Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Lady Cats basketball program will compete in their first Rib City Shootout of the summer on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Both the 7th grade and 8th grade girls basketball teams are also slated to compete and will play their games at the T.S. Hill Middle School.
The 7th grade Cats will begin play at 9:45 a.m. against Poplar Bluff in the middle school gym. At 11:15 a.m. they play Doniphan and then at 5:15 p.m. they play Ellington.
The 8th grade Cats are slate to play Doniphan at 10:30 a.m., Poplar Bluff at 12:45 p.m., Ellington at 2:15 p.m. and at 4:30 they will compete against Nettleton, Arkansas. All 8th grade games will be played at T.S. Hill Middle School gym.
The Dexter Varsity Lady Bearcats begin competing at 10:30 a.m. against Alton, Illinois on Court #2 of the Bearcat Event Center. At noon they play Benton, Illinois, 2:15 p.m. they play Salem, Illinois and at 6:00 p.m. they will play Hoxie, Arkansas. All of the Lady Cats' games will be played on Court #2 of the Bearcat Event Center.
For more girls basketball scheduling and all of the team competing click HERE.
Dexter, Missouri - The first Rib City Shootout of the summer is upon us this Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th featuring the best of boys basketball.
There are 64 teams competing against each other on 7 courts in Dexter. The Bearcat Event Center will have three courts, and there will be courts open in the Southwest Elementary gym, Dexter Parks & Rec gym, the High School gym, and the Middle School gym.
For more information and the complete schedule of games click HERE.
Below are the Bernie Varsity, Bernie Junior Varsity, Dexter 8th Grade, Dexter Junior Varsity and Dexter Varsity games for Friday.
9:45 a.m. Bernie Varsity vs Meadow Heights Varsity at the BEC 3
9:45 a.m. Dexter JV vs Sikeston JV (FR) at the Middle School
11:15 a.m. Bernie Varsity vs Greenville Varsity at the BEC 2
11:15 a.m. Dexter JV vs Park Hills JV (FR) at the Middle School
12:45 p.m. Bernie JV vs Thayer JV at the Middle School
1:30 p.m. Dexter JV vs Notre Dame JV (FR) at the Middle School
2:15 p.m. Dexter 8th grade vs East Prairie 8th (FR) at Dexter Parks and Rec
3:00 p.m. Bernie Varsity vs Pocahontas, AR Varsity at the BEC 3
3:00 p.m. Bernie JV vs Steelville JV at the High School
3:45 p.m. Dexter Varsity vs Greene County, AR Varsity at the BEC 2
4:30 p.m. Bernie JV vs Greene Co. Tech AR 9th at Southwest Elementary
4:30 p.m. Dexter 8th grade vs Ellington 7th and 8th at Dexter Parks and Rec
6:00 p.m. Bernie JV vs Green Co., KY JV at the BEC 3
6:45 p.m. Dexter Varsity vs Park Hills Varsity at the BEC 2
7:30 p.m. Dexter 8th grade vs Greene Co. Tech, AR 8th grade at Dexter Parks and Rec
Jefferson City, Missouri - MaKayla Waldner finished in the top spot and brought home the gold in the 300-meter hurdles at the Missouri State High School Athletic Association State Championships on Saturday, May 28, 2016.
She finished first with a time of 43.61 earning her very last first place finish of her high school career.
"Watching MaK receive her medal was one of proudest moments a coach could ask for, but it was more special because I was her mom," commented head Track and Field Coach Kimberly Waldner. "She has worked hard throughout her HS career and I don't think I'll ever coach a more dedicated athlete then her."
In the 100-m hurdles heat one on Friday MaKayla earned top spot with a time of 14.86. On Saturday she earned a medal for 3rd place with a time of 15.06.
"She was running in first place in the finals, but she hit the 8th hurdle and finished third," commented head Track and Field Coach Kimberly Waldner.
In the 200-meter dash Waldner finished 10th in the state with a time of 26.16.
Waldner also earned a medal in long jump placing 4th with a distance of 17 2 1/4.
Madelyn Webb competed in Shot Put. She finished with a throw of 33-01.25 putting her in 14th place.
Emily Ladd, Emily Page, Rhylan Hillis, and Julia Hahn ran the 4x800 on Saturday. They earned a 10th place finish with a time of 10:16.946.
All six Lady Cats did an amazing job this year! We commend them on their efforts and are extremely proud. Making it to the MSHSAA State Championship is an extraordinary accomplishment. Proud of our Bearcats!
Photo provided by Coach Kimberly Waldner.
Springfield, Missouri - Five Dexter boys tennis athletes did what most dream of and that's to make it to the State Championships. Seniors Ethan Flowers, Joshua Kohlbaker, Tyler Stevenson, and Addison Moore played their final match of their high school career on Friday. Zach Potts will return for his senior season next year.
Ethan Flowers lost to Pembroke Hill's Josh Bortnick in his Round of 16 match 6-0, 6-0 at the double elimination tournament. Flowers also dropped his consolation match to Jasen Neyer of Springfield Catholic 6-2, 6-2. He finished his season with an impressive record of 17-7 in singles.
Zach Potts and Joshua Kohlbaker suffered a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Logan Rogersville's James Ethridge and Jack Gold in their Round of 16 match. Potts and Kohlbaker came back with a 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 win over Maryville's Joseph Suchan and Trystan Lyle in their first round consolation match. They then suffered a season ending 6-1, 6-2 loss to Kyle Zimmerschied and Cole Lankford of Knob Noster in the consolation quarterfinal. The finish their season with an impressive record of 23-3 in doubles.
Addison Moore and Tyler Stevenson suffered a 6-2, 6-0 loss to Gavin Litherland and Carson Turner of Greenwood. Moore and Stevenson also dropped thier first round consolation match to Chillicothe's Nathaniel McKiddy and Bradon Lamp 7-6(3), 6-0.
Photo provided by Peggy Potts. Shown in the photo are from left to right: Coach Kurt Lovelady, Will Brehmer, Joshua Kohlbaker, Zach Potts, Tyler Stevenson, Addison Moore, and Ethan Flowers.
Kirkwood, Missouri - The Lady Cats Track & Field Team qualified six girls to head to the Class 1 State Track Meet held last Saturday at the Kirkwood High School.
Senior MaKayla Waldner qualified in four events for a second straight year. She finished first in 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.14 and first in 300 meter hurdles with a time of 43.57. She also placed third in the 200 meter run with a time of 26.17 and fourth in long jump with a distance of 17-1 1/2.
"This is Mak's fourth year to qualify for State," commented mom and Dexter Head Track Coach Kimberly Waldner. "She ran her fastest time this year in the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles at sectionals."
Sophomore Madelyn Webb qualified for State for a second straight season in shot put finishing third at the sectional level with a throw of 31-11.
The 4x800 Relay Team placed second with a time of 10:26.59 at Sectionals. Sophomore Emily Ladd, junior Emily Page, sophomore Rhylan Hillis and senior Julia Hahn are also state bound.
The Lady Cats finished third overall in team competition with 67 points. John Burroughs placed first with 145 points and Cardinal Ritter placed second with 88 points.
They will travel to Jefferson City High School for the State Tournament slated for Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th.
Shown in the photo are from left to right: Madelyn Webb, Julia Hahn, Emily Page, Rhylan Hillis, MaKayla Waldner, and Emily Ladd.
