 and this season reached the century mark in wins...

Beard playing well for Tigers (11/19/08)
TRENTON -- Sikeston-native Julian Beard scored a game-high 27 points on Saturday in Marshalltown Community College's win over North Central Missouri College 94-88 in the NCMC Classic. Beard, a sophomore for the Tigers (5-1), had five 3-pointers in the opening half but MCC trailed 52-47 at halftime...

Practice continues (11/18/08)
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Silenced: Cardinal Ritter shuts down high-powered Eagle offense (11/17/08)
NEW MADRID -- Less than a week after scoring 72 points against the Ste. Genevieve Dragons, the New Madrid County Central Eagles were held scoreless by the Cardinal Ritter Lions who advanced to the semifinal round in high school football by defeating NMCC 20-0. The winds were up and the temperature was down on Saturday afternoon in New Madrid, and head coach Arlen Pixley said that weather conditions played a small role in the defeat...

Player of the year: Moore battles through adversity (11/16/08)
BENTON -- Four years, a few position changes, a few injuries and a few awards have proven quite a successful career for Kelly High School senior Katee Moore. The 2008 Standard Democrat Player of the Year has compiled an impressive stat line while on the diamond for head coach Rhonda Ratledge's Lady Hawks, but Moore is quick to point towards teammates and not shine in the spotlight...

Co-players of the year: Heil, Satterfield shine on the court (11/16/08)
DEXTER -- On the night's that volleyball was played at Dexter high school this past season, the home crowd that piled into the gymnasium usually saw more than just a match from their Lady Bearcats. They saw a tandem around the net that could equally strike a ball with raw power at will. They saw a pair of players that did anything they could for a win. They saw a duo that did everything for the good of the team...

Cardinal Ritter shuts down high-powered NMCC (11/15/08)
NEW MADRID -- Less than a week after scoring 72 points against the Ste. Genevieve Dragons, the New Madrid County Central Eagles were held scoreless by the Cardinal Ritter Lions who advanced to the semifinal round in high school football by defeating NMCC 20-0. The winds were up and the temperature was down on Saturday afternoon in New Madrid, and head coach Arlen Pixley said that weather conditions played a small role in the defeat...

NMCC preparing for Cardinal Ritter attack (11/14/08)
NEW MADRID -- Coming into Saturday afternoon's quarterfinal matchup with the Cardinal Ritter Lions on the gridiron, the New Madrid County Central Eagles are prepared for whatever they may encounter. The Eagles have seen just about every type of offense this season from the run-and-gun to the spread offense that few teams possess, but head coach Arlen Pixley believes Saturday's game will be more interesting than most...

Shawnee Community College moves to 4-0 with 92-91 win (11/14/08)
ULLIN, Ill. -- The Shawnee Community College Saints ran their record to 4-0 Wednesday night, defeating the Forest Park Highlanders 92-91. The Saints fell behind early as offensive rebounding by Forest Park helped the Highlanders build a lead, but Shawnee battled back to lead 47-41 at the half. The second half was like a heavyweight fight with both teams exchanging blows but the Saints used a suffocating defense in the final three minutes to help get the win...

Heil twins sign with Missouri S&T (11/13/08)
DEXTER -- Going on four years now, the Heil twins, Katelyn and Cathryn, have been able to play basketball with one another for the Lady Bearcats at Dexter High School. On Wednesday they each signed a letter of intent to play at Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla, to continue their playing days for at least four more years...

Sectional game numbers offensive (11/12/08)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- As the calculators have stopped spewing out numbers and the scoreboard lights have dimmed, the Class 3 Sectional game between New Madrid County Central and Ste. Genevieve held Monday night will leave a lasting impression. The 72-52 NMCC victory not only marked the most points ever for a playoff game in the state of Missouri (124) but is also the fourth most for any high school football game in state history. But the records didn't stop there...

SHS program headed in the right direction (11/12/08)
SIKESTON -- As the Sikeston Bulldog football team walked off the field after a 27-26 loss to Farmington on Oct. 30, there weren't many smiles. But after reflection, the Bulldogs season shows how the program is heading in the right direction after several years of disappointing seasons...

Eli Jackson puts up gaudy stats in 2008 (11/12/08)
SIKESTON -- One reason for the improvement of the Sikeston Bulldog football team can be credited to the outstanding season of junior running back Eli Jackson. Jackson, who had the most rushing yards (1,464) and touchdowns (21) since Justin Robinson's record breaking year in 1999 also compiled 141 points in 2008, the third most ever by a Bulldog...

Dawson vying for Champions Tour spot (11/12/08)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston native Tom Dawson will soon vie for one of eight spots on the PGA Champions Tour. Dawson has qualified for the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament to be held at the TPC Eagle Trace in Coral Springs,Fla. "We are real excited for him," Dawson's parents Gene and Betty recently said. "He has played this course before. It is a tough course where they have played a few tour events."...

Offensive explosion (11/11/08)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles (10-2) and the Ste. Genevieve Dragons (10-2) blistered the scoreboard and stat sheets with gargantuan offensive numbers in their Class 3 sectional round game at Ste. Genevieve on Monday night. But in a game where offense was the main attraction, a defensive stop proved to be the game winner...

Teams still are alive in playoffs (11/11/08)
CREVE COEUR --Jackson played a big game of keep away with Parkway North. The Indians rammed the ball down the Vikings' throat, rarely letting Parkway North's offense on the field in the second half during their Class 5 sectional football game Monday...

Kelly runners earn all-state honors (11/10/08)
JEFFERSON CITY -- The Kelly cross country duo of junior Cody Kern and senior Tara Johnson battled cold weather and a biting wind en route to earning all-state honors at the Class 2 State Cross Country meet on Saturday. Kern, finished 12th with a time of 17:40 while Johnson finished 14th with a time of 21:30. It is the second year in a row that the runners finished with all-state honors as both finished 17th last season. As a sophomore Johnson finished 68th and Kern finished 67th as a freshman...

Kelly trio earns all-state honors (11/09/08)
BENTON -- It's a very impressive feat when you can have a representative from a team be named as an All-State selection. What's even more impressive is when a team can say they have three All-State selections. None other than the Kelly Lady Hawks can now say the latter...

Differing styles to clash Monday night (11/09/08)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- The New Madrid County Central Eagles will face their toughest opponent on Monday evening in the sectional round of high school football playoffs. Quarterback Kory Faulkner and the Ste. Genevieve Dragons (10-1) bring a lot of offense to the table Monday night and the Eagle defense will have to step up their play to defend the spread offense that the Dragons rely upon...