Jackson, MO - The Puxico Junior Varsity Cross Country team kicked off their 2022 season at the Jackson JV Invitational on Saturday, August 27th.
The JV Indians came away with three medals.
Runners competed by grade level during the meet. The freshmen ran 1.95 miles while the 10th, 11th and 12th grade athletes ran 2.35 miles. There was also a Fun Run that was 2.35 miles long.
The top four boys and top three girls in each division will be calculated for team scores.
Freshmen boys race - Jett Hancock 3rd place
Sophomore boys race - Logan Robison 4th place
Sophomore girls race - Paisley Wilkerson 9th place
Puxico, MO - The Lady Indians came out and handled business against the Madlen Greenwaves on Friday evening.
The JV Indians played very well together and worked hard for the big win! They defeated Malden 28-26, 25-18.
The varsity Lady Indians were solid and won all three sets 25-16, 25-13, and 25-7.
"We went in to this season with the “whatever it takes to finish” mindset for the season. We’ve been working very hard together as a team for many years, and we set our goals higher for this season. We are in a very competitive conference and we’re putting in the work to compete," stated head volleyball coach Hannah Douglas.
"We were proud of the work we put into action on the floor together for our first set. We ran some great plays and were stronger offensively than we have been in a long time. We came with an attacking mindset and it worked for us in moments that our defense didn’t. With that said, we restructured what our defense and service receive would look like this season, and so far we are pleased."
We know there’s a lot of room for growth, but we are ready to do what it takes to reach our goals! It was a great start to an exciting season."
They will travel to Clarkton on Monday, August 29th and at home again on Tuesday, August 30th hosting Scott City.
The Junior Varsity will participate in the Bernie J.V. Tournament on September 1st and 2nd.
Photo provided.
Bernie, MO - The Bernie varsity mules took to the field on a wet Friday evening and blew away their competitor, the Holcomb Hornets.
Offensively they had zero trouble defeating the Hornets 12-2 in a 10 run rule.
Reece Justice led the Mules to victory on the mound. The pitcher lasted four and 2/3's innings, allowing six hits, struck out three, and allowed only two runs.
Jayden Robinett threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Payton McNabb took the loss for Holcomb. The right-hander went one and 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on four hits and striking out two.
Bernie tallied 13 hits on the day. Seth Teel, Hunter Newton, Landon Ellsworth, and Jayden Robinette each managed multiple hits for Bernie. The Mules were sure-handed in the field and did not commit a single error. Cody Massey had the most chances in the field with five.
Blake Nash went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Bernie in hits.
Sam Jacobs, Bryce McNabb, Jacob Reeves-Crittendon, Hunter Lawrence, and Barry Privett, each collected one hit to lead the varsity Hornets. Holcomb had one error.
Final Score Bernie 12, Holcomb 2
Holcomb 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 6 1
Bernie 0 6 0 5 0 1 X 12 13 0
The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) released the 2022 fall sports Class and District Assignments on Friday, August 26th.
Girls Tennis
Class 1 District 1 includes Dexter, Caruthersville, Charleston, Kennett, and Willow Springs.
Class 1 District 2 includes Arcadia Valley, Fredericktown, North County, Potosi, and Saxony Lutheran
Class 2 District 1 includes Cape Central, Farmington, Notre Dame, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, St. Pius X, and West Plains
Class 3 District 1 includes Cor Jesu Academy, Eureka, Jackson, Kirkwood, Lindbergh, Oakville, Parkway South
Football
Class 1 District 1 includes Caruthersville, Chaffee, Charleston, Hayti, Malden, Portageville, Scott City, and St. Vincent
Class 2 District 1 includes New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Jefferson, John Burroughs, Kelly, Lift for Life Academy and Priory
Class 3 District 1 includes Park Hills Central, Dexter, Fredericktown, Kennett, Potosi, Ste. Genevieve, and Valle Catholic
Class 4 District 1 includes DeSoto, Farmington, Festus, Hillsboro, North County, Perryville, and Sikeston
Class 5 District 1 includes Cape Central, Fox, Jackson, Mehlville, Oakville, Poplar Bluff, and Webster Groves
Volleyball
Class 1 District 1 includes Cooter, Delta C-7, Hayti, Holcomb, North Pemiscot, South Pemiscot, and Southland
Class 1 District 2 includes Bernie, Bloomfield, Campbell, Clarkton, Gideon, Richland, and Risco
Class 1 District 3 includes Advance, Bell City, Leopold, Marquand-Zion, Oran, Puxico, and Zalma
Class 1 District 4 includes Crossroads Prep, Crystal City, Meadow Heights, Oak Ridge, Principia, St. Paul Lutheran, and St. Vincent
Class 1 District 6 includes Bismarck, Bunker, Ellington, Lesterville, South Iron, Valley, and Viburnum
Class 2 District 1 includes Caruthersville, East Prairie, Malden, Portageville, Senath-Hornersville, and Twin Rivers
Class 2 District 2 includes Charleston, Clearwater, Greenville, Saxony Lutheran, Scott City, and Woodland
Class 3 District 1 includes New Madrid County Central, Dexter, Doniphan, Fredericktown, Kennett, and Notre Dame
Class 3 District 2 includes Park Hills Central, Herculaneum, North County, Perryville, Potosi, Ste. Genevieve, Valle Catholic
Class 4 District 1 includes Cape Central, DeSoto, Farmington, Festus, Hillsboro, Sikeston, St. Pius X, and Windsor
Class 5 District 1 includes Fox, Jackson, Lutheran South, Mehlville, Northwest (Cedar Hill), Oakville, Poplar Bluff, and Seckman
Fall Baseball does not have district and class assignments during the fall baseball season. Cross Country will be announced later this week.
The Dexter Bearcats open the season on the road Friday night with their new coach Chad Jamerson. They lost to the Scott City Rams last year by a score of 27-6.
Scott City has won the last two meetings, but the Bearcats are up to the challenge this week.
Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m.
Scott City will continue their tradition of the Green Up Game. The Rams raise money each year for organ donation in honor of former player Dominic Hooper, who died in an ATV accident in February of 2014 after his senior football season.
