BREAKING SPORTS NEWS

A SMT Sports Report

Dexter High School Athletic Director chuck Powers announced at 12 noon today that all DHS sports activities for today, Monday, April 25, have been canceled.

The schedule originally called for the DHS Boys Tennis Team to face Cape Central in a 4:00 p.m. match in Cape Girardeau, and the Bearcat Boys Baseball Team to play the Cape Central Tigers at 4:00 p.m. in Dexter.

Both events have been canceled due to weather conditions in the region.

Powers reports that neither event has yet to be rescheduled.

The ShowMe Times is proud to extend the information provided by the Dexter Park & Recreations. Each year this is an incredible project but many times a community is measured by the schools and the Parks & Recreation Departments. But often times, the pride in our program is lost in the spirit of competition.

Our Dexter Parks and Recreation Team has worked to create a program that we should all pause for a moment and be thankful. Whether a Summer Baseball league or just a family outing in the many well groomed park facilities throughout our community, we have a lot to be proud of in Dexter.

Take a moment to remember that organized sports is for the kids and is can be an incredible experience. And be sure to thank those involved with making all this possible with the Dexter Park & Recreation department of the City of Dexter:

Lawson Metcalf--Park Director
Rob Ward--Park Foreman
Renee Stafford--Office Manager/Coordinator
Jamie Rowe--Aquatic & Recreation Programmer
Chad McGowan--Park Maintenance

The 2011 Team Rosters for Baseball and Softball have been released. They are available at the Dexter Park and Rec website. For your convenience, we have also copied the team lists found below as well as located them on the ShowMe Times Facebook page.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

The Dexter Track teams competed at home at the annual Dexter Open on Tuesday (April 19) afternoon.


 Teams from Sikeston and Oran also came to compete in the meet.

The Dexter girls took first place in the year’s only home meet. The Lady ‘Cats finished first in every event except hurdles and discus. Sarah Langley threw an outstanding 33’2” in the shotput; Madison Pixley easily won the triple jump, beating teammate Malinda Mayo by a little over three inches, and beating Sauceda of Oran by almost a foot.


The Dexter boys got second place in the meet.


Daniel McCoy handily won the discus, out throwing Marrow of Oran by 12 feet. Austin RIchardson and Zach Comstock finished one-two in both the long and triple jumps, and Richardson also won the high jump with a 5’10” final jump.






The Bearcats will have their next meet on Thursday (April 21) afternoon, when they compete in the Potosi Invitational. The meet is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start.

A SMT Sports Special Report

Softball fans will have to wait a day for the county tournament to continue.

Dexter High School Athletic Director Chuck Powers announced early Wednesday afternoon that the Stoddard County Athletic Association (SCAA) Tournament has been cancelled for Wednesday. However, games have been rescheduled for Thursday, April 21.

The Lady Bearcats will play Woodland at 12 noon Thursday; Bell City will play Bernie at 2 p.m. All games are in Bell City.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

BELL CITY, Mo. – The Lady ‘Cats had to deal with strong winds and a hot-hitting Bernie team during the semifinal game of the SCAA Tournament on Tuesday (April 19) afternoon. An offensive explosion by the Lady Mules in the fifth inning was the proverbial ‘nail in the coffin’ of Dexter’s hopes for a SCAA Title as the Lady ‘Cats were defeated 14-6.

Kendra Stevenson got the start for the Lady ‘Cats, but was replaced by Alec Jackson in the third inning. Jackson pitched the third and fourth innings, striking out two and giving up two hits. Stevenson was reinserted at the end of the fifth inning to get the final out for the Lady Cats.

Jacie McGowan started for the Lady Mules, and went the distance in the win. McGowan allowed only six hits, while striking out six batters and walking five.

The ‘Cats had a 5-3 lead going into the fifth inning, but the Mules’ bats exploded, putting up 10 runs off seven hits. The Lady ‘Cats couldn’t seem to get their bats going late in the game, getting only one hit in the last two innings.

"We have really been mashing the ball the last few games,” Bernie head coach Jeff Rodgers said. “We had 16 hits yesterday and 15 more today against a pretty good pitcher. Jacie really pitched well and Katie Baker had a big day with 6 RBI’s. We have really been getting a lot of clutch hits. If we getting hitting like we are, we've got a good shot at the championship.”

The Lady ‘Cats will move on to play Woodland in the third place game on Thursday (April 21) at 12:00 p.m.

The Mules move on to face Bell City in the championship game, scheduled for Thursday at 2:00 p.m.



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Mollie Whitehead fouls off a pitch during Dexter's 14-6 loss against Bernie in the SCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon.