The finalists for the Semoball Awards high school fall sports will be announced at a selection show at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dexter Bar-B-Que in Cape Girardeau.
A nationally recognized speaker for the Semoball Awards, slated for July 11 at the Southeast Missouri State River Campus, will be revealed along with the finalists for football, volleyball, boys soccer, girls tennis, boys and girls cross country and boys swimming . The public is invited to attend the announcement, and a free buffet will be available.
The hour-long show will air live on SEMO ESPN radio as part of the weekly Saturday Morning Express show.
The awards show is one of three that will announce finalists. The winter sports finalists will be revealed April 11 at Harry Blackwell Dodge in Dexter, Missouri, and spring sports finalists will be announced June 13 at First Midwest Bank in Dexter. In all, athletes from 57 high schools and 19 sports will be honored at the Semoball Awards.
SoutheastHEALTH is the presenting sponsor of the Semoball Awards, which also includes title sponsors First Midwest Bank, Harry Blackwell dealerships and Athlon Sports.
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