The Dexter Varsity boys basketball team have two athletes returning to the hardwood this year on the varsity team. Ethan Zabelin and Nathan Harris and they are senior Bearcats.
"Coming into this year we have very little varsity experience," commented head coach Chad Allen. "We will be very young and only three upperclassmen."
Dexter is loaded with 8 sophomores and 5 freshman; however there is only one junior and two seniors.
The Bearcats have a tough schedule in the SEMO Conference this year competing against teams like Charleston, Sikeston, New Madrid County Central, Jackson, Cape Central, and Kennett
"We are excited to get the season started and are looking to improve every game as the season goes along."
Roster is as follows #10 Gibson Booker, #1 Will Guethle, #13 Nathan Harris, #12 Hunter Massey, #11 Carter Stone, #4 John Sepulvado, #3 Tucker Temples, #24 Devin Turbo, and #5 Ethan Zabelin
Dexter opens with a jamboree at Doniphan on Thursday, November 16th. Dexter will face Alton at 6:45 and will play with Doniphan following that game.
They will then travel to Charleston on November 28th and Malden December 1st.
The SEMO Conference Tournament is slated for December 4th - December 8th.
The Bearcats will finally be at home hosting the Richland Rebels on December 11th. before traveling to Jackson on December 12th and Woodland on December 15.
They will have a short break for competing in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament December 26th - December 29th.
The SCAA Tournament will be held at Dexter January 22nd - January 26th. District play begins February 26th.
The 2023 Bernie Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament seeds and bracket have been announced today.
Puxico has earned the #1 seed followed by #2 Neelyville, #3 Risco, #4 Twin Rivers, #5 Campbell, #6 Bloomfield, #7 Bernie, and #8 Holcomb.
Puxico will face Holcomb on Monday, November 27th at 4 p.m.
Twin Rivers will play Campbell at 5:30 p.m.
Neelyville will compete against Bernie at 7 p.m. and Risco will up against Bloomfield at 8:30 p.m.
The semifinals will be held on Thursday, November 30th while the on the consolation side of the bracket will be on Tuesday, November 28th.
7th Place is set for Friday, December 1st at 4 p.m.
Consolation Champion is at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
3rd Place will be played at 7 p.m. and the Championship game will be at 8:30 p.m. also on Friday.
The Dexter High School Choir students auditioned in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
Tanner Guilling - Tenor - Honorable Mention
Luck Gentry - Tenor - First Alternate
Landon Jarrell - Bass - All State
Reanna Laden - Soprano - All State
Photo by Dee Loflin.
Dexter High School band students earned some special recognition at All-District.
Katarrah Churchill and Ashton Dvorak made the Southeast Missouri All-District Band.
Joseph Fortier and Ricardo Martinez made the Southeast Missouri All-District Jazz Band.
This is the first year the Dexter High School Marching band has had both a first chair trumpet and a first chair baritone saxophone!
Photo by Dee Loflin.
All-Conference Volleyball Team was recently announced.
Kate Nichols earned 1st Team All-District and 1st Team All-Conference (SEMO-North Division)
Brooke Lasater earned 2nd Team All-District and 1st Team All-Conference (SEMO - North Division)
Macie Templemire made All-District and 2nd Team All-Conference (SEMO-North Division)
The SEMO-North Division consisted of teams from Jackson, Saxony Lutheran, Cape Central, Notre Dame, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, and Dexter.
Photo by Dee Loflin.
