By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The Dexter Lady Bearcats’ Volleyball game, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m., has been switched to a Varsity-only match.


Make sure to head out to the BEC at 6:00 p.m. tonight to watch coach Lauren Hutchcraft’s squad take on the Bell City Lady Cubs!

Thanks to DHS Athletic Director Chuck Powers for the update.

The 'Cats picked up a huge win over Scott City on Friday night, and these two seniors both had standout performances.

Cody Stevens (#7, QB) is the Offensive Player of the Week. Cody put together several great scoring drives for the 'Cats; through the air, Stevens was 7-12 for 127 yards and three TD's. He also rushed for 64 yards on six attempts.



Tyler Miller (#4, DB) is the Defensive Player of the Week.  Miller combined for six total tackles, as well as two pass breakups and a 44 yard INT return.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The Lady ‘Cats picked up a lopsided win over the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday afternoon.


In Varsity action, Erica Morgan had an intense match with Notre Dame’s Emily Young, but Morgan was able to get the win in a tiebreaker.

Varsity No. 1 Jessica Snider, after dropping close matches in her last few contests, was able to get a decisive 8-2 victory over Reagan Kapp.


On the JV squad, the doubles duo of Brannon Heaton/Mollie Whitehead got a big 6-0 win over Kayla Holland/Marissa New. Heaton was also able to get a 6-2 win in singles, while partner Whitehead lost a close match with Qinnan Ding, 4-6.


The Lady ‘Cats will be in action again Thursday afternoon, when they travel to Jackson to face off with the Lady Indians. The match is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start.

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By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

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By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The Lady Bearcats improved to 9-5 on the season with a dominant sweep of the Woodland Lady Cardinals on Monday night at the BEC.


In JV action, the Lady ‘Cats picked up 25-6 and 25-11 wins to continue their unbeaten streak on the season.


In Varsity action, Dexter won 25-9, 25-14, and had a great showing in their offensive game.


Head coach Lauren Hutchcraft was pleased with her squad’s effort, but felt the intensity wasn’t quite there for the Lady ‘Cats.

“The intensity could have been higher; because the BEC is such a big gym, the crowd is so disconnected from the courts here, it’s hard for the girls to get fired up sometimes,” Hutchcraft said. “They played well - just need more intensity. We had some missed serves, but that can be fixed. We also had some good kills, and our passing was better this game.”

Hutchcraft noted the performance of Lauren Ward, as well as her front-row hitters, in the contest.

“Lauren Ward is a very smart player, she knows where to place the ball. Especially on the second hit, she can dump, she knows what’s going on,” Hutchcraft continued. “I thought Brittany Harris hit well; Jessica Lindsey and McKenzie Mitchell also had some great kills tonight.”

Ward, one of the squad’s seniors, was perfect from the service line, and nailed 24 serves and 5 aces while getting 15 assists in the contest.

Harris, Lindsey, and Mitchell combined for 15 kills against the Cardinals.


Despite the lopsided scores, Hutchcraft was quick to commend Woodland’s team.

“Woodland is a good team, and they have some good players. They had some girls that could hit well, and they did that tonight,” Hutchcraft said.


The Lady ‘Cats will be in action again on Thursday night, when they face the Bell City Lady Cubs at the Bearcat Event Center. “One name - Jasmine Johnson,” she said. “She’s a really strong, talented player. It will be a great game.”


JV action is set to get underway at 6:00 p.m., with the Varsity game immediately following.