The Dexter Bearcats have been hard at work this week in their second team camp of the summer. The squad is busy filling in holes on the starting lineup after losing a good chunk of the team to graduation last season.
Above, Andrew Collier works around an offensive lineman during defensive drills on Wednesday night. (ShowMe Times photo by Andrew Cato)

The Heartland Heat Babe Ruth 10 and under softball team won their Regionals State Tournament in Wichita, Kansas. They were undefeated this season. Now that the girls have won Regionals they will now be going to Wilson, North Carolina August 2-5 for the National Softball Tournament. This is very exciting for the girls and we wish them the best of luck!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

After cramming over 620 games of basketball into five separate two-day events, the 2012 Rib City Shootout has come to a close.

The final weekend of the shootout, held July 20-21, featured 29 teams from four states, and crammed just under 90 games onto the courts of the Bearcat Event Center and the Dexter Middle School gymnasium.

The Lady Bearcats were well represented in the final weekend of the shootout, with teams competing in the varsity, junior varsity, and junior high levels.

Tournament organizer - and LBB head coach - Chad Allen noted the increased success of the three-year old basketball extravaganza, and said he looks forward to what next year's shootout will bring.

Photo Above: Taylor Owens (left) drives to the basket during Friday afternoon's varsity contest against Manila, Ark. (SMT Photo by Andrew Cato)

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POPLAR BLUFF – The softball team and several individual athletes from Three Rivers College have been named All-Academic Players by the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA).

With a cumulative 3.32 grade point average, the Lady Raiders softball team has the 26th-highest overall GPA of all NJCAA softball teams in the nation. Several individual players from both the softball and lady basketball team have also received special recognition:

• Cendyl Carter, a softball player from Dardanelle, AR, has received the “superior academic achievement” title with her 3.83 GPA.
• Londyn Backfisch, a softball player from Benton, MO, has received the “exemplary academic achievement” title with a 3.78 GPA.
• Softball player Mallory Siebert of Scott City has also received the “exemplary academic achievement” title due to her 3.64 GPA.
• Basketball player Abbie Ivie of Poplar Bluff earned the “exemplary academic achievement” title with a 3.67 GPA.
• Abbie Warren, a basketball player from Dexter, also earned the “exemplary academic achievement” recognition with a GPA of 3.66.

“I am very proud of these ladies for the example they set in the classroom,” said Jack Childress, softball coach for Three Rivers. “Their example spreads to other players, developing a bond both in the classroom and on the diamond. As a result, we saw success in both areas this year.”

For more information regarding Three Rivers Athletics, make sure to visit RaidersAthletics.com!

Chaffee- The Semo North 9 year old baseball team took 1st place in the 2012 Missouri Cal Ripken 9 year old State Tournament Sunday (July). They hadn't lost a game until Sunday at the 10 a.m game, but they battled back at the 2 p.m game and won the gold. Now that the boys have won their State tournament they will be heading out for the Midwest Regionals in Bismark, North Dakota next Saturday. Regionals will be the last tournament of the summer for the 9 year olds.
Good luck boys!