Dexter, MO - The Lady Cats of Dexter defeated the Cape Central Lady Tigers 8-1 on Thursday, August 31, 2022.
"I was super proud of the ladies today," commented head tennis coach Kristi Boles. "We have worked hard preparing for these matches and it is paying off. It's been a long week, but we still have one more match to finish the week off. I know the girls will be looking forward to the weekend for a bit of rest."
Doubles:
Bella Cook/Grace Marvel (D) defeated Megan Maxton/Sydnee Williams (CC) 8-6
Kate Churchill/Emma Dorton (D) defeated Kathryn Buckley/Sydney Britt (CC) 8-1
Destiny Ahrens/Alise Howell (D) defeated Emily Velasquez Rico (CC) 8-5
Singles:
Megan Maxton (CC) defeated Bella Cook (D) 8-0
Grace Marvel (D) defeated Kathryn Buckley (CC) 8-2
Kate Churchill (D) defeated Sydnee Williams (CC) 8-5
Emma Dorton (D) defeated Sydney Britt (CC) 8-2
Destiny Ahrens (D) defeated Emily Velasquez Rico (CC) 8-1
Alise Howell (D) defeated Lucy Cook (CC) 8-5
The Dexter Lady Bearcats tennis team opened their season at home on Monday, August 29th against Poplar Bluff. The match was called due to lightning and ended in a tie 4-4.
"Overall, I was pleased with our first match," commented head tennis coach Kristi Boles. "We had a lot of nerves that I saw pop up and hopefully, those will subside as the season progresses. We had some close matches that we ended up pulling out and I was very proud of those ladies, but we need to learn to finish a match when we have the early lead."
"We have three more matches this week, so we will work on getting all the kinks out and getting better every match," continued Boles.
Doubles:
#1 Bella Cook / Grace Marvel (D) defeated Kaitlyn Booker / Ava Richardson (PB) 8-6
#2 Kate Churchill / Emma Dorton (D) defeated Lauren Hamilton / Maura Dill (PB) 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak)
#3 Ella Skillman / Molly Maurer (PB) defeated Destiny Ahrens / Alise Howell (D) 8-2
Singles:
#1 Kaitlyn Booker (PB) defeated Bella Cook (D) 8-1
#2 Grace Marvel (D) defeated Ava Richardson (PB) 8-6
#3 Kate Churchill (D) defeated Lauren Hamilton (PB) 8-6
#4 Emma Dorton (D) and Ella Skillman (PB) - match unfinished (Emma was up 7-6 when match was called)
#5 Molly Maurer (PB) defeated Destiny Ahrens (D) 8-3
#6 Maura Dill (PB) defeated Alise Howell (D) 8-0
Jackson, MO - The Puxico Junior Varsity Cross Country team kicked off their 2022 season at the Jackson JV Invitational on Saturday, August 27th.
The JV Indians came away with three medals.
Runners competed by grade level during the meet. The freshmen ran 1.95 miles while the 10th, 11th and 12th grade athletes ran 2.35 miles. There was also a Fun Run that was 2.35 miles long.
The top four boys and top three girls in each division will be calculated for team scores.
Freshmen boys race - Jett Hancock 3rd place
Sophomore boys race - Logan Robison 4th place
Sophomore girls race - Paisley Wilkerson 9th place
Puxico, MO - The Lady Indians came out and handled business against the Madlen Greenwaves on Friday evening.
The JV Indians played very well together and worked hard for the big win! They defeated Malden 28-26, 25-18.
The varsity Lady Indians were solid and won all three sets 25-16, 25-13, and 25-7.
"We went in to this season with the “whatever it takes to finish” mindset for the season. We’ve been working very hard together as a team for many years, and we set our goals higher for this season. We are in a very competitive conference and we’re putting in the work to compete," stated head volleyball coach Hannah Douglas.
"We were proud of the work we put into action on the floor together for our first set. We ran some great plays and were stronger offensively than we have been in a long time. We came with an attacking mindset and it worked for us in moments that our defense didn’t. With that said, we restructured what our defense and service receive would look like this season, and so far we are pleased."
We know there’s a lot of room for growth, but we are ready to do what it takes to reach our goals! It was a great start to an exciting season."
They will travel to Clarkton on Monday, August 29th and at home again on Tuesday, August 30th hosting Scott City.
The Junior Varsity will participate in the Bernie J.V. Tournament on September 1st and 2nd.
Photo provided.
Bernie, MO - The Bernie varsity mules took to the field on a wet Friday evening and blew away their competitor, the Holcomb Hornets.
Offensively they had zero trouble defeating the Hornets 12-2 in a 10 run rule.
Reece Justice led the Mules to victory on the mound. The pitcher lasted four and 2/3's innings, allowing six hits, struck out three, and allowed only two runs.
Jayden Robinett threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Payton McNabb took the loss for Holcomb. The right-hander went one and 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on four hits and striking out two.
Bernie tallied 13 hits on the day. Seth Teel, Hunter Newton, Landon Ellsworth, and Jayden Robinette each managed multiple hits for Bernie. The Mules were sure-handed in the field and did not commit a single error. Cody Massey had the most chances in the field with five.
Blake Nash went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Bernie in hits.
Sam Jacobs, Bryce McNabb, Jacob Reeves-Crittendon, Hunter Lawrence, and Barry Privett, each collected one hit to lead the varsity Hornets. Holcomb had one error.
Final Score Bernie 12, Holcomb 2
Holcomb 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 6 1
Bernie 0 6 0 5 0 1 X 12 13 0
