Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Middle School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the high school athletes.
The 7th grade boys basketball team is coached by Brandon Crook and Travis Westbrook.
Playing on the 7th grade team are Gabe Adkins, Aiden Coward, Andrew Francis, Rollings Gigaroa, Dawson Hill, Jeffrey Jarrell, Nathan Lockhart, Ethan McRoberts, Will Robison, Conner Scott, Stevan Sherfield, and Skyler Smith.
They finished their season 12 -3 and earned a 3rd place in the in the Fisk Tournament and the first in the SCAA Conference Tournament.
"This group was a pleasure to coach," commented Crook. "When you put athleticism and knowledge of the game together you have a good recipe for success. this group of kids had both this past year."
Some memorable moments were making 10 3-pointers in a big win over Dexter, including a half-court buzzer beater by Jeffrey Jarrell. The other moment was avenging a mid season loss at Bernie then beating them in the Conference Championship.
"We jumped on them early and would have liked to seen us put it away easily, but still won by double digits," stated Crook.
Awards presented were the Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player of the Year and the Wildcat Award.
Jeffrey Jarrell earned the Offensive Player of the Year award and the Most Valuable Player of the Year. The MVP was voted on by his fellow teammates.
Andrew Francis received the Defensive Player of the Year award.
The Wildcat Award went to a player who through a combination of effort, attitude and improvement during the course of the season and that was Dawson Hill. This award was also voted on by fellow teammates.
"Hard work, dedication, and teamwork will be what separates this group of athletes from their competition," Crook said.
Middle School Cross Country, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Middle School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the high school athletes.
Louis Bell is the Bloomfield Middle School 7th and 8th grade girls basketball coach.
"We saw a lot of improvement as the season went by," commented Bell. "We competed, but had a difficult time scoring. I believe the girls enjoyed the season and were appreciative of the opportunity that was given to them."
"We played Puxico in the very first game and got beat by 24. Three games later we played them again and cut that deficit to just 12 points" continued Bell. "We got our first and only win of the 2016-2017 season against Oak Ridge 19-14."
Awards distributed to the middle school girls basketball athletes were Offensive Player of the Year, Most Rebounds, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Wildcat Award.
Offensive Player of the Year was awarded to Shylynn Bader.
Most Rebounds Award went to Melanie Phillips.
Defensive Player of the Year Award went to Rosa Hester.
The Most Valuable Player was awarded to Ashton Bell and the Wildcat Award went to Karsyn Phillips.
Middle School Cross Country, Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Middle School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the high school athletes.
Charlotte Phillips is the cheerleading coach.
"This is a very talented group of athletes," commented Phillips. "During our cheer season almost half of our team was also playing their first year of girls' basketball, so they were extra busy. They had double practices and made sure both teams were successful."
Representing the 2016-2017 Bloomfield Middle School Cheerleading Squad are Melanie Phillips, Molly Below, Karsynn Phillips, Zoe Lipe, Abigail Conner, Isabelle Tippen, Rosa Hester, McKenzie Bowen, Emilie Hancock, Ashlynn Sills, Ansley Huffman, Mattie Pennington, Alaina Dockins, and Kylie Wheelis.
Four individual awards were presented: Strongest Base, Best Flyer, Jumps, and Tumble, Most Spirit/Strongest Spotter, and the Wildcat Award.
The Strongest Base Award went to Molly Below. "She made sure every stunt went up and worked hard to protect the flyer if it fell."
The Best Flyer, Jumps and Tumble Award went to Karsynn Phillips. "She was a main flyer and executed several tough stunts with her bases and had clean jumps and strong tumbling skills."
The Most Spirit/Strongest Spotter Award went to Melanie Phillips. "She was a strong spotter which is important in keeping the flyer and bases safe. She worked hard to make sure every stunt went up. She was also full of spirit. She would yell herself hoarse at almost every game!"
Middle School Cross Country, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Middle School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the high school athletes.
Josh Delay is the middle School Cross Country coach along with Assistant Coach Matthew Kohm.
"It has been not only an honor, but a privilege to work with and coach such a dedicated group of runners," commented Delay. "I am so glad to have been a part of hosting the first Stoddard County Middle School Cross Country meet."
"I want to thank all of the parents who were there and helped me through this season," continued Delay. "They were just as excited as I to see what our athletes could accomplish."
Awards presented were Girls MVP, Boys MVP, Girls Wildcat Award and Boys Wildcat Award.
Ansley Huffman earned the Girls Most Valuable Player Award and the Girls Wildcat Award.
Nicolas Carter received the Boys Most Valuable Player Award. Colton Hyslop received the Boys Wildcat Award.
Middle School Cheerleading, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball awards for middle school will spotlighted in separate articles on the ShowMe Times.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield High School baseball team's season is well underway with two games already played this season. They ended their game at Senath due to weather with a 0-0 score. The Wildcats defeated Charleston 14 - 0 on Thursday, March 23, 2017.
Bloomfield will play in Class 2 District 1 against Bernie, Campbell, Hayti, Holcomb, Senath, and South Pemiscot. Class 2 State Tournament will be held May 22nd - 31st.
There are six seniors this year. They are Joe Clary #4, Alex Gibbs #7, Tim Hector #8, Jacob Hector #9, Jackson McQueen #21, and Kyle Anderson #22.
The only junior on the Bloomfield baseball team is Dalton Phillips #5.
Sophomores are Brandon Siler #2, Tre Jones #12, Ethan Pennington #18, Alden Love #19, Carson Blair #24, and Ethan Stoker #50.
Freshmen are Ethan Hutchison #3, Gage McNeil #10, Luke Hector #26, Caden Dollar #27, and Blake Racca #34.
2017 Bloomfield High School Baseball Schedule
March 11th Dexter Jamboree 11 a.m. (cancelled)
March 17th @ Senath 4:30 pm
March 23rd @ Charleston 6 pm
March 24th vs Oran (H) 4:30 pm
March 29th @ Saxony Lutheran 4:30 pm
March 30th vs South Pemiscot (H) 4:30 pm
April 4th vs Puxico (H) 4:30 pm
April 5th @ Richland 4:30 pm
April 6th @ Bernie 4:30 pm
April 7th vs Doniphan (H) 4:30 pm
April 10th @ Oak Ridge 4:30 pm
April 11th vs Advance (H) 4:30 pm
April 12 @ Leopold 4:30 pm
April 14th - 15th Malden Tournament (TBA)
April 17th - 20th SCAA Tournament (TBA)
April 24th @ Bell City 4:30 pm
April 27th vs Malden (H) 4:30 pm
April 28th @ Gideon vs Risco 4:30 pm
May 1st @ Woodland 4:30 pm
May 3rd vs Greenville (H) 4:30 pm
May 10th vs Holcomb (H) 4:30 pm
May 13th District Tournament at Bernie (TBA)
