Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. 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. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

Bloomfield preview today

Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at 8:58 AM

In today's (Dec. 24) DAR, there's a preview story by Rob Tate and a viewer's guide to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

A preview for the Lady Royal Classic will run Friday while the Poplar Bluff Showdown preview will run in Sunday's edition.

Here's the first-round schedules in bracket order, with seeds in ( ):

Bloomfield Tournament

Friday

(1) Bernie vs. (16) East Carter, 10 a.m.

(8) Bloomfield vs. (9) South Pemiscot, 8 p.m.

(5) Dexter vs. (12) East Prairie, 3:30 p.m.

(4) Hayti vs. (13) Puxico, 1:45 p.m.

(6) Twin Rivers vs. (11) Malden, 5 p.m.

(3) Kennett vs. (14) Van Buren, 12:30 p.m.

(7) Doniphan vs. (10) Richland, 6:30 p.m.

(2) Portageville vs. (15) Greenville, 11:15 a.m.

Lady Royal Classic

Saturday

(1) Dexter vs. (16) East Carter, 9 a.m.

(8) Doniphan vs. (9) Kennett, 10:30 a.m.

(5) Naylor vs. (12) Senath, noon

(4) Neelyville vs. (13) Clearwater, 1:30 pm.

(3) Kelly vs. (14) Malden, 3 p.m.

(6) Charleston vs. New Madrid, 4:30 p.m.

(7) Greenville vs. (10) Twin Rivers, 6 p.m.

(2) Portageville vs. (15) Sikeston, 7:30 p.m.

Poplar Bluff Showdown

Monday

Forrest City (Ark.) vs. Liberty Tech (Tenn.), 4 p.m.

Sikeston vs. Warren Central (Ky.), 5:30 p.m.

Poplar Bluff vs. Greene County Tech (Ark.), 7 p.m.

New Madrid Central vs. Raytown South, 8:30 p.m.

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