Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The 14th Annual Lion’s Club 4-Person Scramble was held at the illustrious Hidden Trails Golf Course in beautiful Dexter, Missouri.
Tim Young and Billy Fowler orchestrated a pride of volunteers to host the annual event. 160 players making up 40 teams participated and raised money for the Dexter Lion’s Club!
The Lion’s Club hosts numerous events to raise money for needed projects. They recently installed two lion head fountains at the city of Dexter’s East and West Parks. They focus on sight conservation as well and have worked with local schools to secure eyeglasses for those in need. Each year the Lion’s Club provides scholarships to local high school grads pursuing a college education.
The Winners of the 14th Annual Lion’s Club 4-Person Scramble were:
Championship Flight
1st .. Kyle Christian Matt Christian Logan Robey Cory Mills 57
2nd.. Justin Mosier Joe Kennedy Ryan Holden Tyler Holden 59
3rd.. Norm Robinson Jerry Christian Brad Bennet Jerry Jarrell 61
4th.. Matt Thurmon Eric Parris Michael Smart Seth Blackwell 61
A Flight
1st.. Mike Owens Craig Strickler John Mathis Terry Wolpers 64
2nd.. Don Seymore Bayless Taylor Dan Hudgens Mike Backfisch 64
3rd.. Kent Essner Jim Rhodes Jeremy Snider Tony Hill 65
4th.. Aaron Mathis Gary Christian Steve Yeager Andrew Stuever 65
B Flight
1st.. Jim Rainey Adam Rainey Mark Becker Alex Becker 67
2nd.. Garry Brown and 3 friends 67
3rd.. Phil Cluck Chris Cohen Jason McGowan Jan McGowan 67
4th.. Krissi Crum Beau Chamberlain David Martin Jason Landers 67
C Flight
1st.. Dale Kern Mike Kern Neil Kern Paul Seyer 71
2nd.. Kevin Bishop Jake Cox Greg Tarbutton Corbin Matthews 71
3rd.. Nolan Pixley Derek Driskill Chad Shearrer David Jarrell 72
4th.. Lonnie Cobb Robert McMullin Jeff Farmer Jimmy Dowdy 72
A special thank you to all those who participated, volunteered or sponsored the Lion’s Club Golf Scramble. An estimation of over $10,000 was raised to support those in need.
The local Lions Club Motto!! “If it isn’t fun, it isn’t Lionism!”
Dexter, Missouri - Something new this year for the Dexter Bearcats. TERMINOLOGY TUESDAY BY COACH PEDEN. Each Tuesday, Coach Peden will give us a football word with a definition so we may all learn a little more about BEARCAT football!
Today's word is : Jamboree
A Jamboree is a round robin style of scrimmage play typically held before the start of a regular football season. Each team gets 12 plays on offense per scrimmage and no "official" score is kept.
The Dexter Bearcats will participate in an annual Jamboree Friday, August 15th at Kennett High School. It will start at 6 pm. Please come out and support your Bearcats!!
The Bearcats are hoping for a great season and have been working most of the summer getting in shape and are ready to tackle some good teams slated for the 2014 season.
"We are excited about the jamboree this Friday," stated Head Football Coach Justin Peden. "The guys are ready to show everyone what we have been working on all summer. This group of young men have been working tirelessly and hope to start the season off right."
Friday, August 15th at 6:00 p.m. Come out and watch the Bearcats have a great start to the season!! Support your team and wear RED and BLACK!
Cape Girardau, Missouri – The Missouri Mayhem took 2nd place at the Men’s “D: South State Championship Tournament in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the Shawnee Sports Complex. They made a miraculous comeback losing their first game and then winning 6 straight games to make it to the Championship.
The Missouri Mayhem team lost their first game to Cruel Intentions of Poplar Bluff, then won the next six defeating SEMO Swing 15 – 5, Bad Decisions Lemon Squeezers 12 – 10, MO Smash/Bank of MO 18 – 14, Cruel Intentions 18 – 14 before being defeated in the Championship game by the 618 Team.
They also earned a Nationals bid in Liberty, Missouri on September 5th – 7th in the ASA Class D National Tournament for finishing in the top two spots in Cape.
Shown in the photo are front row from left to right: Nathan Rodgers, Adam Lofton, Drew Moore, Nathan Humphries, Joey Sieler. Back row from left to right: Shawn Belcher, Dustin Cunningham, Jason Duke, Scott Umfress, Ethan Lee, Nick Taylor, Rich Jones.
Advance, Missouri – Allie Below, a 2014 Advance High School graduate, has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Lake Land College.
Lake Land College is a community college in Mattoon in Coles County, Illinois. The college was founded in 1966. It serves 7,400 students, mainly from the east-central Illinois region, in various two-year programs."I've been up here for a week and have two 3-hour practices a day," commented Below about her new team. "It's tough, but worth it. It feels so good."
Allie is a 5’6” Freshman majoring in Communications.
Shown in the photo front row from left to right: Dana Below, mother and Advance Volleyball Coach, Allie, and her father Jim Below. Standing are from left to right: Carl Dean Ritter, USAV Coach, Kaci Cooper, Advance Asst. Volleyball Coach, and James Hamlin, Advance Athletic Director.
Scott City, Missouri – Cage of Honor 62 is slated for Saturday, August 16th at Lawless Harley-Davidson in Scott City. A full night of explosive MMA cage fighting presented by B&L Promotions LLC. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. with fights starting at 7:00 p.m.
Four of the 15 fights on the card are title fights. The Main Event is champion Kyle “The Hurtz” Krutz defending his 170 lb COH East Title against a hungry and determined Keyth Dawson.
“Both of these fighters are EXTREMELY exciting to watch,” stated Brad Wick, Sr. of B&L Promotions. “Kyle Kurtz is planning to step up to the pro ranks after this fight, while Keyth Dawson is planning to be the “upset of the night” in the cage.”
The Co-Main Event will include two very large and determined fighters in the Cage. Champion Josh “The Hulk” Faries plans on making his move to the Pro Ranks of Mixed Martial Arts, but not until he has one more meet with Nicholas Darnell, a 6’5” 260 lb fighter out of Fredericktown, Missouri.
“These two fighters have had two meets already that were exciting and action packed,” continued Wick. “Darnell plans to be a totally different fighter in this Fight and plans to bring a little something different to the Cage!”
With 4 Title Fights on this 15-bout card, some exciting and newcomers will step into the Cage for the first time. “I really like the new fighters. They want to make a name for themselves and really go out there to impress the crowd as much as possible,” stated Wick. “They have a lot of heard and B&L Promotions LLC is really proud to be a part of their introduction to the cage!”
Other fights on the fight card include:
- 5-foot-6, 170-pound Brandon Stark (0-8) vs. 6-foot-4, 172-pound Johnnie Price (0-0)
- 5-foot-7, 135-pound David Johnson (0-0) vs. 5-foot-11, 130-pound Dustin Brawley (1-2)
- 6-foot, 165-pound Kyle Blessing (0-1) vs. 5-foot-11, 160-pound Nathan Stearns (0-0)
- 5-foot-8, 170-pound Kenny Salinas (1-1) vs. 6-foot, 170-pound Bobby Woods (2-0)
- 5-foot-10, 155-pound Thomas Conner (0-0) vs. 5-foot-9, 155-pound Charles Patterson (2-2)
- 5-foot-7, 150-pound Chris Welch (30-18) vs. 6-foot-3, 155-pound Tracy Green (10-10)
- 5-foot-5, 125-pound McKinley Lane (2-10) vs. 5-foot-5, 125-pound Thomas Carey (0-1)
- 6-foot-1, 230-pound Donnie Robley (0-0) vs. 5-foot-11, 255-pound Jerry Ballew (2-0)
- 6-foot, 205-pound Dalton Knight (5-2) vs. 6-foot, 206-pound Robert Madison (2-1)
- 5-foot-7, 185-pound Matt Gephart (6-5) vs. 5-foot-7, 185-pound Ryan Walker (11-7)
Notes: Tickets for the event start at $25 at Lawless Harley-Davidson. A weigh-in party is scheduled for August 15 at 7 p.m. at Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill.
The Cage of Honor is one of the longest running Amateur MMA Events in the state of Missouri. If you would like more information LIKE their fan page on Facebook by clicking HERE or go to their website at www.BANDLPPROMO.com
