Festus, MO - The Dexter Track & Field athletes competed at Festus High School in the MSHSAA Class 3 Sectional on Monday, May 23rd. Sixteen athletes will now head to the Class 3 State competition ton Friday, May 27th in Jefferson City, Missouri.
MSHSAA Class 3 Sectional Results for Dexter High School Track & Field
Boys 400m Dash - Anistin Kyle - 2nd Place with a time of 50.81
Boys 800m Run - Chris Stone - 2nd Place with a time of 2:05.01
Boys 800m Run - Cameron Bell - 6th Place with a time of 2:21.26
Boys 1600m Run - Clayton Bell - 8th Place with a time of 5:08.32
Boys 3200m Run - Ben Dowdy - 5th Place with a time of 10:18.70
Boys 300m Hurdles - Jaxen Grams - 2nd Place with a time of 42.39
BOYS 4X400 METER RELAY - Anistin Kyle, Bell, Chris Stone and RJ Farmer - Finished 4th Place with a time of 3:34.37
BOYS 4X800 METER RELAY - Anistin Kyle, Chris Stone, Cameron Bell and Chase Farmer - Finished in 1st Place with a time of 8:18.09
BOYS JAVELIN - Joshua Alday - Finished in 1st Place - 173-04.00
BOYS SHOT PUT - Lucas Alday - Finished in 7th Place - 42-04.75
Girls 200m Dash - Dulcie Pullen - Finished in 4th Place - with a time of 26.99
Girls 800m Run - Gabby Brown - Finished in 2nd Place - with a time of 2:26.08
Girls 1600m Run - Gabby Brown - Finished in 1st Place - with a time of 5:28.20
Girls 1600m Run - Kali Hale - Finished in 8th Place - with a time of 6:29.28
Girls 3200m Run - Gabby Brown - Finished in 2nd Place - with a time of 12:04.26
GIRLS 4X100 METER RELAY - Finished in 6th Place - with a time of 52.91
GIRLS 4X400 METER RELAY - Dulcie Pullen, Kenady Krapf, Allison Turnbo and Kali Hale - Finished in 3rd Place - 4:22.56
GIRLS POLE VAULT - Abbie Lloyd - Finished in 2nd Place - 8-06.00
Congratulations to Dulcie Pullen, Gabby Brown, Kali Hale, Abbie Lloyd, Allison Turnbo, Kenady Krapf, Chris Stone, Anistin Kyle, Cameron Bell, Chase Farmer, Ben Dowdy, RJ Farmer, Josh Alday, Jaxen Grams, Damon Helton, and Clayton Bell.
Pictured is Josh Alday throwing the javelin at the Dexter Track & Field Meet earlier in the season.
Dexter, MO - Three Dexter High School softball athletes earned All District and All Region Awards.
Amelia Jenkins received 1st team All-District and 2nd team All Region as a pitcher.
Kinleigh Chappell received 1st team All District as an infielder.
Kennedy Bess received 1st team All District and 2nd team All Region as a catcher.
Bernie, MO - The first Kyle Smith Memorial Athletic Scholarship was awarded to John Nimmo of Bernie High School.
"Two months ago I lost a good friend and colleague," stated Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times, "He was doing what he loved and that was covering high school sports for the Dexter Statesman and SEMOBALL."
"I remember when we were at the sectional game and the Mules punched their ticket to the Final Four! He was super excited to have the opportunity to follow them; however while on assignment in Springfield, Kyle fell ill and passed away not getting to see one minute of either of their games."
Kyle loved sports. He had been a sports editor most of his life and he spent a lot of time talking about the athletes we were covering. He probably could quote just about any stat you wanted to know about any athlete in Stoddard County.
"He was especially impressed with one athlete here at Bernie High School. He interviewed him on more than one occasion and even wrote a feature story about him which was published a few days after his passing. His very last feature story."
Kyle and I always drank Diet Mt Dews at games and on more than one occasion split a Twix bar. That was one of our many things we had in common. I brought those items with me today to go with the scholarship.
"His last words to me just 30 minutes prior to that Friday game was, 'Make sure they win so I can cover them tomorrow in the Championship game!' I said I would as If I had any control over their game and Bernie did win!"
Kyle never got that chance.
And what a better way to honor his memory than to start a community scholarship and give to a Bernie Senior that he admired and respected in his sport of basketball.
"So on behalf of the ShowMe Times, the Dexter Statesman, SEMOBALL, the Bernie Banner, and his mother Connie, I would like to present the first Kyle Smith Memorial Athletic Scholarship in the amount of $500 to Mr. John Nimmo."
Shown presenting the scholarship to Nimmo is Dee Loflin of the ShowMe Times.
Sedalia, MO - The Dexter Bearcat Golf Team is bringing home some great hardware to put in the Dexter High School trophy case as they finished 3rd Place as a team at the MSHSAA State Golf Tournament.
There were more than 85 athletes competing and 9 schools competing in the 2-day Class 3 MSHSAA State Golf Tournament.
Cy Worley finished with a score of 151. Round 1 on Monday was 78, Tuesday was 73. Worley tied for 12th place with Ian Hollander of St. Charles West.
Dylan Sitze finished with a score of 154. Round 1 on Monday was 77, Tuesday was also 77. He tied for 15th place four other athletes.
Ben Christian finished with a score of 157. Round 1 on Monday was 78, Tuesday was 79. Christian tied for 24th with Trevin Joseph Cunningham of Maryville, and Tyler Han of Springfield Catholic.
Tucker Temples finished with a score of 173. Round 1 on Monday was 86, Tuesday was 87. Temples tied for 51st place with several athletes.
"We had a great state tournament," commented Coach Eric Sitze. " The guys really played well. Our two freshman did a good job of playing solid for 36 holes. Ben Christian was really close to All State that's a great accomplishment to finish that high."
At the end of day 1 Dexter finished in 3rd place with a score of 319. On Tuesday they did a little better with a team score of 316.
Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School's team finished in first place with a two day score of 587.
Bishop LeBlond High School's team finished in second place with a two day score of 601.
"Cy and Dylan did what they have done all season. They have been very consistent for us this year. They have carried us every tournament," continued Sitze. "I am very proud of how they played for us all season. We will miss those two guys next year."
Worley and Sitze were awarded All-State honors after the tournament ended on Tuesday.
Dexter, MO - The 2022 Bearcat Football Youth Summer Camp will be held on July 11th and July 12th at Charles Bland Stadium. This event is hosted by the Dexter High School Football program and will be for grades 3rd & 4th and 5th & 6th.
Grades 3rd & 4th will be from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. both day and grades 5th & 6th will be from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Young athletes will focus on the basic fundamentals of football, positional basics, team concepts, and scheme concepts.
The camp will feature team building, age grouping, competition, and punt, pass, and kick competition.
Each camper will receive a certificate of completion as well as a t-shirt if you register by June 1st.
Cost is $25 for each camper and checks are made payable to Dexter High School.
Please contact Chad Jamerson by June 1st in order to get a t-shirt, but you can still register the first day of camp at the football field.
Contact information for Coach Jamerson cjamerson@dexter.k12.mo.us or call the high school at (573) 614-1030.
Registration forms went home to students in 3rd - 6th grade already, but please do not wait. Register as soon as possible.
