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Raiders win opening round
Posted Tuesday, March 16, at 3:00 PM
The Three Rivers Raiders beat Monroe in the opening round of the NJCAA national tournament, 81-69. Nick Niemczyk was the leading scorer with 25 points.

The Raiders will face Northwest Florida College at 6 p.m. Wednesday night. For a complete story, check Wednesday's DAR.

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Raiders and Lady Raiders
Posted Saturday, January 30, at 9:59 PM

The Three Rivers Raiders handled the Moberly Greyhounds at home on Saturday night, 90-67. Aloysius Henry was the leading scrorer for the Raiders with 20 points while Marquise Carter had 17. The loss for Moberly was their first in Region 16. Karron Johnson had 17 points for Moberly in the loss...

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Saturday's game
Posted Thursday, January 28, at 11:27 PM

I got word earlier tonight that despite the heavy snow that is on its way, the Moberly Greyhounds are already in town for their matchup with the Raiders Saturday at the Bess Activity Center. The game will start at 7 p.m. as scheduled.

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Bess wins No. 1,100
Posted Monday, January 18, at 10:49 PM

FREEEPORT, Ill. -- It took five extra minutes but the Three Rivers Raiders earned their coach Gene Bess his 1,100th career win Monday night at Highland. The Raiders held on for a 93-92 overtime win as sophomore guard Nick Niemczyk hit two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to give Bess the bench mark win after losses to Moberly and State Fair on Friday and Saturday...

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Raiders lose
Posted Saturday, December 19, at 9:22 PM

The Three Rivers Raiders lost Saturday morning to Midland (Texas), 74-65. Nick Niemczyk was the high scorer for the Raiders as he had 20 while Marquise Carter finished with 17. For full coverage of the game, check out Sunday's edition of the DAR. The Raiders face College of Southern Idaho Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Pacific time...

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Watch TRCC Raiders in Vegas
Posted Friday, December 18, at 10:02 AM

The Three Rivers men's basketball teams is heading to Las Vegas this weekend to play twice, starting with a showdown against top-ranked Midland (Texas). The seventh-ranked Raiders play at 11 a.m. Saturday (our time). You can watch the game over the internet here (there is a fee.)...

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David Prater update
Posted Friday, December 11, at 9:46 AM

This is the story that will run today's paper on David Prater, the Three Rivers sophomore who went down in the first half last night. By ALEX ABATE Sports Writer Three Rivers sophomore David Prater took a hard fall Thursday night against John A. Logan and was taken to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

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Lady Raiders 107, Forest Park 38
Posted Wednesday, November 25, at 9:48 AM

The Lady Raiders got off to a 20-point lead in the win Tuesday night at the Bess Activity Center. Sophomore forward Sara Woodgeard had 24 while fellow sophomore Chelsey Johnson had 22 points as five Lady Raiders scored in double figures. The Lady Raiders are now 5-3 on the season. For a full story, check out today's edition...

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Lady Raiders
Posted Tuesday, November 24, at 8:55 AM

The Lady Raiders have a game at 6 p.m. tonight at the Bess Åctivity Center against Forest Park. The Lady Raiders are coming off an invitational in Sedalia in which they beat Kaskaskia before losing to Lincoln Trail and are currently 4-3 on the season...

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Three Rivers vs. John A Logan
Posted Tuesday, November 17, at 10:06 AM

The Raiders will take on John A. Logan tonight at 7 p.m. in Carterville, Ill. Three Rivers comes into the game with a 4-0 record after beating Florissant Valley at home on Saturday. Sophomore guard Marquise Carter should be back in the lineup after he missed the last game after suffering a mild concussion against Northeastern Oklahoma...

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Naylor wins third place game
Posted Saturday, October 24, at 6:15 PM

The Naylor Lady Eagles took home third place in MSHSAA Class 1 by beating Bevier 4-1 in the third-place game. Moriah Goodrum lifted the Lady Eagles with a grand slam to right center in the fifth inning that scored Kayla Arnold, Ericka Engelman and Katelyn Hughey...

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Naylor wins quarterfinal
Posted Saturday, October 17, at 2:12 PM

The Naylor Lady Eagles are headed to the Class 1 Final Four after defeating Weaubleau 1-0 in Ash Grove. Moriah Goodrum scored the lone run of the game with a home run to right center field to lead off the top of the sixth inning. Chelsea Lane got the win in the circle for Naylor as she stranded runners on second and third base before getting the final out on a strikeout to win the game...

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Class 2 District 1
Posted Wednesday, October 7, at 6:07 PM

The Class 2 District 1 tournament has been moved up in the anticipation of rain. Greenville and East Carter will face off in the first semifinal at 10 a.m. on Thursday while Clearwater and Twin Rivers is scheduled for a noon start. The championship game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start...

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Signings
Posted Wednesday, April 15, at 9:55 AM

Three Rivers women's basketball coach Jeff Walk has been quite busy over the last few days. Walk has signed two players from Dexter in Jill Temples and Ashlee Taylor and one player from Delta, Jodi Menz. The men's basketball team has not signed anyone yet but is looking to fill the shooting guard spot along with a hole at small forward...

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Raiders baseball
Posted Tuesday, March 24, at 9:41 AM

The Raiders are trying to beat the rain today. They will start around 11 a.m. against Jefferson for the first game of a double header. The game will be at Raider Field.

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NJCAA playoffs set
Posted Wednesday, March 11, at 10:30 AM

The Raiders lost at Highland, Ill. Tuesday. Here's an updated look at the NJCAA National Tournament: NJCAA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday's Games Highland, Ill. 92, Three Rivers 82 Midland, Texas 75, South Plains, Texas 63 Salt Lake CC 69, Arizona Western 50...

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Three Rivers' Marquise Carter
Posted Friday, March 6, at 10:58 AM

Carter was recently named the Region XVI Player of the Year. He was just ahead of Jeremy Marrs who averaged 12 points a game for the Raiders in the post. Carter averaged 14.5 points per game and was second in the region in assists with an average of 4.5 assists...

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Getting my drive on
Posted Thursday, March 5, at 11:00 AM

Last night I went up to Park Hills to see Dexter beat Farmington and tonight I will be on the move as well. I am headed down to Clarkton to watch the Reindeer face Risco in the Class 1 District 1 final, a team they split regular season meetings with at 1-1...

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Raiders baseball
Posted Friday, February 20, at 10:34 AM

The Three Rivers Raiders pushed their early season record to 4-0 with two wins over Williams Baptist on Thursday. Nick Lesmeister and Dylan Stockton got wins on the mound for the Raiders as they cruised to 4-0, 10-1 wins. Nate Booker and Tyler Wrinkle were RBI leaders on the day for the Raiders as they each had three...

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NJCAA Region XVI standings
Posted Monday, February 9, at 7:58 AM

Here's a look at the Region XVI standings as of Sunday, Feb. 9: -------- Saturday's Scores Three Rivers 77, State Fair 56 Mineral Area 80, Vincennes (Ind.) 70 MSU-West Plains 83, Moberly 79 Monday's Game Highland, Ill. at Three Rivers, 7 p.m...

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Alex Abate is a sports writer for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He graduated from Michigan State in 2006 and had a job in Kentucky before moving to Poplar Bluff in September of 2007.
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