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Bernie has been named the top seed for next week’s SCAA Basketball Tournament at Bloomfield High School. The Mules (12-1, 3-0 SCAA) are ranked No. 8 in the most recent Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 2 state poll. Advance (11-2, 3-0) received the No. 2 seed. The Hornets are ranked No. 5 in the state...

BERNIE — The state-ranked Bernie Mules recorded their second-most lopsided victory ever against perennial power Oran on Monday night at Bernie High School. The Mules, the eighth-ranked team in the Missouri Class 2 coaches poll, took control over the middle two quarters to beat Oran 73-48 for their biggest victory since beating Oran 69-33 in a Class 2 district tournament in 2009...

For the second game in a row, Sikeston played one of the top teams in Class 5 down to the wire. Unfortunately, the Lady Bulldogs (9-5) came up a couple plays short in the 53-44 loss to sixth-ranked Farmington (9-1) at the Sikeston Field House on Monday, Jan. 17...

Girls' Basketball Poll (Release 1/12) Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Bold Denotes Semoball school...

Class 1 1. South Iron 14-2 2. Mound City 15-0 3. Higbee 14-0 4. Stanberry 12-1 5. St. Elizabeth 7-4 6. Chadwick 9-3 7. Dadeville 11-2 8. Bunker 9-2 9. Winston 14-1 10. Green City 11-3 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Bold denotes Semoball school...

Rachel Margrabe paced Eagle Ridge on Friday night with a game-high 22 points to lead the Eagles past Bloomfield 46-12 at Eagle Ridge High School. Margrabe scored seven points in both the first and third quarters and added six in the second. Eagle Ridge's defense held the Wildcats scoreless in the first quarter, while the Eagles put up 15 points...

CHARLESTON, Mo. – Midway through the season Charleston is playing its best basketball. The team competes in the Superman Classic next week and it probably would have taken the Man of Steel to slow down the Blue Jays (13-2) in their 106-54 beatdown of Scott County Central on Friday, Jan. 14...

DEXTER — The state-ranked Bernie Mules recorded a big rivalry win, even though one of their biggest offensive weapons was off target. The Mules, who are ranked No. 8 in the most recent Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 2 poll, struggled from the perimeter but found a way to beat Dexter 67-63 in the longtime rivals’ 150th meeting...

Four Richland players scored in double figures, leading the Rebels to an 84-47 victory over North Pemiscot on Friday night at Wardell. Damon Ivy scored a team-high 28 points, Eric Williams had 15, Matt Finch 13 and Jaden Pope 10. North Pemiscot’s Christian Curtright scored a game-high 33 points but none of his teammates scored more than five...

The Dexter Bearcats recorded a pair of victories at the Sullivan Friday Night Takedown wrestling meet. The Bearcats beat Park Hills Central 48-30 and St. James 45-30 and lost 54-24 to Osage and 59-24 to Sullivan. Dexter’s Carter Pennington and Kolin Simpson went undefeated, each going 4-0 with three wins by pinfall and one by forfeit...

The Dexter Bearcats won five-straight wrestling matches to overcome an early deficit to beat Kennett 52-30 Thursday at Dexter High School. The Indians took an 18-0 lead, including a pair of forfeit wins and Zach Kulin’s pin of Chase Berry in the 113-pound bout...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Lexi Rubel flipped a switch in the second-half of Notre Dame’s hard-fought 58-55 victory against Sikeston on Thursday, Jan. 13. The 6-foot senior had a spectacular night with 20 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and five steals, all were game highs...

DEXTER — The Dexter Bearcats put it all together in the second half and used a late 12-0 run to finish rival Neelyville 72-58 Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center. The Bearcats produced their second-highest point total in a game this season, shot 54% (27-for-50) from the field and received balanced scoring to win their third-straight game and reach the 10-win mark for the first time since the 2018-19 season...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program is not only battling opposition on the court this season, but this week, it is also fighting a losing battle against COVID-19.

Woodland won its sixth game in a row Thursday at Chaffee, defeating the Red Devils 76-42. Since former Delta basketball coach Shawn Kinder took over for Chris Trimmer, the Cardinals are 6-1 with their only loss coming against Leopold in the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament...

The Class 1 state-ranked Delta Bobcats stayed hot Thursday with an 86-36 victory on the road against Kennett with junior Presley Holweg leading the way, scoring 21 points. The Indians kept it close early, trailing the Bobcats 22-17 after one quarter, but Delta ultimately pulled away, outscoring Kennett 64-21 over the next three periods...

Southeast Missouri State dug itself a 13-point hole in the opening quarter of its Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball game against Tennessee Tech on Thursday at the Show Me Center and eventually fell 75-58.

BLOOMFIELD — The Dexter Bearcats held Bloomfield to two points in the first quarter en route to a 74-38 victory Tuesday night. Dylan Sitze scored eight of his game-high 17 points in the first quarter, and Cole Nichols added eight of his total 16, as the Bearcats took a 19-2 lead into the second...

There is no question New Madrid County Central (6-2) is one of southeast Missouri's best, but the Eagles will have a chance to see how they matchup with some of the country’s top teams when they travel to Springfield, Mo. for the 2022 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena...

John Nimmo scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Bernie Mules finish off Kennett 68-50 Tuesday night at Bernie High School. The Mules shot out to a 20-8 lead after one quarter, but Kennett played them within four points over the middle two quarters. They led 33-21 at halftime 50-34 entering the fourth...

Several Woodland players have returned from injuries and sickness recently to help lead the Cardinals to a three-game win streak after losing five straight, including a blowout 61-17 victory over Meadow Heights on Wednesday in the Tri-County Conference Tournament semifinals...

The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball program is having a difficult time this season catching a break.

East Prairie senior Garrison Scott poured in a game-high 33 points to lead the Eagles past visiting Scott County Central 73-42 on Tuesday night. Scott was on fire from the opening tip, scoring six points in the first quarter and eight in the second...

DEXTER — The Dexter girls basketball team put everything together in the third quarter Monday night. The Bearcats outscored Kennett 18-3 to take command of the SEMO Conference matchup en route to a 48-26 victory at the Bearcat Event Center. “I thought our third quarter was a really good quarter for us,” Dexter coach Eric Sitze said. ...