Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Knights of Columbus are sponsoring their annual Free Throw Contest Sunday, January 31st at 2:00 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Parrish Center.
All boys and girls ages 10 - 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2016 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. Registration begins at 1:45 p.m.
The KC Free Throw Contest is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions.
This even is for boys and girls ages 10 - 14.
- Boys ages 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (age as of January 1, 2016)
- Girls ages 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (age as of January 1, 2016)
Suggested Tournament Schedule:
- Council - Month of January - Sacred Heart Church, Dexter
- District - February 1 thru 15
- Regional- February 16 thru 28
- State - Sunday March 13, 2016 @ Fr. Tolten High School, Columbia, MO - 12:00pm
Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions. all contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent.
For more information please contact Mark Guethle at 573-624-6361.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Senior basketball athlete, Noah Vandiver, was honored on Friday evening between the junior varsity and varsity game against the East Prairie Eagles with a rather extraordinary accomplishment.
The unexpected recognition brought tears to the basketball player's eyes when he was handed a commemorative basketball from teammate Nathan Newell in front of a full house of Wildcat fans. The two athletes have been playing basketball together since the third grade.
Noah claimed that he couldn’t have achieved this record without all of his teammates.
Vandiver is only the seventh player in Wildcat school history to record 1,000 career points in basketball and the first since Leighton Hensley in 2010. 
He currently sits in the top six in school history for career points.
Vandiver hit his 1,000th point at the Wildcats vs Advance game on December 18, 2015.
Noah is the son of Jeff Vandiver and Sharon Vandiver.
Essex, Missouri - Richland freshman Paige Pinkley, left, and Harlie Leeper look to make a play on a spiked ball as junior Katie Pinkley looks on during the second set of the the Lady Rebels’ contest against Zalma earlier in the 2015-2016 high school volleyball season.
With the turn of the calendar to the Spring sports, junior high volleyball season is just around the corner for the Stoddard County Athletic Conference.
The JH Lady Rebels will begin their volleyball season by hosting Advance on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
Here is the schedule for the upcoming Junior High Rebels Volleyball season:
March 8th Advance (H)
March 10th @ Charleston
March 11th @ Bernie
March 14th @ Bloomfield
March 15th Puxico (H)
March 21st Risco (H)
March 22nd @ Clarkton
March 24th at Oran
March 29 Twin Rivers (H)
March 31st Woodland (H)
April 5th Bell City (H)
April 9th - April 12 SCAA Tournament (TBA)
Photo by Parker Miller / Richland School
Farmington, Missouri - After a long winter’s nap the Lady Cats stormed the Farmington Lady Knightetts’ gym beating them 56-30 in their first game of the new year.
"We were a little rusty at the start of the game," stated Dexter girls basketball coach Chad Allen. 'Once we knocked down a few shots and got our defense going we made a big run."
The #7th State Ranked Lady Bearcats took over in the second quarter and everything just started clicking. They worked the ball in and out and got their shots scoring 36 points before the end of the first half.
Dexter also did well at the charity stripe completing 15 of their 17 attempts. "We shot really well from the free throw line tonight," commented Allen.
Six Lady Cats scored for Dexter. Three were in double figures.
Senior Dakota Reynolds tallied a game-high 15 points for Dexter including two treys.
Freshman Chaylea Mosby recorded 14 points including two 3-pointers.
Junior Krysten Garrison had a big second quarter for the Lady Cats finishing the game with 13 total points and completing 7 of 8 at the charity stripe.
Final Score Dexter 56, Farmington 30
Dexter 10 26 12 8 - 56
Farmington 4 9 6 11 - 30
Dexter (56) - Dakota Reynolds 15, Melanie McKuin 3, Sydney Rogers 5, Cheyenne Mosby 6, Krysten Garrison 13, Chaylea Mosby 14. FG 18, FT 15/17, F 11. (3-pointers: Dakota Reynolds 2, Sydney Rogers 1, Chaylea Mosby 2. Fouled Out: None).
Farmington (30) - Alyson Tucker 3, Ellania Davis 9, Lexi Pauls, 6, Sophi Thurman 2, Briley Brackett 4, Zoe Johns 4, Rachel Rothlisberger 2. FG 12, Ft 4/4, F 10. (3-pointers: Lexi Pauls 2. Fouled Out: None)
State ranked Lady Cats (10-2) will be back in action for their first game at home this season on Monday, January 11, 2016 when they host the Kennett Indians at the Bearcat Event Center. The Lady Cats will host Neelyville on Thursday, January 14th. Game times are 6:00 p.m. for junior varsity and 7:00 p.m. for varsity action.
Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor. Shown in the photo is Chaylea Mosby driving the ball for two for the Lady Cats.
Dexter, Missouri - The Perryville Pirates jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter over the Dexter Bearcats before sailing to a 58-40 victory on Tuesday night at the Bearcat Event Center.
"We didn't play very well from the opening tip," stated head Dexter boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "I knew it would be difficult to come out and create the same environment we had at the Christmas Tournament. Perryville is an outstanding permitter shooting team and simply outplayed us tonight."
The Pirates continued their quest hitting two of its three treys over the next few minutes to simple outscore Dexter 17-7 at the end of the first quarter. It was even in the second quarter with each teach scoring 8 points, but Dexter never could break Perryville's 10-point lead. The Pirates led 25-15 at the end of the first half.
Dexter came out strong in the second half scoring the first six points to shave the Pirate's lead to 25-21. Ethan Flowers hit a 3-pointer lat int he third period to trim Perryville's lead to just three.
"We created a few baskets off turnovers in the second half to make it a one-possession game," stated Dowdy. "I was real disappointed in our defensive effort so we switched into trapping defenses much earlier than I wanted to to create some energy. it worked for a while, but in the end Perryville did a nice job of moving the ball and finishing around the rim."
The end of the game came with Nathan Noland of Perryville dunked the ball with less than five seconds remaining in the game securing their win over Dexter by a score of 58-40.
Dexter senior, Jacob Pedigo, recorded 13 points including one trey. Ethan Flowers contributed one 3-pointer.
Dexter (4-7) will be back in action on Friday, January 8, 2016 when they travel to Woodland. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Final Score Dexter 40, Perryville 58
Dexter 7 8 13 12 - 40
Perryville 17 8 13 20 - 58
Dexter (40) - Jason Jarrell 7, Jacob Pedigo 13, Ethan Flowers 7, Tyler Heil 4, Gabe Jackson 9. FG 17, FT 4/7, F 14. (3-pointers: Jacob Pedigo 1, Ethan Flowers 1. Fouled Out: None).
Perryville (58) - Jacob Robinson 2, Aaron Mueller 2, McGwire Bartley 10, Conner Stark 14, Josh Robinson 10, Nathan Noland 8, Austin Mueller 2, Wyatt Johnson 2, Ryan Noland 8. FG 23, FT 9/9, F 15. (3-pointers: Conner Stark 1, Jacob Robinson 2. Fouled Out: None).
Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor. Shown in the photo is Dexter's Ethan Flowers about to score for the Bearcats.
