Former Southeast guard becomes Kelly boys basketball coach

Southeast Missourian

Kelly High School will look to a former Southeast Missouri State University sharpshooter to lead its basketball team this upcoming season.

Former Southeast guard Cory Johnson was hired to replace Nick Lanpher, whose contract was not renewed. Johnson, who is the athletic director and head baseball coach this season, was Lanpher's assistant last season.

Under Lanpher, the Hawks finished the season with 12 wins and lost to Scott City in the district semifinals. Kelly has several of its top players coming back, including Kendal Deason.

"I'm excited about it," Johnson said. "We've got basically the same group of kids coming back."

Chaffee hosts tournaments

Chaffee's undefeated softball team did not do itself any favors when putting together the bracket for this week's Red Devil Softball Classic.

Chaffee (9-0) will open up with Delta at 6 p.m. on Friday, one of three games scheduled. The Red Devils defeated Delta 5-4 on April 8. East Prairie will play New Madrid County Central in one game, and Oak Ridge and Scott City will square off in another.

The championship game is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The Red Devils Baseball Classic also starts on Friday. Oran and Dexter will play at 3:30 in the top matchup of the opening day. Other games on Friday include Chaffee versus Shawnee (Ill.), Senath-Hornersville against NMCC and Scott City taking on Perryville.

The championship game is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on Saturday.

Central lineman signs

Sean Bard, a two-year starter for Central on the offensive and defensive line, signed with Lindenwood to play football.

Lindenwood, an NAIA school which plays in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, has been home to several Tiger players over the past few years. The Lions have struggled of late, though, only winning three games last season.

SEMO Southern Conference track meet at Scott City

Scott City will try to wrap up a conference track title Wednesday when it hosts the SEMO Southern Conference meet.

With Loren Groves starring in four events and along the distance running of Christy and Angie Laxton, Scott City's girls will enter as the favorite.

Other area teams competing will be Oran and Chaffee.

Teams recognized for

academic achievements

The Missouri State High School Activities Association has published its recipients of fall and winter Scholastic Achievement Awards.

Jackson, Leopold and Zalma high schools had teams recognized on the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement lists for collective grade point averages of 3.25 or better.

Teams on the Outstanding list were: Jackson varsity softball, 3.60; Jackson varsity volleyball, 3.75; Jackson girls tennis, 3.59; Leopold varsity volleyball, 3.87; Leopold junior varsity volleyball, 3.75; Leopold Junior High eighth-grade boys basketball, 3.43; Zalma varsity volleyball, 3.74; and Zalma junior varsity volleyball, 3.29.

Jackson boys varsity soccer made the Distinguished Scholastic Achievement list with a GPA of 3.14. Teams above 3.0 make that list.

College notes

Central Missouri State freshman point guard and Notre Dame graduate Ashley Millham was recently placed on the NCAA Division II Bulletin All-Freshman team. Millham averaged 11.6 points and dished out 138 assists for the 15-13 Jennies.

Missouri junior starting pitcher Garrett Broshuis, an Advance graduate, has continued his strong pitching for the Tigers as they work their way into the Big 12 schedule. Broshuis pitched eight solid innings in a 4-3 loss to Oklahoma April 9. On the season Broshuis leads the Tigers with a 2.65 earned run average and a 6-0 record. In conference play Broshuis is 1-0 with a 3.48 earned run average in three starts.

Notre Dame graduate Zach Miller, a senior tennis player at Quincy University, was an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection. Miller was 8-8 in singles playing mostly in the No. 2 slot.