Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter R-XI School District is excited to announce Mr. Kevin Goltra as their new Head Football Coach for the 2016-2017 school year.
Coach Goltra has 15 years of notable coaching experience; 4 as a head coach and 11 as a defensive coordinator. Early in Goltra’s career, he coached as the defensive coordinator at a school in Northwest Missouri and as a linebacker coach at a junior college in North Dakota. He served as head coach at Obion County High School and Kenwood High School in Tennessee. While at Obion County, he helped transform a team that made the Class 4A Playoffs and at Kenwood he led the Knights to the Class 5A playoffs. Most recently, he was at Lake County School District in Tiptonville, TN.
Coach Goltra is an experienced teacher, reaching Level 5 status in TN. He has previously taught Government, Psychology, Sociology, World History, and U.S. History. He also holds a Master’s of Science in Educational Leadership. Coach Goltra is married to Tiffany. They have five children ages 17, 16, 12, and twins who are 3.
Coach Goltra indicates his coaching philosophy is centered on hard work, accountability, and doing things the right way. He believes hard work and attention to detail are the focal points to being able to compete against schools that may be bigger or have superior athletes. He looks forward to moving to this area and building a top-notch programs that the students, administration, and community can be proud of.
Superintendent, Mr. Mitchell Wood is pleased to welcome Coach Goltra as the new football coach stating, “Coach Goltra has the right combination of character, experience, enthusiasm, and vision to take on the unique opportunities and challenges of the position at Dexter High School. He has a proven track record of success on the field, and getting his players to play at the next level.”
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball team entered Tuesday's night match-up with the Poplar Bluff Mules with all intentions of stopping Mules' two powerhouse athletes, Marcedus Leech and Willie Lucas. Dexter's defense did just that as it managed to hold Leech completely scoreless. Lucas however managed to pull out and tallied a game-high 27 points. It would be the first time in 4 years and only the 2nd time in 15 years that Dexter would overpower Poplar Bluff in boys basketball.
It was the fourth quarter that the Bearcats really shined and proved they were a substantial team to beat. With a record of 13-10 they are earning their stripes this year on the court! The Mules were up 32-24 at the half, but Dexter eliminated that deficit and took their first lead of the game 38-37 when Jason Jarrell recorded a layup with just 3 minutes to go in the third period. The Mules answered back with a bucket at the buzzer.
The Bearcats had an explosive fourth quarter finish. Jason Jarrell hit two to take the lead once again in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Ethan Flowers recorded a trey and Jacob Pedigo hit a field goal. It was tied 45-45 with 5:35 left in regulation. Pedigo hit a bucket then got fouled and hit two more from the charity stripe. It became a battle of free throws in the last two minutes of the game, but enough to beat Poplar Bluff 61-57.
"The story of the game was the job Tyler Heil did on defense," stated Dexter head basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "We have a lot of respect for Leech and Lucas. We were trying to make someone else beat us, and Heil executed our game plan perfectly. It's one thing having a plan, but it is another carrying it out."
"Heil will sleep well tonight," Dowdy continued. "He finished with one point and 20 stops. I love a kid who takes pride in getting stops."
Gabe Jackson and Jacob Pedigo each recorded 16 points for Dexter. Jackson tallied 14 points in the paint and two on free throws. Pedigo scored half of his total points in the final quarter of the game.
"I knew we were in good shape when Gabe was yelling for the ball," stated Dowdy. "Pedigo played with a lot of poise on offense and attacked the glass well."
Jason Jarrell contributed 13 points and Ethan Flowers recorded 10 point. Flowers added four 3-pointers to his high school record.
"We started out a little slow, but gained some confidence throughout the game," Dowdy said. "The guards did a tremendous job handling the ball and Gabe did an outstanding job of altering shots and standing his ground. He also did what Gabe does - REBOUND!"
Final Score Dexter 61 - Poplar Bluff 57!
"WOW!" Dowdy said of the Bearcats win. "A big win for these guys."
Dexter will be back in action on February 23rd when they host the Notre Dame Bulldogs.
Dexter 13 11 14 23 - 61
Poplar Bluff 18 14 7 18 - 57
Dexter (61) - Jason Jarrell 13, Jacob Pedigo 16, Ethan Flowers 10, Tyler Heil 1, Ryan Mayo 5, Gabe Jackson 16. FG 21, FT 15/25, F 17. (3-pointers: Jason Jarrell 1, Ethan Flowers 2, Ryan Mayo 1. Fouled Out: None).
Poplar Bluff (57) - Tyler Cline 11, Rodney Houston 2, Tristen Francisco 8, Willie Lucas 27. FG 17, Ft 12/16, F 23. (3-pointers: Tyler Cline 3, Tristen Francisco 2, Willie Lucas 4. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter, Missouri - Ethan Flower, senior at Dexter High School, was recognized for breaking the school 3-point record.
Ethan has currently made 160 three-pointers in his career.
On January 28, 2016, he broke the record against Bloomfield in the semi-final game of the SCAA Tournament.
Shawn Guethle, who graduated in 2000, held the record before Ethan eclipsed his mark of 142.
The ShowMe Times will have a feature article later in the week with comments from Guethle, Coach Josh Dowdy, and Ethan Flowers.
Congratulations Ethan!
Dexter, Missouri - The Lady Cats took on the Poplar Bluff Lady Tigers at the Bearcat Event Center on a very foggy Monday evening.
The Lady Mules jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter 19-16, but it didn’t take long for Dexter to rebound scoring 22 points in the second period to lead at the half 38-33.
Kaitlyn Slaughter #20 and Autumn Dodd #3 each recorded a team-high 13 points for the Lady Mules. Slaughter had the only trey for Poplar Bluff.
Dexter’s Krysten Garrison had a great night with a game high 19 points off of 8 buckets and was 3 for 4 at the charity stripe.
Freshman Chaylea Mosby continued to be a powerhouse tallying 17 points on four buckets, two 3-pointers, and was 3 for 4 in free throws.
Melanie McKuin, senior, recorded 15 points on five buckets, 1 trey, and 100% at the charity stripe adding 2 points.
Dakota Reynolds contributed 11 points on four field goals, and one 3-pointer.
Cheyenne Mosby added 10 points for the Lady Bearcats. She recorded 5 field goals.
Final Score Dexter 83, Poplar Bluff 54
Dexter 16 22 29 16 - 83
Poplar Bluff 19 14 10 9 - 52
Dexter (83) – Dakota Reynolds 11, Melanie McKuin 15, Madyson Crockett 2, Cheyenne Mosby 10, Krysten Garrison 19, Harley Allen 9, Chaylea Mosby 17. FG 34, FT 8, F 21. (3-pointers: Dakota Reynolds 1, Melanie McKuin 1, Harley Allen 3, Chaylea Mosby 2. Fouled Out: Cheyenne Mosby).
Poplar Bluff (54) – Autumn Dodd 13, Shelby Sievers 3, Megan Knuckles 11, Kaitlyn Slaughter 13, Kaitlyn Harris 5, Doni Everts 9. FG 17, FT 19, F 13. (3-pointers Kaitlyn Slaughter 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter Lady Cats (18-4) will be back in action on Thursday, February 18th when they travel to Twin Rivers. Game time 6:00 p.m.
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.
