Dexter, Missouri - The annual Hits for Hope middle school volleyball fundraiser is slated for Tuesday, March 22nd at T.S. Hill Middle School between the Dexter Little Lady Cats and the Bernie Mules. 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," 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 1.2 million dollars in love offerings.
Please join the 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball team on Tuesday, March 22nd and raise money for an awesome cause! Thank you in advance for your patronage!
Playing on the 7th grade team are: Hannah Pyles, MeKenzie Yount, Bailey Chamberlain, Destiny Durham, Karlee Keirsey, Payton Phelan, Chloe Thurmon, Bronwen Young, Shelby Bishop, Molley Murphy, Mikayla Dodson, Mattilyn Williams, and Sydney Asberry.
Playing on the 8th grade team are: Colby Christian, Emily Jarrell, Margo Nea, Alexa Werneck, Blair Rogers, Madilyn Hampton, Sydney Patrick, Madeline Parker, Kelsey Carrier, and Audrey Lutmer.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Spring has sprung and that means it's time for BASEBALL and SOFTBALL! The Bloomfield Little League will have their annual registration Sunday, March 20th at the Bloomfield City Park from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Age categories T-ball 4-6, Boys 7-8, Girls 7-8, Boys 9-10, Girls 9-10, Boys 11-12, Girls 11-12.
Contact Jill Gibbs by sending her a message on Facebook. To follow the Youth Baseball League click HERE.
Photo credit to Happy Snaps Photography.
Columbia, Missouri - Iberia scored all 14 of their overtime points from the charity stripe in overtime to secure their 65-58 win over the Bloomfield Wildcats in the MSHSAA Class 2 semifinals at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Missouri on Thursday.
"The funny thing is, if we would have made our free throws in regulation, we wouldn't have needed those 14 free throws," stated Iberia's head basketball coach Steve Scholfield.
The Wildcats were on a 16-game winning streak allowing about 44 points per game on average this season.
“That’s the first time we have given up 60 points in the whole year,” commented Bloomfield head basketball coach Jason Karnes. “Overtime of a semifinal game, well that’s still pretty good.”
The referees gave Bloomfield several fouls allowing Iberia a chance to pull ahead with eight free throws in the first two minutes of the overtime portion of the semifinal game. Tim Hector sank a 3-pointer early, but the Wildcats didn’t score again until the final few seconds.
There were 52 fouls called in the game, 32 against Bloomfield and 20 against Iberia. Iberia went on to sink 14 of 18 from the charity stripe during the extra four minutes sealing their win.
“A lot of ball pressure and they were physical,” said Scholfield of the Bloomfield Wildcats defense. “I think that’s kind of a Southeast Missouri thing, which is fine. They just wouldn’t let us run our stuff and they made us use patience.”
Alex Gibbs put two on the board first for the Wildcats in under one minute of play to start the first quarter. He finished with five points; four rebounds, and was 3 for 8 from the field before fouling out.
Bloomfield remained on top at the end of the first quarter 13-10 and was only down by one at the half. At the end of regulations it was 51-51 and so began the 4 minutes of overtime.
Defensively the Wildcats were able to hold Iberia’s leading scorer, Riley Halley, scoreless in the first half and to only 14 points for the entire game. He had been averaging 23 points per game.
Bloomfield held Iberia’s 6’10” monster, Dexter Frisbie, to 18 points before he fouled out with a little over four minutes of regulation left.
Wildcat senior, Noah Vandiver, recorded a game-high 27 points on three 3-pointers and was four for five at the charity stripe.
Final Score: Bloomfield 58, Iberia 65 in Overtime
Bloomfield 13 10 10 18 7 - 58
Iberia 10 14 14 13 14 - 65
Bloomfield (58) - Tim Hector 6, Nathan Newell 8, Austin Bond 4, Tyler Battles 5, Noah Vandiver 27, Peyton Bell 2, Alex Gibbs 5, FG 24, FT 14/23, F 32 (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Noah Vandiver 3. Fouled Out: Tim Hector, Noah Vandiver, Alex Gibbs).
Iberia (65) - Azhary Roark 12, Lane Luttrell 15, Devyn Bloodgood 3, Riley Halley 14, Dexter Frisbie 18, Carter Halley 3. FG 19, FT 31/47, F 20 (3-pointers: Lane Luttrell 4, Fouled Out: Dexter Frisbie).
Rebounds: Bloomfield 28 (Noah Vandiver 9, Nathan Newell 4, Tim Hector 3); Iberia 34 (Riley Halley 16, Zachary Roark 6, Dexter Frisbie 5).
The Wildcats will face Wellington-Napoleon at 4:15 p.m. Friday, March 11th at the Mizzou Arena. Hartville defeated Wellington 63-22 in their semifinal.
Special Note: If Bloomfield wins third place, they match the 1964-65 team. The 1965-66 basketball team took fourth place. It's the senior Wildcat's last game and the entire Stoddard County community is extremely proud of their accomplishments! Leave it all on the court and good luck in your final high school game! #WildcatPride
Farmington, Missouri - It’s been 50 years in the making, but the Bloomfield Wildcats are once again headed to the Show-Me Showdown in Columbia, Missouri! For the first time since 1966 they earn a trip to the Final Four beating Clopton in the Class 2 quarterfinal on Saturday night by a score of 63-41!
“It is amazing! First time since 1965-1966, and the biggest game of my life,” stated Bloomfield player Tim Hector. “It has went through our mind, but coming into this game, we were thinking about nothing but this game and this game only. But now that we have accomplished winning this game, I think we can think about it a little more.”
“It is pretty special,” commented Bloomfield coach Jason Karnes. “I told the guys before the game, this is almost like a home game. We had that whole side, plus the student section which has been awesome all year.”
Clopton came out strong in the first period leading Bloomfield by just two points, but the Wildcats owned the second quarter scoring 23 points and holding the Hawks to just 6 points.
It seemed like the turning point of the game was when Kevin Hammett of Clopton was called for a technical foul halfway through the second quarter. There had been several lead changes, but the Wildcats were up by one.
Tim Hector went to the charity stripe and recorded 3 of 4 free throws. Bloomfield received the ball and added a bucket quickly giving them a 6-point lead, the largest up to this point in the game.
“Once e kind of found our rhythm and started getting stops and started moving the ball and doing the things that we can do, that’s when we get into a lot more of a rhythm,” Karnes said.
Clopton’s only field goal in the second quarter came from a 3-pointer by Meshawn Marshall. The other three points were from the charity stripe.
After giving up the first two points of the second half, Bloomfield recorded 12 straight points.
“I thought we did a good job in the second half when they started to really amp up the pressure. I thought we did a good job of getting it inside to our post players and them going and finishing,” Karnes said.
Bloomfield will play Iberia (27-4) in the semifinals on March 10th at noon at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Missouri
Final Score Bloomfield 63, Clopton 41
Bloomfield 9 23 14 17 - 63
Clopton 11 6 12 12 - 41
Bloomfield (63) – Tim Hector 18, Nathan Newell 7, Austin Bond 9, Tyler Battles 6, Noah Vandiver 15, Caleb Pulley 1, Peyton Bell 5, Joe Clary 1, Alex Gibbs 1. FG 21, Ft 16/25, F 19. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 4, Noah Vandiver 1. Fouled Out: None).
Clopton (41) – Hammett 1, Adams 9, Marshall 4, Goaham 4, Talbert 16, Eivins 5. FG 14, FT 7/16, F 41 (3-pointers: Adams 3, Talbert 1, Eivins 1. Fouled Out: Adams, Eivins).
Shown in the photo is Tim Hector shooting a free-throw in Saturday night's battle against Clopton. Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times manager/editor.
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats Wrestling Team traveled to Ste. Genevieve on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Missouri High School Activities Association Class 2, District 1 Wrestling Tournament.
Five Bearcat wrestlers earned a trip to the MSHSAA State Championships in Columbia, Missouri to be held Thursday, February 18th – Friday, February 19th.
Three wrestlers from Dexter will enter the championship tournament as District Champions – Senior Ethan Stevens a 4 time District Champion in the 182 lb weight class, Senior Storm Massey in 160 lb weight class, and sophomore Seth Harris in the 106 lb weight class.
Senior Michael Hurst, 195 lb weight class and senior Gavin White, 132 lb weight class also qualified to compete at the state level.
MSHSAA Class 2 - District 1 Results:
106 - Seth Harris (41-5) placed 1st and scored 24.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 won by tech fall over Lavonte Hinkle (Miller Career Academy ) 16-13 (TF-1.5 3:00 (15-0))
Semifinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 won by major decision over Adam Hellebusch (St. Francis Borgia ) 34-6 (MD 9-0)
1st Place Match - Seth Harris (Dexter) 41-5 won by fall over Nathan Geisner (Ste. Genevieve ) 34-6 (Fall 0:54)
113 - Dawson Jones (22-22) place is unknown and scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 won by fall over Joseph Bruhn (Lutheran South ) 14-33 (Fall 3:24)
Semifinal - Jacob Lands (Potosi ) 11-12 won by fall over Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 (Fall 1:58)
Cons. Semi - Evan Dowdy (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 20-23 won by decision over Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-22 (Dec 9-4)
120 - Matt Stone (11-23) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Stone (Dexter) 11-23 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jason Landing (St. Clair ) 36-11 won by fall over Matt Stone (Dexter) 11-23 (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Holtzer (Owensville ) 12-20 won by decision over Matt Stone (Dexter) 11-23 (Dec 11-5)
126 - Dalton Green (6-28) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Deon Partlow (Miller Career Academy ) 17-10 won by fall over Dalton Green (Dexter) 6-28 (Fall 1:42)
Cons. Round 1 - Dalton Green (Dexter) 6-28 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Nolan Hoang (Lutheran South ) 23-19 won by fall over Dalton Green (Dexter) 6-28 (Fall 2:41)
132 - Gaven White (28-17) placed 4th and scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 won by decision over Noah Turner-House (Central (Park Hills) ) 10-7 (Dec 2-0)
Semifinal - Wade Dickens (Ste. Genevieve ) 39-8 won by decision over Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Semi - Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 won by decision over Trevor Key (Sullivan ) 27-15 (Dec 11-5)
3rd Place Match - Dustin Jahnsen (Owensville ) 26-17 won by decision over Gaven White (Dexter) 28-17 (Dec 10-3)
138 - Brandon Twomey (26-18) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - James Bone (Potosi ) 24-6 won by fall over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 (Fall 2:54)
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 won by fall over Anthony Miller (Sumner ) 23-15 (Fall 3:23)
Cons. Round 3 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 won by decision over Cody Lewis (Kennett ) 13-17 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Semi - Jared Humbolt (Ste. Genevieve ) 23-24 won by decision over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-18 (Dec 7-1)
152 - John Tucker (5-32) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Reno Mcdaniels (Miller Career Academy ) 14-7 won by fall over John Tucker (Dexter) 5-32 (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 1 - John Tucker (Dexter) 5-32 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Kaleb Tribble (Kennett ) 14-13 won by fall over John Tucker (Dexter) 5-32 (Fall 3:27)
160 - Storm Massey (39-3) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 won by fall over Steven Peters (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 1-24 (Fall 0:36)
Semifinal - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 won by fall over Codie Stroup (St. Clair ) 29-9 (Fall 2:52)
1st Place Match - Storm Massey (Dexter) 39-3 won by decision over Wyatt Harrell (Owensville ) 27-8 (Dec 4-1)
182 - Ethan Stevens (38-4) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 won by fall over Bailey Kruse (St. Francis Borgia ) 13-19 (Fall 1:16)
Semifinal - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 won by decision over Robert Strong (Miller Career Academy ) 27-9 (Dec 10-3)
1st Place Match - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 38-4 won by decision over Wade Hahn (Ste. Genevieve ) 41-9 (Dec 6-2)
195 - Michael Hurst (34-14) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 won by fall over Collyn Rouggly (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 7-23 (Fall 0:29)
Semifinal - Fred Wallace (Miller Career Academy ) 21-4 won by fall over Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 (Fall 5:03)
Cons. Semi - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 won by decision over Gage Moyers (Ste. Genevieve ) 26-13 (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 34-14 won by fall over Sean Mahoney (Central (Park Hills) ) 13-10 (Fall 0:17)
220 - Christian Yarber (27-22) place is unknown and scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 won by fall over Mario Reed (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) ) 6-21 (Fall 0:40)
Quarterfinal - Josh Richards (St. Clair ) 33-16 won in tie breaker - 2 over Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 (TB-2 4-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 won by fall over Kalub Evans (Potosi ) 20-20 (Fall 1:54)
Cons. Round 3 - Keenan Johnson (Central (Park Hills) ) 16-8 won by decision over Christian Yarber (Dexter) 27-22 (Dec 6-3)
285 - Cory Holland (21-23) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kade Jett (Ste. Genevieve ) 27-21 won by decision over Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 won by decision over Rodney Thomas (Kennett ) 3-17 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Semi - Austin Schaefferkoetter (Sullivan ) 21-18 won by fall over Cory Holland (Dexter) 21-23 (Fall 2:47)
Photo by Gina Sneed.
