Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats placed 2nd at the Poplar Bluff Invitational boys golf tournament on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Westwood Hills Country Club.
They shot 316, 31 strokes behind Jackson (285). Poplar Bluff finished third with a score of 320. Farmington was fourth with 323.
Spencer Warren shot a 71 and placed 3rd. He finished two strokes behind Jackson Indian Case Englehart who shot a 69 to win the tournament.
“Spencer hit 17 greens today and just needed a few more putts to fall,” commented Dexter coach Eric Sitze, “but he was right there with Case.”
Dylan Sitze’s 80, Cy Worley’s 82 and Ryan Collier’s 83 completed Dexter’s team score.
"Dylan was just 4 over going into his last 3 holes and had some bad luck after a bad swing," continued Sitze. "We can take a lot of positive from today. That's all you can do. We are young and we are getting better that's all I can ask."
“Ryan and Cy didn’t have very good front-nine scores but stayed after it and had solid back nines for us," Sitze stated.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats won the 8-team Poplar Bluff Invitational boys tennis tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Poplar Bluff High School.
Eric Hahn placed second with a 3-1 record while Nate Gargas tied for third with a 2-1 record.
"We won the overall team tournament scoring a total of 15 team points," commented Eric Boles, DHS Tennis Coach. "Han went 3-1 losing in the singles finals and finished 2nd overall. Gargas lost in singles semi-finals to the eventual champion. He tied for third."
Cape Central, Farmington, Jackson, Notre Dame, Potosi, and Sikeston also competed in the tournament.
Each singles win earned the team 2 points while the doubles win earned them 2.5 points.
Both doubles teams won their first-round matches. Logan Wyman/Ryder Boles won 8-3 and Travis Propst/Eric Allen won 8-5.
Wyman/Boles lost 8-5 in quarterfinals and Propst/Allen lost 8-2.
Singles - Round of 16
Eric Hahn won 8-1
Nate Gargas won 8-0
Quarter Finals
Eric Hahn won 8-0
Nate Gargas won 8-3
Semifinals
Eric Hahn won 8-1
Nate Gargas lost 0-8
Finals
Eric Hahn lost 3-8
Doubles - Round of 16
Logan Wyman and Ryder Boles won 8-3
Travis Propst and Eric Allen won 8-5
Quarter Finals
Logan Wyman and Ryder Boles lost 5-8
Travis Propst and Eric Allen lost 2-8
Photo provided.
Farmington, Missouri - Three Dexter golfers won medals as the 'Cats finished second in the 15-team Farmington Invitational on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Crown Pointe Golf Club. Medals were given to the top-12.
Case Englehart, of Jackson, won the tournament with a 2-over 74.
"We had a good tournament," commented Eric Sitze, DHS golf coach. "All the guys brought their score down from our first tournament of the year."
"Spencer , Ryan, and Cy all medaled," continued Sitze. "Dylan missed it by 1 and Lukey b 4. We need to score better on the par 5's and 4's and narrow that gap between us and Jackson, but happy with our progress. Th These guys are fun to watch and can't wait for our next one!"
Spencer Warren placed fourth with a 4-over 76. He finished with three birdies and eight pars.
Ryan Collier tied for fifth with a 78 and Cy Worley tied for 12th with an 82.
Dylan Sitze tied for 16th with 83 and Luke Becker tied for 24th with 86.
Dexter posted a 319 total score behind Jackson who won the tournament.
Dexter, Missouri - The annual Swing Pink Softball Tournament is set to begin Saturday, April 6th at Est City Park in Dexter.
Bracket A Seeds: #1 Bernie, #2 Potosi, #3 East Carter, #4 Kennett, #5 Holcomb, #6 Naylor, #7 Van Buren, #8 Bloomfield.
Bracket B Seeds: #1 Clearwater, #2 Twin Rivers, #3 Puxico, #4 Advance w/Zalma, #5 Greenville, #6 Cooter, #7 Portageville, #8 Winona.
Bracket C Seeds: #1 Senath-Hornersville, #2 East Prairie, #3 Dexter, #4 Charleston, #5 Risco, #6 Southland
Bracket A Schedule
11:00 a.m. Field A #1 Bernie vs #8 Bloomfield
11:00 a.m. Field B #4 Kennett vs #5 Holcomb
11:00 a.m. Field C #3 East Carter vs #6 Naylor
11:00 a.m. Field D #2 Potosi vs #7 Van Buren
3:00 p.m. Semifinals on Field A, B, G, and J
7:00 p.m. Field D 7th Place, Field C Fifth Place, Field G 3rd Place and Field J Championship
Bracket B Schedule
9:00 a.m. Field A #1 Clearwater vs #8 Winona
9:00 a.m. Field B #4 Advance w/Zalma vs #5 Greenville
9:00 a.m. Field C #3 Puxico vs #6 Cooter
9:00 a.m. #2 Twin Rivers vs #7 Portageville
Semifinal Games will be at 1 p.m. on Field A, B, G, and J.
5 p.m. Field D 7th Place; 5 p.m. Field C 5th Place Game; 5 p.m. Field G 3rd Place; 5 p.m. Field J Championship Game.
Bracket C Schedule
9:00 a.m. Field G #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #5 Risco
9:00 a.m. Field J #2 East Prairie vs #6 Southland
1:00 p.m. Field C #3 Dexter vs #5 Risco
1:00 p.m. Field D #4 Charleston vs #6 Southland
3:00 p.m. Field C #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #3 Dexter
3:00 p.m. Field D #2 East Prairie vs #4 Charleston
5:00 p.m. Field A #5 Risco vs #6 Southland
7:00 p.m. Field A #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #2 East Prairie
7:00 p.m. Field B #3 Dexter vs #4 Charleston
The six-team Bracket C Championship will be decided by pool play.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats (0-2) just couldn't come back in a 12-2 loss to the Redbirds on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. East Carter jumped out to a 5-1 lead before earning 7 runs in the fifth to cinch the game.
Caleb Hoggard held the mound for Dexter surrendering five runs on seven hits over 3 1/2 innings striking out two.
Trey Johnson and Haden Hillis entered the game as relief throwing 1 1/3 innings respectively for the 'Cats.
Dexter struggled to contain the high-powered offense by the Redbirds giving up 12 total runs.
East Carter scored seven runs in the fifth inning. The hit two home runs on the day. One in the second inning and one in the firth inning.
Luke Thurston went 2 for 2 at the plate to lead Dexter in hits.
Alex Kearbey Jordan Douglas each had two hits, a home run and a pair of RBIs to lead the Redbirds under new coach Ethan Boyer. Dalton Rudd and Cody Hampton both had doubles. No errors were committed by East Carter.
East Carter 211 17X X 12 10 0
Dexter 010 01X X 2 6 1
