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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Bearcats were able to come from behind and win 3-2 over the Doniphan Dons on Tuesday evening.
Dexter owned the sixth inning scoring all three of their runs with Blake Horton, D.J. Dowdy and Dalton Manual all scoring for the Bearcats. They couldn’t have done with out power hitter Colton Averett who brought home two RBI singles and Jason Mattison who hit a sacrifice fly and drove home the winning run.
Austin Aldridge is credited with the win. He allowed four hits and struck out seven.
“Austin is one of the best pitchers we have,” commented head coach Brian Becker. “He can throw strikes all day long. He does a great job for us.”
Brennon Casteel earned the loss for the Doniphan Dons. He only allowed three runs and struck out five.
Dexter (2-0) will face Ste. Genevieve on their home turf on Saturday and at 2:00 p.m. will play Perryville. Let’s Go Bearcats!!!
Final Score Dexter 3 Doniphan 2
WP - Austin Aldridge. LP - Brennon Casteel. Multiple hits - Dexter: Colton Averett 2-3.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bernie, Missouri - The Lady ‘Cats softball team traveled to Bernie and defeated the defending SCAA tournament champion Mules on Wednesday afternoon by a score of 7 – 4.
“This is our biggest rivalry in the district,” stated Dexter softball coach Chris Bolin. “I am very pleased with how we played today.”
Kendra Stevenson earned the win for Dexter. She allowed only four runs and struck out nine of Bernie’s players.
The Lady ‘Cats owned the fourth inning adding five runs securing the win.
Dexter improves their record to 3-2 on the season. Bernie is now 2-3."We struggled defensively in the first game today against Dexter," stated Bernie softball coach Brad Botsch. "When you have 8 physical miscues, you really make it tough on yourself. We played much better in the second game against Scott City, but came up just short."
"Blakely Bradshaw threw both games for us today and did an excellent job. We have just got to find a way to make the plays behind her," continued Botsch. "We had some good moments today, we just have to keep working. I think we'll get there eventually. We had girls competing better today than what we've had so, I think we'll get there."
Dexter and Bernie will face-off again this weekend as they are both competing in the 3rd Annual Swing Pink Softball Tournament in Dexter. Bernie will play Scott City at 9:00 a.m. and Dexter will play Neelyville at 11:00 a.m.
“Our Swing Pink Tournament is big this year,” commented Bolin. “We have 16 teams competing from all over southeast Missouri on four fields.”
Final Score Dexter 7 Bernie 4
WP - Kendra Stevenson. LP - Blakely Bradshaw. Multiple hits - Dexter: Kirsten Durrow 2-4, Dakota Silliman 2-4; Bernie: none.
Shown in the photo is Amber Spence, Lady 'Cats catcher taking a swing.
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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!
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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.
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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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!!
