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.

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Posted Thursday, January 7, 2010, at 7:36 AM

UPDATE: The matches scheduled for Thursday night with Jackson and Dexter at Poplar Bluff have been postponed.

The Poplar Bluff Mules hosted their first match of the season Tuesday night at Peters Gym, beating Sikeston 41-33.

Fans were in the dark, so-to-speak, as the Mules wrestled under a spotlight on the mat. It gave the match a look straight out of the 1985 movie "Vision Quest."

"It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes."

Here's the schedule. (Thursday's match will be at Peters Gym starting at 5 p.m., weather permitting of course.)

Story in Wednesday's DAR.

For those fans new to wrestling, try these links:

http://www.houstonwrestling.org/2007NFHSruleswithphotos.pdf

http://www.wvmat.com/overview.htm

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I've never attended a wrestling event. Are there typically spectators at wrestling competitions? I have a hard time understanding the rules of high school wrestling.

-- Posted by drawmules on Wed, Jan 6, 2010, at 2:56 AM

Brian Rosener's response:
"Yup, we've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!"
Lol! Nice quote Mr. Rosener.

-- Posted by FarmBoy06 on Wed, Jan 6, 2010, at 12:31 PM

Brian Rosener's response:
I knew that degree in film history would pay off.
Notre Dame is new to wrestling this year but we have many awesome young men on the team and I am a very proud wrestling mom.

-- Posted by grappler on Thu, Jan 7, 2010, at 9:39 PM
Thanks for the rules Mr. Rosener.

-- Posted by drawmules on Thu, Jan 7, 2010, at 11:03 PM
Yes we do have alot of dedicated and awesome young men at Notre Dame. They may go out there and get beat but at least they keep coming back for more. They will one day soon with dedication be a winning team. Wrestling is an awesome sport. I am a wrestling mom too.

-- Posted by kgross on Sun, Jan 10, 2010, at 6:17 PM

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