Sports
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Redhawks come up short in overtime loss to Salukis (12/2/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorThe lack of offense at the beginning of overtime proved detrimental to the Redhawks in Southeast’s 87-79 loss to Southern Illinois on Dec. 2 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Balanced effort leads Southeast to first win of the season (12/1/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorThe Southeast women’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season by defeating the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy Eutectics 75-44 on Dec. 1 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Women’s basketball drops season opener to nationally ranked Louisville (11/25/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorSoutheast women’s basketball fell to the fifth ranked Louisville Cardinals 74-53 on Nov. 25 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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Students discuss COVID-19’s impact on the gym (11/24/20)by Roman Holloway ~ Arrow ReporterAlthough gyms are taking serious precautions, the CDC believes it’s still extremely risky for people to work out in gyms during the pandemic because many tests have traced back to these areas.
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Todd Richards’ journey to KFVS12 (11/23/20)by Justin Trovillion ~ Arrow ReporterIf you turn on the evening news, chances are, you’ll see Todd Richards, KFVS12 Sports Director. Richards grew up loving sports and wanting to be a sports writer. He played football at Northern Michigan University before getting his master’s in speech communications from Arkansas State University in 1985.
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Behind the scenes of Redhawk sports productions (11/16/20)by Justin Trovillion ~ Arrow ReporterThree years ago, the Ohio Valley Conference entered into a contract with ESPN to have the conference’s sports streamed on the newly-launched platform ESPN+. Prior to then, the sports were streamed by OVC Digital Network. TV Digital Media Supervisor and Professor Anthony Scherer runs the show when it comes to productions of Redhawk video.
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Tom Davis: From college basketball coach to sports journalist (11/13/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorAs a student at Butler University in Indianapolis, Tom Davis wanted to go on to be a college basketball coach. Thirty-one years and a unique journey later, he is now the sports editor at the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau.
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Maggie Adams’ rapid rise to success (11/12/20)by Leon Miller ~ Arrow ReporterSoutheast women's volleyball begins their season Feb. 7, and the expectations for this year's team are high as the Redhawks seek to win the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in consecutive seasons. Senior middle blocker Maggie Adams is returning for her final season with the group as she looks to build off of her First-Team All-OVC selection from last year.
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Kaylee Anderson gets into swing of softball season (11/9/20)by Justin Trovillion ~ Arrow ReporterIn the 2019 softball season, then-sophomore Kaylee Anderson expanded her role in hitting, making 32 starts as designated hitter. Anderson posted a .246 batting average, tallying a home run, triple and eight doubles while scoring 21 runs and posting 19 RBIs. Anderson also had a bigger pitching role in 2019, going 5-4 with 32 strikeouts and three saves in 27 appearances in the circle.
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A deep dive into the maintenance of Southeast’s athletic fields (11/5/20)by Roman Holloway ~ Arrow ReporterThe facilities and event management staff are responsible for maintaining and preparing all Southeast fields all year — even in the offseason. Kent Phillips, coordinator of facilities and event management, is responsible for managing all home athletic events from staffing to setting up pregame. He schedules the use of Houck Stadium and Houck Field House and supervises facility projects and maintenance.
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Andrew Keck feeds off of successful 2020 season (11/4/20)by Ashley Ellis ~ Arrow ReporterRedhawk baseball’s sophomore catcher Andrew Keck is influenced by “going about every day like it could be your last.”
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NCAA votes for a mandatory off day on Election Night (11/3/20)by Ashley Ellis ~ Arrow ReporterNCAA’s Student Athletic Advisory Committee voted in September to take Election day off and have a mandatory off day for all NCAA athletics.
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Late field goal; penalties cost Redhawks in loss to Southern Illinois (10/31/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorA field goal by Southern Illinois’ senior kicker Nico Gualdoni at the end of regulation served as the game winner in the Salukis 20-17 win over Southeast.
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Women’s basketball relies on experience in preparation for season (10/29/20)by Ashley Ellis ~ Arrow ReporterThe Southeast women’s basketball team won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship over University of Tennessee Martin in the 2019-2020 season. They have eight returning players from last year’s championship season to guide the newcomers in the right direction during their shorter-than-usual training period.
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Football gears for three-peat in War for the Wheel (10/28/20)by Zach Tate ~ Staff WriterOn Sept. 15, 2018, Southeast football came out victorious in a 48-44 thriller over Southern Illinois University in the inaugural War for the Wheel in Carbondale.
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New players; coaches seek improvement with men’s basketball (10/26/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorTurnover is one word that could be used to describe the upcoming men’s basketball season.
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Coach Redburn ready to lead softball team to another championship (10/22/20)by Roman Holloway ~ Arrow ReporterSoftball Coach Mark Redburn is ecstatic to get back on the softball field and coach this year, after last season was cut short by the NCAA.
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Anya Tonga dominates OVC in time at SEMO (10/19/20)by Justin Trovillion ~ Arrow ReporterIn her three years at Southeast, track and field athlete Anya Tonga has racked up many accolades. Tonga was named OVC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year back-to-back times in 2019 and 2020. She is also the three-time OVC Indoor Weight Throw Champion, winning the event in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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Taelour Pruitt preps for basketball season (10/15/20)by Dakayla Duckworth ~ Arrow ReporterWith seconds remaining in overtime of the OVC Tournament finals, junior guard Taelour Pruitt ended the game with a three-pointer to lead their victory over UT Martin.
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Chris Harris motivated to bounce back from injury and lead Redhawks (10/14/20)by Roman Holloway ~ Arrow ReporterJunior guard Chris Harris was a bright spot for the Southeast basketball team last year before he partially tore his ACL during practice, after only the second game of the season.
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Southeast athletes participate in Mental Health Awareness week with yoga (10/13/20)by Ashley Ellis ~ Arrow ReporterSoutheast Missouri State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted an athlete-wide slow flow yoga for Mental Health Awareness week Thursday, Oct. 8, at Houck Field.
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Ally Dion looks to keep momentum rolling for Southeast volleyball (10/12/20)by Leon Miller ~ Arrow ReporterSoutheast volleyball’s focus is now on building off last season's success after going 23-11 (12-4 Ohio Valley Conference), and continuing their winning ways into the new year. Senior defensive specialist Ally Dion has been a big part of their success over the past three seasons.
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Paving the way: the team immortalized in SEMO history (10/12/20)by Clay Herrell ~ Sports EditorThe 1986-87 Southeast women’s basketball team is set to be enshrined in the Southeast Hall of Fame. The ‘86-’87 team joined five other new members in the 2020 induction class. The team featured four seniors which included Pat Colon, Stephanie Williams, Sherri Shirrell and Sandy Heitschmidt and was coached by Ed Arnzen.
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SEMO had a golf team? A look back at teams of the past (10/5/20)by Lucas Irizarry ~ EditorWe are now 15 years removed from a time when Southeast had a team in one of the lesser-advertised college sports — golf.
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Rachel Rook sets the bar for Southeast softball (10/2/20)by Zach Tate ~ Staff WriterWhen junior pitcher Rachel Rook was eight years old, she set foot on the pitcher’s mound of a softball diamond for the first time.