Some of these awards had already been presented at sports banquets held throughout the year and others were new awards.
Most notable awards were given to the top female and male athletes. MaKayla Waldner was presented the Female Athlete of the Year and Noah Kronk earned the Male Athlete of the Year.
Girls Tennis
MaKayla Waldner - Most Valuable Player
MaKayla Waldner - Most Singles Wins
Destiny Robertson - Most Doubles Wins
Volleyball
Jessica Lindsey - Kills Award
Jessica Lindsey - Defense Award
Julia Hahn - Setter Award
Football
Most Valuable Back - Peyton Pollock
Most Valuable Lineman - Jared Deal
Most Valuable Defensive Player - Noah Kronk
Most Valuable Player - Noah Kronk
Cross Country
Male Outstanding Runner - Joshua Ladd
Female Outstanding Runner - Emily Ladd
Wrestling
Most Aggressive Wrestler - Ethan Stevens
Most Valuable Wrestler - Dylan Bazarian
Most Improved Wrestler - Michael Hurst
Girls Basketball
Defensive Award - Melanie McKuin
Most Valuable Player - Melanie McKuin
Free Throw Award - Dakota Reynolds
Rebound Award - Hannah Thurmon
Boys Basketball
Leading Rebounder - Jason Jarrell
Defensive Award - Noah Kronk
Best Free Throw Shooter - Austin Chesser
Most Valuable Player - Jason Jarrell
Cheerleading - Courtney Potts
Female Athlete of the Year - MaKayla Waldner
Male Athlete of the Year - Noah Kronk
Shown in the photo front row left to right: Melanie McKuin, Julia Hahn, MaKayla Waldner, Noah Kronk, Hannah Thurmon, Emily Ladd, and Courtney Potts. Middle Row from left to right: Dakota Reynolds, Jason Jarrell, Peyton Pollock, Dylan Bazarian, Jared Deal, and Jessica Lindsey. Back row from left to right: Joshua Ladd, Michael Hurst, Ethan Stevens, Austin Chesser, and Destiny Robertson.
Farmington, Missouri – Ethan Stevens and Drake Mitchell qualified for golf sectionals to be held on Monday, May 11th in Sikeston.
Stevens tied for sixth place and Mitchell tied for 13th place at the Class 3, District 1 golf tournament at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington. Stevens shot nine-over-par 81 and Mitchell shot 13-over-par 85.
Farmington won the tournament with a team score of 319. The best 15 individuals qualify for sectionals and the top two teams move on.
Teams Scores: 1. Farmington 319, 2. Park Hills Central 335, 3. Notre Dame Cape Girardeau 339, 4. Cape Central, 5. Sikeston, 6. Dexter, 7. North County, 8. Kennett, 9. Fredericktown, 10. Perryville .
Individual Sectional Qualifiers:
1. Nicholas Westrich (Farmington) +2
2. Brandon Wagner (Park Hills) +3
3. Kobe Franklin (Cape Central) +4
4. Jonathan Bell (Notre Dame) +5
5. Jack Pinkley (Farmington) +6
6. Luke Kinder (Notre Dame) +9
6. Ethan Stevens (Notre Dame) +9
8. Collin Ruble (North County) +10
8. Gabe Wheeler (Sikeston) +10
10. Trenton Schumer (Notre Dame) +11
10. Christopher Ian Semar (Farmington) +11
12. John Burcham (Farmington) +12
13. Justin Halter (Park Hills) +13
13. Drake Mitchell (Dexter) +13
13. Jon Reener (Notre Dame) +13
Charleston, Missouri - The Dexter girls track team brought home several top honors at the SEMO Conference high school track meet in Charleston.
The Lady Cats finished first overall as a team.
Shown in the photo (back row): Jackie Kiger, Hailee Anderson, Carly Dean, MaKayla Waldner, Emily Page, Taylor Wells, Julia Hahn and Madelyn Webb; Pictured (front row): Rhylan Hillis, Michaela Gard, Taylor Ivy, Reagan Miller, Emily Ladd and Amber Cage. Not pictured Paige Moore.
Dexter Girls Track Results
First Place
MaKayla Walder: 200 run (25.76); 400 run (1:01); 100 hurdles (16.12); long jump (16-3)
Hailee Anderson: 300 hurdles (52.70)
Taylor Ivy: triple jump (30-0)
Madelyn Webb: shot put (32-1)
Second Place
Carly Dean: 800 run (2:41)
Emily Ladd: 3200 run (14:19)
Madelyn Webb: discus (83-7 1/2)
Taylor Ivy, Julia Hahn, Rhylan Hillis, Hailee Anderson: 4X400 relay (4:42)
Michaela Gard, Emily Ladd, Carly Dean Hailee Anderson: 4X800 relay (11:25)
Third Place
Emily Ladd: 1600 run (6:24)
Taylor Wells: 3200 run (15:21)
Reagan Miller: 200 hurdles (58.84)
Rhylan Hillis: high jump (4-0)
Amber Cage, Ryland Hillis, Hailee Anderson, Emily Page: 4X200 relay (2:02)
Fourth Place
Rhylan Hillis: 800 run (2:53)
Taylor Wells: 1600 run (6:41)
Reagan Miller: 100 hurdles (19:28)
Taylor Ivy: long jump (13-1)
Dexter Boys Track Results
Third Place
Austin Adams: 110 hurdles (19:36)
Ben Sindle: high jump (5-0)
Ben Sindle, Sean Rybolt, Zack Cartwright, Dawson Kasting: 4X800 relay (9:35)
Fourth Place
Noah Langley: shot put (35-10)
Dylan Long: 3200 run (13:30)
Ben Sindle, Dawson Kasting, Zack Cartwright, Tyler Hurley: 4X400 relay (4:01)
Dexter beat New Madrid Count Central 15-0 and Bernie 7-3 to reach the championship.
They then defeated East Prairie 11-9 in the championship game.
The team is coached by James Sneed and Kyle Williamson.
Bernie, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats took care of business in the first round of District play on Monday afternoon. They defeated Bloomfield 13-3 in six innings and earned a third opportunity to beat the Bernie Mules.
Bloomfield seeded sixth jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Dexter struck back tied the game at 3 all and later took a 5-3 lead in the second inning. They scored four runs in the fifth and sixth innings to secure the win.
Brittany Brown hit a pair of bunt singles and drew three walks. Amber Spence had a pair of hits and three RBIs.
Morgan Ross earned the win allowing only eight hits and struck out two.
Dexter will play the #1 seeded Bernie Mules in the District Semifinal on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Bernie. The Mules have defeated the Bearcats twice in regular season, 5-0 and 10-2.
Final Score Dexter 13, Bloomfield 3 (6 Innings)
Bloomfield 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 4
Dexter 3 2 0 0 4 4 - 13 9 1
WP – Morgan Ross, LP – Kara Owen. HR – Amber Spence (D), 2B – Haley Cornett (D), Rachel Petit (B), Vidalia Mace (B). Multiple Hits: Brittany Brown 2-2, Amber Spence 2-3; Bloomfield Rachel Pettit 2-3, Vidalia Mace 2-3.
