Legendary former Three Rivers basketball coach Gene Bess has passed at the age of 91. Bess was the only coach from the junior college ranks to earn a spot in the Naismith Hall of Fame, as he spent 50 years coaching the Raiders. Bess’s teams captured national championships in 1979 and 1992, and he leaves behind a strong legacy of former players that he developed into becoming men while also leaving a major impact on the city of Poplar Bluff as a whole.
The Willow Springs Lions Club Annual Golf tournament wrapped up over Father’s Day weekend, with a great turn out of golfers. Winners of the tournament, Championship Flight, Slaton and Johnson took first with a 57, second went to Prough and Leslie with a 58, third place went to Prough and Altermate with a 58 and fourth place was Eckman and Simmons with a 59. A flight winners, first place Bradley and Tupper with a 61, second place Johnson and Johnson with a 61, third place Rogers and Finley with a 61, and Leslie and Altermate took 4th place with a 61. B flight first place Wake and Wake with a 64, second place Colley and Taylor with a 64, third place Colley and Fullerton with a 64, and fourth place went to Wood and Grogan with a 64. C flight first place Green and Green with a 66, second place Reese and Jungerferman with a 66, third place Colley and Sisco with a 66, and fourth place went to Jungerferman and Swanson with a 67. D flight winners first place White and Collins with a 69, second place Holt and Tune with a 69, third place Eckman and Eckman with a 69 and fourth place went to Shelton and Shelton with a 70. And Cole Johnson won the STL Cardinal Tickets on hole number 5.
The STL Cardinals played last night with more here is your redbird recap.
Listen to all the Cardinal ball game broadcast on KUKU 100.3.
West Plains Bank will host a Junior Golf Tournament at the Thomas F Benyo Municipal Golf Course in Willow Springs on Wednesday July 15th the cost is 20.00 per player and its for boys and girls and ages that can partake is 6 years of age to 18-year-olds. You can sign up at the golf course or call 417-469-1214.
