Tomorrow afternoon the Dexter Bearcat Football Team will hit the road as they travel to take on the Fredericktown Blackcats in a district competition game.

Coming off a loss against Malden, Dexter spent the week out on the field in order to prepare for Thursday night's game which is anticipated to be pretty tough competition.

In hopes to cheer on the Bearcats to victory, many fans have ordered that everyone come to the game wearing black. With a big fan section showing their spirit by wearing all black, we hope to "Black Out the Blackcats."

Tomorrow night's competition will be tough, but this team of Bearcats has proved throughout the season they won't go down without a fight!

We wish the best of luck to the Dexter Bearcats as they enter into District Competition against the Fredericktown Blackcats and hope many fans will join in and wear their black!


Go Bearcats!

Dexter, Missouri - Hopeful for a victory over the Greenwave, the Bearcats arrived in Malden this past Friday to close out the 2012 regular season.  Unfortunately for the 'Cats, the speed and quickness that Malden displayed was a challenge.  The Bearcats lost to the Greenwaves by a score of 58 to 26.

Injuries didn't help the 'Cats throughout the night as early in the contest, quarterback D J Dowdy lost his go-to receiver in Chase Young to an injury.  Dowdy quickly revamped his style and hooked up with the younger group of receivers to put on a great show in the air.  Austin Aldridge had a spectacular 30-yard touchdown catch in the endzone while Jonathan Page also contributed with 2 catches for a total of 16 yards from his tight end position. 

But the night belonged to Ethan Stevens.  They young freshmen played his heart out on both sides of the ball with excellent defensive plays and great pass receptions.  He totaled 106 yards on the night on 6 catches with his longest catch being 41-yards.  Late in the fourth quarter, Stevens hooked up with Dowdy for a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Ethan's performance has been exceptional throughout the 2012 season.  His performance this past Friday night brought about big plays all over the field and that makes him the SMT Offensive Player of the Week for Week 9. 

From a defensive perspective, the Bearcats had a number of players that were at the top of the game, but unfortunately could not contain the speed of the Greenwave.  In a losing effort, some may feel there are not top players, but that is untrue.

Throughout the night, two Bearcats names seemed to be involved in a large percentage of plays.  Over and over, you would hear the name of Foels and Waldner called out by Malden PA announcer, Mike Bullock. 

Jonathan Foels tied Ethan Stevens on the tackle chart with a total of nine tackles.  If you are defensive coordinator, you certainly like to see your linebacker in on the majority of the tackles.  But in many of the plays this past Friday, the Bearcats relied heavily on the play of cornerback Trevor Waldner, who not only had 8 tackles on the night, but came up with 2 tackles for losses.  Trevor found his way into the backfield stopping the Greenwaves for a total of 12 yards loss.

Both Foels and Waldner's play was excellent in the face of an adverse night.  For that reason, they have both offered a share of the Week 9 SMT Defensive Player of the Week honors. 

The 2012 District 1 Volleyball Tournament continues tonight in the Bearcat Event Center with the first game being played at 5:30 P.M.

The first game will be between the Notre Dame Bulldogs and the Kennett Indians.

Following the first game, Dexter will take on Perryville. That match up is set to start at 6:45 P.M.

From there, the winner of each of those two match ups will then move on to play in the championship game which is set for 8:00 P.M.

Tonight’s competition is some to not be missed especially for those who love watching a good volleyball game. Notre Dame, Kennett, Perryville, and Dexter have all proved to have loaded talent within their team as they’ve all produced strong records for the season.

We wish the best of luck to all teams competing in the district action tonight and hope many fans will come out and support their teams!

In just a few short hours, the St. Louis Cardinals will take the field in San Francisco in hopes of claiming the National League Championship Series title again.

Many Cardinals fans will gather around to watch the game in hopes of the Cardinals taking a trip to the World Series for the second year in a row.

As we all know, the Cardinals got their eleventh World Series Championship in 2011 in other words, "11 in 11." Many fans have become familiar with the phrase "12 in 12," meaning we're hopeful that the Cardinals will take home their twelfth World Series Title in 2012.

With many things throughout the Cardinal Club changing, such as the retirement of manager Tony Larussa and Albert Pujols leaving the team to play with the Angels, the thought of taking another trip to the World Series never entered the minds of a lot of fans.

Despite the many changes that have went on, the team has once again fought back and entertained their fans with many exciting games throughout the season.

Tonight marks Game Seven for the National League Championship Series and you could say it's do or die. Whichever team wins, whether it be the Cardinals or Giants, will appear in the World Series against the Detroit Tigers who recently claimed the American League Championship.

So despite the many things going on in our busy lives, how many will tune in and root for the Cardinals to clinch the series? It is expected to be a great game as Kyle Lohse will take the mound for the Cardinals and try to take Game Seven in a victory over the Giants.

The game is set for a 7:00 P.M. Central start time.

Dexter, Missouri - Tonight at the Dexter Bearcat Event Center, the Class 3  District 1  Volleyball Tournament will begin with all the high flying, power driving action you will want to fill your evening.  Take a short break from the Cardinal playoff game tonight and come out to support the volleyball teams.

Action will begin at 5:30 p.m. tonight when Perryville will take on Fredricktown.  That game will be followed by Doniphan vs. Kennett at 6:45 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. when the Dexter Bearcats will take on the New Madrid County Central Eagles. 

These DHS volleyball team has had an outstanding year this season and your support of their efforts is important.  So keep your iPhone tuned in to the Cards and come out to the BEC to watch the volleyball action tonight at 8:00 p.m..