
Jessica Snider SMT Writer
Stoddard County Volleyball Tournament action started for the Dexter Lady Bearcats last night as they traveled to Bell City to take on the Richland Rebels.
It was a quick win for the Bearcats as they took the victory in just two sets. The Bearcats came onto the court for their first SCAA tournament game with great serves and major kills that couldn’t be stopped by the Rebels.
Junior Hannah Noe came out strong in last night’s game as she led the team with eleven kills.
The Bearcats’ defense was strong as well during last night’s competition. Sophomores Ashley Brown and Shyann Jines both worked hard for seven digs last night as they were determined to let nothing hit the floor on their side of the court.
The Dexter Bearcats took the first set with a 25-13 win over the Rebels. Dexter came out even stronger and kept Richland from scoring much in the second set as they took a second set victory of 25-7.
The Bearcats will continue to compete in the SCAA Tournament action being held in Bell City as they take on the Bernie Mules Thursday night at 8:00 P.M.


On Tuesday night the Dexter Middle School Lady Bearcats took on the Cape Central Lady Tigers in basketball action at T.S. Hill Middle School. This looked to be a tough match-up with the Lady Tigers as Cape Central seems to always bring good ball teams to compete with Dexter.
The Dexter 7th grade Lady Cats came out and played hard against the Central Lady Tigers on both offense and defense. Under the direction of Coach Chad Allen, all of the girls played a good game. By halftime of the game the Bearcats held a commanding lead of 40-7.


In the 7th grade game Hannah Thurmon led all scorers with an impressive 28 points on the night. Also having a good game was Taylor Wells with 16 points. The 7th grade Lady Cats finished the game with a solid all around performance and a 63-9 win over the Cape Central Lady Tigers.
As the game tipped off for the 8th grade Lady Bearcats the game was fast paced and exciting as Dexter jumped out to a first quarter lead of 17-4. Led by numerous rebounds and put backs Cheyenne Mosby finished the game with 22 points for the Dexter Lady Bearcats.
Both the 7th and 8th grade Middle School Lady Bearcat teams played very well in their wins over the Cape Central Lady Tigers on Tuesday night. These are two very well coached and talented teams of girls at Dexter Middle School.
So be sure to check out the 7th grade team as they begin tournament play at New Madrid County Central next Monday night. The 8th grade Lady Bearcats will be in action in tournament play at the Bearcat Event Center Saturday October 20th from 8:00 to 4:00.

SMT Sports Staff
Bell City Missouri - The Stoddard County Athletic Association's County volleyball tournament got underway Monday evening with first round action. The eight team bracket tournament single elimination tournament provides very competitive action from throughout Stoddard County.
The varsity is a showcase of volleyball talent as the Advance Hornets received the number one seed in the tournament, followed closely by the Dexter Bearcats and the Bernie Mules as number two and three respectively.
At the junior varsity level, only six teams were bracketed for the tournament, with Puxico and Dexter receiving first round byes for the tournament. Bell City and Richland do not have junior varsity teams. The Puxico Indian received the number one seed, followed by Dexter, Bernie and Advance.

A junior varsity game followed the opening game and pitted the Bernie Mules against Woodland. The number three seeded Mules found a challenge with the Cardinals but were able to capture the victory in round one in two games. Bernie defeated Woodland in the first game by a score of 25 to 18 and the second game by a score of 25 to 19. The Mules will play the number two seed junior varsity team on Thursday, October 11th at 6 PM in second round action.
The varsity teams of Bernie and Bloomfield took the court for game three of the night. The number three seed Mules of Bernie were able to keep the scoreboard in their favor, winning by a score of 25 to 17 in both games against the Bloomfield Wildcats.

Tuesday night action will begin again at 5:00 PM when the powerful number one seed Advance Hornets will take on the number eight seed Bell City Cubs. That game will be followed at 6:00 when the hard smashing Dexter Bearcats team will take on the Richland Rebels. These two games will complete the first round action as there will be no junior varsity games on Tuesday.
The SCAA Brackets are below with game times and dates. You are encouraged to take the short trip to Bell City to support your favorite teams.
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As the game began the Dexter Lady Bearcats offense was too much for the Donettes defense to handle as they went into halftime leading 42-0. The Lady 'Cats, led by guard Sydney Rogers who had 18 points and 2-3 from the free throw line, were too much for the Camels to keep up with. The Dexter Middle School Lady 'Cats won by the final score of 58-4.
Across the road the Dexter Middle School Football Team was battling the Charleston Bluejays and having success of their own. When Charleston kicked the ball off to start the game Jason Jarrell returned the ball all the way to Charleston's end zone for a touchdown.
After several attempts by the Bluejays to get going were unsuccessful, Dexter got the ball back and was able to drive the ball to midfield. With the 5:14 left in the first quarter Gavin Northcutt took a handoff to the outside for a long rushing touchdown.

One more touchdown and more dominant defense by the Dexter Middle School Bearcats in the second half would put the game out of reach for the Bluejays. The Dexter Middle School Bearcats put another win on their record with a victory over the Charleston Bluejays by the score of 48-6.
For the Middle School Bearcat football team this was the last game of a successful season for them. The Dexter 8th grade Middle School Lady Bearcats went to 2-0 on their young season and get ready to face the Woodland Cardinals next Monday night at T.S. Hill Middle School at 6:00 P.M.