Jackson, Missouri - On Saturday, April 8, 2017 the Dexter High School Track team competed in the Jackson Invitational Meet.

Emily Ladd earned a 1st Place finish in the 800 meter.   She also broke the Dexter High School record with a time of 2:30.25.

Zach Cartwright placed 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles.

Hannah Moore finished 1st in the 300 meter hurdles and 2nd in the 200 meter run.

Blair Rogers, Hannah Moore, Paige Moore, and Rhylan Hillis won first place in the 4x100 Relay.

The Dexter High School boys and girls track teams will compete at the Sikeston Twilight Relays on Wednesday, April 12th beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Perryville, Missouri - On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 the Dexter High School Track Team traveled to the Perryville Invitational Track Meet.  Nine athletes earned medals.

Zack Cartright received second in the High Jump and 5th in the 300 meter hurdles. 

Emily Ladd, Margo Nea, Keaira Craft and Jadyn Northcutt finished in 3rd place in the 4x800 relay.

Blair Rogers, Hannah Moore, Paige Moore, and Rhylan Hillis earned a 2nd place finish in the 4x100 relay.

Hannah Moore placed 5th in the 300 meter hurdles and earned a 1st place finish in the 200 meter run. She also finished 2nd in the Long Jump.

Emily Ladd got top honors with a first place finish in the 2 mile run.

Madelyn Webb finished 5th place in both the Disc and the Shot Put.

Rhylan Hillis finished 5th in the High Jump.

Shown in the photo front row from left to right: Emily Ladd, Margo Nea, Keaira Caft and Jaydyn Northcutt.  Back row from left to right: Blair Rogers, Hannah Moore, Rhylan Hillis, and Madelyn Webb. Not available for photo: Zach Cartright.

Desloge, Missouri - The Dexter High School girls and boys track and field teams traveled to North County High School on Wednesday for the North County Raiders Relays.  Several Bearcats brought home medals.

Below are the results:

Boys
4x2  Ben Sindle, Cole Barker, Brody Pollock and Zack Cartwright  5th place

400 Ben Sindle 4th

300H Zack Cartwright  2nd

Triple Jump Dawson Kasting 5th

Girls
4x8.  Emily Ladd, Emily Page, Margo Nea and Rhylan Hillis 4th

100 Blair Rogers 4th

200 Hannah Moore 1st

4x1  Blair Rogers Rhylan Hillis, Hannah Moore and Alexa Werneck 2nd

300H Hannah Moore 4th

LJ Hannah Moore 3rd

HJ Rylan Hillis 4th

TJ Rylan Hillis 3rd

2 mile Emily Ladd 3rd

Dexter's track team traveled to Ste. Genevieve on Friday, March 31st to compete in the St. Gen Old Settlement Meet.

Shown in the photo back row from left to right: Ben Sindle, Cole Barker, Brody Pollock and Dawson Kasting.  Front row from left to right: Emily Ladd, Rhylan Hillis, Hannah Moore, Alexa Werneck and Blair Rogers.  Not available for photo: Zach Cartwright.

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Lady Cats will host the 6th annual Swing Pink Softball Tournament on Saturday, April 8, 2017 with games slated to begin at 9:00 a.m. at the softball fields behind East City Park in Dexter.

The tournament will benefit the Ben Kruse 18FORE Life Foundation.

The 18 FORE Life Foundation originated in 2000, when four friends got together an decided it would be fun to raise some money for a good cause by hosting a golf tournament. In 2002, love offerings were sent out for the first time to families all over Southeast Missouri battling cancer and in need of love, hope, and encouragement.

After losing Ben Kruse in 2004, the event grew into much more than a golf tournament.  The phrase Celebrate/Give/Remember was coined and guided the efforts of organizers, sponsors, volunteers and golfers as hundreds gathered for the 2005 event and over $100,000 was raised.  To date they have given over 1.9 million dollars in love offerings.  They hope to break the 2 million dollar mark this year!

The Lady Cats will begin the tournament at 9:00 a.m. on Field B against Southland.  There will be 16 teams participating in two brackets, in addition to pool play.

The semifinals for Bracket B are at 1 p.m. and the championship at 5:00 p.m.  the semifinals for Bracket A are at 3:00 p.m. and the finals are at 7:00 p.m.

The following games are set to be played along with the brackets:

Bracket A

11 a.m.

Field A - Van Buren (1) vs Portageville (*)

Field B - Clearwater (4) vs Greenville (5)

Field C - Bernie (3) vs Southland (6)

Field D - West County (2) vs NMCC (7)

Bracket B

9:00 a.m.

Field A - Winona (1) vs Charleston (8)

Field B - East Carter (4) vs Neelyville (5)

Field C - East Prairie (3) vs Puxico (6)

Field D - Dexter (2) vs Advance/Zalma (7)

Pool Play

Field J - Twin Rivers (2) vs Bloomfield (3) at 9 a.m.

Field J - Senath (1) vs Holcomb (4) at 11 a.m.

Field C - Bloomfield vs Holcomb 5 p.m.

Field C - Senath vs Twin Rivers 7 p.m.

A Silent Auction will be held throughout the day and the winners will be announced at the end of the day.  T-shirts will also be available.  Long sleeve are $20 and short sleeve are $15.

Dexter, Missouri - The annual Hits for Hope middle school volleyball fundraiser is slated for Thursday, April 6th at T.S. Hill Middle School between the Dexter Lady Cats and the Bloomfield Lady Wildcats.  Game time is 6:00 p.m. with the 7th grade taking the floor first.

"We are excited this year to play on the court at the middle school.  This is one of our biggest years with silent auction items.  My office is full of great items," commented T.S. Hill Middle School Principal Scott Kruse.  "The gym is already decorated with pink volleyballs made by our students and we hope to have a packed house for the event!  I am always proud of these kids and what they do to help those with cancer."

Each year the athletes play in honor of someone who is fighting the cancer battle, survived their battle or passed away from cancer.  All proceeds will benefit 18 FORE Life.

People from around the area and local businesses have graciously donated items for a silent auction to be held during the event. Volunteers will man the silent auction in the lobby of the middle school.  Pink t-shirts with the Hits for Hope logo will also be sold to raise money.

These young athletes will be dressed in pink uniforms, pink whistles will be used by the referees and the game is always played with a special pink volleyball.

The 18 FORE Life originated in 2000, when four friends got together an decided it would be fun to raise some money for a good cause by hosting a golf tournament. In 2002, love offerings were sent out for the first time to families all over Southeast Missouri battling cancer and in need of love, hope, and encouragement.

After losing Ben Kruse in 2004, the event grew into much more than a golf tournament.  The phrase Celebrate/Give/Remember was coined and guided the efforts of organizers, sponsors, volunteers and golfers as hundred gathered for the 2005 event and over $100,000 was raised.

To date, 18 FORE Life has given away just over 1.9 million dollars in love offerings and hope to break the $2 million dollar mark this year!

Please join the 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball team on Thursday, April 6th and raise money for an awesome cause!  Thank you in advance for your patronage!