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Poplar Bluff boys claim C5D1 track & field championship (5/15/21)POPLAR BLUFF — --- 1. Poplar Bluff 202.5; 2. Jackson 145; 3. Northwest 105; 4. Webster Groves 86; 5. Lindbergh 71; Seckman 59; 7. Mehlville 27; 8. Fox 24; 9. Oakville 18.5. 3200 — Jaden Deaton (Poplar Bluff), 9:30.29; 2. Firaol Ahmed (Northwest), 9:39.16; 3. Jake Eastin (Jackson), 9:54.23; 4. Andrew Bacon (Webster Groves), 9:59.54;... -
Jackson girls win C5D1 track & field championship (5/15/21)1POPLAR BLUFF — Check back later for more. --- 1. Jackson 184.5; 2. Lindbergh 111.5; 3. Poplar Bluff 93.5; 4. Webster Groves 87; 5. Oakville 69.5; 6. Northwest 56; 7. Seckman 54; 8. Fox 50; 9. Mehlville 27. 3200 — Isabella Marcum (Fox), 11:31.82; 2. Elizabeth Steele (Jackson), 11:47.0; 3. Ryley Posey (Northwest), 12:16.14; 4. Karley Wheeler (Northwest), 12:23.91... -
Ellington, Neelyville advance to C2D2 semifinals (5/15/21)VAN BUREN — John Heady called his shot Friday. The Ellington junior hit a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the third inning as the Whippets beat Thayer 15-0 in the MSHSAA Class 2 District 2 quarterfinal at Van Buren City Park. “That’s a pretty wild way to end that one,” Ellington coach Jake Hime said. “I’m not going to lie, big John Heady called that one going up there... -
After district pressure cooker, Poplar Bluff golfers prepare for state tournament (5/15/21)Jack Pierce headed to the second half of his round in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 Monday looking like it may be his last as a member of the Poplar Bluff golf team. “I didn’t think I was going to make it, I started really bad and then I kept playing bad,” Pierce said of his two bogeys and a double-bogey on his first four holes... -
Poplar Bluff takes top-seeded Farmington to wire in C2D1 tennis final (5/13/21)FARMINGTON, Mo. — The MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 tennis title went the distance Wednesday. There were three tiebreakers to decide a set while a deciding third set was needed in half of the singles matches between top-seeded Farmington and third-seeded Poplar Bluff...
Outdoors
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Missouri's spring turkey harvest was worst in decadesMissouri‘s worst spring turkey season in who knows how long finally was put out of its misery Sunday, with a total harvest of 31,798 birds. To the surprise of nobody who hunted locally this season, that’s well behind the 38,734 taken last year and so far off the record of 56,882, set in 2004, that you can’t even laugh at it... -
Ensure you know conservation area regulationsAs warmer weather approaches, many sportsmen maybe be looking for ways to get outdoors but beat the heat. During this time of year, it can be very beneficial to try doing some fishing at night. Many species of fish have been known to become more active during the last few hours of daylight during warmer weather. This provides anglers with a great way to enjoy the cooler time of the day, as well as some great fishing...
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Turkey season wraps up Sunday afternoonThe spring turkey harvest in Missouri, and the southeast region of the state in particular, continues to lag far behind what it did last year. As of Wednesday morning, the statewide harvest was at 27,623 birds, compared to 33,831 at the same point in the season last year... -
Turkey season mediocre so farIt’s the middle of Missouri’s spring turkey season, and we’re in that lull where not much is happening. The second week of the season historically has been mediocre, at best, with breeding and heavy hunting pressure keeping the woods quiet. Honestly, this whole season has pretty much been a lull. For the most part, it’s been pretty quiet, though there have been some exceptions... -
Missouri's spring turkey season off to extra slow startMissouri’s regular spring turkey season kicked off Monday, and as of mid-day Wednesday, things weren’t looking too good. Statewide, the harvest is down significantly from last year, and even the year before. So far, hunters across the state have taken 7,352 birds, falling far short of the 11,347 over the same period last year and even sitting well behind the 9,674 taken in the first three days of the 2019 season...
