By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

MALDEN, Mo. - Fielding errors were again the Achilles’ heel of the Lady Bearcat softball team on Tuesday (April 5) afternoon. The young ‘Cats fell to the Malden Green Wave 3-1.


Freshman Kendra Stevenson got the start and went the distance for Dexter in the loss. Stevenson showed vast improvement over her last start against Kennett, giving up 10 hits and striking out three batters. The youngster seems to be more of a low-ball pitcher, forcing eight groundouts during the contest.


Dexter drew first blood in the game during the top of the second inning when Tiffany Watson scored on an error from Malden’s third baseman. The Green Wave tied the game in the bottom of the third, and the game remained tied at one until Malden scored a run in the bottom of the fifth.



Mollie Whitehead and Whitney Leyton were both in scoring position for the ‘Cats with the with two outs in the sixth inning, but were stranded on base after a Taylor Owens strikeout.


Malden scored again in the sixth inning, bringing the score to 3-1.


The ‘Cats were three up, three down in the top of the seventh to end the game.

With the loss, Dexter moves to 3-2 on the season. The Lady ‘Cats will take to the diamond again Thursday (April 7), when they take on the Richland Rebels at Richland. The game is set for a 4:15 p.m. first pitch, weather permitting.

Photo above Top Photo: Lauren Massingill battles to keep her at-bat alive during the third inning of Dexter's 3-1 loss at Malden. Massingill went 2-4 with two strikeouts in the contest.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

The DHS Tennis team competed in the Poplar Bluff Invitational Tournament on Saturday (April 2). The tournament included athletes from Poplar Bluff, Cape Central, Sikeston, Farmington, and Dexter high schools.


Tyler Miller was the only Bearcat to medal in the tournament, finishing second in the No. 1 Singles bracket.


The Bearcats will be in action again Thursday (April 7) afternoon, when they face the Poplar Bluff Mules at home. The match is set for a 4:00 p.m. start, weather permitting.

Photo provided by SMT reader and Bearcat mom Tracy Miller. Thanks Tracy!

A SMT Sports Report;
Submitted by Reader Kim Flowers

Two young Dexter boys recently competed in a statewide free throw contest.

Ethan Flowers and Miles Urhahn competed in their age divisions in the Missouri Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships. The competition was held in Jefferson City.

Ethan is the son of Kim and Tim Flowers and Miles is the son of Kelly and Derek Urhahn, all of Dexter.

Flowers competed in the 13-year old boys division, Urhahn in the 14-year old division. The two young men won at the council, district and regional competitions prior to advancing to the state level. In the competition, each participant shoots 25 free throws, and the winners from each division move to the next level. The boys each faced six other regional winners in their age divisions at the state competition.

Riley Allen won the regional competition in the girls 10-year old division, but did not compete at the state level

Since 1972, councils throughout America have sponsored the Knights of Columbus International Free Throw Championship for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14.

The Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district and state competition. Last year more than 257,000 young people participated in competitions sponsored by more than 4,400 Knights of Columbus councils.

Photo Above: Ethan Flowers (left) and Miles Urhahn competed at the Missouri Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships recently.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

The Dexter Lady Bearcat softball team was handed its first loss of the season on Friday (April 1) afternoon at the hands on the Kennett Indians. Several fielding errors from the ‘Cats, mixed with great pitching from the Indians led to the loss.

The Indians’ offense surged in the first inning, putting up four runs off four hits, including an inside the park home run. Dexter’s lineup was three up, three down in the bottom of the first.

The fourth inning saw the Lady ‘Cats biggest offensive production of the contest, when they scored four runs off seven hits, but Kennet still had a commanding 11-5 lead going into the fifth.


Dexter only gave up one run in the fifth inning and held Kennet scoreless in the sisxth, but the Lady ‘Cats weren’t able to get any offensive rally going.

Erika Cobb drove in Kendra Stevenson for Dexter’s only run in the seventh inning, but it was too little, too late for the Lady ‘Cats, and the Indians came out on top 14-6.

With the loss, the Lady 'Cats move to 3-1 on the season. The game was Kennett's first win, and they improved their record to 1-2.

The Lady ‘Cats will be in action again on Monday (April 4), when they will face Senath-Hornersville on the road. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m.

Photo above
Mollie Whitehead slides under a tag during Friday's home loss to Kennett. The Indians were on the war path, and handily defeated Dexter 14-6.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

The T.S. Hill Middle School volleyball team is on a hot streak right now - both the seventh and eighth grade squads remain undefeated, and haven’t had a game go to a third set yet. The teams faced Poplar Bluff on Thursday (March 31) night at home, and won both games in two sets.


In the seventh grade match, Mary Kate Miller earned top server honors with five points and helped lead the Lady ‘Cats to a 25-10 win. Delaney Pullen, Amber Spence, and Julia Hahn all had three aces in the set. Hahn and Ashlyn Werneck also had a kill.
During the second set, Werneck racked up four points for top server honors. Kendall Adams had three aces. Werneck and Hahn each had two aces. The Lady ‘Cats won the set 25-14.


In the eighth grade match, the Lady ‘Cats easily won the first set 25-8. Courtney Potts had nine points off serves - five of which were aces. Shyann Jines and Jessica Lindsey each had two kills.

In the second set, the Mules battled with Dexter, but the Lady ‘Cats still came out on top in one of their closest sets of the season, 25-21. Mackinlee Rogers put up six points to nab top server honors, and Jines had three aces in the contest.

The night also saw a special event for the girls - Dig Pink. The event, partnered with 18 Fore Life, was put on to raise money for breast cancer patients in the area. The ladies were able to raise over $2,100. Check back with the ShowMe Times for the full story on Dig Pink!


The Lady ‘Cats will be in action again on April 5, when they take on Puxico.