St. Louis, Missouri – Dexter Bearcats MaKayla Waldner and Madelyn Webb are state bound in track after finishing in top spots at the sectional track meet at Lutheran South High School in St. Louis.
MaKayla Waldner is a junior at Dexter High School and will compete in four events. She qualified for state in the 100-metter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 300-meter hurdles and the long jump.
Waldner finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.23, second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.86, first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.73 and she placed third in long jump at 17-05.
Madelyn Webb, a freshman at Dexter High School, finished second in shot put. She recorded a distance of 31-08 ¾.
Both athletes will compete at the 2015 Class 3 State Track Tournament on Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th at Dwight Reed Stadium on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City.
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Lady Bearcats Basketball Camp is slated for June 8th – June 10th at the Bearcat Event Center.
Cost to attend the camp is only $25 per athlete. Checks can be made payable to Dexter High School.
There are three sessions. The first session is from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. each day for students entering kindergarten through third grade.
The second session is from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for athletes entering fourth, fifth, and sixth grade.
The third session is from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. for students in the seventh and eighth grade.
Camp features team concepts, shooting instruction, ball handling and passing instructions, contests, defensive concepts, age grouping and games. Certificates for contest winners and a camp t-shirt will be given to attendees.
This is an excellent camp, coached by the 2014 Coach of the Year Chad Allen!!
For more information contact Chad Allen at callen@dexter.k12.mo.us or 573-421-4571.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – Bearcats’ Ethan Flowers and Noah Kronk won their sectional doubles match against St. Mary’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon to secure their second straight trip to the Missouri State Tennis Tournament.
They finished second in doubles in their District on Monday at Notre Dame. Brendan Boswell and John Stroup defeated Flowers-Kronk 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the doubles District championship.
MSHSAA State Tennis Tournament will be held at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri May 29th and May 30th.
If you want to see these Bearcats in action one more time this season, your chance will be on Saturday, May 23rd beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Dexter. This will be the first time that Dexter has hosted the Tennis Team Sectionals.
Dexter is undefeated with a record of (10-0). They will play St. Mary's of St. Louis (10-4). The other sectional between Bishop DuBourg (10-6) and Josh Burroughs (12-2) also takes place the morning of May 23 at Dexter. The winners play in a state quarterfinal May 23 at approximately 1 p.m. at Dexter.
We wish all the Bearcats good luck and we are very proud of your accomplishments.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – Noah Kronk and Ethan Flowers finished second in doubles at their District match on Monday at Notre Dame High School. Brendan Boswell and John Stroup of Notre Dame defeated them 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the Doubles District Championship.
Flowers and Kronk beat Trollinger and Whited of North County 6-2, 6-0 in the doubles quarterfinals. They then defeated Krodinger and Wolfe of DeSoto 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals.
Zach Potts and Joshua Kohlbaker defeated Huffman and Trip of Arcadia Valley 6-0, 6-1 in the doubles quarterfinals but were defeated by Boswell and Stroup 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals. Potts and Kohlbaker finished third in doubles. They defeated DeSoto’s Blake Krodinger and Ryan Wolfe 6-0, 6-0 in the third place match at Districts.
Brooks Propst of Dexter beat Conway of Potosi 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals and then went on to defeat Addison Moore of Dexter 6-3, 6-2 in the singles third place match. Moore defeated Branstettler of Arcadia Valley 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Tennis Doubles and Singles Sectionals were held on Tuesday. Kronk and Flowers won their sectional doubles and will be featured in another ShowMe Times article.
If you want to see these Bearcats in action your chance will be on Saturday, May 23rd beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Dexter. This will be the first time that Dexter has hosted the Tennis Team Sectionals.
Dexter is undefeated with a record of (10-0). They will play St. Mary's of St. Louis (10-4). The other sectional between Bishop DuBourg (10-6) and Josh Burroughs (12-2) also takes place the morning of May 23 at Dexter. The winners play in a state quarterfinal May 23 at approximately 1 p.m. at Dexter.
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter High School honored athletes who participated in spring sports at their annual banquet on Thursday evening. Sports recognized were girls softball, baseball, golf, boys tennis and track.
Girls Softball:
Kaylee Carey received the Batting Average Award. She batted .426 with 26 hits and a .490 on base percentage.
“She worked really hard,” stated Dexter softball coach Starla Pulley. “She had the determination and drive to want to be a better player. She would stay after practice for two hours with her dad to continue working on hitting. I cannot wait to see what she does in upcoming seasons.”
Brittany Brown received the Team Dedication Award. Brown batted .302 and never missed a practice. She played in the catcher’s position.
“This young lady was a great leader for our team,” Pulley said. “She had never played the position of catcher before, but stepped up and did a great job this season and never complained. She was always one of the first ones to put up the equipment.”
Dakota Silliman received the Most Valuable Player Award. She batted .396, maintained an on base percentage of .500, tallied 21 hits, recorded 20 stolen bases and hit two home runs.
“Dakota was our leader in all areas,” Pulley said. “She was a great asset and will be truly missed next year.”
Track:
“The top male award goes to an athlete that did what was asked of him,” commented Dexter track coach Kim Waldner. “No matter what we put him in he just ran. He always had a positive attitude and his work ethic will only make him better.”
The Top Male Award went to Zack Cartwright.
MaKayla Waldner received the Top Female Award. She currently holds four Dexter track records and has a couple of state track records as well as meet records at different school.
“She works hard in every event and puts forth 110 percent effort all the time,” stated coach Waldner.
Baseball:
Colton Averett received the Batting Average Award. He had a .494 batting average entering District competition.
“He almost got to .500,” stated Dexter baseball coach Brian Becker. “I started looking back at the last 15 or so seasons and I haven’t had anyone reach .500 yet and he’s so close to it.”
The Most Valuable Player Award also went to Colton Averett.
“This award is voted on by the players,” commented coach Becker. “not only did he bat .494 he had 38 hits, 13 RBIs, was 15 of 16 on stolen bases and threw out 12 base runners as catcher. He’s had a great season for the Dexter Bearcats.”
Boys Tennis:
Coach Lovelady spoke about the team's 10-0 season. This is the first time that Dexter will host the Districts as well as the Sectionals which will be held on Saturday, May 23rd.
Josh Kohlbaker and Ethan Flowers received the Singles Award.
“Both currently have a record of 9-2 in singles,” stated Dexter coach Kurt Lovelady. “They have played well and are definitely great singles players. I loved watching them play in our flighted singles tournament at Farmington.”
Josh Kohlbaker and Zach Potts received the Doubles Award.
“They are currently 12-0,” Lovelady said, prior to them playing in Districts.
Golf:
Ethan Flowers received the Most Valuable Player Award.
“He currently has a singles record of 11-1 and doubles record of 9-2,” according to Lovelady prior to Districts. “He’s maintained the #1 spot on the team all year and finished second in his #1 flight at Farmington.”
Ethan Stevens received the Medalist Award for golf. He medaled in four tournaments, maintained a stroke average of 38, broke the current 18-hole at Dexter with a 69 in the state sectional and became the first Dexter High School golfer to finish first at a sectional in school history.
“He’s one of the best ball strikers I have had the opportunity to coach,” commented Dexter golf coach Eric Sitze. “He has been our #1 golfer all three years of his high school career.”
