Dexter, Missouri - Coach Chad Allen has a record of 212 - 61 over 11 years.  He has taken the Lady Cats to state three of the last five years and they have won seven straight district titles.  This year he will attempt another state run with a great mix of talent.

Returning are two seniors, Hannah Thurmon and Krysten Garrison. They are true veterans and have been playing pretty much since their sophomore season together.

The Bearcats will open their season playing in four tournaments before traveling to Farmington for their first regular season game. Their first home game at the Bearcat Event Center will not be until January 8th when they host the Kennett Lady Indians.

They will play in the Turkey Trot Tournament at St. Joseph's Academy, SEMO Conference Tournament at Saxony Lutheran, the SEMO Border Challenge at Poplar Bluff, and the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic at Broseley, Missouri.  The Bearcats will be on the road much of their season only hosting 8 games.

2017-2018 Lady Cats Varsity Volleyball Schedule

Nov 24th Turkey Shootout at St. Joseph's Academy in St. Louis

Nov 27th - Nov 30th SEMO Conference Tournament at Saxony Lutheran in Jackson

Dec 7th - 9th SEMO Border Challenge at Poplar Bluff

Dec 16th - 20th Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic at Broseley

Jan 4th @ Farmington

Jan 8th vs Kennett (H)

Jan 11th vs Neelyville (H)

Jan 13th @ Jackson Shootout

Jan 15th vs Park Hills Central (H)

Jan 25th @ Sikeston

Jan 27th @ Charleston for Coaches vs Cancer

Jan 30th vs Saxony Lutheran (H)

Feb 1st @ Naylor

Feb 5th @ Notre Dame in Cape Girardeau

Feb 8th vs Cape Central (H)

Feb 12th vs Poplar Bluff (H)

Feb 14th @ Oran

Feb 19th vs Jackson (H) Senior Night

Feb 24th Districts

2017-2018 Lady Bearcat Varsity Roster

#1 Maycie Martin, junior 5'10"

#4 Rylee Allen, junior 6'0"

#5 Sydney Asberry, freshman 5'0"

#10 Natalie Sitze, junior 5'2"

#15 Keirstan Keirsey, junior 5'9"

#20 Alexa Werneck, sophomore 5'6"

#21 Maci McBride, junior 5'1"

#25 Hannah Thurmon, senior 6'0"

#32 Krysten Garrison, senior 5'11"

#35 Chaylea Mosby, junior 5'6"

#50 Shea Baker, sophomore 5'8"

Dexter, Missouri - The 2017 Wrestling season is upon us and the Dexter Bearcats are ready for an electrifying year!

The Bearcats will compete in Class 2, District 1 against Affton High School, Bishop DuBourg High School, Park Hills Central, Kennett High School, Lift for Life Academy Charter High School, Lutheran South High School, Notre Dame High School, Owensville, Potosi, St. Clair, St. Francis Borgia, St. James Ste. Genevieve and Sullivan High School.  This year Ste. Genevieve High School will host the Districts.

In the 2016-2017 season Travis Waldner 106, Seth Harris 113, Dawson Jones 120, Matt Stone 126, Jett Featherston 182, and Colton Gibson 195 earned medals and a trip to the State MSHSAA Wrestling Tournament.

2017 Dexter High School Wrestling Schedule:

Nov 30th @ Notre Dame Tri-Match vs ND and Sikeston

Dec 5th @ New Madrid County Central

Dec 7th @ Jackson Quad vs Jackson, Kennett, and Cape Central

Dec 9th @ Liberty Wentzville Tournament

Dec 15th - 16th @ Tiger Classic

Jan 4th @ Park Hills Central Quad vs Park Hills, Sullivan, and St. Clair

Jan 6th @ Ste. Gen - Duals

Jan 11th @ Kennett

Jan 12th @ Sullivan Quad vs Sullivan, Cameron, and Park Hills Central

Jan 16th HOME Dexter Quad vs North County, Potosi, and Notre Dame

Jan 23rd @ Poplar Bluff Tri-Match vs Poplar Bluff and Hillsboro

Feb 6th @ Kennett Tri-Match vs Kennett and Cape Central

Seniors are Austin Adams, Lucas Goodrich, Seth Harris, Trevor McDonald, Matthew Stone, and Christian Yarber.

Juniors are James Chastain, Jacob Christian, Jett Featherston, Colten Gibson, Dawson Jones, Corbin Strong, and Dalton Warren.

Sophomores are Cutter Cornett, Dylan Homan, Mason Keena, Wyatt Parker, Bryston Pemberton, Andrew Soule, Parker Vanslyke, and Travis Waldner.

Freshman are Gavin Cartwright, Caleb Coons, CJ Greene, Malachi Harp, Corey Hawkins, Donovan Lerma, Jacob Medler, Alexander Townsend, and Ryan Turner.

Stats done by Allison Sneed, Lauren Rauscher, Alexa Midkiff, Erica Parris, and Rylee Boyer.

Bernie, Missouri - The 2017 Bernie Invitational Basketball Tournament is slated to begin on Monday, November 27th at 4 p.m. with the #1 seeded Bernie Mules facing the #8 seeded Holcomb Hornets. in game one.

There are eight teams in the tournament. Seeds are:

#1Bernie

#2 Risco

#3 Neelyville

#4 Puxico

#5 Twin Rivers

#6 Bloomfield

#7 Campbell

#8 Holcomb

At 5:15 p.m. the #4 seeded Puxico Indians vs the #5 Twin Rivers Royals.

At 6:30 p.m. #2 Risco vs #7 Campbell and at 7:45 p.m. #3 Neelyville vs #6 Bloomfield.

Semifinal games are at 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28th with the Championship game slated for thursday, November 30th at 7:00 p.m.

Third place game is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 30th.

Dexter, Missouri - Krysten Garrison had an exciting three years on the volleyball court at Dexter High School.  Garrison signed to play volleyball at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM.  

She is the daughter of Darren and Lori Garrison.

Her grandparents include Buddy and Karen Randolph of Dexter, Missouri, and Stan and Sandy Garrison of Piedmont, Missouri.

Garrison is active in Sr. Beta, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, and Future Teachers of America.

Outside of school she has participated in High Performance Volleyball Club and attends Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont, Missouri.

She was awarded in volleyball all district, all region, all state, all SCAA, SCAA player of the year, Max Preps MO player of the week, Semoball Volleyball Player of the Year. In basketball she was awarded all district, all SEMO conference, SEMO conference scoring champion-2015, and 3rd place in state in 2017.

She enjoys playing sports and hanging out with friends and family.

As a junior, she had 506 kills, 99 block, 61 assists, 242 digs, and 32 aces.  What a year!!  Due to an injury she was unable to play her senior year, but her stats speak volumes as to what she completed in her high school career.  She finished with a total of 954 kills, 190 blocks, 357 digs, 116 aces, and 601 assists.

"That's amazing, truly amazing!" commented head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan.  

Garrison will go on to play basketball for the Lady cats where she led the team in scoring as a sophomore averaged more than 14 points per game and 9 rebounds per game.  Though she missed the first few months of her junior basketball season with a torn labrum she still managed to average 14 points per game and 5 rebounds in the games she was able to play.

"She is a phenomenal athlete," Morgan said. "New Mexico State is lucky to have her and we will miss her terribly."

Good luck Krysten!!  You may see her on ESPN or FoxSports!