Bernie, Missouri - Dalton Thomas Hobgood signed to play baseball with Crowley's Ridge College located in Paragould, Arkansas.  

Dalton is the son of Derek and Krystal Hobgood and Casey Bryan.  His grandparents are Tom and Debbie Hobgood, Dwight and Kelly Owens and Merri Beth Bryan.  He has two younger brothers Cane Hobgood age 9 and Caedon Bryan age 10.

When asked why he chose Crowley's Ridge College, "based on the location as it is close to home and the close, tight-knit atmosphere.  It was definitely a place that I could feel like a home away from home for the next four years," stated Dalton.

His plans are to study K-12 Physical Education at Crowley's Ridge.

At Bernie High School Dalton was All-Conference Honorable Mention in his sophomore year and was named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-District his junior year.  He was also Bernie High School's Most Improved Player in 10th grade and BHS Offensive Player of the Year his junior year in baseball.

"Dalton has had a nice career at Bernie," stated head baseball coach Marcus Massey.  "In the fall he hit .487 with a .551 on base percentage.  In 89 at-bats he only struck out 4 times.  He played shortstop and also pitched for us.  On the  mound in the fall he was 3-1 with a 1.867 era.

Dalton has had some setbacks during his high school sports career.  On November 9, 2017 he tore his ACL during in basketball practice and had surgery on December 6, 2017.  His surgeon told him it would be approximately a six month recovery period so he would miss his senior basketball and baseball season.  That hasn't stopped him as he plans to play for the Southeast Tropics summer program and is currently working very hard to get back to full recovery .

"Dalton is a great player tha thas played a lot of baseball in his life," commented Bernie head baseball coach Marcus massey.  "He is a kid that plays year round .  Not having him this year definetly hurts from not only the stand point of him being a good player, but also a senior that was a leader for us on the field.  We are going to have to adjust and now someone is going to have to step up and try and fill his role the best they can."

Dalton is also an academic achiever as well. He is a member of Sr. Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Business Leaders of America, and Future Farmers of America at Bernie High School.

The "Pioneers" have competed in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) (Division 1) since 2008. Intercollegiate sports activities include, men's basketball, baseball, cross country and golf, women's basketball, volleyball, cross country and softball. The Athletic program at CRC became Associate members of the NAIA in April 2016. 

Crowley’s Ridge College is a private, four-year, church affiliated but autonomous, coeducational liberal arts college, providing for its students a balanced course of studies appropriate for Bachelor and Associate Degrees. While the College is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, students of all religious backgrounds are welcome at Crowley’s Ridge College. The student population comprises both non-traditional and traditional residential and commuter students. The College is committed to a continual emphasis on the integration of scholarship, critical reasoning, and the spiritual dimension of life. Preserving a commitment to a tradition of small class sizes and a philosophy of open enrollment helps the College maintain a focus on the whole student as an individual.

"The Bernie baseball program wishes Dalton the best of luck in the future and hope for his continued success," continued Massey.

Missouri - The Class 2, District 1 Boys Basketball Tournament seedings were released today. The Bernie Mules have received the #1 seed.

The Tournament will take place Saturday, February 17th, Monday, Feb 20th, and Thursday, Feb 22nd at Bernie High School.

Seedings are:

#1 Bernie Mules

#2 Hayti Indians

#3 South Pemiscot Bulldogs

#4 Puxico Indians

#5 Senath-Hornersville Lions

#6 Bloomfield Wildcats

#7 Campbell Camels

#8 Holcomb Hornets

Saturday, February 17th Games:

Bernie will play Holcomb at 10:00 a.m.

Hayti will play Campbell at 11:15 a.m.

Puxico will play Senath-Hornersville at 2 p.m.

South Pemiscot will play Bloomfield at 5 p.m.

Quarterfinals will be played at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20th.

District Championship is slated for Thursday, February 22nd at 7:30 p.m.

Dexter, Missouri - The Bernie Mules raced past the Woodland Cardinals into the semifinal of the 53rd Annual Stoddard County Athletic Association boys basketball tournament on Monday, January 22, 2018.

Weston Zoll of Bernie recorded a game-high 23 points on six buckets, three treys and was 2/3 from the charity stripe.

Michael Suiter recorded 18 points on nine buckets and Nate Dillinger finished with 15 points.  He was 100% from the free-throw line hitting all three of his shots.

Woodland's Connor Goodwin recorded 12 points on two treys, one bucket and was 4/5 from the free throw.

Karson Skinner finished with 11 points on four buckets and one 3-pointers for the Cardinals.

Final Score Bernie 83, Woodland 38

Bernie            24   26   17   16  -  83

Woodland      14     7     8     9  -  38 

Bernie (83) - Weston Zoll 23, Blake Harty 3, Weston Comstock 18, Josh Ellenburg 9, Nate Dillinger 15, Hunter Slavings 6, Gavin Brown 9.  FG 34, FT 7/9, F 9. (3-pointers: Zoll 3, Harty 1, Slavings 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Woodland (38) - Drake Holweg 4, Tyler Massa 5, Jamie Wiseman 6, Connor Goodwin 12, Karson Skinner 11.  FG 14, FT 6/10, F 13. (3-pointers: Holweg 1, Goodwin 2, Skinner 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Bernie will play the winner of the #2 Advance vs #7 Richland game (played on Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018 in the Bearcat Event Center.

Bernie, Missouri -The Bernie Mules fought a hard battle against the defending state champions Oran defeating the Eagles 60 - 59 at The Barn.

The Oran boys basketball team defeated Crane 70-63 at Mizzou Arena to win the Missouri Class 2 State Championship in March of 2017.

"Big win for us," commented Bernie head boys basketball coach Brad Botsch.  "Oran is a very good basketball team that is a tough match-up for us with their outstanding guard play."

"With us having only six kids dressed to play due to injuries, I thought our kids really rose to the occasion and gutted out a very tough win," continued Botsch.  "I am really proud of our kids, and we must continue to find ways to win despite the current adversity.  It sure doesn't get any easier as we have Advance, Notre Dame, and Dexter coming up."

Half of the Mules scored in double digits.  Blake Harty #10 led the team with 20 points including six 3-pointers. 

Michael #11 Suiter tallied 18 points and Nate Dillinger #23 finished with 17 points. Both had a trey each.

Oran led at the end of the first quarter 19-12 and at the half the Mules were within one poin 31-30.

The Mules overtook the Eagles in the 3rd quarter scoring 21 points and holding them to just 11 points.

Jacob Shoemaker tallied a game-high 27 points including three treys.  Cole Priggel finished with 11 points for the Eagles.

Final Score Bernie 60, Oran 59

Bernie  12   18   21  9 - 60

Oran    19   12   11  17 - 59 

Bernie (60) - Blake Harty 20, Michael Suiter 18, Josh Ellenburg 5, Nate Dillinger 17. FG 26, FT 0/2, F 14. (3-pointers: Harty 6, Ellenburg 1, Dillinger 1. Fouled Out: None).

Oran (59) - Jacob Shoemaker 27, Layne Johnson 6, Cole Priggel 11, Todd Priggel 7, Drew Riechmann 8.  FG 21, FT 14/15, F 12. (3-pointers: Shoemaker 3.  Fouled Out: None).

Final JV Score Bernie 37, Oran 58

Vaughn had 18 points.

The JV Mules are now 6-2 for the season.

The Mules will host Advance on Friday, January 5, 2018 with JV playing at 6 p.m. and the varsity to follow.

Bernie High School Project Prom will have a Chili Supper fundraiser on Friday, January 5, 2018 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Bernie High School cafeteria prior to the games.