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Basketball Preview: Dexter Lady Bearcats
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - It is no secret the Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball program enters the 2013-14 season with sky high expectations. Dexter returns four senior starters off of last season's varsity squad that finished 26-5, placed first in the eight-team Paragould, Ark., Tournament, won the 16-team Lady Royals Classic, secured its third straight district title, and placed fourth at the Class 4 final four...
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Basketball Preview: Puxico Indians
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
PUXICO, Mo. - Expectations are high for a healthy Puxico Indians varsity boys basketball program entering the 2013-14 season. The Indians, which lost a player to a knee injury, shoulder injury and broken hand last season, won 20 of the 21 games it played over the summer with an injury-free squad...
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Basketball Preview: Puxico Lady Indians
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
PUXICO, Mo. - The Puxico varsity girls basketball program enters the 2013-14 season with multiple returning starters. Puxico graduated only one senior off of last season's squad. "We are going to be young, but I think competitive" Puxico fifth-year girls basketball coach Jordan Lindsay said. "I've got a solid group of juniors and sophomores. We have no seniors, but I think we will be competitive."...
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Basketball Preview: Campbell Camels
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
Campbell High School boys' basketball coach Joey Kerperien has been hindered some during early practice by the improvement Campbell schools have been making, putting up a divider so that the Camels' court can be used for multiple purposes at the same time, but he's looking forward to a year of improvement in his team as well...
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Basketball Preview: Malden Lady Green Wave
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
Shellena Stone was poised as she sat down for our interview. The dedicated coach's voice was a little raspy from yelling to her players at recent Malden Junior High Green Wave girls' basketball games. Even as her junior high squads are coming to the end of their season and playing in, from a coach's point of view, some of the season's most stressful games, Stone is holding practices with the high school girls' team, in preparation for starting their season on Monday, November 25...
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Basketball Preview: Campbell Lady Camels
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
Overall, Sonya Edington is pleased with what she has seen from her Campbell girls team this year. What are you looking forward to this year? "I just think the team in general, they are going to be, in my opinion, probably better than last year's team. I have one senior and seven eleventh graders on this team. They've all had varsity time; they've been on the varsity court since they were freshmen. I think he community will see a big improvement from last year to this year."...
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Basketball Preview: Portageville Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
With five returning varsity senior players, the Portageville Bulldogs under the leadership of coach Jason Irby will no doubt be a team to watch in southeast Missouri basketball. The returning seniors are Michael Hopkins, Carlos McGee, A.V. Banks, Jerl Weakly and Caleb Gooch. Gooch and Banks have both been starters at different times last year...
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Basketball Preview: NMCC Lady Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
There seems to be an air of confidence for the New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles and will use that to build upon the lessons learned from last season. "There are two good returners returning that will be a big asset for the Lady Eagles this year. Rashundra Summers, senior, led us last year in scoring with about 11 points per game. Whitney Williams, another senior, averaged 6 points per game last year," said head coach David Crockett...
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Basketball Preview: NMCC Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
There is nothing like jumping into action with just under three weeks of practice. The New Madrid County Central Eagles began their season of play on Thanksgiving weekend hosting the 19th annual Riverbend Classic. With a record of 18-7 from last season, the Eagles have a lot to work on, but as Coach Travis Day says, "We have high Expectations."...
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Basketball Preview: Portageville Lady Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
The Portageville Lady Bulldogs will be a young team, and not just in age. They have no seniors. They also have a new head coach, Kellye Penn. She is no stranger to Portageville basketball as she is a returner herself. Penn is a graduate from Portageville High School and led her basketball teams to several victories. Her mother, Susan, will be the assistant head coach...
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Basketball Preview: Malden Green Wave
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
Risco native Andrew Halford is about to start his first season as head basketball coach for Malden High School. We sat down for an informal interview about the upcoming season. How's it looking so far? "Everything's new to everybody. We've got kids that's coming out working though. We've got guys putting in the time, putting in the effort, and that's what we've gotta have right now."...
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Basketball Preview: Bloomfield Wildcats
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Bloomfield Wildcats varsity boys basketball program enters the 2013-14 season with a slew of players hungry to obtain a starting position. Bloomfield returns no starters off of last season's varsity squad that finished 12-15. "We are awfully young," Bloomfield third-year coach Jason Karnes said. ...
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Basketball Preview: Bell City Cubs
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
BELL CITY, Mo. - The Bell City varsity boys basketball team will open the 2013-14 season with a new head coach. 2002 Bell City graduate C.J. Hadley will replace Steve Wells as head coach. Hadley was an all-state player on the 2002 Bell City squad that won the Class 1 state title. Hadley played basketball at Three Rivers Community College and Sam Houston State after graduating from Bell City...
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Basketball Preview: Richland Rebels
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
ESSEX, Mo. - Richland Rebels second-year varsity boys basketball coach Matt Cline enters the 2013-14 season with a new group of leaders. The Rebels graduated three seniors off of last season's squad, including six-foot-eleven standout center Richard Forshee, who signed to play college basketball at Crowley's Ridge College in Paragould, Ark...
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Basketball Preview: Advance Hornets
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. - The Advance varsity boys basketball program is among the teams in southeast Missouri entering the 2013-14 season with a new head coach. Advance native Dennis Wheetley, who has served as assistant coach under Andrew Halford for the last three seasons and once played high school basketball for legendary coach Carol Cookson, will serve as the varsity boys coach at Advance this season...
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Basketball Preview: Dexter Bearcats
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball team enters the 2013-14 season with two returning starters off of last season's squad that finished 7-17. "Last year we lost several kids for the year with injuries during football season," Dexter longtime basketball coach Rob Nichols said. ...
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Basketball Preview: Bernie Mules
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/13)
BERNIE, Mo. - Depth is unlikely to be an issue for the Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball team entering the 2013-14 season. Traditional boys basketball juggernaut Bernie has eight seniors and six juniors on its varsity roster. "We've got 14 kids," Bernie eighth-year varsity boys basketball coach Brad Botsch said. ...
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