Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School baseball team celebrated Senior Night on Monday, May 8, 2017. As a bonus the Bearcats easily defeated the Portageville Bulldogs 9 - 4.
Jason Jarrell is the son of Denny and Paula Jarrell.
He has played baseball, basketball and football all four years of high school at Dexter.
He is also a member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Business Leaders of America and Sr. Beta Club.
He was All-Conference and All-District for baseball for the 2016 season.
His future plans are to attend Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri on a baseball scholarship and is on tract for a pre-physical therapy degree.
Sikeston, Missouri - Spencer Warren of Dexter finished tied for sixth with an 82 at the Class 3, District 1 Golf Tournament at Fox Haven Country Club in Sikeston. He will advance to sectionals in golf.
The top 15 scorers advance to the section round.
Notre Dame won the district as a team with a combined score of 333. Farmington took second with a 338. The top two teams advance to the sectional round.
Sectionals will be Monday at Crown Pointe Golf Course in Farmington, Mo.
Team results
1. Notre Dame 333
2. Farmington 338
3. Park Hills Central 347
4. Kennett 369
5. Sikeston 382
6. Cape Central 399
7. Perryville 406
8. Dexter 411
Individual results
(Top 15)
1. Nicholas Westrich (F) 72, 2. Brandon Wagner (PH) 73, 3(t). Jonathan Bell (ND) 81, 3(t). John Faulkner (K) 81, 3(t). Dylan Lynch (ND) 81, 6(t). Frankie Eaton (F) 82, 6(t). Jacob Thomore (SG) 82, 6(t). Spencer Warren (D) 82, 9(t). Luke Blanton (S) 83, 9(t). Trevor Drury (SG) 83, 9(t). Caleb Schnurbusch (ND) 83, 12. Blake Carr (K) 85, 13(t). Kegan Bramlett (CC) 86, 13(t). Conner Hagerty (PH) 86, 15. Luke Selvig (S) 87, 16. Nathaniel Hulshof (ND) 88, 17. Benjamin Sitzes (F) 90, 18(t). Trevor Bradley (PH) 91, 18(t). Drew Elder (P) 91, 20. Austin Boots (F) 94, 21. Peyton Bradley (PH) 97, 22(t). Nicholas Powers (ND) 99, 22(t). Dylan Wiles (F) 99, 24. Chas Bryers (K) 100, Dalton Duvall (P) 100.
Bloomfield, Missouri - During the Bloomfield Middle School and High School Awards Ceremony Nicole Roper received a special volleyball for her 1,000th assist during the 2016 - 2017 volleyball season.
On September 22, 2016 at the Bloomfield vs Woodland home game, Nicole Roper became a part of the 1,000 point club!
"Since her freshman year, this girl has put in countless hours of practice working on one thing," commented Sherilyn Johnson, Bloomfield head volleyball coach. "Most of the girls get a break and opportunity to work on different skills, but when you are the setter you must tirelessly work on one skill. Whether it is chasing down crazy passes or setting 75 more balls so the hitters can get "just one more", being the only setter is hard work."
"It was truly a pleasure tossing each and every ball to this girl for the last three years because while doing that my constructive criticism has all paid off."
Congratulations Nicole!
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield High School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the middle school athletes.
Coaches for the varsity volleyball team are Sherilyn Johnson and Che Jones.
Playing on the Varsity volleyball team are Dakota Stroup, Cayla Mayberry, Lilly Warrick, Creylee Huddleston, Jewel Chism, Nicole Roper, Kaley Roper, Bailey Below, Eva Hester, Emily McGowen, and Tyrah Hartle.
Awards presented were the Wildcat Award, Offensive Player of the Year, Serving Award of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and the Most Valuable Player of the Year.
The Defensive Player of the Year Award goes to Kaley Roper.
"She is a girl who a lot of time shad to push herself in practice and did a great job of it," commented Johnson. "She did a great job of it. She stands out in every defensive drill we do and is extremely fun to watch. When I asked the girls who worked the hardest in practice this year, she was the answer."
The Wildcat Award goes to Lilly Warrick.
"I feel Lilly is a wildcat through and through," stated Jonson. "She was the one who was the most comfortable screaming and getting the girls excited during practice and games. She likes to have a little fun and does a good job balancing silly and serious."
Serving Award of the Year goes to Nicole Roper.
"I was really hard on the girls when it came to serving this year," continued Johnson. "I felt like we needed to strengthen that part of our game and have the ability to put pressure on the other team's serve receive line."
Next was the Offensive Player of the Year Award. it goes to Bailey Below.
"This girl surprises me every singe year on how much she improves," commented Johnson. "This year she improved in her volleyball skills as well as her attitude and leadership on the court. She can hold her own all the way around the court, but definitely stands out on the front row!"
The Most Valuable Player Award goes to a girl who tallied 235 kills, 232 digs and 53 aces.
"There are so many great things I could say about this girl, but if I could choose one word to describe her it would be CLUTCH," state Johnson. "In the game against Advance this year we were in a rut, I found a hole and called a timeout. I asked her to hit a very small spot ont eh court that was a sharp angle from a position that she doesn't even play, just thinking she would get it in the vicinity and we could manage from there. This girl went out there and hit it dead on for a kill."
The MVP goes to Jewel Chism.
Southeast Missouri - The Class 4, District 1 High School Baseball Tournament seeds have been released.
The tournament will take place at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau.
Sikeston earned the #1 seed and has a first round bye.
Notre Dame received the #2 seed and will play #7 Fredericktown on May 13th at 9 a.m.
Perryville received the #3 seed and will play New Madrid County Central seeded #6 on May 13th at noon.
Kennett received the #4 seed and will play #5 seeded Dexter on May 13th at 3:00 p.m.
