CAT Tracks for January 9, 2010
SIKESTON-CHARLESTON BATTLE

STEVE, buddy, pal...proof that you can run from your 15-minutes of fame, but you cannot hide!

Further investigation will most likely lay the blame at the feet of the Sikeston students and parents. They were still pissed about having to go to school on Thursday when the rest of the tri-state area (except Cairo) was out for snow...


From the KFVS TV Channel 12


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Several arrested after fights at Sikeston Field House

By Heartland News

SIKESTON, MO (KFVS) - Several people ended up taking a trip to jail Friday night after several fights broke out at the Sikeston - Charleston basketball game.

The two teams were battling it out at the Sikeston Field House when the fights started.

Police from Sikeston and surrounding areas rushed to the scene to break up the fights.

According to Sikeston School Superintendent, Steve Borgsmiller, a group of people started fighting in the stands. Once that fight broke up, Borgsmiller says another one started in another area.

Police took several people away in handcuffs. There's no word from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety on how many people were arrested, or if there were any injuries.