Dexter, Missouri - One day prior to her 18th birthday, Kaylee Carey signed a letter of intent to play softball for Crowley's Ridge College in Paragould, Arkansas.
Kaylee is the daughter of Jeremy and Cindy Carey and is a senior at Dexter High School.
CRC Head softball coach Jordan Malone and assistant coach Kourtney Brown traveled from Crowley's Ridge College in Paragould to sign Carey at the Bearcat Event Center on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.
"She was a little nervous at try-outs, but had an awesome performance," stated Malone. "She performed well with our team. She definitely had the guts to try out at the college level."
"Kaylee will get a lot of playing time as a freshman as shortstop," continued Malone. "She is the 5th one we have signed and we wanted her early. We should end with about 30 girls on the roster for next year."
Kaylee began her softball career at the young age of six. By the time she was 16 she played in the Softball World Series. At Dexter High School she earned the 2015 and 2016 SCAA All Conference Softball First Team, All-District Softball, and earned the DHS Highest Batting Average two years in a row.
She is active in Sr. Beta, Future Business Leaders of America, Foreign Language Club, and is a member of the Dexter Honor Society and the National Honor Society.
"I am excited to continue playing softball," commented Carey. "It is a big part of my life and means a lot to me. I never really thought I'd play college softball, but they have a good school and a great team. I still have high school ball left and I just want to learn more and continue to play shortstop and first base this spring."
Though Kaylee is undecided in her major area of study, she plans to continue her education and decide on a major later.
Her current softball coach spoke very highly of Carey. "Kaylee is an amazing softball player, a hard worker, and has leadership skills," stated Starla Pulley, DHS Lady Cats head softball coach. "She also has a big heart and works very well with other players on the team. "
"This is my third year as head coach and seeing her growth in her batting average increase, I know she can put bat to ball."
"She has great composure and a lot of experience as she has played travel ball too," continued Pulley. "She handles tough situations and remains focused. She manages to pull it out for the big hit when needed. No matter what position she plays she gives 100%."
Dexter, Missouri - The Lady Cats of Dexter came from behind in the first quarter to shut-down the Notre Dame Bulldogs for a conference win 63 - 56.
The Bulldogs led in the first quarter 13 - 10. Dexter nailed the second quarter with 25 points earning them a 35 - 23 lead at the half.
Three Lady Cats finished in double figures.
Krysten Garrison looks to be playing very well as she has returned to the court. This was only her second game back after a should injury. She tallied a team-high 17 points. She was 7 for 9 from the field and was 3 for 3 at the charity stripe.
"I thought Krysten looked like the Krysten from last year," commented LBB head coach Chad Allen. "She really worked hard for the ball and gave us a great inside presence."
Chaylea Mosby finished with 15 points. She was 3 for 3 at the charity stripe and hit 1 trey. She also completed five 2-pointers.
"I was proud of Chaylea battling through her flu-like symptoms. She is a tough girl."
Hannah Thurmon contributed 11 points. She was 3 for 9 shooting 33% and was 5 for 8 at the charity stripe shooting 63%.
"I thought the tandem with Hannah and Krysten was huge for us tonight," continued Allen. "They work really well together inside and look for each other. They also played great interior defense for us too."
"Our two seniors played big for us tonight," Allen said of Riley Allen and Cheyenne Mosby. "Cheyenne got a lot of offensive boards and Harley hit some big 3's."
Tonight was Natalie Sitze's first night back after an injury to her elbow. She tallied 7 points including one 3-pointers for the Lady Cats.
"Natalie played really well considering being out about a week and a half with an elbow injury."
The Notre Dame Bulldogs also had three athletes finish with double figures.
Notre Dame was led by Megan Heisserer with 22 points. She recorded 7 treys and one from the free throw line.
Sam Brennan tallied 12 points. She completed six 2-poin field goals.
Allie Ziegler finished with 10 points. She had four 2-pointers and was 2 for 2 at the charity stripe.
Dexter Lady Cats travel to Cape Central on Thursday. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Final score Dexter 63, Notre Dame 56
Notre Dame 13 10 14 19 - 56
Dexter 10 25 13 15 - 63
Notre Dame (56) - Faith Essner 4, Megan Heisserer 22, Allie Ziegler 10, Sam Brennan 12, Lexi Welter 8. FG 14, FT 7/8, F 17 (3-pointers: Megan Heisserer 7. Fouled Out: Allie Ziegler).
Dexter (63) - Maycie Martin 2, Natalie Sitze 7, Cheyenne Mosby 2, Hannah Thurmon 11, Krysten Garrison 17, Harley Allen 9, Chaylea Mosby 15. Fg 18, Ft 12/16, F 14 (Harley Allen 3, Chaylea Mosby 1, Natalie Sitze 1, Fouled Out: None).
Perryville, Missouri - The Dexter boys basketball team had an outstanding game against the Perryville Pirates on Monday evening. The Bearcats shot 60% from the floor and had 52 points in the paint to come out on top over the Pirates 65 - 32. They also out rebounded their opponent 33 - 19.
"I was very pleased in our defensive effort tonight. We were down in a good stance, had good positioning, and seemed real hungry to get stops," commented head basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "Playing good team defense with energy is what we will have to have to compete against the rest of the teams on our schedule."
By the end of the first period Dexter led 22 - 6 and increased their lead to 34 - 16 at the half.
Three Bearcats finished in double figures.
Gabe Jackson tallied a game-high 17 points. Jackson was 7 for 8 from the floor with a total of 13 rebounds.
Jason Jarrell scored 15 points. Jarrell was 7 for 11 with 5 rebounds.
Clay Mullins finished with 13 points. Mullins shot 6 for 11 and had 6 rebound.
"Clay Mullins continues to improve defensively and helped us on the boards tonight," continued Dowdy. "It was nice to see Chad Smith have a chance to log some minutes. Chad is committed in practice and continues to improve on both ends of the floor."
Perryville was led by Josh Robinson who recorded 10 points.
The Dexter Bearcats (15-6) will face Bell City on Tuesday evening. There will not be a junior varsity game, so the varsity game will begin at 6:00 p.m. This will finish out their SCAA Conference schedule.
"Tomorrow night we go to Bell City for our final game of the SCAA Conference. This is a big game for us. We will need to play as well as we did tonight to give ourselves a chance against a team who plays real hard," stated Dowdy.
Final Score Dexter 65, Perryville 32
Dexter 22 12 20 11 - 65
Perryville 6 10 8 8 - 32
Dexter (65) - Jason Jarrell 15, Alan Pippins 2, Ben Sindle 3, Clay Mullins 13, Dawson Kasting 4, Ryan Mayo 4, Chad Smith 7, Gabe Jackson 17. FG 29, FT 6/16, F 11 (3-pointers: Ben Sindle 1, Fouled Out: None).
Perryville (32) - Aaron Mueller 2, Josh Robinson 10, Jeff Reisenbichler 2, Cole Gerstenberger 4, Chase Brown 8, Bryce Flaherty 2, Brandon Renaud 2, Garrett Richardet 2. Fg 12, FT 5/6, F 21 (3-pointers: Josh Robinson 1, Chase Brown 2, Fouled Out: Reisenbichler, Renaud).
Dexter, Missouri - The ShowMe Times Dexter Sports Spotlight shines on Rae-Ann Riddle.
Rae-Ann is a Dexter Bearcat basketball cheerleader and is a sophomore at the Dexter High School.
She is the daughter of Charlotte Riddle and Jeff Riddle.
Rae-Ann has been active in Foreign Language Club one year, FCCLA one year, and Student Council two years.
Rae-Ann lettered in basketball cheerleading as a freshman.
Her plans after graduation are to earn a degree in marketing.
She enjoys cheerleading, piano, and singing.
Riddle has participated in basketball cheerleading at Dexter High School and volleyball, and gymnastics outside of school.
She attends First Baptist Church and is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Dexter, Missouri - The ShowMe Times Dexter Sports Spotlight shines on Olivia Lacy.
Olivia is on the Kickin Cats Dance Team and is a sophomore at the Dexter High School.
She is the daughter of Steven and Kimberly Lacy.
Her grandparents are Dale and Deanna Rogers of Dexter, Missouri, Phebia Lacy of Bernie, Missouri, and David Lacy of Wappapello, Missouri.
Lacy has been active in Sr. Beta, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Refuge Youth Group.
She has lettered in varsity football cheerleading twice and varsity track once.
Her future plans are to attend college and major in performing arts and business.
She enjoys dancing, shopping, boating, and spending time with her family and friends.
Olivia has participated in football cheerleading, track, and the Kickin Cats Dance Team.
Outside of school she is a dancer at Melissa's Studio of Performing Arts in Sikeston, Missouri, where she participates in tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary ballet, lyrical, and pointe ballet.
