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As Phillip Russell goes, Southeast Missouri State goes. The sophomore point guard scored 37 points with 10 assists for a double-double to lead the Redhawks (13-11, 8-3 OVC) past the Little Rock Trojans (7-17, 3-8 OVC) 99-98 on Thursday in the Show Me Center...

If there is a football coach – at any level – throughout Southeast Missouri that has earned the right to chill a bit this off-season, it would be 10th-year Southeast Missouri State coach Tom Matukewicz.

DEXTER – Kids can have a lot on their minds during the summer months. There is going to the local swimming pool and hanging out with friends. There are dates to go on.

OAK RIDGE, Mo. — The semifinals for the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament are set after the quarterfinals were played at Oak Ridge High School on Saturday, Jan. 29. Top-seeded Oak Ridge will take on fourth-seeded Kelly at 6:30 p.m. and second-seeded East Prairie will face third-seed Oran at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1...

By dennis marshall Standard Democrat NIXA, Mo. — New Madrid County Central competed against some of the top talent in the state, but fell in its final two games at the Nixa Tournament this past weekend. The Eagles (12-6) lost 78-67 to Nixa (18-0) on Friday, Jan. 27, and 62-50 to Logan-Rogersville (14-3) on Saturday, Jan. 28...

ST. LOUIS — Charleston defeated St. Mary’s 96-77 in the Show-Me Champions Classic at Vashon High School on Saturday, Jan. 28. The Bluejays (16-5) had now won nine straight games with the win over the Dragons (8-9)...

The 2023 Bootheel Conference Tournament, hosted by Hayti High School, has been postponed as a result of the winter storm that rolled through the region last night. The delay pushed back four first round games of the girls tournament which were scheduled to be played Tuesday evening, including (1) Portageville vs (8) Caruthersville, (4) Campbell vs (5) Hayti, (2) Holcomb vs (7) South Pemiscot, and (3) Malden vs (6) Senath-Hornersville...

DEXTER — The Dexter Bearcats wrestling team came into the 2022-23 campaign with plenty of expectations for the team, but alas, that might have taken a left turn into oncoming traffic just a bit.  Head coach Cody Boyer has had to navigate through plenty of obstacles and challenges with the Bearcats as the season’s spate of injuries grew from the onset and hasn’t let up. ...

DEXTER – A mere 14 days earlier, the Dexter High School boy’s basketball squad had done battle with down-the-road rival Bernie and shut down the Mules’ offensive attack, including its super-scorer, senior guard Tristan Johnson in a 48-28 thumping.

DEXTER – There is belief and then there is borderline insanity. For the Woodland boy’s basketball team on Friday, its players and coaches never ceased in their conviction that the Cardinals could beat Advance in the third-place game of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament, which minutes into the contest, was either an insane thought or ignorant, take your pick.

Southeast Missouri defeated Eastern Illinois 79-68 to remain in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday in Charleston, Ill. Five teams entered Saturday tied for first place in the conference. After Tennessee Tech fell to Little Rock and Southern Indiana lost to UT Martin, only UTM, SEMO (12-11, 7-3), and Morehead State remain in the race for the regular season conference title...

In a town like Cape Girardeau, support at high school games comes standard, but support for the college teams must be earned. And recently, the Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team has been earning their support. Scheduling-wise, it was a rough start to the season. The Redhawks didn’t have a home game against a Division I opponent until Dec. 7 against Purdue Fort Wayne and by then they were marred in an eight-game losing streak...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Delta uses lockdown defense, sharp shooting from the outside and “phenomenal effort” to win its second consecutive Scott-Mississippi Conference Championship with a 66-37 victory over Oran on Thursday, Jan. 26. Jade Berry and Addison Nichols led the Ladycats (17-2) in scoring with 20 and 18, respectively, while Haley Webb was the Lady Eagles (11-7) top performer with 17...

DEXTER – In a rematch of the 2022 Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament championship game on Thursday at the Bearcat Event Center, Bernie got the best of Advance – again – this time by making smart plays down the stretch and winning 81-75.

NIXA, Mo. — New Madrid County Central was dominant during the second half of a 62-48 win over Hillcrest (9-8) in the opening round of the Nixa Tournament on Thursday, Jan. 26. Janis Jones and BJ Williamson continued to be the catalyst for the Eagles (12-5), scoring 33 and 20, respectively...

SIKESTON — Kate Nichols and Allsion Turnbo led Dexter to a 63-45 win at Sikeston on Thursday, Jan. 26. Nichols finished with 27 and Turnbo added 22 for the Lady Bearcats (12-7), while Landri Hammontree scored a team-high 19 for the Lady Bulldogs (4-14)...

Rahmena Henderson scored 19 points to lead the Redhawks past the Tigers of Tennessee State 77-59 on Thursday at the Show Me Center. 15 of Henderson’s points came on three-point baskets. As a team, the Redhawks shot a season-high 11-of-24 from the arc...

It’s not how the Redhawks started the game, but how they finished it. Southeast Missouri State started Thursday’s tilt down 17-1 but ended with a 92-75 win over Tennessee State in the Show Me Center. With the win, the Redhawks returned their record to .500 (11-11, 6-3 OVC) and remain tied for first in the Ohio Valley Conference with UT Martin, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech, and Southern Indiana...

DEXTER – It has only been two weeks since the Dexter High School boy’s basketball squad got past Bernie 48-28 in Bernie, yet the two teams will meet again tonight in the championship game of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter.

NEELYVILLE — The East Carter Lady Redbirds had four players in double figures and steadily pulled away in the second and third quarters for a 76-63 win at Neelyville Thursday night. East Carter led 15-13 after the opening period, but pushed its lead to 41-32 by halftime and took a 62-47 lead to the fourth quarter...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Jadis Jones filled up the stat sheet and was almost perfect from the field in leading New Madrid County Central to a 78-56 win over Malden on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The star junior scored 23 points for the Eagles (11-5) on 11-of-12 shots from the field, while also grabbing 10 rebounds, dishing out eight assists, snatching six steals and blocking a shot. ...

BROSELEY, Mo. — After trailing 25-21 through three quarters, East Prairie’s offense exploded for 36 points in the final quarter. The Eagles (13-5) completed the dramatic comeback to win 57-43 at Twin Rivers (9-10) on Tuesday, Jan. 23. “We struggled offensively for three quarters,” said East Prairie coach Gary Scott. ...

HAYTI, Mo. — Portageville earned a decisive win at Hayti on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The Lady Bulldogs (14-4) defensive effort was outstanding in the 52-22 beatdown of the Lady Indians (5-14). “We got a slow start and give credit to them,” Portageville coach Kellye Fowler. “They came out ready to play and jumped to a 5-0 lead. I challenged the girls at halftime to come out and pick up the intensity in the second half and they did just that. Especially our lone senior Amyiah Saxton.”...

NEW MADRID, Mo — The New Madrid County Central wrestling team split a pair of meets with Kennett and McCracken County (Ky.) on Tuesday, Jan 24. The Eagles defeated Kennett 39-36 and lost 49-25 to McCracken County. “I thought we wrestled hard and smart,” said NMCC coach Jerry Winberry. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly suffered a home setback at the hands of Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The Crusaders (9-8) were able to outlast and hang on for a 57-47 win against the Hawks (9-10). “We’re still trying to piece together a whole game,” said Kelly coach Jeremy Brinkmeyer. ...