Stoddard County, Missouri – The 2015 SCAA All-Conference Boys Basketball awards have been announced.

SCAA Player of the Year went to Caleb Ellenburg of Bernie High School.  Ellenburg averaged 20 points per game.

SCAA Defensive Player of Year went to Alex Gibbs of Bloomfield High School.  Gibbs averaged five rebounds per game.

SCAA Coach of the Year went to Brad Botsch of Bernie.  He led the Mules to 5-1 in regular season conference play, won the SCAA Tournament, won the Holcomb Invitational Tournament, and won the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.  They finished 22-6 this season.

First-Team All Conference players are Caleb Ellenburg, of Bernie, Noah Vandiver of Bloomfield, Garret Reynolds of Woodland, Dalton Wilson of Advance, and Zach Tucker of Puxico.

Second-Team All Conference players are Matt Vernon of Bernie, Ethan Flowers and Jason Jarrell of Dexter, Marcus Grayson of Richland, and Zach Beel of Woodland.

Honorable Mention All-Conference players are Cole Nichols of Bell City, Dawson Mayo and Preston Weubker of Advance, Brandon Sparks of Bernie, Seth Luttrull of Puxico, Tyler Battles of Bloomfield and Josh Thornton of Richland.

Marble Hill, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats softball team glided to a 13-1 five-inning victory against the Woodland Cardinals on Friday afternoon.

Dexter scored a run in the first inning then scored 10 runs in the second inning to secure their win. 

Morgan Ross earned the victory for the Bearcats.  She allowed one run, three hits and pitched five innings striking out four batters.

Kirsten Durrow finished 2 for 3 with a walk and three RBIs.  Dakota Silliman was 2 for 3 with a walk and one RBI.  Brittany Brown was 2-3.  Amber Spence had one RBI.  Halley Sielert had an RBI double.

Dexter returns to action on Tuesday to host the defending state champions the Kennett Lady Indians. 

Final Score Dexter 13, Woodland 1

Woodland   0    0   0  1  0   -    1  3  2

Dexter         1  10   1  1  X  -  13  8  0

WP – Morgan Ross.  LP – Altenthal.  @B – Ross (D), Halley Sielert (D).  Multiple Hits – Brittany Brown 2-3 (D), Dakota Silliman 2-3 (D)

Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter High School boys tennis program begins their 2015 season with 14 athletes.  They lost one senior last year, Drew Mason, but have gained a few freshman.

Ethan Flowers will play the #1 singles slot, Noah Kronk in the #2 singles spot, and Zach Potts, a sophomore, in the #3 singles slot.

Other members of the high school tennis team are Josh Kohlbaker, Brooks Propst, Addison Moore, Tyler Stevenson, Jacob Crumley, Will Brehmer, Bryce Simmons, Matthew Chesser, Logan Elder, Blake Bolin, and Thomas Wofford.

Dexter was supposed to open their season at Poplar Bluff earlier in the week; however rain forced them to cancel and postpone until Friday, March 27^th.  They will host Cape Central in their home opener on Wednesday, April 1^st. 

The Bearcats will compete in three tournaments.  They travel to Cape Central on April 18^th, Poplar Bluff on April 25^th and Farmington on May 2^nd.

They are slated to compete in Class 1, District 1 against North County, DeSoto, Arcadia Valley, Potosi, and Notre Dame.

2015 Dexter Boys Tennis Schedule

Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats opened their season at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday.  The boys track team took fourth place and the girls track team took third.

Team scores – Jackson 151, Notre Dame 116, Central 77, Dexter 26, and Saxony Luther 5.

MaKayla Waldner finished first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.95.  She also placed first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.44, first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.78, and first in the long jump with a score of 16-1.

Hannah Moore took second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:06.45.

Kelsi Wood took second in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:41.78.

Madelyn Webb placed third in shot put with a 30-9 ½.

Taylor Ivy placed second play in the triple jump with a score of 31-4. 

Cole Dean placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.24.

Dexter boys took second place in the 400 relay with a time of 49.81 and third in the 800 relay with a time of 1:43.78.  In the 3,200 relay Dexter finished behind Jackson and Cape for third with a time of 10:08.27.

Dexter girls took second in the 400 relay with a time of 58.02.  They also took third in the 800 relay with a time of 2:03.64 and third in the 1,600 relay and 3,200 relay with times of 4:43.79 and 10:45.23.

“We are off to a great start,” commented new head track and field coach Kim Waldner.  “You never know what to expect for the first meet.  There are always things that we see that we need to improve on and we will only get better.”

“The first meet is a trial and error on the coaches part because there are some kids we never know how they will perform until the are thrown into a timed meet,” continued Waldner.  “Overall I'm looking forward to a great season.” 

Dexter, Missouri – The Lady Bearcats softball team earned a stunning 13-1 five-inning victory against the Bloomfield Wildcats in their season-opener in front of a hometown crowd on Tuesday evening.

Morgan Ross earned the victory on the mound for Dexter.

“She had great composure and stayed focused the entire game,” stated new head softball coach Starla Pulley.  “She got in a couple of jams, but was able to get out of them.”

Dexter scored 3 runs in the first.  #12 Kirsten Durrow, #3 Dakota Silliman, and #16 Amber Spence each earned a run.

“We were real aggressive on the bases,” Pulley said of her offense.  “We had nine stolen bases for the day and we have been talking about taking our game to the next level.  We have to be aggressive on the bases.”

Cheyenne Mosby slid into first base in the bottom of the third to score followed by Brittany Brown, Dakota Silliman, and Amber Spence giving the Bearcats a comfortable 7-0 lead.

Bloomfield scored their first run of the game when Beaird hit one to the outfield allowing a runner to cross home plate.

In the bottom of the 5^th inning Dexter’s Cheyenne Mosby hit a double allowing Halley Sielert and Morgan Ross to head for home plate.  Mosby eventually made it home as well putting Dexter on top 10-1.  Three more Bearcats made it across home plate before calling the game at the end of the 5^th.

“There are things we still need to work on,” Pulley stated.  “We were pulling out of our swing.  We need to stay in there and be confident.  We had a few mixups on the bases with signs.  We have to be aware and pay attention to where we are on the bases.”

Dexter returns to action on Wednesday when they host Clearwater.  Game time 4:00 p.m.

Final Score Dexter 13, Bloomfield 1 

Dexter           3    4   0    0   6  -  13

Bloomfield     0    0   1   0    0   -  1

Shown in the photos is Morgan Ross throwing a pitch to home plate!  Way to go Morgan on your first win of the season!