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Dustin Ward
Dustin Ward has been the sports editor at Daily Statesman in Dexter, Mo., since August 2013.
Ward graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in psychology. He also has 21-hour concentration in environmental science, social studies and education.
Ward started following sports in southeast Missouri when he was five-years-old in 1991. In the 2009-10 basketball season, he watched 84 varsity basketball teams play a total of 147 varsity games. He has also attended the state basketball, baseball and volleyball tournaments the last three seasons. His favorite baseball memory is watching the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series.
Ward completed an internship in the summer of 2010 at semoball.com. During the internship he had the opportunity to visit and photograph the athletic facilities at all 58 semoball schools. He also researched the district and state championship histories of 55 schools and used the Cover it Live application to cover the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. After the internship he served as sports editor at Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennett, Mo., from 2011-2013.
Ward graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in psychology. He also has 21-hour concentration in environmental science, social studies and education.
Ward started following sports in southeast Missouri when he was five-years-old in 1991. In the 2009-10 basketball season, he watched 84 varsity basketball teams play a total of 147 varsity games. He has also attended the state basketball, baseball and volleyball tournaments the last three seasons. His favorite baseball memory is watching the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series.
Ward completed an internship in the summer of 2010 at semoball.com. During the internship he had the opportunity to visit and photograph the athletic facilities at all 58 semoball schools. He also researched the district and state championship histories of 55 schools and used the Cover it Live application to cover the Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. After the internship he served as sports editor at Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennett, Mo., from 2011-2013.
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Schedule released for Perryville volleyball tournament & September Showdown
Posted Monday, September 21, 2015, at 4:44 PMPERRYVILLE, Mo. - The schedule has been released for the highly antcipated Perryville volleyball tournament. The 20-team event takes place Saturday at the Perryville Park Center, Perryville High School, Perryville Middle School and St. Vincent High School... -
Dexter youth basketball registration underway
Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at 3:18 PMRegistration is underway for Dexter Parks & Recreation youth basketball. Youth basketball is open to boys and girls entering the third, fourth, fifth or sixth grades. Players will be put on teams by luck of draw. Basketball practices will be conducted at the coaches' discretion at the DPR gym and the Old Gym on Park Lane... -
Volleyball state rankings
Posted Monday, September 14, 2015, at 4:49 PM1The latest high school volleyball state rankings provided by the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association have been released. A slew of schools from the southeast Missouri region are state-ranked. St. Vincent is ranked No. 1 in Class 1, Winona is ranked No. 3 in Class 1, Bismarck is ranked No. 8 in Class 1, Lesterville is ranked No. 9 in Class 1 and Bernie is ranked No. 10 in Class 1... -
2015 Dig for Life Classic Schedule
Posted Monday, September 14, 2015, at 4:48 PM9The schedule has been released for the 48-team Dig for Life Classic volleyball tournament. This year's tournament takes place Sept. 11-12 at Southeast Missouri State University and Notre Dame Regional High School. Both are located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri... -
Dexter takes second at Notre Dame Volleyballfest
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2015, at 2:22 AMCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity volleyball team secured a second-place finish for a second consecutive season at the Notre Dame Volleyballfest Saturday night. Dexter beat Lindbergh 25-18, 25-13 in a quarterfinal and edged host Notre Dame 25-19, 26-28, 25-23 in a semifinal before falling to defending Class 3 state champion Helias Catholic 25-13, 25-21 in the championship... -
Schedules released for Dig for Life Classic & Notre Dame Volleyballfest
Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at 2:59 PM7The schedule has been released for the 48-team Dig for Life Classic volleyball tournament. This year's tournament takes place Sept. 11-12 at Southeast Missouri State University and Notre Dame Regional High School. Both are located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri... -
Schedules for Notre Dame Volleyballfest and Woodland Invitational
Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at 11:59 PMCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Eight of Missouri's elite volleyball programs are set to square off Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday Sept. 5, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Notre Dame, Ste. Genevieve, Lindbergh, St. Vincent, Lafayette, Dexter, Helias Catholic and Perryville will compete in the two-day Notre Dame Volleyballfest... -
Dexter youth football, volleyball and soccer registration underway
Posted Monday, August 3, 2015, at 4:19 PMRegistration is underway for Dexter Parks and Recreation youth football, volleyball and soccer. The deadline to register for youth football and youth volleyball is Aug. 21. The deadline to register for youth soccer is Aug. 27. --- Youth football is open to athletes entering the third, fourth, fifth or sixth grade. ... -
Midwest Plains Regional begins Friday in Kansas (schedule included)
Posted Monday, July 27, 2015, at 3:25 PMThe schedule is set for the highly anticipated Senior Babe Ruth Midwest Plains Regional Tournament. The event is slated to take place July 24-27 at Battershell Field in Lyons, Kansas. Eight teams are slated to compete at the tournament. Colorado, Kansas, Missouri No. 2 (Charleston Fighting Squirrels) and North Dakota are competing in the American League Pool... -
Updated Senior Babe Ruth state tournament results, stories and schedule
Posted Sunday, July 19, 2015, at 2:40 AMThe Wayne County Lumberjacks and Charleston Fighting Squirrels are both headed to the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament that begins Friday in Lyons, Kansas, following the completion of the Missouri Senior Babe Ruth state tournament at Hillhouse Park in Charleston Saturday night... -
2015 Senior Babe Ruth state tournament schedule
Posted Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at 4:44 PMCHARLESTON, Mo. - The schedule is set for the highly anticipated Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. The eight-team double-elimination event takes place July 15-19 at Hillhouse Park in Charleston, Missouri. A drawing was held earlier this week to determine first-round opponents. ... -
Rib City boys basketball shootout (June 18-19)
Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 3:13 AM2The schedule has been released for this weekend's boys basketball Rib City Shootout. The boys basketball event is slated to take place Thursday and Friday at Dexter. View a schedule for the event at the link below: Rib City Boys Basketball Shootout Schedule... -
Updated Schedules: Rib City varsity volleyball shootout (Monday)
Posted Sunday, June 14, 2015, at 2:17 PMThe latest schedules for the varsity volleyball Rib City Shootout as of 4 a.m. Sunday are available at the links below. The varsity volleyball event is slated to take place Monday in Dexter. View updated schedules below: PRELIMINARY PLAY BRACKET PLAY... -
Updated schedule for Rib City Shootout (June 11-12)
Posted Friday, June 12, 2015, at 7:27 PMAn updated schedule has been released for this weekend's girls basketball Rib City Shootout. The girls basketball event is slated to take place Thursday and Friday at Dexter. View a schedule for the event at the link below: Rib City Shootout Schedule... -
Schedule set for Rib City Shootout (June 5-6)
Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at 3:40 PMThe schedule has been released for this weekend's boys basketball Rib City Shootout. The boys basketball event is slated to take place Friday and Saturday at Dexter. View a schedule for the event at the link below: Rib City Shootout Schedule... -
2015 Charleston Fighting Squirrels Baseball Schedule
Posted Friday, May 29, 2015, at 6:44 PM -
Updated: Baseball, boys tennis and softball playoff brackets
Posted Friday, May 22, 2015, at 1:45 AMClass 1, District 1 baseball at Gideon Class 1, District 2 baseball at Oran Class 1, District 3 baseball at South Iron Class 2, District 1 baseball at Campbell Class 2, District 2 baseball at Three Rivers College Class 2, District 3 baseball at Greenville... -
SEMO Conference baseball tournament, C1D3 softball seedings released
Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 2:10 PMThe stage is set for the 2015 SEMO Conference baseball tournament. The eight-team event takes place May 1, May 2 and May 4. Notre Dame has received the No. 1 seed. The championship is scheduled for May 4 at 7 p.m. at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri... -
Updated SCAA baseball, softball tournament brackets
Posted Monday, April 20, 2015, at 11:41 PM2The seedings have been released for the SCAA high school softball and baseball tournaments. Bernie is the No. 1 seed in the baseball tournament and Advance is the No. 1 seed in the softball tournament. Brackets for the tournaments are available below:... -
Schedule set for Swing Pink softball tournament at Dexter Saturday
Posted Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at 2:01 PMThe schedule has been released for the Swing Pink softball tournament. 16 teams will compete in the tournament Saturday at Dexter. No. 1 seeded West County takes on No. 8 seeded Charleston, No. 4 seeded Dexter takes on No. 5 seeded Southland, No. 3 seeded Neelyville takes on No. 6 seeded East Prairie and No. 2 seeded Van Buren takes on No. 7 seeded Senath-Hornersville Saturday at 9 a.m in Bracket B. The semifinals for Bracket B are at 1 p.m. and the Bracket B championship is at 5 p.m...
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