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What we learned, Week 1
Posted Monday, August 30, at 3:15 PM
Cape Central ended a 13-game losing streak and Jackson scored more points in one game than all of last year. Sikeston rolled up 42 points and 560 yards of offense, Farmington edged Festus behind QB Zach Hibbits (364 passing yards on 23-of-29 with 4 TDs, two rushing) and Poplar Bluff got handed its most lop-sided loss since 2002.

So, what did we learn from Week 1 in the SEMO North?

Not much. None of those teams were playing each other, so in terms of the conference race, it doesn't start until Sept. 17. That leaves plenty of time for teams to adjust.

In the meantime, we did learn a few things around the state, especially in Class 3 ...

Here's a look at how the teams in the state AP poll fared last week with first place votes in ( ) and total points also listed:

CLASS 1

1. South Shelby (7), 95Won, Trenton, 26-7
2. Orrick (3), 87Won, Mid-Buch, 46-27
3. South Harrison, 69Won, Plattsburg, 33-19
4. Valle Catholic, 66Won, Principia, 56-0
5. Tipton, 63Won, Class 3 Southern Boone, 40-16
6. West Platte, 43Won, Lincoln Prep, 32-18
7. Miller, 38Won, Greenfield, 49-7
8. Westran, 30Won, North Shelby, 55-12
9. Thayer, 23Won, Salem, 20-14
10. Wellington-Napoleon, 21Won, Lathrop, 42-0

CLASS 2

1. Warsaw (4), 88LOST, Class 3 Aurora, 34-0
2. Hamilton-Penney (3), 74 Won, King City, 61-16
3. Maplewood (2), 66Won, Class 4 MICDS, 26-16
4. Hogan Prep,50Won, No. 10 Mountain View-Liberty, 22-15
5. Clark County, 45Won, Putnam County, 57-18
6. Blair Oaks (1), 42Won, Carrollton, 22-18
7t. Lawson, 39Won, No. 3 Class 3 Maryville, 17-7
7t. Lamar, 39Won, Carl Junction, 38-7
9. Centralia, 25Won, Louisiana, 41-7
10. Mountain View-Liberty, 24LOST, No. 4 Hogan Prep, 22-15

CLASS 3

1. Cassville (10) 100Won, Mountain Grove, 40-7
2. Cardinal Ritter, 83LOST, Class 4 St. Dominic, 13-7
3. Maryville, 66LOST, Class 2 No. 7 Lawson, 17-7
4. Logan-Rogersville, 64Won, Mt. Vernon, 39-21
5. Bowling Green, 55Won, Montgomery County, 37-6
6. John Burroughs, 42Won, Pembroke Hill, 34-14
7. Trinity Catholic, 30LOST, JFK, 10-7
8. Seneca, 28LOST, Class 4 Hillcrest, 20-15
9. Richmond, 24Won, Excelsior Springs, 32-21
10. O'Hara, 15LOST, KC-Grandview, 28-26

CLASS 4

1. Kearney (9), 99Won, Winnetonka, 45-0
2. Webb City (1), 86Won, Ozark, 31-7
3. Helias, 75Won, No. 4 Harrisonville, 23-15
4. Harrisonville, 67LOST, No. 3 Helias, 23-15
5. Bolivar, 41Won, Neosho, 26-19
6. Ladue Horton Watkins, 34Won, Class 5 Parkway Central, 41-36
7. Hannibal, 29LOST, No. 1 in Ill., Quincy ND, 36-32
8t. MICDS, 26LOST, Class 2 No. 3 Maplewood, 26-16
8t. Sikeston, 26Won, Obion County (Tenn.) Central, 42-34
10t. Carthage, 25Won, Branson, 60-28
10t. Grain Valley, 25LOST, Platte County, 14-13

CLASS 5

1. Webster Groves (8), 48Won, McCluer, 51-14
2. Chaminade (2), 35Won, Riverview Gardens, 49-20
3. Lee's Summit West, 24Won, Ray-Pec, 21-13
4. Fort Osage, 23Won, Lee's Summit North, 19-7
5. Raytown South, 6LOST, Class 6 Blue Springs South, 49-7

CLASS 6

1. Rockhurst (5), 45Won, No. 3 Blue Springs, 7-6
2. Hazelwood Central (5), 42Won, No. 5 DeSmet, 20-19
3. Blue Springs, 23LOST, No. 1 Rockhurst, 7-6
4. Jefferson City, 18Won, McCluer North 41-10
5. DeSmet, 15LOST, No. 2 Hazelwood Central, 20-19

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Mules host Vashon in football opener tonight
Posted Saturday, August 28, at 12:18 AM

You can ready a short game story and boxscore here. -------- The 2010 football season opens tonight at Morrow Stadium with the Poplar Bluff Mules hosting Vashon. Here's a look at five storylines to follow: Can Poplar Bluff's defensive secondary, which has lost three safeties to injury during the preseason, hold together against a Vashon QB in Darren Fowlkes that threw for 2,885 yards last season...

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Follow DAR Sports on Facebook and Twitter
Posted Tuesday, August 10, at 10:53 AM

With the start of the new prep season this week, we're starting some new things at the Daily American Republic as well to help inform readers of what's in the daily edition and what to look for when it comes to sports in and around Poplar Bluff. You can follow us online at both Twitter and Facebook:...

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Vernon qualifies for US Amateur
Posted Tuesday, August 3, at 11:36 AM

ST. LOUIS -- Carr Vernon survived the heat and a tough course to qualify Monday for U.S. Amateur. The 16-year-old was the only player to break par in one of his two rounds at Bellerive Country Club but missed medalist honors by a stroke. He became the fifth golfer from Poplar Bluff to qualify for the U.S. Amateur and first since Ben Godwin made his second appearance in 2007...

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On vacation
Posted Tuesday, June 8, at 1:17 PM

I'm taking a break from work for awhile and will be in and out of the office for the rest of this month. Alex Abate and Rob Tate will continue our summer series "Catching Up With..." that updates a story of area people each Tuesday and Thursday in the DAR. This week, Alex started with Asa Wyatt, a former Mules quarterback who now throws javelin at Mizzou. If you'd like to nominate somebody from the Poplar Bluff area, contact us at sports@darnews.com...

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Perfect game? It's not a perfect world
Posted Thursday, June 3, at 9:51 PM

Baseball is not perfect. There was, however, something perfect about what happened in Detroit. It started with 26 consecutive outs Wednesday night by the Detroit Tigers and pitcher Armando Galarraga. An out away from the 21st perfect game in Major League history, Galarraga got Cleveland Indians' Jason Donald to hit a ground ball to the right side of the infield...

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Mules finish fourth; Coble, Ferguson win titles
Posted Saturday, May 29, at 6:35 PM

Poplar Bluff senior Greg Coble is attempting to become the first Mule to win three individual all-state medals in one year when the MSHSAA Class 4 state championships start today in Jefferson City. Seven athletes have won multiple individual medals at state in one year, including Brent Little, who did it three times from 2000-02. In 2002, Little and Maurice Moss earned four all-state medals but two came in relay events...

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Class 2 playoffs
Posted Wednesday, May 26, at 10:27 AM

Clearwater and Twin Rivers took the field but four batters later, the teams headed to the dugouts before rain started to fall. The Royals have two on and one out in the top of the first inning. After a delay of about 30 minutes, the game has been postponed...

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TRCC fails Title IX test
Posted Friday, May 21, at 12:06 PM

Here's part of my story which appears in Friday's DAR: An audit by Three Rivers Community College shows it is not currently in compliance with Title IX. In a report to the school's Board of Trustees during its meeting Thursday, Athletic Director Gene Bess released the findings and recommendations for the future of the Raiders...

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Clearwater still perfect
Posted Thursday, May 20, at 8:13 PM

The district final at Clearwater will be played at 4 p.m. Wednesday, moving up a day to beat the rain that's in the forecast for Thursday. The host Tigers have advanced with two perfect games, both 10-0 six-inning wins. Clearwater has retired 36 straight batters during the district tournament without a walk, hit or error. The Tigers will try to keep that streak going against Greenville in the final...

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UPDATE from PB: Class 4 District baseball
Posted Monday, May 17, at 6:02 PM

Jackson knocked off top-seeded Festus 6-3 Monday, advancing to the championship game. I'll post more later tonight. Saturday: Rain has kept away from Strenfel Memorial Field for the most part. Poplar Bluff AD Jim Brown said at 8 a.m. the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 tournament is on schedule...

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Mules win SEMO North track meet
Posted Friday, May 7, at 10:54 PM

The Poplar Bluff Mules track team won the SEMO North Conference meet Friday, pulling away after an hour delay due to thunderstorms. The Mules scored 95.5 points followed by Sikeston (77), Jackson (54.5) and Cape Central (43). Jackson won the girls title with 99 points followed by Sikeston (58), Poplar Bluff (56) and Cape Central (33)...

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District baseball brackets out
Posted Thursday, May 6, at 11:00 AM

The bracket for the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 tournament is out. You can see it here. Poplar Bluff will host it as the No. 8 seed and will face Festus in a rematch of last year's playoff game in which the top-seeded Tigers needed a two-out, pinch-hit homer by Austin Pierce in the ninth inning to beat the Mules 4-2...

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Vernon wins Ozark title
Posted Tuesday, May 4, at 5:59 AM

UPDATE: Photos from the weekend are now online to view and purchase. (Sorry it took so long but I shot over 500 photos and missed a few days with a back injury). You can view them here. ------- POPLAR BLUFF -- Carr Vernon, a 16-year-old sophomore from Poplar Bluff, shot a 4-under-par 67 Sunday to overtake first-round leaders Jeff Johnson and Skip Berkmeyer to win the 64th Ozark Invitational at Westwood Hills Country Club...

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Round 1 of the Ozark Invitational
Posted Saturday, April 24, at 8:21 PM

POPLAR BLUFF -- The first round of the 64th Ozark Invitational started with a boom (of thunder) Saturday morning and is in progress now at Westwood Hills Country Club. The 6,248-yard course had 4 inches of ran fall on it between Friday night and when play started, softening up greens and making a muddy mess of everything else. Players were able to lift-clean-and-replace their ball for the first time in the tournament since the opening round in 2006...

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Ozark Invitational preview
Posted Friday, April 23, at 11:26 AM

Augusta National has four. So does Pebble Beach. The Old Course at St. Andrews only has two. Westwood Hills Country Club, host of the 64th annual Ozark Invitational this weekend, features five par-3 holes along the 6,248-yard course. "We've always said if you play Westwood's par-3s even-par you'd shoot a good number," said four-time champion Ben Godwin...

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Locals run Boston Marathon
Posted Monday, April 19, at 8:59 PM

Amy Shell of Poplar Bluff finished her first Boston Marathon today (April 19). Shell, 31, ran the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton, Mass. to downtown Boston in 3 hours, 46 minutes, 4 seconds to finish 11,418th overall and 2,361st in her division. Shell, 31, reached the half-way point in 1:41:57 and ran an 8:38 pace...

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Host wins Poplar Bluff Invitational
Posted Monday, April 12, at 8:36 PM

Trent Hillis shot a 1-over 72 and Carr Vernon was 1 stroke back to lead the Poplar Bluff Mules to win their own tournament Monday at Westwood Hills Country Club. The Mules finished at 306 as a team followed by Notre Dame (232) and Dexter (327). Hillis, who earned medalist honors last year at even-par 71, carded four birdies and five bogeys. Vernon had just one birdie, on the par-5 18th, to finish second...

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Updates for Bernie-Clearwater
Posted Saturday, April 10, at 1:10 PM

Not sure about cell phone service at the Clearwater's field, but I'll post updates after each inning or when there's a change in scoring on our Twitter page if I can starting at 4 p.m. today (April 9). -------- PIEDMONT -- Ronnie Ray and Chris Kirkpatrick each delivered 3-run doubles during a 9-run fourth inning Friday to lift Clearwater past Bernie, 12-2, in a game between two state-ranked teams...

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Bluff's McIntosh returns
Posted Wednesday, April 7, at 5:44 PM

Poplar Bluff senior Bobby McIntosh (right) got his first at-bat of the season Tuesday in a 12-9 loss to Sikeston. McIntosh was Poplar Bluff's leading hitter last season as a junior before battling a rare autoimmune disease -- Wegener's Granulomatosis -- over the summer...

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Brian Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. Brian is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, and has a step-son named Jack, 9, who is a much better golfer and swimmer than he is.
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