Assistant Sports Information Director
(Rolla, Mo.) – The Missouri S&T Lady Miners led wire-to-wire on its way to snapping its three-game losing streak with a 59-41 win over Westminster on Thursday evening at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. S&T opened the game on an 8-1 run and wouldn't look back as it led by as many as 24 in the contest.
Katelyn Heil (Dexter, Mo./Dexter) got the scoring started hitting a three just 0:25 into the contest. The Blue Jays (1-2) cut the deficit to two points as Kenna Cornelson hit 1-of-2 at the charity stripe with 19:02 to play. That would be the closest WC got the rest of the game. Kylie Cooper (Andover, Kan./Andover) answered on the other end with a layup and then Kyesha Hall (Dodson, La.) buried a three from the top of the key to make it 8-1. Talisha Washington answered with a three to make it 8-4, but the Lady Miners (2-3) responded scoring 11 of the next 15 points to take a commanding 19-8 advantage. Toni Knar (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) hit a three during the run while Erica Askew (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) and Karli Sample (St. Joseph, Mo./Benton) also provided buckets.
Westminster would cut the deficit to nine, but back-to-back three's from Knar and Askew pushed the lead to the largest of the half at 25-12 halfway through the stanza. S&T would go into cold spell over the final 10 minutes of the stanza as it was held to just six points. Thankfully its defense picked up the slack on the other end holding the Blue Jays to just seven points.
Westminster cut the lead to 27-19 on three by Cornelson with less than five minutes to play in the frame, but the Lady Miners scored the final four points of the half and went into the locker room with a 31-19 lead on a Sample basket with 0:04 left.
S&T shot only 37.1 percent (13-for-35) from the floor, but was 5-of-11 from behind the three-point line. Each team had 22 rebounds in the half. Hall led the Lady Miners with seven points while Knar dropped in six and Askew had five.
Westminster made 8 of its first 19 shots but missed its final 10 of the frame to finish the half shooting 27.6 percent (8-for-29) and was 2-of-5 from three. Washington led the way with five points while Cornelson, Hannah Kloster and Mackenzie Haddox had four apiece.
The Blue Jays scored four of the first five points to begin the second half to trim S&T's lead to 32-23 on a layup by Kloster two minutes into the half. The Lady Miners responded in a big way scoring 14 straight points and holding Westminster scoreless for nearly four minutes. Askew gave S&T's its biggest lead of the night hitting a jumper to make it 48-24 with 13:28 left in the contest.The Blue Jays would cut into the lead to 19 points on a jumper by Washington with 11:31 remaining, but the Lady Miners pushed the lead back to 24 when Heil converted on a fast break layup from Hall at the 7:35 mark. S&T was outscored 9-3 for the remainder of the game eventually settling for the 59-41 margin.
The Lady Miners shot 35.7 percent in the second half and finished the contest shooting 36.5 percent. They made a season-high eight threes, but were just 5-for-10 at the charity stripe. Hall led the way with 11 points while Hailee Parks (Sullivan, Mo./Sullivan) chipped in with 10. Heil dropped in eight points and Askew and Sample chipped in with seven each off the bench. Heil and Parks had seven rebounds apiece.
S&T held Westminster to a season-low 29.1 shooting percentage (16-for-55), 4-of-12 from three and 5-for-11 at the foul line. The Blue Jays outrebounded the Lady Miners 44-to-40. Kloster led WC with nine points while Washington added eight.
S&T is back in action next Thursday when it travels to Springfield, Mo., to open GLVC play against Drury beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Beta Club is a big deal for most of our schools in Southeast Missouri but some people may not know that Jr. Beta Club is also a great opportunity and organization to prepare the students for the bigger club that they will get to join when they get to high school. Today, a huge event with great meaning took place at T.S. Hill Middle School in Dexter.
Beta Club (both Senior and Junior) is a club that was founded upon hard work, academics, and serving others. There are many lessons to be learned from the club and its several conventions throughout the years and the new members of T.S. Hills got to experience that for the first time this afternoon.
Today was the Induction Ceremony as Dexter Middle School’s Junior Beta Club welcomed 253 brand new Beta members. The Ceremony was done orderly and successfully and each new member left while proudly wearing a Jr. Beta pin.Angie Duncan welcomed the family and friends that attended the Ceremony while the soon-to-be-Betas waited patiently for their initiation. Ashlynn Wyman then led the auditorium in the Pledge of Allegiance and also sang the National Anthem along with Angel Maze, Sarah Miller, and Caroline Powers. Scott Kruse then took the stage and explained all of the hard work the students went through to be at this Induction Ceremony including working hard in the classroom and performing acts of community service throughout their daily routines.
The lighting of the candles is a Beta Club tradition and each candle that is lit represents something that the Beta Club strives for. Mindy Thurmon was given the opportunity of lighting the white candle that symbolizes light, purity and faith. Belinda Delay lit the red candle, symbolizing pure love and wisdom. Jeannie Cato lit the blue candle which symbolizes truth, constancy, and fidelity. Kristi Boles lit the black candle which signifies dignity, restraint, and seriousness and a Beta’s thirst for knowledge and truth. Mindy Thurlkill lit the gold (or yellow) candle which signifies warmth, faithfulness, and friendship.
The Ceremony ended after each student was inducted into the club but this is just the beginning for the new Beta members. For many Betas, this is a memorable and exciting event where your many family members and friends get to join you as you take a step toward your future goal. Beta Club doesn’t only help keep kids on track to success, but they also help you realize the things that you want to be successful in. Beta opens doors for many opportunities in several different areas such as academics, fine arts, public speaking, musical performances, Quiz Bowl competitions, and many more. Aside from different competitions, the club also builds character and gives each member a sense of responsibility and honor that they will carry with them the rest of their Beta career.
This Friday on November 30th, the Missouri State Junior Beta Convention will be held at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. The club plans on attending with other schools in the Missouri region. There are many competitions that can be entered into such as academics, fine arts, and musical performances but each chapter is given the chance to run for office, which gives each club a chance to play a bigger and broader part in the Junior Beta Club.
We hope that you have a great time at the State Convention on Friday and that you take to heart what you learn from the inspirational speakers and other Beta leaders so that you can “Lead By Serving Others” for not only the rest of the year, but so that you can stay a true Beta at heart for many years to come.
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Stephanie Monroe has been the Beta Club sponsor at Richland High School for several years now and Beta has been a huge part of Richland for many years prior. Beta Club is an organization that builds off of students and their academic abilities to promote ideals of academic achievement, character, service, and leadership among high school students all over America.
Next Tuesday, the club will be holding their annual Beta Chili Supper on Tuesday, December 4th. December 4th is also the Richland Basketball Team’s first home game against the Campbell Camels so you can eat dinner and then see an exciting game and enjoy a performance by Amber Duley’s Pep Band during halftime.
This is one of the larger fundraisers that the club holds so they can raise money to go to State Convention in March at Branson. The club has proved their commitment and dedication to this club and has been holding office at the State Convention for the past couple of years. This year, they will have the retiring State Secretary, Jessica Shidler, who placed last year with their “Without a Shadow of a Doubt” skit. Richland is proud to hold one of the three State offices along with Malden and Bloomfield.
The members are currently raising money for junior Kannon Qualls, as he trains and prepares himself to conquer the stage and run for office at State Convention. Aside from holding office, Beta offers many other opportunities for kids with all different talents. Most of the students are entered in academics such as English, Math, Science, History, or Quiz Bowl while others focus on painting, drawing, or special talents. This year, the special talent group of four students will be singing Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye. If the club places in any of these categories at State Convention, they will start preparing for Nationals which is held in Mobile, Alabama.
This is Beta’s third fundraiser this year as they prepare to head for Branson in the spring and hopefully Mobile in the summer but they still need all the support they can get. The Chili Supper will be held in Richland’s cafeteria which is right down the hall from the gymnasium. Doors open at 4:30 and they close at 6:30 so that you will still be able to enjoy the game. All Beta Club members are currently selling Chili Supper tickets that are $6 a piece but you can contact the Beta sponsor and art teacher, Stephanie Monroe, or visit the Richland High School Beta Club page on Facebook for more information or to purchase tickets.
