Ste. Genevieve, MO - Eric Harmon, Diego McCormick and Alex Townsend from Dexter High School wrestling team qualified for the state tournament Saturday at Ste. Genevieve High School.  The three Bearcats will advance to the MSHSAA Class 2 Wrestling Championships set for March 11, 2021 at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri.

Diego McCormick placed 3rd at 113 lbs, Eric Harmon 3rd at 120 lbs, and Alex Townsend was Sectional Champion at 170 lbs. 

The top three finishers in each weight class at Saturday’s sectional tournament advanced to state.

Saturday's Results:

106 Chase Berry (10-14) did not place. Quarterfinal: Michael Martin (Owensville) def. Berry by fall, 1:07. Consolation Round 1: John Johnson (Sullivan) def. Berry by fall, 17 seconds.

113 Diego McCormick (17-14) placed third. Quarterfinal: McCormick def. Robert Coello (Owensville) by fall, 3:27. Semifinal: Creek Hughes (St. Clair) def. McCormick by fall, 5:50. Consolation semifinal: McCormick def. Curtis Rall (Sullivan) by fall, 2:38. Third-place match: McCormick def. Cole Crocker (Park Hills Central) by fall, 50 seconds.

120 Eric Harmon (24-10) placed third. Quarterfinal: Gabe Martinez (St. Clair) def. Harmon by fall, 2:33. Consolation Round 1: Harmon def. Ashton Adams (Kennett) by fall, 32 seconds. Consolation semifinal: Harmon def. Dominic Ransom (Sullivan) by decision, 7-4. Third-place match: Harmon def. Gabe Martinez (St. Clair) by decision, 9-8.

126  Kasen Forkum (27-15) did not place. Quarterfinal: Forkum def. Gavin Shoemate (St. Clair) by fall, 3:22. Semifinal: Dalton McNeal (Ste. Genevieve) def. Forkum (Dexter) by fall, 2:32. Consolation semifinal: Elijah Wilcox (St. James) def. Forkum by fall, 50 seconds.

138 Jacob Medler (22-19) placed fourth. Quarterfinal: Medler def. Adam Peregoy (Sullivan) by major decision, 14-6. Semifinal: Kade Willis (Park Hills Central) def. Medler by fall, 42 seconds. Consolation semifinal: Medler def. Bass Hughes (St. Clair) by fall, 2:21. Third-place match: Nathan Selby (Ste. Genevieve) def. Medler by fall, 2:38.

145  Ryan Young (10-10) did not place. Quarterfinal: Cody Wilfong (St. James) def. Young by fall, 1:20. Consolation Round 1: Chase Malone (Kennett) def. Young by fall, 2:32.

152  Luke Blocker (14-23) did not place. Quarterfinal: Brett St. John (Westminster Christian Academy) def. Blocker by major decision, 13-1. Consolation Round 1: Blocker def. Gabriel Soest (Owensville) by decision, 10-8. Consolation semifinal: Levi Wiegand (Ste. Genevieve) def. Blocker by fall, 1:54.

160  Carter Pennington (17-20) did not place. Quarterfinal - Kirk Briden (Westminster Christian Academy) def. Pennington by fall, 2:42. Consolation Round 1: Hunter Settles (Park Hills Central) def. Pennington by fall, 2:36.

170 Alex Townsend (14-1) placed first. Quarterfinal: Townsend def. Bennett Sherrell (Sullivan) by major decision, 10-0. Semifinal: Townsend def. Levi Courtney (Potosi) by major decision, 14-1. Championship Match: Townsend def. Ethan Ogden (Ste. Genevieve) by fall, 45 seconds.

182 Harrison Pennington (14-19) did not place. Quarterfinal: Christopher Stockton (Owensville) def. Pennington by fall, 3:53. Consolation Round 1: Pennington def. Cody Skaggs (Park Hills Central) by medical forfeit. Consolation Semifinal: Hayden Higgins (Kennett) def. Pennington by fall, 1:49.

195  Caleb Coons (13-19) did not place. Quarterfinal: Dakota Martin (Owensville) def. Coons by fall, 3:25. Consolation Round 1: Coons def. Roger Jinkins (Westminster Christian Academy)by fall, 4:01. Consolation Semifinal: Wyatt Medlock (Sullivan) def. Coons by fall, 2:34.

285  Kolin Simpson (23-15) placed fourth. Quarterfinal: Simpson def. Hayden Shoemaker (Owensville) by fall, 1:11. Semifinal: Luis Ortiz (Potosi) def. Simpson by fall, 1:02. Consolation Semifinal: Simpson def. Andre Montjoy (St. Mary’s) by fall, 3:33. Third-place match: Michael Weinhold (Park Hills Central) def. Simpson by decision, 2-1.

Photo provided by Coach Cody Boyer.

New Madrid County Central earned the top seed in the MSHSAA Class 4, District 1 Boys Basketball Tournament that is slated to begin Saturday, February 27, 2021.

The Dexter Bearcats earned the #2 spot followed by #3 Doniphan, #4 Kelly, and #5 Kennett.

First-round play begins on Saturday, February 27th, the semifinals will be March 1st and 2nd and the Championship game will be 

First-round games will be Feb. 27, the semifinals will be March 2nd and the championship games are set for March 5th.

Saturday, Feb. 27th Kennett at Kelly 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 2nd winner of the Kelly/Kennett game at New Madrid County Central, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 2nd Doniphan at Dexter, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 5th Championship, 7 p.m., at the Dexter Bearcat Event Center

New Madrid County Central girls basketball team sits at the top of the bracket for the upcoming MSHSAA Class 4, District 1 Tournament that begins on Saturday, February 27th.

Doniphan earned the #2 spot followed by #3 Dexter, #4 Kennett, and #5 Kelly.

First-round games will be Feb. 27, the semifinals will be Monday, March 1st and the Championship game is set for March 4th.

Saturday, Feb. 27 - Kelly at Kennett, 1 p.m.

Monday, March 1 winner of the Kennett/Kelly game at NMCC, 7 p.m.

Monday, March 1st Dexter at Doniphan, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 4th - Championship, 7 p.m., at Kennett

DeSoto, MO - Three Lady Bearcat wrestlers won medals on Friday, January 29, 2021 at the DeSoto Lady Dragons Wrestling Classic.

Julianna Rivera (11-1) won the 143 lb class, going 2-0. She pinned Holly Pritchett, of Sullivan, in 19 seconds and Kimahri Wilkins, of Sikeston, in 1:36.

Ami Marshall placed third at 159 lbs and Kennedy McCormick was third at 174 lbs.

Congratulations Lady Cats!!

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Jackson, MO - Eric Harmon (soph), Kasen Forkum (fresh), and Jacob Medler (senior) earned the Bearcats' top finishes on Tuesday at the Jackson round-robin wrestling tournament.

Each finished third.  Overall Dexter finished fifth in the six-team event with 84.5 points.  Jackson won the tournament.  Seckman high school finished second followed by Rockwood Summit 4th place, Oakville High School was fourth and Kennett finished sixth.

Jackson Varsity Tournament Results for Dexter

106 Diego McCormick (2-6) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points.

Round 1 - Minko Brown (Rockwood Summit) 13-6 won by fall over Diego McCormick (Dexter) 2-6 (Fall 4:23)

Round 2 - Brayden Burke (Seckman) 8-1 won by fall over Diego McCormick (Dexter) 2-6 (Fall 5:30)

Round 3 - Landon Vassalli (Jackson) 11-2 won by fall over Diego McCormick (Dexter) 2-6 (Fall 1:05)

Round 4 - Gavin Patterson (Kennett) 6-4 won by fall over Diego McCormick (Dexter) 2-6 (Fall 5:07)

Round 5 - Diego McCormick (Dexter) 2-6 won by fall over Joshua Bayer (Oakville) 3-15 (Fall 0:10)

120 Eric Harmon (2-5) placed 3rd and scored 10.5 team points.

Round 1 - Eric Harmon (Dexter) 2-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 2 - Mathew Cook (Seckman) 6-4 won by fall over Eric Harmon (Dexter) 2-5 (Fall 2:59)

Round 3 - Eric Harmon (Dexter) 2-5 won by tech fall over Keegan Reis (Rockwood Summit) 5-4 (TF-1.5 4:05 (17-2))

Round 4 - Eric Harmon (Dexter) 2-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 5 - Xander Harris (Seckman JV) 4-4 won by fall over Eric Harmon (Dexter) 2-5 (Fall 3:22)

126 Kasen Forkum (4-6) placed 3rd and scored 11.0 team points.

Round 1 - Zachary Warren (Seckman) 7-5 won by tech fall over Kasen Forkum (Dexter) 4-6 (TF-1.5 2:19 (16-0))

Round 2 - Kasen Forkum (Dexter) 4-6 won by fall over Jaxson Snider (Kennett) 3-5 (Fall 2:27)

Round 3 - Kasen Forkum (Dexter) 4-6 won by decision over Devin Shipp (Rockwood Summit) 6-11 (Dec 4-2)

Round 4 - Craig Aufdenberg (Jackson) 10-5 won by fall over Kasen Forkum (Dexter) 4-6 (Fall 1:00)

Round 5 - Kasen Forkum (Dexter) 4-6 received a bye () (Bye)

138 James Deberry (1-9) placed 4th and scored 7.0 team points.

Round 1 - James Deberry (Dexter) 1-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 2 - Brandon Borawski (Seckman) 4-7 won by fall over James Deberry (Dexter) 1-9 (Fall 1:27)

Round 3 - Buckley Rohan (Rockwood Summit) 5-7 won by fall over James Deberry (Dexter) 1-9 (Fall 4:45)

Round 4 - James Deberry (Dexter) 1-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 5 - Jacob Shirrel (Jackson) 3-6 won by fall over James Deberry (Dexter) 1-9 (Fall 3:20)

145 Jacob Medler (5-6) placed 3rd and scored 13.0 team points.

Round 1 - Jacob Medler (Dexter) 5-6 won by decision over Camron Taylor (Seckman) 6-11 (Dec 9-7)

Round 2 - Jace Davis (Jackson) 16-0 won by fall over Jacob Medler (Dexter) 5-6 (Fall 0:38)

Round 3 - Jacob Medler (Dexter) 5-6 won by fall over John Berry (Rockwood Summit) 7-9 (Fall 3:37)

Round 4 - Ibragim Makhmudov (Oakville) 17-2 won by fall over Jacob Medler (Dexter) 5-6 (Fall 3:08)

Round 5 - Jacob Medler (Dexter) 5-6 won by fall over Jarrot Ward (Kennett) 0-5 (Fall 1:15)

152 Luke Blocker (2-8) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points.

Round 1 - Cain Frey (Seckman) 7-6 won by tech fall over Luke Blocker (Dexter) 2-8 (TF-1.5 3:10 (19-2))

Round 2 - Luke Blocker (Dexter) 2-8 won by fall over Justin Venable (Oakville) 4-9 (Fall 1:11)

Round 3 - Chase Malone (Kennett JV) 7-2 won by fall over Luke Blocker (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 2:43)

Round 4 - Elliott Nelson (Kennett) 4-3 won by fall over Luke Blocker (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 5:36)

Round 5 - Flint Guilliams (Jackson) 8-2 won by fall over Luke Blocker (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 0:43)

160 Carter Pennington (2-8) placed 5th and scored 6.0 team points.

Round 1 - Cole Ruble (Seckman) 12-1 won by fall over Carter Pennington (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 1:36)

Round 2 - Tyler Updike (Oakville) 13-6 won by fall over Carter Pennington (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 0:49)

Round 3 - Garner Horman (Jackson) 11-0 won by fall over Carter Pennington (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 0:13)

Round 4 - Ty Brunk (Rockwood Summit) 7-4 won by fall over Carter Pennington (Dexter) 2-8 (Fall 2:38)

Round 5 - Carter Pennington (Dexter) 2-8 won by major decision over Justin Brooks (Kennett) 3-7 (MD 15-7)

182 Harrison Pennington (1-6) placed 4th and scored 7.0 team points.

Round 1 - Harrison Pennington (Dexter) 1-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 2 - Caelin Stegmann (Rockwood Summit) 12-3 won by fall over Harrison Pennington (Dexter) 1-6 (Fall 1:18)

Round 3 - Cole Parker (Jackson) 7-0 won by fall over Harrison Pennington (Dexter) 1-6 (Fall 0:40)

Round 4 - Harrison Pennington (Dexter) 1-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 5 - Michael Stivers (Seckman) 5-5 won by fall over Harrison Pennington (Dexter) 1-6 (Fall 3:20)

220 Caleb Coons (0-9) placed 5th and scored 5.0 team points.

Round 1 - Henry Armstrong (Rockwood Summit) 10-6 won by fall over Caleb Coons (Dexter) 0-9 (Fall 3:46)

Round 2 - Ethan Venable (Oakville) 11-1 won by fall over Caleb Coons (Dexter) 0-9 (Fall 1:53)

Round 3 - Domanic Medeiros (Seckman) 8-4 won by fall over Caleb Coons (Dexter) 0-9 (Fall 5:08)

Round 4 - Tony Terry (Jackson) 8-3 won by fall over Caleb Coons (Dexter) 0-9 (Fall 1:02)

Round 5 - Caleb Coons (Dexter) 0-9 received a bye () (Bye)

285 Kolin Simpson (5-5) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

Round 1 - Mukhamedali Akhmedov (Oakville) 11-6 won by fall over Kolin Simpson (Dexter) 5-5 (Fall 1:46)

Round 2 - Devon Reeve (Rockwood Summit) 4-1 won by fall over Kolin Simpson (Dexter) 5-5 (Fall 1:38)

Round 3 - Kolin Simpson (Dexter) 5-5 won by fall over Matt Zeller (Seckman) 1-11 (Fall 0:16)

Round 4 - Liam Bryant (Jackson) 11-0 won by fall over Kolin Simpson (Dexter) 5-5 (Fall 0:42)

Round 5 - Kolin Simpson (Dexter) 5-5 won by fall over Emmitt Austin (Kennett) 3-5 (Fall 3:01)