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Cape chiropractor set to work behind the scenes with wrestlers at Olympics (8/10/16)Millions around the world are watching the 2016 Olympic Games. Only a select few get to experience the event from behind the scenes. Cape Girardeau chiropractor Matt Uchtman is one of those select few. From the outside, Uchtman's Elevation Chiropractic office is unassuming, like the other strip-mall businesses flanking it, but once you enter you can almost hear a distant samba beat. ...
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Familiar faces headline announcement of Semoball Award winter sport finalists (4/9/16)Saxony Lutheran's Brianna Mueller is no stranger to the Semoball Awards. She is the reigning Girls Basketball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year. On Saturday it was officially announced that she'll get a chance to repeat at least one of those titles, as she is among 10 nominees for the 2016 Semoball Awards' Girls Basketball Player of the Year...
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Three Jackson grapplers earn all-state honors in Class 4 (2/21/16)The Jackson wrestling team fought back in the wrestleback rounds and finished with three all-state wrestlers in Class 4 at the Missouri Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. Senior Jake Byrd led the way with a fourth-place finish at 126 pounds, senior Carson McCord placed fifth at 170 pounds, while junior Gus Guilliams finished sixth at 120...
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Three Jackson wrestlers advance to state championship's final day (2/19/16)Class 4 Championship Bracket Quarterfinals 120 — Klayton Anderson (Batt) dec. Gus Guilliams (J) 6-0 126 — Mike Brown (HO) pin Jake Byrd (J) :19 170 — Montario Whiles (STAL) dec. Carson McCord (J) 5-4 Consolation Bracket Second Round 120 — G. Guilliams (J) dec. Will Edgar (CBC) 2-1...
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Jackson advances three wrestlers to Class 4 state quarterfinals (2/19/16)Jackson advanced three wrestlers of its eight wrestlers into the quarterfinal round of the Class 4 competition at the Missouri Wrestling Championships on Thursday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. Advancing were Gus Gulliams at 120 pounds with a 9-0 major decision over Austin Kolvek of Park Hill...
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2016 state wrestling qualifiers (2/18/16)2016 state wrestling qualifiers
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Jackson's Dickerson battled back from injury to become one of 11 area wrestlers headed to state (2/17/16)Jackson coach Steve Wachter was exuberant after his team qualified eight wrestlers for the Missouri Wrestling Championships at last week's Class 4 District 1 meet. Among the most unlikely qualifiers was 220-pound junior Bryce Dickerson. It's not that Dickerson, who wrestled his freshman and sophomore seasons, was short on talent...
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Eleven area wrestlers advance to state championships (2/14/16)The Missouri High School Activities Association held its district wrestling championships Friday and Saturday, with 11 local wrestlers earning trips to the MSHSAA State Championships in Columbia, Missouri, on Thursday through Friday. Jackson led the pack out of Class 4 District 1, with eight qualifiers earning a spot on the mats in the season's final event. Two of those will enter the championship tournament as district champion -- Gus Guilliams at 120 pounds and Carson McCord at 170 pounds...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Perryville boys basketball team topples St. Vincent (1/31/16)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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Jackson wrestlers claim two wins to finish regular season unbeaten in duals (1/29/16)The Jackson wrestling team picked up a pair of wins on the road in Poplar Bluff to finish its regular season undefeated Thursday. The Indians dominated the host Mules and won 66-12 in their first dual followed by a 45-21 victory over Dexter to wrap up their regular season with a flawless 11-0 record...
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Jackson wrestling falls short of fourth straight SEMO Conference Tournament title (1/24/16)There's a reason nobody has ever won four consecutive SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament team titles -- it's hard. And there's a reason why Farmington is ranked among the best teams in the state -- it's good. Both hurdles turned out to be too much to overcome as Jackson failed in its bid to win a fourth straight team championship, finishing as runner-up, six and a half points back of Farmington, 363-356.5, in the SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Cape Central High School...
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High school roundup: Jackson wrestling team improves to 9-0 on season (1/14/16)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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Jackson wrestling earns fourth straight Cape Central Tiger Classic title (12/19/15)The event may have Cape Central's name on it, but it has become increasingly clear that, right now, Jackson holds ownership rights. Indian wrestling went on to its rival's floor Saturday and won the Cape Central Tiger Classic for a fourth straight year, scoring 326.5 points to hold off closest challenger Northwest House Springs (316.5) at Cape Central High School...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team improves to 6-0 (12/16/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team posts easy win over North County (12/11/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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High school roundup: Kelly girls basketball team tops Delta, advances to Lady Devil Invitational semifinals (12/10/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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High school roundup: Zalma basketball team hands first loss to Greenville (12/9/15)All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Cape Central girls basketball team wins first game of season (12/6/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys reach final of tournament (12/4/15)All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Perryville boys reach semifinals of Woodland Tournament (12/2/15)All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Central's Al Young, Saxony Lutheran's Brianna Mueller nab top honors at Semoball Awards (7/12/15)More than 150 student-athletes from 57 high schools across the region gathered Saturday for the second annual Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH.
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Jackson's Reisenbichler claims national wrestling title (4/5/15)Four-time all-state wrestler Jarret Reisenbichler is not content to bask in the glow of a decorated high school wrestling career as the sun sets on his senior year at Jackson High school. There are still matches to be won for Reisenbichler, who is making the most of the interlude between his recent third-place finish at the Missouri Wrestling Championships and embarking on a Division II college wrestling career at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio...
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Jackson's Reisenbichler earns all-state wrestling honors for fourth straight year (2/22/15)Jarrett Reisenbichler closed his high school career Saturday with a distinction only one other Indian can boast in the decorated history of Jackson wrestling.
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Jackson wrestlers survive first day of state tournament (2/20/15)The Jackson wrestling team sent seven wrestlers to the Class 4 state tournament, and each wrestler remains in contention at the end of Thursday's action at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. Jarrett Reisenbichler (113) and Clayton Collier (152) are the Indians' two grapplers who remain in the championship bracket...
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Battle-tested Jackson wrestlers head to state (2/19/15)Jackson coach Steve Wachter has been involved with the Jackson Indians wrestling program for 33 years, but something about this year's team is unlike any other.
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High school roundup: Woodland boys basketball team beats Advance in OT (2/11/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Southeast Missourian fall signing period recap (2/5/15)Chase Hagerty, Southeast Missouri State baseball Jaylen Flye-Sadler, Austin Peay State football Maggie Groshong, St. Charles CC softball Sarah Kitchen, Fontbonne softball Andre Statam, Jacksonville State basketball Trevor Morehead, Austin Peay State football...
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High school roundup: Scott County Central boys basketball team hangs on to defeat Kelly (2/4/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team wins 2OT thriller to remain unbeaten (2/1/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers end regular season at 10-0 (1/30/15)All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jackson wrestling team wins third consecutive conference title (1/24/15)SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jackson's third consecutive SEMO Conference wrestling tournament title didn't come without a little drama.
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High school roundup: Jackson boys handle Rebels with ease (1/23/15)All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Jake Byrd (1/22/15)Jackson junior Jake Byrd was the lone gold medalist for the Indians at Saturday's St. Charles West tournament. Byrd won the 126-pound division with a technical fall over Francis Howell sophomore Tyler McGhee in 3 minutes, 44 seconds. The Indians were short seven wrestlers but wound up finishing in seventh place...
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High school roundup: Central boys basketball team defeats Carbondale (Ill.) (1/18/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys basketball team extends winning streak to 9 games (1/16/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
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High school roundup: Jackson wrestling team dominates at home meet (1/15/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday.
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High school roundup: Bernie boys basketball team follows up Christmas title with win over Oran (1/6/15)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team upsets Crystal City in consolation semifinal (12/31/14)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Jackson wrestlers win third consecutive Tiger Classic (12/21/14)There are several ways to assess the dominance of the Jackson wrestling team.
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High school roundup: Cummins leads Oran girls to win (12/16/14)All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Central swim team hosts Splash Out Cancer Meet (12/10/14)All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Central boys basketball team takes Lutheran South tournament title (12/6/14)All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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Jackson ends state wrestling meet on high note (2/23/14)Senior Clay Darnell won five consecutive matches after dropping his first match to claim third in the Class 4 220-pound division.
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Jackson wrestlers eliminated from state title contention (2/21/14)COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A perfect season for the Jackson wrestling team was derailed at the Missouri Wrestling Championships on Friday. The Indians had five on their nine Class 4 state qualifiers win opening-round matches on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, but all five lost matches Friday and were eliminated from title contention...
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Five Jackson wrestlers win openers at state meet (2/21/14)Five of Jackson's nine wrestlers won their first-round matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 4 state wrestling tournament on Thursday in Columbia, Mo. Jarrett Reisenbichler retained his undefeated record (33-0) in the first round of the 106-pound class with a pin of Jefferson City's Dennis Barnes in 1 minute, 3 seconds. Reisenbichler will face Blue Springs South's junior Christian Findley (29-2) in the quarterfinals today...
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Jackson wrestlers win district, qualify nine for state meet (2/16/14)The Indians advanced nine athletes to the Class 4 state championship meet
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Push for state wrestling meet arrives for Hobeck, perfect Indians (2/14/14)~The heavyweight hopes to follow his dad's path to a state wrestling title It's not by chance that the walk to the Jackson High School wrestling practice room can be an inspirational one for Indian team members...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys rout Bernie at home on Friday (2/8/14)The Notre Dame boys basketball team grabbed a 17-point lead by halftime in a 69-46 home victory over Bernie on Friday night. Quinn Poythress led the way for the Bulldogs with 18 points, while Chase Urhahn added 14 points. Jake Wagner and Brandon Jennings both scored 12 points for Bernie...
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Jackson dominates SEMO Conference wrestling meet (1/26/14)The Jackson wrestling team had a conference-meet record 10 individual champions as the Indians claimed the SEMO Conference championship Saturday in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Jackson's Jarrett Reisenbichler stayed undefeated (27-0) with his technical fall victory over Sikeston's Garrett Middleton at 113 pounds...
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Jackson boasts nine champs in winning Tiger Classic (12/22/13)With wrestlers competing in 11 of 14 finals, the question wasn't if Jackson would repeat as team champions Saturday in the Tiger Classic, but how many individual champions would they have. Nine Jackson wrestlers claimed individual titles as the Indians ran away with the team title in the 40th annual Tiger Classic at Central High School, compiling a whopping 439 points. Second-place Northwest was far back with 297.5 points...
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Jackson wrestlers attempt to repeat at Tiger Classic (12/20/13)The Indians are among the favorites at the Tiger Classic
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High school roundup: Leopold wins Woodland Invitational (12/12/13)The Leopold boys basketball team took a four-point lead over Perryville into halftime at the weather-delayed Woodland Tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats made a couple changes at halftime before running away with a 56-34 win. "We changed our defense up a little bit," Leopold coach Andy Beck said. ...
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Missouri lawmakers pass $1.7B incentive plan for Boeing (12/6/13)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a plan offering up to $1.7 billion in incentives over more than two decades if Boeing agrees to assemble a highly sought-after passenger plane in the St. Louis area. The incentives will be a key part of Missouri's bid for the Boeing 777X jetliner in a competition featuring more than a dozen states from coast to coast -- many of which, like Missouri, already have a sizable Boeing workforce...
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High school roundup: Leopold advances to Woodland Tourney semis (12/4/13)Cameron Davis collected a game-high 22 points to help the third-seeded Leopold boys basketball team debut its season with a 71-26 victory over No. 6 Meadow Heights on Tuesday to secure a spot in the semifinals of the Woodland Invitational Tournament...
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Reisenbichler places second at state meet (2/17/13)The knee injury that cost Jarrett Reisenbichler a perfect season in the district wrestling championships came back to bite him in the state finals. The sophomore from Jackson was pinned by Park Hill's Sean Hosford in 1 minute, 51 seconds in the Class 4 106-pound finals and finished the season with a record of 44-2...
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Reisenbichler, Darnell, Bryant stay in title contention at state wrestling meet (2/15/13)Only three of the 11 area competitors won their first-round matches Thursday on the first day of the Missouri State Wrestling Championships in Columbia, Mo. Jackson posted two of the victories in the Class 4 meet, while Central's lone qualifier notched the other win in the Class 3 competition...
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Area grapplers take different paths to state meet (2/14/13)There may not be two better wrestlers than Jackson sophomore Jarrett Reisenbichler and Central senior Chris Bryant to describe the variance among the 896 wrestlers that will compete in the four classes of the Missouri Wrestling Championship that begin today in Columbia, Mo...
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Notre Dame wrestlers take two of three in final duals (2/3/13)The Notre Dame wrestling team won two out of three duals during its final home meet of the season on Friday. Notre Dame rolled over Farmington 42-31 on the strength of six pins, then defeated Hillsboro 52-28. The Bulldogs dropped the first dual of the day against Ste. Genevieve 72-6. The Dragons swept all but the 106-pound weight class, which Notre Dame's Noah Huff won by forfeit. Huff also won his other two duals of the evening...
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Jackson wrestlers remain unbeaten with pair of routs (1/25/13)JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson wrestling coach Steve Wachter always wants his squad to be peaking as the regular season winds down and the postseason looms. If Thursday night was any indication, the Indians should be right on schedule...
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Forfeits costly for Notre Dame wrestlers (1/24/13)Two Notre Dame wrestlers won their matches by pinfall, but the Bulldogs were unable to overcome five forfeits and dropped a 44-33 decision to Herculaneum on Wednesday night. At 120 pounds, Notre Dame's Mitchell Heisserer pinned Devin Small in 1 minute, 17 seconds, and teammate Austin Harter pinned Daniel Evans in just 14 seconds at 138 pounds...
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Jackson wrestlers take SEMO crown (1/20/13)Jackson individuals won seven weight classes, and all 14 of its wrestlers placed in the top five as the Indians cruised to the SEMO Conference Tournament title on Saturday at Poplar Bluff. Jarrett Reisenbichler (106 pounds), Kodi Byrd (113), Tyler Rush (138), Dylan Rush (145), Clayton Collier (152) Josh Stone (182) and Preston Hobeck (285) all won individual titles for the Indians, who finished with 407 team points. Reisenbichler was also named the tournament outsanding wrestler...
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Jackson wins Tiger Classic wrestling meet (12/16/12)Winning tournaments is nothing new to the powerhouse Jackson High School wrestling team. But Saturday's victory carried special meaning considering it came only a few miles from home in the region's premier event. "It's kind of like a home meet for us," Jackson senior Kodi Byrd said. "It was one of our goals this year."...
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Tiger Classic coming to town (12/13/12)Jackson will look to continue an impressive streak this weekend when Central hosts the region's top high school wrestling tournament. The Indians, the area's dominant program and also among the best in the state, have finished in the top four at the Tiger Classic all but one year since 1990...
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High school wrestling capsules (11/29/12)Central Tigers Jackson Indians Notre Dame Bulldogs From staff reports...
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Jackson's Reisenbichler claims Liberty Nationals wrestling title (2/27/12)Jackson freshman Jarrett Reisenbichler captured the 106-pound title at the Liberty Nationals wrestling meet Saturday. The divisions for the meet, which was held in Kansas City, Mo., were determined by a wrestler's age and weight. Jackson had four wrestlers finish second. Tyler Rush (138), Clay Miller (145), Jacob Colyott (152) and Josh Stone (170) were runners-up for the Indians...
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Southeast Missourian athlete of the week: Jackson's Jarrett Reisenbichler (2/22/12)Jarrett Reisenbichler led the Jackson contingent at the state wrestling meet by finishing fourth at 106 pounds in Class 4. He was the top finisher from the area. Reisenbichler earned a victory in his first match in Columbia. He defeated Francis Howell North's Brendan Hachtel 13-5, but then fell to Nixa's Joe Velliquette 7-4 in the quarterfinals...
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Jackson's Reisenbichler finishes fourth at state wrestling meet (2/19/12)Jackson freshman Jarrett Reisenbichler led a contingent of 11 local wrestlers by finishing fourth at the Missouri Wrestling Championships in Columbia, Mo. Reisenbichler, one of six Jackson wrestlers at the meet and one of four to win first-round matches, finished fourth at 106 pounds in Class 4...
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Jackson to send six, Notre Dame four, Cape Central one to state wrestling meet (2/12/12)Eleven wrestlers from the Southeast Missourian coverage ares earned trips to the state meet.
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High school roundup: St. Vincent girls basketball team rolls past Chaffee (1/26/12)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missourian athlete of the week: Notre Dame's Trever Foltz (1/25/12)Notre Dame junior Trever Foltz added another honor to his impressive wrestling season. The 182-pounder won the title at the SEMO Conference meet when he pinned Farmington's Daktoa Kee in 5 minutes, 8 seconds Saturday. Foltz enjoyed an 11-3 lead in the third period when he finally finished Kee...
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Jackson wrestling team earns second at SEMO Conference meet (1/22/12)The Jackson wrestling team had five wrestlers earn individual titles Saturday.
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High school roundup: Jackson girls swimming team defeats Notre Dame (1/19/12)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team downs host to win Chester Invite (1/15/12)All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Perryville boys basketball team earns spot in Chester Invite title game (1/12/12)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Meadow Heights, St. Vincent win semifinals at Delta (1/5/12)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Foltz secures Notre Dame's first title at Tiger Classic wrestling meet (12/18/11)Four Jackson wrestlers also earned title at the Tiger Classic, which ended Saturday.
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Tiger Classic wrestling meet to feature strong field (12/15/11)The Tiger Classic has established itself as one of the state's premier high school wrestling tournaments since its inception nearly 40 years ago. Central coach James Brake expects that trend to continue when the Tigers host the 38th Tiger Classic at the junior high school this weekend...
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High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers capture title (12/11/11)All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Chaffee boys basketball team downs Woodland 47-44 behind 20 points from Crowe (12/11/11)All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: VanGennip's 22 leads Delta past East Prairie at Chaffee girls basketball tourney (12/8/11)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Jackson nips Central in season-opening girls swim meet (12/7/11)All the scores from Tuesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school wrestling preview: New weight divisions meet mixed reviews with local coaches (12/4/11)Unfortunately for some schools, the National Federation of State High School Associations did not approve tag teams when it revamped its high school weight divisions. It might have helped a school like Notre Dame. The third-year program at the Class 2 school has its largest turnout to date with 24 wrestlers, but the good and bad news is that 11 of the wrestlers are freshmen...
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High school roundup: Central boys basketball team captures Potosi tourney title (12/4/11)All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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2011 High school wrestling preview capsules (12/4/11)A look at the three wrestling teams in the Southeast Missourian's coverage area.
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High school roundup: Central boys basketball team reaches final of Potosi tourney (12/2/11)All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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NFHS approves weight changes for high school wrestling (4/27/11)The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has approved an upward restructuring of the weight classes for high school wrestling. The results from a vote by the wrestling rules committee earlier this month had been embargoed until after they were approved by the NFHS board of directors...
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High school wrestling divisions could get a facelift (4/24/11)The National Federation of State High School Associations is looking at changing the weight classes for high school wrestling.
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Central wreslter Jawuan Howard claws way to fourth place at state meet (2/20/11)Jackson senior Ryan Marble placed fifth in Class 4.
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High school roundup: Jackson captures four titles (2/6/11)All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers capture conference tourney crown (1/23/11)All the high school sports results that were reported to the Missourian on Saturday.
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Jackson senior wrestlers set lofty standards (1/6/11)Levi Rayburn appeared to make an odd transition from senior to senior citizen as he overlooked the Jackson wrestling room after practice Monday. Rayburn was observing the next few generations of Jackson wrestling as the Jackson USA Wrestling program overtook the room with wrestlers ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade...
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High school roundup: Meadow Heights, St. Vincent girls advance to tourney title game (1/6/11)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jackson wins seven titles but not Tiger Classic (12/19/10)Christian Brothers captured the crown in the 37th annual event with 342.5 points despite having just one individual champion. Jackson was second with 330 points.
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High school roundup: Chaffee boys improve to 3-0 with win (12/12/10)All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Delta dumps Kelly to reach Chaffee Invite girls basketball title game (12/10/10)All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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High school roundup: Hogan sizzles in Scott City girls basketball team's win (12/9/10)All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Notre Dame adds wrestling (5/7/09)Notre Dame officially has launched a wrestling program and hired a coach with 30 years of experience. Marc Stevener has agreed to coach the program, which will start competing next winter. Stevener coached Sikeston between 1976 and 1997 before leaving to coach at Hazelwood Central...
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Jackson's Peiffer earns fifth-place finish at 215 (2/17/08)COLUMBIA -- Jackson junior wrestler Blake Peiffer could afford to think a little about next year after capturing the fifth-place match at the MSHSAA wrestling championships. Justin Miller had to be consoled with thinking about how far he had come since last year...
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Jackson's Peiffer drops into hunt for third place (2/16/08)Jackson junior Blake Peiffer's march toward a state wrestling title ended Friday when he lost his Class 4 215-pound state quarterfinal match in Columbia, Mo. Peiffer lost to Oak Park's Kolton Kono, 6-4. But Peiffer rebounded to defeat Ritenour's Derreon Richardson, 6-1...
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One Jackson wrestler advances (2/15/08)Jackson junior Blake Peiffer was the lone local wrestler to win his first-round match Thursday at the state meet in Columbia. Peiffer defeated Hazelwood West's Blake Oecki by major decision, 11-2, in their Class 4 215-pound match. He will face Oak Park's Kolton Kono, who enters 29-3, in the next round...