The Dexter Lady Bearcats tennis team opened their season at home on Monday, August 29th against Poplar Bluff. The match was called due to lightning and ended in a tie 4-4.
"Overall, I was pleased with our first match," commented head tennis coach Kristi Boles. "We had a lot of nerves that I saw pop up and hopefully, those will subside as the season progresses. We had some close matches that we ended up pulling out and I was very proud of those ladies, but we need to learn to finish a match when we have the early lead."
"We have three more matches this week, so we will work on getting all the kinks out and getting better every match," continued Boles.
Doubles:
#1 Bella Cook / Grace Marvel (D) defeated Kaitlyn Booker / Ava Richardson (PB) 8-6
#2 Kate Churchill / Emma Dorton (D) defeated Lauren Hamilton / Maura Dill (PB) 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak)
#3 Ella Skillman / Molly Maurer (PB) defeated Destiny Ahrens / Alise Howell (D) 8-2
Singles:
#1 Kaitlyn Booker (PB) defeated Bella Cook (D) 8-1
#2 Grace Marvel (D) defeated Ava Richardson (PB) 8-6
#3 Kate Churchill (D) defeated Lauren Hamilton (PB) 8-6
#4 Emma Dorton (D) and Ella Skillman (PB) - match unfinished (Emma was up 7-6 when match was called)
#5 Molly Maurer (PB) defeated Destiny Ahrens (D) 8-3
#6 Maura Dill (PB) defeated Alise Howell (D) 8-0
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.
Sikeston, MO - The Lady Bearcats volleyball team went 9-0 at the Sikeston Volleyball jamboree on Wednesday, August 24, 2022
They defeated Campbell 15-11, 15-5, 15-10, Poplar Bluff 15-14, 15-10, 15-9, Sikeston 15-7, 15-7, 15-5.
"This is our first year to play in a Jamboree and I appreciate Sikeston for letting us us join their Jamboree this year," commented head volleyball coach Starla Pulley. "The girls have been working hard and it was good to see them in a game like situation. They have been putting in a tremendous amount of effort."
The Jamboree also allowed the volleyball team to see some of the things they can do better.
"We talked about not settling, always expecting more from from yourself and your teammates," continued Pulley. "I felt the girls had a lot of good energy and communication during the Jamboree."
"We have a great group of girls, whether they are on the court or on the bench, they are in it and cheering on their teammates. That is a very important part to having a successful team."
The Lady Cats JV volleyball team will participate at the Malden JV Volleyball tournament on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. before entering into bracket play.
They will have their home opener at the Bearcat Event Center on Tuesday, August 30th against Arcadia Valley. Game time is 5:30 p.m. for JV with Varsity to follow.
