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Seniority
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Playing in your last home game can be a bittersweet feeling for a senior. But it sure feels a lot better if you win. The Sikeston Bulldogs closed out its home slate for the season with a 69-47 victory over Cape Central on Friday in front of a large Senior Night crowd at the Field House...
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Scott Central loses third-straight to Oran 92-83
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Before Friday's homecoming matchup with Oran, the last time the Scott County Central Braves lost three games in a single season to the Eagles was the 2002-03 campaign. With a 92-83 loss, however, the Eagles closed out this year's three-game sweep to become the first team to beat the Braves in a three-game series since the 2005-06 season...
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Bluejays surge past Portageville
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- With just one week before districts, the Charleston Bluejays are spending what little time they have left fine-tuning their game after the recent loss of leading scorer Michael Hull. If Friday's results are any indication, the Bluejays are adjusting well as Charleston rode a stellar defensive effort to a 97-49 homecoming win over the Portageville Bulldogs...
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NMCC comeback thwarted by Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- It had the build-up, look and eventual feel of a great comeback story. New Madrid County Central opened the game nearly lifeless and fell behind big because of it. They eventually made their run late in the fourth quarter with their season's hero, Willie Jimerson, who's been battling flu-like symptoms for the past few days no less, leading the charge...
- Winter visitors (Local News ~ 02/09/13)
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'Pint-size heroes' lead one of area's most successful blood drives
(Local News ~ 02/09/13)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com EAST PRAIRIE -- An East Prairie elementary has already confirmed more blood donors than the school's total number of students. The annual two-day blood drive at R.A. Doyle Elementary School has grown to be one of the most successful blood drives in the area, according to the American Red Cross. Every year 300 elementary school students who attend the school are able to recruit about 200 blood donors...
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Flipping out
(Local News ~ 02/09/13)
A Sikeston cheerleader flips during a timeout in the Bulldogs' game against Cape Central on Friday night at the Sikeston Field House.
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