Three of the top four seeds advanced Monday night as the Doniphan Middle School Girls basketball Tournament began play at Bill L. Wright Gymnasium. Top-seeded Alton opened with a 35-8 win over the Doniphan seventh-grade team. Fifth-seeded Twin Rivers followed with a 32-21 upset over the Poplar Bluff eighth-grade team...

The Doniphan High School Donettes volleyball team staged a comeback to reach the semifinals Oct. 26 at the Class 3, District 1 tournament hosted by Dexter High School. Doniphan dropped its opening game to New Madrid County Central 25-13 before roaring back 25-19, 25-21 to take the match...

The Doniphan Middle School girls placed second in the team standings Oct. 24 at the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational. All three members of the team placed among the top 11 finishers with Aubree Sitze taking fourth place, Peyton St. Cin, fifth, and Torie Vierck, 11th, in the field of 29 runners...

While the Doniphan Dons had to bow out of the playoffs due to COVID-19 quarantine, Ste. Genevieve and St. Mary’s were the winners in the first round, which began Oct. 30. Ste. Genevieve (4-4) defeated Dexter (3-6) 46-28 to advance to Saturday’s semifinals at top-seeded Kennett (9-0)...