Ste. Genevieve, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats Wrestling Team traveled to Ste. Genevieve on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Missouri High School Activities Association Class 2, District 1 Wrestling Tournament.
Five Bearcat wrestlers earned a trip to the MSHSAA State Championships in Columbia, Missouri to be held Thursday, February 18th – Friday, February 19th.
Three wrestlers from Dexter will enter the championship tournament as District Champions – Senior Ethan Stevens a 4 time District Champion in the 182 lb weight class, Senior Storm Massey in 160 lb weight class, and sophomore Seth Harris in the 106 lb weight class.
Senior Michael Hurst, 195 lb weight class and senior Gavin White, 132 lb weight class also qualified to compete at the state level.
MSHSAA Class 2 - District 1 Results:
106 - Seth Harris (41-5) placed 1st and scored 24.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 won by tech fall over Lavonte Hinkle (Miller Career Academy ) 16-13 (TF-1.5 3:00 (15-0))
Semifinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 won by major decision over Adam Hellebusch (St. Francis Borgia ) 34-6 (MD 9-0)
1st Place Match - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 won by fall over Nathan Geisner (Ste. Genevieve ) 34-6 (Fall 0:54)
113 - Dawson Jones (22-22) place is unknown and scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 won by fall over Joseph Bruhn (Lutheran South ) 14-33 (Fall 3:24)
Semifinal - Jacob Lands (Potosi ) 11-12 won by fall over Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 (Fall 1:58)
Cons. Semi - Evan Dowdy (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 20-23 won by decision over Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 (Dec 9-4)
120 - Matt Stone (11-23) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Stone (Dexter) 11-23 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jason Landing (St. Clair ) 36-11 won by fall over Matt Stone (Dexter) 11-23 (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Holtzer (Owensville ) 12-20 won by decision over Matt Stone (Dexter) 11-23 (Dec 11-5)
126 - Dalton Green (6-28) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Deon Partlow (Miller Career Academy ) 17-10 won by fall over Dalton Green (Dexter) 6-28 (Fall 1:42)
Cons. Round 1 - Dalton Green (Dexter) 6-28 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Nolan Hoang (Lutheran South ) 23-19 won by fall over Dalton Green (Dexter) 6-28 (Fall 2:41)
132 - Gaven White (28-17) placed 4th and scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 won by decision over Noah Turner-House (Central (Park Hills) ) 10-7 (Dec 2-0)
Semifinal - Wade Dickens (Ste. Genevieve ) 39-8 won by decision over Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Semi - Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 won by decision over Trevor Key (Sullivan ) 27-15 (Dec 11-5)
3rd Place Match - Dustin Jahnsen (Owensville ) 26-17 won by decision over Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 (Dec 10-3)
138 - Brandon Twomey (26-18) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - James Bone (Potosi ) 24-6 won by fall over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 (Fall 2:54)
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 won by fall over Anthony Miller (Sumner ) 23-15 (Fall 3:23)
Cons. Round 3 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 won by decision over Cody Lewis (Kennett ) 13-17 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Semi - Jared Humbolt (Ste. Genevieve ) 23-24 won by decision over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 (Dec 7-1)
152 - John Tucker (5-32) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Reno Mcdaniels (Miller Career Academy ) 14-7 won by fall over John Tucker (Dexter) 5-32 (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 1 - John Tucker (Dexter) 5-32 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Kaleb Tribble (Kennett ) 14-13 won by fall over John Tucker (Dexter) 5-32 (Fall 3:27)
160 - Storm Massey (39-3) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 won by fall over Steven Peters (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 1-24 (Fall 0:36)
Semifinal - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 won by fall over Codie Stroup (St. Clair ) 29-9 (Fall 2:52)
1st Place Match - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 won by decision over Wyatt Harrell (Owensville ) 27-8 (Dec 4-1)
182 - Ethan Stevens (38-4) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 won by fall over Bailey Kruse (St. Francis Borgia ) 13-19 (Fall 1:16)
Semifinal - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 won by decision over Robert Strong (Miller Career Academy ) 27-9 (Dec 10-3)
1st Place Match - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 won by decision over Wade Hahn (Ste. Genevieve ) 41-9 (Dec 6-2)
195 - Michael Hurst (34-14) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 won by fall over Collyn Rouggly (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 7-23 (Fall 0:29)
Semifinal - Fred Wallace (Miller Career Academy ) 21-4 won by fall over Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 (Fall 5:03)
Cons. Semi - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 won by decision over Gage Moyers (Ste. Genevieve ) 26-13 (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 won by fall over Sean Mahoney (Central (Park Hills) ) 13-10 (Fall 0:17)
220 - Christian Yarber (27-22) place is unknown and scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 won by fall over Mario Reed (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 6-21 (Fall 0:40)
Quarterfinal - Josh Richards (St. Clair ) 33-16 won in tie breaker - 2 over Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 (TB-2 4-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 won by fall over Kalub Evans (Potosi ) 20-20 (Fall 1:54)
Cons. Round 3 - Keenan Johnson (Central (Park Hills) ) 16-8 won by decision over Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 (Dec 6-3)
285 - Cory Holland (21-23) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kade Jett (Ste. Genevieve ) 27-21 won by decision over Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 won by decision over Rodney Thomas (Kennett ) 3-17 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Semi - Austin Schaefferkoetter (Sullivan ) 21-18 won by fall over Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 (Fall 2:47)
Photo by Gina Sneed.
