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New Cape Catfish manager Scott Little has been given a number of tasks to accomplish this coming summer in the Prospect League, and maintaining the Catfish tradition of success is among the most important. However, at the end of the summer, how he’ll be evaluated is on whether the young athletes, who spent time at Capaha Field grew as baseball players or not.

Demarcus Sharp is on the move again. The former Charleston High School standout and Southland Conference Player of Year this past season recently announced on social media his plans to transfer to Austin Peay University. Gipson played this past season for head coach Corey Gipson and Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana where he averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 46 percent from the field 81 percent from the free throw line and 55 percent from behind the 3-point arc.. ...

BERNIE, Mo. — Oran earned a 5-3 win at Bernie on Thursday, March 23. Lilly Knotts recorded 10 strikeouts on the mound for the Lady Eagles (2-0), while Molly Spane provided the bulk of the offense, going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. “Knotts came through for us on the mound,” said Oran coach Jim Eftink. ...

Southeast Missouri State's rare run in the NCAA Tournament ended before it began in the First Four. The aftermath was met with Phillip Russell's announcement on social media to enter the transfer portal, compounding the natural departure of Chris Harris, who will likely go down as one of the greatest players in Redhawk history...

BENTON, Mo. — Confidence, composure and energetic spirit helped Kelly secure an upset win over Class 3, No. 3 East Prairie on Thursday, March 23. The Hawks (2-1) came through with some timely hits and had a great pitching performance from Dalton Forck in the 6-1 victory over the Eagles (1-1)...

SIKESTON, Mo. — Kelly captured its first win of the season with an overtime victory over Sikeston at the Sports Complex on Thursday, March 23. A hat trick from Kristin Grogan led the Lady Hawks (1-2-2) in the 3-2 win over the Lady Bulldogs (0-3-0). “Grogan is an outstanding forward and provides our offense with more opportunities,” said Kelly coach Omar Campos. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Portageville baseball team came away victorious in a battle between two of the top teams in Southeast Missouri. The Bulldogs (4-0) won 2-0 over the Class 1, No. 2 Oran Eagles (0-1) at PHS on Thursday, March 23. "It was nice to get a game in today,” said Portageville coach Tyler Trover. “Considering the forecast this week. It takes a village and we were out there all day, but fortunately, the ground responded and we were able to move the game to Portageville."...

What has never been debatable has been the talent level on a football field that former North County High School standout Nolan Reed possessed. The only question was: Where exactly should he play to best utilize his talents?

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The New Madrid County Central opened its season with a win over SEMO Conference rival Poplar Bluff. The Eagles (1-0) were powered by the bats of Ayden McCanless, Brady Swims and Slade Courtois in the 7-1 victory over the Mules (1-2), while Clay Cope earned the win on the mound...

BENTON, Mo. — A late comeback fell short as Sikeston lost 8-6 at Kelly on Wednesday, March 22. The Hawks (1-1) built an 8-3 advantage after an offensive explosion in the second inning, and Bulldogs (1-2) weren’t able to capitalize after narrowing the lead to 8-5 and loading the bases in the fifth inning...

BERNIE – Throughout its history, the Bernie High School baseball program has been known for two things:

KENNETT – Dexter High School came out on top of the Kennett Quad golf tournament Wednesday, March 22, 2023. On Kennett Country Club's course with a par of 36, Dexter's Alyssa Warren medaled for the Bearcats with a two-over score of 38. With a team score of 164, she was followed by Tucker Temples with 42, Ben Christian with 43, Banks Nesselrodt with 45, Carter Stone with 41 and Ethan Zabelin with 64...

There are six pages distributed each game week by the Southeast Missouri State media relations department chronicling the accomplishments of 10th-year Redhawk football coach Tom Matukewicz. However, if you listen to Matukewicz speak in advance of the opening of spring practice on Wednesday, he comes across as a guy who is hungry for success as a coach on his first day on the job.

The boys’ and girls’ All-SEMO Conference Team was recently released. Those selected were Sikeston junior Dontrez Williams, Charleston sophomore PJ Farmer and senior Rico Coleman, New Madrid County Central juniors Jadis Jones and Bj Williamson, Cape Central senior Cameron Williams and junior Jay Reynolds, Jackson senior Clayton Ernst and junior Blayne Harris and Dexter senior Cole Nichols...

Joey Lucchesi was the last Southeast Missouri State baseball player to play in the big leagues. His last season was in 2016, a year in which the Redhawks won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, just before Andy Sawyers began his coaching tenure in SEMO...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Peyton Hodges, Owen Knight and Noah Johnson combined to throw a no-hitter for East Prairie in the Eagles’ 3-0 season-opening win over Meadow Heights on Monday, March 20. “I thought we did a good job today,” said East Prairie coach Gary Scott. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston won its season opener 2-0 over Herculaneum on Monday, March 20. The Bluejays (1-0) were led by Bennett Logan and Bryant Gunn on the mound, while Logan and Chase Worthy provided the team with enough offense to secure the victory over the Blackcats (1-2)...

BENTON, Mo. — Kennett defeated Kelly 8-0 on Saturday, March 18 to spoil the Hawks' (0-1) season opener. Matthew Gardner earned the win for the Indians (3-0) after pitching four innings and not allowing any runs on one hit with seven strikeouts. Dalton Forck took the loss after four innings and surrendered one earned run on four hits with eight strikeouts...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The season got off to a rocky start as the East Prairie softball team committed six errors in a 13-2 loss to Kennett. “We hung with them for a while, but couldn't get the offense going,” said East Prairie coach Jade Marcum. “Then they had a pretty good inning and hits lots of gaps and we couldn't come back unfortunately.”...

The Portageville baseball team is off to a hot start. The Bulldogs (3-0) kicked off the season with 11-0 win over Woodland (2-1) at the Van Buren Wood Bat Weekend on Friday, March 20. "It is always nice when you can start your season out with a win,” said Portageville coach Tyler Trover. "This game kicks off the eight-week marathon that is high school baseball. We must understand our momentum will only carry us as far as our next day's effort."...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston baseball team split a pair of home games against DeSmet and Marshall County (Ky.) to kick off its regular season on Saturday, March 18. The Bulldogs (1-1) stumbled out the gates and lost 14-0 to the Spartans (2-0-1) before rebounding with a thrilling 8-7 win over the Marshals (0-1)...

The Kelly girls’ soccer team is focused on creating opportunities for growth this season. The Lady Hawks finished with just a 3-16 overall record last season, but the team returns some of its top players at key positions and some good leaders from its captains...

East Prairie softball is starting the season with some high expectations. The Lady Eagles have a talented roster that features at least two future college players in seniors Kennedy Cogdill and Tori Stinnett. “The team is looking forward to getting the season started and having everyone back and healthy to compete to our fullest ability,” said East Prairie coach Jade Marcum. ...

BERNIE – The baseball programs at Bernie High School and Neelyville High School have disparate histories.