It’s the final week of the regular season, meaning football coaches around Missouri are breaking out spreadsheets trying to figure out exactly who they will be playing next week. Poplar Bluff’s coaching staff has a pretty good idea of what to expect next week but they’re more focused on Friday night...

Stuck in quarantine just as the softball season was starting, East Carter senior Jordan Moore was bored and wanted something to do. So she made a rally hat. The white hat lined with red feathers around the brim features a diamond logo with crossed bats and a ball. At first, it wasn’t very lucky...

After starting the district playoffs without their head coach, the Poplar Bluff softball team stuck around long enough for Joel McDuffey to return to the dugout. Then, they earned another home game by winning the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 title. “I think we just found our groove and I think we’re just going to keep rolling,” said senior Ella Zgaynor after Monday’s 6-5 win over Notre Dame...

For their final home meet, Poplar Bluff’s three seniors — Kastin Caudel, Christian Todd and Gavin Vaughn — were given the assignment of making the team’s lineup. “It’s hard to get (right) when you got 12 people, you try to get them in the right things,” Vaughn said...

ARNOLD, Mo. — Ella Zgaynor slammed 16 years of frustration in the district playoffs for the Poplar Bluff softball team Monday. The senior’s two-out grand slam capped a third inning in which the Mules broke a tie on Emilee Cheek’s RBI hit while Clara Rahlmann kept the rally alive with an infield hit...