Scott City, Missouri - The Bernie Mules softball team defeated top-ranked Scott City Rams on Monday, April 8, 2019 10-9.  The Rams were previously undefeated prior to the Mules coming to town.

Alyson Marcum got things moving in the first inning, when she homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs.

The Lady Mules scored two runs in the first inning and six runs in the second inning to jump out to an 8-0 lead over the Rams.  Scott City came back and scored three in the third and two in the forth to cut the lead to 8-5, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit.

Cassidy Freed was credited with the win, allowing nine runs, on eight hits with six strikeouts and seven walks in 6 2/3 innings.

Haley Schrum was charged with the loss, giving up 10 runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and five walks in seven innings.

Bernie improved to 15-2 on the season.

Marcum went 1 for 1 with a home run, two RBIs and four walks. Anna Eaton went 2 for 5 with two doubles and two RBIs. Daisy Eaton went 2 for 5 with a double and two RBIs. Anthony went 2 for 5 with one RBI. Logan Mayberry doubled in four at-bats, and Freed had two RBIs.

Final Score Bernie 10, Scott City 9

Bernie   260 000 2  10 9 3

Scott City  003 200 4  9 8 6

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats placed 2nd at the Poplar Bluff Invitational boys golf tournament on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Westwood Hills Country Club.

They shot 316, 31 strokes behind Jackson (285).  Poplar Bluff finished third with a score of 320.  Farmington was fourth with 323.

Spencer Warren shot a 71 and placed 3rd.  He finished two strokes behind Jackson Indian Case Englehart who shot a 69 to win the tournament.

“Spencer hit 17 greens today and just needed a few more putts to fall,” commented Dexter coach Eric Sitze, “but he was right there with Case.”

Dylan Sitze’s 80, Cy Worley’s 82 and Ryan Collier’s 83 completed Dexter’s team score.

"Dylan was just 4 over going into his last 3 holes and had some bad luck after a bad swing," continued Sitze.  "We can take a lot of positive from today.  That's all you can do.  We are young and we are getting better that's all I can ask."

“Ryan and Cy didn’t have very good front-nine scores but stayed after it and had solid back nines for us," Sitze stated.

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats won the 8-team Poplar Bluff Invitational boys tennis tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Poplar Bluff High School.

Eric Hahn placed second with a 3-1 record while Nate Gargas tied for third with a 2-1 record.

"We won the overall team tournament scoring a total of 15 team points," commented Eric Boles, DHS Tennis Coach.  "Han went 3-1 losing in the singles finals and finished 2nd overall.  Gargas lost in singles semi-finals to the eventual champion.  He tied for third."

Cape Central, Farmington, Jackson, Notre Dame, Potosi, and Sikeston also competed in the tournament.

Each singles win earned the team 2 points while the doubles win earned them 2.5 points.

Both doubles teams won their first-round matches. Logan Wyman/Ryder Boles won 8-3 and Travis Propst/Eric Allen won 8-5.

Wyman/Boles lost 8-5 in quarterfinals and Propst/Allen lost 8-2.

Singles - Round of 16

Eric Hahn won 8-1

Nate Gargas won 8-0

Quarter Finals

Eric Hahn won 8-0

Nate Gargas won 8-3

Semifinals

Eric Hahn won 8-1

Nate Gargas lost 0-8

Finals

Eric Hahn lost 3-8

Doubles - Round of 16

Logan Wyman and Ryder Boles won 8-3

Travis Propst and Eric Allen won 8-5

Quarter Finals

Logan Wyman and Ryder Boles lost 5-8

Travis Propst and Eric Allen lost 2-8

Photo provided.

Farmington, Missouri - Three Dexter golfers won medals as the 'Cats finished second  in the 15-team Farmington Invitational on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Crown Pointe Golf Club.  Medals were given to the top-12.

Case Englehart, of Jackson, won the tournament with a 2-over 74.

"We had a good tournament," commented Eric Sitze, DHS golf coach.  "All the guys brought their score down from our first tournament of the year."

"Spencer , Ryan, and Cy all medaled," continued Sitze.  "Dylan missed it by 1 and Lukey b 4.  We need to score better on the par 5's and 4's and narrow that gap between us and Jackson, but happy with our progress. Th These guys are fun to watch and can't wait for our next one!"

Spencer Warren placed fourth with a 4-over 76.  He finished with three birdies and eight pars.

Ryan Collier tied for fifth with a 78 and Cy Worley tied for 12th with an 82.

Dylan Sitze tied for 16th with 83 and Luke Becker tied for 24th with 86.

Dexter posted a 319 total score behind Jackson who won the tournament.   

Dexter, Missouri - The annual Swing Pink Softball Tournament is set to begin Saturday, April 6th at Est City Park in Dexter.

Bracket A Seeds: #1 Bernie, #2 Potosi, #3 East Carter, #4 Kennett, #5 Holcomb, #6 Naylor, #7 Van Buren, #8 Bloomfield.

Bracket B Seeds: #1 Clearwater, #2 Twin Rivers, #3 Puxico, #4 Advance w/Zalma, #5 Greenville, #6 Cooter, #7 Portageville, #8 Winona.

Bracket C Seeds: #1 Senath-Hornersville, #2 East Prairie, #3 Dexter, #4 Charleston, #5 Risco, #6 Southland

Bracket A Schedule

11:00 a.m. Field A #1 Bernie vs #8 Bloomfield

11:00 a.m. Field B #4 Kennett vs #5 Holcomb

11:00 a.m. Field C #3 East Carter vs #6 Naylor

11:00 a.m. Field D #2 Potosi vs #7 Van Buren

3:00 p.m. Semifinals on Field A, B, G, and J

7:00 p.m. Field D 7th Place, Field C Fifth Place, Field G 3rd Place and Field J Championship

Bracket B Schedule

9:00 a.m. Field A #1 Clearwater vs #8 Winona

9:00 a.m. Field B #4 Advance w/Zalma vs #5 Greenville

9:00 a.m. Field C #3 Puxico vs #6 Cooter

9:00 a.m. #2 Twin Rivers vs #7 Portageville

Semifinal Games will be at 1 p.m. on Field A, B, G, and J.

5 p.m. Field D 7th Place; 5 p.m. Field C 5th Place Game; 5 p.m. Field G 3rd Place; 5 p.m. Field J Championship Game.

Bracket C Schedule

9:00 a.m. Field G #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #5 Risco

9:00 a.m. Field J #2 East Prairie vs #6 Southland

1:00 p.m. Field C #3 Dexter vs #5 Risco

1:00 p.m. Field D #4 Charleston vs #6 Southland

3:00 p.m. Field C #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #3 Dexter

3:00 p.m. Field D #2 East Prairie vs #4 Charleston

5:00 p.m. Field A #5 Risco vs #6 Southland

7:00 p.m. Field A #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #2 East Prairie

7:00 p.m. Field B #3 Dexter vs #4 Charleston

The six-team Bracket C Championship will be decided by pool play.