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April 2007
SEMO men gain Bogan, lose Sain
Added Thursday, April 12
A 6-foot-6 senior forward from Jackson, Tenn., who narrowed his choices to Southeast, Middle Tennessee State and Alabama, made his final pick Thursday, a day after former University of Memphis recruit Will Bogan formally joined the Southeast men's basketball program.
Josh Sain told The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun that he will attend MTSU. As a senior, Sain led his team with 16 points per game and was the Class AA state tournament MVP after helping nationally ranked Liberty (37-3) win its second state title in a row. Both Alabama and MTSU offered Sain a scholarship.
Bogan, who committed to SEMO in January after his offer from Memphis coach John Calipari was rescinded, signed with the Redhawks as expected. Bogan, a 6-10 senior, averaged 22 points and almost 15 rebounds in the past season for Bell City, which finished second in the Class 1 state tournament.
Blackburn returns to lead Clarkton
Updated Friday, April 13
Scotty Blackburn was hired late Thursday to fill the open boys basketball coaching job at Clarkton High School.
Blackburn was confirmed by a school board vote to replace Jason Long, who resigned last month after a 24-4 season. It will be Blackburn's second run as Clarkton's head coach; he led the Reindeer from 1990 to 1994.
With Clarkton's job settled, other schools continue searching for coaches following a string of resignations and firings in recent weeks. Coaches who have left their basketball jobs since February include Chris Trimmer of Dexter, Dave Lanning of Bloomfield, Eric Thompson of Caledonia Valley, Cory Johnson of Kelly, Bill Martin of North County, Chris Moore of South Pemiscot, Chris Miller of Zalma, Armand Spurgeon of Ellington, Frank Killian of Cooter, Mark Gibson of Ste. Genevieve, Jamie Bell of Bismarck, Brett Reutzel of Fredericktown, Mike Mapes of Potosi, and Kyle Marquart of Ste. Genevieve Valle.
Kelly picks BC grad Wills as its coach
Added Tuesday, April 17
Bell City High School graduate Nate Wills has been hired as the new boys basketball coach at Kelly High School.
Wills spent the last season as a physical education teacher and assistant basketball coach at Duchesne High School in St. Charles. He replaces Cory Johnson, who left Kelly for an assistant coaching job at Jackson.
Kelly joins several other area schools that have confirmed new basketball coaches. They include: Scott Blackburn at Clarkton, Dustin Hicks at Bloomfield, Aaron Burton at South Pemiscot, Rob Coleman at Ste. Genevieve, Ryan Shaw at Potosi, and Chris Miller at Ellington.
Charleston turns to a familiar coach
Added Tuesday, April 17
Charleston has hired Dan Kesselring to replace Al Marshall as its varsity football coach.
Kesselring, most recently the coach of Charleston's junior high program, coached the Bluejays from 1992 to 1999, including an 11-1 season in 1996 that ended with a 39-38 playoff loss to MICDS. His teams lost first-round playoff games in 1993, '94 and '95.
Dexter assistant promoted to top job
Added Wednesday, April 18
Rob Nichols will coach the Dexter boys basketball team next season after his hiring was approved by a school board vote Tuesday.
Nichols was an assistant last season to Chris Trimmer, who resigned last week to take a job as coach at Windsor. Nichols has been at Dexter for five season after leaving a job at Richland.
Memphis pack trails Malden sprint victor
Added Saturday, April 21
Oklahoma racer Wayne Johnson outran a pack of Memphis, Tenn., area sprint racers to win the special event for the touring USCS sprint series Friday night at Malden Speedway. Marshall Skinner, Terry Gray, Eddie Gallagher and Mike Ward were second through fifth.
Among local sprint competitors, Jason Evans of Sikeston was sixth, Dylan DeJournett of Essex 15th and Dustin Barks of Farmington 19th.
In the night's other USCS-sanctioned event, Troy Fowler of Portageville won in modifieds. Shane Stephens of Arlington, Tenn., was second and Mike Francis of Fredericktown third.
Other event winners were Joey Mack of Benton in late models, Jared Wagster of Portageville in hobby stocks and pure streets, and Dicky Jackson of Paragould, Ark., in e-mods.
Helms returns to Herculaneum job
Added Monday, April 23
One of Southeast Missouri's winningest football coaches will be back on a familiar sideline in the fall. Stan Helms, who coached Herculaneum to six playoff appearances and six conference titles in 15 seasons, has been hired to again coach the Blackcats.
Helms, 59, was 117-41 from 1986-1997 and from 2001-03 and took the team to the Show Me Bowl twice. He replaces Bill Sucharski, who took over when Helms retired after the 2003 season. Sucharski's team was 2-8 last year, and he resigned in March.
Zalma hires Wells as its new boys coach
Added Tuesday, April 24
Steve Wells will coach the boys basketball team at Zalma next season after his hiring was approved by the school board. Wells replaces Chris Miller, who left after one season to take the basketball opening at Ellington.
Wells previously coached at Scott County Central from 1999 to 2002 and at Puxico from 1995 to '96.
Sikeston racer wins Poplar Bluff event
Added Sunday, April 29
Billy James of Sikeston won the special event for Mid-South Racing Association late models Saturday in the tour's first-ever visit to Poplar Bluff Speedway. Dane Dacus was second, followed by Steve Rushin of Poplar Bluff and Joey Mack of Benton.
At St. Francois County Raceway on Saturday, Tommy Worley Jr. won in sprints. Other winners were Brent Thompson in modifieds, Chris Boyd in pure streets, and Jimmy Bridgeman in multis.
At Auto Tire & Parts Racepark in Scott County on Friday, Jan Howard of Byhalia, Miss., won his first sprint feature at the track, and Jeff Hall won his first career modified feature. Mark Todd of Jackson won in pure streets, and John Leahy won in mod lights.
At Malden Speedway on Friday, Steve Karnes of Marion, Ill., won in late models, Ronnie Vernon of Friendship, Tenn., in modifieds, Todd Gibbs of Bloomfield in e-mods, Jared Wagster of Portageville in hobby stocks, Willis Glass of Bragg City in pure streets, and Jimmy Newsom in mini stocks.
Southeast's Jones signs as free agent
Added Monday, April 30
Edgar Jones, the Southeast defensive end who led the nation with 12 sacks last season, signed as a free agent Monday with the Baltimore Ravens. Jones will attend the Ravens' mini camp this weekend. He had been suggested by analysts as a possible second-day draft pick Sunday.
Wide receiver Oge Oge will attend the Detroit Lions mini camp this weekend after he went undrafted. Punter David Simonhoff said he expects to sign a free agent contract with an NFL team in the next few days.
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