Dexter, Missouri - The T.S. Hill Middle School 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball teams are ready for action! Their season kicks off on Monday, March 6, 2017 against Woodland at home beginning at 6 p.m. in the DMS gym.

Team managers are Abby DeMent and Sydney Bess!

8th Grade Roster: #5 Hannah Pyles, #6 McKenzie Yount, #7 Bailey Chamberlain, #8 Destiny Durham, #10 Chloe Thurmon, #23 Mikayla Dodson, #24 Bronwen Young, #25 Shelby Bishop, #26 Alexis Hays, #30 Mattilyn Williams, and #31 Sydney Asberry.

7th Grade Roster: #2 Lydia Bishop, #3 Avery Neely, #4 Lexie Laramore, #9 Sarah Baker, #13 Andie Kruse, #14 Tori White, #18 Bailey Whitaker, #20 Maci Comfort, #21 Dulcie Pullen, #22 karsyn Smith, #29 Camille Winchester, and #32 Magi McBride.

2017 T.S. Hill Middle School Volleyball Schedule:

March 6- VS Woodland (7th- 6pm, 8th- 7pm)

March 8- AT Scott City (7th- 5pm, 8th- 6pm)

March 13- AT Puxico (7th-6pm, 8th- 7pm)

March 14- VS Kennett (7th- 6pm, 8th-7pm)

March 16- AT Sikeston (7th- 5pm, 8th- 6pm)

March 18- 7th Grade Poplar Bluff Invitational

March 21- AT Bernie (7th- 6pm, 8th- 7pm)

March 22- VS Bell City (7th- 5pm, 8th- 6pm)

March 27-28- 8th Grade Bernie Tournament

March 30- AT Poplar Bluff (7th- 5pm, 8th- 6pm)

April 3- VS Advance (7th- 6pm, 8th- 7pm)

April 6- HITS FOR HOPE VS. Bloomfield (7th- 6pm, 8th- 7pm)

April 8-11- SCAA Tournament

Dexter, Missouri - Severe thunderstorms didn't stop the Lady Cats of Dexter from defeating the Ste. Genevieve Lady Dragons on their home court Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in the Class 4, District 1 semifinal.  Final Score Dexter 74, Ste. Gen 66.

Dexter junior #35 Chaylea Mosby had an awesome night earning her 1,000th career point and a team-high 30 points for the Lady Cats. She also finished with six 3-pointers.

Hannah Thurmon recorded 17 points and Krysten Garrison tallied 11 points.

"The Cats played well in the first half," commented head coach Chad Allen.  "Coming into this game we knew they would box in one at some point.  It really paid off going over that yesterday in practice. I told Krysten and Hannah to just take over in the second half.  Both had a great night and scored most of the points in the second half."

Ste. Gen's Madison Reynolds finished with a game-high 36 points.  Avery Reed had 15 and Emma Meyer recorded 11 points.

"They have a great team and Reynolds is an unbelievable player," Allen said of Ste. Gen. "She is a great passer and defensively she guards well."

"In the second half we did a much better job," continued Allen.  "When you get in the play-offs you have to be ready to play and Ste. Gen was ready and senior loaded."

The Lady Dragons finished their season 19 - 11.

Dexter advances to the Class 4, District 1 Championship against the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Ste. Genevieve. This could be the seventh straight District Title for Dexter.

Final Score Dexter 74, Ste. Gen 66

Dexter       22  25    8  19  -  74

Ste. Gen   20  15  16  15   -  66

Dexter (74) - Maycie Martin 4, Rylee Allen 1, Natalie Sitze 8, Hannah Thurmon 17, Krysten Garrison 11, Harley Allen 3, Chaylea Mosby 30. FG 27, F 15, FT 11/20 (3-pointers: Natalie Sitze 2, Harley Allen 1, Chaylea Mosby 6.  Fouled Out: None)

Ste. Gen (66) - Madison Reynolds 36, Avery Reed 15, Emma Meyer 11, Addie Stegall 4. FG 25, FT 11/16, F 14. (3-pointers: Madison Reynolds 2, Emma Meyer 3, Fouled Out: Matti Helms)

Dexter, Missouri - The boys basketball team traveled to Ste. Genevieve in semifinal action in the Class 4, District game against Sikeston on Monday, February 27, 2017.  Dexter High School junior Ben Sindle only needed five 3-pointers against the Sikeston Bulldogs to tie the school record for most treys in a season.

Sindle didn't know coming into the game that he had 76 3-pointers for the 2016-2017 boys basketball season, but coach Josh Dowdy did and he was hoping Ben would break the record Monday night.

Ben not only tied the record, but surpassed it by two recording 7 treys.  He surpassed the previous record of 81 treys held by Shawn Guethle.

"I can't say enough about Ben and the entire team. They are family!" commented an emotional Dowdy following the game on Monday. 

Sindle finished the season with a total of 83 3-pointers for the Dexter Bearcats! 

Ben is the son of Darrell Sindle and Chris and Holly Bowman.

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri - The fourth seeded Dexter boys basketball team for the second time this season beat the Perryville Pirates with a 69 - 57 victory in the MSHSAA Class 4, District 1 quarterfinal at Ste. Genevieve on Saturday, February 25, 2017.

Dexter trailed Perryville by as much as 6 points in the first quarter similar to their game earlier in the season.  The Bearcats battled back and by half-time they led 30 - 24.

They scored nearly half of their points off of offensive rebounds including several in the third quarter when they made their biggest point run of the evening.

"I just believe we were in the open floor, ahead of them and it seemed like we had a lot of 3-on-2, 4-on-3 opportunities and we just took advantage of the situations," commented Dexter head basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "If we didn't make the first basket we followed it up nicely.  They ran us and it allowed us to spread the floor and get to the rim a little more in the third quarter."

Clay Mullins finished with a game-high 22 points for Dexter.  He had nine two-pointers and was 4/8 at the charity stripe.

Dawson Kasting performed well as the sixth man against the Pirates.  He came off the bench scoring 14 points and five take aways for the Bearcats.

"I hate to mention just one player of a game, but my goodness our sixth man came off the bench and put on a show for us tonight," Dowdy said of Kasting.  "He always gets minutes, but he is better off the bench and he is waiting his turn.  He's just an energy guy and he played his role.  Whatever he ate today, he needs to have it again on Monday."

Gabe Jackson tallied 12 points for the Bearcats. He had six field goals.

Dexter (17-10) will face top-seeded Sikeston in the MSHSAA Class 4, District 1 semifinals at 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 27, 2017 in Ste. Genevieve.

"We just appreciate the opportunity," Dowdy said of battling against the Bulldogs. "We have had a great season and I am proud of the kids.  We are just going to come play th egame and you never know what could happen." Sikeston's record is 21-4.

Final Score Dexter 69, Perryville 57

Dexter    19   11   23   16  -  69

Perryville 14  10  16  17  -  57

Dexter (69) - Jason Jarrell 8, Ben Sindle 9, Clay Mullins 22, Dawson Kasting 14, Ryan Mayo 4, Gabe Jackson 12. FG 30, FT 6/11, F 11. (3-pointers: Sindle 3, Fouled Out: None)

Perryville (57) - Aaron Mueller 7, Garrett Dix 10, Josh Robinson 15, Jeff Reisenbichler 19, Chase Brown 4, Brandon Renaud 2. FG 25, FT 3/6, F 13. (3-pointers: Dix 1, Robinson 1, Reisenbichler 2. Fouled Out: None).

Dexter, MO - Dexter Public Schools announced today the hiring of Aaron Pixley to fill the newly formed full-time position of Activities Director. 

Fondly known as "Coach Pixley" and "Coach P", Aaron returns to his alma mater after 4-years as the Head Football Coach for the Kennett Indians from 2013 to 2017.  Prior to that, Aaron was the head coach of the Dexter Bearcats for a 13-year tenure, recording 78 wins as the Head Coach of the Bearcat football program from 2000 to 2013.  He is noted as the winningest coach in the history of Dexter High School football. 

The administration and the Dexter School Board have considered a change in the Athletic Director position for several years.  Currently a part-time position held by the assistant principal at both T S Hill Middle School and the Dexter High School, the responsibilities were not only over the students during the school week, but also over all the scheduling, coordination and execution of all extra-curricular activities at both buildings.  There were actually two full-time positions rolled up into one full-time assistant principal position.  With this transition, the district's goal was achieved in combining both the Middle School and High School Athletic Director position to the new Activities Director position.

"This move will allow our assistant principals to gain a stronger focus on our students' daily interaction, academics and course instructions," noted assistant superintendent Gavin Miller.  "Our number one goal is the academic achievements of our students."

The selection process was grueling with many very strong applicants.  A committee of seven staff members from throughout the district made their final recommendation to the board after several weeks of the interview process.  Deciding between long term athletic program experience and familiarity with the district and community were key focuses of the committee. 

"This was not an easy decision and was very difficult with the quality we had in many of those that applied for this position," added Miller.  "Our district is filled with teachers of high character and integrity, so the bar was placed pretty high in our attempts to fill the Activities Director position."

Many who are familiar with Aaron Pixley know well his character and dedication to the community and Dexter High School.  He is a family man with a strong desire to be a positive influence on the youth and willing to invest himself in the young men and women in the community.  His passion to encourage others spreads throughout the entire community and lifts others up to higher standards from his very presence.  The dedication to success lies in sticking to basic fundamentals and working hard to create an environment of achievement. 

Aaron will return to Dexter to assume his new role on July 1, 2017.