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Three Rivers College hires new men’s basketball head coach
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - Three Rivers College announced the new men’s basketball head coach. They say alumnus Robert Kirby will lead the Three Rivers Raiders. “Three Rivers is home for me. This is where I started my basketball career outside of high school,” Kirby said in a news release. “Come join us. You’re going to be very, very happy about what we’re doing. It’s going to be an exciting brand of basketball, it’s going to be fun, it’s going to be enthusiastic, and you’re going to love us.”
Raiders tab alumnus, veteran coach Robert Kirby as next men's basketball coach
Three Rivers College tapped into one of the brightest moments in the college's history when it selected the next coach of the Raiders men's basketball team. TRC announced Monday it has hired Robert Kirby to be the fourth men's basketball coach in the program's history. He also is the first head men's basketball coach since 1970 who is not a member of the Bess family.
Greenwall hits for cycle as Mules roll to victory
In what turned out to be a blistering four innings, the Poplar Bluff Mules baseball team rolled to a 15-0 win Monday over the Park Hills Central Rebels as Kolby Greenwall hit for the cycle. With his first at-bat — in the first inning — Greenwall drove in three runs...
Mule junior 'consistently' leading surging 'Bluff in a variety of ways
There may not be a more potent squad readying to compete in the SEMO Conference baseball Tournament later this week than Poplar Bluff. The Mules have won four of their last six games, including a 15-0 beating of Park Hills Central (7-8) on Monday at Poplar Bluff, and junior Noah Spain is one of the key components to the success – all season – for Poplar Bluff.
Portal, not so much NIL, having major impact on juco hoops
There has been no shortage of stories published regarding the implementation of the new NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) philosophy within intercollegiate athletics over the past couple of seasons. However, recently-hired Gulf State Community College men’s basketball coach, and Advance native, Lane Below, said in his four years of coaching at the junior college level, the NIL isn’t a major issue.
Lady Raiders sweep East Central, on three-game winning streak
The Three Rivers College softball team finds itself on a three-game winning streak after winning two more games Monday at East Central. The Lady Raiders took Monday’s opener 6-1 and the nightcap 10-2 to improve to 30-20 on the season. TRC also split a doubleheader Saturday against Jefferson at...
Lady Tigers handle Naylor in OFC kickoff
DONIPHAN – The Neelville Lady Tigers didn’t hold back in the first round of the OFC tournament as they downed their first opponent to advance to the semifinals. The Lady Tigers easily took down the Naylor Lady Eagles on Monday by securing a 15-0 win at the Donettes Softball Field.
Raiders set pair of records in series split with Crowder
The Three Rivers College baseball team did more than split a four-game series with the powerful Crowder Roughriders over the weekend at Roger Pattillo Field — the Raiders also broke a pair of records in the process. First, Peyton Nelson picked up five hits in the weekend series up...
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