Bernie, Missouri – The Bernie Mules earned back-to-back SCAA conference baseball tournament wins shutting out the Bloomfield Wildcats.
Top-seeded Bernie had little trouble defeated the Wildcats earning 5 runs in the first inning and 4 runs in the second inning earning them a 9-0 lead early in the game.
“I thought it was big we got out of the first inning,” commented head baseball coach Darrin Shipman. “They had a couple runners on and we held them scoreless. Getting five in the bottom of the first really took the pressure off of us. I thought B.J. Jennings did a good job keeping the ball down and we played great defense behind him.”Devin Trammell collected four RBIs, a team-high. Austin Beck and Devin Trammell each hit a home run.
B.J. Jennings got the win. "It feels great to win this tournament," stated Jennings who is a senior. "I just did my best for the team and put the ball out there and they were great helping me get the outs when we needed them."
Winning this tournament was a top priority of Coach Shipman. “I told the kids we have a good tournament in Malden, but this is more important to me to win the conference tournament just because this is our conference year-in and year-out.”
Bernie 12-3 on the season has won their last ten games. The Mules will host Portageville on Monday, April 28th. Game time 4:00 p.m. They will then travel to Memphis, Tennessee to play Holcomb at the Redbirds Stadium.
The Bloomfield Wildcats 11-5 will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Malden to take on the Greenway at 11:00 a.m. and East Carter County at 1:00 p.m.
Final score Bernie 9 Bloomfield 0
Bloomfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 4
Bernie 5 4 0 0 0 0 X - 9 10 0
WP - B.J. Jennings. LP - Tim Hector. HR - Austin Beck (BE), Devin Trammell (BE). 2B - Justin Stanfield (BE). Multiple hits - Bernie: Josh Stevens 3-3, Brad Freed 2-4.
Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Missouri - The sixth Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) tournament at Tan-Tar-A Resort March 28 and 29 turned into a record-fest in which the state record score fell and fell again, and again.
The tournament brought together nearly 1,267 contestants in grades 4 through 12 from 81 schools to test their skills with bow and arrow. Contestants use identical equipment to shoot 15 arrows at targets from 10 meters and another 15 from 15 meters. An arrow in the 3-inch bull’s eye gets the shooter 10 points, so the maximum possible is 300 points.
Going into this year’s tournament, the record stood at 294 points. Eighth-grader Joe Wilder, of St. Peters, edged that figure up to 295 on Friday afternoon. The following morning, Hunter Berry, a 12th-grader from Sarcoxie, nudged it up another notch to 296. But Lee’s Summit High School Freshman Shelby Winslow had the last word when she raised the bar to 297 points.
“That’s just two points short of the world record,” says Missouri Department of Conservation Education Outreach Coordinator Eric Edwards, who coordinates MoNASP. “She had shot that score before in local tournaments, so a lot of people knew she was capable of doing it. Sustaining the necessary focus at a big, state-wide event can be difficult, but she pulled it off.”
Focus is essential to success in archery. It also takes discipline to follow the steps in drawing and aiming a bow with proper form. These are skills that anyone can develop. They also are fundamental to academic success.
“Teachers are our best spokesmen,” says Edwards. “They tell absolutely remarkable stories about students who struggled with classwork and behavior problems until they got into NASP. The kids get excited about archery, and since participation in the program depends on good behavior in the classroom, their behavior improves. When shooting, they learn how to focus their attention and apply a process to a challenging task. The next thing you know, their grades improve, and seeing their accomplishments in higher shooting scores and better grades boosts their self-esteem. It’s no wonder teachers love NASP.”
MoNASP participation grew at an amazing rate early in the program’s history, and continues to accelerate. Edwards estimates the number of shooters and spectators at this year’s state tournament at more than 10,000. The Osage Beach Police Department had to be called in to direct traffic.
Asked what is behind this remarkable growth, Edward says, “Kids say it’s just fun. They enjoy spending time with their friends and shooting with them. They like the fact that they all use the same equipment, so kids of all sizes and shapes have an equal chance and can succeed. It’s great for spectators, too. You aren’t 100 yards away from the action. You are right there.”
Scores at the state tournament also are on the rise. Edwards says he thinks this is because students who joined the program while in grade school now have years of experience and practice under their belts. Winslow is an example. She has been part of the program since 4th grade. With another three years of practice, a MoNASP shooter could post a perfect score of 300.
“I am so impressed with the scores this year” says Edwards. “Each year the scores just get better and better. Kids from Missouri should have a very strong chance at making the podium at the national tournament in May.”
Missouri will send 500 shooters to the national NASP tournament May 9 and 10 in Louisville, Ky., where they will compete against 10,000 other shooters.
MoNASP is an affiliate of the National Archery in the Schools Program. It is coordinated by the Conservation Department and the Conservation Federation of Missouri in partnership with more than 300 participating schools and numerous state and local supporting organizations.
Sarcoxie R-II High School, whose MoNASP program got started just two years ago, won its team division for the second year in a row. George Guffey Elementary School in Fenton has dominated the team competition, winning first place all six years Missouri has held a state tournament.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Puxico, Missouri – The #3 seed Lady Hornets of Advance upset the #1 seed Woodland Lady Cardinals at the SCAA Softball Tournament on Tuesday afternoon in Puxico, Missouri. The Hornets defeated the Cardinals 9-1.
Advance jumped out to a 2 - 0 lead in the first inning and completely owned the 5th inning collecting 5 runs to seal their victory over the Woodland Cardinals.
Hannah Clark earned the win for the Lady Hornets.
Final Score Advance 9 Woodland 1
Advance 2 0 1 1 5 0 0 - 9 12 3
Woodland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2
WP - Hannah Clark. LP - Kathlyn Cooper. HR - Clark (A). 3B - Kendra Sokolowski (A). 2B - Krystal James (A), Mara Gindstaff (W). Multiple hits - Advance: Madison Brown 2-4, Sydney Bailey 2-4, Sokolowski 2-4, Maddie Kennedy 2-3.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Puxico, Missouri – The Bernie Lady Mules defeated the Dexter Lady Bearcats 14 – 4 to earn a third place win in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Softball Tournament held in Puxico, Missouri.
Blakely Bradshaw earned the win allowing only eight hits and four runs in five innings.
The Mules scored 6 runs in the first inning jumping out in front of the Bearcats who scored just one run in each of the first four innings. Bernie went on to score 8 more runs to seal their win.
“Blakely threw well today and Dexter hit the ball,” commented Bernie Coach Brad Botsch. “We had a few mistakes early on Monday and our mistakes cost us. I thought we did a better job today of minimizing the damage when they got people on and were able to get out of innings without multiple runs scoring.”
"We really hit the ball well today," added Botsch. “We came in with a good approach at the plate, got some pitches to hit and put good swings on them.”
Final Score Bernie 14 Dexter 4 (5 Innings)
Bernie 6 1 2 4 1 - 14 12 4
Dexter 1 1 1 1 0 - 4 8 4
WP - Blakely Bradshaw. LP - Kendra Stevenson. 3B - Lari Spitzer (B). 2B - Tori Lowrey (B), Brittany Brown (D). Multiple hits - Bernie: Spitzer 3-3, Lowrey 2-3, Kaylee Tanner 4-4; Dexter: Kirsten Durrow 2-3, Amber Spence 2-3, Brittany Brown 2-2.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Missouri Sportswriters and Broadcasters released its media all-state basketball team at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday.
Chad Allen, Dexter Lady ‘Cats Head Coach was named Class 4 girls basketball Coach of the Year!
Dexter’s Hannah Noe was also selected first team All-State in Class 4. Erika Cobb was selected to second team All-State in Class 4.
Congratulations to Coach Allen, Hannah and Erika!!
Below is a list of all the All-State players and coaches:
BOYS
CLASS 5
FIRST TEAM
Jordan Barnett, sr., CBC; Monte Harrison, sr., Lee's Summit West; Chris Kendrix, sr., Willard; Drew Lock, jr., Lee's Summit; Juwan Morgan, jr., Waynesville; Kevin Puryear, jr., Blue Springs South; Jacob Ruder, jr., Nixa; Ronnie Suggs, sr., Washington; Jayson Tatum, so., Chaminade; Jimmy Whitt, jr. Hickman
SECOND TEAM
O.G. Anunoby, jr., Jefferson City; Charlie Brown, sr., Joplin; DeMarco Buchanan, sr., Hazelwood Central; Chris Clark, sr., Hickman; Jackson Dubinski, sr., Rock Bridge; Cornell Johnston, sr., Ladue; Rashad Lindsey, sr., McCluer North; Cameron Maes, sr., Glendale; Landry Shamet, jr., Park Hill; Kellan Turner, sr., Liberty
COACH OF THE YEAR
Justin Tatum, CBC
CLASS 4
FIRST TEAM
Quincey Butler, sr., KC-Center; Cody Geiger, sr., Republic; Brandon Hollins, sr., Jennings; J.T. Jones, sr., Sikeston; Xavier Kurth, sr., STJ-Lafayette; Brock Mick, sr., Smithville; Kevonte Mitchell, sr., Kennett; Josh Robinson, sr., STL-St. Mary's; Isiah Sykes, jr., Helias; Tyrone Taylor, sr., KC-Grandview
SECOND TEAM
Jordan Ankrom, jr., Farmington; Dylan Bekemeier, sr., Republic; Dylan Coleman, jr., Potosi; Bert Ernst, sr., Savannah; Tyrone Gibbs, jr., Raytown South; Brinkley Jolly, sr., Liberty North; Corbin Medley, sr., Logan-Rogersville; Robin Thompson, sr., MICDS; Patrick Triplett, sr., Bayless; Cullen VanLeer, jr., Pacific
COACH OF THE YEAR
Justin Callahan, Farmington
CLASS 3
FIRST TEAM
Chris Blocker, jr., Maplewood-Richmond Heights; Delfincko Bogan, jr., Charleston; Sean Clancey, sr., Cardinal Ritter; Arlando Cook, sr., Madison Prep; Damarkis Gary, jr., Northwest Academy; Jeriah Horne, so., Barstow; Shade Piper, sr., Hartville; Cody Shaw, sr., Eugene; Reid Summers, sr., Richmond; Darrell Monroe, sr., Caruthersville
SECOND TEAM
Brock Butler, sr., Palmyra; Lane Duncan, jr., Licking; Kyle Foley, jr., Strafford; Taurin Hughes, sr., Summit Christian; Willie Jimerson, jr., New Madrid County Central; Trevor Meny, jr., Palmyra; Chandler Myers, jr., Mount Vernon; Jahmourie Robinson, jr., Cardinal Ritter; Dmitri Rucker, sr., Whitfield; Jacob Wade, sr., Strafford
COACH OF THE YEAR
Marvin Neals, Cardinal Ritter
CLASS 2
FIRST TEAM
Lane Below, sr., Advance; Stefan Cox, sr., Sacred Heart; Darrien Dickey, sr., Iberia; Tyler Niemann, sr., Canton; Michael Porter Jr., fr., Tolton; Thomas Ritter, jr., Gainesville; Brad Roberts, sr., Northeast-Cairo; Adam Roe, sr., West Platte; Justin Washington, sr., Crane; Jimmy Villalobos, sr., Sacred Heart
SECOND TEAM
Dane Apsher, sr., Smithton; Bryce Cashman, sr., West Platte; Zach Chastain, jr., Crane; Brady Francis, jr., Salisbury; Levi Hargrove, sr., Thayer; Kenny Lesley, jr., Elsberry; Gabe McKenzie, jr., Canton; Royce Poore, sr., Knox County; Anthony Primer, sr., South Pemiscot; Jacob Schowengerdt, sr., Sweet Springs
COACH OF THE YEAR
Steve Goodwin, Sacred Heart
CLASS 1
FIRST TEAM
LaRandis Banks, sr., Scott County Central; Ryan Below, sr., Oak Ridge; Logan Dyer, jr., Eminence; Cody Eidson, jr., Macks Creek; Daniel Hailey, so., Stanberry; Marcus Hampton, sr., South Iron; Jordon Pavy, sr., Risco; Hadley Roberts, jr., Novinger; Mason Schlotzhauer, so., Pilot Grove; Cade Shiflett, jr., Meadville
SECOND TEAM
Cortlen Austin, sr., Northwest-Hughesville; Levi Banner, jr., Wellington-Napoleon; Conner Brooks, jr., Community R-VI; Cameron Davis, sr., Leopold; Dusty Edwards, sr., Niangua; Zane Humphreys, jr., Tuscumbia; Ryan Jensen, sr., Stanberry; Logan Krigbaum, sr., Marion County; Jeffery Porter, so., Scott County Central; Dylan White, sr., Clarkton
COACH OF THE YEAR
Frank Staple, Scott County Central
GIRLS
CLASS 5
FIRST TEAM
Aubrey Buckley, sr., Parkview; Taylor Campbell, sr., Marquette; Hannah Cook, sr., Ozark; Sophie Cunningham, jr., Rock Bridge; Imani Johnson, sr., Lee's Summit North
Becca Jonas, sr., Truman; Emily Miller, jr., Hickman; Cierra Porter, jr., Rock Bridge; Monique Townson, sr., Staley; Aries Washington, sr., North Kansas City
SECOND TEAM
Emily Ballard, sr., Oak Park; Kallie Bildner, so., Waynesville; Raven Bunn, sr., Fort Osage; Abby Hix, sr., Truman; Toshua Leavitt, jr., Nixa; Lexie Moe, jr., Fort Zumwalt West; Bri Porter, sr., Rock Bridge; Samantha Roy, sr., Park Hill South; Natalie Sims, sr., St. Joseph's Academy; Kelsey Tepen, sr., Eureka
COACH OF THE YEAR
Tricia Lillygren, Lee's Summit North
CLASS 4
FIRST TEAM
Lauren Aldridge, sr., Marshfield; Janie Arand, sr., Borgia; Nakiah Bell, sr., Incarnate Word; Mikaela Burgess, sr., Webb City; Napheesa Collier, jr., Incarnate Word; Braennan Farrar, sr., Miller Career; Paige Imhoff, sr., Smithville; Cassidy Johnson, jr., West Plains; Kristen Murphy, sr., Notre Dame de Sion; Hannah Noe, sr., Dexter
SECOND TEAM
Gwen Adams, sr., Incarnate Word; Taylor Baur, so., MICDS; Erika Cobb, sr., Dexter; Annie Dewberry, sr., Lincoln Prep; Hailey Diestelkamp, so., Owensville; Kacy Eschweiler, jr., St. Charles West; Mallory McAndrews, jr., Benton; Annie Seibert, sr., Cape-Notre Dame; Sydney Skaggs, jr., Park Hills Central; Brooke Stanfield, so, Republic
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chad Allen, Dexter
CLASS 3
FIRST TEAM
Alli Ball, sr., Principia; Morgan Brandt, jr., Fatima; Katee Hinkle, sr., Palmyra; Karinne Lane, sr., Hermann; Josie Long, sr., Woodland; Lexi Morris, jr., Clearwater; Lee Ann Polowy, sr., Blair Oaks; Alexa Schaaf, sr., El Dorado Springs; Lakin Simmerman, sr., Ash Grove; Melia Richardson, jr., Cameron
SECOND TEAM
Jordan Dinyer, sr., Hallsville; Chastity Franklin, sr., Cardinal Ritter; Sierra Frazier, jr., Charleston; Jamie Gleeson, sr., Hermann; Savannah Kluesner, so., Lutheran St. Charles; Ashli Lykins, sr., Cameron; Ashlee Marlatt, jr., St. James; Brianna Mueller, so., Saxony Lutheran; Amanda Rowden, sr., Strafford; Mattie Whittaker, sr., Dixon
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jesse Alsup, Ash Grove
CLASS 2
FIRST TEAM
Madisen Brethower, jr., Skyline; Riley Israel, sr., Crane; Emma Lander, so., Crane; Cailyn Long, jr., Sparta; Morgan McCormick, sr., Marceline; Carrie Shephard, sr., South Pemiscot; Maura Skidmore, sr., Laquey; Rachel Steinhoff, sr., New Haven; Lexie Vaught, so., Crane; Josie Young, jr., Marionville
SECOND TEAM
Jordan Alford, jr., Thayer; Casy Askins, jr., New Covenant; Alexa Beck, sr., Skyline; Jasmyne Boggs, sr., New Franklin; Sarah Dooley, sr., Knox County; Kenna Greenway, sr., Galena; Aly Hundley, sr., New Franklin; Cassidy Johnston, sr., South Shelby; Chelsea Petty, so., Neelyville; Madison Strong, so, Gainesville
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kevin Cheek, Skyline
CLASS 1
FIRST TEAM
Mikaela Blissett, sr., Scott County Central; Danielle Chambers, sr., North Andrew; Heather Harman, sr., Walnut Grove; Lexi Harman, sr., Walnut Grove; Allie Heckemeyer, sr., St. Elizabeth; Maddie Hursh, sr., Chadwick; Devan Johnson, sr., Marion County; Paige Nolte, jr., Chamois; Megan Rosenbohm, sr., Nodaway-Holt
Kailyn Rozell, jr., Chadwick
SECOND TEAM
Katie Cole, so., North Andrew; Emily Cox, jr., South Holt; Rachel Emde, sr., Bunceton; Haley Fitzpatrick, sr. Meadville; Nikki Fuemmeler, sr., Glasgow; Samm Jett, so., Community R-VI; Bailey Owens, fr., Mercer; Jacey Skaggs, so., Bunker; Kendra Vaughan, jr., Tuscumbia; Kerigan Wessing, jr., Pilot Grove
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chuck Fox, North Andrew
