By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

Area senior athletes took to the courts at the Bearcat Event Center on Saturday afternoon in the 2012 BA All-Star Extravaganza.

The Bearcats were well-represented throughout the day; McKenzie Mitchell and Erika Mouser were both selected for the Volleyball team, while Jake Lee and Tyler Miller suited up for the Class 3, 4, and 5 Boys basketball team.

Mitchell took second place in the Volleyball passing competition, while Tyler Miller was eliminated in the semifinals of the Bank of Advance Three Point shootout.

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McKenzie Mitchell competes in a tiebreaker during the passing portion of the volleyball skills competition during Saturday afternoon's BA All-Star Extravaganza.

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The DHS Baseball game against Poplar Bluff, originally scheduled for this afternoon at 4:00 p.m., has been postponed until Wednesday, April 18 at 3:00 p.m. due to field conditions from last night's rain.

The 'Cats will be in action Tuesday afternoon against the Jackson Indians; first pitch in the home contest is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Brad Potts (2-0, 2.40 ERA) will get the start for DHS.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The 2012 Stoddard County Softball Tournament will kick off on Monday (April 16) afternoon at Bloomfield High School.

The Lady Bearcats, with a 5-5 record, drew the #3 seed in the six team tournament. Dexter will face off with the host Bloomfield Lady Wildcats, who were seeded #6, on Monday at 4:00 p.m. The winner of the game will move on to face #2 Woodland on Tuesday.

The 'Cats have been on a hot streak recently, picking up wins over Charleston, Puxico, and Doniphan last week.

At 5:30 p.m., #4 Bernie and #5 Puxico will take the field to determine who will face off against top seeded Advance on Tuesday.

The third place and championship games will be played on Thursday (April 19) afternoon at 4:00 and 5:30 p.m., respectively.

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Brittney Walder, daughter of Bob and Kim Waldner of Dexter, has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo. Waldner is a 2010 graduate of Dexter High School, and went to the MSHSAA State Wrestling tournament during her sophomore year. Pictured above (from left) are Brittany, her father, Bob, and Missouri Valley Women's Wrestling coach Carl Murphree. Congratulations, Brittney! (Photo submitted by Kim Waldner)

The Dexter Diamondbacks brought home a first place trophy from the Rector Preseason Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Diamond backs are: (front row, from left) Eli Ford, Camden Riley, Diego McCormick, Damon Helton, Dylan Sitze, Braxton Greenfield, (middle row) Kenton Pope, Joey Farver, Colson Mills, Cade Allen and Gabe McGhee.  The Diamondbacks are coached by (back row, from left) Greg Miller, Eric Sitze, and Josh Miller.  Congratulations! (Photo submitted by Eric Sitze)