The 2014 Media All-Region Football Team was announced today.

Congratulations to Jared Deal, Offensive Lineman for the Dexter Bearcats who made the Class 3 First Team Offense!

Second Team Offense included Peyton Pollock, QB and Ethan Stevens, WR.

First Team Defensive honors went to Drake Mitchel, DL; Noah Kronk, LB; and Dylan Bazarian DB.

Second Team Defensive honors went to Ethan Stevens, P.

Below is a complete list of the Class 3 Media All-Region Football Team members:

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Jake Bridges, PH Central, Jr. 5’10, 162 lbs.

RB – Blaine Riddle, Potosi, Sr. 5’10, 185 lbs.

RB – Austin Brewer, Ste. Genevieve, Jr. 5’8, 170 lbs.

WR – Hunter Strange, PH Central, Sr. 6’3, 180 lbs.

WR – Brayden Manion, PH Central, Sr. 6’1, 166 lbs.

WR – Drew Schmelzle, Ste. Genevieve, Sr. 6’3, 160 lbs.

OL – Colin Bess, PH Central, Sr. 6’6, 235 lbs.

OL – Bud Hilburn, Kennett, Sr. 6'2, 225 lbs.

OL – Dakota Pope, PH Central, Sr. 6’1, 220 lbs.

OL – Jared Deal, Dexter, Jr. 5'7, 215 lbs.

OL – Russell Harrington, PH Central, Jr. 6’1, 233 lbs.

ALL PURPOSE – Edward Wilson, Kennett, Jr. 5'10, 170 lbs.

K – Drew Schmelzle, Ste. Genevieve, Sr. 6’3, 160 lbs.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB – Peyton Pollock, Dexter, Sr. 6'1, 200 lbs.

RB – Brandon Maberry, PH Central, Sr. 6’2, 191 lbs.

RB – Drew Harlow, PH Central, Jr. 6’2, 210 lbs.

WR – Ethan Stevens, Dexter, Jr. 5'8, 175 lbs.

WR – Trevor Green, Perryville, Sr. 5'11, 175 lbs.

WR – Asten Newsom, New Madrid, Sr. 6'4, 217 lbs.

OL – Brandon Richardson, PH Central, Sr. 6’4, 259 lbs.

OL – Kade Jett, Ste. Genevieve, Jr. 6’1, 266 lbs.

OL – Britt Harris, Kennett, Jr. 6'0, 210 lbs.

OL – Zack Drennan, Potosi, Sr. 5’11, 220 lbs.

OL – Chaz Brown, Kennett, Sr. 6'4, 285 lbs.

ALL PURPOSE – Malik Stevenson, New Madrid, Sr. 5'11, 175 lbs.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL – Colin Bess, PH Central, Sr. 6’6, 235 lbs.

DL – Drake Mitchell, Dexter, Sr. 6'0, 210 lbs.

DL – Brandon Maberry, Central, Sr. 6’2, 191 lbs.

DL – Wayland DeClue, Potosi, Sr. 6’1, 190 lbs.

LB – Drew Harlow, PH Central, Jr. 6’2, 210 lbs.

LB – Logan Dowdy, Ste. Genevieve, Jr. 5’9, 183 lbs.

LB – Noah Kronk, Dexter, Sr. 6'0, 210 lbs.

LB – Bud Hilburn, Kennett, Sr. 6'2, 225 lbs.

DB – Blaine Riddle, Potosi, Sr. 5’10, 185 lbs.

DB – Brayden Manion, PH Central, Sr. 6’1, 166 lbs.

DB – Dylan Bazarian, Dexter, Sr. 5'9, 175 lbs.

P – Jake Bridges, PH Central, Jr. 5’10, 162 lbs.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DL – Rylan Matthew, Fredericktown, Sr. 6’3, 175 lbs.

DL – Grayson York Sr. New Madrid, 6'5, 220 lbs.

DL – Dalton Craig, SR. Kennett 6'1, 195 lbs.

DL – Dylan Wright, Potosi, So. 6'0, 195 lbs.

LB – Jahaida Childress, Jr. Kennett, 5'9, 190 lbs.

LB – Logan Comfort, Sr. PH Central, Sr. 6’0, 175 lbs.

LB – Dalton King, Fredericktown, Jr. 6’1, 220 lbs.

LB – Jacob Coleman, Potosi, Sr. 5’9, 160 lbs.

DB – Matthew Williams Fredericktown, So. 5’8, 140 lbs.

DB – Anthony Hawkins, Sr. Kennett 5'9, 170 lbs.

DB – Tyler Sprouse, New Madrid CC, Jr., 6'0, 175 lbs.

P – Ethan Stevens, Dexter, Jr. 5'8, 175 lbs.

COACH OF THE YEAR – Kory Schweiss, PH Central

Dexter, Missouri - Media Day was recently held at the Bearcat Event Center.  The DHS Basketball Cheerleader roster was announced for the 2014-2015 school year.

Freshmen Cheerleaders are Morgan Aldridge, Lexie Barnes, Maci Daniels, Rhylan Hillis, Addie Kruse, and Bailee Williams.

Sophomore Cheerleaders are Macy Graves, Kelsey Kendrick, Emily Page, and Ashlynn Wyman.

There is only one junior Cheerleader and that is Victoria Trammell.

Senior Cheerleaders are Shyann Jines, Courtney Potts, and MacKinlee Rogers.

Dexter, Missouri - The 2014-2015 Kickin' Cats Dance Squad team was announced at a recently held Winter Media Day.

"I have a great group of girls this year," stated Misty Everett, English Instructor and sponsor of the Kickin' Cats Dance Team.  "I have a lot of younger dancers, but they are very talented and highly motivated."

Their first performance of the season will be at the DHS Varsity boys basketball home game on December 2nd at the Bearcat Event Center.

The only senior on the squad this year is Brooke Anderson.

There are no juniors on the team.

Sophomores are Hailey Anderson, Kelly Ash, Jackie Kiger, Taylin Leija, Angel Maze, Melissa McKuin, Chelsea Mullins, Kaylea Murdock, Caroline Powers, and Myca Sutton.

Freshman members are Michaela Gard, Hannah Gibson, and Megan Simmons.

The Lady 'Cats Dance Team will be dancing at many of the half-time performances during the basketball season.

Dexter, Missouri – The Stoddard County Athletic Association coaches have voted and the 2014 SCAA All-Conference Volleyball Awards have been released.

Jessica Lindsey, senior at Dexter High School was selected SCAA Player of the Year.  Lindsey had a team-high 297 kills, team-high 138 digs, 15 aces served, a 99.6 serving percentage, and a team-high 72 blocks this season.

Dexter senior, Shyann Jines was selected as SCAA Defensive Player of the Year.  Jines had 118 digs. 186 kills, 65 block kills, 21 aces served, a 95.4 serving percentage, and a 1.87 pass percentage in the 2014 season.

“I am very proud for the girls,” commented Dexter head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan.  “I thought they deserved it.  This was the second year in a row for Jessie to get Player of the Year.  Also last year another Dexter athlete Ashley Brown got Defensive Player of the Year.  We’ve had those awards for two years in a row.  It’s a great honor for the girls and I was glad to see it happen.”

Coach Morgan was selected as the SCAA Coach of the Year.  She coached Dexter to a 29-4-1 record and they won the SCAA Tournament for a second straight season.  They also finished undefeated in regular-season SCAA play for a second straight season.  The Lady Bearcats won the 48-team Dig for Life Classic at Notre Dame for the first time DHS history and won their Class 3 District tournament for the first time in 14 years.

“It’s always an honor when your peers vote you into something!  That was a nice honor to get,” Morgan said.  “But I always say good players make good coaches!”

First-Team All-Conference players for the 2014 season are Jessica Lindsey and Shyann Jines of Dexter, Chelsea Delay and Lindsey Young of Bloomfield, Alanis Below of Advance and Morgan Baker of Bernie.

Second-Team All-Conference players for the 2014 season are Krysten Garrison and Julia Hahn of Dexter, Addie Shelton and Kayli Tanner of Bernie, Krista Rhodes of Woodland, Kaley Roper of Bloomfield, Hannah Clark and Brylee Morse of Advance, and Samantha Cryts of Puxico.

Honorable Mention All-Conference athletes for the 2014 season are Chelsea Cureton and Lexie King of Woodland, McKayla Hunt of Bell City, Jewel Chism of Bloomfield, Kimsey Lillard of Advance.

Dexter, Missouri - On Thursday afternoon, Jessica Lindsey signed to play volleyball at Mineral Area College.

“I talked to a lot of colleges, but Tim was very adamant about having me come there.  When I visited up there it felt right, like when you have a gut feeling.  All the girls were nice on the volleyball team and the apartments were really nice.  I just liked it. It’s not too big and it’s not too small.”  Her classmate and fellow volleyball teammate Shyann Jines also signed with MAC – click HERE for her article).

Jessica is the daughter of Elaina Lindsey and Kevin and Sara Lindsey.  She has been a member of the Track Team her 9th grade year and a member of the Lady ‘Cats Volleyball Team all four years of her high school career. 

She is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Teachers of America. 

“I am going to get my associate’s degree at MAC and then I am going to transfer to a four-year school, finish up, and get a degree in physical therapy,” Lindsey said.  “With being hurt all the time I have been in physical therapy a lot and I like what they do.  I want to work with kids and I am going to focus on early childhood physical therapy.”

Lindsey was named the Stoddard County Freshman of the Year and has been a member of the First-Team All Stoddard County Volleyball Team.  She also was All-district her freshman, sophomore and junior years.  Her junior year she was on the All-Region Team and was on the Honorable Mention All-State Team.

This year she earned Class 3, District 1 All-District All-Tournament team First Team, All-Region First Team, and All-State Second Team.  She also received the Dexter Defensive Player of the Year award and the Most Kills award.

Her varsity team went 29-4-1 this season and won the SCAA Tournament for a second straight season, won the 48-Team Dig for Life Classic for the first time in school’s history and won their Class 3 District tournament for the first time in 14 years.  They also went undefeated in regular season SCAA play.

Lindsey was also selected at co-MVP of the Dexter Lady Bearcat’s 2014 volleyball team along with her classmate Shyann Jines.  She finished her season with a total of 138 digs, 72 blocks, 15 aces served, a team-high 297 kills, and a 99.6 serving percentage.

“I have been watching these two since last year,” commented coach Tim Copeland of Mineral Area College about Jessica and Shyann.  “They seemed like they fit what I was looking for in my program.  I needed an outside hitter and a setter/defensive kind of kid, and I think Shyann will fit that.  We will move Jessica from the middle to the outside and let her swing on the outside, and just go free a little bit.” 

“Coach Copeland has really brought the MAC volleyball program a long way, stated Dexter coach Carmen Morgan.  “I know him form when he coached when I was at Clearwater.  He’s a good guy and I think he will take real good care of these two!”

Congratulations Jessica Lindsey on your signing and we will see you on the court again next year at Mineral Area College!