Dexter, Missouri - T.S. Hill Middle School's Cross Country team will begin their 2018 season at Jackson on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.  

Girls roster: Abbie Loyd, Alexis Womble, Abigail Ellis, Allysa Gross, Peyton Greely, Hanner Kyle, and Brooklynn Taber.

Boys roster: Ayden Palmer, Cameron Edwards, Kyle Mason , Gabe Ingram, Jackson Christian, Clayton Bell, Ryan Duncan

Middle School Cross Country Schedule: 

9/4         at Jackson           4:00pm

9/15       at Cape Central 9:00am

9/18       at Oak Ridge     5:30pm

9/25       Dexter Middle School Invitational 4:00pm 

9/29      at Notre Dame              9:30am

10/4      at Saxony Lutheran      4:00pm

10/8      SCAA Quad Meet      4:00pm

10/11    SEMO Conference   4:00pm

10/20   Dexter Invitational   11:00am

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri - It's not how the Bearcats wanted to start their 2018 football season.  Their defense held the Dragons to just three touchdowns throughout Friday night's game, but the Dexter offense has got to score some touchdowns to win their games.

"I felt like most of our players were giving everything they've got," commented Dexter head football coach Aaron Pixley.  "I think that we still have some people hesitating a little bit.  Whenever you hesitate, you create huge gaps for people to get into.  I think that happened."

"But at the same time I say that we made a lot of big stops, made a lot of big plays on the defense. We had two stops inside the 12 yard line, one of them was inside the 3 I believe," continued Pixley.  "That was big for us. It was very positive for us.  I think that our two inside linebackers had a big night."

Dexter's two main linebackers, Jett Featherston and Corbin Strong has a great night.  Strong had 11 tackles, five assists, one tackle for a loss and one fumble recovery.  Featherston had 8 tackles, five assists and one tackle for a loss.

Hillis had some really good runs, especially in the second quarter.  I have to make sure everyone is doing their job.  That falls on me.  When we lose it's my fault.  I have to find a way to make us better by Friday night,"  continued Pixley.  "Nothing is fair, you have to pick yourself back up and find a way.  We felt pretty good coming in here tonight and we just didn't get it done.  We have to come back next wee and get better.  The key is practice."

Quarterback Haden Hillis had a game-high 48 yards on 6 attempts averages 2.6 yards per carry.  Strong rushed for 36 yards on 11 runs while Caleb Hoggard had 19 yards on 7 carries.

Peyton Driskill came in as quarterback after Hillis left the game with a shoulder injury.  He completed 4 for a net gain of 14 yards.

Dexter only gained 153 yards total on offense. Dexter spent most of their time on defense. 

"If we don't start getting better on offense, it's going to be very tough for our defense to do that night in and night out," Pixley said of the game on Friday.  "I think that we saw that last year a little bit as well.  We have to find our niche.  We have got to move the ball and we didn't do a very good job of moving the ball tonight."

Ste. Gen tallied up 366 yards of offense scoring three touchdowns.  Darian Brown ran for a 43 yard touchdown in the 2nd quarter and another one for 44 yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter.  Logan Gregg scored a touchdown at the beginning of the 4th quarter for the Dragons.  Chad Donze went 3-for-3 on extra points.

The Dexter Bearcats will host Salem on Friday, August 31st at Charles Bland Stadium. The Miss DHS Coronation will be at 6:30 p.m. prior to the game.

Final Score Dexter 0, Ste. Gen 21

Dexter      0    0    0    0  -  0

Ste. Gen  0     7    7    7  -  21

Corbin Strong 11 Tackles, 5 Tackle Assists

Jett Featherston 8 Tackles, 5 Tackle Assists

Ryder Foster 3 Tackles, 1 Tackle Assists

Austin Guy 3 Tackles, 1 Tackle Assist

Dalton Warren 2 Tackles, 4 Tackle Assists

Mason Keena 2 Tackles, 3 Tackle Assists

Justin Kenley 2 Tackles, 2 Tackle Assists

First Downs Dexter 9, Ste. Gen 20

  Rushing 7 (D), 17 (SG)

  Passing 2 (D), 3 (SG)

Rushing Attempts 30 (D) 48 (SG)

Yards Gained Rushing 142 (D), 308 (SG)

Yards Passing 25 (D), 80 (SG)

Total Net Yards 153 (D), 366 (SG)

Rushing: Corbin Strong 11/36, Caleb Hoggard 7/19, Haden Hillis 6/48, Jett Featherston 5/34 and Ryder Foster 1/5.

Pass Receiving: Nate Gargas 3/24, Corbin Strong 1/1.

Sikeston, Missouri - The Lady Cats Tennis Team kicked off its 2018 season against the Lady Bulldogs in Sikeston.  Their home opener on Friday, August 24th was rained out against Poplar Bluff.

Dexter defeated Sikeston 3-0 in doubles action and 6-0 in singles competition.

In doubles action Jadyn Northcutt and Abby Dorton defeated Malyn Hodges and Alyssa Fields 8-0.  Malia Cook and Maci McBride beat Kristiana Frazier and Izzy Collins 8-.  Courtney Northcutt and Jaden Cato defeated Sadie Phillips and Naomi Frazier 8-1.

Dexter will host Charleston on Tuesday, August 28th at 4 p.m.

SINGLES

Jadyn Northcutt (D) def. Malyn Hodges 8-5

Abby Dorton (D) def. Alyssa Hillis 8-0

Malia Cook (D) def. Kristiana Frazier 8-1

Maci McBride (D) def. Izzy Collins 8-1

Courtney Northcutt (D) def. Naomi Frazier 8-3

Kyla Probst (D) def. Sadie Phillips 6-1

DOUBLES

Jadyn Northcutt/Abby Dorton (D) def. Malyn Hodges/Alyssa Fields 8-0

Malia Cook/Maci McBride (D) def. Kristiana Frazier/Izzy Collins 8-1

Courtney Northcutt/Jaden Cato (D) def. Sadie Phillips/Naomi Frazier 8-1

Dexter, Missouri - The 2018 T.S. Hill Middle School 7th and 8th grade football team will begin their season on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at New Madrid County Central.  Game time 5:00 p.m.

They will then travel to Malden on Thursday, September 13th with a game time of 5:30 p.m.

Their first home game of the season will be against Kennett on Thursday, September 20 at 5:00 p.m. and then they will host Scott City on Monday, September 24th at 5:00 p.m.

Their last two games will be at doniphan and East Prairie.  Doniphan will be on Thursday, September 27th at 5:00 p.m. and East Prairie will be Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

2018 7th/8th Grade Football Schedule

9/6 at NMCC 5 p.m.

9/13 at Malden 5:30 p.m.

9/20 vs Kennett at HOME 5 p.m.

9/24 vs Scott City at HOME 5 p.m.

9/27 at Doniphan 5 p.m.

10/2 at East Prairie 5:30 p.m.

Missouri - The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has announced the new class and district assignments for fall sports.

FOOTBALL: In southeast Missouri most of the districts remain the same from last year; however there are few changes.

New Madrid County Central dropped from Class 3 to Class 2. 

East Prairie Eagles move into Class 2, District 1 with Caruthersville, Charleston, East Prairie, Jefferson (Festus), Kelly, Malden, and St. Pius X.

In Class 4, Perryville dropped to Class 3 with West Plains entering.  Class 4, District 1 are Sikeston, Cape Central, DeSoto, Farmington, Festus, Hillsboro, and North County.

In Class 3 Doniphan will see their inaugural varsity year as they have not had a team since 1969.  They will join Park Hills Central, Dexter, Fredericktown, Kennett, Potosi, and Ste. Genevieve.  Salem will not jump over to District 5.

District Play-offs will begin October 26, 2018.

Girls Tennis: Dexter will remain in Class 1, District 1 joined by Sikeston, Charleston, Caruthersville, Kennett, and Notre Dame.

Tennis Districts will begin October 1, 2018.

Volleyball: Dexter remains in Class 3, District 1.  New Madrid County Central will be replaced by Ste. Genevieve.  Other teams are Doniphan, Fredericktown, Kennett, Notre Dame and Perryville.

In Class 2, District 2 Bloomfield will remain with only one change being Saxony Lutheran will replace Charleston.  Other teams in the district are Clearwater, Greenville, Puxico, Scott City, and Woodland.