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BERNIE — The state-ranked Bernie Mules recorded their second-most lopsided victory ever against perennial power Oran on Monday night at Bernie High School. The Mules, the eighth-ranked team in the Missouri Class 2 coaches poll, took control over the middle two quarters to beat Oran 73-48 for their biggest victory since beating Oran 69-33 in a Class 2 district tournament in 2009...

In the opening two minutes of the second half, the Poplar Bluff girls basketball team turned a tight five-point game into a double-digit lead Monday night. The Mules opened the second half with a 10-2 run and never let Naylor back in it for a 55-41 win at the Senior High Gym...

POPLAR BLUFF – The Three Rivers men's basketball team continues to roll in "revenge week" as the Raiders handed Missouri State-West Plains a 72-57 setback at the Libla Family Sports Complex on Monday night. In the last meeting between these two teams, the Raiders dropped the game 77-75 on a buzzer-beater back on Dec. 1 in West Plains, but just like Three Rivers' previous two games against Mineral Area and Motlow State, the Raiders were able to win by more than 20 points...

DEXTER — The state-ranked Bernie Mules recorded a big rivalry win, even though one of their biggest offensive weapons was off target. The Mules, who are ranked No. 8 in the most recent Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 2 poll, struggled from the perimeter but found a way to beat Dexter 67-63 in the longtime rivals’ 150th meeting...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Logan Ringstaff won the heavyweight division while four more Poplar Bluff wrestlers reached the championship match at the St. Charles Invitational on Saturday as the Mules won the team title. Gatlin Taylor, Justin Mitchell, Austin Stoner and Desmond Howell each placed second in their division while Lucas Robertson, Jakob Hopkins, Logan Hite and Dace Wisdom all placed third for the Mules. Kurt Russon finished fifth while Daine Dugas was sixth...

VAN BUREN — The Fish Trophy will again be spending the next year on the east side of Carter County. Preston Turner scored 17 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter to lead East Carter past their feisty cross-county rivals. The Redbirds held off Van Buren 49-42 in the 39th edition of the Yellow Sucker Game on Friday night...

DEXTER — The Dexter Bearcats put it all together in the second half and used a late 12-0 run to finish rival Neelyville 72-58 Thursday night at the Bearcat Event Center. The Bearcats produced their second-highest point total in a game this season, shot 54% (27-for-50) from the field and received balanced scoring to win their third-straight game and reach the 10-win mark for the first time since the 2018-19 season...

When they needed it most, the Ellington girls basketball team found their beat Thursday night to hold off Poplar Bluff. Kaylee King scored nine points and assisted on two late buckets as the Whippets won 51-41 at the Senior High Gym. “We couldn’t get in our rhythm, we couldn’t do anything we like to do on offense tonight,” Ellington coach David Burrows said...