Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - Both the Lady 'Cats varsity Volleyball team and Tennis team are tough to beat this year. On Tuesday, the Bearcats improved their record to 7-2 by completely shutting out the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules 9-0. Way to go Lady 'Cats!
The JV teams are seemingly just as competitive as the JV Tennis team was able to beat Poplar Bluff 9-1.
"The girls played great today and were placing their shots well," commented Coach Kurt Lovelady. "They kept the ball deep and were able to maintain control throughout the match."
JV Singles
Macy Urhahn defeated Cheyene Cash 6-3
Alexis May defeated Stephanie Hobbs 6-4
Kalee Howard defeated Kailee Kanell 6-2
Reagan Miller defeated Jazlyn Barnes 6-1
Destiny Robertson defeated Simeon Kelly 6-1
Brittany Gibson defeated Sydney Miller 6-3
Brandi Joy defeated Emily Wiseman 2-0 (injury to Wiseman)
Courtney McCullery tied with Sydney Miller 3-3 (sunset)
JV Doubles
Cash-Hickman defeated Urhahn-May
Howard-Miller defeated Kanell-Barnes 6-4
Gibson-Robertson defeated Kelly-Miller 6-3
Varsity Singles
Baylee Cooper defeated Aishwarya Krishnan 8-2
MaKayla Waldner defeated Aarti Parekh 8-2
Kendra Stevenson defeated Namara Haq 8-4
Erica Morgan defeated Sierra Peters 8-2
Taylor Owens defeated Elizabeth Bottorhh 8-5
Mary Miller defeated Nikkia Hickman 8-4
Varsity Doubles
Cooper-Stevenson defeated Krishnan-Parekh 8-5
Waldner-Morgan defeated Haq-Peters 8-0
Owens-Miller defeated Bottorff-Hobbs 8-4
The Lady 'Cats will compete Wednesday when they travel to Jackson. Good Luck Bearcats!
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Bearcat Event Center wasn't full to capacity for the Lady Bearcat's volleyball game. Many were at the Stoddard County Fair Parade in beautiful downtown Dexter, but this didn't stop the Lady 'Cats from what seemed to be an effortless win over the Scott City Lady Rams on Tuesday night.
The Scott City Rams didn't know what hit them. Dexter led by a score of 10-0 in the first set before the Rams could counter with a point. The Bearcats never trailed in either set and won both 25-12, 25-4.
"I was proud of the girls Monday night winning against Bloomfield after playing hard all weekend in the tournament, Dexter coach Carmen Morgan said. "I am proud of how each of them are doing and I felt like they hit the ball well against Scott City."
Shyann Jines led the Bearcats with seven kills, Delaney Pullen had four with Kendall Adams and Jessica Lindsey both had three each. Jines tallied eight assists along with Julia Han who had six and Alyssa Spear who had five. Spear also scored five of their eight aces serving. Way to go Lady 'Cats!
Jines earned the Defensive Volleyball Award in 2012 and was an All-District 2nd Team Member and a SCAA All-Tournament Cheerleader. She plans to attend Arkansas State University after graduating high school in 2015.
The JV Volleyball Team also won both of their sets, 25-12, 25-16.
Dexter who is now 13-3 on the season will play Bernie tonight. It's a huge rivalry between these two teams with Bernie winning the SCAA tournament last year. Should be quite an exciting game.
Come out and watch the Lady Bearcats! Game time is 6:00 p.m. in Bernie!
They play Woodland at home on Monday, September 23rd, 6:00 p.m.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Both teams coming from a hard played weekend in the Dig for Life Tournament were well prepared for their matches, but the Bearcats once again prevailed! The Lady 'Cats played extremely well against the Wildcats winning both sets 25-9, 25-16.
Jessica Lindsey led the Bearcats with 10 kills followed by Shyann Jines with 8 kills. Jines and Alyssa Spear both had 2 aces against the Wildcats.
Jessica is a junior at Dexter High School and is the daughter of Elaina and Kevin Lindsey. She is also active in FCCLA, FCA, and FTA along with training for volleyball.
Shyann is the daughter of Stacy and Corey Blocker and Brian and Amanda Jines. She is invovled in FCA, FTA and Student Council. She plans to attend Arkansas State University.
Way to go DHS Lady 'Cats on your record of 12 - 3 this season.
The Lady 'Cats played Scott City on Tuesday night winning both of their matches.
Essex, Missouri - Tuesday night, the Richland Rebel Varsity Volleyball Team got their first win of the season. The JV and the Varsity teams both played three sets, so it was a long night for all the players and coaches. The Richland Rebels hosted their second home game of the season against the Zalma Bulldogs. It was an exciting six games for the crowd, but it was more exciting when the home team took both of the wins.
The JV team started off strong, with nearly a ten point lead on their opponent within the first set. Sophomore Breanna Williamson led Richland’s JV team with four straight serves and two aces. Later in the game, the Zalma Bulldogs began to catch up and tied with the home team. The tie continued for the rest of the game, but the Bulldogs won the set with a final score of 26 to 24.
During the second game, Richland took the lead and continued to keep it. The freshmen players did a great job with sets and tips, especially Richland’s setter, Gerlynn Grossius. Sophomore Jordan Head also got multiple tips throughout the night and played great defense for the Lady Rebels. The second game was won by the home team, with a final score of 25 to 16. The Rebels really stepped up their game and were able to overcome their opponents.
After learning from their previous mistakes, the third game was owned by the Rebels from the start. Freshman Aleena Robbins played great defense and had multiple good passes for the home team. The Zalma Bulldogs did not even have a chance to score until later in the game when the Rebels had already stolen the lead. The Bulldogs were stuck under ten points until the very end of the set. The Lady Rebels took the final win for the JV team with a final score just like the previous game, 25 to 16.
The varsity game was just as interesting as the JV game with the same three sets. Just like JV, the Varsity team lost their first set to the Zalma Bulldogs. All of the senior players and their junior starter, Regan Manes, played hard and got multiple points. The game was tied constantly and although the Rebels had nearly a ten point lead, they eventually lost it and the visiting team won the first set with a final score of 25 to 23.
The Rebels bounced back the second game and instantly took the lead. Senior setter for Richland, Ashley Lane, started the scoring streak by setting for senior hitter, Mackenzie Williams. The two did a fantastic job and got most of the team’s points together. Richland had great defense played by seniors McKenzie Hillis and Katlynn Rofkahr. The Lady Rebels stole and held the lead all throughout the second set and ended the game with a score with a bigger gap, 25 to 19.
The last set was a battle for both teams, but the Lady Rebels came out on top once again. The Zalma Bulldogs never seemed to give up and they would always start out slowly and then begin to catch up, but they did not get the chance to catch the Rebels during this game. The varsity players did an amazing job throughout all three games. There were some really great plays by senior Mackenzie Williams and defensive player, junior Regan Manes. The Lady Rebels walked out with the win with a score of 25 to 18.
It was an exciting win for both Richland teams. The Rebels are now preparing for a busy week of volleyball as they play at Bell City tomorrow, September 19th, and at home on Friday, September 20th against the Advance Hornets.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Dexter varsity Bearcat’s volleyball team were incredible over the weekend in the Dig for Life Classic Volleyball Tournament. They placed second among 48 teams competing with Notre Dame defeating them 28-26 , 25-20 and 25-18 in the gold bracket.
“We did an excellent job,” Dexter coach Carmen Morgan said. “We played some excellent teams and the girls played very well. When everyone steps up and does what they are supposed to do then it is amazing.”
Jessica Lindsey, a junior for the Lady ‘Cats accounted for seven of Dexter’s final 13 points in set one with six kills and one block. Shyann Jines finished the tournament with team-high 20 aces. Alyssa Spear added 13 aces along with Ashley Brown who had 10 aces.
Lindsey also had a team high 68 kills, Jines with 53 kills, and Delaney Pullen with 26 kills helping their teammates to win all 12 sets they played in the tournament before taking on Notre Dame in the finals.
Ashley Brown had a team high of 27 digs for the tournament.
The Bearcats won all of their sets in the tournament prior to the championship match. Other matches played were:
Dexter defeated Ellington 25-9, 25-9.
Dexter defeated Bismarck 25-21, 25-15
Dexter defeated Saxony Lutheran 25-18, 25-17
Dexter defeated Jackson 25-18, 25-18.
Notre Dame defeated Dexter 26-28, 25-20, 25-18
Dexter is currently 13-3 on the season as they beat Bloomfield on Monday evening.
Shown in the photo are from left to right (top row): Delaney Pullen, Ashlyn Werneck, Shyann Jines, Jessica Lindsey, and Kendall Adams; (bottom row): Julia Hahn, Ashley Brown, and Alyssa Spear.
