Sikeston Standard Democrat: Sports

Lady Rams stay composed (02/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams kept their composure when Sikeston put them on the hot seat. Up by as much 14 at one point, the Lady Rams halted a Sikeston comeback in the fourth quarter holding on for a 53-49 win on Thursday at Scott City High School...

Dexter rebounds from loss to end Kelly winning streak (02/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- It didn't take long for Dexter to bounce back from Tuesday's 15-point loss to Meadow Heights. Snapping the Lady Hawks five-game winning streak on Thursday, the Lady Bearcats ran away with a 45-point halftime lead before improving to 15-1 in their last 16 games with an 80-19 final...

P'ville falls in semis of Bootheel Tourney (02/03/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Portageville Bulldogs lost in the semifinals of the Bootheel Conference Tournament to the Kennett Indians 54-43 on Thursday night. Playing for the third time this season with each team holding a win apiece, Portageville led 25-23 at halftime and the game was tied at 37-37 after three quarters before Kennett wore down the Bulldogs in the final frame...

Records set (02/02/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Sikeston's second-place team finish at last weekend's DeSoto Wrestling Tournament came with some important milestones in a pair of Bulldog grapplers' careers. According to Sikeston head coach Seth Harrell, senior Blake Angle set a new career mark of 150 wins at the tournament while junior Cody Middleton set a new record for most pins in a season at 25...

Meadow Heights halts Dexter steak (02/01/12)
davidj@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- To say the Dexter Lady Bearcats basketball team has been dominant the last 14 games is an understatement. Since Dec. 8, the Lady Bearcats have won 14-straight games, winning by an average of 50 points, with their closest game a 26-point win over Kennett in the finals of the Lady Royals Holiday Classic in late December...

Sikeston sweep (02/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Honoring their seniors between meets on Tuesday, the Sikeston wrestling team picked up a pair of wins against New Madrid County Central and Dexter to wrap up the regular season. "We finished 4-0 at home and I think that's critical," Bulldogs' coach Seth Harrell said. "When you have home matches and your home crowd you need to be able to win those. We were able to do that this season."...

Scott Central blows out Kelly; Risco tops North Pemiscot (02/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- The Scott County Central Braves rolled past Kelly 88-44 on the road Tuesday night. Scott Central raced out to a 25-11 lead after one quarter and built a 48-21 lead at the half. Dominique Porter scored 22 to lead the Braves (12-7) while LaMarcus Steward added 19, Antonio Johnson 16 and Larandis Banks 12...

Charleston gets past Jackson (02/01/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The spark and the intensity they were seeking came just at the right time for the Charleston Bluejays. Up by just one point to the visiting Jackson Indians heading into the fourth quarter, something clicked for Charleston sparking an 11-0 run to crush any hopes of a Jackson upset on Tuesday night...

Winter champions (02/01/12)
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Lady Hawks soar (01/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- It looks as if the inexperience of the Kelly Lady Hawks is starting to fade away. Kelly, who is riding a four game winning streak after Monday, avenged an earlier season loss to the Charleston Lady Bluejays, 67-61...

Scott City overcomes slow start to ground Lady Eagles 54-35 (01/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SCOTT CITY -- Improving to 8-1 in their last nine games, the Scott City Lady Rams overcame a dismal start against East Prairie on Monday for a 54-35 win. "Just another page in the book of what we've been doing all year," Scott City coach Rickey Keller said. "We come out and play just enough to stay close in the first half...

Sikeston wrestlers place second at weekend tourney (01/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DE SOTO -- The Sikeston Bulldogs wrestling team finished second in the De Soto Wrestling Tournament on Saturday. Sikeston came up short in their quest for the title in the 12-team tournament to Hillsboro. "This was our last regular season tournament, it was great that we were able to compete for the team title," said Sikeston coach Seth Harrell. ...

Dexter girls rout Doniphan; Chaffee boys roll into MVC Tourney semifinals (01/31/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DONIPHAN -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats opened up a 49-12 lead at halftime and defeated Doniphan 79-30 on the road Monday night. Dexter jumped on top early, as the Lady Bearcat press put Doniphan in a 28-6 hole after the first quarter and the Donettes were unable to recover. Doniphan was playing without their starting point guard, Megan Hipps...

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout (01/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Avenging a 15-point loss to New Madrid County Central earlier this season, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Eagles 64-59 on Saturday at the 3rd Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout in Charleston. "That's what we talked about in practice," Schonhoff said of the loss earlier this season. "Thursday, Friday and (Saturday) morning when we had practice we preached that if we play our game we'll be fine...

Sikeston 9th graders place third in tourney; end season 11-3 (01/30/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston freshman basketball team recovered from a slow start to defeat Poplar Bluff 41-33 in the third place game of the Jackson Tournament on Saturday. Sikeston fell behind 8-4 after one quarter but rallied to take a 23-16 lead into halftime as the Bulldogs' Zach Jackson and Hunter Taylor combined to score 13 of the Bulldogs' 18 points in the frame...

Jays fly past Kennett (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Charleston's Greg Tucker was king for the night. Although, he doesn't seem to think so. The senior poured in a game-high 36 points on a night where he was also crowned homecoming king against the visiting Kennett Indians on Friday leading the Bluejays to an 88-74 win...

Bearcats repeat (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- For the third time in the last four years the Dexter Bearcats have claimed the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament championship. Taking on the Bernie Mules for the title game for the third straight time on Friday, the defending champion Bearcats were able to pull ahead by 10-points at the half and hold on for a 54-40 final...

SHS rallies to beat Tigers (01/28/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Sikeston Bulldogs have had several tough road games this season and they passed another difficult test on Friday, defeating host Caruthersville 79-71. Caruthersville had erased a 17-point first half deficit and taken a one-point lead in the third quarter, but Sikeston stepped up with a big fourth quarter and was able to seal the game at the free throw line...

Risco scores 117; Oran and Kelly fall (01/28/12)
RISCO -- The Risco Tigers put six players in double figures and rolled to a Homecoming win 117-56 over Southland on Friday night. Risco led 32-11 after one quarter and 64-36 at halftime before building a huge 106-46 lead after three quarters. "It was Homecoming so it was good to see us get a big lead early," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "Our intensity was good and we came out with a lot of fire. When we have everybody clicking, we can be pretty tough."...

Dexter rolls into finals of SCAA Tournament (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- For the third straight year Dexter and Bernie will square off for the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament championship. Shortly after the Mules upset Advance 62-54 Thursday evening in the semifinals, the defending champion Dexter Bearcats took to their home floor to set up the rematch with a 71-59 win over the Bloomfield Wildcats...

Shootout tune-up (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- Coming in to Thursday night's game as a heavy favorite, the Charleston Lady Bluejays needed little time to prove their bias. The Lady Bluejays burst out to a 23-point lead after the first quarter as they cruised past the visiting Malden Lady Wave 70-32 at Charleston High School...

Coaches v. Cancer Shootout is Saturday in Charleston (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays basketball team will once again be doing their part to raise money and awareness for cancer. On Saturday, the Lady Bluejays will be one of 12 teams participating in their annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout at Charleston High School...

Lady Bobcats get by Chaffee; Scott City and Kelly girls win (01/27/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHAFFEE -- The Delta Lady Bobcats got a combined 33 points from junior Machela VanGennip and senior Tori Burton and held off the Chaffee Lady Devils 41-35 on Thursday. Burton scored 18 points and VanGennip had 15 as Delta (8-6) used a 15-4 second quarter to build an 11-point halftime lead 25-14 that they would not relinquish...

SCC hero returns (01/26/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- He became a legend at Scott County Central, broke out as a star at Southern Illinois University and won championships overseas. Now, Marcus Timmons wants to return home. TImmons was honored during the Scott County Central-Notre Dame basketball game on Tuesday night as one of the school's most recognizable figures through his accomplishments on the basketball court...

Sikeston ninth grade downs NMCC, 53-44 (01/26/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- The Sikeston freshman basketball team took care of the New Madrid County Central Eagles 53-44 on Wednesday night at the Jackson tournament. With the win, the Bulldogs move on to the semifinals where they will face Notre Dame at 6:30 p.m. tonight...

Hot-shooting SHS routs Jackson (01/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- When the Sikeston Bulldogs are shooting it well, they are difficult to beat. Just ask the Jackson Indians, who the Bulldogs throttled 85-59 on Tuesday night at Jackson High School in a SEMO Conference game. Sikeston (16-3), winners of seven straight, shot 30-of-57 (53 percent) from the field overall, 8-17 (47 percent) from 3-point range and were 17-18 (94 percent) from the free throw line...

Second half surge (01/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Picking up their 11th win of the season on Tuesday, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs took a nine-point lead into the half against Delta, before running away to a 61-28 final. "The first half we were still jet-lagged from our game last night against Kennett," Sikeston coach Matt Schonhoff said. "We got back late and it showed. The second half we made some adjustments and came out with a better effort...

Scott Central goes cold in fourth, falls to Notre Dame (01/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- It wasn't as lopsided as their previous meeting, but the Scott County Central Braves once again walked off the court looking up at the Notre Dame Bulldogs. A cold-shooting fourth quarter put the Braves in a bind as the Bulldogs abused the charity stripe and pulled away for a 57-47 win...

Risco downs Gideon on Pavy's buzzer beater (01/25/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com RISCO -- The Risco Tigers won a thrilling Tri-County Conference game over Gideon 86-85 on Tuesday night, despite seven points in the last 40 seconds from the Bulldogs' Andy Rinehart. Holding an 83-78 lead with under a minute to play, Rinehart hit a jumper from the wing to cut the lead to 83-80. After a Risco turnover, Gideon hoisted a 3-pointer that was off the mark but grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked to Rinehart who hit a three to tie the game at 83-83...

Opening round blowouts (01/24/12)
sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER -- Taking on eighth-seeded Bell City in the opening round of the Stoddard County Activities Association Tournament on Monday, top-seeded Dexter took a 19-point halftime lead before cruising to a 90-47 win. "I expected us to have a better showing tonight," Bell City coach Nate Wills said. "But you have to give credit to Dexter. They shot the ball lights out tonight. They're very well coached and I thought that they looked pretty tough...

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