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Dexter, Missouri - When high school sports end in May, many athletes find a summer sport like baseball to play, or practice with their school teams during MSHSAA-allowed contacts days and participate in area shootouts and camps to prepare for the upcoming fall and winter sports seasons.
Ethan Flowers, a Dexter High School junior, had enough individual success in varsity basketball this past season as a sophomore that he was contacted by Riley Swinford, coach of the Southern Illinois Select Basketball 16U Team, to play summer basketball.
With the SI Select team slated to play around 30-40 games from April through July, Flowers stated, “I thought a chance like this might give me more practice and experience that I could bring back to our school team for the fall.”
Flowers was not the only Southeast Missouri athlete pursued by Swinford. The team currently has three other Missouri players: Zach Beel, a 6’6” center from Leopold High School; Al Young, a 5’11” guard from Cape Central; and Jalen Reddin, a 5’5” guard from Cape Central. The rest of the team’s players come from the Marion and Carbondale, IL areas.
The 16U Select team has acquired several first and second place trophies in their last eight weeks of play, but their two biggest wins were earned the last two weekends. Two weeks ago, the Select Team participated at Lindenwood University in Belleville, IL in the Reebok Series United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) National Qualifier Tournament. The Select 16U beat a #4-ranked USSSA team from Illinois in their pool to advance into bracket play where they won the championship. Along with the SI Select 15U team (whose Dexter’s Jason Jarrell plays for), the 16U team has now qualified for the USSSA Basketball National Championships held in Gainesville, FL at the end of June. They are currently hosting fundraisers to cover expenses for this 4-day tournament that is sponsored by Reebok, ESPN, Mizuno, Hershey’s, and several other companies.
This past weekend, the Select 16U team earned a 2nd place trophy in the Western Kentucky Super Regional Qualifier in Paducah, KY that secured them a spot in the Midwest Youth Boys Basketball High School Championships held in Indianapolis, Indiana in July. The team currently has a 12-4 record.
Congratulations Ethan Flowers and the Southern Illinois Select Team on a job well done!
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Dexter, Missouri – Dexter High School boys basketball coaches have been quite busy this summer with their basketball camp. Coach Williamson, Coach McGowan and Coach Dowdy coordinated the camp.
“I am real excited about having both of these young men on board,” stated Coach Josh Dowdy, newly hired head boys basketball coach, (speaking of his new asst. boys basketball coaches". “Both were gym rats in high school and both will be outstanding character role models for our program.”
The Coaches held three sessions the first week of June with grade K-2, 3rd – 5th, and 6th – 8th grader who are outstanding athletes. Each student was ready to enjoy some great summertime basketball. Campers received a special T-shirt commemorating their experience along with a basketball.
“It is always awesome to see 104 future Bearcats get together bouncing a ball around,” continued Dowdy. “Just a great week for the program. I want to thank the middle school boys basketball team for giving up a few days of their summer to come in for these sessions to help the little guys with their skills. This week was a total team effort.”
So proud of all of our great little Bearcats and it looks like they had an awesome time as well. Special thanks to Amy Ellinghouse for taking photos during the camp.
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Dexter, Missouri – The Rib City Shootout schedule has been released for this weekend’s girls basketball shootout. All the excitement begins on Friday, June 13, 2014. Forty-three teams will be competing this year.
View the complete schedule and list of team below. Dexter Varsity is highlighted in HOT PINK. They play at 11:15 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Friday at the Bearcat Event Center on Court 2. On Saturday they play at 1:00 p.m. on Court 2 of the Bearcat Event Center.
The Dexter JV is highlighted in YELLOW. They play at 9:45 a.m. on Court 1 of the BEC, 11:15 a.m. at the Dexter Middle School, 4:30 p.m. on Court 3 at the BEC and at 7:30 p.m. on Court 2 of the Bearcat Event Center. On Saturday they play at 12:15 p.m. at the Dexter Middle School.
The Dexter 8th grade girls team is highlighted in LIGHT BLUE and begin play at 9:00 a.m. at the Bearcat Event Center on Court #1 on Friday. They will also be at the Dexter High School at 11:15 a.m. and Southwest Elementary School at 5:15 p.m. On Saturday they play at 4 p.m. at the Dexter High School.
Puxico Varsity will play at 10:30 a.m. on Court 3 of the BEC, 1:30 p.m. on Court 1 of the BEC, 3:45 p.m. on Court 1 of the BEC and 5:15 p.m. on Court 1 of the BEC on Friday. On Saturday they play at 10:00 a.m. on Court 3 of the BEC and 4:00 p.m. on Court 3 of the BEC.
Semifinals begin Saturday at 4:45 with Finals around 6:15 p.m.
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Charleston, Missouri – The Fighting Squirrels have released their 2014 Fighting Squirrel Classic. This awesome 16-team baseball tournament will be held on Thursday, June 12 – Sunday, June 15th at both the Hillhouse Park in Charleston and the Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Charleston
1 p.m. - Senath-Hornersville vs Mayfield, KY
3 p.m. – Charleston Fighting Squirrels vs Crawford County, KY
5 p.m. – Kennett vs Millersburg
7 p.m. – Charleston Triple A vs St. Louis Ford Cobras
Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Notre Dame High School
1 p.m. – New Madrid Babe Ruth vs Leopold Babe Ruth
3 p.m. – SEMO Strokers vs St. Louis Stars (16 yr olds)
5 p.m. – Cape Girardeau Legion vs Jackson Babe Ruth
7 p.m. – St. Louis Stars (18 yr olds) vs Kelso Scrappers
The quarterfinal games will be played on Friday at both locations with semifinal action on Saturday at both fields as well. The Championship game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Charleston Squirrels are the defending champions defeating Festus Legion last year.
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a Bowhunter Education Certification Course, June 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elk’s Lodge in Perryville.
According to DeeDee Dockins, an outdoor skills specialist with the MDC, this will be the only Bowhunter Education Certification Course offered this year in the southeast region.
“Most of the demand for bowhunter certification stems from hunters who are traveling out of state to bow hunt, because Missouri doesn’t require bowhunter education,” Dockins said. “As of now, 20 states have regulations requiring bowhunter education certification in order to purchase permits.”
Dockins said she encourages all bow hunters to attend the class.
“The number of tree stand accidents continues to rise and we address safety issues when hunting from an elevated position,” she said.
The course provides comprehensive information about the knowledge, skills, safety and additional opportunities available to bow hunters. Topics covered include different types of bows and equipment, opportunities available to the bow hunter, safety information related to hunting from an elevated platform, the role of the hunter and hunting in wildlife management and conservation, responsibilities of the outdoorsman, distance estimation, ethical practices of the hunter, and much more.
Those successfully completing the course will receive a Bowhunter Education Certification Card from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Students must be 11 years of age or older to attend.
Pre-registration is required. To register, visit mdc.mo.gov. For further information, call the MDC Southeast Regional Office at (573) 290-5730.
