Dexter, MO - The Dexter Bearcats held their first home track meet since 2016 and it was a special afternoon featuring the 2021 graduating seniors.
In 2017, the track was deemed unsafe for competition because of cracks in the surface. With the recent $15 million bond issued passed by voters in April of 2019 the Dexter School District created a new track at Charles Bland Stadium and created areas for triple and long jump, a pole vault runway and a javelin area. The shot put and discus areas have also been updated.
Seniors and their families were honored.
Gavin Cartwright is the son of Damon Cartwright.
Gavin is a member of the Bearcat Cross Country team three years and track team for four years.
After Gavin graduates, he plans to attend college at Arkansas State University - Jonesboro and earn a bachelors of science degree in biology.
His most memorable moment at DHS is when Carter Dorton broke 5 minutes in the mile for the first time!
Photo by Danielle Morgan, Dexter High School student.
Malden, MO - The Bloomfield boys golf team opened their season with a 9-hole victory on Tuesday at the Malden Country Club against NMCC, Caruthersville, and Malden.
The Wildcats shot 190 followed by Caruthersville 214, NMCC 238, and Malden 240.
"Today we did better than I was anticipating under the circumstances," commented Bloomfield golf coach Travis Westbrook. "Playing our first match of the year in not ideal conditions (rained all day), I was really happy with our scores.
"Jeffrey Jarrell had a really good day, a 42 today is something he should be proud of at the Malden golf course. None of them have played competitive individual golf for almost two years, so I was more than pleased with all of our results."
"Hopefully we can only improve from here," finished Westbrook.
Bloomfield’s Jeffrey Jarrell earned medalist honors with a 6-over 42. Nathan Lockhart’s 48, Bryant Vaughn’s 48 and Dawson Hill’s 52 rounded out the Wildcats’ team score.
The Bloomfield Wildcats golf team will travel to Dexter's Hidden Trails Country Club on Wednesday, March 24th at 4 p.m.
Pictured from L-R Dakotah Persfull, Wyatt Hendley, Nathan Lockhart, Jeffrey Jarrell, Dawson Hill, and Bryant Vaughn.
Photo provided by Lindsay Hampton.
Malden, MO - The Dexter Bearcats baseball team traveled to Malden for a double-header on Saturday, March 20th. The Bearcats fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 9-5 loss to the Green Wave.
Dexter attacked first scoring two in the first inning. One run in each of the third, fifth and six innings.
Malden scored on a walk, two fielder's' choice in the first inning, a sacrifice fly and a single in the second inning. They scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth.
Fireballer, Ethan Campbell, on the mound for Malden surrendered three runs on three hits over three innings, striking out four and walking zero.
Adam Saylors started the game for Dexter Bearcats. The righty surrendered three runs on one hit over one-third of an inning. Brock Wyman, Seth Teel, and Cole Nichols each contributed in relief for the Bearcats.
Kaeden Kennedy went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Dexter in hits.
Dexter (0-2) will face Kennett at home on Wednesday, March 24th at 4 p.m.
Photo submitted. Dexter's Riley Slusher (right) talks with first base coach Cody Boyer after reaching base during Saturday's game against Malden.
Malden, MO - Clearwater jumped out to a 5-0 lead by the fifth inning. The Bearcats watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 5-1 loss to Clearwater on Saturday, March 20th at Malden.
The Tigers got on the board in the first inning when #19 singled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs.
#12 Jorden Eaton led Clearwater to victory on the hill. The hurler surrendered one run on one hit over six and two-thirds innings, striking out 17 and walking one. #19 threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Peyton Driskill took the loss for Dexter. The pitcher surrendered three runs on three hits over two innings, striking out three and walking one.
Adam Saylors and Josh Kaufman all had one hit to lead the Bearcats.
Clearwater didn't commit a single error in the field.
Kennett, MO - The Bearcats opened their golf season at Kennett on Monday, March 22, 2021. They shot 181 beating second-place Kennett at 186 in a triple-dual match. Sikeston earned a third place finish with a score of 191 and Caruthersville finished fourth with a score of 220.
Cy Worley shot a 3-over 39 to lead Dexter.
"Overall not bad for our first match," commented Eric Sitze, Dexter High School Golf Coach. "Cy had a good round and was medalist. Kenton Pope and Alyssa Warren also played well for us."
"We are looking forward to seeing their improvement throughout the season."
Final Individual Scores:
DEXTER BEARCATS: Cy Worley 39, Dylan Sitze 44, Kenton Pope 47, Alyssa Warren 51, and Matt Hardin 56.
KENNETT INDIANS: Joe Wilson 43, Ryan Creed 46, Will Johnson 47, Nate Mode 50, and Dax Sutton 65.
SIKESTON BULLDOGS: Peyton Spurlock 44, Ben Schrumpf 46, Leighton Tarter 50, Jay Lape 51, and Cullen Pearson 60.
CARUTHERSVILLE TIGERS: Carter Long 43, Trey Thompson 53, Jackson Holder 57, and Brent Ayers 67.
Photo credit to Dawn Warren.
