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.

Bluff falls; Sikeston and Charleston catch up

Posted Friday, February 13, 2009, at 10:47 PM

Notre Dame's 56-47 win at Poplar Bluff on Friday night (staying away from a Friday the 13th reference) means there is a three-way tie for the SEMO Conference lead.

Poplar Bluff, Sikeston and Charleston each have one loss after Friday's games with Charleston hosting the Mules on Friday, Feb. 20. There is no tiebreaker for the conference title, meaning if Sikeston takes care of Jackson on Saturday and wins at New Madrid County Central on Tuesday, they clinch at least a share of the title for the second straight year. Since the Mules and Charleston play, at least one of those teams will end up with two SEMO losses. The Bluejays travel to Cape Central on Tuesday before hosting the Mules. Poplar Bluff has a non-conference game Tuesday.

Who do you like in the final week?

Here's a list of the SEMO champions through the years:

2008 Jackson, Sikeston

2007 Charleston, Notre Dame

2006 Poplar Bluff

2005 Poplar Bluff

2004 Poplar Bluff

2003 Charleston

2002 Poplar Bluff, New Madrid

2001 Charleston

2000 New Madrid

1999 Cape Central

1998 New Madrid

1997 Charleston

1996 Charleston

1995 Charleston, Sikeston

1994 Charleston

1993 Jackson, Charleston

1992 Charleston

1991 Cape Central, New Madrid

1990 Charleston

1989 Jackson

1988 New Madrid

1987 Charleston

1986 Poplar Bluff

1985 Charleston

1984 Charleston

1983 Charleston

1982 Kennett

1981 Charleston

1980 Charleston

1979 Cape Central

1978 Poplar Bluff, Charleston

1977 Charleston

1976 Kennett, Charleston

1975 Kennett

1974 Cape Central

1973 Cape Central

1972 Cape Central

1971 Charleston

1970 Cape Central

1969 Sikeston

1968 Poplar Bluff, Kennett

1967 Poplar Bluff

1966 Dexter, Kennett

1965 Poplar Bluff

1964 Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Cape Central

1963 Dexter, Cape Central

1962 Cape Central

1961 Dexter

1960 Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, Fredericktown

1959 Poplar Bluff

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