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.

The Block

Posted Monday, December 22, 2008, at 8:01 AM

DAR photo by Paul Davis

I was asked Friday about a photo that ran in the DAR that had Tyler Hansbrough getting blocked by Charleston's Marcus Biles, a 5-foot-8 guard. Here it is. It's from the 2004, a game which was for the SEMO Conference title and featured two teams that went on to the state final four -- Bluff won the Class 5 title while Charleston finished third in Class 3, losing the semifinal in overtime to the team that ended up winning it all.

Hansbrough scored 35 points to go with 15 rebounds in Poplar Bluff's 100-90 win.

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for what its' worth....

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?section=magazine&id=3770906

-- Posted by RCIR on Tue, Dec 23, 2008, at 4:27 AM

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