T.S. Hill Middle School Cross Country team is coached by Brent Shipman. They had their first home meet on Tuesday.
You can still have an opportunity to see them run!
Here is their schedule for the rest of the 2022 season:
10/1 Notre Dame Invitational 10:00 am
10/8 SCAA Conference 9:00 am
10/13 SEMO Conference 4:30 pm
10/15 Farmington Invitational 12:00 pm
10/22 Dexter Invitational 11:00 am
Back Row (left to right): Adriannah Owens, Madilynn Palmer, Kayleigh Hilfiker, Quincy McLaughlin, Peyton Ballance, and Hunter Massey.
Front Row: Alecia McKissack, Sadie Long, Jacob Hurdle, and Connor Hankins.
Not pictured is Lorelei Guethle
Photo by Coach Brent Shipman
The Puxico Lady Indians varsity volleyball team earned a 1st Place title in the Black Division of the St. Francis Healthcare SEMO Dig for Life Volleyball Challenge Tournament over the weekend. They defeated SCAA rival the Bernie Lady Mules to win. There were 62 teams competing over the weekend in Cape Girardeau.
They went 2-0 against Viburnum, and finished the evening with a 1-1 split against Scott City.
"The girls played VERY tough and got a big win in the second set," commented head varsity volleyball coach Hannah Douglas. "It was a great way to end our night!! We’re currently 3-1 for pool play"
"We have been working on this for six years to get here," continued Douglas. "We couldn’t be more proud of what we did here. FIRST place looks good on you, girls!"
Other final results are:
Red Division: Gold final - Saxony defeated Farmington
Red Division: Silver final- St. Gen defeated Park Hills
Black Division: Gold final -Bell City defeated Scott City
Black Division: Silver final - Puxico defeated Bernie
Photo provided.
The Puxico Indians baseball team came up short on Friday, September 9th when the Woodland Cardinals shut them out 5-0.
A single by Cole Barnfield in the seventh inning was a positive for the Indians. Barnfield went 1-for-3 at the plate to lead Puxico.
Waylon Powell took the loss. The right-handed pitcher lasted seven innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out eight and walking zero.
Grainger Yurevich was credited with the victory for Woodland. The pitcher lasted seven innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out eight and walking none.
Lane VanGennip led Woodland with two hits in four at bats. The Woodland Cardinals didn't commit a single error. Hunter McAlister had the most chances in the field with eight.
Woodland scored two in the third, two in the fifth and one in the seventh inning.
Dexter Cross Country boys and girls teams are doing well. Dexter took fourth place with 105 points at the Arcadia Valley Cross Country Invitational, placing three in the top 25. Senior Chris Stone was the Bearcats' best finisher at 16th.
Varsity Boys Results
Chris Stone 17:31.71 16th Senior
Cameron Bell 17:37.71 18th Sophomore
Ben Dowdy 17:38.36 19th Sophomore
Clayton Bell 18:04.04 27th Senior
Anistin Kyle 18:27.09 32nd Junior
JV Boys Results
Jaxon King 20:17.98 27th Freshman
Varsity Girls Results
Abbie Lloyd 22:34.07 20th Junior
"We asked for a couple of kids to step up this week and they delivered," commented head cross country coach Josh Dowdy, "Our team average dropped down to 17:51 after finishing with an average of 19:27 at Arcadia a year ago. Cameron Bell, Anistin Kyle, Clayton Bell and Jaxon King knocked off more than 30 seconds from last week."
"In the girls’ race, Abbie Lloyd made a gain this week with time of 22:34(20th Place)."
The cross country team was off this past weekend, but are training for the Gans Creek Invitation.
Pictured from left to right are Chase Farmer, Anistin Kyle, Clayton Bell, Ben Dowdy, Cameron Bell, Chris Stone, and Nathan Harris.
