Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School boys basketball team hosted Notre Dame Tuesday evening and for the first three quarters matched the Bulldogs pretty well. It wasn't until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter the Bulldogs began a scoring run and defeated them 80 - 61.
It was quite the team effort by Notre Dame. The tallest member of the Bulldogs just couldn't be stopped offensively. Quinn Poythress scored a game-high 38 points for the Bulldogs including eight 3-pointers.
Only one other Bulldog was in double figures. Thomas Himmelberg tallied 11 points.
Three Bearcats tallied double figures. Cole Renken scored a team-high 15 points. Austin Chesser tallied 13 points including three 3-pointers and Ethan Flowers added 11 points along with one trey. Peyton Pollock and D.J. Dowdy each added a trey.
The DHS boys basketball team will be back in action on Friday evening hosting the Cape Central Tigers. It's SENIOR NIGHT with seniors being honored after the JV game. Game time is 6:00 p.m. Please come out and cheer for your favorite Bearcat! This is their last game of the regular season. District play-off start on Saturday, March 1st in Cape Girardeau. Let's go Bearcats!!
Final Score Notre Dame 80 Dexter 61
Notre Dame 13 25 18 24 - 80
Dexter 7 23 16 15 - 61
Notre Dame (80) - Hunter Eftink 2, Tanner Shively 6, Jordan Williamson 3, Quinn Poythress 38, Grant Ressel 2, Grant Ressel 2, Thomas Himmelberg 11, Dean Crippen 8, Trenton Schumer 4, Blake Bauwens 2, Hunter Eftink 2. FG 32, FT 8/11, F 17. (3-pointers: Quinn Poythress 8, Jordan Williamson 1, Thomas Himmelberg 3 Fouled Out: Crippen)
Dexter (61) - Noah Kronk 1, D.J. Dowdy 9, Peyton Pollock 9, Austin Chesser 13, Jason Jarrell 3, Ethan Flowers 11, Cole Renken 15. FG 21, FT 13/17, F 16. (3-pointers: D.J. Dowdy 1, Peyton Pollock 1, Austin Chesser 3, Ethan Flowers 1 Fouled Out: none)
Notre Dame outlasted the Bearcats and defeated the JV boys by a score of 80 - 59.Jacob Pedigo tallied a team-high 17 points for the Bearcats. Austin Chesser added 12 along with two 3-pointers.
Final Score JV Boys Notre Dame 80 Dexter 59
Notre Dame 16 17 27 20 - 80
Dexter 18 16 15 10 – 59
Notre Dame (80) - Garret Menz 2, Blake Bauwens 45, Devin Ross 3, Ross Essner 10, Tanner Robert 2, Jake Edwards 12, Carson Ketcher 2, Josh Halter 2, Trey Halter 2. FG 28, FT 14/16, F 15. (3-pointers: Blake Bauwens 9, Devin Ross 1 Fouled Out: none)
Dexter (59) - Jason Jarrell 8, Jacob Pedigo 17, Tyler Heil 4, Austin Chesser 12, Ryan Mayo 8, Addison Moore 10. FG 23, FT 11/14, F 12. (3-pointers: Austin Chesser 2 Fouled Out: none)
Dexter has earned the #5 seed in Class 4, District 1, hosted by Cape Central. Dexter will play fourth-seeded Kennett Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats hosted the Jackson Lady Indians on Monday evening and came out on top by a score of 72-50.
“Offensively we weren’t on in the first quarter. We just had to grind this one out,” commented head coach Chad Allen. “Defensively we did great. We wore them down and created a lot of turnovers. Every once in a while we will start out that way and our defense has to pick us up.”
Erika Cobb #15 became the third Lady ‘Cat to reach 1,000 career points during the game scoring 23 points including two 3-pointers.
“It was awesome to get my 1,000th point tonight,” stated Erika. “I hit 23 points tonight, but my career high is 25 in a game. It was just an awesome night!”
When asked what her future plans are, ”I plan to go to Three Rivers College and play basketball and we will have signing day later after high school basketball is over, probably in sometime in April.”
Congratulations Erika! We look forward to seeing you on the court for Three Rivers College!
“In the third quarter we had a big run and that run was started by our defense,” commented Allen. “We created some turnovers and that got us fired up. It got our offense going.”
When asked about Erika's accomplishment, “It’s pretty awesome to have three in one year and I’m pretty sure that Paige Patterson will get hers too,” continued Allen. “To have four players in one year is almost unheard of. I know MSHSAA doesn’t keep those records. It’s just pretty special to have four players in one season.”
“Erika has plans to go to Three Rivers. Jeff Walk is going to get a special player. She is gifted offensively. She can do almost anything offensively. She can hit threes, and is the best mid-range jumper on our team. Defensively she has improved so much these four years and she just keeps on getting better.”
It was also a special, but sad evening for Paige Patterson. Her teammates came together and so did the community. “Purple-out for Paige” was a tremendous honor for her family. The Bearcat Event Center was filled with fans wearing different shades of purple. “It was a great night. Paige was probably a little emotional with everything," stated Coach Allen. "I thought they did a great job supporting Paige and keeping her spirits up,”
“It’s a sad deal so we figured we could be there for her and support her,” commented teammate Erika Cobb.
Hannah Noe #10 had the game-high 26 points including 3 treys. Paige Patterson #22 added 9 points for the Bearcats. Alison Jarrell #12 also hit a trey.
Melanie McKuin #11 had a team-high five steals for Dexter.
Dexter 21-3 will host the Sikeston Bulldogs in their final regular season game on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. It’s Senior night and senior introductions begin at 6:00 p.m. Show your Dexter spirit and wear your favorite Bearcat shirt.
“Thursday is going to be a special night, partly a sad night to see them play their last home game,” commented Coach Allen. “Hopefully we will get after it in the play-offs and earn another trip to Columbia.”
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Scott City, Missouri – The Dexter boys’ basketball team had an awesome game against the Rams. They defeated Scott City 68 – 45 Thursday evening.
Austin Chesser was on fire with a game-high 20 points for the Bearcats. He hit three 3-pointers.
Freshman Jason Jarrell tallied 10 points. Peyton Pollock and Ethan Flowers each added one 3-pointer.
Dexter will be back on the court with two home games this week. On Tuesday they host the Notre Dame Bulldogs. On Friday they host the Cape Central Tigers. Friday is Senior Night. Game times are 6:00 p.m. for both games.
The Bearcats have also earned a 5th place seeding in Districts which will begin on Saturday, March 1st. They play the Kennett Indians at 5:30 p.m.
Final Score Dexter 68 Scott City 45
Dexter 15 11 17 25 - 68
Scott City 12 8 12 13 - 45
Dexter (68) - Noah Kronk 8, Myles Urhahn 1, D.J. Dowdy 7, Peyton Pollock 9, Austin Chesser 20, Jason Jarrell 10, Ethan Flowers 7, Cole Renken 6. FG 29, FT 5/9, F 17. (3-pointers: Peyton Pollock 1, Austin Chesser 3, Ethan Flowers 1. Fouled Out: none)
Scott City (45) - Dylan Keller 5, Trent Pobst 14, Isiah Berry 8, Brock Uelsmann 10, Braden Cox 8. FG 14, FT 13/18, F 11. (3-pointers: Dylan Keller 1, Trent Pobst 2, Isiah Berry 1. Fouled Out: none)
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Columbia, Missouri – Dexter’s Trevor Waldner did what no one else has done in more than 30 years and that’s win 1st Place in the Class 2 Missouri State Wrestling Championship for the 138 pound weight class. He defeated Olen Brattlin of Pleasant Hill by decision 6-4.
Congratulations Trevor on your impressive accomplishment!
Trevor is a senior this year and will graduate in May. He has already been sworn in to serve the U.S. Army and we are so very proud of him and his accomplishments!
Ten wrestlers went to State and the following is a comprehensive view of their wins and losses. Each athlete should be extremely proud of their accomplishments and the fact they made it to State. The Dexter community is very proud of these athletes and their accomplishments on and off the mat! Way to go Bearcats!
The Dexter wrestling team is coached by James Sneed and Cody Boyer. We are proud of our coaches as they put in endless hours preparing these young men for their matches. Congratulations Coach Sneed and Coach Boyer.
Here are the final results of the state wrestling tournament held at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri this past three days.
113 Class 2 - Brandon Twomey (21-16) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Jastal (Monett) 32-16 won by fall over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 21-16 (Fall 1:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Kaleb Cox (Kirksville ) 27-16 won by major decision over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 21-16 (MD 13-0)
120 Class 2 - Gaven White (15-23) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Reid Hanmore (St. Charles) 40-7 won by fall over Gaven White (Dexter) 15-23 (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 1 - Brock Mercer (Oak Grove) 37-14 won by fall over Gaven White (Dexter) 15-23 (Fall 0:31)
132 Class 2 - Storm Massey (23-16) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - John Heimann (Moberly ) 33-12 won by fall over Storm Massey (Dexter) 23-16 (Fall 4:32)
Cons. Round 1 - Storm Massey (Dexter) 23-16 won by major decision over Austin Purtle (Smithville) 20-27 (MD 16-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Caleb Shanks (Cameron) 41-11 won by decision over Storm Massey (Dexter) 23-16 (Dec 5-0)
138 Class 2 - Trevor Waldner (40-3) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Waldner (Dexter) 40-3 won by fall over Jadin Taylor (Mexico ) 30-18 (Fall 1:18)
Quarterfinal - Trevor Waldner (Dexter) 40-3 won by decision over Taylor Airrington (Odessa) 30-12 (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal - Trevor Waldner (Dexter) 40-3 won by decision over John Williams (McCluer South-Berkeley) 40-2 (Dec 3-2)
1st Place Match - Trevor Waldner (Dexter) 40-3 won by decision over Olen Brattin (Pleasant Hill) 41-5 (Dec 6-4)
152 Class 2 - Ethan Stevens (31-7) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-7 won by decision over Andy Baysinger (Fulton ) 25-8 (Dec 7-6)
Quarterfinal - Landon Cairer (Oak Grove) 43-8 won by fall over Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-7 (Fall 5:22)
Cons. Round 2 - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-7 won by decision over Kyle Schwantner (Central(Park Hills)) 30-7 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 - JD Bristow (Clinton ) 36-9 won by decision over Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-7 (Dec 6-4)
160 Class 2 - Dylan Bazarian (34-6) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Boyd (Smithville) 29-15 won by decision over Dylan Bazarian (Dexter) 34-6 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Latimer Slater (Moberly ) 32-14 won by fall over Dylan Bazarian (Dexter) 34-6 (Fall 0:55)
182 Class 2 - Michael Hurst (15-15) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zachery Gorman (Buffalo) 34-13 won by fall over Michael Hurst (Dexter) 15-15 (Fall 3:38)
Cons. Round 1 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 15-15 won by disqualification over Lucas Clay (St. Charles) 35-10 (DQ)
Cons. Round 2 - Scott Rusmisel-Swink (Nevada) 34-16 won by fall over Michael Hurst (Dexter) 15-15 (Fall 1:47)
195 Class 2 - Jason Mattison (7-9) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Makenna Cook (Kirksville ) 37-0 won by fall over Jason Mattison (Dexter) 7-9 (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Round 1 - Dylan Ezzell (Lafayette(St. Joseph)) 24-11 won by fall over Jason Mattison (Dexter) 7-9 (Fall 0:40)
220 Class 2 - Jared Deal (20-22) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - DJ Brown (Smithville) 19-14 won by fall over Jared Deal (Dexter) 20-22 (Fall 1:23)
Cons. Round 1 - Paul Books (Fulton ) 14-3 won by fall over Jared Deal (Dexter) 20-22 (Fall 0:12)
285 Class 2 - Keith Craft (18-22) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Shawn Beeson (Monett) 37-12 won by decision over Keith Craft (Dexter) 18-22 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Noah Diaz (Benton ) 40-9 won by fall over Keith Craft (Dexter) 18-22 (Fall 2:32)
Photo of Trevor Waldner provided by his parents, Kim and Bob Waldner of Dexter.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Brosely, Missouri – It started out a stormy evening, but the dedicated Lady ‘Cats basketball team took on the Twin Rivers Lady Royals and easily defeated them 86-31.
It was a special night for one player, Paige Patterson. She not only has a loving family off the court, but the girls’ basketball team is just as much a part of her family. They are very supportive of each other and tonight was no different.
Each player wore a purple ribbon woven in their sneaker laces to represent the love they have for Paige’s aunt who is in the hospital fighting cancer. Michelle Bollinger has been fighting the awful disease for several months and she is super strong, a survivor, a hero, a loving mother and wife.
Whether it is on or off the court these ladies help each other, respect each other and most of all support each other. They are true heroes and we are extremely proud they represent the Dexter community.
As they took the court tonight, Paige could not help, but think of her aunt. This game was for her and her teammates helped make the win special! What a special gesture from a great group of girls! LBB ROCKS!
Six lady Bearcats were in double figures tonight. Hannah Noe #10 tallied the game-high 24 points shooting 77%. Erika Cobb #14 scored her jersey number of 14.
MaKayla Waldner #30 and Alison Jarrell #12 each added 11 points. Jarrell had three treys.
Dakota Reynolds #1 recorded 10 points and Paige Patterson #22 added 10 points. She was 100% at the charity stripe.
Dexter lead 30-11 at the end of the first and by half-time there was no way for the Lady Royals to catch up. Half-time score 62-18.
Final Score 86-31
The Lady ‘Cats will be at home on Monday, February 24th when they host the Jackson Lady Indians. On Tuesday they host the Notre Dame Lady Dogs. Both games will be spectacular.
Great game tonight and way to go Lady ‘Cats on making this special for Paige and her family. Prayers to Michelle, Jim, Hannah and Kassidey.
