Dexter, MO - This marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003-2004 Dexter Bearcat Final Four boys basketball team. It was 20 years ago the team entered the season having advanced to the District Championship each of the previous three years, and coming up short. The Bearcats advanced to the Championship for the fourth year in a row and claimed the first basketball title for the Bearcats in 28 years.
They then traveled to Mineral Area College and played the second ranked team in class 4, DeSoto. The ended up beating DeSoto 45-42.
They then traveled to the Farmington Civic Center to play the quarterfinal game against Lutheran South. They defeated LS 63-43 sending the 'Cats to their first ever Final Four appearance in Columbia, Missouri.
They unfortunately the 'Cats fell short in Columbia and had to face Vashon Wolverines who at the time were 29-0 and USA Today ranked them as the #1 team in the nation.
To be honest it didn't matter what happened in Columbia, it was the journey to Columbia that was the fun part. Doing what hadn't been done in 28 years and eventually taking the program to a place it had never been and to this day hasn't returned to the Final Four.
Members of the team were Scott Admire, Aaron Jackson, Andrew Stuever, Derek Roberts, nick Chamberlain, Andrew Boone, Chris Guethle, Kyle Espey, Eric Rinehart, Anthony Elfrink, Levi Dawson, James Ford, Justin Devers, Cale Williams, Taylor Pyle, Derek Demaree, and Josh Miller. Coaches were Eric Sitze, with assistant coaches Rob Nichols and Daniel Sexton.
The Bearcats were pushed hard all year long by Coach Sitze. He was able to find something in this group no one else could have and he challenged them to give 110%. He refused to be happy with anything else. in four short months Coach Sitze will close the door one last time in the old gym, his legendary practices and intensity will never be replaced. Eric Sitze was born to be basketball coach and he's done a great job over the last 28 years.
Thank you Coach Sitze for your commitment to the Dexter girls basketball program and the boys basketball program these past three decades. Bearcat fans appreciate you more than you will ever know.
The 2024 MSHSAA Class 2, District 3 Boys Basketball seeds and bracket have been announced. Games will be held at Bloomfield High School gym.
Puxico received the #1 seed followed by #2 Bloomfield, #3 Meadow Heights, #4 Oran, #5 Chaffee, #6 East Carter, and #7 Advance.
Puxico also received a bye in the first round and will play the winner of the Oran/Chaffee game on Thursday, February 22nd at 6 p.m.
No. 4 Oran will face no. 5 Chaffee on Tuesday, February 20th at 4:30 p.m.
No. 2 Bloomfield will play no. 7 Advance on Tuesday, February 20th at 6:00 p.m.
No. 3 Meadow Heights will compete against no. 6 East Carter on February 20th at 7:30 p.m.
The second semi-final game will be played at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 22nd.
The Championship game will be played on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 p.m. in the Bloomfield High School gym.
The 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament All-Tournament Team was announced after the Championship game on Friday, December 29, 2023.
Twin Rivers - Jake Hester
Portageville - Jamarion Smith, Landen Kellum
Puxico - Landan Burchard, Jett Hancock
Malden - Quamareous Famer, Marcus Burton, Payton Woodard
Hayti - Jvonta Payne
Van Buren - Elijah Van Wagner
Richland - Tucker Hughes
East Prairie - Connor Marcum, Noah Johnson
Lexi Hoffman from Advance High School signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Notre Dame College, South Euclid, OH.
Lexi is the daughter of Erin Hoffman, who just happens to be the high school volleyball coach at Advance.
Advance defeated South Iron, 3 - 0 (25 - 13, 25 - 13, 25 - 20) in the Class 1 State Championship.
Front Row (L to R): Head Coach Erin Hoffman, Lexi Hoffman, Assistant Coach Dana Below
Back Row: Advance High School Athletic Director James Hamlin
The Dexter High School Wrestling Team opened on Tuesday, November 28th hosting the Sikeston Bulldogs and the DeSoto Dragons.
"We took our lumps. Desoto and Sikeston are tough teams," commented DHS head coach Cody Boyer. "We have a mixture of experience and inexperience in our lineup right now. Sometimes in matches, you don't get to see the work the kids put in. I have a few that this is their first year ever to wrestle and they are stepping up and taking a spot to help out the team. That is a great teammate!"
"We did have some bright spots," continued Boyer. "Kasen Forkum at 157 went 2-0, Jason Hervoyavich went 2-0, Noah Bruyette went 2-0 on JV, Parker King at 285 went 1-1. Danyl Conn-Harris went 1-1 on JV, Ryan Young went 0-2 but lost by points in both matches. Kayden Hart at 215 went 1-1. Kayden is usually at 190 but I moved him up to get a match and he came up big for us."
"I can't wait to get Paxton White at 106 in our varsity lineup in January. I call him coach Paxton, he helps out his teammates. I bumped Kennedy McCormick up to 190 to get her a match and she battled. She came out on the losing end but I am proud of her," stated Boyer.
"I am excited about this year. We will keep getting better each day."
Girls Sikeston (SIKESTON) 30.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 6.0
100: Ellie Douglass (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 105: Double Forfeit 110: Double Forfeit 115: Emily Barrett (DEXTER) over (SIKESTON) (For.) 120: Double Forfeit 125: Double Forfeit 130: Rehanna Jones (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 135: Double Forfeit 140: Kimarhri Wilkins (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 145: Double Forfeit 155: Shanell Williams (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 170: Double Forfeit 190: Keniya Horton (SIKESTON) over Kennedy McCormick (DEXTER) (Fall 5:45) 235: Double Forfeit
Girls DeSoto (DESOTO) 42.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 0.0
100: Double Forfeit 105: Double Forfeit 110: Kya Aubuchon (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 115: Cheyenne Kincade (DESOTO) over Emily Barrett (DEXTER) (Fall 0:41) 120: Double Forfeit 125: Emma Taylor (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 130: Double Forfeit 135: Nevaeh Escobar (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 140: Paytan Rulo (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 145: Double Forfeit 155: Ella Bradley (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 170: Macie Tomlinson (DESOTO) over Kennedy McCormick (DEXTER) (Fall 1:23) 190: Double Forfeit 235: Double Forfeit
Junior Varsity Dexter (DEXTER) 36.0 Sikeston (SIKESTON) 24.0
120: Double Forfeit 126: Double Forfeit 132: Double Forfeit 138: River Spears (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 144: Brenner Collier (DEXTER) over Gus Adams (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:00) 150: Danyl Conn-Harris (DEXTER) over Bob Katsantonis (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:29) 157: Quentin Wilkins Jr (SIKESTON) over Hayden Cook (DEXTER) (Fall 0:38) 165: Jonathan Northern (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 175: Ayden King (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 190: Carson Mullins (DEXTER) over (SIKESTON) (For.) 215: Kayden Hart (DEXTER) over Jacob Brandon (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:41) 285: Noah Bruyette (DEXTER) over Jeremiah Segers (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:00) 106: Paxton White (DEXTER) over (SIKESTON) (For.) 113: Double Forfeit
Varsity Sikeston (SIKESTON) 57.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 15.0
106: Double Forfeit 113: Louis Montjoy (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 120: Jesse Haley (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 126: Anthony Lindsey (SIKESTON) over Shayden Conn (DEXTER) (Fall 1:24) 132: Conner Michael (SIKESTON) over Jaxon Akridge (DEXTER) (Fall 0:21) 138: Tristan Leavitt (SIKESTON) over Chase Berry (DEXTER) (Fall 0:35) 144: Colin Scott (SIKESTON) over Ryan Young (DEXTER) (Dec 10-5) 150: Kendarrious Love (SIKESTON) over Kodi Lynn (DEXTER) (Fall 4:34) 157: Kasen Forkum (DEXTER) over Jax Lancaster (SIKESTON) (Dec 9-7) 165: Sam Lancaster (SIKESTON) over James DeBerry (DEXTER) (Fall 1:33) 175: Elijah Torres (SIKESTON) over Heith Cochran (DEXTER) (Fall 0:39) 190: Jason Hervoyavich (DEXTER) over Sam McGill (SIKESTON) (Fall 5:00) 215: Ben McDermott (SIKESTON) over Matthew Robinson (DEXTER) (Fall 0:25) 285: Parker King (DEXTER) over Wyatt Hensley (SIKESTON) (Fall 4:30)
Junior Varsity DeSoto (DESOTO) 30.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 18.0
113: Double Forfeit 120: Gavin Koerber (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 126: Double Forfeit 132: Double Forfeit 138: Double Forfeit 144: Double Forfeit 150: Nolan Selsor (DESOTO) over Danyl Conn-Harris (DEXTER) (Fall 0:44) 157: Chet Rector (DESOTO) over Hayden Cook (DEXTER) (Fall 0:35) 165: Kaleb Wooley (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 175: Nathan Slamp (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 190: Carson Mullins (DEXTER) over Griffin Porter (DESOTO) (Fall 1:15) 215: Double Forfeit 285: Noah Bruyette (DEXTER) over George Wickerham (DESOTO) (Fall 1:56) 106: Paxton White (DEXTER) over (DESOTO) (For.)
Varsity DeSoto (DESOTO) 71.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 12.0
113: Gavin Peeler (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 120: Brenton Drummond (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 126: Davis Miller (DESOTO) over Shayden Conn (DEXTER) (Fall 0:43) 132: Thomas Bradley (DESOTO) over Jaxon Akridge (DEXTER) (Fall 0:14) 138: Drake Peeler (DESOTO) over Chase Berry (DEXTER) (Fall 0:06) 144: Dominic Eakins (DESOTO) over Ryan Young (DEXTER) (TF 19-3 0:00) 150: Braxton Drummond (DESOTO) over Kodi Lynn (DEXTER) (Fall 1:38) 157: Kasen Forkum (DEXTER) over Robert Smith (DESOTO) (Fall 1:58) 165: Levi Huck (DESOTO) over James DeBerry (DEXTER) (Fall 1:07) 175: Landon Lawson (DESOTO) over Heith Cochran (DEXTER) (Fall 1:26) 190: Jason Hervoyavich (DEXTER) over Eli Thebeau (DESOTO) (Fall 4:41) 215: Aiden Isaacson (DESOTO) over Matthew Robinson (DEXTER) (Fall 0:17) 285: Eddy Moore (DESOTO) over Parker King (DEXTER) (Fall 3:43) 106: Billy White (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.)
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