By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

DEXTER, Mo. - Monday (Feb. 21) night was the opening night of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, and saw Girls’ First-Round action. No. 3 Ste. Genevieve played No. 6 Fredericktown in the opener, and No. 4 Sikeston faced off against No. 5 Perryville in the nightcap.

Sarah Steagall hit a three for the Lady Dragons in the opening minutes of the first quarter, helping push Ste. Gen. out to a 10-4 lead early in the frame. Haley Stevens and Anna Godsey each hit threes for Fredericktown to cut Ste. Gen’s lead to only four points, 16-12, after the first.


Laura Rhodes was on fire from beyond the arc in the second, hitting three threes for the Lady Dragons, helping them to a 32-22 advantage going into halftime.

Steagall hit her second three of the night midway through the third quarter. Terra Helm led the Black Cats’ scoring with three points in the frame. Ste. Gen. held a 19 point lead after three quarters of play.

Megan Herman hit a three for the Dragons in the fourth, and teammate Meyer was a perfect four-for-four from the free-throw line. Fredericktown was held to only eight points in the frame, and Ste. Gen. was able to get the big win, with a 64-39 final score.

The Lady Dragons will move on to face the No. 2 Dexter Lady Bearcats in the 6:00 p.m. game on Wednesday (Feb. 23).



 The seeds again held true in the second game of the evening, with No. 4 Sikeston beating No. 5 Perryville by 10 points. Ty’Angela Gibson dropped in eight points for Sikeston in the opening frame. Natalie Bauwens put in three buckets of her own, and went two-for-three from the free-throw line, but Sikeston still held a seven point lead after the first.

Sikeston owned the offensive glass in the second quarter, with all four of Asia Liggins’ points coming off offensive boards. The Lady Bulldogs were up by 10 at half, 32-22.

Keyonna Blissett hit a deep three for Sikeston midway through the third quarter. Bauwens had four points and two steals for Perryville, but Sikeston’s lead grew to 16 points in after the third quarter.

Kaycee Erzfeld hit a trey for the Pirates in the fourth, helping Perryville outscore Sikeston 17-11 in the frame. Sikeston went three-for-four in the fourth quarter to secure the victory, 57-47.

Sikeston will face No. 1 Notre Dame in the late game on Wednesday (Feb. 23).



THE BEARCAT EVENT CENTER

2011 MSHAA Girls Basketball Class 4 District 1 Tournament

Dexter High School 1101 West Grant Street, Dexter, MO 63841

Tournament Dates: 2/21/2011 - 2/25/2011

1ST ROUND GAMES	2ND ROUND GAMES	CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
	NOTRE DAME (1)
SIKESTON (4)	Feb 23 @ 7:30 PM
Feb 21 @ 7:30 PM	SIKESTON (4)
PERRYVILLE (5)
		Feb 25 @ 6:00 PM
ST. GEN (3)
Feb 21 @ 6:00 PM	ST. GEN (3)
FREDERICKTOWN (6)	Feb 23 @ 6:00 PM
	DEXTER (2)

The Young Lady Bearcats Will Be A Lot of Fun To Watch ... COME ON OUT TO THE BEC!!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

With Friday night bringing an end to most teams’ regular season schedules, the ‘second season’ begins with the District Tournament Monday (Feb. 21) night. It’s do-or-die time for these teams at Districts - if you lose, you go home.

This years’ Class 4, District 1 tournament will be held at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Admission will be $4 per person, with no passes accepted due to MSHSAA regulations. Doors will open each night at 5:15 p.m.

Monday night will see first round action on the Girls’ side of the bracket, with No. 3 Ste. Genevive facing No. 6 Fredericktown in the 6:00 p.m. game, and No. 4 Sikeston battling No. 5 Perryville in the nightcap, scheduled for 7:30 p.m.


 Tuesday night is the first round of the Boys’ side of the bracket, and will see No. 3 Notre Dame going up against No. 6 Ste. Genevive at 6:00 p.m., with No. 4 Perryville facing off against No.5 Fredericktown at 7:30.

Wednesday night will see Semi-Final action for the Girls, with No. 2 Dexter playing the winner of the Ste. Gen.-Fredericktown game at 6:00 p.m., and No. 1 Notre Dame facing either Sikeston or Perryville at 7:30.

The Semi-Finals for the Boys will be Thursday night, and will have No. 2 Dexter taking on the winner of the Notre Dame-Ste. Gen. game at 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Sikeston will face the victor of the Perryville-Fredericktown contest at 7:30.

The Champions of Class 4, District 1 will be determined Friday night, with the Girls’ game at 6:00 p.m. and the Boys’ game at 7:30.



Make sure to come out and catch some great basketball games this week at the Bearcat Event Center! As always, check back with The ShowMe Times for your tournament updates, game recaps, and other sports news!

THE BEARCAT EVENT CENTER

2011 MSHAA Boys Basketball Class 4 District 1 Tournament

Dexter High School 1101 West Grant Street, Dexter, MO 63841

Tournament Dates: 2/22/2011 - 2/25/2011

1ST ROUND GAMES	2ND ROUND GAMES	CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
	SIKESTON (1)
PERRYVILLE (4)	Feb 24 @ 7:30 PM
Feb 22 @ 7:30 PM
FREDERICKTOWN (5)
		Feb 25 @ 7:30 PM
NOTRE DAME (3)
Feb 22 @ 6:00 PM
ST. GEN (6)	Feb 24 @ 6:00 PM
	DEXTER (2)

Join Local Bearcat Fans to Support Our Bearcats Next Week in District Tournament Play!!

THE BEARCAT EVENT CENTER

2011 MSHAA Girls Basketball Class 4 District 1 Tournament

Dexter High School 1101 West Grant Street, Dexter, MO 63841

Tournament Dates: 2/21/2011 - 2/25/2011

1ST ROUND GAMES	2ND ROUND GAMES	CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
	NOTRE DAME (1)
SIKESTON (4)	Feb 23 @ 7:30 PM
Feb 21 @ 7:30 PM
PERRYVILLE (5)
		Feb 25 @ 6:00 PM
ST. GEN (3)
Feb 21 @ 6:00 PM
FREDERICKTOWN (6)	Feb 23 @ 6:00 PM
	DEXTER (2)

The Young Lady Bearcats Will Be A Lot of Fun To Watch ... COME ON OUT TO THE BEC!!

FINAL REPORT from COLUMBIA, MO - The Championship round of the Missouri High School Wrestling Tournament got underway this morning with the Dexter Bearcats' Cody Stevens in a contest to advance to the third place match. Cody's performance has been incredible in the tournament with only one loss yesterday in the winners' bracket. That loss pushed him to the wrestleback system.

Cody's opening match was against Gabe Suthof, a 5'10" 160 pound Junior from Clinton High School. This contest was between two top multi-sport high school athletes with Cody, the non-typical power running quarterback for Dexter and Gabe Suthoff, the hard charging running back from Clinton.

But this match was short for our Bearcat as Cody got in a position and was unable to escape early in the match. He was pinned at the 58 second mark of the first period.

This afternoon, Cody was matched against Mexico High School contender, Montario Burton. This was the final match that would determine the 5th place medalist in the Class 3A 160# weight division. A true battle to the end, Stevens was pinned in the 3rd period by Burton who captured his 5th place finish. The Bearcat wrestling program was able to take four wrestlers to the State Championship this weekend. Treavor Waldner, Dylan Hardin and Zach Lacey were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.

"Overall this has been a successful year. We are truly proud of your Dexter wrestlers and the hard work they gave to us this season", commented Head Wrestling Coach Rick Schwab. "Our kids are dedicated and truly work hard to reach the level of champions".

Cody joins an elite group of past Bearcat wrestlers that have made it to the State Championships and able to leave as a medalist. Congratulations to him for his individual success.

James Sneed, Assistant Wrestling Coach said, "Cody is a great athlete and continues to excel in all his sports. We are proud of him and his finish here in Columbia."

Coach Schwab is very involved in the continued success of the wrestling program at DHS. Currently, there are youth programs that are in place and supported by Coach Schwab and his other coaches that provide teaching and develop of skills to bring about more champions in the future. Contact Rick Schwab for more information about getting involved in these programs.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - With the Class 4, District 1 Tournament looming on the horizon, the Dexter Bearcats had just one more game to get to tournament week. Despite two buzzer-beaters from Alan Flannigan in the first half, the ‘Cats couldn’t come up with a ‘W’ to end their season, losing to Cape Central with a 60-45 final score.

Both teams started out slow offensively - Cape Central’s T.J. Tisdale dropped in the first bucket of the contest with roughly five minutes left in the first quarter. Jake Lee picked up a loose ball with 6:40 left on the clock, but wasn’t able to score. Tisdale had a chance for a three-point play at the 4:00 mark, but couldn’t connect from the line. Tyler Miller tied things up at 4-4 with a long two with 3:00 left in the quarter. Tisdale blocked a three-point attempt from Bryn Hester, but Hester showed great hustle and stole the ball back, leading to a three from Jake Bollinger. Miller hit a three for the ‘Cats with less than a minute left in the quarter. Flannigan hit a three at the buzzer to pull the Bearcats within one, 14-13, at the end of the first.

The Bearcats took the lead with a minute off the clock in the second, thanks to an offensive rebound and putback from Flannigan. Tisdale again had an opportunity for a three-point play, but this time he was able to hit the free-throw. Chase Young came up with a steal and layup for the ‘Cats, tying the game at 25 with 2:30 left in the half. A 10-footer from Tisdale put Central up 27-25 with 45 second left on the clock, but another buzzer-beater from Flannigan, this time a 15-foot jumper, send the game into halftime tied at 27.

Andrew Williams was on fire from beyond the arc in the third quarter, draining all three of his three-point attempts. His first came on Central’s opening possession of the half, at the 7:35 mark. Curtis Branch scooped a loose ball and got it to Williams, who hit his second three of the quarter with 5:47 left in the third. A steal from Jamie Lane gave Williams his third three at the 4:00 mark. Jake Cox hit back-to-back threes for the ‘Cats late in the frame, but Central still had a 44-36 lead after the third.

Lane had an offensive rebound and putback for the Tigers at the 6:15 mark in the fourth, pushing Central to a 48-36 lead. Bollinger had an offensive rebound, got fouled on his layup, and hit his free-throw to complete a three-point play to pull the ‘Cats within nine with 5:30 left to play. Bollinger and another offensive rebound and layup on the ensuing possession, but Central still held a nine point lead after a 12-footer from Branch. Flannigan hit a three at the 2:30 mark, but it was too little, too late for the Bearcats. Cape Central went on to win 60-45.

“We played really well in the first half,” Dexter head coach Rob Nichols said after the game. “We just had some old mistakes and habits come back to bite us in the second half.”

“We gave up a couple threes to a really good shooter,” Nichols commented on Willams’ third-quarter performance. “We didn’t give those shots up early, and we had crucial turnovers that led to points for them.”



Tonight marked the end of the regular season for the Bearcats, but the ‘second season’ starts next week with the District Tournament.



“We had some good practices this week,” Nichols said of the team’s mindset going into the tournament. “I think the guys know we’ve lost a couple games that we should have won, but at the same time, we’ve picked up a couple wins that most people didn’t think we should have.”



“Districts will be whatever our guys make of it," Nichols continued. "If we have good leadership and approach it the right way, we could have a good showing in the tournament and hopefully have a chance to make it in that championship game.”

Tipoff for the Bearcats’ first game in the Class 4, District 1 Tournament is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 24), where they will play the winner of Tuesday (Feb. 22) night’s contest between Notre Dame and Ste. Genevive.

JV

The JV 'Cats struggled against Cape Central.

Threes from Ross McClanahan and Vance Toole helped push the young Tigers to a 24-6 lead at the end of the first.

Dexter went on a 5-0 run to start the second quarter, and held Central to 12 points, but still trailed at half, 36-17.

Chase Young and Kyle Willis both hit three's for the 'Cats in the third, but eight points from Jamal Cox helped keep Central in the lead, 55-29, after the third quarter.

J.T. Putnam was the only Bearcat to make a shot from the field in the fourth, while Marcus Dixon scored six of eight points for Central in the frame. Central went on to win the game, with a 63-35 final score.

Photos above Top Photo: Tyler Miller squeezes a pass between Curtis Branch (#24) and Andrew Williams (#20) late in the game.
Bottom photo: Jake Lee drops in an easy layup during Friday night’s Varsity action at Cape Central.

                                                                     

	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	FINAL
DEXTER	13	14	9	9	45
CAPE CENTRAL	14	13	17	16	60

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

DEXTER	FG	3s	FT	TOTAL			CAPE CENTRAL	FG	3s	FT	TOTAL
Young	1	--	--	2			Williams	--	3	2-2	11
Cox	2	2	--	10			Tisdale	9	--	1-1	19
Hester	1	--	--	2			Lane	10	--	--	20
Flanigan	4	2	2-4	16			Branch	5	--	--	10
Miller	2	1	0-2	7
Bollinger	2	1	1-1	8

UPDATED 9:00 p.m. COLUMBIA, MO- Cody Stevens powered through the day at the Missouri State Wrestling Championships and has found yet another victory on the wrestling mats in Columbia, Missouri. After suffering a loss in his first match today, Cody was able to win both his second and third matches. .

Noted as the "Bubble Match", Cody was literally on the "Bubble" to win in order to advance in the tournament. Otherwise, he would be eliminated and return without a medal.

Tonights match was a tough brawl against a worthy opponent from Bolivar High School. The Bearcat junior was able to win by decision with a score of 7 to 6. This win assures that Cody and the Bearcat coaches will return to Dexter with a medal.

Cody will wrestle tomorrow morning to determine if he will place 3rd through 6th in the tournament. Watch the ShowMe Times for updates on the State Wrestling Tournament and Stevens.