Stories from Sunday, February 19, 2012

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Three Rivers College's sold out Show Me Whatcha Got talent contest packed the Tinnin Center with 520 people Feb. 10, and at least 40 were turned away at the door. The student-run production was created and produced by Three Rivers student Mitchell Davis. He modeled the show after television talent contests, with four judges deciding 50 percent of each contestant's fate, and texts from audience members deciding the rest...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Property in Kennett, Mo., valued at more than $1 million, the largest gift from a single donor outside of Three Rivers College's taxing district, was accepted Friday by the Board of Trustees during their monthly meeting...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Public meetings have been scheduled at Wappapello Lake to discuss flood repair, flood preparedness, water control procedures and dam safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will meet with the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center to provide information and answer questions on water control procedures and Corps-funded recovery efforts following flood damage caused by extreme high water in spring of 2011...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three Rivers Board of Trustees also received reports Friday during their monthly meeting on: • A clarification of the project to renovate the building where Rutland Library is located. President Dr. Devin Stephenson said the name of the library is not being changed...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc. Board will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Downtown Strategic Plan at 5 p.m. Thursday in City Hall. Chairman Emily Wolpers urges all property owners and other citizens interested in revitalizing Downtown to attend the hearing...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer More than 4,000 veterans and residents turned out to the Black River Coliseum Friday night, as country music star Lee Greenwood honored veterans with a Valentines for Veterans concert. The show was sponsored by the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Help Hospitalized Veterans and numerous local donors...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Board of Trustees for Three Rivers College will vote in March on a possible 6.9 percent tuition increase for in-district students. Out-of-state students would also see an approximately 6.9 percent per credit hour bump under the proposal, while out-of-district costs would rise by 4.3 percent and common fees by almost 18 percent...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Property in Kennett, Mo., valued at more than $1 million, the largest gift from a single donor outside of Three Rivers College's taxing district, was accepted Friday by the Board of Trustees during their monthly meeting...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer Three Rivers College's sold out Show Me Whatcha Got talent contest packed the Tinnin Center with 520 people Feb. 10, and at least 40 were turned away at the door. The student-run production was created and produced by Three Rivers student Mitchell Davis. He modeled the show after television talent contests, with four judges deciding 50 percent of each contestant's fate, and texts from audience members deciding the rest...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Three Rivers Board of Trustees also received reports Friday during their monthly meeting on: • A clarification of the project to renovate the building where Rutland Library is located. President Dr. Devin Stephenson said the name of the library is not being changed...

By DAVID SILVERBERG Associate Editor The Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc. Board will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Downtown Strategic Plan at 5 p.m. Thursday in City Hall. Chairman Emily Wolpers urges all property owners and other citizens interested in revitalizing Downtown to attend the hearing...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer Public meetings have been scheduled at Wappapello Lake to discuss flood repair, flood preparedness, water control procedures and dam safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will meet with the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center to provide information and answer questions on water control procedures and Corps-funded recovery efforts following flood damage caused by extreme high water in spring of 2011...

By DONNA FARLEY Staff Writer The Board of Trustees for Three Rivers College will vote in March on a possible 6.9 percent tuition increase for in-district students. Out-of-state students would also see an approximately 6.9 percent per credit hour bump under the proposal, while out-of-district costs would rise by 4.3 percent and common fees by almost 18 percent...

By SARABETH WALLER Staff Writer More than 4,000 veterans and residents turned out to the Black River Coliseum Friday night, as country music star Lee Greenwood honored veterans with a Valentines for Veterans concert. The show was sponsored by the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Help Hospitalized Veterans and numerous local donors...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Persons whose farm has been in their family since Dec. 31, 1912, can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines. The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. ...

By MONA CHAREN Wikipedia defines "kowtow" as "kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. ... (Chinese history scholar) Immanuel (Hsu) describes the 'full kowtow' as 'three kneelings and nine knockings of the head on the ground.'" Wikipedia adds that, "In modern times, usage of the kowtow has become much reduced."...

By ANN McFEATTERS Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON Despite improving economic data and the soap opera that the GOP primary has become, the White House has a new worry -- rising oil prices. Oil is once again over $100 a barrel, and analysts are warning that $5-a-gallon gasoline is a serious possibility. ...

Members of the Puxico Parent Teachers Organization will host the Puxico PTO Spring Pageant March 3 at the Arnold Ryan Gymnasium in Puxico, Mo. The pageant is open to everyone and early registration is $20 for the first entry. A sibling entry will be $10 for each additional entry. Photogenic is optional and is $5. Deadline for early entry registration is Feb. 24. Late registration by mail or the day of the pageant will be $25 per entry...

AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary to Post 29 met on Monday, Feb. 6 at the Post Home at 6 p.m. for dinner. Meeting followed at 7 p.m. Chaplain Shirley Clark opened with prayer and everyone recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the Code of Ethics. Secretary Jewel Scholl read the minutes of the last meeting which were approved as submitted...

Allyson Nicole Buhler of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Kyle Lee Huggins of Fisk, Mo., announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Phillip and Donna Buhler of Poplar Bluff. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Dale and Colleen Huggins of Fisk...

Mr. and Mrs. William C. McAtee, Sr., of Poplar Bluff, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lee McAtee to Justin Lee DeGonia, both of Poplar Bluff. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hall of Poplar Bluff and the late Mr. Mark DeGonia of Bonne Terre, Mo...

Emily Beth Smith of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Donald Larry Acre of Benton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Christen Elayne Acre of Poplar Bluff, to Charles William Kinsey, also of Poplar Bluff. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Ronnie Dale and Sharon Kay Kinsey, also of Poplar Bluff...

Roosevelt Ballard photo Roosevelt "Tony" Ballard, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Hospice of Arizona - Greenfield House in Mesa, Ariz. following a long illness. Mr. Ballard was born Sept. 29, 1935, in Wardell, Mo. He grew up in Neelyville, Mo., and graduated from Wheatley High School in Poplar Bluff...

Doris Smith PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Doris M. Smith, 53, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 30, 1958,at Ottawa, Ill., and had lived in Piedmont for many years. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont and had worked for Brown Shoe Company and Corlair Corp in Piedmont...

Pauline Swilling Fisk, Mo. -- Pauline L. Swilling, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday Feb. 17, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Swilling was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Sulfur, Okla. She had formerly lived in South Padre Island, Texas and had lived in Poplar bluff for the past 15 years. She was a member of Rio Hondo Baptist Church in Rio Hondo, Texas...

Marie Marler photo FISK, Mo. -- Marie Marler, 85, of Elgin, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Marler was born June 29, 1926, in Parma, Mo. She had lived in Elgin since 1951 and attended the First Baptist Church in Elgin. She worked at Chicago Rawhide in Elgin until retiring in 1991 and had formerly worked at Elgin Watch Factory and Flexonics in Elgin. She enjoyed sewing and gardening...

Frankie Cowell MALDEN, Mo. -- Frankie Cowell, 85, of Mammoth Springs, Ark., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Northeast Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Eual Dodd photo Eual Dodd, 81 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Dodd was born April 15, 1930, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...

Edward Hanger photo VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Edward Eugene Hanger, 70, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Hanger was born March 24, 1941, in Ellsinore. He had resided in Ellsinore for the past 25 years and was formerly of St. ...

Doris Smith PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Doris M. Smith, 53, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 30, 1958,at Ottawa, Ill., and had lived in Piedmont for many years. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont and had worked for Brown Shoe Company and Corlair Corp in Piedmont...

Calling all artists, known or unknown! Blank canvases are available now for the 2nd Annual Art for Animals exhibit and auction to be held April 20 through May 4 at Artfully Framed in the Bluff Estates Shopping Center. Participating artists can help a good cause and win one of several prizes...

Pauline Swilling Fisk, Mo. -- Pauline L. Swilling, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday Feb. 17, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Swilling was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Sulfur, Okla. She had formerly lived in South Padre Island, Texas and had lived in Poplar bluff for the past 15 years. She was a member of Rio Hondo Baptist Church in Rio Hondo, Texas...

Edward Hanger photo VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Edward Eugene Hanger, 70, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Hanger was born March 24, 1941, in Ellsinore. He had resided in Ellsinore for the past 25 years and was formerly of St. ...

Barbara Parnell Barbara Ann Parnell, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Parnell was born March 15, 1945, in Bragg City, Mo. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Parnell previously worked as a waitress at Tower Motel Restaurant and later as an instructor at Ozark Fitness Center. ...

Roosevelt Ballard Roosevelt "Tony" Ballard, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Hospice of Arizona - Greenfield House in Mesa, Ariz. following a long illness. Mr. Ballard was born Sept. 29, 1935, in Wardell, Mo. He grew up in Neelyville, Mo., and graduated from Wheatley High School in Poplar Bluff...

Eual Dodd Eual Dodd, 81 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Dodd was born April 15, 1930, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...

Marie Marler FISK, Mo. -- Marie Marler, 85, of Elgin, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Marler was born June 29, 1926, in Parma, Mo. She had lived in Elgin since 1951 and attended the First Baptist Church in Elgin. She worked at Chicago Rawhide in Elgin until retiring in 1991 and had formerly worked at Elgin Watch Factory and Flexonics in Elgin. She enjoyed sewing and gardening...

Charles Purvis FISK, Mo. -- Charles Edford Purvis, 96, of Fisk, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Purvis was born Dec. 21, 1915, in Broseley, Mo. He served in the U.S. Navy. On Oct. 10, 1995, he was married to Norma Hayes Burris. She survives...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Bonnie Irene Proctor, 76, of Arnold, Mo. died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 at her residence. She was born April 15, 1935 at St. Louis, Mo. to the late Charles Proctor and Mable Irene Miller Proctor. She was a former elementary school teacher. She enjoyed scrap booking, photography, reading, sewing, oil painting, traveling, rubber stamping and water color pencils...

COLUMBIA -- Matt King rebounded from a tough quarterfinal loss to earn an all-state medal at the MSHSAA Class 3 state wrestling championships. The Poplar Bluff freshman took fifth place at 106 pounds with an 8-4 win Saturday at Mizzou Arena after falling into the consolation bracket Friday...

ST. PETER -- Poplar Bluff's first appearance at the MSHSAA state swimming championships was a record breaker. Cassidy Harris lowered her school-record time in the 50-yard freestyle preliminary Friday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. But her time of 25.62 seconds put the freshman 29th, missing the cut for the finals by 0.85 of a second...

Jake Rathbun stood in the center circle for the opening tipoff Friday night but couldn't do anything about it. To his left was fellow senior Joey Bloodworth, wearing his familiar No. 12 jersey and a walking boot on his right foot. Both got the ceremonial start for Senior Night, then quickly took a seat on the end of Poplar Bluff's bench at Peters Gym...

PARK HILLS -- Mineral Area jumped out to an early advantage Saturday and made a comeback just too tough for the Three Rivers Lady Raiders. The Lady Cardinals took a 19-point halftime lead and rolled to a convincing 91-64 victory at Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse...

GREENVILLE -- The NBA 3-point contest isn't until next weekend but the Greenville Bears decided to have their own version of it Friday night. The Bears knocked down eight treys in the first half alone and 11 overall on Senior Night as they beat Neelyville 83-75 in a battle of Ozark Foothills Conference teams...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Three Rivers baseball team bounced back from a season-opening loss to split a doubleheader Saturday at Dyersburg State. The Raiders scored six runs in the second inning of the second game to back up Quinton Stevens for a 13-5 win. Three Rivers lost the opener 13-3 as four pitchers walked eight and hit four batters...

CLARKTON -- Jamie Massey scored 25 points as the Holcomb Hornets won the Tri-County Conference Tournament title Friday night by beating Risco 76-64. Top-seeded Holcomb (20-4) and second-seeded Risco (20-3) were tied at 9 midway through the first period before the Hornets went a 9-0 run and never trailed again...

PARK HILLS -- The Three Rivers Raiders clinched their Region XVI fate Saturday night. The Raiders led from start to finish as they beat Mineral Area 87-70 at Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse. "A big win," Three Rivers coach Gene Bess said. "We spent all week getting ready for Mineral Area...

DONIPHAN -- Doniphan big man Brian Patterson shouldered the load when it mattered most Friday night. Patterson had nine points in the final four minutes as the Dons held on to beat Caruthersville 74-72 in overtime. "We had some guys step up and make plays down the stretch," Doniphan coach Ray Stewart said. "Everybody stepped up, even the guys that got in for one or two minutes...

By MONA CHAREN Wikipedia defines "kowtow" as "kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. ... (Chinese history scholar) Immanuel (Hsu) describes the 'full kowtow' as 'three kneelings and nine knockings of the head on the ground.'" Wikipedia adds that, "In modern times, usage of the kowtow has become much reduced."...

By ANN McFEATTERS Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON Despite improving economic data and the soap opera that the GOP primary has become, the White House has a new worry -- rising oil prices. Oil is once again over $100 a barrel, and analysts are warning that $5-a-gallon gasoline is a serious possibility. ...

Mr. and Mrs. William C. McAtee, Sr., of Poplar Bluff, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lee McAtee to Justin Lee DeGonia, both of Poplar Bluff. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hall of Poplar Bluff and the late Mr. Mark DeGonia of Bonne Terre, Mo...

AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary to Post 29 met on Monday, Feb. 6 at the Post Home at 6 p.m. for dinner. Meeting followed at 7 p.m. Chaplain Shirley Clark opened with prayer and everyone recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the Code of Ethics. Secretary Jewel Scholl read the minutes of the last meeting which were approved as submitted...

Members of the Puxico Parent Teachers Organization will host the Puxico PTO Spring Pageant March 3 at the Arnold Ryan Gymnasium in Puxico, Mo. The pageant is open to everyone and early registration is $20 for the first entry. A sibling entry will be $10 for each additional entry. Photogenic is optional and is $5. Deadline for early entry registration is Feb. 24. Late registration by mail or the day of the pageant will be $25 per entry...

Emily Beth Smith of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Donald Larry Acre of Benton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Christen Elayne Acre of Poplar Bluff, to Charles William Kinsey, also of Poplar Bluff. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Ronnie Dale and Sharon Kay Kinsey, also of Poplar Bluff...

Allyson Nicole Buhler of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Kyle Lee Huggins of Fisk, Mo., announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Phillip and Donna Buhler of Poplar Bluff. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Dale and Colleen Huggins of Fisk...

Edward Hanger photo VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Edward Eugene Hanger, 70, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Hanger was born March 24, 1941, in Ellsinore. He had resided in Ellsinore for the past 25 years and was formerly of St. ...

Pauline Swilling Fisk, Mo. -- Pauline L. Swilling, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday Feb. 17, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Swilling was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Sulfur, Okla. She had formerly lived in South Padre Island, Texas and had lived in Poplar bluff for the past 15 years. She was a member of Rio Hondo Baptist Church in Rio Hondo, Texas...

Doris Smith PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Doris M. Smith, 53, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 30, 1958,at Ottawa, Ill., and had lived in Piedmont for many years. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont and had worked for Brown Shoe Company and Corlair Corp in Piedmont...

Calling all artists, known or unknown! Blank canvases are available now for the 2nd Annual Art for Animals exhibit and auction to be held April 20 through May 4 at Artfully Framed in the Bluff Estates Shopping Center. Participating artists can help a good cause and win one of several prizes...

Roosevelt Ballard photo Roosevelt "Tony" Ballard, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Hospice of Arizona - Greenfield House in Mesa, Ariz. following a long illness. Mr. Ballard was born Sept. 29, 1935, in Wardell, Mo. He grew up in Neelyville, Mo., and graduated from Wheatley High School in Poplar Bluff...

Frankie Cowell MALDEN, Mo. -- Frankie Cowell, 85, of Mammoth Springs, Ark., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Northeast Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Eual Dodd photo Eual Dodd, 81 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Dodd was born April 15, 1930, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...

Marie Marler photo FISK, Mo. -- Marie Marler, 85, of Elgin, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Marler was born June 29, 1926, in Parma, Mo. She had lived in Elgin since 1951 and attended the First Baptist Church in Elgin. She worked at Chicago Rawhide in Elgin until retiring in 1991 and had formerly worked at Elgin Watch Factory and Flexonics in Elgin. She enjoyed sewing and gardening...

Edward Hanger photo VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Edward Eugene Hanger, 70, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Hanger was born March 24, 1941, in Ellsinore. He had resided in Ellsinore for the past 25 years and was formerly of St. ...

Doris Smith PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Doris M. Smith, 53, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 30, 1958,at Ottawa, Ill., and had lived in Piedmont for many years. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont and had worked for Brown Shoe Company and Corlair Corp in Piedmont...

Barbara Parnell Barbara Ann Parnell, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Parnell was born March 15, 1945, in Bragg City, Mo. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle in Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Parnell previously worked as a waitress at Tower Motel Restaurant and later as an instructor at Ozark Fitness Center. ...

Eual Dodd Eual Dodd, 81 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Dodd was born April 15, 1930, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a member of Twin Springs Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff...

Marie Marler FISK, Mo. -- Marie Marler, 85, of Elgin, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Marler was born June 29, 1926, in Parma, Mo. She had lived in Elgin since 1951 and attended the First Baptist Church in Elgin. She worked at Chicago Rawhide in Elgin until retiring in 1991 and had formerly worked at Elgin Watch Factory and Flexonics in Elgin. She enjoyed sewing and gardening...

Roosevelt Ballard Roosevelt "Tony" Ballard, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Hospice of Arizona - Greenfield House in Mesa, Ariz. following a long illness. Mr. Ballard was born Sept. 29, 1935, in Wardell, Mo. He grew up in Neelyville, Mo., and graduated from Wheatley High School in Poplar Bluff...

COLUMBIA -- Matt King rebounded from a tough quarterfinal loss to earn an all-state medal at the MSHSAA Class 3 state wrestling championships. The Poplar Bluff freshman took fifth place at 106 pounds with an 8-4 win Saturday at Mizzou Arena after falling into the consolation bracket Friday...

ST. PETER -- Poplar Bluff's first appearance at the MSHSAA state swimming championships was a record breaker. Cassidy Harris lowered her school-record time in the 50-yard freestyle preliminary Friday at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. But her time of 25.62 seconds put the freshman 29th, missing the cut for the finals by 0.85 of a second...

Jake Rathbun stood in the center circle for the opening tipoff Friday night but couldn't do anything about it. To his left was fellow senior Joey Bloodworth, wearing his familiar No. 12 jersey and a walking boot on his right foot. Both got the ceremonial start for Senior Night, then quickly took a seat on the end of Poplar Bluff's bench at Peters Gym...

PARK HILLS -- The Three Rivers Raiders clinched their Region XVI fate Saturday night. The Raiders led from start to finish as they beat Mineral Area 87-70 at Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse. "A big win," Three Rivers coach Gene Bess said. "We spent all week getting ready for Mineral Area...

DONIPHAN -- Doniphan big man Brian Patterson shouldered the load when it mattered most Friday night. Patterson had nine points in the final four minutes as the Dons held on to beat Caruthersville 74-72 in overtime. "We had some guys step up and make plays down the stretch," Doniphan coach Ray Stewart said. "Everybody stepped up, even the guys that got in for one or two minutes...

GREENVILLE -- The NBA 3-point contest isn't until next weekend but the Greenville Bears decided to have their own version of it Friday night. The Bears knocked down eight treys in the first half alone and 11 overall on Senior Night as they beat Neelyville 83-75 in a battle of Ozark Foothills Conference teams...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Three Rivers baseball team bounced back from a season-opening loss to split a doubleheader Saturday at Dyersburg State. The Raiders scored six runs in the second inning of the second game to back up Quinton Stevens for a 13-5 win. Three Rivers lost the opener 13-3 as four pitchers walked eight and hit four batters...

PARK HILLS -- Mineral Area jumped out to an early advantage Saturday and made a comeback just too tough for the Three Rivers Lady Raiders. The Lady Cardinals took a 19-point halftime lead and rolled to a convincing 91-64 victory at Bob Sechrest Fieldhouse...

CLARKTON -- Jamie Massey scored 25 points as the Holcomb Hornets won the Tri-County Conference Tournament title Friday night by beating Risco 76-64. Top-seeded Holcomb (20-4) and second-seeded Risco (20-3) were tied at 9 midway through the first period before the Hornets went a 9-0 run and never trailed again...