Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter middle school boys 7th grade basketball team has already been on the court against the Woodland Cardinals and at home last night against the Advance Hornets. The 7th grade team have won both of their games. They beat Woodland 52 - 22 and Advance 55 - 15. Way to go Bearcats!!
They are front row: #22 Jake Harris, #1 Seth Rogers, #4 Nate Gargas, #15 Joe Rice, #11 Eric Hahn, and #34 Josh Sitzes. Second row is manager Noah Rushing, #14 Landin Wood, #55 Luke Boyer, #24 Braxton Foster, #33 Coby Powers, #51 Garrison Collier, #13 Justin Kenley and manager Jaron Ritter.
Below is the schedule for the Middle School Boys Basketball Team
Dexter Boys
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 10/22 | Woodland | Away |
| 10/29 | Advance | Home |
| 11/1 | Bernie | Away |
| 11/4 | Richland | Home |
| 11/7 | Bloomfield | Home |
| 11/11 | Bell City | Away |
| 11/12 | Puxico | Away |
| 11/16-19 | SCAA Tourn. | Bloomfield |
| 11/25 | Poplar Bluff | Home |
| 11/26 | Jackson | Away |
| 12/2 | Kennett | Home |
| 12/3 | Sikeston | Home |
| 12/5 | Charleston | Away |
Head Middle School Basketball Coach is Josh Dowdy and Assistant Coach is Chris Bolin.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter middle school boys 8th grade basketball team has already been on the court against the Woodland Cardinals and at home last night against the Advance Hornets. The 8th grade team have won both of their games. They beat Woodland 57 - 16 on October 22nd and Advance 54 - 35 last night. Way to go Bearcats!!
They are front row: #5 Landon Henson, #25 Dawson Kasting, #2 Marcus Woodson, #21 Matthew Stone, #12 Cole McGowan, #3 Kole Kelley. Back row: #31 Nick Trout, #52 Bo McMullin, #32 Jake Rice, #53 Jordan Laird, #54 Gabe Jackson, #42 Spencer Owens, #35 Trevor McDonald, #23 Ben Sindle.
Below is the schedule for the Middle School Boys Basketball Team.
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 10/22 | Woodland | Away |
| 10/29 | Advance | Home |
| 11/1 | Bernie | Away |
| 11/4 | Richland | Home |
| 11/7 | Bloomfield | Home |
| 11/11 | Bell City | Away |
| 11/12 | Puxico | Away |
| 11/16-19 | SCAA Tourn. | Bloomfield |
| 11/25 | Poplar Bluff | Home |
| 11/26 | Jackson | Away |
| 12/2 | Kennett | Home |
| 12/3 | Sikeston | Home |
| 12/5 | Charleston | Away |
Head Middle School Basketball Coach is Josh Dowdy and Assistant Coach is Chris Bolin.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats traveled to Cape Girardeau Monday evening to compete in the District Tournament. It was a great night for the Bearcats as they defeated #6 seeded Doniphan 25-7, 25-12 in the quarterfinals.
Shyann Jines led the ‘Cats with 11 kills along with Jessica Lindsey who had 8 kills.
Dexter’s Alyssa Spear had 11 assists. Julia Hahn had 9 assists along with Shyann Jines who added 6 more.
Delaney Pullen led the Bearcats with three aces. Shyann Jines and Alysa Spear both added one ace each.
Dexter came into the district play as the #3 seed only Notre Dame and Perryville outranked them and they will now compete against second-seeded Notre Dame tonight at 6:45 p.m. in the Class 3, district 1 semifinal. The #1 seed Perryville will play #3 seed Kennett at 5:30 p.m.
Dexter is 27-4 on the season and Notre Dame is 31-2-1. Both teams play exceptionally well and tonight game will be intense. Notre Dame recently beat Dexter at their last home game in three sets. Perryville’s record is 19-4-4 and Kennett is 16-7 on the season.
Winners of the semifinals will compete for the District Title and earn a trip to the Missouri State Championships. Game time will be 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29th. State Tournament play will be held November 8th and 9th at the ShowMe Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Go Bearcats!!
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats from T.S. Hill Middle School had an exciting tournament over the weekend and ended with a championship victory in that the 2013 Invitational Basketball Tournament on Monday night at the Bearcat Event Center.
The Bearcats started their winning streak by defeating Cape Central on Saturday morning 35-4. Later that afternoon they defeated Sikeston Lady Dawgs 48-30 to earn a spot in the Championship game last night.
Their competitor the Puxico Lady Indians defeated Senath and later Jackson by a score of 44-22 to earn their spot in the Championship game.
Final Score Dexter 49, Puxico 37
Puxico – Oliver 20, Haynes 6, Burch 4, Hancock 7, (Kayt Haynes scored 1 3-pointer)
Dexter – Hannah Thurmon 19, Madyson Crockett 6, Amber Scott 2, Madelyn Webb 2, Taylor Wells 18, Megan Trout 2.
The Dexter 8th grade girls basketball team improves to a 7-1 record and will be back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to Twin Rivers. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Congratulations to Tori Beaird #42, Tyona Clark #55, Madyson Crockett #21, Lauren Rascher #33, Amber Scott #24, Nicole Sells #22, Shelby Smith #32, Hannah Thurmon #23, Megan Trout #13, Madelyn Webb #51, Taylor Wells #34, and Keri Williams #11.
Written and Submitted by
Coach Justin Peden
Dexter, Missouri - Well Bearcat fans playoff time is here! I can’t believe the regular season is already over, times flies when you are having fun! I know our guys are excited about making some noise in the playoffs and I know the Bearcat faithful are ready to support them.
Our first round opponent will be the Potosi Trojans. They are a quality football team and will be a big test for us. Even though we are the lower seed I feel confident that we can be victorious if we stay together as a family, practice hard, and play a full four quarters! We as coaches have put together a game plan that I know will be successful.
This season has been an amazing blessing for me. As the “new guy” I have met so many great people who have been supportive of the players and myself and I can’t thank them enough. My family and I have enjoyed getting to know all of the Bearcat Nation and I can’t wait to get to know more of you! Even though we have not had as much success in the “W” column as I had hoped for we have played hard and come a long way this season.
I will miss the seniors from this year’s team immensely. Guys like Holden Bruce, D.J. Dowdy, Noah Rains, Drew Mason, Trevor Waldner and Kyle Stearns. They have made coaching here a lot of fun. I have enjoyed getting to know all the seniors and hope to stay in touch with them after the season and beyond.
I truly believe that the relationship that gets built between a player and a coach never truly ends; it just changes as time goes on. I hope we can send them out on a positive note by beating Potosi and setting up a rematch with Ste. Gen! I know it’s a long drive, but I hope to see the stands full of red and black on Thursday!!
Go Bearcats!! Dexter's finest will be on the field and in the stands!
