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It’ll be a busy weekend for the Three Rivers women’s basketball team as the fourth-ranked Raiders travel to Moberly Area for the second half of the Region XVI Showdown. Three Rivers will take on Crowder today, State Fair on Saturday and Jefferson College on Sunday as they look to continue their perfect start to the season...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Three Rivers' first Region XVI game of the season came down to the wire and unfortunately the Raiders were on the wrong end of a last-second buzzer-beater. The Grizzlies called a timeout with than 11 seconds remaining and their plan worked as Isaiah Lewis headed to the basket and threw a pass to Tre Breland in the corner as time expired to beat Three Rivers 77-75 Wednesday night...

The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team suffered a 78-61 loss to Southern Illinois on Tuesday night at the Show Me Center. The Salukis opened up with a 27-16 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, holding a 19-point lead at halftime...

Former Jackson and current Southwest Baptist quarterback Cooper Callis has been nominated for the 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy. Callis, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior, is one of 36 student-athletes to be nominated for the award. Callis made waves under center this season, going 303-438 for 3,712 yards 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. ...

VINCENNES, Ind. — Coming off a long holiday break and long bus ride, the Three Rivers women’s basketball team overcome a rough shooting performance with defense and rebounding Monday night. The Raiders held Vincennes to a lower shooting percentage, blocking a season-high nine shots, in a 72-57 road win over the Trailblazers...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team will face defending national champions Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament’s Lexington Regional on Friday. Kentucky (24-4) — seeded seventh in the tournament — will host the Redhawks at 6:30 p.m. local time in Lexington, Ky...

SAN ANTONIO — The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team dropped both remaining games in the Incarnate Word Thanksgiving Classic this weekend. The Redhawks were beat 74-68 by Portland on Saturday and 75-68 by Montana on Sunday. Despite the team going 0-2 over the weekend, freshman guard Phillip Russell had a solid weekend...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The Southeast Missouri State women’s basketball team was blown out 81-63 by Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the second day of the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic. The Redhawks came out strong, but a nine-point fourth quarter ultimately doomed SEMO, which fell to 2-4 on the season...

The crowd in attendance for the final game of the Peoples Community Bank Thanksgiving Classic got their money's worth. Three Rivers led by five with just under 2 minutes to play and finished strong to beat Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 69-58 at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

The Raiders held a high-scoring team to its lowest point total of the season — and 37 points under its average — but the Three Rivers men needed one more stop Thursday night at the Libla Family Sports Complex. Aman Measho’s jumper from the foul line with 10 seconds remaining gave Otero (Colo.) a 63-62 win over the Raiders in the Peoples Community Bank Thanksgiving Classic...

No rivalry has produced more big games than Michigan-Ohio State. The Wolverines and Buckeyes get together Saturday for their annual Big Ten grudge match and it will the 24th time both are ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll at kickoff. That's seven more than the next closest rivalries (Notre Dame-USC and Nebraska-Oklahoma). ...

Winning rivalry games comes with bragging rights and other rewards, but Alabama coach Nick Saban knows what losing them brings. "If you don't have success in this game, I don't care what else you accomplish in the season, there's always a 'but,'" Saban said. "And what comes after 'but' usually isn't good."...

Staff Reports Kameron Misner helped the Mesa Solar Sox win the Arizona Fall League championship last week as the Poplar Bluff native finished among the leaders in home runs. Misner started the championship game in center field batting eighth for the Solar Sox, who beat the Saguaros 6-0 behind a combined one-hit shutout...

Three Rivers will be hosting the Peoples Bank Thanksgiving Classic this week with three games on tap for the Raiders. Head coach Brian Bess said that these upcoming games will be good preparation for Region XVI play that starts next week. “They’re three really good teams so we should have a good weekend,” Bess said. “Otero College is 7-1, Southwest Tennessee is 4-3 just like us and Northwest Oklahoma is 8-3. So all three teams are pretty good...

Perhaps Southeast Missouri State was too comfortable against its NAIA guest. Moments after putting down a two-handed flush in transition, Nygal Russell missed his second dunk attempt. Phillip Russell playfully moved his shoulders and looked toward his bench after a layup, only to surrender a 3-pointer seconds later...

Trinitee Jackson was a problem for Southeast Missouri State. The Arkansas State forward's 25 points and 15 rebounds were a big reason the Redhawks succumbed to a 73-65 loss on Monday at the Show Me Center. SEMO caused much of its own damage. The Redhawks committed 18 turnovers, shot 8 for 15 from the free-throw line and yielded 20 offensive rebounds...

It's appropriate that Southeast Missouri State earned a commemorative brick following its 31-14 upset of eighth-ranked Tennessee-Martin. The Skyhawks – crowned Ohio Valley Conference champions a week ago — appeared to hit a brick wall on Saturday at Houck Field...

Before Southeast Missouri State jubilantly piled onto the Houck Field House floor following its Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, there was a moment of confusion. The Redhawks — leading Morehead State 14-13 in a taut, do-or-die fifth set Saturday for a trip to the NCAA Tournament — saw hard-swinging Laney Malloy send a volleyball off the hands of a defender before ricocheting into the net's antenna...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — The Three Rivers women's basketball team continued their perfect start to the season with a 91-82 win over Mineral Area in the Region XVI Showdown on Saturday. The fourth-ranked Raiders improve 9-0 overall and 2-0 against region opponents...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. — Three Rivers came up short on the road to John A. Logan on Friday with a 69-54 setback. Keith Kiner recorded a double-double with a team-leading 18 points and 10 rebounds while Kinyon Hodges had 12 points and Paul Greene recorded 10 points. Greene was just shy of a double-double with nine rebounds to his credit...

It was already decided, but Southeast Missouri State's last-minute sequence best conveyed Friday's 72-60 loss to Arkansas State. A pair of layups and a wide-open 3-pointer — all three shots part of the same SEMO offensive trip — didn't fall through the cylinder...

PARK HILLS, Mo. — The Three Rivers women’s basketball team and Moberly Area went into the Region XVI Showdown at Mineral Area ranked and undefeated, but only one team came out with a goose egg in the loss column on Friday. The fourth-ranked Raiders proved to be that team as they earned a 67-54 victory to stay perfect at 8-0...

he fastest man on Southeast Missouri State's roster, Shabari Davis is utilized in a variety of ways. At cornerback, he is often lock-step with the most fleet-footed receivers in the Ohio Valley Conference. As a returner, Davis has blown by kickoff and punt coverage teams...

Southeast Missouri State is a win away from the NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded and Ohio Valley Conference Tournament host Redhawks downed No. 5 seed Murray State 22-25, 25-18, 25-15 and 26-24 in Friday's semifinal at Houck Field House, punching their ticket to Saturday's championship match...

Southeast Missouri State junior hitter Colby Greene wasted little time putting points on the board. Greene smashed eight of her game-high 14 kills in the opening frame Thursday, sparking the top-seeded Redhawks' three-set win over No. 8 seed Eastern Illinois in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Houck Field House...

At least Tom Matukewicz has maintained a sense of humor, all things considered. If Southeast Missouri State didn’t recently have its worst Ohio Valley Conference outing of the season in a 28-10 loss at Murray State, the Redhawks would be playing for a conference championship this week...

Lamar Wilkerson didn’t want to come out with the Three Rivers men’s basketball team clinging to a late lead Tuesday night. After taking a charge in the final minute, Wilkerson reluctantly checked out but returned after the Raiders missed a pair of one-and-one chances at the line leading by five...

The Three Rivers women’s basketball team was in control from start to finish as they easily took care of Lincoln Trail 94-49 Tuesday night at the Libla Family Sports Complex. The fourth-ranked Raiders kept up their hot start to the season improving their record to 7-0...

AUSTIN, Texas — This kind of test can help young Southeast Missouri State get ready for the rigors of a deep Ohio Valley Conference. But it wasn't pretty. National power Texas had little trouble with the Redhawks on Wednesday, an 88-47 rout at Frank C. Event Center...

Elation is among Southeast Missouri State's constants. With every kill, ace or any other form scoring in favor of the Redhawks, their bursts of emotion are palpable. Laney Malloy — SEMO’s all-time leader in kills — may be the most demonstrative of the bunch...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Former Southland Conference power Stephen. F. Austin was too much for cold-shooting SEMO. The Ladyjacks had five players score in double figures Monday and forced the Redhawks to 22 turnovers, resulting in a 83-59 rout at William R. Johnson Coliseum...

__College__ __Women’s Basketball__ Stephen F. Austin 83 SEMO 59

SEMO could absorb Youngstown State's first blow. The second haymaker is what brought the Redhawks to their knees. In a physical, stop-and-go Show Me Center opener that featured a combined 56 fouls, SEMO couldn't get back on its feet in a 97-79 loss to the Penguins. ...

The Three Rivers women’s basketball team turned defense into points Saturday afternoon. The Raiders scored 21 points off turnovers as seven different players had at least one steal in a 102-55 win over Rend Lake (Ill.) at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

Southeast Missouri State saved its best for last — of the regular season. The Redhawks swept defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Morehead State 25-23, 25-15 and 25-18 on Saturday at Houck Fieldhouse to earn a share of the OVC crown. SEMO (23-7, 14-4), which won all six sets in its weekend sweep of Morehead State (18-11. 14-4) to force a title share with the Eagles, will be the top seed at next week's OVC Tournament in Cape Girardeau...

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa — The tables were turned on the Three Rivers men’s basketball team Saturday in the Missouri-Iowa Challenge. After rallying from a 14-point second-half deficit to win the previous afternoon, the Raiders were the ones being chased...

MURRAY, Kentucky — Murray State appears to have Southeast Missouri State's number. So does freshman quarterback D.J. Williams. Williams rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns and completed 10 of 17 passes for 175 yards, helping the Racers down the Redhawks 28-10 on Saturday Roy Stewart Stadium...

A robust and roaring crowd met the Southeast Missouri State volleyball team at Houck Field House on Friday night, assisting the Redhawks to play at the top of their game as SEMO beat Morehead State 3-0 to pull within one game of a share of the OVC regular-season championship...

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa — For the third consecutive game, the Three Rivers men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half. This time, the Raiders were able to complete the comeback Friday afternoon. Paul Greene sank two free throws after an offensive rebound to break a tie with 20 seconds to play as Three Rivers edged Triton (Ill.) 72-69 in the opening game of the Missouri-Iowa Challenge at Southeastern Iowa Community College...

After giving up a season-high point total, Three Rivers women’s basketball coach Alex Wiggs was unhappy with the defense Friday night. Even though the Raiders held Vincennes (Ind.) to 36% shooting and forced 22 turnovers with 14 steals, there were too many uncontested shots, especially in the first half, Wiggs said...

The Football Championship Subdivision playoffs don’t begin until Nov. 27, but don’t tell that to Southeast Missouri State. SEMO — two wins away from at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference title and automatic playoff berth  — is playing like they begin tomorrow...

SPRINGFIELD — Leave it up to Eric Reed to keep Missouri State at arm's length. Southeast Missouri State's trusty sharpshooter nailed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds and to help the Redhawks hold off the Bears 99-94 in Tuesday's season opener, their first win at JHQ Arena in six years...

Before Rehka Patterson addressed reporters following Southeast Missouri State's 68-45 rout of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, the head women's coach's eyes were locked onto her cell phone. While the Redhawks cruised past an NAIA program on Tuesday to open their 2021-2022 campaign, the men's team was in a taut road battle with in-state foe Missouri State. Patterson, occasionally glancing at the live stream on her device between questions, didn't want to miss it...

__College Basketball__ __Men__ SEMO 99, Missouri St. 94 __Women__ SEMO 68, University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy 45

Preparation is among Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Rehka Patterson's hallmarks. Cognizant of the challenge ahead, Patterson recently pursued another preemptive measure. "I've already colored my hair so you won't see the gray," Patterson said when referencing her young, new-look squad...

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — The Three Rivers men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half but three turnovers in the final minute kept the Raiders from finishing off the comeback Monday night. Motlow State scored the final five points of the game from the free-throw line to edge Three Rivers 80-76...

After erasing a 12-point deficit midway through the second half, the Three Rivers men’s basketball team never got over the hump Saturday night. The Raiders went nearly 2 1/2 minutes without a field goal as sixth-ranked John A. Logan College regained control and won 76-66 at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

Twice in the second half Saturday afternoon, the Three Rivers women’s basketball team was able to build a double-digit lead and each time it got whittled down to a bucket. Wabash Valley missed a chance to pull even in the final minute and the Raiders got a pair foul shots from Joi Montgomery before Ari Winston scored on a pair of inbound plays to clinch a 69-61 win at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

The basketball season will be in full swing this weekend at the Libla Family Sports Complex as the Three Rivers men’s basketball team opens their season and there will be two games between nationally ranked opponents. “Anxious because it’s the first game of the year and we’re ready to play somebody else and really ready for games to count,” Raiders men’s coach Brian Bess said...