The Puxico Cross Country team participated in the Barry Cody Bootheel Classic on Thursday, September. 1, 2022, at Ozark Ridge Golf Course in Poplar Bluff, MO.
Poplar Bluff, Puxico, Greenville and Clearwater runners competed in the varsity and junior high races with Doniphan sending junior high runners.
"The goal in cross country is to have the lowest overall score," stated head coach Hannah Hindman. "This is the first time that we have ever placed as a team!!"
Results from the Barry Cody Bootheel Classic
High School Varsity Boys: 3.1 miles
Logan Robison 1st - 18:42
Jett Hancock 2nd - 18:59
Karsen Long 7th - 21.36
Kaysen Long 8th - 22:11
Caleb Pierce 16th- 28:34
Junior High Boys: 1.8 miles
Colton Stroud 1st - 12:13
Drake Armstrong 2nd - 12:36
Jonah McClurg 10th - 16:47
Caden Schrader 11th - 17:22
High School Varsity Girls: 3.1 miles
Lanie Wilkerson 4th - 24:05
Paisley Wilkerson 5th - 25:16
Junior High Girls: 1.8 miles
Carlee Smith 6th - 13:46
Maddie Camden 9th - 14:22
Puxico won the boys team title, 25-30 over the host Mules. Poplar Bluff was the only team with enough girls for a team score as the Mules took five of the top seven spots.
The Puxico Cross Country Indians will head to Arcadia Valley in Ironton on September 10th. The bus will leave the Arnold Ryan Gym at 5:30 a.m. on time so get there 15 minutes early and get checked in.
Junior High will race first with the boys at 9:15 a.m. and girls at 9:20 a.m. The varsity boys race begins at 9:45 a.m. and the girls at 10:15 a.m. The boys junior varsity will be at 11:00 .m. and the girls at 11:05 a.m. Distance for junior high is 1.5 miles and the high school is 3.1 miles. Medals will be handed out at the end of the race. Good luck Indians!
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Dexter, MO - The Lady Cats of Dexter defeated the Cape Central Lady Tigers 8-1 on Thursday, August 31, 2022.
"I was super proud of the ladies today," commented head tennis coach Kristi Boles. "We have worked hard preparing for these matches and it is paying off. It's been a long week, but we still have one more match to finish the week off. I know the girls will be looking forward to the weekend for a bit of rest."
Doubles:
Bella Cook/Grace Marvel (D) defeated Megan Maxton/Sydnee Williams (CC) 8-6
Kate Churchill/Emma Dorton (D) defeated Kathryn Buckley/Sydney Britt (CC) 8-1
Destiny Ahrens/Alise Howell (D) defeated Emily Velasquez Rico (CC) 8-5
Singles:
Megan Maxton (CC) defeated Bella Cook (D) 8-0
Grace Marvel (D) defeated Kathryn Buckley (CC) 8-2
Kate Churchill (D) defeated Sydnee Williams (CC) 8-5
Emma Dorton (D) defeated Sydney Britt (CC) 8-2
Destiny Ahrens (D) defeated Emily Velasquez Rico (CC) 8-1
Alise Howell (D) defeated Lucy Cook (CC) 8-5
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
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.
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