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SEMO lands productive transfers to bolster thin WR group (3/19/24)Tom DavisThe biggest positive for the Southeast Missouri State football program as it begins spring drills on Tuesday will be the fact that senior quarterback Paxton DeLaurent doesn’t have his arm in a sling any longer.
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Raiders get sweep of Metropolitan (3/19/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicFor the first time in a while, the Three Rivers College baseball team swept a four-game series over the weekend against a Region 16 opponent. The Raiders took all four games against the Metropolitan Wolves, sweeping a pair of doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday at Roger Pattillo Field. TRC won 7-4 and 7-0, respectively, on Saturday, then took Sunday’s opener 8-4 before winning 18-11 in the nightcap...
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Lady Raiders seeded 11th at national tournament (3/19/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College women’s basketball team now knows who its first dance partner will be at the NJCAA Division I women’s basketball national tournament in Casper, Wyoming. The Lady Raiders are seeded 11th in the 24-team field and will open the tournament a week from Wednesday against 22nd-seeded Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. ...
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COLUMN: Hope springs eternal for SEMO when OVC slate arrives (3/18/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ Southeast MissourianAt SEMO athletics, it seems like a tradition to struggle against non-conference opponents and enter the Ohio Valley Conference slate feeling confident in the team's chances of turning the season around and making a run towards the championship. The softball team went 9-12 against non-conference opponents before dominating the OVC on their way to the regular season title. ...
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Road back to the top for SEMO FB continues on Tuesday (3/17/24)Tom DavisThe fact remains that in three of the past six football seasons, Southeast Missouri State has won nine games in three of those seasons (2018, 2019, 2022), won the Ohio Valley Conference championship twice (2019, 2022), and advanced to the FCS Playoffs in each of those nine-win campaigns...
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SEMO senior hoping for one last ring (3/16/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianSEMO tennis senior Daniela Hlacikova has had one of the most successful careers ever seen in a Redhawks uniform. Hlacikova’s trophy case contains two Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championships and a regular-season championship, along with being named 2023 OVC Player of the Year, only the second SEMO player to ever achieve the accolade...
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SEMO Baseball drops series opener to WKU (3/16/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ Southeast MissourianSoutheast Missouri State (7-12) opened the weekend series against Western Kentucky with an 8-3 loss to the Hilltoppers (13-6) on Friday, March 15, at Capaha Field. The Redhawks have now lost four straight games and six of its last seven games. Prior to the slump, SEMO won five straight games, including on the road against Missouri, to even its record to 6-6...
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LET'S GO DANCING AGAIN: Lady Raiders win region title, earn fourth national tourney bid in row (3/16/24)By MARK J. SANDERS, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College women’s basketball team is going dancing again. The Lady Raiders won the Region 16 championship Friday night with a 79-66 victory over the State Fair Lady Roadrunners at the Libla Family Sports Complex. Their victory sends the Lady Raiders (27-4) to the NJCAA Division 1 women’s national tournament for the fourth consecutive year, this time in Casper, Wyoming. The tournament opens on March 26 at the Ford Wyoming Center...
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SEMO tennis dominates Lindenwood (3/15/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianThe SEMO tennis team defeated Lindenwood 7-0 on Friday at the John C. Bierk Redhawks Tennis Complex to move to 2-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference. With the victory the Redhawks extend their winning streak to four matches. SEMO began the afternoon by winning all three of the doubles matches, Lera Valeeva and Maja Bajorek took their match 6-1 with Juliette Talieu and Daniela Hlacikova taking theirs 6-1. ...
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Lady Raiders pick up sweep against St. Charles CC (3/15/24)Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College softball team found home to be very sweet Thursday afternoon as the Lady Raiders swept a doubleheader from St. Charles Community College. Three Rivers downed the Lady Cougars 13-9 in the opener and 3-2 in the nightcap. In the opener, the Lady Raiders (11-9) rallied from a 7-2 deficit, taking the lead for good with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and two more in the sixth...
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Help is on the way: Recruits look to spark Raiders on hardwood (3/14/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College men’s basketball team has had more than its share of struggles on the hardwood the last two seasons, but a talented class of incoming freshmen might just help turn things around for the Raiders next season. TRC already has signed several recruits for the 2024-25 season, including Antonio Wiliams, Stephen Okoro, Kene Obiora, Daniel Culberson, C.J. Washington, Ater “AT” Manyuon, Kevin Peleyron and Deion Buford-Wesson...
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Raiders sweep East Central (3/14/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College baseball team turned in a pair of strong performances on the diamond Wednesday afternoon to sweep a doubleheader from the East Central Falcons at Roger Pattillo Field. The Raiders took the opener 11-6 and the nightcap 9-7 to improve to 16-7 on the season. TRC has won 14 of its last 18 games after a 2-3 start to the season...
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Just one win away: Lady Raiders win big, roll in to Region 16 final (3/13/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicOne win away. That's how close the Three Rivers College women’s basketball team is to going back to the NJCAA tournament after Tuesday night’s 78-64 win over the Moberly Area Lady Greyhounds in the semifinals of the Region 16 Tournament at the Libla Family Sports Complex...
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SEMO softball splits midweek doubleheader (3/12/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianThe SEMO softball team split a doubleheader with Bradley University on Tuesday at the Southeast Softball Complex. The Redhawks won the first game by a score of 6-2 and lost the second 5-1. Sydney Dennis led the Redhawks in the first game going 2-3 with what proved to be the winning RBI double to left field. In game two, Brooklyn Saysoff brought in the lone run for SEMO on an RBI single to left center...
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Raiders’ season defined by adversity (3/11/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicBattling adversity was a theme for the Three Rivers College men’s basketball team this past season. While the Raiders did not suffer quite as many injuries as they did the previous season, they still played a factor. Forward Devarious Montgomery went down with a season-ending injury in late November, while forwards Bryce Wallace and Anthony Sellars — the team’s best player — both saw their seasons end prematurely...
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SEMO softball drops weekend series to EIU (3/10/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianThe SEMO softball went 1-2 over the weekend in the first Ohio Valley Conference series of the season with Eastern Illinois. The Redhawks split a doubleheader with the Panthers on Saturday, losing 7-4 in a 12-inning marathon of a game and winning 9-4 in the following game. On Sunday, SEMO dropped a defensive battle 2-1...
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COLUMN: SEMO’s Hess looks to be among the best (3/9/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ Southeast MissourianWith the career Southeast Missouri State running back Geno Hess has had over his six seasons, one would think he would be a locked-in pick for the NFL Draft. Had he worn a more prolific uniform. Hess finished his Redhawk career with 5,111 rushing yards and 63 touchdowns. In 2022, he rushed for 1,691 yards and 21 scores to be voted 2023 OVC Male Athlete of the Year...
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FOUR IN A ROW? Lady Raiders eye return to national tournament (3/9/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College women’s basketball team’s journey to its fourth consecutive NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship tournament begins its next — and most crucial — phase next week. The Lady Raiders open Region 16 tournament play at 6 p.m. Tuesday with a semifinal matchup against the Moberly Lady Greyhounds at the Libla Family Sports Complex. The Lady Greyhounds (13-16) advanced to Tuesday’s semifinal by defeating Crowder 60-56 on Thursday night in Moberly...
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Redhawks bring the boomsticks to Marshall (3/8/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ Southeast MissourianWest Virginia, mountain momma. Take SEMO home, country road. The Southeast Missouri State baseball team travels to Marshall for a weekend series at 5 p.m., Friday, 2 p.m., Saturday, and noon Sunday, March 8-10. It will be the first-ever matchup between the Redhawks (6-8) and Thundering Herd (4-8), a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Redhawks will have the honor of being the third visiting team to play on the newly built Jack Cook Field in Huntington, West Virginia...
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Raiders go down swinging at MAC (3/8/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicPARK HILLS — Fresh off of its first postseason win in seven years, the Three Rivers College men’s basketball team could not make it two in a row against one of the nation’s best teams in the Region 16 semifinals. The Raiders led the Mineral Area College Cardinals — the No. 6 team in the latest NJCAA poll — with 11 minutes to go, but faded late and ultimately fell to MAC 79-65...
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SEMO softball returns home after daunting stretch (3/6/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianThe old saying, don’t judge a book by its cover is entirely true when looking at Southeast Missouri State’s start to the 2024 softball season. While the Redhawks have started 4-14, they have faced teams like Ohio State, Maryland, Syracuse, Auburn and Arkansas...
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SEMO football’s Flournoy preparing for next step in football journey (3/6/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianSoutheast Missouri State Redhawks wide receiver Ryan Flournoy had a successful weekend at the 2024 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Flournoy posted a 4.44 in the 40-yard dash, ran a 1.53 in the 10-yard split, and had a vertical jump of 39.5” and a broad jump of 11’0”...
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Sharp's 35 points lift Austin Peay to 101-98 OT win over North Florida in ASUN Tournament (3/6/24)Dennis Marshall ~ Standard-DemocratDemarcus Sharp, the Charleston phenom with a knack for the clutch, continues his rise on the national scene. Last night, he proved why, scoring 35 points to propel Austin Peay (19-14) to a thrilling overtime victory over North Florida (16-17) in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. ...
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MOVING ON: Raiders turn back MSU-West Plains in region tournament opener (3/6/24)By MARK J. SANDERS, Daily American RepublicSurvive and advance. That’s exactly what the Three Rivers College men’s basketball team did as it outlasted the Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzlies for a 94-86 victory in the 2024 Region 16 Tournament quarterfinals at the Libla Family Sports Complex Tuesday night...
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SEMO baseball falls to MTSU in midweek clash (3/5/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianTuesday’s midweek contest between the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders and the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks felt eerily similar to Sunday’s game for Redhawks fans. Like in Sunday’s 10-9 loss to Toledo, one bad inning burned the Redhawks in an 8-2 loss to the Blue Raiders...
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Undermanned Raiders show no quit in loss to region-leading Cardinals (3/5/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicIn the first installment of the Rocky movie franchise, the titular fighter loses to heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, but goes the full 15 rounds with Creed and earns some respect in the process. Saturday’s men’s basketball game between the Mineral Area College Cardinals and Three Rivers College at the Libla Family Sports Complex followed a similar storyline...
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TRC women beat Mineral Area, secure top seed in region tournament (3/5/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College women’s basketball team hit one of its lowest points of the season in late January after back-to-back Region 16 road losses at State Fair and at Mineral Area College, dropping the Lady Raiders to .500 in the region standings...
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Lady Raiders softball splits pair with St. Louis (3/5/24)Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College softball team split a pair of games Saturday against St. Louis Community College at Rains Field, winning 7-2 in the opener but dropping the nightcap 9-8 to the Archers. Three Rivers (9-8) scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning of Saturday’s opener to quickly take control of the contest...
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Raiders baseball takes three of four from Marshalltown (3/5/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College baseball team improved to 12-5 on the season after taking three of four games over the weekend from the Marshalltown (Iowa) Tigers at Roger Pattillo Field. The Raiders split a Saturday twinbill with the Iowa school, taking the opener 11-3 before dropping the nightcap 7-5. In Sunday’s doubleheader, TRC beat the Tigers 12-2 in the first game and 17-7 in the second...
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SEMO freshman adjusting to Division 1 tennis (3/4/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianAfter a fairly successful fall tennis season, SEMO freshman Maja Bajorek has not been off to the greatest start in spring tennis. This was until this past Sunday when she not only won her doubles and singles match, but she scored the winning match for SEMO to defeat Arkansas State...
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SEMO’s Palmer powering through start of senior season (3/4/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.comSoutheast Missouri State shortstop Ben Palmer has been on quite the offensive start three weeks into the 2024 season. The senior has not only reached base safely in every game this season but also tied his career high in home runs when he hit his fifth bomb during Saturday’s doubleheader in which SEMO swept by a combined score of 25-3...
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Cannon’s bat propels Redhawks to successful week (3/4/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianAfter a rocky beginning to the 2024 season, SEMO baseball got back on track last week with a 4-1 showing. Perhaps the highlight of the week came during the Redhawks’ 8-3 road win at the University of Missouri. With the Redhawks rallying in the fifth, Bryce Cannon launched a grand slam to right field that stunned the Tiger faithful...
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SEMO Baseball drops series finale to Toledo (3/3/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianIf you like offense, then hopefully you were at Capaha Field on Sunday afternoon. After the Redhawks won the first three games of the series, a Sunday slugfest that saw 19 runs and 27 hits swung in favor of the Toledo Rockets as they downed the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 10-9...
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Somber split sees both Southeast basketball squads miss conference tournament (3/3/24)By Cole Lee ~ Southeast MissourianIn a high-stakes season finale for both Redhawk basketball teams, Southeast Missouri State grabbed a split on Saturday night – but not in the way it may have hoped. With a tournament berth on the line, Southeast women’s basketball couldn’t come up with the plays late to knock off Southern Indiana with its season on the line...
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SEMO tennis sweeps weekend, starts home schedule undefeated (3/3/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianThe Redhawks women’s tennis team began their home schedule over the weekend and defeated both Bradley and Arkansas State. Saturday SEMO got a 4-0 sweep over the Bradley Braves and on Sunday beat the Red Wolves 4-2. SEMO head coach Mary Beth Gunn said this weekend was good for all the teams involved to get some experience before their respective conference schedules...
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Redhawks soar past Rockets on Cameron’s walk-off homer (3/2/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.comSoutheast Missouri State outfielder Josh Cameron started Friday’s game against Toledo by robbing a potential home run and ended it with a homer of his own. On the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth inning, the SEMO senior slammed a walk-off blast to lift the Redhawks over the Rockets 6-5 on March 1, at Capaha Field...
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Redhawk women staying alive as Southeast squads split road battle in Morehead (3/1/24)By Cole Lee ~ Southeast MissourianAgainst two tough Morehead State squads, Southeast got a big split on Thursday, going on the road and grabbing a big win in the Bluegrass State. The Redhawk women inched closer to securing their spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament while the men officially dropped out of the race with a tough loss...
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Raiders fall at State Fair in battle for third in Region 16 (3/1/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicSEDALIA — Injuries and a lack of bodies proved to be a little too much to overcome Wednesday night for the Three Rivers College men’s basketball team. The Raiders played just eight players — six of whom played more than 180 of the game’s 200 minutes — and came up just short in an 81-76 loss to the State Fair Roadrunners in Region 16 action at the Davis Multipurpose Center...
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Lady Raiders set up showdown for top seed (3/1/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicSEDALIA — The Three Rivers College women’s basketball team shook off a slow start to ultimately come away with a 57-43 win against the State Fair Lady Roadrunners Wednesday in Region 16 play. Wednesday’s win sets up a winner-take-all showdown with Mineral Area Saturday for the top seed in the Region 16 tournament, which begins next week...
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Southeast baseball blows by Missouri, backed by Cannon blast and sharp offense (2/29/24)By Cole Lee ~ Southeast MissourianEntering Taylor Stadium four games below even on the season, expectations seemed to be tempered for Southeast’s Tuesday matchup at Missouri – until they weren’t. With the Tigers supposedly running a scheduled “bullpen day,” the Redhawks took stark advantage and jumped out to an early lead...
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Raiders sweep series with Rock Valley (2/26/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College baseball team won for the seventh time in its last eight games as the Raiders swept a four-game series with Rock Valley (Illinois) College over the weekend at Roger Pattillo Field. The Raiders won 5-4 and 12-7, respectively, on Saturday, then won 6-5 and 12-2 on Sunday to complete the series sweep...
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Moberly downs shorthanded Raiders (2/26/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College men's basketball team knew it would have a tough task Saturday night against Region 16 rival Moberly with a fully healthy roster. With the Raiders' two leading scorers and top three rebounders sidelined, a tough task became a monumental one...
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Lady Raiders pull away to beat Moberly (2/26/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicThe Three Rivers College women's basketball team used a strong second quarter to take control of Saturday's Region 16 game against Moberly and eventually earn a 72-51 win over the Greyhounds at the Libla Family Sports Complex. With the win, the Lady Raiders (23-4, 8-2 Region 16) stay on pace to possibly earn a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Region 16 tournament...
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Josh Earley reflects on his SEMO career (2/24/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianTwo season’s ago Josh Earley made the decision to transfer to Southeast Missouri State. With his time at SEMO coming to a close, Earley said he doesn’t regret his decision. “10 times out of 10 I would do it again,” Earley said. Earley was honored alongside Dylan Branson and Aquan Smart prior to Saturday’s contest in which the Redhawks lost 82-72...
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SEMO comeback falls short (2/24/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianThe SEMO women’s basketball team was defeated by the Skyhawks from Tennessee Martin 64-61 on Saturday at the Show Me Center. The offense of the Redhawks was led by Indiya Bowen who finished with 13 points, followed by Alecia Doyle and Jaliyah Green with 12 and 10, respectively...
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New pitch calling system changing the game for Redhawks baseball (2/23/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianTechnology has continued to make its way into the game of baseball. It is now making its way to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball program as a donation of the Gameday Signals electronic pitch-calling system has changed things for the Redhawks...
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Little Rock controls paint, downs Redhawks at Show Me Center (2/23/24)By Clay Herrell ~ Southeast MissourianAn inability to stop the Little Rock Trojans in the paint proved to be the demise of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks as they fell 83-61 on Thursday. Some early three-point-range success gave the Trojans an early 10-4 advantage. “I thought some guys tried,” Redhawks coach Brad Korn said. “I just didn’t think the defensive intensity and the physicality was there as a collective group. You can’t just have one or two guys doing it, you have to have all five doing it.”...
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Latest loss shrinks SEMO’s conference tournament chances (2/23/24)By Justin Trovillion ~ Southeast MissourianThe SEMO women’s basketball team was defeated by the Trojans from Arkansas-Little Rock 61-48 on Thursday at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks were led on offense by Indiya Bowen with 15 points and Alecia Doyle with 10. This loss drops SEMO to 5-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference which has them sitting in ninth place. Needing to reach eighth place for a spot in the tournament, head coach Rekha Patterson said the team needs to focus on themselves and the control they do have but also fight for it...
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Raiders regoup after loss at West Plains (2/23/24)By MIKE BUHLER, Daily American RepublicWEST PLAINS — The Three Rivers College men’s basketball team learned one of the oldest lessons in the game the hard way Wednesday night: never let a team hang around, especially a Region 16 rival. The Raiders led the Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies by 10 points early in the second half, but the Grizzlies slowly chipped away at that lead and ultimately rallied for a 68-65 win at the West Plains Civic Center...
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COLUMN: For ‘gritty’ Redhawks, first win felt like a long time coming (2/22/24)By Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.comIt was no coincidence that the first home game of the 2024 baseball season at Southeast Missouri State University was a mid-60 degree day. The sun was out with no sign of winter weather to be seen or felt, and just enough wind for the Redhawks to take advantage of, as they rallied in the sixth inning to beat Murray State 8-7 on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Capaha Field...