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The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

Cedar Hill, Mo. — Against the top-seeded Jackson Indians, Poplar Bluff was starting five freshmen and had one available sub. Jackson scored four goals in the first half and beat the fourth-seeded Mules 7-0 in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 semifinals on Monday at Cedar Hill, Mo...

HILLSBORO, Mo. — Poplar Bluff will send 25 track and field athletes to the MSHSAA Class 5 sectional meet in Waynesville. Sixteen boys and nine girls finished in the top four at the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 meet in Hillsboro to qualify for sectionals...

IMPERIAL, Mo. — It took the Mules a good hour to wake up Monday. Second-seeded Poplar Bluff was trailing 1-0 to seventh-seeded Northwest Cedar Hill in the bottom of the fifth. The Mules had three singles on the day and had just committed back-to-back errors to start the fifth...

Cape Central senior Devon Tiemann and the Jackson duo of Blake Barnes and Timothy Baird both finished second in Friday's Class 2 District 1 individual tournament at Cape Girardeau Central High School to advance to the sectional tournament. Tiemann finished second in the singles tournament, falling to Poplar Bluff's Ben Stewart 7-5, 6-4 in the championship. The top two singles and doubles finishers advanced to next week's sectional tournament...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Poplar Bluff’s Ben Stewart kept his quest for a state qualification alive by winning. Stewart won the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 singles tournament Thursday at Cape Central to advance to sectionals at 4 p.m. Tuesday, also at Cape Central...

The field is beginning to take shape. The second group of Semoball Awards finalists, the winter sports selections, were revealed Wednesday in an hour-long radio show on SEMO ESPN. That group of 30 student-athletes will join the fall sports finalists, announced earlier this year, at the 2019 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on July 13 at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...

Poplar Bluff wanted to win every inning. It did, and only needed to play five innings to get the win. The Mules scored in each of the first four innings, and put six runs on the board in the fourth before committing an out, to beat East Carter 12-2 in five innings on Wednesday at Strenfel Memorial Field...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. — Poplar Bluff had a chance in the final 10 seconds to force overtime. After a foul just outside the 18-yard box with the clock winding down, Sophie Rowland tried to score on the free kick, but her shot went right at the keeper as time expired with Poplar Bluff losing 4-3 to Mountain View-Liberty...

JACKSON, Mo. — For just the second time since 1998, Poplar Bluff will not have a representative at the state golf tournament. Alex Wiseman and Dylan Pierce both shot an 84 in the sectional round Monday at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson, Mo., missing the cut for state by six strokes. Poplar Bluff also didn’t have a player qualify in 2014...

A little while back, Poplar Bluff cancelled the remainder of its JV season because injuries had taken so much of the roster. The Lady Mules went into senior night Friday against Farmington with two subs available. They finished the game with none. Tired, outnumbered, and without any help off the bench through two overtimes, the Mules and Farmington were still tied at 1-1, then the Mules lost 4-3 after six penalty kicks...

SIKESTON — This past week has not been the best for the Sikeston boys tennis team. Friday’s Senior Night was also not one to remember, as the Bulldogs fell to Poplar Bluff 6-3. The loss was the third-straight for Sikeston (9-4), with the Class 1 District 1 Tournament beginning on Monday...

Poplar Bluff has earned its first winning streak of the season. The Mules beat Sikeston 3-0 on Monday at Mules stadium on the heels of beating Kelly 10-0 on Friday, giving the team not just two wins in a row, but two SEMO Conference wins in a row. “The last two games, our defense has played really well,” Poplar Bluff coach Rusty Crafton said. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Stepping to the plate for what would be his final at-bat, Sikeston senior Jeffery Thornbrough did not have a day to remember. The lefty stood in the batter’s box without a hit and his four-game hitting streak in jeopardy. Jeffery, though, turned what was a bad day at the plate into a good one with just one swing of the bat. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Poplar Bluff nearly overcame three errors. A fourth proved too costly. The Mules lost to Sikeston 8-7 in the consolation final of the SEMO Conference Championship on Monday in Cape Girardeau. Poplar Bluff rallied with four runs in the sixth inning to tie the game, but Sikeston added one last run in seventh on Poplar Bluff’s fourth and final error...

Poplar Bluff’s Alex Wiseman and Dylan Pierce advanced to state sectionals after finishing 22nd and 25th in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 tournament at Crowne Point Golf Club in Farmington. Wiseman shot an 88 while Pierce had an 89. The sectional round will be held at Old Kinderhook, which Poplar Bluff coach Billy Pyland said favor the Mules...

The Jackson track and field team swept the north division titles at Saturday's SEMO Regional Conference Meet at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Indians bested the host Bulldogs by 14 in the North Division to clinch the girls title while the boys finished 38 points ahead of Poplar Bluff for the championship.

The SEMO Conference Tournament kicked off Friday with second-seeded Jackson rolling to a 10-0 win over Dexter at home in six innings due to the mercy-rule. With the victory, Jackson (16-6) advanced to Saturday's 12:15 p.m. semifinal game against sixth-seeded Cape Girardeau Central at Capaha Field. Cape Central defeated third-seeded Poplar Bluff 5-4 in another first-round game Friday at Capaha Park...

Wyatt Parker went 2-for-3 as the Class 2 state-ranked Chaffee baseball team remained hot and rolled to its eighth-straight win of the season in its 5-0 victory over Saxony Lutheran on Friday at Frisco Park in Chaffee. Breven Yarbro was the winning pitcher and also went 2-for-4 at bat for the Red Devils (16-3). He threw three innings and gave up no runs on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks...

With the SEMO Conference Tournament kicking off today, teams are looking to iron out any wrinkles as they prepare for the postseason. Notre Dame and Jackson headline the eight-team tournament as the top two seeds, as both finished with 6-1 records in conference play to finish as co-champions. Notre Dame earned the top seed by winning the head-to-head matchup. Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett noted he's thrilled having the top seed but to not expect the Bulldogs to rest on their laurels...

Blake Bohnert earned medalist honors with a 79 to lead the St. Vincent boys golf team to a JCAA Conference Tournament championship Wednesday in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The Indians' top four golfers all finished in the top 10. Perryville's Drew Elder came in second, leading the Pirates to a third-place finish...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The comeback was nearly complete for the New Madrid County Central baseball team on Tuesday. Trailing the entire game, the Eagles tied the game up in the sixth inning, before the Mules used a three-run eighth to take home the win. Gabe York finished with three RBI, going 2-for-4 at the plate, while Austin Davis tacked on two RBI of himself. Davis went 2-for-4 at the plate, with his lone hit coming on a double...

POPLAR BLUFF — The Mules lost 3-0 to Cape Central at Mules Stadium on Tuesday, with the Tigers scoring all three goals in the second half as Poplar Bluff fatigue mounted. Along the way, Poplar Bluff’s Ella Zgaynor and Ady Kingree left the game with injuries...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Poplar Bluff got its top player back from an ankle injury and beat West Plains on Tuesday. The Mules swept doubles, with all three teams winning 8-4, and took the head start forward to a 7-2 win. The Mules’ top player Ben Stewart came back and teamed up with Tommy Holland once again as they beat Daegen Green and Andrew Eby...

NEW MADRID — Poplar Bluff needed every bit of eight innings to beat New Madrid County Central. The Mules held on to win 7-6 after Carson Webb got a comeback and a strikeout in the bottom of the eighth with runners on second and third. “We had to fight for everything we had,” Poplar Bluff coach Steve Edwards said...

The Jackson boys golf team cruised to victory at the SEMO Conference Tournament on Monday at Foxhaven golf course in Sikeston, Missouri. The Indians finished with a team score of 301, 26 strokes better than second place Dexter's 327 and had three golfers finish in the top five at the tournament as Carsen Silliman took home the individual championship with an even par 71. Case Englehart tied for 2nd with a three-over 74, and Seth Waters finished 5th with a six-over 77...

FARMINGTON — Under brutal conditions, Poplar Bluff finished sixth overall out of 15 teams at the Mehlville Invitational, played at Crowne Pointe Golf Club and Resort in Farmington, which is also where the district tournament will be held. Alex Wiseman led the Mules with a 78 and finished fourth overall. ...

O’FALLON, Mo. — The Poplar Bluff boys track and field team won eight events Thursday to claim the Ft. Zumwalt North Invitational while the girls won three events and finished fourth. The Mules won two relays and three field events, finishing with 149.5 points, 69.5 ahead of second-place Northwest-Cedar Hill...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Sophie Rowland nearly earned a double hat trick. The senior midfielder for Poplar Bluff scored five goals against Springfield Parkview as the Mules won 6-3 to earn their first win since their season opener. “It was a good win for us, good for morale going into next week,” said Poplar Bluff coach Rusty Crafton, highlighting Monday’s matchup against Jackson...

The SEMO Conference baseball title may have been decided Wednesday, and if it was, a timely hit will be a big part of the reason. Jackson got it; Poplar Bluff did not. The Indians went on to win 4-0 to clinch at least a share of the regular-season conference championship. Poplar Bluff (14-3, 3-2 SEMO Conference) would have tied Jackson (15-6, 6-1) with a win.

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Poplar Bluff shot a 186 as a team in their second round at Dalhousie Country Club on Wednesday. Freshman Alex Wiseman led the group with a 42 while Ian Martinez had a 46, Keeton Carr shot a 47, Jack Pierce had a 51 and Woodrow Innes got a 52...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — With both teams missing their top two players, Poplar Bluff lost by the narrowest of margins to Notre Dame. The Mules (3-3) were missing Ben Stewart and Brett Keele on Tuesday and lost 5-4 to Notre Dame. “It was close all the way,” Poplar Bluff coach Charles Harper said...

The Mules earned a second walk-off in as many games Monday, though this one was in less dramatic fashion. After earning a walk-off, 2-1 win in the bottom of the seventh against Notre Dame on April 9, Poplar Bluff got better with every inning and beat Dexter 13-3 in five innings at Bobby Strenfel Field...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — With injuries still bothering Poplar Bluff, some members of the JV team were able to step up and carry the Mules and beat Cape Central 6-3 on Monday. The Mules’ No. 2 player Brett Keele is still out with an ankle injury and No. 1 Ben Stewart retired while trailing Devon Tiemann 7-4...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Poplar Bluff had 10 track and field athletes earn a top-five finish at Saturday’s 60th annual Capital City Relays. Paige Bradley, Jaden Deaton and Kendrick Brown all finished in third place to lead the team. Bradley got third in the pentathlon with 2,375 points. Deaton took third in the 1600-meter run in 4 minutes, 33.71 seconds and Brown got third in the high jump after clearing 5-feet, 10-inches...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Poplar Bluff got its senior midfielder back in the lineup, but wasn’t nearly enough against St. Charles West. The Mules lost 10-0 in their first game at the Hannibal Lady Pirate Invitational and will play again at 9 a.m. Saturday, which will be the Lady Mules’ ninth game since April 2...

Poplar Bluff’s Dylan Cisne has earned a college scholarship after competing in a sport for just two years. Cisne recently signed to run cross country with Mineral Area College. “It is a dream come true for me, Cisne said. “It is amazing. I’m just happy to run for a great coach in (Mineral Area coach Steve Davis). ...

Poplar Bluff’s Ben Stewart set a new record for career wins. Stewart won the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday at Cape Central, earning his 58th win along the way. He broke the previous record of 56 wins by Humza Siddiqui, who finished with 56 wins in 2017...

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Poplar Bluff got a preview Wednesday of next year’s Missouri state championship golf course. The Mules competed at the Camdenton Invitational at Old Kinderhook and finished 19th out of 27 teams with a score 364. Marquette won the event with a 308...

BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Poplar Bluff’s Sierra Sievers got her first goal of the season while playing forward in the first half for the Mules. Normally a starting second back, Sievers has played up top recently to try and improve the offense. In the first half, Madalyn Berry passed a through ball and to split the defense. Sievers made a run from off the ball and shot to the right corner for a goal...

The Perryville Pirates came out victorous over the Scott City Rams 6-3 in eight innings in high school baseball Wednesday in Scott City. Perryville pushed one run across in the first, fourth, and fifth innings and led 3-1 at the end of five. Scott City got a run apiece in the sixth and seventh innings to push the game into extra innings...

Somehow, Noah Burkey kept water in his styrofoam cup as he raced from the dugout toward Justin Moses near second base. The teammates leaped high into the air, bumping shoulders in celebration as the remnants of Burkey’s cup went flying. The dogpile followed...

The Mules had near perfect weather conditions for the Poplar Bluff Invitational on Monday. Poplar Bluff finished third as a team with a score of 320. Jackson won with a school-record 285 while Dexter took second with a 306. Jackson’s Chase Engelhart won with a 2-under 69 while the Indians placed three players in the top five overall...

The Notre Dame girls track and field team won first place in five events to claim the team championship of the 45th annual All Catholic Invitational on Saturday at Chaminade College Preparatory High School in the suburban St. Louis area. Riley Burger accounted for three of those victories for the Bulldogs, who finished 15 points ahead of Cor Jesu Academy in the final team standings at the meet that featured 25 private school teams among both gender divisions. ...

Poplar Bluff was able to hold Notre Dame at bay for 20 minutes, but the Lady Bulldogs’ first goal quickly led to a second, and eventually many more. Notre Dame beat Poplar Bluff 10-0 Thursday at Mules Stadium, scoring the final goal with 8:44 left in the second half and ending the game early...

DEXTER — After losing at home to Dexter 5-4 on March 21, Poplar Bluff got some revenge on Wednesday. The Mules won 6-3 overall after edging Dexter 4-2 in singles and 2-1 in doubles play. Poplar Bluff’s No. 1 seed Ben Stewart lost the first three games to Eric Hahn, who won their previous matchup 5-4...

The Jackson boys tennis team won a dual match for the first time in school history, winning five singles and one doubles match to defeat Poplar Bluff on Tuesday in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. This is the second year Jackson (1-1, 1-1 SEMO Conference) has had a boys tennis team. Poplar Bluff dropped to 1-2, 0-2 in conference...

Poplar Bluff tennis has a losing record for the first time since 2014. “Coming off last year, we were used to winning more than losing and we are starting out the other way this year. So I think it is a little bit of a wake-up call,” Poplar Bluff coach Charles Harper said...

MALDEN — They didn’t know until they were back on the bus and headed home. Poplar Bluff took its JV team to the Malden Invitational on Tuesday. The Mules took second with a 217. New Madrid Central won with a 197 and Malden got third with a 245. Poplar Bluff placed four individuals in the top 10 in Quinten Bell, J Michael Greenwall, Jett Robertson and Gatlin Taylor. As a whole, though, the JV team was bummed about their round. Some of their parents said they didn’t play that well...

PERRYVILLE, MO. — Poplar Bluff won the Perryville Invitational on Tuesday, and it came down to the 4x400 meter relay. The Lady Mules were trailing Farmington by 2 1/2 points at the time, and to make things more interesting, coach Beth Lewis-Muse had mixed up the relay teams a little bit. The four girls on the 4x400 were Kennedy Rowland, Isabel Esquivel, Paige Bradley and Khelie Spence...