Area boys basketball teams converged on the campus of Dexter High School this morning to compete in the first boys Rib City Shootout of the summer.  Over 40 teams from three states are in the two-day tournament.  Make sure to check back with the ShowMe Times this weekend for more photos from the first round in the Boys and Girls divisions!
Photo above: DHS Sophomore Noah Kronk puts up a shot against two Bernie defenders in a JV contest (SMT Photo by Andrew Cato).

Several players - and one coach - of the DHS Softball team are competing on the SEMO Intensity travel softball team this summer.  The Intensity are (front row, from left): Ashely Brown, Diana Gilliam, Madison Bishop, Brittney Brown, Trista Clark, Tiffany Watson, (back row) coach Tony Rickman, Becky Anderson, Riley Rickman, Kendra Stevenson, McKenzie Anderson, Kayla Ward, and coach Chris Bolin.  Intensity's next home game is Tuesday (June 12) at 6:00 p.m. on the 'ditch field' by the DPR Complex.(Not pictured are Whitney Layton and Kat Cooper.)

The Dexter Parks and Recreation Little League baseball season rolls on, despite threatening weather during the last two nights of contests.

During both Thursday and Monday's matchups, coaches and parents hoped to squeeze the games in before cloudy skies turned to rain, and luckily all games were able to be played on both nights.

With temperatures expected to be in the 80's and slim chances of rain for the rest of the week, tonight (Tuesday, June 5) and Thursday's (June 7) full schedule should go off without a hitch from Mother Nature.

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Make sure to click on any pictures you like; going to the gallery page will allow you to purchase prints of your little leaguer!

The ShowMe Times is proud to announce its co-sponsorship of the Par 4 11th hole for tomorrow's Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life golf tournament!  The fun-filled weekend kicks off tonight with a banquet and charity auction, followed by Saturday's tournament and festivities at Hidden Trails Country Club.  See you on the course! 

PLEASE CHECK REGULATIONS CAREFULLY: Special regulations may apply to designated portions of water bodies; some baits and lures may not be legal for all portions.

SOUTHEAST REGION (573) 290-5858

LAKES

Clearwater Lake: 85 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on artificial lures; bluegill and catfish fair on nightcrawlers; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Council Bluff Lake: 78 degrees, normal, clear; redear sunfish fair on worms and crickets; channel catfish good on liver and worms; largemouth bass fair on dark colored soft plastics and topwater lures during low light periods; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Cypress Lake: 78 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on worms, crickets and stickbaits; bluegill and redear sunfish good on jigs, crickets and worms; largemouth bass good on minnows, jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits; crappie fair on minnows and jigs. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Duck Creek CA Pool 1: 81 degrees, falling, clear; bluegill fair on crickets; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Lake Girardeau: normal, clear; bluegill and redear sunfish good on crickets and worms; largemouth bass good on worms; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Perry County Lake: 82 degrees, clear; redear sunfish good on crickets; largemouth bass fair on soft plastics; channel catfish good on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Robert DeLaney Lake: 85 degrees, normal, bluegill good on crickets; channel catfish good on crickets, minnows, stinkbaits and spinnerbaits in shallow water (they are beginning to spawn); all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Wappapello Lake: low, black bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits early and late; bluegill fair on crickets and worms near the shore; channel catfish good on trotlines and jug lines using live bait and nightcrawlers at night; all other species slow.

Anglers should note the 9" minimum length limit regulation for crappie on Wappapello Lake. Call the Wappapello Lake Recreation Hotline for updates at 573-222-8139. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

RIVERS

Black River (above Clearwater Lake): 78 degrees, low, clear; smallmouth bass fair on live minnows; channel catfish fair on live minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Black River (below Clearwater Lake): 70 degrees, dingy; black bass good on minnows and jigs (12" minimum length); channel catfish fair on live bait and worms; suckers fair on worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2012)

Castor River (above Zalma): low, clear; black bass good on minnows; longear and green sunfish good on curly tail jigs, best jig colors are black, white and pink; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Mississippi River (middle): rising, muddy; channel catfish and blue catfish good on worms and cut bait; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Mississippi River (Ohio River to Arkansas): normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on stinkbaits and cut baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

St. Francis River (above Wappapello): low, clear; black bass good on tube jigs and large minnows; sunfish good on small minnows and worms; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

St. Francis River (below Wappapello): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on chicken liver, stinkbait and worms; flathead catfish fair on goldfish and green sunfish; all other species slow. (Report made on 5/30/2012)

Anglers are invited to send pictures of their catch to the ShowMe Times - simply email a photo to SMT Sports Editor Andrew Cato, including your name, where the fish was caught, the species of the fish, and - if you care to share - what bait you were using!