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Sharp-shooting Bearcats take control early, rout Malden 84-38 in season opener (12/4/20)DEXTER — Dexter boys basketball coach Chad Allen couldn’t have dreamed of a better start to the season for his Bearcats. The Bearcats forced eight first-quarter turnovers and made seven 3-pointers in the opening period en route to an 84-38 season-opening victory over Malden on Friday night at Dexter High School... -
Brianna South’s free throw in double-OT wins Lady Dawg Classic for Royals (12/4/20)VAN BUREN — The Lady Dawg Classic was exactly that. Ellington and Twin Rivers needed every second of double overtime to settle the championship game. Eventually, it was Twin Rivers’ Brianna South at the foul line, no time left, nobody around her, tie game, all the pressure. She swished the bonus attempt to deliver a 62-61, championship upset Thursday night... -
Bloomfield's Phillips to play softball at Central Baptist College in Arkansas (12/2/20)Bloomfield senior Melanie Phillips likes the attitude of the coaching staff at Central Baptist College in Conway, Arkansas. That’s one reason Phillips chose the NAIA college to continue her softball playing career. The Mustangs finished 15-2 last year before the season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They were ranked No. 16 in the nation when the season ended... -
Alumni Notebook: Kiley Bess' debut at SLU delayed (12/2/20)Poplar Bluff will have to wait a little longer for its all-time leading scorer in girls basketball to make her college debut. Bess was slated to suit up for Saint Louis University against Missouri on Sunday, but the game was postponed. The Billikens are scheduled to host Memphis on Friday in a game that will be available on ESPN+. It’s the first of four straight games between now and Dec. 17 where Bess can be found on the sports leaders’ subscription service...
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Ellington's King scores 35 in semifinals at Lady Dawg Classic (12/2/20)VAN BUREN — Ellington’s Kaylee King put on a show for the second night in a row. After finishing with 38 points in an opening-round blowout against eighth-seeded Mountain Grove Christian Academy, King scored 35 against a fifth-seeded Van Buren squad focused on keeping her from touching the basketball to lead the Whippets to a 59-50 win in the Lady Dawg Classic semifinals Tuesday in Van Buren... -
Notre Dame defense stars in 61-33 quarterfinal victory (12/2/20)DEXTER — Notre Dame coach Kirk Boeller wants full-court pressure defense and an efficient transition game to be his team’s bread and butter this season. The top-seeded Bulldogs showcased that ability in a 61-33 victory over eighth-seeded Dexter in the quarterfinal round of the SEMO Conference Girls Basketball Tournament on Monday night... -
Dexter girls make clutch plays late, hold off Kennett, 47-40 (12/1/20)The eighth-seeded Dexter Bearcats made a pair of big plays late to win their opener in the 2020 SEMO Conference Girls Basketball Tournament. After the Bearcats watched a 13-point third-quarter lead evaporate to two points, Dulcie Pullen finished on a fast break, taking a feed by Sydney Asberry... -
Lady Dawg Classic: 1st round results (11/30/20)The host Van Buren Lady Dawgs earned the only upset of the first round as four local teams reached the semifinals of the 2020 Lady Dawg Classic. Fifth-seeded Van Buren topped fourth-seeded Koshkonong 55-48. The top three seeds, respectively, Ellington, Doniphan and Twin Rivers, advanced as well... -
Versatility gives Poplar Bluff girls swim team depth (11/26/20)Having swimmers that are versatile in all the strokes and distances has been a strength of the Poplar Bluff girls swim team, helping the Mules win the program’s second conference title last season. “We’re not big enough to specialize,” Mules coach Beth Lewis-Muse said. “We found out a long time ago when you don’t specialize it makes the team stronger across the board.”... -
Three Rivers softball pitchers getting boost from former Raider (11/18/20)Three Rivers softball coach Jeff Null isn’t quite sure who his No. 2 pitcher is going to be. The Raiders went 14-2 during the fall with four different pitchers battling for the second spot, including East Carter alumna Makenna Moore. “It was a pretty good fall. Everybody played quite a bit. Everybody played pretty well,” Null said. “Not every school got to play, so I think that gave us a little bit of an advantage there.”...
Outdoors
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MDC to host 2-day women’s duck hunt clinicCAPE GIRARDEAU — Women who are new to duck hunting or would like to brush up on their skills are invited to attend Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free two-day workshop “Hunting: Ladies Wing Shooting & Ladies Duck Hunt” from 9 a.m. - noon on Dec. 5, and from 5 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dec. 11, at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Puxico...
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Firearms deer harvest down slightly, but most local counties up significantlyThe opening weekend of Missouri’s firearms deer season typically is when about half of the total number of deer are taken, but hunters this year faced wet and windy conditions on those first two days. As a result, the season harvest of 176,604 deer was down slightly from last year’s 179,960... -
Hutsons win Angler’s Choice Classic on ChickamaugaDAYTON, Tennessee — Poplar Bluff anglers Bruce Hutson and his son, Adam Hutson, faced an uphill battle when they competed Oct. 21-22 in the Angler’s Choice Tournament Trail Classic, but their persistence, and maybe some divine intervention from a lost brother and son, paid off with a big win... -
First weekend firearms deer harvest down 10%Hunters in Missouri took 80,525 deer over the first weekend of the firearms season, down about 10% from the same period a year ago. Weather conditions were far from ideal, with rain across much of the state on Saturday and strong, gusty winds Sunday. Both situations likely kept hunters in the field for shorter periods of time and kept deer movement down...
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Firearms deer season opens Saturday in MissouriThe most popular hunting season of the year is almost upon us, and for most, it can’t get here quickly enough. Missouri’s firearms deer season kicks off Saturday and will run 11 days, through Nov. 24. The weather forecast doesn’t look especially good for opening weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday look to be a bit windy, with rain thrown into the mix on Saturday. Temperatures also look to be a bit warmer than average, reaching the low- to mid-60s in the afternoons...
