Stories from Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Indians defeated Seckman 55-0 on their home field on Friday.

The Indians improved to 2-6 with a 28-7 win on their home field.

Freshman Alanis Below nailed 10 kills and put up four blocks to help lead the third-seeded Advance Hornets.

The Bulldogs took second with five top 20 finishes on Saturday.

The Southeast Missouri State soccer team battled through a scoreless regulation before falling to Austin Peay 1-0 in overtime Friday night at Houck Stadium. APSU's Mary Ruth Locastro scored five minutes into overtime to give the Govs the lone goal of the game...

Junior wide receiver Janawski Davis caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback KD Humphries that snapped a four-game losing streak for the Racers.

"They're very physical. They're a big football team, and they gave us some problems with their matchups," Central coach Nathan Norman said. "For the most part, I felt like we played hard. We didn't give up. To sum it up best, I'd just say they lined up and whooped us."

MURRAY, Ky. -- The Southeast Missouri State football team has been plagued with injuries this season. Redhawks starting running back DeMichael Jackson suffered a broken hand in the second game of the season. Star receiver Paul McRoberts and defensive end Selwyn Carrol both suffered a Lisfranc foot fracture in Southeast's win over then-No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana...

Today is Saturday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2014. There are 81 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1984, Challenger astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space as she and fellow Mission Specialist David C. Leestma spent 3 1/2 hours outside the shuttle...

A proposal by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad that the Cape Girardeau Convention and Tourism Bureau purchase blocks of train tickets over the next three years to assist the railroad financially receives mixed reactions at a meeting of the bureau's advisory board...

Quarterback Brandyn Fadler scored on a 10-yard touchdown run with 55 seconds remaining to lead the Red Bud, Illinois, Musketeers to a 36-34 win over the Scott City Rams in a football game Friday at Scott City High School.