POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - After a hectic week of preparations, the Raiders got their sendoff celebration and relaxed in luxury on the way to Lubbock, Texas. “I thought it was great to see so many of the kids’ parents there, and so many of the faculty and staff there. It’s great for the girls to see how much the community and school support them,” Three Rivers coach Alex Wiggs said...

Led by a trio of outside shooting guards, Eastern Oklahoma State will test the Three Rivers defense in the first round of the NJCAA national tournament. The Raiders earned the No. 9 seed and will play the No. 24 Mountaineers at noon Monday in Lubbock, Texas...

By BRIAN ROSENER Sports Editor East Carter will host the Ozark Foothills Conference softball tournament starting Monday, but the Redbirds won’t be playing until the semifinals as the top seed. The opening round starts at 12:30 p.m. Monday with No. 2 seed Doniphan facing No. 7 Greenville in Elsinore. Third-seeded Naylor plays No. 6 Twin Rivers at 2:30 p.m. with the final game set for 4:30 p.m. as No. 4 Neelyville and No. 5 Clearwater face off...

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Alex Wiseman placed second and Jack Pierce was sixth Wednesday as the Poplar Bluff golf team finished third at the Lakers Invitational on Wednesday at Old Kinderhook. Rockhurst edged Chaminade by two shots for the team title by shooting 300. Poplar Bluff finished at 304 with Marquette and Helias following at 311...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Lauren Joyner has catapulted up the Three Rivers home run record book. As of April 5, Joyner was sitting at nine home runs for the season, one behind a log jam of seven Raiders who have hit 10 home runs in a season. Joyner got two against Mineral Area, and on Tuesday, she hit four in a sweep against St. Louis (15-11)...