Dexter, Missouri - While high school wrestling is beginning to heat up, elementary students can also have a chance to practice their wrestling skills.  Registration is from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Dexter Elks Lodge on Monday, November 23, 2015.

Each year the Elks Lodge sponsors grades 1^st - 6^th boys and girls wrestling and any child in those grades in Stoddard County are encouraged to participate.  This will be the 4^th season for Jason Twomey, who will be available tonight at the Elks Lodge during the registration.

Payment is required at time of registration.  The cost to participate is $20 per child and parents may also order a t-shirt as well.

In January duels will begin every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Dexter High School.  There will be four teams, green, blue, red, and gold and in February there will be a final awards ceremony for everyone who participated.

Practices will begin soon.  These youngsters will wrestle with athletes from other towns in their weight class.  Some towns that have chosen to participate are Kennett, New Madrid County Central, Sikeston, and Notre Dame.

Wrestlers will be educated in the basic skills necessary to succeed in the sport of wrestling through a safe and structured practice schedule.

Coaches will encourage the athletes to reach their highest potential through hard work on the mat and in school while keeping a positive attitude and having good sportsmanship.

If you are interested in being a referee contact Jason Twomey at (573) 625-1974.

Let’s support these youngsters and get them started in a great sport!

Dexter, Missouri - T.S. Hill Middle School Wrestling Team will begin their season with a home opener on Tuesday, November 24^th at 6:00 p.m. in the middle school gym.

Both the 7^th and 8^th grade teams will compete against Poplar Bluff Tuesday.

2015 Season Schedule for December

December 1, 2015  Cape Girardeau (Away) 5:00 p.m.

December 3, 2015  Sikeston  (Away) 5:00 p.m.

December 5, 2015  Farmington (Away) 9:00 a.m.

December 9, 2015  Cape Girardeau (Away) 5:00 p.m.

December 12, 2015 Cape Girardeau (Away) 9:00 a.m.

December 14, 2015  New Madrid County Central  (Away)  5:00 p.m.

Team photo was not available at press time.

Photo is from the 2014 DMS wrestling season against New Madrid County Central.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The 2015 SCAA All-Conference Volleyball Teams have been released. 

Carmen Morgan, head volleyball coach at Dexter High School was named Coach of the Year. 

Junior athlete Krysten Garrison of Dexter was named Player of the Year. 

Co-Defensive Players of the Year are Brittany Brown, a senior at Dexter High School and Chelsea Cureton of Woodland. 

First Team All-Conference is Krysten Garrison and Hannah Thurmon of Dexter, Alanis Below of Advance, Krista Rhodes of Woodland, Kayli Tanner, Addie Shelton, and Morgan Baker of Bernie.

Second Team All-Conference is Nicole Roper, Jewel Chism, and Bailey Below of Bloomfield, Bailee Williams of Dexter, Brylee Morse and Addie Curtis of Advance.

Honorable Mentions went to Lexi Barnes, Addie Kruse, Brittany Brown and Julia Hahn of Dexter, Chelsea Cureton and Madison Cover of Woodland, Sarah Copeland of Puxico, Rebecca Heuring of Bell City and Kaley Roper of Bloomfield. 

Puxico, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats 7^th grade boys basketball team defeated the Bernie Mules to win the 2015 Middle School SCAA Boys Basketball Championship in Puxico, Missouri on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

The top-seeded Bearcats jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first quarter and a 26-0 lead at half on their way to a 42-9 victory over the #3 seeded Bernie 7^th grade Mules.

Jackson Allen and Ryder Boles tied for game-high 14 points each.  Boles one 3-pointer while Allen recorded 4 treys.

Landon Zoll recorded Bernie’s only basket in the first half against the Bearcats.  He finished with a team-high 5 points including one 3-pointer.  John Vaughn recorded one 3-pointer for Bernie. 

Final Score #1 Dexter 42, #3 Bernie 9

Bernie     0   2   4   3  -    9

Dexter  15  14   8   5  -  42

Bernie (9) – Landon Zoll 5, Brent Gage 1, John Vaughn 3.  FG 3, FT ½, F 5.  (3-pointers: Zoll 1, Vaughn 1.  Fouled Out: None).

Dexter (42) – Ryder Boles 14, Andrew Ellinghouse 6, Peyton Driskell 2, Jackson Allen 14, Riley Slusher 6.  FG 16, FT 5/8, F 5.   (3-pointers: Allen 4, Boles 1.  Fouled Out: None)