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Cape Central Baseball coach will not return next season
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Cape Central Head Baseball coach Justin Lieser has informed Heartland Sports that he has been notified that he will not return next season. The Tigers are 8-16, but have won four of their last five games. Lieser has served as the Cape Central head baseball...
Chaffee BB goes from ‘rock bottom’ to Cloud 9
From one game to the next, the Chaffee Red Devils went from the worst of times to the best of times. Chaffee (16-3) concluded last week being on the losing end of Sikeston’s first win of the season on April 19, and suffering injuries to key players that could lead to the derailment of a promising season.
SEMO Football finds success with first ‘Rowdy Bowl’
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Southeast Missouri State Football drew a few thousand fans to the first ‘Rowdy Bowl’, a new take on the Redhawks’ Spring Game. Before a football was ever thrown, the action started Monday, April 15 when the coaches were split into two teams. Head Coach Tom Matukewicz got to remain neutral, overseeing the entire operation.
Sikeston upsets Chaffee for first win, splits doubleheader with South Iron
SIKESTON — Sikeston unleashed a long-awaited offensive onslaught, securing its first win of the season dominantly with a 14-2 victory over Class 2, No. 6 Chaffee on Friday, April 19. "Our offense finally came alive," said Sikeston's coach Wyatt Pratt. "We took great at-bats up and down the lineup."
COLUMN: Looking back at Cape Girardeau's role in STL Browns' World Series run
Capaha Field is the jewel of Cape Girardeau sports. Nestled in the middle of Capaha field, it is home to the oldest amateur baseball team in America, an NCAA Division I baseball team, an exciting collegiate summer baseball team, numerous high school baseball games, and most recently, the Babe Ruth World Series. This old but enduring ballpark is active from mid-February through August.
Notre Dame drops Bulldog battle
The Notre Dame baseball team clashed with fellow Bulldogs from Sikeston and lost 10-4 on Tuesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. This loss drops the Bulldogs in blue to an overall record of 11-10 and a SEMO Conference record of 3-4. Notre Dame was held to just four hits...
SEMO Baseball sweeps series against rival SIU
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The SEMO Baseball team defeated SIU 8-5 Tuesday night at Capaha Field to complete the season sweep in the 94th meeting between the two teams. Shortstop Ben Palmer hit his team-leading 12th home run of the season in the first inning to get the Redhawks offense started.
Notre Dame girls soccer overcoming injuries with bevy of younger talent
Sophomore midfielder Lolah Wunderlich scored a game-high two goals in the Notre Dame girls soccer team’s 8-0 win over Marion (Illinois) last Wednesday evening at home. Photos by Nick McNeal. Despite currently being without two of its top players from last spring due to injuries, the Notre Dame soccer...
SEMO, SIU game moved up due to weather; St. Louis Browns tribute game moved to next week
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Due to weather, the SEMO vs. SIU game will be at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23. The game will be at Capaha Field. It was moved from 6 p.m. to earlier in the day. According to a post on the Southeast Missouri Baseball Facebook...
Redhawks back to above .500 after sweeping SIU
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team (21-20) returned to above .500 on the season after a 8-5 win over Southern Illinois on Tuesday, April 23, at Capaha Field. The Redhawks have now played SIU twice, Murray State twice and Missouri once on the road, and have won all five games. For them, playing their rivals means something different, as shortstop Ben Palmer alluded to when he said, “there’s a different kind of energy when you get to the ball field.”
Notre Dame track’s Lauren Eftink breaks her own school record
Notre Dame track and field senior Lauren Eftink officially broke the school’s 3200-meter record with a time of 11 minutes, 9.66 seconds at the Festus Invitational on Saturday. Photo by Nick McNeal. Over the weekend, the Notre Dame track and field team only managed to have two athletes place...
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