Stories from Saturday, November 1, 2014

The talk leading up Friday's rematch between the Central Tigers and Sikeston Bulldogs was all about the vast improvement of Sikeston. That talk came to an abrubt end late in the first quarter.

The St. Vincent volleyball team has shown that it's capable of making a comeback. The Indians rallied to win a district title and overcame a 10-point deficit to nearly claim the Class 1 state championship on Saturday at the Show Me Center. With the majority of the roster remaining the same next season, St. Vincent might even make a return trip to the final four...

The Indians lost the Class 1 state championship match 22-25, 25-13, 25-20 to Winona, which took home its third consecutive title.

Kaelyn Woodall shot her 1st deer on opening day of youth firearm season. She is 9 years old. She said she was so happy and can't quit smiling!

Mariel Bisher shot a 6 point buck. Her grandpa, Roger Pierce took her hunting for the youth deer hunt.

The color of the tree was vibrant in front of The Glenn House on a beautiful fall day

Jackson senior Xominique Davis had a debt to settle with his teammates after fumbling the opening kickoff of the second half of the Indians' Class 5 District 1 semifinal game against Oakville on Friday night at The Pit in Jackson.

Today is Saturday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2014. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. A reminder: Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. Clocks go back one hour. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1954, Algerian nationalists began their successful 7-year rebellion against French rule...

The defending Class 1 state champion Valle Catholic Warriors posted 27 points in the first quarter and ran away with a 69-7 win over the fourth-seeded St. Vincent Indians in a Class 1 District 1 semifinal Friday in Ste. Genevieve.

Top-seeded Jackson (9-1) will host No. 2 Vianney in the district championship game on Nov.7. Fifth-seeded Oakville finished its season at 5-6.

The Eastern Kentucky men's and women's cross country teams claimed the top individual and team awards at Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference championship meet. Two Southeast Missouri State runners earned all-conference honors at the race, which was hosted by Tennessee-Martin in Oxford, Alabama...

All results were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.

A costumed robber tied up a clerk and helped himself to jewelry and cash during a Halloween heist yesterday at Prime Time Rentals, 612 Morgan Oak; no one was injured in the robbery, and police have made no arrests. State Sen. Stephen Sharp of Kennett, Missouri, says he will support the appointment of John Hall Dalton as a Democrat on the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission; Dalton, a Kennett attorney, and former state senator Albert M. ...