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12th Annual BA All-Star Extravaganza
April 03rd 2014 by Dee Loflin
12th Annual BA All-Star Extravaganza

Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – The 12th Annual BA All-Star Extravaganza featuring the top high school seniors from over 65 area schools will compete on the court in volleyball and basketball.

Several Stoddard County athletes selected to participate in the B.A. Sports All-Star Extravaganza on April 5, 2014 at the Bearcat Event Center. 

Girl’s basketball players from Stoddard County are Paige Patterson of Dexter, Hannah Noe of Dexter, Alison Jarrell of Dexter, Erika Cobb of Dexter and Josie Long of Woodland.

Boys’ basketball players from Stoddard County are Lane Below of Advance, B.J. Jennings of Bernie, Jake Wagner of Bernie and D.J. Dowdy of Dexter.

Girl’s volleyball players selected from Stoddard County are Allie Below and Grayson Miles from Advance, Tori Lowrey and Jordan Ellenburg of Bernie, Ashley Brown of Dexter, Emily Merick of Puxico, Rachel Poole and Josie Long of Woodland.

Dexter’s volleyball coach Mrs. Carmen Morgan, volleyball coach Kaci Patton of Woodland, Bernie volleyball coach Erin Hoffman, Bernie boys basketball coach Brad Botsch, and Dexter girls basketball coach Chad Allen were selected to help coach the event.

More than 65 local schools participate in the BA Sports All-Star Extravaganza.  Games begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.  There will be a volleyball game, girls basketball game, large-school and small-school boys basketball game.  Also included throughout the day are skills competitions and the popular 3-point shoot out and an awesome slam dunk competition that will conclude the event.

Following each of the games and competitions, awards will be presented to the players and coaches.

For more information about the event click HERE!

Below is a complete roster and teams:

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GAME


TEAM 1: Allie Below - Advance; Grayson Miles - Advance; Tori Lowrey - Bernie; Haley Alcorn - Clearwater; Ashley Brown - Dexter; Hailey Mouser - Jackson; Chelsea Fowler - Jackson; Drew Myers - Lesterville; Karsen Powers - Notre Dame; Annie Siebert - Notre Dame; Emily Merick - Puxico; Rachel Poole - Woodland; coach Kaci Patton - Woodland; coach Erin Hoffman - Bernie; and coach Tara Stroup - Notre Dame.


TEAM 2: Jordan Ellenburg - Bernie; Darrian Gayle - Clearwater; Breanna Berry - Gideon; Sydney Eeftink, Denai Arnzen - Leopold; Immerah Bethuma - Lesterville; Kaitlin Welter - Notre Dame; Taylor Feeney - Notre Dame; Madeline Rosenquist - Notre Dame; Kaylie Hadler - Perryville; Monica Inman - Ste. Genevieve; Josie Long - Woodland; coach David Mirly - Perryville; coach Sandy Davis - Leopold and coach Carmen Morgan - Dexter.


GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME


TEAM 1: Haley Alcorn - Clearwater; Paige Patterson - Dexter; Greniqua Rodgers - Hayti; Immerah Bethume - Lesterville; Emily Eaker - Neelyville; Rashaunda Summers - NMCC; Annie Siebert - Notre Dame; Courtney Raulston - Poplar Bluff; Mikaela Blissett - Scott County Central; Carrie Shephard - South Pemiscot; Hannah Sadler - Twin Rivers; Mikayla Nichols - Sikeston; coach Becky Hale - Neelyville; coach Kirk Chronister - Poplar Bluff and coach Renee Peters - Notre Dame.


TEAM 2: Hannah Noe - Dexter; Alison Jarrell - Dexter; Erika Cobb - Dexter; Sinora Morhmann - Doniphan; Rebekah Douglas - East Prairie; Drew Myers - Lesterville; Karsen Powers - Notre Dame; Shelby Beussink - Notre Dame; Addie Kielhofner - Oran; Allison Moldenhauer - Perryville; Jaysa Jenkins - Van Buren; Josie Long - Woodland; coach Chad Allen - Dexter; coach Sam Sides Saxony Lutheran and coach Robert Stein - Woodland.


SMALL-SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL GAME


TEAM 1: Lane Below - Advance; B.J. Jennings - Bernie; Frankie Burden Jr. - Hayti; Demetrius Luster - Hayti; Ryan Reeves - Holcomb; Dawson Goodrum - Naylor; Jake Legrand - Oak Ridge; Seth Ressel - Oran; A.V. Banks - Portageville; Juwan Owens - Scott County Central; Todd Sullivan - South Iron; Anthony Primer - South Pemiscot; coach Phillip Taylor - Hayti; coach Frank Staples - Scott County Central and coach Aaron Bidewell - South Pemiscot.


TEAM 2: Jake Wagner - Bernie; Charlie Montgomery - Chaffee; Dylan White - Clarkton; Cameron Davis - Leopold; Wesley Stoverink - Leopold; Ryan Below - Oak Ridge; Jordon Pavy - Risco; Brandon Bixler - Risco; Larandis Banks - Scott County Central; Marcus Hampton - South Iron; Jacob Trammell - South Pemiscot; Tyler Griffin - Van Buren; coach Dusty Dinkins - South Iron; coach Brad Botsch - Bernie and coach Joe Shoemaker - Oran.

 

LARGE-SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL GAME


TEAM 1: Jamal Cox - Cape Central; Darrell Monroe - Caruthersville; Jamal Johnson - Caruthersville; Coleman Tramble - Caruthersville; Shandor Webster - Charleston; Robert Bogan - Charleston; Austin Ayers - Clearwater; D.J. Dowdy - Dexter; Jordan Barber - Notre Dame; Colin Schirmer - Perryville; Jack Lake - Saxony Lutheran; Eric Ray - Twin Rivers; coach Drew Church - Cape Central; coach Danny Farmer - Charleston and coach Louis Bell - Clearwater.


TEAM 2: Wyatt Eaton - Doniphan; Damion Tipler - East Prairie; Karson King - Jackson; Josh Daume - Jackson; Brandon Lueders - Jackson; Kevonte Mitchell - Kennett; Antavies Drake - Kennett; Materion Jones - Kennett; Stacy Gipson - Poplar Bluff; J.T. Jones - Sikeston; Reese Porter - Sikeston; Chris Scott - Sikeston; coach Gregg Holifield - Sikeston; coach Jim Vaughan - Kennett and coach Darrin Scott - Jackson.


Congratulations to each and every athlete who made the list.  This is perhaps the last performance of their high school careers so you won't want to miss out on an exciting day of volleyball and basketball!


Last Updated on April 03rd 2014 by Dee Loflin




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Dexter Golf Team Wins Home Opener
April 02nd 2014 by Dee Loflin
Dexter Golf Team Wins Home Opener

Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Golf Team held their first home tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Hidden Trails Golf Course.  The Bearcats finished strong against the Bloomfield Wildcats and the Malden Green Wave.

Dexter’s final was 162 in nine holes.  Bloomfield finished second with 208 and Malden last with 218.

Ethan Stevens shot par putting him in first with a 36.  Drake Mitchell finished 3-over par 39, which was good enough to put him in second place.  Myles Urhahn completed the day with 6-over par 42.  Nick McCollough and Austin Chesser tied for 4th with a 45 and Brandon Berry shot a 48.

The Dexter Bearcats Golf Team returns to action on Tuesday, April 8th when they compete against Sikeston, Cape Central and Saxony Lutheran.  Tournament begins at 4 p.m. at Saxony Lutheran.     

Shown in the photo above in no specific order are: Ethan Stevens, Drake Mitchell, Myles Urhahn, Nick McCollough, Noah Langley, Bryce Farmer, Brandon Barry, Scott Strickler, Austin Chesser, River Chism, Ethan Maul and Gavin White.

There are five tournaments in Dexter's future- the Notre Dame Invitational on March 31st, the Farmington Invitational on April 9th, the Poplar Bluff Invitational on April 14th, the SEMO Conference Tournament on April 22nd, and the Jackson Invitational April 28th.

"Notre Dame will probably have the best team-golf around here this year and Poplar Bluff is always pretty good," Sitze said. "Cape and Jackson are also always really good. Those four schools are four of the top in the area."

Dexter will compete against teams from Park Hills Central, Farmington, Fredericktown, Kennett, North County, Notre Dame, Perryville, Potosi, Sikeston and Ste. Genevieve. Crown Pointe Golf Club will host the district at the end of the season.

Below is the 2014 schedule for the Dexter Bearcats Golf Team!

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Last Updated on April 02nd 2014 by Dee Loflin




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Alison Jarrell Signs with Evangel Univeristy
April 01st 2014 by Dee Loflin
Alison Jarrell Signs with Evangel Univeristy

Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – Senior Alison Jarrell signed with Evangel University on Monday afternoon at the Bearcat Event Center. She will be rooming with her best friend and teammate Paige Patterson who also signed on Monday.  A five-foot-ten guard for the Dexter Lady ‘Cats will now play for the Lady Crusaders.

Alison tallied over 1,000 points in her high school career and helped the team win four consecutive District Titles and placing 4th in 2013 and 2nd in 2014 in the ShowMe ShowDown Final Four in Columbia, Missouri.  In her Freshman year, Alison hit seven 3’s in a game against Doniphan matching the school record set in 2006 by Taylor Nelson.  She hit 93 treys this year breaking the previous school record for number of 3-pointers hit in a season. 

“Alison is the best 3-point shooter we’ve had and she can really knock them down,” commented Dexter’s head coach Chad Allen.  “I am proud of her and I know that Evangel will be pleased with her performance.”

Jarrell is the daughter of Dennis and Paula Jarrell.  She has competed in tennis two years, cross-country one year and basketball all four years.  She is a member of FCA, Future Business Leaders of America, and the Dexter Honor Society.  She will major in Athletic Training while attending Evangel.

Pictured front row left to right are: Paula Jarrell, Alison Jarrell, Jason Jarrell, and Dennis Jarrell; pictured back row left to right are: AAU coach Don Osborne, Dexter girls basketball coach Chad Allen, Evangel head girls basketball coach Leon Neal and Evangel assistant girls basketball coach Dawn Neal.

Congratulations Alison!!  The Dexter community is so proud of you and your accomplishments.  We look forward to seeing you back on the court!!


Last Updated on April 01st 2014 by Dee Loflin




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Paige Patterson Signs with Evangel University
April 01st 2014 by Dee Loflin
Paige Patterson Signs with Evangel University

Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – Senior Paige Patterson signed with Evangel University to play on the Lady Crusader's Basketball Team on Monday afternoon at the Bearcat Event Center.    She is the tallest member of the Dexter High School Lady ‘Cats basketball team standing six-foot-one and playing center.

She scored over 1,000 points in her high school career winning four straight District Titles, and placed 4th in 2013 and 2nd in 2014 at the ShowMe ShowDown Final Four in Columbia, Missouri.   She averaged 12.5 points per game for the Bearcats.

“Playing really tough teams this year I believe prepared Paige for this level of ball,” commented Dexter’s head coach Chad Allen.  “It’s a pretty special moment for her and I am very proud.  I know they will do well.”

Patterson is the daughter of Ronnie and Judy Patterson.  Paige has played basketball all four years, tennis one year, and volleyball two years.  She is a member of FCA, Future Teachers of America, FCCLA, Future Business Leaders of America, Student Council and Dexter Honor Society.  Her future plans are of course to play basketball at Evangel, but she will also be majoring in Elementary Education.

Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and is a NAIA Division 1 college.  They compete in the Heart of America Conference and have recently advanced to national tournaments in 2010 and 2011. 

Pictured front row left to right are: Ronnie Patterson, Paige Patterson, Judy Patterson and Eric Rinehart; pictured back row left to right are: AAU coach Don Osborne, Dexter girls basketball coach Chad Allen, Evangel head girls basketball coach Leon Neal and Evangel assistant girls basketball coach Dawn Neal.

Congratulations Paige!  The Dexter community is extremely proud of you and all of your accomplishments!  We can't wait to see you on the court again!!

Last Updated on April 01st 2014 by Dee Loflin




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Spring Turkey Outlook Good for Missouri Hunters
April 01st 2014 by Dee Loflin
Spring Turkey Outlook Good for Missouri Hunters
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Missouri - Turkey hunters have reason to be optimistic about the 2014 spring turkey season, according to the state’s turkey expert.

Missouri’s spring turkey season runs from April 21 through May 11. The youth season takes place April 12 and 13. This year’s hunting regulations are nearly the same as last year.

One difference is in tagging requirements. Hunters no longer need to attach their voided permits to harvested turkeys, as long as they remain with the turkey. If you are away from your turkey, you must attach your voided permit to the bird’s leg.

Labeling requirements also have changed. In previous years, turkeys had to be labeled with the taker’s name, address, and Telecheck confirmation number before someone other than the taker could transport or possess the turkey. Beginning this year, date of harvest also must be included in the labeling information.

Before someone other than the taker can transport a turkey that has been reported through the Telecheck system, it must be labeled with the date taken, the taker’s name, address, and Telecheck confirmation number.

Also new this year is the addition of crossbows and atlatls to take turkeys during the spring season. Managed turkey hunts will be held on several additional conservation areas this spring. Details about these and other turkey hunting regulations are available in the 2014 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulation and Information booklet, which is available from hunting permit vendors and Conservation Department offices statewide. The booklet also is available at mdc.mo.gov/node/4066.

SEASON FORECAST

Resource Scientist Jason Isabelle is in charge of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s wild turkey-management program. When asked about prospects for this year’s spring turkey season, he pointed to turkey reproduction statistics from the past three years. Observers throughout much of the state reported strong production in 2011 and 2012. That means hunters in these areas can expect to see strong numbers of 2- and 3-year-old gobblers this year.

Hunters prize 3-year-old gobblers are prized by hunters because their greater experience makes them challenging to hunt. They have longer spurs and weigh more on average than younger birds, giving them a higher status among hunters.

On the other hand, 2-year-old gobblers are more likely than younger or older birds to gobble lustily and often. Lots of gobbling makes hunting more exciting, so much so that most hunters consider gobbling activity the most important part of a good hunt.

“Hunters throughout much of the state should be in for a good spring turkey season,” says Isabelle. “There should be quite a bit of gobbling and good numbers of adult birds for hunters to pursue.”

Isabelle noted that wild-turkey production dipped last year, so 1-year-old gobblers – commonly called jakes – will be less abundant this spring. That won’t affect the quality of hunting all that much now, but it should be a caution to hunters who want to continue hearing lots of gobbling in the future.

“Hunting is a substantial source of mortality for male turkeys,” says Isabelle. “Most jakes survive to be 2-year-old gobblers. Of course, jakes are legal to harvest in Missouri and they do make excellent table fare, but for those hunters interested in having more adult gobblers in their hunting area in the future, passing up opportunities to shoot jakes is one way to achieve that.”

Predicting any given year’s turkey harvest is difficult, because weather exerts a strong influence on turkey behavior and hunter effort. With more-or-less-average weather, Isabelle says he expects this year’s state-wide spring turkey harvest to be close to last year’s combined total of about 46,000 for the youth and regular seasons.

Turkey numbers vary among regions in Missouri. Although hunter success tends to be lower in the Ozarks, where large tracts of timber make hunting more difficult, hunters in southern Missouri are likely to notice an increase in turkey numbers, particularly in eastern counties.

“We’ve seen some very good production for the last three years in the eastern Ozarks,” says Isabelle. “This good production should translate into some great hunting opportunities. Another region of the state where I expect to see an increase in harvest is the Ozark border, including counties like Cedar, St. Clair, Hickory, Polk, Christian, and Webster.”

He says he doesn’t expect much change in turkey harvest from last year in most of the rest of the state. Exceptions include parts of northwest, west-central, and southwest Missouri, where production has not shown the improvements that it has elsewhere. Offsetting this, however, are the tactical advantages hunters enjoy in northern Missouri, where wooded tracts are smaller and more scattered. In these areas, turkeys are more visible and decoys are generally more effective in bringing turkeys within range.

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Isabelle says he doesn’t expect this year’s severe winter weather to affect turkey hunting.

“I don’t think that the conditions we experienced this winter negatively affected turkey survival,” he says. “Turkeys can deal with cold weather quite well. Although we did get a few snow storms, none of the totals that we saw or the length of time that snow conditions persisted were severe enough to negatively impact turkey survival.

HUNTING CONDITIONS

Missouri’s spring turkey season always opens on the third Monday of April. Under this formula, the earliest the season opener can occur is April 15, as it did last year. The latest it can fall is April 21, as it does this year. Isabelle says this timing is designed to put hunters in the woods when gobbling activity is near its peak, while being cautious not to interfere with turkey reproduction. It is based on studies showing that peak gobbling typically occurs in mid-April, though weather can shift it a week or two earlier or later. “We understand that many hunters prefer an early spring season, so our goal is to balance the desires of hunters with the biology of the bird. We want hunters to have a great experience, but we also want to make sure that the bulk of our hens are bred, and a portion of them nesting, before the season starts,” says Isabelle.

According to Isabelle, the main difference hunters can expect with this year’s late season opener is more advanced green-up of vegetation.

“Assuming normal weather conditions in the next few weeks, the woods will be bit greener, especially during the last week of the season, than they would be when the season starts earlier,” says Isabelle. “This can make gobbling a bit more difficult to hear, but it also allows hunters more freedom to move through the woods unseen as they set up on a gobbler.”

HUNTING TIPS

Isabelle rates pre-season scouting as one of the most important factors in determining hunter success. This includes going out before the season to study turkeys’ behavior patterns.

“Get out early in the morning and listen for birds at your hunting location,” he says. “If you do this enough times, you’ll develop a sense of which areas are being used more than others. Get out there and look for areas in the timber where birds have scratched through the leaves in search of food. These are excellent spots to set up in later in the morning if early morning efforts did not result in success.”

For those hunting areas dominated by open land, he recommends sitting on high spots scanning the surrounding area with binoculars.

“Turkeys generally do not use all portions of a field the same. They have preferences for certain areas, and knowing where those areas are ahead of the season will increase your chances of success.”

SAFETY

Once the season starts, Isabelle urges hunters to avoid the main cause of firearms-related turkey-hunting incidents – mistaking or being mistaken by another hunter for game. He notes that the vast majority of spring turkey hunting incidents involve hunters who fail to positively identify their targets.

“Turkey hunting is an exciting activity,” says Isabelle, “but hunters should never let that excitement cloud their judgment. Before pulling the trigger, hunters must be absolutely certain that what they are shooting at is not only a turkey, but a legal turkey, which would be a male turkey or a turkey with a visible beard during the spring season.”

Isabelle also mentioned the importance of “defensive hunting.” This means taking measures to avoid being put in a potentially dangerous situation. One way to do this is to wear hunter-orange clothing when moving through woods or fields. This alerts other hunters to your presence. Another important safety precaution is to never attempt to sneak within shotgun range of a gobbler. Use your calls to bring the bird within range.

When hunting with one or more companions, it is critical that everyone in the hunting party know the others’ locations. The safest way to accomplish this is to stay together. If you do separate, agree on a plan for where everyone will hunt and stay in those areas until meeting at a designated spot. “Many hunting incidents involve hunters from the same party,” says Isabelle. “When you’re hunting with someone else, it is critical that you always know where they will be located.”

The Conservation Department’s First Turkey Program is a great way to memorialize a hunter’s first successful hunt. The program provides a free commemorative certificate suitable for framing. You can even add a photo of the proud hunter with his or her bird. Creating a tangible reminder of a once-in-a-lifetime experience begins with visiting mdc.mo.gov/node/10469. The same site has forms for a hunter’s first deer for youths or adults.

Last Updated on April 01st 2014 by Dee Loflin




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