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Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010

High School Sports

Coach says defense key to SCC's title defense (03/18/10)
Dadeville boasts a better record. It features four players who average at least 11 points per game. And to listen to Scott County Central boys basketball coach Kenyon Wright, his Braves will need a stellar game just to stay with the Bearcats. "I think we're just going to have to go and play good defense," Wright said. "If we go out and play good defense, and the defense we've played the last couple of games, I think we can play with them. They always say good defense wins championships."...
Scott County Central's Hatchett is fearless in game's big moments (03/17/10)
Lesson from a legend: "You've got to have heart or you aren't going to be nobody in life. You can't be scared to fail. That's it."
MU's Bowers has torn ligaments in wrist (03/17/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri forward Laurence Bowers will postpone surgery on torn ligaments in his left wrist until after the NCAA tournament. Bowers disclosed the severity of the injury as the 10th-seeded Tigers prepare for a first-round East Regional game Friday against seventh-seed Clemson...
Role players help SCC stay on roll (03/16/10)
A new cast of supporting characters has emerged during Scott County Central's run to the Class 1 boys basketball final four. The Braves lost 10 players from last year's state championship team, but they've filled the holes with three juniors and a sophomore...
Notre Dame girls basketball comes up short in Class 4 title game (03/14/10)
The Bulldogs fell to Webb City 60-53 in the Class 4 girls basketball championship game Saturday at Mizzou Arena.
Scott County Central books another final four (03/14/10)
The Braves scored the first 10 points of the game and Risco never stood a chance in their Class 1 boys basketball state quarterfinal at Three Rivers Community College.
Bulldogs find way to state title game (03/14/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Notre Dame Bulldogs kept catching up and catching up. The Bulldogs delivered a 1-2 punch during a 30-second span in the fourth quarter that put them ahead for good and into the state championship after knocking off St. Dominic 62-55 in a state semifinal game Friday at Mizzou Arena...
Eagles rally in fourth quarter to end Delta's season in quarterfinals (03/14/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The ghosts of last season haunted the Delta Bobcats during the fourth quarter Saturday. The Bobcats grabbed a five-point lead before going into an offensive shell. Naylor jumped on Delta's timidness to pull out a 42-37 victory in their Class 1 state quarterfinal Saturday at Three Rivers Community College...
Panthers fall to Thayer 51-40 in quarterfinal (03/14/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An impressive season for the Meadow Heights girls basketball team ended one win short of the final four for the second consecutive year. The Panthers fell into an early hole during Saturday's Class 2 quarterfinal against Thayer at Poplar Bluff High School...
A few Bulldogs get their first experience at a state final four (03/14/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Notre Dame senior Katherine Blasiney and classmate Lacy Boeller were two of the few upperclassmen who had yet to make a trip to a final four. "It's just amazing to make it here," Blasiney said after her team's loss in the Class 4 championship game Saturday at Mizzou Arena. ...
Webb City defense takes toll on 'Dogs (03/14/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Notre Dame girls basketball coach Renee Peters was happy to look at the bright side with a one-point lead over top ranked Webb City entering halftime of the Class 4 state championship game. "That was one better than we started the game with and that was the momentum we had," Peters said...
Notre Dame girls basketball team advances to Class 4 title game (03/12/10)
The Bulldogs defeated St. Dominic 62-55 on Friday afternoon at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
Notre Dame girls face St. Dominic in Class 4 semifinals on Friday (03/12/10)
Notre Dame girls basketball coach Renee Peters took her team to a camp last summer. And by no coincidence, the camp was at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. "I told them there was a reason I brought them to this camp," Peters said. "I told them I want them to take a look around and be motivated to get back here this year."...
Meadow Heights girls basketball team sinks Bismarck in sectional (03/11/10)
The Meadow Heights girls basketball team defeated Bismarck 70-48 to advance to the state quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Park Hills Central High School.
Meadow Heights draws on old lesson to beat Bismarck (03/11/10)
The foundation for Meadow Heights' harassing defense started being laid after the Panthers suffered a thrashing eight or nine years ago.
Bradshaw matures into leader role at Notre Dame (03/11/10)
Allyson Bradshaw shied away from a leadership role on Notre Dame's 2008-09 girls basketball team. This season the 5-foot-7 junior point guard has embraced the role, and it's made all the difference. "Allyson has really stepped up to a leadership role," Notre Dame coach Renee Peters said. "She's gifted and a strong athlete. When you look at her you see someone who wants to make her teammates better and who wants to win."...
Delta shakes early injury to reach Class 1 state quarterfinals (03/10/10)
The Bobcats won convincingly, posting a 61-39 victory to advance to the state quarterfinals Saturday against Naylor.
Defending state champions hammer St. Elizabeth 96-46 (03/10/10)
With University of Missouri men's head basketball coach Mike Anderson in attendance, defending Class 1 state champion Scott County Central put on quite the show Tuesday night.
Panthers take on Bismarck in Class 2 sectional (03/10/10)
In a rematch of last season's sectional, Meadow Heights will face Bismarck at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
Notre Dame girls reach third final four this school year (03/09/10)
Although none Notre Dame players have participated in the semifinals of the state basketball tournament before, six of them have already participated a final four this school year.
Braves, Bobcats prep for Hornets (03/09/10)
The Scott County Central boys and Delta girls will get sectional shots tonight against St. Elizabeth when Class 1 playoff basketball resumes. The District 3 champion Delta Bobcats will face the surprise District 4 champion Hornets at 6 p.m. at Park Hills Central High School, and the boys game will follow at 7:45 p.m...
Central puts HOF back in motion (03/08/10)
The Central hall of fame has stood at 39 members for eight years. That's long enough for former Central athletic director Terry Kitchen, who's put his go-getter mindset to changing that number soon. Kitchen, a HOF member himself who oversaw the school's hall of fame for 12 years during his tenure as AD, and current Central AD Lance Tollison are spearheading the movement to resurrect the dormant shrine to the school's past athletes and coaches. ...
Notre Dame girls basketball team reaches the Class 4 final four (03/07/10)
"It's ridiculous," Notre Dame coach Renee Peters said. "Words can't explain it. I'm thrilled."
St. Vincent girls fall to New Haven 56-50 (03/07/10)
The St. Vincent girls basketball team fell in overtime to host New Haven 56-50 in the championship game of the Class 2 District 5 tournament Friday night. St. Vincent, the No. 2 seed, led by as many as nine points in the second half after entering halftime tied at 15-15...
Memorable Oak Ridge season ends against Bernie in district title game (03/05/10)
Oak Ridge worked for two great looks at 3-pointers to tie the game in the closing seconds but neither one would fall, and the Mules ended Oak Ridge's season with a 64-58 victory.
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