Bernie, Missouri - The Holcomb Hornets, Bloomfield Wildcats, and the Bernie Mules competed in the annual Bernie Wood Bat Tournament on Saturday.  Bernie earned a pair of wins claiming victory to the Wood Bat Tournament!

The Mules beat Holcomb 11 - 0 in 5 innings.

Trenton Johnson went 3 for 3 and Mason Mayberry also had 3 hits to lead an 11-hit attack.  Johnson also had 3 RBIs.

Gavin Brown started on the mound and picked up the win.  He pitched 4 innings, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, struck out 7 and walked 2.

In the second game the Mules also defeated Bloomfield 11 - 0 in 5 innings.

Gavin Brown and Blake Beacham had big days at the plate.  Both had 2 hits and 3 RBIs each.

Brown also hit a towering 2-run home run.

Nate Dillinger earned the win pitching 4 innings, allowing 0 hits and 0 runs. He also struck out 8 and walked only  one player.

Holcomb beat Bloomfield 9 - 4 in the third game of the day.

Bernie Baseball team is now 4 - 0 and play Twin Rivers on Monday, August 28, 2017.

Jackson, Missouri - The Dexter High School Cross Country competed in their first run of the season at Jackson High School. Seven Bearcats earned medals in the top 25 spots.

Freshmen:  Carter Dorton (13th), Gavin Cartwright (14th), Andrew Ellinghouse (22nd).

Sophomore:  Margo Nea (10th)

Seniors:  Dawson Kasting (18th), Lucas Goodrich (22nd) and Emily Ladd (2nd).

Individual Top 25 Senior Boys

Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 28, 2. Jackson 78, 3. Mehlville 96, 4. St. Vincent 98, 5. Fox 107, 6. Dexter 120, 7. Zalma 156

1. Jared Neikirk (Cape) 12:06; 2. Ean Buffington (J) 12:36; 3. Gage Kinder (J) 12:59; 4. David Decker (Kirk) 13:04; 5. Josh Robertson (Kirk) 13:05; 6. Kyler Kabernat (RS) 13:07; 7. Drew Tucker (Kirk) 13:24; 8. Caleb Jarvis (Potosi) 13:25.21; 9. Ethan Webb (Fox) 13:25.64; 10. Andrew Lipe (SV) 13:36; 11. John Williams (Mehl) 13:48; 12. Jake Hibbard (Kirk) 13:56; 13. Dominic Bottom (Kirk) 14:03; 14. Bela Cseri (Kirk) 14:05; 15. Caiden Owens (Kirk) 14:07; 16. Ashton Braddock (Kirk) 14:08; 17. Ray Bonner (Fox) 14:10; 18. Dawson Kastin (Dex)14:19.46; 19. Devin Friedmeyer (Crystal) 14:19.80; 20. Tennessee Ervin (Jeff) 14:27; 21. Dominic Sauer (SV) 14:34; 22. Lucas Goodrich (Dex) 14:38; 23. Kris Triggs (Mehl) 14:42; 24. Damian Tucker (J) 14:45; 25. Simon Grace (Valle) 14:47

Individual Top 25 Senior Girls

Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 12, 2. Jackson 28, 3. Rockwood Summit 30, 4. St. Vincent 40, 5. Fox 83, 6. Oak Ridge 93

1. Hannah Santoni (Kirk) 15:00; 2. Emily Ladd (Dex) 15:14; 3. Julia Kidwell (J) 15:22; 4. Catherin Skubiz (Kirk) 15:26; 5. Corin Carroll (SV) 15:53; 6. Madison DeClue (Potosi) 15:59; 7. Kate Hennessy (Kirk) 16:13; 8. Tabby Stowens (Kirk) 16:14; 9. Lizzy Eastland (RS) 16:17; 10. Natalie Vincen (RS) 16:18; 11. Melanie Brekrus (RS) 16:20; 12. Margo Motes (J) 16:24; 13. Abby Sadler (J) 16:54; 14. Lindsay Poitras (Fox) 17:23. 15. Jordan Layton (OR), 18:05; 16. Abigail Schremp (SV) 18:17; 17. Grace Essig (RS) 18:44; 18. Abbey Holdinghausen (Crystal) 18:46; 19. Abbey Hotop (SV) 18:57; 20. Courtney Brewer (SV) 19:00; 21. Emily Prost (SV) 19:01.03; 22. Anna Miget (SV) 19:01.52; 23. Maya Pritchard (Kirk) 19:03; 24. Madeline Poplovoski (RS) 19:06; 25. Brianna Hamm (Kirk) 19:09

Individual Top 25 Junior Boys

Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 15, 2. Jackson 60, 3. Rockwood Summitt 66, 4. St. Vincent 93, 5. Mehlville 113, 6. Delta 156

1. Christian Baker (Kirk) 12:18; 2. Darren Reese (Potosi) 12:44; 3. Jacob Even (Kirk) 12:48; 4. Jacob White (Kirk) 12:53; 5. Dylon Connor (RS) 13:07; 6. Landon Carlton (J) 13:08; 7. Finn Sinner (Kirk) 13:11; 8. Kaelin Triggs (Mehl) 13:14; 9. Joe Baer (SV) 13:16; 10. Scout Pettit (J) 13:26; 11. Devin Maelelin (RS) 13:40; 12. Kebon Gvresgerd (Kirk) 13:47; 13. Gavin Jones (J) 13:50; 14. Ethan Lohdell (Kirk) 13:56; 15. Isaiah McMullen (Mehl) 14:03; 16. Henry Loida (Kirk) 14:04; 17. Keegan Donovan (Kirk) 14:06; 18. Tommy Damian (Kirk) 14:07; 19. Lee Lueker (Kirk) 14:08; 20. Drew Kranawetter (OR) 14:09; 21. Caleb Roth (SV) 14:18; 22. Kyle Steinbecker (SV) 14:24.22; 23. Jake Van Cardo (RS) 14:24.33; 24. Quintin Stepp (Kirk) 14:24.50; 25. Jon Berra (Fox) 14:25

Individual Top 25 Junior Girls

Team scores -- 1. Jackson 36, 2. Jefferson 38, 3. Crystal City 43, 4. Rockwood Summit 45, 5. Kirkwood 50, 6. Fox 52, 7. St. Vincent 58, 8. Valle Catholic 63

1. Amie Martin (Fox) 14:52; 2. Kennedy Bauer (J) 15:19; 3. Meredith Lang (Kirk) 15:40; 4. Alyssa Davis (Cape) 15:50; 5. Bree Allgier (Potosi) 15:55; 6. Jenny Reeb (RS) 15:57; 7. Faith Littleton (J) 16:01; 8. Jordan Heacock (Jeff) 16:25.39; 9. Cheney Ervin (Jeff) 16:25.77; 10. Genevieve Lipe (SV) 16:40; 11. Taylor Sloan (Crystal) 17:35; 12. Emma Shirley (Crystal) 17:57; 13. Kate Muellen (Kirk) 18:02; 14. Madison Otte (Valle) 18:17; 15. Patience Vandermierden (Leo) 18:18; 16. Paige Mason (Fox) 18:20; 17. April Flieg (Valle) 18:34.78; 18. Taylor Seyer (OR) 18:34.98; 19. Megan Lipe (SV) 18:43; 20. Taylor Reynolds (Crystal) 18:44; 21. Lindsey Umfleet (Zalma) 18:49; 22. Kassi Bright (Zalma) 19:06; 23. Jenna Dynoff (Kirk) 19:14; 24. Hannah Pennington (Kirk) 19:18; 25. Josephine Mijarez (Jeff) 19:25

Individual Top 25 Sophomore Boys

Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 16; 2. Rockwood Summit 85; 3. Jackson 125; 4. Oak Ridge 129; 5. St. Vincent 170; 6. Jefferson 183; 7. Cape Central 205

1. Martin Strong (Kirk) 12:38.49; 2. A.J. Wallach (Kirk) 12:58; 3. Brett Lynch (Potosi) 13:08; 4. Preston Dickerson (Potosi) 13:35; 5. Cameron Howard (Fox) 13:40; 6. Peter Hooks (Kirk) 13:43; 7. Keelan McPhecters (Kirk) 13:44; 8. Luke Wendel (J) 13:55.39; 9. Richi Inja (RS) 13:55.72; 10. Will McQuade (J) 13:56; 11. Nathan Lanigne (RS) 13:57; 12. A.J. Eckstein (Kirk) 19:02; 13. Ethan Ripperdan (Kirk) 14:05; 14. Chance Oehlert (Perry) 14:13.24; 15. Jack Bugee (Kirk) 14:13.65; 16. Henry Ebert (Kirk) 14:15; 17. Kaleb Owens (Kirk) 14:17; 18. John Engelmohr (Kirk) 14:18; 19. Daniel Young (Kirk) 14:19; 20. David Layton (OR) 19:20.02; 21. Larry McMillin (Fox) 14:20.37; 22. Zach LeGrand (OR) 14:21; 23. Ziya Hadzic (Mehl) 14:24; 24. Cooper George Lander (Kirk) 14:26; 25. Nolan Roth (Jeff) 14:27

Individual Top 25 Sophomore Girls

Team scores -- 1. Kirkwood 19, 2. Mehlville 21, 3. Jackson 40, 4. Rockwood Summit 42, 5. Fox 50, 6. Dexter 71, 7. Valle Catholic 113

1. Emma Hubbell (Mehl) 15:32; 2. Emily Pesselato (Mehl) 15:48; 3. Elisa Holtzman (RS) 16:05.04; 4. Kayley Heeter (Potosi) 16:05.70; 5. Ally Gooden (Kirk) 16:39; 6. Grace Murphy (Kirk) 17:00; 7. Courtney Wright (Perry) 17:02; 8. Julia Patt (Kirk) 17:11; 9. Adara Webb (Fox) 17:21; 10. Margo Nea (Dex) 17:23; 11. Kayden Fisher (J) 17:50; 12. Zoe Swearinger (RS) 17:55; 13. Abby Dickinson (Kirk) 18:00; 14. Mary Calvin (J) 18:02; 15. Rilee Lecki (J) 18:13; 16. Katy Rudolph (Kirk) 18:18; 17. Meredith Millstone (Kirk) 18:20; 18. Missy Hanek (Mehl) 18:23; 19. Meg Murphy (Kirk) 18:32; 20. Carly Wright (Fox) 18:43; 21. Maddi Keisker (Fox) 18:49; 22. Macie Hoskins (Cape) 19:09; 23. Skylar Ponder (OR) 19:16; 24. Kyla Beel (Leo) 19:17; 25. Elizabeth Dunn (Perry) 19:19

Individual Top 25 Freshman Boys

Team scores -- 1. Jackson 34; 2. Kirkwood 56; 3. Cape Central 108

1. Mason Keith (OR) 11:23; 2. Will Jarvis (Potosi) 11:25; 3. Evan Stephens (J) 11:26; 4. Jack McCormack (J) 11:30; 5. Hunter Griffin (Potosi) 11:32; 6. Philip Marshall (OR) 11:41; 7. Braden Driskill (Adv) 11:46; 8. Thaddaeus Morgan (Kirk) 11:48; 9. Clayton Greenlee (J 11:52; 10. Sam Bradshaw (RS) 11:53; 11. Auggie Pheagley (Cap) 11:59; 12. Nathan Caldwell (Cape) 12:00; 13. Carter Donton (Dex) 12:04; 14. Gavin Cartwright (Dex) 12:04; 15. Luc Daniels (Kirk) 12:08; 16. Will Birmingham (Kirk) 12:14; 17. Elliot Notrica (Kirk) 12:17; 18. Eli Jones (J) 12:17; 19. Jack Henry (Kirk) 12:22; 20. Matthew Linhares (Kirk) 12:23; 21. Billy O'Keeffe (Kirk) 12:25; 22. Andrew Ellinghouse (Dex) 12:26; 23. Jake Eastin (J) 12:29; 24. Josh Hoog (Valle) 12:40; 25. Will Arbanas (Kirk) 12:41

Individual Top 25 Freshman Girls

Team scores -- 1. Cape Central 19, 2. Kirkwood 24, t-3. Rockwood Summit 38, t-3. Jackson 38, 5. Valle Catholic 40

1. Sarah Hickenbothen (Kirk) 13:00; 2. McKenzie Williams (Cape) 13:38; 3. Elizabeth Steele (J) 13:58; 4. Hallie Portell (Potosi) 14:21.08; 5. Danielle Foutz (Cape) 14:21.55; 6. Claire Guillemet (Kirk) 14:23; 7. Abbi Riek (Mehl) 14:31; 8. Cierra Lewis (Potosi) 14:35; 9. Nicole Valle (Valle) 14:37; 10. Sophie McAdams (J) 14:38; 11. Bridget Reichmuth (RS) 14:43; 12. Jaclyn King (Cape) 14:54; 13. Skye Garrett (RS) 15:04; 14. Joy Missey (RS) 15:06; 15. Mary Roth (Valle) 15:24; 16. Rachelle Valle (Valle) 15:26; 17. Maggie Pennington (Kirk) 15:32; 18. Era Oberle (Valle) 15:49; 19. Sophia Essig (RS) 16:05; 20. Kylie Hawk (RS) 16:11; 21. Julia Pitz (Kirk) 16:36; 22. Emily Landewee (Delta) 16:43; 23. Jade Antezanna (Kirk) 16:47; 24. Izzy Salva (Kirk) 16:51; 25. Juli Evans (J) 16:57

The Dexter Bearcats next Cross Country Meet will be at Arcadia Valley on Saturday, September 9, 2017.

Shown in the photo from left to right are front row Emily Ladd, Margo Nea, Carter Dorton, and Lucas Goodrich; back row are Dawson Kasting, Andrew Ellinghouse, and Gavin Cartwright.

Dexter, Missouri - MSHSAA has released Week #2 District Standings for football.

Park Hills Central holds the #1 spot with a record of 2 - 0 and 52.5 points.  They face Potosi (1 - 1) on Friday, September 1st.

In second place is Kennett (1 - 1) with a combined 45.5 points. The Indians will compete with Carnahan (1 -1) on Friday.

Third place goes to Salem (1 - 1) (we will see them next season) with a total of 37.5 points and will face Houston (0-2) on Friday.

Dexter ranked #4 with a record of 1-1 and also a combined 37.5 points facing New Madrid County Central on Friday night at home.

Potosi is ranked #5 with a record of 1-1 with 30.5 points and will see Park Hills on Friday.

Fredericktown (1-1) is ranked #6 with a total of 27.5 points and will compete against Perryvilee (2-0).

Ste. Genevieve had one of their losses against the Dexter Bearcats is (0-2) with a combined 14.5 points.  They face Hillsboro (1-1) on friday night.

New Madrid County Central finished out at #8 with a 0-2 record and a combined 7 points on the season.

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - With just 2 seconds on the clock at the end of the first quarter Isaiah Johnson ran a 28-yard touchdown as the Mules scored first and went on to defeat the Dexter Bearcats 35 - 12 at the Mules Stadium.

This was the last meeting between the two teams.  Poplar Bluff has beat Dexter nine straight seasons.  Next year Dexter will drop Poplar Bluff from their schedule and face Salem.

The injuries from the game against Ste. Gen and the Kennett Jamboree somewhat affected the Bearcats' game plan against the Mules.

"We had to move two players to brand new positions on the offensive line," stated Dexter head football coach Kevin Goltra.  "I had to change jersey numbers on those two players prior to the game on Thursday.  Contacted the Poplar Bluff AD and made those numbers eligible.  Coupled with turnovers and a good PB defense made for a difficult game for us."

During the entire first quarter the Bearcats looked like the team last Friday night against the Ste. Gen Dragons.  Once the Mules scored with 2 seconds left in the first quarter, heads seem to go down.  Our boys of fall were diving at ankles and not making eye contact on the field.

"What everyone sees is body language," stated Goltra.  "We got down by one TD and we got tanked.  At half we discussed that and I told them I didn't want to see that anymore, the old Bearcat way of putting our heads down."

Turnovers was another issue for the Bearcats against Poplar Bluff.  

"We had a ridiculous amount of turnovers Friday night," commented Goltra.  "On Monday we will work to fix that and be ready for New Madrid on Friday night."

In the second half things looked a little better for the Bearcats.  Senior quarterback Ben Sindle was able to deliver a tight spiral to Trevor McDonald.  Sindle's first completion of the season.

"He does have some ability there and he will continue to improve," continued Goltra.  "Our guys have a lot of character and heart.  They are very unselfish and were able to move into new positions tonight.  They did what it takes to be a team player.  With Boyer, Adams, and Foster out we had to change things up at the last minutes."

Caleb Hoggard ran for 80 yards on 27 carries, including a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter, to lead the Bearcats offense. Corbin Strong added 35 yards rushing on 9 carries while Ben Sindle competed 4 of 13 passes for 92 yards.

Trevor McDonald picked up a fumble and returned it 50 yards to put Dexter on the scoreboard with 1:36 left in the third quarter.

Dexter completed its first pass of the season at the 7:13 mark of the third quarter, a 24-yard catch by Bo McMullin, but the Bearcats were stopped on fourth down.

The next three games look promising for the Bearcats.  There is potential to go 3 - 0 looking forward to NMCC, Drexel, and Sikeston.

"They will be ready for New Madrid and Drexel," Goltra said.  "We should compete real well against Drexel.  As long as we continue to improve we will be real competition for Sikeston this year."

"We will go to work on Monday and fix the problems we saw tonight," Goltra state. "We should get healed up and be ready for next Friday."

Final Score Dexter 12, Poplar Bluff 35

Dexter              0   0    6    6  - 12

Poplar Bluff      7   21  7    0  -  35

First Quarter Scoring

PB - Isaiah Johnson 28 run (kick good), 0:00.

Second Quarter Scoring

PB - Rashawn McCain 6 run (kick good), 10:12.

PB - Logan Bell 1 run (kick good), 8:00.

PB -Tyson Cox 38 pass from Logan Bell (kick good), 4:52.

Third Quarter Scoring

PB - Brett Barousse 27 pass from Logan Bell (kick good), 9:48.

DEX - Trevor McDonald 50 fumble return (run fail), 1:36.

Fourth Quarter Scoring

DEX - Caleb Hoggard 20 yard run (kick fail), 4:07.

Dexter will host New Madrid County Central on Friday, September 1, 2017.  Game time is 7:00 p.m.  Miss DHS will also be crowned prior to the pre-game around 6:30 p.m.  Come early and stay late and cheer for the BEARCATS!!