Malden has earned the #1 seed and will not play on Monday. They will play on Tuesday, May 5th at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of the Charleston vs Risco game on Monday.
Bernie has earned the #2 seed and will also not play on Monday. They will play on Tuesday, May 5th at 4:30 p.m. against the winner of the Dexter vs Bloomfield game on Monday.
Dexter Lady Cats are ranked #3 and will play #6 seeded Bloomfield Lady Wildcats.
Charleston is seeded #4 and will play against Risco on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Advance, Missouri – It was quite the battle between the Dexter Lady Cats and the Bernie Lady Mules 7th grade volleyball teams at the SCAA Volleyball Championship on Tuesday evening in Advance.
The #1 seeded Bernie earned the top prize by defeated the #2 seeded Dexter 25-18, 25-23.
Pictured is the Bernie 7th Grade Volleyball Championship photo are: #1 Nia Walker, #5 Alivia Cobb, #6 Haylee Robinette, #11 Sidney Cobb, #12 Taylor Anthony, #15 Cassidy Freed, #19 Cheyenne Hooten, and #20 Emily Sheehan. Also pictured is Bernie coach Erin Hoffman.
The 7th grade Dexter Bearcats finish the season with a record of 15-2.
Pictured below is the Dexter 7th grade volleyball team with their second-place plaque: #1 Colby Christian, #2 Emily Jarrell, #6 Margo Nea, #7 Alexa Werneck, #11 Blair Rogers, #13 Madilyn Hampton, #15 Sydney Patrick, #21 Madeline Parker, #23 Kelsey Carrier, #26 Annie Slaton, #27 Maddie Slaton, and #29 Audrey Lutmer.
Dexter is coached by Melissa Hahn and Kacey Christian.
The Mules (3-2) have defeated Woodland 15 - 5 in their season opener, Dexter 5 - 0 at Dexter, and Campbell 7 - 1. They lost to Malden 5-1, and Advance 7-4.
Playing for the Lady Mules are Morgan Baker #4, Addie Shelton #2, Lari Spitzer #5, Madi Corbin #12, Blakely Bradshaw #6, Jescie McGuire #3, Vanessa Stephens #11, Jacque Corbin #15, Macayla Owens #13, Ashley Gallamore #10, Kayli Tanner #8, Bailee Hyslip #9, Kaylee Turner #14, Shianne Spitzer #7, Christina Dowdy #00, Mabree Stone #1, and Kayla Gates #50.
2015 Bernie Lady Mules Schedule
Fri. April 10 Puxico Home 4:15
Mon. April 13 Caruthersville There 4:30
Wed. April 15 Clearwater There 4:30
Thur. April 16 Bloomfield Home 4:15
Fri. April 17 New Madrid There 4:30
Mon-Wed April 20-22 SCAA tourn TBA
Fri. April 24 Twin Rivers There 4:30
Tue. April 28 Zalma Home 4:15
Wed. April 29 Van Buren@TRC There 4:00
Mon-Thur May 4-7 District tourn Bernie TBA
Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie boys baseball team has had an awesome start to the season defeating Woodland 10-0, Neelyville 10-0, Scott City 7-1, and Chaffee 14-3. Saturday's game against South Pemiscot was cancelled.
Playing for Bernie are Devin Trammell and Matt Vernon (seniors), Brock Beacham, Trey Kirkpatrick, Owen Foster, Austin Beck, Corbin Brown, Bailey Muse, and Zack Tanner (juniors), Jayce Burk, Corbin Hunt, and Alex Guzman (sophomores), Mason Mayberry, Gavin Brown, Alan Pippins, Ridge Littleton, Anthony Cook, Weston Comstock, Nate Dillinger, and Blake Beacham (freshman).
Bloomfield, Missouri – The season came to an end for the Bernie Mules with the defending state champions Scoot County Central boys basketball team defeating them in the District Championship Friday evening.
The Mules led by as much as 15 points in the first half but came up short when the top-seeded Braves rallied from behind tallying 53 points in the second half to secure their District win.
The Mules came out hot in the first two quarters leading by 13 points going into the locker room at the half.
“In the first half they played us all man and we were able to use time management,” commented Bernie head basketball coach Brad Botsch. “It is almost like in football when a team controls the offense by putting the ball on the ground and continuing to run. We are not a strong defensive team and the way we were able to compete a lot this year was by having ball-control with our ball-handling skills. We were able to execute very well in the first half and kept their scoring down, but in the second half they really stepped up.”
Braves' powerhouse Jeffery Porter hit his only 3-pointer of the game at the buzzer at the end of the third period to put Scott County Central in the lead. Porter went on to score a game-high 39 points for the Braves.
“They were hungry,” stated Botsch. “They are the best basketball program in the history of the state of Missouri and there is a reason for that. Their kids compete extremely hard and are tough. They hurt us on the glass all night long and that’s why we have to hold the ball because we are not very big and don’t play good defense. We have got to have the ball in our hands so the other team doesn’t get possessions because when they do they are either going to score or get the offensive stick back. Scott Central was relentless and I knew even at halftime with a 13-point lead we were going to have our hands completely full to try to win this game.”
Senior Caleb Ellenburg paced the Mules with a team-high 25 points.
Senior Brandon Sparks recorded 18 points including one trey.
Matt Vernon, also a senior, recorded 14 points including one 3-pointers before fouling out late in the game.
“Caleb, Brandon, and Matt have really had to carry us offensively,” Botsch said. “Caleb averaged about 20 to 21 points a game and Brandon and Matt were right at 13 or 14. We just don’t have much depth or a lot of scoring from other sources. We had to find ways to score and Caleb carried that load. If you want to win a district championship you have to get stops and we weren’t able to get stops. That has a lot to do with how good they are.”
The Bernie Mules (22-6) will graduate six seniors off their team. They won the Holcomb Invitation Tournament this year along with the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament and the Stoddard County Athletic Association (SCAA) Tournament.
“Just tremendous kids,” Botsch continued. “I cannot say enough about our seniors and the things they have done. We are going to really miss them. They are going to be great, productive individuals and have a lot to be proud of. This is what we play for and we are disappointed we didn’t win tonight, but we couldn’t be more proud of a group of kids. It was a great season. It just didn’t end like we wanted it to.”
Final Score #1 Scott County Central 73, #2 Bernie 63
Bernie 17 16 15 1 5 - 63
Scott County 14 6 31 22 - 73
Bernie (63) – Matt Vernon 14, Brandon Sparks 18, Caleb Ellenburg 25, Devin Trammell 4, Gavin Smith 2. FG 25, FT 11/12, F 19. (3-pointers: Vernon 1, Sparks 1. Fouled Out: Vernon).
Scott County Central (73) – Jeffery Porter 39, Tyus Banks 2, Drake Kesler 5, Trevion Moore 8, Javonta Daniel 13, Matthew Blissett 6. FG 29, FT 12/19, F 15. (3-pointers: Kesler 1, Porter 1, Moore 1. Fouled Out: None).
