Sports

After conquering the Class 4A Small division for the past two seasons with back-to-back state titles, the Poplar Bluff High School cheerleading squad will enter new territory. The Lady Mules will get their chance to three-peat when they hit the mat on Saturday to compete in the 2023 MCCA State Cheerleading Championship at Southeast Missouri State University...

After a gritty, overtime victory over Jackson in the first round of the SEMO Conference Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday at Sikeston High School, the Poplar Bluff Mules cemented their spot in Thursday’s semifinals with a matchup against the host and top-seeded Bulldogs...

The annual Lady Royals Christmas Classic, hosted by Twin Rivers High School, released its schedule and seed-ing on Wednesday with the action starting Dec. 16. Top-seeded Doniphan and No. 16 Senath-Hornersville will start the tournament at 10 a.m. with eight games on the schedule for the opening day...

Poplar Bluff senior Mar’Lon Hick-man-Roberson is just one part of a big senior class for the Mules this season and while Hickman-Roberson’s name won’t always be at the top of the stat sheet, his fingerprints are all over the game. Coming off of a recent all-tournament team appearance at the Rolla “Duke” Her-bert Classic, Hickman-Roberson and the Mules took down Jackson in overtime to start the SEMO Conference Tournament. A game Hickman-Roberson knew was going to be tough...

SIKESTON — It may not have been the prettiest game but it’s a victory Will Durden and the Poplar Bluff will remember as they edged Jackson in over-time to advance to the semifinals of the SEMO Conference Boys Basketball Tournament. The Mules tipped against the Indians at 5:30 p.m., after a few well deserved days off for Poplar Bluff. ...

Playing any sport can be tough, but adding your father as head coach into the mix is a whole new ballgame. Luckily for Poplar Bluff High School junior guard Brendan Durden, he can separate the two roles and use it as a good opportunity to receive motivation and gain more in-depth knowledge that others on the team do not have...

One Poplar Bluff High School athlete won’t allow the high expectations to hold her back as she prepares for the upcoming wrestling season. Making it to the state wrestling tournament has become the norm for junior wrestler Zoe Freeman, but rather than focusing on making it back to the big show, her only concern is getting better...

The Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles won the consolation championship of the Oran Invitational Tournament on Friday at Oran High School. WBA took Scott County Central 68-40 in the matchup. James Hawley finished with 33 points to lead the Eagles as he was named to the All-Tournament Team for his efforts. Ben Jones added 19 points for WBA in the victory...