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The Notre Dame girl’s basketball team hasn’t lost a game in over a month and the Bulldogs showed Cor Jesu Academy why Friday – eventually – as it prevailed comfortably 61-42.

DEXTER — The Bernie Mules were knocking down 3-pointers right and left in the first half. After halftime when their shots didn’t fall as often, the Mules rebounded many of their misses en route to a 60-55 victory over the Dexter boys basketball team...

DEXTER — The Neelyville girls basketball team strung together two long runs to build a big lead and beat the Dexter Bearcats 60-40 Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center. The Tigers strung together a pair of 13-0 runs. The first started in the opening quarter and ended in the second, and the second rally began in the second and continued into the third...

Shawn Robards won a hard-fought match that went the distance to the delight of his coaches and teammates, and the Dexter wrestling team beat Kennett 63-18 Thursday at Dexter High School. Robards beat Preston Ragland 9-8 in the 195-pound bout behind a strong finish to the third period with his teammates and coaches cheering him on...

KENNETT, Mo. - Finding a way to get to perimeter shooters was a focal point for the Kennett Indians’ defense entering Tuesday night’s road contest against the Bernie Mules. “Bernie is a very talented offensive team that utilizes a lot of screening action in their offense to create opportunities for their shooters to score,” Kennett coach Andrew Halford said. ...

The Bernie Mules dropped a spot to No. 9 in Class 2 in the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association boys basketball poll. Greenwood remains in the top spot. Ten other Southeast Missouri teams have been ranked. Delta debuted at No. 7 in the Class 1 boys poll after upsetting Class 2 state-ranked Oran 81-78 Jan. 3...

McKenzie Smith started her senior year at a new school and with new teammates playing softball. After recently signing her National Letter of Intent to play softball in college, the Poplar Bluff senior is looking forward to another new adventure. “Coming here was culture shock,” said Smith, who started her high school career in Puxico...

BLOOMFIELD — The Dexter boys basketball team wasn’t content with forcing the Bloomfield Wildcats to make errant throws. At least three times in the first half, the Bearcats chased after balls going out of bounds and passed to a teammate who started a fast break, resulting in an easy scoring opportunity...

After all of her teammates headed to the sideline with less than 2 minutes left before tipoff of the Advance Hornets’ recent girls basketball game against Oak Ridge, sophomore Alandry Below grabbed a teammate to rebound, as she shot a few free throws...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Opening up strong, the East Prairie boys basketball team outscored Scott County Central 21-9 in the opening period, en route to a 66-44 win over the Braves on Tuesday night. Harrison Moore led all scorers with 20 points. Jase Aycock and Jack Scruggs each had 11 for the Eagles, while Evan Howell and Hayden Ellis had seven...

Jack Below surpassed the 50-point mark for the second time this season, leading the Advance boys basketball team to a 73-64 win over Chaffee on Tuesday night at Advance High School. Below scored a game-high 53 points after scoring 58 in the Hornets’ 87-84 loss to Kelly in the semifinals of the Oran Invitational...

Nick Wasilewski’s huge offensive output led the Indians to a 66-42 rout over Riverview Gardens in the Lindbergh Flyer Tournament. The 6-foot-5 junior poured in 29 points as the visitors built a 33-24 cushion by halftime. After the break, the Indians continued to add to their advantage by outscoring the hosts 14-5 during the third period and 19-13 in the final frame for a comfortable 24-point victory. Lane Crowden was also in double figures with 11 points...

DEXTER — The quick-striking Dexter Bearcats opened SEMO Conference play with a big first half. However, the Kennett girls basketball team made things interesting in the end before the Bearcats held on for a 43-37 victory Monday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

Adison Musgrave scored season-high 15 points, but the Bloomfield girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start in its 33-26 loss to Caruthersville on Monday night at Bloomfield High School. Musgrave scored 13 of her 15 points after halftime, posting the highest single-game total of any Bloomfield player this season...

Travis Waldner and Eric Harmon went undefeated Saturday, and the Dexter wrestling team placed second in the five-team Ste. Genevieve Duals tournament. Waldner went 4-0, recording two wins by fall, one by tech fall and one by forfeit. He remains unbeaten this season with a 23-0 record...

Mason Keena pinned down three victories, leading the Dexter wrestling team to a pair of wins in a quadrangular match Thursday at Park Hills. Keena (145 pounds) pinned Colten Bess, of Park Hills Central, in 5 minutes, 20 seconds; Steven Riddell, of Potosi, in 1:38; and John Davenport Cortivo II, of St. Clair, in 1:48...

BERNIE — Now only two unbeaten teams remain. The Bernie Mules routed the Advance boys basketball team 83-61 Friday night in a battle of two of the top three teams in the SCAA standings. The Mules (11-2, 2-0 SCAA) and Dexter (6-4, 1-0) are the only teams who remain unbeaten in league play with a week’s worth of games left before the seed meeting Jan. ...

Damon Ivy sank a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the Richland boys basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 57-55 win over the Cubs on Friday night at Bell City. Ivy finished with a team-high 19 points, and Tanner Freeman had 16 for the Rebels, who improved to 2-7 that included a 65-62 loss to Bell City at the Oran Invitational.

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly’s Alaney Moore scored her 1,000th career point Friday night in a 55-30 win over Advance. Moore finished with a game-high 29 points, including 17 fourth-quarter points as Kelly (7-6) pulled away in the final frame. Allison Owens added 16 for the Lady Hawks while Alandry Below led Advance (7-5) with 12 points...

The Bernie Mules have been ranked No. 8 in Class 2 in the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association boys basketball poll. Greenwood is ranked No. 1. Eight other Southeast Missouri teams have been ranked. Oran is ranked third in Class 2. Charleston is No. 1 in Class 3 and Kennett is No. 7...

DELTA — The third-year Advance girls basketball program is beginning to accumulate a list of accomplishments. The Hornets’ most recent achievement was a 55-32 win over Oak Ridge on Thursday in the consolation championship game of the Delta New Year’s Tournament...

The Holcomb girls basketball team outscored the Bloomfield Wildcats by 21 points in the second half en route to a 46-20 victory Thursday night at Bloomfield High School. The Hornets led 8-2 after one quarter and 18-12 at halftime before outscoring Bloomfield 29-8 in the second half...

CAMPBELL — Abbey Hester led Twin Rivers with 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Royals won 44-36 at Campbell. Brianna South also had 10 points for the Royals, who didn’t attempt a free throw in the fourth quarter in the relatively close game. Hester scored seven points in the first quarter and South had four as the duo combined for all of the team’s 11 points...

Tied at 66 in the final minute of overtime, Oak Ridge forced Meadow Heights into four turnovers throughout the remainder of the game, as well as grabbed a pair of offensive boards to pull away for a 72-68 win in the consolation semifinal of the Delta New Year’s Tournament on Tuesday.

The fourth-seeded Advance Hornets scored enough points by halftime to beat eighth-seeded Puxico on Wednesday to advance to the consolation championship game of the Delta New Year’s girls basketball tournament. The Hornets beat Puxico 55-23 and will meet the winner of the Oak Ridge-Meadow Heights game for the consolation championship at 4:30 p.m. Thursday...