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Dexter's Kohlbaker runs down medal (11/09/08)
By DAR STAFF JEFFERSON CITY -- Lizzie Kohlbaker of Dexter earned an all-state medal with her 12th place finish Saturday at the MSHSAA Class 2 cross country championships. The Lady Bearcats finished 14th as a team with 244 points while Herculaneum won the title at 102. Kohlbaker's time of 21 minutes, 26 seconds was eight seconds from cracking the top 10. Eileen Schwiess of Herculaneum won the race in 19:55...
Van Buren runs to district cross country titles (11/03/08)
By DAR STAFF MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Van Buren swept the team titles at the MSHSAA Class 1 District 4 cross country meet Saturday at Dane Glass Golf Course. The Bulldogs edged Koshkonong by two points 42-44 while the Lady Dawgs scored 33 points to win by seven...
Blalocks qualify for state meet (11/02/08)
By DAR STAFF ST. LOUIS -- The Blalocks are headed back to Jefferson City. The Poplar Bluff runners qualified for the MSHSAA Class 4 state cross country championships Saturday as Travis Blalock finished fourth in the sectional meet at Jefferson Barracks Park, while Hannah Blalock was seventh...
Van Buren second in conference cross country races (10/23/08)
By DAR STAFF KOSHKONONG -- The Van Buren Bulldogs and Lady Dawgs each finished second Wednesday afternoon at their conference meet. For the boys team, Daniel Newman led the way for Van Buren finishing third in the 5,000-meter run. Newman had a time of 19:34. Mason Morgan placed 8th (20:30), Zane Betz finished 9th (20:46), Kenny Gibbs finished 12th (21:08) and Dalton Williams rounded out the group in 16th (22:01)...
SEMO Conference cross country results (10/16/08)
Results from Thursday's meet at Notre Dame (Central girls and Notre Dame boys won team titles):
Poplar Bluff tennis finishes season in district tourney (10/13/08)
By DAR STAFF ST. LOUIS -- A few of the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules advanced Friday at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 girls tennis tournament at Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park. But none made it past the third round, as Poplar Bluff finished the season...
Blalocks finish second at Notre Dame races (10/06/08)
By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Poplar Bluff cross country team members competed Saturday at a meet in Cape Girardeau. The Mules had two runners finish second on the day. "The meet was quite the success," Poplar Bluff coach Beth Lewis said. Travis Blalock finished second overall with a time of 16:00 and Jason Keena finished 57th with a time of 20:01...
Dexter, Bernie win at Arkansas State Playday (09/29/08)
By DAR STAFF JONESBORO, Ark. -- Dexter won one of the four titles at the ASU Playday on Saturday night while Bernie won a consolation title. The Lady Bearcats beat Trumann, Ark. 25-21, 25-19 in the Silver Bracket final. After losing to West Memphis, Ark. in pool play Saturday at the Arkansas State University Tournament, the Mules got revenge later in the afternoon as they beat West Memphis, Ark., in a rematch for the Scarlet Division consolation championship...
Poplar Bluff softball rallies past Doniphan (09/18/08)
By DAR STAFF The Poplar Bluff Lady Mules needed a rally Wednesday afternoon and they got one, scoring a run in the fifth and another in the bottom of the seventh to beat Doniphan, 3-2. "That one bad inning, today it was better," Poplar Bluff coach Dusty Benson said. "Our one bad inning only allowed one run a piece instead of four or five as it has in the past."...
Poplar Bluff Junior High cross country teams win at Kelly (09/15/08)
By DAR STAFF Both the Poplar Bluff Junior High boys and girls cross country teams won the Kelly-Benton Invitational over the weekend. The boys team nearly had a perfect score, which is when a single team places all five runners in the top five. Kortez Ellis won the race followed by Mark Keena and Bailey Davidson, who tied for second. ...
Mules net first soccer win (09/07/08)
By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Poplar Bluff Mules soccer team ended the Notre Dame Soccerfest on a high note Saturday afternoon as they took home a 2-1, come-from-behind victory over Sikeston. The win concluded the tournament with Poplar Bluff placing seventh out of the eight teams involved...
Runners wanted, no experience necessary (08/26/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Poplar Bluff's cross country team is looking for a few good athletes. With not enough runners to make up a varsity team this fall, coach Beth Lewis wants to help students become better athletes. "We'll take anybody of all shapes and sizes and ability level," she said. "Even if they don't want to run the meets, we're willing to work with some of the athletes to get them in better shape like with morning practices with us."...
SEMOBALL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (11/30/07)
The top seven girls runners in Southeast Missouri:
SEMOBALL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (11/30/07)
The top seven runners in Southeast Missouri:
Bluff's Blalock runs to state medal (11/04/07)
The freshman finished 10th in the MSHSAA Class 3 state meet.
Blalocks use 'easy' workouts to prepare for state meet (11/02/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor As the Poplar Bluff wrestling team warmed up with a few laps around the parking lot Tuesday, Travis and Hannah Blalock were running down the street to Hendrickson Park. That was just the beginning of what the pair called "an easy day" as they prepared for the MSHSAA cross country championships on Saturday...
Poplar Bluff's Blalocks, Van Buren girls team headed to state meet (10/29/07)
By DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff's Hannah and Travis Blalock qualified for the MSHSAA Class 3 state cross country championships, each finishing in the top nine Saturday, while the Van Buren girls team qualified with a second-place finish at the Class 1 District 5 meet...
Goalie change has Poplar Bluff surging (10/26/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor A resurgent Poplar Bluff soccer team and a trio of cross country runners will try to extend their seasons as they enter district play Saturday. Jasmin Sumrall along with Travis and Hannah Blalock will compete in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 cross country meet in Potosi early Saturday while the Mules soccer team faces Northwest at 3 p.m. at Cape Central...
Left speechless: Mules run down three medals, lower times (10/12/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor BENTON -- Poplar Bluff cross country coach Beth Lewis was speechless after seeing her runners’ times Thursday at the SEMO Conference meet. “When they all have PRs, you can’t ask for anything more,” said Lewis in a voice so soft from screaming that she couldn’t help but laugh at herself mid-sentence...
Poplar Bluff's Blalock wins at Notre Dame Invitational (10/01/07)
By DAR STAFF CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Hannah Blalock broke up West Plains' bid for a perfect team score Saturday by winning the Notre Dame Invitational. The Poplar Bluff freshman won with a time of 19 minutes, 27.80 seconds, beating defending Class 3 champion Brittani Johnson and her four West Plains teammates. The Lady Mules finished fourth, 13 points behind the host...
Crafton leads Van Buren runners to home win (09/20/07)
By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer VAN BUREN -- Van Buren's Matt Crafton was dripping with sweat as he pushed toward the finish of the 3.1-mile course Wednesday afternoon. Crafton placed second overall with a time of 20 minutes, 50 seconds and was one of three Bulldogs to finish in the top 10 in the event as Van Buren took first place overall with a score of 51...
Kelly boys, Poplar Bluff girls win team titles at Kelly Invitational (09/10/07)
Staff Report ~ Standard Democrat BENTON -- Two area high school cross country teams are celebrating championships after competing Saturday at the Kelly Invitational. In the varsity boys race, Kelly won the team title as Cody Kern finished second overall. Poplar Bluff runner Travis Blalock won the boys competition in 16-minutes, 25 seconds...
Twin Rivers softball pounds Neelyville 12-0 (09/07/07)
By DAR STAFF Carlee Vancil struck out 14 of the 18 batters she faced in five innings to record her second no-hitter of the season as Twin Rivers won 12-0 at Neelyville Vancil helped herself by going 3-for-3 at the plate with two triples and a single and driving in four runs. Samantha Leutert and Kayla Cunningham each scored twice for the Lady Royals. Senior catcher Kelci Scott crossed the plate three times and also drove in three runs...
Poplar Bluff rallies past Scott City in softball (09/07/07)
Meanwhile, Poplar Bluff cross country runner Travis Blalock won a meet at Webster Groves.
Blalocks fare well in opening cross country meet (09/04/07)
Poplar Bluff's Travis Blalock wins the sophomore boys division at the Jackson Invitational, while Hannah Blalock is second among freshman girls
Younger runners pace Poplar Bluff cross country (08/31/07)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Poplar Bluff cross country coach Beth Lewis is trying everything from games and post-practice Popsicle to "bring a friend to practice" to inject some fun in her first season. "In a couple of years, we'll have the numbers," said Lewis, noting that there are 15-20 junior high runners who will compete this fall...
Sikeston cross country team has 10 runners (08/31/07)
Jeff Arenz ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- Ten cross country athletes have committed to running for the Sikeston Bulldogs in 2007. Coach Gregg Holifield has a group of four seniors (Matt Rushing, Charlie Jones, Ethan Riley and Amanda McReynolds), two juniors (Rafael Johnson and Jacob Cole), one sophomore (Amos Helms) and three freshmen (Jacob Alsip, Jacob Murphy and Will Holifield)...
Kelly Cross Country Places Two in St. Louis Meet (09/28/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The Kelly cross country team had two medalists in the Hancock Invitational on Monday after having the meet rescheduled from its original date on Saturday due to lightning.
Gibson paces Jackson in winning effort (09/03/06)
Jackson sophomore Greg Gibson and Central sophomore Brittany Moreland highlighted a strong day for local runners at the Jackson Invitational cross country meet with a pair of individual championships Saturday at Jackson City Park. Gibson covered the 2.35-mile course in 12 minutes, 49 seconds, bringing home his second straight title at the Jackson Invitational...
Bearcats look strong in only their second year of cross county competition (08/31/06)
Dexter coach Jill Becker has Dexter's second-year cross county program moving in the right direction and looks for the Bearcats to be much improved this year heading into the season's first action Saturday at the Jackson Invitational. "I think we'll be better this year, so I'm pretty excited about it (the season)," said Becker, who also serves at the Bearcats track coach. "We have a lot kids that work hard and want to win."...
Woodland opens first season on Saturday (08/31/06)
If you live in Marble Hill, chances are you've seen the Woodland cross country team jog by your home at some point in the last few weeks. The team is preparing for its inaugural season. "The students are enjoying it," Cardinals coach Ryan Layton said. "It's hard work, and they're finding that out. But I think they're enjoying it on the whole."...
A run at state title No. 3 (08/30/06)
Saxony Lutheran has the top returning Class 1 cross country runner, three returning all-state runners, four runners returning from last year's state championship team and back-to-back state championships. The question heading into this season is not whether they can win again, but "can anyone stop them?"...