Under the leadership of Coach Leonard Morse, the team will compete against some of the best cross country runners in the state.
"We looked at it as we needed a feeder program because if we don't get the runners until they are sophomores they are already three years behind," Coach Morse said. "The top schools in our district are running in the seventh grade and have middle school programs in place so we needed a feeder program."
Back L to R: Cole Barker, Colby Musgrave, Logan Wyman, Carson Bell, Brett Pollock
Front L to R: Wyatt Parker, Ethan Kirkley, Madelyn Haynes, Gavin Cartwright, Andrew Ellinghouse, Rider Boles
Not Pictured: Margo Nea, Sahara Schaefer, and Brandon Mooneyhan.
Dexter Middle School Cross Country team will travel to Arcadia Valley on Saturday.
Photo by Michelle Cannon.
Dexter, Missouri - The ShowMe Times is proud to highlight the outstanding performance of two Dexter Bearcat Football Athletes. Each week the ShowMe Times will choose two players – one offensive player an done defensive player who will be features as Players of the Week.
Leadership on the athletic field is often a good indicator of the future development of our young students and is a perfect training ground for future leaders.
This week several athletes contributed to the successful win over the Charleston Bluejays; however only two players were chosen.
The ShowMe Times is pleased to announce the Players of the Week are Ethan Stevens and Corbin Strong.
The Offensive Player of the Week for a second week in a row is #7 Ethan Stevens. Ethan ran up the middle for 61-yard touchdown in the first few seconds of the game. He then scored a 17-yard touchdown, a 12-yard touchdown, 23-yard touchdown, and another 12-yard touchdown and passed to Austin Chesser for a 38-yard touchdown.
Ethan had 8 carries for 167 yards; average of 20.0 yards per carry. He completed three passes for 122 yards; his longest a 53-yarder.
Ethan also had three total tackles including two tackle assists.
“Ethan had an amazing game,” commented head coach Justin Peden. “Almost three hundred yards of offense and five touchdowns. It speaks to the time he put in this summer and the time he spends studying film. I am very proud of him.”
The Defensive Player of the Week is #31 Corbin Strong.
Corbin had 12 tackles and 1 tackle assist during the game against Charleston. He had two sacks for a loss of 12 yards.
Corbin is a freshman at Dexter High School and well on his way to a great high school career in football.
“For a freshman to have 13 tackles in a game is amazing,” continued Peden. “Corbin is a great young man who has an extremely bright future in football.”
Congratulations to both of these two fine young men on their accomplishments.
The Bearcats will be back in action when they take on Sikeston on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Charles Bland Stadium. Game time 7:00 p.m.
"I could tell it was our third day in a row playing in this heat," commented head tennis coach Kurt Lovelady. "As I thought, Poplar Bluff came out playing a little different than they did on Monday and we ended up having some closer matches. I think they girls adjusted well though and fought hard for the matches we got."
VARSITY SINGLES
No. 1 - MaKayla Waldner (D) def. Elizabeth Irene Bottorff 8-1
No. 2 - Lexi May (D) def. Nikkia Hickman 8-4
No. 3 - Stephanie Hobbs (PB) def. Macy Urhahn 8-7 (7-5)
No. 4 - Rachel Singh (D) def. Jazlyn Barnes 8-2
No. 5 - Nicole Sells (D) def. Sydney Miller 8-0
No. 6 - Reagan Miller (D) def. Kailee Kanell 8-1
VARSITY DOUBLES
No. 1 - Waldner-Urhahn (D) def. Bottorff-Hobbs 8-2
No. 2 - May-Miller (D) def. Hickman-Barnes 8-1
No. 3 - Singh-Sells (D) def. Barnes-Miller 8-2
JUNIOR VARSITY SINGLES
No. 1 - Kaitlyn Paige Lloyd (PB) def. Kalee Howard 6-4
No. 2 - Morgan Aldridge (D) def. Rebeccah Lynn Palmer 6-2
No. 3 - Abbie Dorton (D) def. Jasmine Anna Ward 8-7 (7-3)
No. 4 - Ashley Parsons (PB) def. Malia Cook 6-4
No. 5 - Emily Williams (PB) def. Kirsten Teffertiller 6-5 (7-3)
No. 6 - Hannah Bien (D) def. Kayla Jean Zachary 6-1
JUNIOR VARSITY DOUBLES
No. 1 - Howard-Aldridge (D) def. Lloyd-Palmer 6-1
No. 2 - Ward-Williams (PB) def. Dorton-Teffertiller 6-3
No. 3 - Teffertiller-Bien (D) def. Parsons-Zachary 6-3
The JV won five of their nine matches improving their record to 4-2.
Reagan is the daughter of Travis and Laura Miller and Steve and Tracy Watkins. She attend Dexter Senior High School and is currently a junior.
She is currently on the DHS Lady Cats Tennis team and has performed on the Track & Field team as well. Reagan is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Council, Art Club, FCCLA, and the Dexter Tech Association (DTA).
Reagan is a member of REFUGE at the First Baptist Church and the Christian Youth Fellowship at the First Christian Church.
She is also a Top 10% member at Dexter High School.
Though she does not know just where she plans to go to college, she plans to select a college next year.
Her hobbies are playing the Ukulele and watching Netflix!
Dexter, Missouri - The T.S. Hill Middle School Bearcats take on the Charleston Bluejays in their first game of the season at John Harris Marshall Field. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Playing for the 8th grade Bearcats are #1 Travis Waldner, #2 Jack Scruggs, #7 Logan Mitchell, #8 Drew Soule, #10 Garret Henson, #14 Spencer Warren, #15 Hyden Hillis, #16 Corey Ezell, #19 Blaine Berry, #22 Mason Keena, #50 Matthew Agey, #56 Eric Allen, #60 Ryder Foster, #61 Steven Cupp, #65 Blake Racca, #68 Luke Becker, #71 Parker VanSlyke, #81 Austin Guy, #84 Brodie Pollock, and #85 Cutter Cornett.
The 7th grade roster was not available at press time according to Coach Sneed. Team photos will be taken on September 8th just before their first home opener and will be posted on the ShowMe Times at a later date.
DMS Football Schedule
Sept 3 Charleston (A) 6:00 p.m. 8th grade only
Sept 8 NMCC (Home) 5:00 p.m. 7th and 8th grades
Sept 17 Sikeston (A) 4:30 p.m. 7th and 8th grades
Sept 22 East Prairie (Home) 5:30 p.m. 7th grade only
Sept 24 Kennett (A) 5:00 p.m. 7th and 8th grades
Sept 29 Caruthersville (Home) 5:00 p.m. 7th and 8th grades
Oct 1 Malden (A) 7:30 p.m. 8th grade only
Oct 6 Portageville (Home) 5:00 p.m. 8th grade only
