Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter High School honored athletes who participated in spring sports at their annual banquet on Thursday evening. Sports recognized were girls softball, baseball, golf, boys tennis and track.
Girls Softball:
Kaylee Carey received the Batting Average Award. She batted .426 with 26 hits and a .490 on base percentage.
“She worked really hard,” stated Dexter softball coach Starla Pulley. “She had the determination and drive to want to be a better player. She would stay after practice for two hours with her dad to continue working on hitting. I cannot wait to see what she does in upcoming seasons.”
Brittany Brown received the Team Dedication Award. Brown batted .302 and never missed a practice. She played in the catcher’s position.
“This young lady was a great leader for our team,” Pulley said. “She had never played the position of catcher before, but stepped up and did a great job this season and never complained. She was always one of the first ones to put up the equipment.”
Dakota Silliman received the Most Valuable Player Award. She batted .396, maintained an on base percentage of .500, tallied 21 hits, recorded 20 stolen bases and hit two home runs.
“Dakota was our leader in all areas,” Pulley said. “She was a great asset and will be truly missed next year.”
Track:
“The top male award goes to an athlete that did what was asked of him,” commented Dexter track coach Kim Waldner. “No matter what we put him in he just ran. He always had a positive attitude and his work ethic will only make him better.”
The Top Male Award went to Zack Cartwright.
MaKayla Waldner received the Top Female Award. She currently holds four Dexter track records and has a couple of state track records as well as meet records at different school.
“She works hard in every event and puts forth 110 percent effort all the time,” stated coach Waldner.
Baseball:
Colton Averett received the Batting Average Award. He had a .494 batting average entering District competition.
“He almost got to .500,” stated Dexter baseball coach Brian Becker. “I started looking back at the last 15 or so seasons and I haven’t had anyone reach .500 yet and he’s so close to it.”
The Most Valuable Player Award also went to Colton Averett.
“This award is voted on by the players,” commented coach Becker. “not only did he bat .494 he had 38 hits, 13 RBIs, was 15 of 16 on stolen bases and threw out 12 base runners as catcher. He’s had a great season for the Dexter Bearcats.”
Boys Tennis:
Coach Lovelady spoke about the team's 10-0 season. This is the first time that Dexter will host the Districts as well as the Sectionals which will be held on Saturday, May 23rd.
Josh Kohlbaker and Ethan Flowers received the Singles Award.
“Both currently have a record of 9-2 in singles,” stated Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady. “They have played well and are definitely great singles players. I loved watching them play in our flighted singles tournament at Farmington.”
Josh Kohlbaker and Zach Potts received the Doubles Award.
“They are currently 12-0,” Lovelady said, prior to them playing in Districts.
Golf:
Ethan Flowers received the Most Valuable Player Award.
“He currently has a singles record of 11-1 and doubles record of 9-2,” according to Lovelady prior to Districts. “He’s maintained the #1 spot on the team all year and finished second in his #1 flight at Farmington.”
Ethan Stevens received the Medalist Award for golf. He medaled in four tournaments, maintained a stroke average of 38, broke the current 18-hole at Dexter with a 69 in the state sectional and became the first Dexter High School golfer to finish first at a sectional in school history.
“He’s one of the best ball strikers I have had the opportunity to coach,” commented Dexter golf coach Eric Sitze. “He has been our #1 golfer all three years of his high school career.”
Dexter, Missouri – Several Dexter High School athletes received their first time letter awards at the annual Spring Sports Banquet.
Golf – Ethan Maul
Tennis – Jacob Crumley
Baseball – Trevor McDonald and Cody Pullum
Softball – Emily Mouser, Morgan Ross and Alexis Tankersley
Track – Austin Adams, Amber Cage, Zack Cartwright, Tyler Conaway, Trenten Dean, Blayne Goodman, Cory Holland, Tylar Hurley, Dawson Kasting, Noah Langley, Ben Sindle, Alfonso Torres, Madelyn Webb, and Taylor Wells.
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcat Booster Club presented two $500 scholarships at the annual Spring Sports Banquet held Thursday at the Dexter High School.
The Booster Club has purchased many items including wrestling mats, flags for the cheerleaders, the letter D for the athletes for their jackets, and a bassoon for the band. They have helped support Project Prom and the Goodwill Games and award two scholarships each year.
Scholarships went to Noah Kronk and Rachel Putnam. Presenting the scholarships was Booster Club President Travis Miller.
Park Hills, Missouri – Freshman Madelyn Webb won the shot with a toss of 32-2.5 for the Lady Bearcats. She is the only underclassman to advance out of the districts in this event!
Dexter Lady 'Cats finished 2nd at Districts and several athletes have qualified for sectionals!
Junior athlete MaKayla Waldner won four events at the class 3, District 1 meet on Saturday. She won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.63 seconds, the 200 in 26.22 seconds, and the 300-hurdles in 53.93 seconds.
Waldner took first place in the long jump with a 16-feet, 9.75 inches. Taylor Ivy came in second jumping 15 feet 7 inches and won the triple jump with a distance of 32-9.
Dalton Rickel took second in the triple jump with a leap of 38 – 3.5.
The Lady ‘Cats advanced in all four relays finishing second in the 400 with a time of 55.31 and the 800 with a time of 1:55.26. They earned a fourth place finish in the 1600 with a time of 4:35.95 and 3200 relay in 10:57. The boys took third place in the 800 relay with a time of 1:40.95 to advance to sectionals also.
Athletes who finish in the top four in each event earn a spot in the Class 3, Sectional 1 meet at Lutheran South High School on Saturday, May 23, 2015.
Girls
Team scores -- 1. Herculaneum 167; 2. Dexter 127; 3. Grandview 123; 4. Fredericktown 52; 5. Bayless 49; 6. Bishop DuBourg 38; 7. Kennett 27; 8. Arcadia Valley 26; 9. St. Pius X 24; 10. NMCC 23; 11. Park Hills Central 16
Local sectional qualifiers
200 -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 26.22
100 hurdles -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 15.63
300 hurdles -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 43.93
4x100 relay -- 2. Dexter 55.31 (Amber Cage, Paige Moore, Emily Page, and Julia Hahn)
4x200 relay -- 2. Dexter 1:55.26 (Hailey Anderson, Paige Moore, Amber Cage, and Emily Page)
4x400 relay -- 4. Dexter 4:35.95 (Julia Hahn, Taylor Ivy, Hailee Anderson, Rhylan Hillis)
4x800 relay -- 4. Dexter 10:57 (Hailey Anderson, Carly Dean, Rhylan Hillis, and Emily Ladd)
Long jump -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 16-9 3/4; 2. Taylor Ivy (D) 15-7
Triple jump -- 1. Taylor Ivy (D) 32-9
Shot put -- 1. Madelyn Webb (D) 32-2 ½
Boys
Team scores -- 1. Fredericktown 149; 2. Herculaneum 131.5; 3. Park Hills Central 91; 4. NMCC 62; 5. Grandview 56; 6. Bishop DuBourg 45; 7. Arcadia Valley 43; 8. Kennett 40.5; 9. Dexter 36; 10. St. Pius X 22; 11. Bayless 13
Local sectional qualifiers
4x200 relay -- 3. Dexter 1:40.95 (Austin Adams, Austin Mitchell, Carson Dean, Zack Cartwright)
Triple jump -- 2. Dalton Rickel (D) 38-3 1/2
Shown in the photo are front row from left to right: Taylor Ivy, Reagan Miller, MaKayla Waldner, Julia Hahn, Paige Moore, and Amber Cage; back row from left to right: Rhylan Hillis, Carly Dean, Emily Page, Taylor Wells, Emily Ladd, Michaela Gard, and Madelyn Webb.
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats Softball camps will take place on May 26th – May 28th at the softball field on Grant Street across from Keller Public Library.
Cost attend the camp is $25. Checks can be made payable to Dexter High School.
There are two sessions. The first session is from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. each day for students entering the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. The second session is from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day for athletes entering the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
For more information contact Starla Pulley at 573-421-6905 or Leonard Morse at 573-820-5851.
