Dexter Will Take 6 Wrestlers to State

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February 14th 2018 by Dee Loflin

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri - Travis Waldner and Seth Harris of Dexter High School placed first in their individual weight class at the Class 2, District 1 Wrestling Tournament in Ste. Genevieve on Saturday qualifying them for the State Wrestling Tournament.

In all six total wrestlers will make the trip to the MSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament to be held at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia. It all begins on Thursday, February 15, 2018.

Jett Featherston, CJ Greene, Mason Keena and Bryston Pemberton earned top four finishes.

Dexter finished fifth in the 15-team tournament with 121 points, one behind fourth-place St. Clair.

Ste. Genevieve won the district championship with 225. St. James was second with 129, and Sullivan was third with 122.

Below are the District 1 results for Dexter High School Wrestling Team.

106 Bryston Pemberton (42-7) placed 2nd and scored 22.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 won by fall over Logan Pfyl (Affton) 14-28 (Fall 0:21)

Quarterfinal - Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 won by fall over Hayden Gasten (Potosi) 7-11 (Fall 1:27)

Semifinal - Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 won by fall over Dillon Witt (Sullivan) 42-10 (Fall 2:52)

1st Place Match - Jacob Dickens (Ste. Genevieve) 44-7 won by fall over Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 (Fall 5:16)

113 CJ Greene (22-9) placed 4th and scored 9.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Joshua Countryman (Central (Park Hills)) 19-12 won by fall over CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 (Fall 5:55)

Cons. Round 2 - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Semi - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 won by fall over Luke Dixon (Sullivan) 13-15 (Fall 4:54)

3rd Place Match - Joshua Countryman (Central (Park Hills)) 19-12 won by fall over CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 (Fall 1:21)

120 Seth Harris (38-8) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Semifinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 won by fall over Austin Angell (Owensville) 18-22 (Fall 0:22)

1st Place Match - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 won by decision over Dalton Thompson (St. Clair) 40-8 (Dec 5-4)

126 Travis Waldner (41-4) placed 1st and scored 23.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 won by fall over David Desonier (Bishop DuBourg) 4-10 (Fall 1:46)

Semifinal - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 won by major decision over Ty Lewis (St. James) 35-13 (MD 8-0)

1st Place Match - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 won by decision over Kade Willis (Central (Park Hills)) 34-14 (Dec 4-2)

132 Trevor McDonald (29-13) place is unknown and scored 9.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 won by fall over Thomas Taylor (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 6-15 (Fall 2:46)

Quarterfinal - Reid Posinski (St. Francis Borgia) 28-8 won by major decision over Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 (MD 12-2)

Cons. Round 2 - Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 won by major decision over Tighe Bombach (Owensville) 10-36 (MD 11-2)

Cons. Round 3 - Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 won by fall over Abraham Lloyd (Bishop DuBourg) 6-14 (Fall 0:23)

Cons. Semi - Grant Staffen (Ste. Genevieve) 44-11 won by fall over Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 (Fall 2:12)

138 Wyatt Parker (16-13) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Mirly (Lutheran South) 39-6 won by fall over Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 (Fall 1:41)

Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 won by major decision over Andrew Coleman (Potosi) 6-18 (MD 11-0)

Cons. Round 3 - Blake Bolin (Central (Park Hills)) 27-20 won by fall over Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 (Fall 0:36)

145 Mason Keena (27-20) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 won by decision over Austin Harris (Potosi) 20-16 (Dec 3-1)

Semifinal - Jared Humbolt (Ste. Genevieve) 48-5 won by fall over Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 (Fall 2:21)

Cons. Semi - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 won by fall over Trenton Balderson (St. Clair) 21-15 (Fall 3:13)

3rd Place Match - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 won by fall over Austin Harris (Potosi) 20-16 (Fall 4:45)

152 Wyatt Chastain (19-21) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Kelmendi (Affton) 22-9 won by major decision over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 19-21 (MD 9-0)

Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 19-21 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Jaydee Vick (Potosi) 29-17 won by tech fall over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 19-21 (TF-1.5 5:00 (21-6))

170 Parker VanSlyke (22-28) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Cole Petty (St. James) 27-14 won by fall over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 (Fall 3:34)

Cons. Round 2 - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 won by fall over Jonathan Whitfield (Kennett) 2-10 (Fall 0:34)

Cons. Round 3 - Eli Cotton (Affton) 25-15 won by fall over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 (Fall 0:47)

182 Jett Featherston (35-8) placed 3rd and scored 12.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 won by decision over Devonte Flakes (Kennett) 15-14 (Dec 4-0)

Semifinal - Wade Hahn (Ste. Genevieve) 10-1 won by decision over Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 (Dec 7-1)

Cons. Semi - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 won by decision over Christopher Greene (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 25-12 (Dec 5-2)

3rd Place Match - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 won by decision over Nick Wilson (St. James) 24-12 (Dec 6-4)

220 Colten Gibson (38-13) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Kalub Evans (Potosi) 18-18 won in overtime over Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 (OT 6-4)

Cons. Round 2 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 won by decision over Rodney Thomas (Kennett) 8-11 (Dec 2-1)

Cons. Semi - Josh Richards (St. Clair) 42-1 won by decision over Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 (Dec 3-1)

Photo by Kim Waldner.

Last Updated on February 14th 2018 by Dee Loflin

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Seedings Released for Class 2, District 1 Boys Basketball Tournament

February 08th 2018 by Dee Loflin

Missouri - The Class 2, District 1 Boys Basketball Tournament seedings were released today. The Bernie Mules have received the #1 seed.

The Tournament will take place Saturday, February 17th, Monday, Feb 20th, and Thursday, Feb 22nd at Bernie High School.

Seedings are:

#1 Bernie Mules

#2 Hayti Indians

#3 South Pemiscot Bulldogs

#4 Puxico Indians

#5 Senath-Hornersville Lions

#6 Bloomfield Wildcats

#7 Campbell Camels

#8 Holcomb Hornets

Saturday, February 17th Games:

Bernie will play Holcomb at 10:00 a.m.

Hayti will play Campbell at 11:15 a.m.

Puxico will play Senath-Hornersville at 2 p.m.

South Pemiscot will play Bloomfield at 5 p.m.

Quarterfinals will be played at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20th.

District Championship is slated for Thursday, February 22nd at 7:30 p.m.

Last Updated on February 08th 2018 by Dee Loflin

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MaKayla Waldner Earns SEC Academic Honor Roll Recognition

February 07th 2018 by Dee Loflin

Starkville, Mississippi - MaKayla Waldner is one of 42 Mississippi State student-athletes named to the 2017 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday, February 7, 2018.

The 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll includes the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. It is based on grades from the 2017 spring, summer and fall semesters. The 2017 fall semester saw MSU student-athletes turn in the highest cumulative GPA on record at 3.16.

MSU's football team placed the most athletes on the honor roll with 19 selected, but the women's soccer team had the greatest percentage of its athletes represented with over half the team being recognized. Fourteen of 27 women on the roster earned the achievement. Soccer also led all women's sports at MSU with a 3.69 GPA during the semester.

Thirteen members of the football are repeat honor roll selections including Hunter Bradley, Tolando Cleveland, Nick Fitzgerald, Aaron Hamaker, Jesse Jackson, Elgton Jenkins, Kobe Jones, Harrison Moon, Gabe Myles, Johnny Phillips, Martinas Rankin, Stewart Reese and Jeffery Simmons.

The south region champion women's cross country team placed eight runners on the honor roll. All-region runner Shannon Fair has now received academic recognition from the conference in all three years of her career. Carly Terp and Kristy Terp also joined Fair with multiple selections in their careers.

Soccer was led by 2017 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Mallory Eubanks who was also selected 16th overall in the NWSL Draft. Minutes leader Kelly Dorney was named to the honor roll along with second-team All-SEC selections Courtney Robicheuax and MaKayla Waldner. (Click Her Name)

Liv Benner represented volleyball after playing in all 33 matches of the 2017 season and finishing second on the team with 78.0 total blocks.

The SEC First-Year Honor Roll, which recognizes true freshmen and those transfers that have played their first season in the conference, will be announced later this spring.

MaKayla is a 2016 graduate of Dexter High School and the daughter of Bob and Kim Waldner.

Last Updated on February 07th 2018 by Dee Loflin

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Human, Muskrat Relationship Status: It's Complicated

February 07th 2018 by Dee Loflin

Missouri - They’re cute, fuzzy and love water, but muskrats can sometimes be a nuisance. Biologists with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) say landowners who find leaks in their pond or holes in their dam often find the perpetrator is a muskrat, or a whole local population of muskrats.

Muskrats are short legged mammals, with grayish dark-brown hair, and black, scaly, hairless narrow tail that can be nearly a foot long. An adult muskrat averages about 2.5 pounds, which is drastically smaller than their distant relative the beaver. Beavers can weigh up to 50 pounds. Muskrats reproduce quickly, breeding from spring to fall and having several litters of four to seven young.

Muskrats live near water, around marshes, ponds, and slow-moving streams. They’re nocturnal, but will sometimes roam about during the day. They primarily eat aquatic plants, but they will also eat legumes, grasses, grains, garden crops, apples, crayfish and mussels. Although muskrats may damage some agricultural crops near the water, their usual crime scene includes damage to dams and levees.

“Muskrats don’t intend to do damage, they’re looking for banks that are next to water, but leaks occur when they burrow into levees to build a home,” said Christopher Kennedy, MDC fisheries regional supervisor. “Although muskrats are skilled architects when it comes to building their own homes, they sometimes choose home locations that are in or around expensive infrastructure. When they choose a pond bank, or levee, it causes problems.”

Muskrat burrows start under water, then rise to a chamber hollowed out above the water level. If a population of muskrats are detected, there are several options to reduce their numbers.

One option is to reduce the amount of aquatic vegetation in and around the pond. Since muskrats are especially attracted to ponds containing aquatic vegetation, reducing these plants can help reduce muskrat numbers. Cattails, burr weed, and arrowhead are all plants that are favored by muskrats. If muskrat control is the main goal, then these weeds must be held to a minimum.

Trapping is an inexpensive and easy method to control muskrats. Muskrats can be trapped using a small conibear, or foot-trap. Traps that are set in runways or den openings can be productive. The trap should be suspended under water and be braced and tied to one or two stakes. This is a lethal method of removing the muskrats. It’s also a legal method, if the muskrats are damaging property.

“The Missouri Wildlife Code states that if your property is being damaged, beyond a reasonable doubt, by muskrats the owner may capture or kill the animal, at any time without a permit,” Kennedy said. “However, you cannot then transport, sell or give them away. You must report it to your local conservation agent within 24 hours.”

However, during trapping season, the muskrat pelts can be sold, he said.

Another method to discourage muskrats is to place rock rip-rap on the levee. The rip-rap layer should be at least six inches thick and extend one foot above the water line and three feet below the water level. This protects the bank from muskrat activity.

Kennedy said although these techniques can help reduce conflicts with muskrats and encourage them to move elsewhere, it is important to realize that muskrats hold value in the ecosystem. As omnivores, muskrats help control populations of both the plants and the small animals they consume. The dens, mounds, tunnels, and canals they construct become habitat for other organisms to use. Muskrats and their young are preyed upon by many predators.

“It’s always important to discern the balance of the wildlife on a property,” Kennedy said. “Although we appreciate the value each species holds, if muskrats are destroying your pond or levee, it’s very likely time to reduce their population a bit right at that location.”

Last Updated on February 07th 2018 by Dee Loflin

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DHS Wrestling Team Defeats Notre Dame on Senior Night

February 05th 2018 by Dee Loflin

Cape Girardeau, Missouri - The Dexter Wrestling Team hosted the Notre Dame Bulldogs on Senior Night, Thursday, February 1, 2018 and won 60 - 24!

Trevor McDonald defeated Thomas Taylor in the 132 lb weight class. There were only three matches with Notre Dame forfeiting many of the matches.

Three senior wrestlers and three stats ladies were honored. Each athlete will have their own articles on the ShowMe Times. They were Seth Harris, Trevor McDonald, Lexa Midkiff, Lauren Rascher, Allison Sneed, and Christian Yarbor.

Below are the individual results for each athlete.

Dexter (DEXTER) 60.00 Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) (NDCAPE) 24.00

182: Christopher Greene (NDCAPE) over Parker VanSlyke (DEXTER) (Fall 1:45)

195: Dylan Bomar (NDCAPE) over (DEXTER) (For.)

220: Colten Gibson (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)

285: Christian Yarber (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)

106: CJ Greene (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)

113: Bryston Pemberton (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)

120: Seth Harris (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)

126: Travis Waldner (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)

132: Trevor McDonald (DEXTER) over Thomas Taylor (NDCAPE) (Fall 0:00)

138: Alex Townsend (DEXTER) over (NDCAPE) (For.)