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2019-20 SEMO Conference all-conference girls basketball awards released (3/30/20)The 2019-20 SEMO Conference all-conference girls basketball awards have been released. Poplar Bluff senior Kiley Bess is the SEMO Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Bess, who has signed to play basketball at St. Louis University, led the conference in scoring with 166 points in regular-season conference action. She averaged a team-high 24 points per conference game... -
2019-20 SEMO Conference all-conference boys basketball awards released (3/30/20)The 2019-2020 SEMO Conference all-conference boys basketball awards have been released. Sikeston senior Payton Howard is the SEMO Conference Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Howard, who has signed to play baseball at St. Louis University, led the conference in scoring with 175 points in regular-season conference action. He averaged 22 points per conference game... -
The year Southeast lost the links (3/29/20)Carroll Williams is wistful about his long tenure as head coach of the Southeast men’s golf program, ended by the university’s board of regents 15 years ago this spring. “All told, I coached golf at SEMO for 30 years,” Williams said. Williams, 82, is principal of Cape Christian Community School these days, which will be absorbed July 1 by Lynwood Christian Academy... -
Dexter boys tennis seeks third straight district championship (3/29/20)For the Dexter Bearcats to win their third straight district championship in boys tennis, they will have to do so without their two best players from last season and hope the COVID-19 pandemic ends soon. Former No. 1 Eric Hahn and No. 2 Nate Gargas graduated, as did No. 5 Travis Propst... -
Poplar Bluff's Kiley Bess earns all-state honors (3/27/20)By BRIAN ROSENER Staff Writer Kiley Bess knocked down a shot in the closing seconds of the state quarterfinal two weeks ago. It ended up being one of the very last baskets of a shortened postseason. Poplar Bluff’s season ended with a 44-33 loss to Kirkwood in the MSHSAA Class 5 playoffs, that were later canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic... -
MSHSAA issues update regarding status of spring sports (3/25/20)The Missouri State High School Activities Association issued an update regarding the status of spring sports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “While schools across the state are determining the best course of action during this unprecedented time, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) office staff continues to prepare for Spring Championships,” MSHSAA said in a press release. ... -
Area players, coaches named to MBCA All-State team (3/25/20)Area players were honored Wednesday with the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's All-State team. In Class 1, David Layton of Oak Ridge and Delta's Eric Berry were honored. In Class 2, Oran's Tyson Goodale, Jack Below of Advance, Campbell's Blake Fowler and Neelyville's Curtis Fowler were honored along with Oran's Kaylee Payne and Katie Webb, and Neelyville's Lexi Liau... -
Three Rivers' Deanay Watson commits to SEMO (3/25/20)Six years ago, Deanay Watson wasn't playing basketball. Now she's committed to play for Southeast Missouri State University. The 5-foot, 10-inch, third-year sophomore from Bradenton, Fla., led Three Rivers this season with 13.6 points to go with 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.1 assists per game... -
Dexter softball hopes to stay away from injuries once season begins (3/25/20)Starla Pulley and her Dexter softball team are keeping their fingers crossed for an injury-free season. The Bearcats will try to improve on last season’s 5-15 record but will have to wait awhile to begin the process. All practices and games for Dexter sports have been canceled through April 3 because of concerns about COVID-19. If school reopens on April 6, the district would determine when school activities will resume... -
Poplar Bluff's Hanner, Webb sign to play baseball with Three Rivers College (3/23/20)Carson Webb and Dawson Hanner have been playing baseball together since as long as they can remember. The Poplar Bluff seniors recently signed their National Letters of Intent to play together at Three Rivers College on the same day...
Outdoors
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MDC temporarily suspends requirement for fishing licensesJEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Conservation Commission announce they are temporarily waiving permit requirements for sport fishing and daily trout tags for Missouri residents and nonresidents whose fishing privileges are not otherwise suspended...
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Lakes, rivers up againAll the rain lately has raised local lakes and rivers yet again. I crossed the Current River at Van Buren the other day and it was up higher than I’ve seen it in a while. The river crested there early Saturday at 15.34 feet and now is hovering around 8 feet. The current projection from the National Weather Service has it slowly falling to around 6 feet by Sunday...
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Heartland Gobblers banquet grows, despite pandemicDespite all the things going on locally with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heartland Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation had a successful banquet Saturday night. “We got lucky to have it, but it went over well,” said chapter president Chuck Stewart... -
PB hunter ed class set for March 23A spring hunter education skills class has been scheduled in Poplar Bluff for those needing to be certified before purchasing turkey hunting permits. The class, for those age 11 and older, will be held from 5-9 p.m. March 23 at the Poplar Bluff Junior High School...
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Biologists survey Black River walleyeWalleyes in the Black, Current, St. Francis and Eleven Point river are fat and healthy, according to Department of Conservation Fisheries management Biologist Paul Cieslewicz, who conducted his annual gill netting and electrofishing survey on the Black last week... -
Bluff City Mallards banquet raises $29,000Despite two other large events going on in Poplar Bluff Saturday night, organizers said the annual Bluff City Mallards/Ducks Unlimited banquet at the Black River Coliseum was a success. The event saw 175 visitors and went smoothly, chapter chairman Jeremy Wethington said... -
Fifth annual Outdoorsmen With a Mission banquet is biggest in organization’s historyIn only five years, the Poplar Bluff-based Outdoorsmen With a Mission organization has grown from an idea of a few people to help others into a larger group dedicated not only to its original goals, but also to introducing children to the outdoors. On Saturday, the organization held its fifth annual banquet, which organizers said was the biggest yet... -
Heartland Gobblers banquet is March 14The Heartland Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is gearing up for its 27th annual Hunting Heritage Banquet, set for March 14 at the Brown-Mabry American Legion Post 153 in Poplar Bluff. The doors to the event will open at 5 p.m., and it will kick off with a social hour and silent auction...
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Crappie fishing at Wappapello projected to be worse this yearAnglers at Wappapello Lake shouldn’t expect the best crappie fishing this year, according to Department of Conservation Fisheries Management Biologist Dave Knuth, who oversees the lake’s fishery. In his 2019 Fishery Management Report, released last week, Knuth notes Wappapello Lake’s white crappie population last fall was rated as fair, primarily because of poor growth and size structure...
