Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Mules had little trouble out of Naylor on Wednesday, August 24th. Blake Beacham got the win in 5 innings on a 10-run rule.
The Mules jumped out to an early lead from a Gavin Brown (junior) single to start the inning followed by an Alex Guzman (senior) reaching by base-on-balls. This led to both guys scoring in the second inning.
The Naylor Eagles scored their first run in the 4th after an error by Bernie third baseman, followed by another error by Mules right fielder that eventually led to a run.
Bernie responded in the bottom of the 4th by scoring 6 runs. It started off by a lead off double by Jayce Burk (senior) followed by a wild pitch. Guzman sacrificed to start the inning off. Burk, Josh Ellenburg (sophomore), and Dalton Hobgood (junior) all recorded hits in the 4th.
Mules #6 senior Guzman lead off the 5th with a double to left field, followed by an Ellenburg ground ball to third reaching safely on an error. Guzman was eventually thrown out going home, but Ellenburg scored in the 5th on a grounder by Hobgood.
Naylor added one more run in the 6th off a one out single by Ward. Followed by a fielders choice then a double by Jones.
Bernie went on to score three more runs in the 6th on a lead-off single by Gavin Brown (junior) followed by Burk, Guzman, and Ellenburg reaching base-on walks. Brown scored on a walk. Burk scored on a wild pitch. Guzman scored on a single Kade Burk (freshman) to left field to score the winning run.
"Today was better. We definitely walked out of here feeling better because of scored runs today," commented head baseball coach Marcus Massey. "Over all it was pretty good. Still have a few things we need to clean up, but I think we are headed in the right direction."
"It's early and there is a lot of baseball left this fall so we shall see," continued Massey.
Final Score Bernie 12, Naylor 2
WP- Blake Beacham 5 innings, 1 R, 4 H, 0 K, 3 BB
LP- Smith 2 innings, 2 R, 2 H, 1 K, 3 BB
Cape Girardeau, Missouri - The Bernie Lady Mules volleyball team traveled to Cape Girardeau to take on powerhouse Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs on Monday, August 29, 2016. Both the Junior Varsity and Varsity Mules fell to the Lady Dogs.
After dropping their season opener to the Farmington Lady Nights 2-1 on Thursday, Notre Dame volleyball was looking for big confidence boost.
The Lady JV Mules lost 20-25, 15-25. During the first set, Caddie Freed served 5 points in a row. Caddie Freed and Daisy Eaton each had a team high 4 digs. Alivia Cobb and Makayla Turner each had 3 digs and Emily Sheehan and Ryleigh Foster finished with 1 dig each.
Cassidy Freed and Makayla Tuner had 2 aces and Ryleigh Foster had 1 ace. Cassidy Freed led the Mules with 4 kills while Nia Walker and Makayla Turner added 1 kill each.
In Varsity action the Lady Mules fell 10-25, 12-25 to Notre Dame.
Kayli Tanner finished with 1 ace and 1 dig. Mabree Stone, Cymber Arnold and Taylor Lovelady each had 2 digs. Morgan Baker, Taylor Anthony and Madissen Corbin finished with 1 dig each.
Kayli Tanner led Bernie with 6 kills. Cymber Arnold had 2 kills and Made Woolridge had 1 kill.
"The second set we played better, but again made some silly errors that caused us to get behind," continued Collier. "There were moments of great plays, but there were also times we were not aggressive and made inexcusable errors. We are taking the experience of playing such a great team as a learning experience and as an opportunity to get better."
Dexter, Missouri - The ShowMe Times Dexter Sports Spotlight shines on Blake Palmer.
Blake is a 5’ 9” 185 lbs. TE/LB and #5 on the Dexter Bearcat Football team.
He is also a senior at the Dexter High School. He is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Blake is the son of Danielle Palmer and his future plans are to attend personal training. Palmer enjoys fishing, football, and track.
On and off the field Blake is an excellent motivator to his fellow athletes. He loves football and track and continues to excel in both sports.
Dexter, Missouri – The ShowMe Times Dexter Sports Spotlight shines on Nick Trout.
Nick is a 6’ 2” 170 lbs. WR/CB and #85 on the Dexter Bearcat Football team. He is a junior at the Dexter High School.
He is the son of Hank and Renee Trout. His grandparents are Ron and Linda Marler and Barb and Kenny Tout of Bernie, Missouri.
Nick has been active in Student Council for two years and joined Sr. Beta Club, a new club at Dexter High School. He also enjoys hunting, fishing, and football.
He was awarded Top 10% his freshman and sophomore years.
Nick lettered in varsity football his freshman and sophomore years. He attends Liberty Hill Church and is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
It requires a lot of practice time on the field for a high school football athlete. Nick has shown that he is not only an amazing athlete, but also a well rounded academic high school student as well.
Bernie, Missouri - The Cooter Wildcats took charge on the Bernie baseball field on Tuesday afternoon. Cooter won 2 - 1 in 7 innings.
"We are young and we didn't play our best baseball today," commented new Bernie Baseball Coach Marcus Massey. "Left to many guys stranded at third."
Cooter scored one run in the first on a lead off walk, bunt, followed by a wild pitch. Then a throwing error by the catcher allowed the run to score.
The Mules added a run in the second on a lead-off single by Brown and a ball hit off the wall by Burk.
The Wildcats answered with a run in the 6th on a lead-off walk by Hobgood followed by a wild pitch, eventually to a sac fly ball to left field to score the go ahead run.
Bernie had their opportunity several different times leaving the bases loaded twice and two more guys left stranded at third. The Mules left 8 guys stranded on base for the game.
"If just once or twice you have a big two out hit the game is totally different story and we would feel a lot better about our selves," stated Massey. "But we did a lot of positives to give ourselves a chance to win and credit to them they are always a good team."
"Next time we just have to have a little better execution," continued Massey. "But it was the first game of the year for us so a lot of positive."
Final Score Cooter 2 Bernie 1 7 innings
Starting Pitcher—Alex Guzman 4innings, 1 R, 2 H, 6 K, 3 BB
LP- Dalton Hobgood- 2 innings 1 R, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB
