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Cape diver handles HUGE expectations flawlessly in winning state title (2/29/24)It’s difficult enough to simply win a state championship – in any sport. However, Cape Central High School senior diver Tommy-Anne Marriot pursued that goal earlier this month having the burden of overwhelming expectations heaped upon her strong shoulders.
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Cape swimmer to 'soak up the sun' at Florida Gulf Coast (2/22/24)You know that positive feeling that came over you today, as the temperature climbed over 70 degrees and the sun beamed down on Southeast Missouri? Yeah? Now imagine feeling that all winter long.
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Cape senior wraps up impactful swim career and is ready for the next (big) chapter (2/19/24)The Cape Central High School girl’s swimming and diving team recently won the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship on the backs of having the Swimmer of the Year, as well as the Diver of the Year, neither of which were Tiger senior Emilie Dickson. However, any lack of individual plaque hardly would diminish the impact that Dickson had on the Cape Central program over the past four seasons. “Emilie is kind,” veteran Tiger swim coach Dayna Powell said. “She is smart. She includes everybody and is just an amazing person.”
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Cape Central Swim/Dive wins C1 State (2/18/24)The Cape Central Girl's Swim and Dive team recently won the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship at the St. Peter's Rec-Plex.
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Cape Central swimming wins Class 1 state championship (2/17/24)There is nothing that the Cape Central High School girl’s swim and dive team has done over the past four seasons that has followed a paved path. And those challenges have continued to follow the Tiger girls even after achieving the ultimate success on Friday by winning the MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving State Championship at the St. Peters Rec-Plex...
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Southeast Missourian roundup Feb. 15: Perryville's Moll scores 1,000th point (2/16/24)The Perryville Lady Pirates to Hillsboro 51-29 in a game that crowned the winner a conference championship on Thursday, Feb. 15, in Perryville, Mo. Senior Brooklyn Moll scored her 1,000 career point. Moll became the 13th player in Perryville history to reach the 1,000-point career benchmark. A week ago, Perryville's only senior scored a career-high 38 points on Senior Night during the Pirates' 58-56 win over DeSoto...
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Sydney Ringwald set to shine at C1 State Swim Finals (2/15/24)There is no lowering the expectations for Cape Central High School junior swimmer Sydney Ringwald entering today’s MSHSAA Class 1 Swimming and Diving State Finals at the St. Peter’s Rec-Plex.
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Ringwald, Dickson pace Cape Central to SEMO title (2/8/24)The Cape Central High School girl’s swim team is in its second year without an ideal training regiment, but that wasn’t evident on Tuesday, as the Tigers rolled through the SEMO Conference Swimming and Diving Meet at the Southeast Missouri State Student Recreation Center en route to a team title. “We’re pretty loaded with speed and talent,” Cape Central swim coach Dayna Powell said following the win.
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Lady Mules Swim takes 2nd at SEMO Conference (2/8/24)The Poplar Bluff High School Lady Mules swim team kicked it into high gear at this year’s SEMO Conference Swim The Lady Mules took on some stiff competition inside the pool on Wednesday as they battled against Cape Central, Farmingiotn, Notre Dame, Saxony Lutheran and Jackson for a chance to bring home some hardware...
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Girls Swimming: SEMO Conference Championships (2/7/24)Cape Central wins the SEMO Conference championship on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the SEMO Recreation Center.
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Girls Swimming: Cape Central, Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran (1/31/24)The Cape Central girls' swimming team celebrates senior day in a meet against Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the SEMO Recreation Center.
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Girls Swimming: Rec Relays (1/14/24)
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Mules take third at Rec Center Relays (1/12/24)The Poplar Bluff Mules girls swimming and diving team continues to find its flow in the pool this season. After falling to West Plains on senior day, the Lady Mules bounced back by placing third Thursday in the 2024 Girls Rec Center Relays swim meet at the SEMO Aquatic Center...
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Swimming: Poplar Bluff vs. West Plains (Senior Day) (1/10/24)
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Senior Day: Lady Mules falls to West Plains (1/10/24)It was a joyous occasion for the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules on Tuesday at the Black River Coliseum as the swimming and diving team honored their seniors before their swim meet. Before going head-to-head against West Plains, the Lady Mules took some time to put the spotlight on their senior swimmers. Though the Lady Mules fell to West Plains with a combined team score of 116-54, there were still smiles with family and friends in attendance...
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Notre Dame swims past Farmington on senior day (1/2/24)
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2023 Review: Poplar Bluff swimmer already attacking his next stage in life (1/1/24)For the senior class of 2024, moving on to the next chapter of each of those students’ lives is still a few months away, though with the passing of New Year’s Day, that next step is growing ever so closer.
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Todd, Zgaynor are PB Athletes of the Month for November (12/20/23)There’s no greater feeling for a student-athlete than being recognized for their outstanding work ethic and achievements. The Mules Booster Club recently named Kennedy Zgaynor and Carson Todd of Poplar Bluff High School the November Athletes of the Month, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors...
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Cape Central’s Tommy-Anne Marriott signs with Ball State swim and dive (12/15/23)Diving is more than just a hobby for Cape Central’s Tommy-Anne Marriott, it’s a lifestyle. Marriott’s hard work and dedication to her craft was rewarded on Thursday when she signed her letter of intent to dive collegiately at Ball State University. “Ever since I was about 11 years old I knew that I never wanted to quit diving,” Marriott said. “I just knew I wanted to keep going.”...
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Lady Mules fall to Jackson in the pool (12/15/23)The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules swim team hit the road Thursday for a matchup with Jackson but fell 91-79. “Despite the loss, we saw lots of improvement from our new swimmers,” PBHS head coach Beth Lewis said. “We have been working hard on cleaning their starts and turns. One great thing about having such a long break before our next swim is we can get more endurance under us and take care of clean-up on technique. Every technique and detail is important to get down and understand in swim.”...
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Poplar Bluff opens girls swim season at home (11/29/23)The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules edged Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran in their home opener on Tuesday at Black River Coliseum even with many swimmers competing for the first time. Poplar Bluff earned 129 points to Notre Dame’s 115 to grab the victory in the tri-meet...
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GIRLS SWIMMING: Poplar Bluff tri-meet (11/29/23)The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules took down Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran in a tri-meet to start the season on Tuesday at Black River Coliseum.
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Swimming: State Championships (11/11/23)Local swimmers compete in the Class 1 and Class 2 state championships on Thursday and Friday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Missouri.
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Cape Central swimmer wins Class 1 championship in 100-yard butterfly (11/9/23)Cape Central sent only one swimmer to the Class 1 State Championship meet, but the Tigers brought their test. Junior Phineas Theall competed in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly on Thursday in St. Peter’s, Mo. He’s going to the finals in both events and in position to finish all-state on Friday...
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Cape Central swimmer on cusp of title despite limited training (11/9/23)Regardless of how Cape Central High School junior swimmer Phineas Theall swims today and tomorrow at the MSHSAA Class 1 Boy’s Swimming and Diving State Final, the fact that he has put himself in a position to compete among the best in Missouri is a tad miraculous.
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Poplar Bluff’s Carson Todd advances at state swimming (11/9/23)With six Poplar Bluff Mules competing at the Class MSHSAA Boys State Swimming Championships prelims, several swimmers wanted to put on a show Thursday at the City of St. Peters Rec Plex but it was only Mule who’d advance to a final. Senior Carson Todd finished 10th in the prelims of th e 50-yard freestyle to advance to the final with a time of 22.08, just ahead of his seed time of 22.46. ...
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LaValle leads Jackson swimming to state championships (11/8/23)Jackson’s Wade LaValle is only a junior, but already a veteran of the state championship meet in St. Peters, Mo. The Indians were a Class 1 program when LaValle competed as a freshman. He had a better experience last year after having the Indians’ best finish, placing 23rd in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:05.02...
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'Amazing' Poplar Bluff seniors leading mates into biggest meet of the year (11/8/23)Every athlete wants to perform their best with the finality of their careers nearing, and in the case of the two Poplar Bluff High School senior swimmers, Carson Todd and Isaac Cato have certainly achieved that.
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Poplar Bluff sending 6 swimmers to state meet (11/7/23)The Poplar Bluff High School Mules swim team will send the most individual athletes to the Class 1 State Boys Swimming and Diving Tournament. After winning their third consecutive SEMO Conference Boys Swimming championship, the Mules are flying high as they get ready to compete at the state level later this week...
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Poplar Bluff rides depth, relays to third straight SEMO swim crown (11/1/23)CAPE GIRARDEAU – The evolution of building a competitive boy’s swim team at Poplar Bluff High School didn’t occur overnight. It took years of constructing age group programs that trained in both the winter and summer, but that work was put on full display on Tuesday at the Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State during the SEMO Conference Boy’s Swim Championship.
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Poplar Bluff swim team wins big in SEMO Conference (11/1/23)The Poplar Bluff Mules boys swim team has spent the entire season breaking records, and at their latest swim meet, the outcome was no different. The Mules dove into the pool at Southeast Missouri State University and walked away with the ultimate prize once again as they were crowned the 2023 SEMO Conference Boys Swimming champions...
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Swimming: SEMO Conference (11/1/23)Notre Dame, Cape Central, Jackson, and Saxony Lutheran competed in the SEMO Conference meet on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at the SEMO Recreation Center.
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Encouragement from cousin to get into swimming pays off for Jackson's Jace Glenn (10/25/23)Jackson senior Jace Glenn originally got into swimming because of encouragement from his cousin, Josh Glenn, who swam at Cape Central and was a part of the 200-yard medley relay team that won the state championship in 2019. "I was really hesitant. I didn't want to do it," Glenn said, "but he got me into it, said, 'Just give it a shot.' So I tried it my freshman year. At first, I really did hate it, to be honest, it just wasn't my thing."...
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Jackson senior swimmer sees hard work pay off (10/25/23)Even as a child, Tim Deyong's parents saw the potential in him as a swimmer. "My parents told me that I'd be good at it," Deyong said. "They thought I had a good build for it. They weren't wrong. "Every since I started doing it, I fell in love with it. I really like the opportunity to work hard and see it pay off," Deyong said. "I really just like being in the water. I always enjoy training."...
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Cape Central edged Notre Dame as lone senior enjoys spotlight (10/24/23)Noah Armstrong has seen plenty seniors get their moment of recognition during senior days throughout his time at Cape Central. When it was his turn on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the SEMO Recreation Center, he had the moment all to himself. “It’s kind of weird when you’re the only senior,” Armstrong said. “I mean, I love it, but it’s just me and my mom, my dad just standing in the spotlight. I’m not used to that...
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Poplar Bluff breaks more records in the pool (10/24/23)The Poplar Bluff Mules swim team honored its pair of seniors on Thursday evening at the Black River Coliseum then hit the road for two nights of competition in Springfield. The Mules had the Springfield Friday Fights and then the Springfield Invitational as they’re now off until Oct. 31’s SEMO Conference Meet...
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Boys' Swimming: Notre Dame, Jackson, Saxony Lutheran tri-meet (10/24/23)Notre Dame scored 116 points to win the tri-meet over Jackson (70) and Saxony Lutheran (33) on Monday, Oct. 23, at the SEMO Recreation Center.
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Senior duo leads Poplar Bluff in the pool this season (10/20/23)The Poplar Bluff Mules swim team honored its two seniors on Thursday as they hosted Farmington at the Black River Coliseum. Seniors Carson Todd and Isaac Cato have swam a lot for head coach Kyler Sowell in their careers and their coach said it’s been great watching them grow this season and even before that...
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Freshmen-filled Notre Dame wins Rec Relays (10/17/23)In a field filled with upperclassmen who made multiple state appearances and Semoball Awards nominations, it was a team of freshmen who came out on top. The Notre Dame Bulldogs, led by freshmen Hudson Densis and Kaiden Cracraft, won the Rec Relays with 66 points, edging Poplar Bluff (48), Cape Central (46), and Jackson (42)...
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Boys' Swimming: Rec Relays (10/17/23)Notre Dame places first in the Rec Relays on Monday, Oct. 16, at SEMO Recreation Center.
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Poplar Bluff senior swimmer Carson Todd ready for final stretch as a Mule (10/14/23)Poplar Bluff senior Carson Todd has had a lot of memories in the pool during his time as a Mule but what he and his teammates accomplished a couple of weeks ago in Columbia may take the top spot. Todd, along with his fellow swimmers, helped break four (Mules broke five total) Poplar Bluff boys swimming records at the COMO Relays, one of the bigger meets of the season...
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Saxony Lutheran senior swimmer sets new school record (10/11/23)He was the lone senior on senior night, standing with his parents and receiving his flowers (literally) without having to share the spotlight. "It was kind of fun being older than everybody, kind of getting to boss them around a little bit," said Saxony Lutheran senior swimmer Mason Landewee. "It's also kind of memorable because this is my last year. I'm not gonna have anything to do after this."...
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Swimming: Poplar Bluff 83, West Plains 82 (10/11/23)The Poplar Bluff Mules hosted West Plains at Black River Coliseum on Tuesday as it was the home team that came away with the close 83-82 victory.
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Swimming: Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran (10/11/23)Notre Dame won the tri-meet over Farmington and Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the SEMO Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Mules swim team defeats Cape Central (9/20/23)The Poplar Bluff High School boys swim and dive team hosted their first swim meet of the season as they welcomed the Cape Central Tigers to the Black River Coliseum. The Poplar Bluff Mules reigned supreme as they tallied in more total team points to walk away with an easy win over Cape Central 102-58 on Tuesday...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Poplar Bluff Mules Swimming (9/20/23)The Poplar Bluff High School boys swim and dive team hosted their first swim meet of the season as they welcomed the Cape Central Tigers to the Black River Coliseum. The Poplar Bluff Mules reigned supreme as they tallied in more total team points to walk away with an easy win over Cape Central 102-58 on Tuesday.
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Swimming: Jackson vs. Farmington (9/17/23)Jackson defeated Farmington 75-67 at home on Friday, Sept. 15, at the SEMO Recreation Center.
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Notre Dame freshmen swimmers strive for state (9/11/23)With only junior Keegan Stritzel and sophomore Mark Schuchardt serving as the upperclassmen, the Notre Dame boys' swimming team is as young as it gets. Yet it is not without potential, as demonstrated not only in a tri-meet on Sept. 5 that saw the Bulldogs (129) beat Poplar Bluff (97) and Saxony Lutheran (32) but also with their showing in the Cape Rock Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 9, in the SEMO Aquatic Center...
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Boys' Swimming: Cape Rock (9/10/23)Cape Central, Jackson, Notre Dame, and Saxony Lutheran compete in the Cape Rock invite on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the SEMO Recreation Center.
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Wade Lavalle and Carson Todd: A friendly rivalry played out in the pool (9/1/23)In the boys' 100-yard freestyle portion of Thursday's swim meet between Poplar Bluff and Jackson, the separation between Carson Todd of the Mules and Wade Lavalle of the Indians was .17 seconds. "It was a good race," said Todd, who won the race with a time of 52.50. "I really liked the time, especially at this point of the year with all the training we've been doing. It's a good spot."...
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Aug. 31 Sports Roundup: BB/SB/VB/SWIM (9/1/23)BASEBALL South Iron 9, Neelyville 2 The Neelyville Tigers fell to South Iron 9-2 Thursday. South Iron went up 6-0 after three as the Tigers added runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings but it wasn’t enough for the comeback. Zak Cowley had two hits for Neelyville...
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The best is yet to come for Jackson swimmer Wade Lavalle (8/29/23)The Jackson Indians started the boys' swimming season on the right flipper with a 58-44 win over Cape Central at the SEMO Rec Center pools on Monday, August 28. Wade Lavalle won the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.81), the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.23), and anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay for a winning time of 4:09.32...
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Mules placed third at Zizzer Swim Invitational; Cross country competes at Jackson Invitational (8/29/23)In the midst of a heat wave, the Poplar Bluff High School varsity swim team kept cool over the weekend with a few laps around the pool. The Poplar Bluff Mules traveled to West Plains, MO, on Saturday for the Zizzer Swim Invitational, where they competed against many teams throughout the area. The Mules placed third overall and brought home a few team awards.
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Semoball Awards: Phineas Theall takes home Boys Swimming and Diving honor (8/2/23)Cape Central’s boys swimming program features some talented performers. Perhaps their best performer this season was Phineas Theall, who was awarded the Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Semoball Awards: Tommy-Anne Marriott claims Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year (7/27/23)After a season where the Cape Central Tigers swim program faced struggles with divers training, Tommy-Anne Marriott reaped the rewards of her travel and hard work with one last award. Marriott was awarded the Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year award at the 2023 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH on Friday, July 14, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Central swimmer 'can take the pain' and showed just that (4/3/23)The prep athletes throughout Southeast Missouri this past winter season didn’t lack impressive performances, and without question, Cape Central junior swimmer Marianne Dean is among that bunch.
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Cape divers lift Tigers, each other through trying 2023 season (3/25/23)There were several reasons why the Cape Central High School girl’s swimming and diving team improved its production at this season’s MSHSAA Class 1 State Finals from 187 points a year ago to 224 points this year, but none were more obvious than having divers Tommy-Anne Marriott and Lydia Cao actually be available for the meet.
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Cape swimmers handle adversity well in finishing third in state (2/20/23)In the face of adversity throughout the 2022-23 MSHSAA swimming and diving season, the Cape Central girl’s swim team took it upon itself to find joy, instead of frustration. The result was a third-place finish in the 2023 MSHSAA State Finals on Saturday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.
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High school swimming roundup, Feb. 2: Central dominates Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran (2/3/23)Cape Central defeated Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran 148-101-7 at Cape Central High School. The Tigers ran away with the win by finishing first in nine of the 11 events while Notre Dame finished first in the remaining two events. Cape is next at Perryville on Monday while Notre Dame and Saxony will compete in the SEMO Conference Tournament on Tuesday...
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Lady Mules making waves this winter (1/27/23)It was going to be a season where head coach Beth Lewis would just throw a bunch of ideas in the pool and see what would stick. With a young girls swimming roster in tow, Lewis and her squad entered the 2022-23 season with measured expectations to go along with the athletic talent on hand that needed to figure things out in the water...
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High School swim and dive roundup, Jan. 23: Tiger girls finish second at St. Peters tri (1/24/23)Cape Central took a second-place finish on Monday night at the St. Peters RecPlex, finishing in front of Holt but behind Fort Zumwalt West. The Tigers won five events – the 200 Freestyle, Lydia Cao’s diving win, the 200 Free Relay, the 100 Backstroke and the 100 Breaststroke – en route to a 117-point finish. The Tigers finished just eight points behind Fort Zumwalt West’s 125...
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High School swim and dive roundup, Jan. 14: Cape Central finishes fifth in record-breaking Kirkwood Invite bout (1/16/23)The Cape Central girls swim team broke two longstanding records en route to a fifth-place finish at the Kirkwood Invitational on Saturday, winning 221 points and finishing above nine other in-state teams. Central’s Emilie Dickson won the 200-yard individual medley, breaking the school record set in 1996 at the state competition by Erin Vogt and finishing with a 2:10.11 time to narrowly edge out a Parkway West swimmer for the win...
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Lady Mules perform well at Rec Relays (1/13/23)It was a solid result for a litmus test of competition for the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules swim team Thursday night at Southeast Missouri State University. The squad participated in the SEMO Conference Rec Relays and finished third behind winners Cape Central (96) and Jackson (60), just five points short of the runner-up spot with 56 points...
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Lady Mules swimming hopes to benefit from relays (1/12/23)For Beth Lewis and her Poplar Bluff girls swimming and diving team, it’s all about taking advantage of learning opportunities in 2023. A young roster of Lady Mules continues to improve and especially in relays, so why not partake in today’s Southeast Missouri Conference Rec Center Relays on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University?...
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High School swimming roundup, Jan. 10: Cape Central girls win big at John Burroughs (1/11/23)Cape Central traveled north to take on John Burroughs in a dual meet and dominated the Bombers, winning 106-62 to improve its dual record to 2-1 for the season. Central’s next action comes on Thursday as the Tigers compete in the Rec Center Relays at Southeast Missouri State University...
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PB girls make waves despite loss (1/11/23)It may not have been the ideal team result, but make no mistake, a lot of good came from the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules swimming dual Tuesday at the Black River Coliseum swimming pool. The Lady Mules fell 117-52 to an experienced West Plains squad, but when the event had ended all three relay teams made their mark on the scene for Poplar Bluff...
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Cape Central girls swimming finishes 2nd in City of Roses Invitational (1/9/23)The Cape Central girls swimming team finished second in the City of Roses Invitational on Saturday in the SEMO Rec Center. The Tigers scored 281.5 points. Cor Jesu won the tournament with 353.5 points. Jackson finished fifth with 133 points and Notre Dame finished seventh with 87 points...
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Girls Swimming: Poplar Bluff @ Jackson (12/13/22)
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High School girls swim roundup, Dec. 6: Cape Central blows by Farmington, 104-51 (12/7/22)Cape Central opened its girls swim season with a dominant 104-51 win at Farmington on Tuesday, winning every meet event in the process. Kaleigh Fisher (200 Free), Avery Criblez (200 Medley), Natalie Voshage (50 Free, 100 Backstroke) and Isabella Pattengill (500 Free, 100 Breaststroke) all won individually for the Tigers in the meet, with Central taking team wins in the 200 Medley, 200 Free and 400 Free relays...
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Lady Mules learning in pool (12/6/22)The Poplar Bluff girls swim team finished 12th out of the 12-team Ladue Horton Watkins Invitational Saturday and managed to bring back some solid results to work from going forward. The Lady Mules saw freshman Keira Willis take seventh place in the 25-yard freestyle (12.88) and eighth place in the 50-yard freestyle (27.75) and sophomore Lily Wilson also took eighth in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 152.25...
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New-look Lady Mules bring fresh faces to pool this season (12/2/22)The Poplar Bluff girls swimming and diving team opened up its newest campaign with a look that is just as fresh as the season just begun. Lady Mules head coach Beth Lewis watched as her girls won their opening triangular against Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran Tuesday in Poplar Bluff and that was a welcome result for a coach looking at a rebooted set of faces hoping to push the program to another level...
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Cape Central's Phineas Theall earns All-State honors again at Class 1 swimming championships (11/13/22)ST. PETERS, Mo. — Cape Central sophomore Phineas Theall received All-State honors for the second straight year during Saturday's Class 1 state swimming championships at the City of St. Peters Rec Plex. Theall took fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle and finished sixth in the 100-yard butterfly...
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Jackson swimmers record season-best times at Class 2 state championships (11/11/22)ST. PETERS, Mo. — While the none of the Jackson Indians' swimmers made it to the finals in their first year in Class 2, each individual and relay recorded its best time on the season at the MSHSAA State Swimming Championships on Thursday at the City of St. Peters Rec-Plex...
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Jackson takes second in SEMO Conference swim meet, Cape Central's Phineas Theall named co-MVP (11/2/22)For the second consecutive year, the Jackson Indians boys swim team finished second at the SEMO Conference meet. With four first-place finishes, including taking first through third place in the 100-yard backstroke, the Indians compiled 336 points at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau, finishing behind Poplar Bluff's 404 points...
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Mules repeat as SEMO Conference champions (11/2/22)CAPE GIRARDEAU — The Poplar Bluff Mules boys swim team repeated as SEMO Conference champions, but make no mistake, this performance may be more impressive considering all the scoring numbers they lost from last year’s squad. Poplar Bluff won the meet with 404 points, 68 ahead of runner-up Jackson. Cape Central was third with 279 points, while Farmington was fourth with 249. Saxony Lutheran (236 points) and Notre Dame (216) rounded out the field,...
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SEMO Conference Meet: Mules Mules hope to set tone ahead of state (10/31/22)The Southeast Missouri Conference swim meet is set for 5 p.m. today and the hope is the Mules of Poplar Bluff can more than make their presence known. The SEMO Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau will be the place to be and the Mules along with Notre Dame, Saxony, Cape Central, Jackson and Farmington boys teams will all hit the water in hopes of making waves...
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High School swimming roundup, Oct. 25: Cape Central ekes out six-point win vs. Notre Dame, Saxony Lutheran (10/26/22)Cape Central took a win on Tuesday in a three-team meet against Notre Dame and Saxony Lutheran, winning with a score of 92 to Notre Dame’s 86 and Saxony Lutheran’s 85. Cape Central’s Noah McRaven (200 Free), Phineas Theall (50 Free, 100 Backstroke) and Creighton Edmundson (100 Free) all won individual events, while Saxony Lutheran’s Mason Landewee (200 Medley), Tom Hasz (100 Butterfly) and Jesse Schupp (500 Free, 100 Breaststroke) won individual events for the Crusaders...
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High School swimming roundup, Oct. 22-24: Cape Central's Phineas Theall medals at Springfield Invitational (10/25/22)High School swimming roundup, Oct. 22-24: Cape Central's Phineas Theall medals at Springfield Invitational Semoball Cape Central sophomore Phineas Theall medaled in the 500-yard freestyle at Saturday's Springfield Invitational at Hickory Hills Middle School...
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High School boys swimming roundup, Oct. 11: Fort Zumwalt West sneaks past Jackson, 88-79 in dual (10/12/22)Jackson hosted Fort Zumwalt West on Tuesday, taking a narrow 88-79 loss to the Jaguars. The Indians got first-place individual finishes from Wade Lavalle in the 200 Freestyle, Tim Deyong in the 50 and 500 Freestyles, Luke Tally in the 100 Freestyle, Jace Glenn in the 100 Breaststroke and team wins in the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays...
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Poplar Bluff lowers times, avoids DQs in meet win over Cape Central (9/21/22)POPLAR BLUFF — After losing by three points to Jackson in a meet Friday during which they were disqualified in four events, Poplar Bluff swimmers were in those same events Tuesday. The Mules won all but two events and didn’t get a single DQ in beating Cape Central 110-56 at the Black River Coliseum...
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High School swimming roundup Sept. 16: Jackson gets by Poplar Bluff in dual meet (9/17/22)Jackson defeated Poplar Bluff in a tight contest, just outpacing the Mules by a three-point margin. Out of the 11 races, the Indians were able to capture first place in eight, leaving Poplar Bluff with the remaining three. Sophomore Wade LaVelle led Jackson, finishing in first place in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard freestyle...
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High School swimming roundup, Sept. 13: Cape Central drops tight 66-63 decision to Farmington (9/14/22)The Cape Central boys swim team entered the 400-yard freestyle relay with the slightest 59-58 edge over the Farmington Knights at home, but finished with a three-point loss with a second-place finish in the relay. Had sophomore Phineas Theall and senior Adam Sparks not finished first and second in the 100 breaststroke event respectively, Cape Central wouldn’t have climbed out of a 49-55 hole entering the event to begin with. ...
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Poplar Bluff tops Jackson to win Rec Relays (9/10/22)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Poplar Bluff’s depth helped the Mules swim team win the Rec Relays on Friday afternoon at Southeast Missouri State University. With a pair of wins and four second-place finishes, the Mules had as many points as Jackson in the nine-event meet...
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Boys Swimming Roundup, Sept. 6: Poplar Bluff tops Notre Dame, Saxony Lutheran (9/7/22)Poplar Bluff swimmers swept the relays while Carson Todd was first to the wall in two events and Henry Duncan won another Tuesday. The Mules won their home opener with 134 points as Notre Dame scored 54 and Saxony Lutheran finished with 24. Poplar Bluff took the top two spots in two of the three relays and two individual events...
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High School swimming roundup, Aug. 30: Cape Central takes back-and-forth meet against Jackson (8/31/22)A season-opening swim meet between rivals Cape Central and Jackson saw a number of lead changes but eventually settled into a 79-63 Tigers win. Separated by just four points entering the 400 Free Relay, Cape Central took all twelve points to secure a 16-point victory and its first win of the season...
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Roster expands as Poplar Bluff swimmers look to defend conference title (8/30/22)By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor The Poplar Bluff boys swimming program checked off a lot of major milestones last season — a first conference championship and a first appearance at state. Now in their fifth year back in the pool, the Mules have given themselves those same goals this fall...
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MSHSAA announces fall class and district assignments (8/26/22)Affton Bayless Fredericktown North County Perryville Saxony Lutheran St. Pius X Cape Central DeSoto Farmington Festus Hillsboro Notre Dame Poplar Bluff Sikeston Fox Jackson Lindbergh Mehlville Northwest (Cedar Hill) Oakville Seckman Vianney Cape Central...
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SE MISSOURIAN BOYS SWIMMING PREVIEW: Jackson hopes to build off last year’s success despite losing top swimmer (8/23/22)With one of the state’s top swimmers in Nate Thomas electing to forego his sophomore season, the Jackson boys swimming team is hopeful it can carry over its success from 2021. Thomas finished second in the Class 1 200-yard individual medley and third place in the 100-yard backstroke as a freshman, but decided to step down from Jackson’s high school team to focus on swimming with his club team...
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Cape Central swimming coach Dayna Powell named MISCA Class 1 Coach of the Year (8/19/22)Dayna Powell, Cape Girardeau Central High's swimming and diving head coach, was named the 2021-2022 Girls, Class 1, Coach of the Year by the Missouri Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. "Winning coach of the year was really exciting," Powell said. "I've never had that honor before. That was really nice."...
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Cape diver earns All-American status through 'frustrating' postseason (8/8/22)Cape Central High School sophomore diver Tommy-Anne Marriott endured the gut-wrenching frustration of missing out on an opportunity to pursue a MSHSAA Class 1 State Swimming and Diving Finals last February. However, that doesn’t mean that she was incapable of receiving her due adulation.