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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Chad Casey couldn’t quite get his steps down in the triple jump Wednesday after such a long layoff. The recent Poplar Bluff graduate cleared 18-feet, 11.75-inches in the long jump, finishing third at the SEMO Conference Senior Track & Field Showcase at Notre Dame Regional High School. But Casey scratched on four attempts in the triple jump...

POPLAR BLUFF — The Bernie Mules’ roster will feature a mix of experience and youth for the upcoming boys basketball season. The Mules began working with their potential regular-season roster Wednesday, July 1, at the Rib City Shootout at the Libla Family Sports Complex...

Daryl Vaughn decided to pass on an opportunity to play college baseball to join the Air Force. He took flight to keep his team from falling behind at the SEMO Conference Senior Baseball Showcase on Monday. The recent Poplar Bluff graduate made a diving catch in the right-field gap leading to a double play in a tie game...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A pair of Kennett teammates gave their team a spark in the fourth game of the SEMO Conference Baseball Showcase on Monday night at Capaha Field. Marshall Brown pitched a one-hit shutout, and Seth Tice scored the only run for the Kennett-Poplar Bluff team who beat Jackson-Dexter 1-0...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Brayden Eftink changed the momentum with one swing of the bat. The Notre Dame catcher pulled a Garrett Henson pitch over the right-field wall to lead the Notre Dame-New Madrid County Central team to a 7-2 victory over Jackson-Dexter in the third game of the SEMO Conference Baseball Showcase on Monday at Capaha Field...

After several years of success both on the field and in the classroom, the Three Rivers summer softball camps are experiencing growth in both demand and quality. “They all sold out real fast. I think everybody was tired of being cooped up,” Three Rivers coach Jeff Null said. “I feel like the level of kids that we’ve gotten this year over the past couple of years has gone way up. I think, just a little interested in our program and with it doing well, I think it is starting to show.”...

Three Rivers basketball’s recent signing may add versatility to the Raiders’ frontcourt. Simon Akeena, of Stocksund, Sweden, played for Strength ‘N Motion Prep in San Antonio, Texas, last season and recently signed with the Raiders. “He’s a Swiss Army Knife,” said Akeena’s prep school coach Mark Reed. “He’s a gym rat. He loves to be in the gym. He loves to put in the extra work to get better and he is a great young man.”...

Dexter High School spring sports coaches expect up to 11 athletes to compete in various events the SEMO Conference is holding for recently graduated seniors. Senior-only events in baseball, boys golf, boys tennis and track and field are set for next week. They were scheduled after the spring sports seasons were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Twins Kaley and Nicole Roper took high school volleyball by storm, and both were key contributors right away at East Central College in Union. With the sisters playing major roles as high school freshmen, Bloomfield made a run to the final four in Class 2...

The final piece of a changing of the guard at Three Rivers is official. On Wednesday, the Three Rivers Board of Trustees confirmed Tyler Smith as the new baseball coach for the Raiders. “I want to thank (Three Rivers President) Dr. (Wesley) Payne and the Board of Trustees for giving me the opportunity. ...