Stories from Saturday, May 12, 2018

PIEDMONT -- The defending state champion Strafford Indians broke through in the fourth inning and rolled to a 12-2 victory over Clearwater on Saturday in a MSHSAA Class 1 quarterfinal at Rotary Park. Clearwater pitcher Rachel Rowold held the Indians scoreless through three innings before they sent 10 batters to the plate in the fourth to take control...

By DAR STAFF OAKVILLE, Mo. --Heading into the last running event Saturday in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 meet, the Poplar Bluff Mules held a six-point lead on defending champion Jackson. The Indians won the race but could only pick up two points. Poplar Bluff's javelin throwers took the top two spots as the Mules won the team title 155-137 over Jackson...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --Poplar Bluff and Jackson will meet for the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship for the third time in four years after both teams advanced Saturday with wins at Cape Central High School. The top-seeded Indians beat Hillsboro 11-4 before second-seeded Poplar Bluff used a five-run fifth inning to beat Northwest 7-1...

While their classmates will be taking finals, the Three Rivers College softball team will be in Utah, playing for the NJCAA national championship. The Raiders hope to be still playing when the school holds graduation -- the softball-playing sophomores having already picked up their diplomas a week early...

OAKVILLE, Mo. -- Ben Stewart claimed the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 singles title Friday while Poplar Bluff's doubles team of Brett Keele and Adeesh Mishra also advanced to the state playoffs by finishing second. Stewart, the top seed, lost just two games in a pair of matches to reach the final where the junior beat No. 2 seed Devon Tiemann of Cape Central 6-4, 7-6(5) at Bernard Middle School...

By DAR STAFF OAKVILLE, Mo. --Heading into the last running event Saturday in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 meet, the Poplar Bluff Mules held a six-point lead on defending champion Jackson. The Indians won the race but could only pick up two points. Poplar Bluff's javelin throwers took the top two spots as the Mules won the team title 155-137 over Jackson...

PIEDMONT -- The defending state champion Strafford Indians broke through in the fourth inning and rolled to a 12-2 victory over Clearwater on Saturday in a MSHSAA Class 1 quarterfinal at Rotary Park. Clearwater pitcher Rachel Rowold held the Indians scoreless through three innings before they sent 10 batters to the plate in the fourth to take control...

While their classmates will be taking finals, the Three Rivers College softball team will be in Utah, playing for the NJCAA national championship. The Raiders hope to be still playing when the school holds graduation -- the softball-playing sophomores having already picked up their diplomas a week early...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. --Poplar Bluff and Jackson will meet for the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship for the third time in four years after both teams advanced Saturday with wins at Cape Central High School. The top-seeded Indians beat Hillsboro 11-4 before second-seeded Poplar Bluff used a five-run fifth inning to beat Northwest 7-1...

OAKVILLE, Mo. -- Ben Stewart claimed the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 singles title Friday while Poplar Bluff's doubles team of Brett Keele and Adeesh Mishra also advanced to the state playoffs by finishing second. Stewart, the top seed, lost just two games in a pair of matches to reach the final where the junior beat No. 2 seed Devon Tiemann of Cape Central 6-4, 7-6(5) at Bernard Middle School...