Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

Lady Mules-Central earlier tipoff

Posted Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 10:51 AM

Poplar Bluff's girls basketball game at Cape Central tonight has been moved up to a 5 p.m. JV start time, PBHS Athletic Director Jim Brown said.

The Lady Mules and Lady Tigers were scheduled to play this game Jan. 7 but weather postponed it to tonight. Brown said he's hoping to beat the weather this time.

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service for the Poplar Bluff area:

Winter storm warning in effect from midnight tonight to midnight cst friday night...

Today...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight...Snow likely and a chance of sleet in the evening... Then snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Friday...Snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Total snow accumulation 5 to 9 inches. Highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Friday night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening... Then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows around 14. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Saturday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday night...Mostly clear. Lows around 5.

The DAR will have early press runs Friday (10 a.m.) and for Sunday's paper (11:30 a.m. Saturday) to try to get the paper out safely while readers can view the paper (for free) online here this weekend. The change in printing schedule will mean that Saturday's games will not be included in the Sunday edition so we'll post them on Semoball late Saturday night and publish them in Monday's edition.

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