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.

Volleyball class & district assignments released for 2014, 2015

Posted Saturday, August 16, 2014, at 3:12 AM

Class and district assignments were released Friday for the 2014 and 2015 high school volleyball seasons.

The only SCAA school moving up or down a class is Bloomfield. The Wildcats will move from Class 1 to Class 2 this season. Bloomfield is slated to compete in Class 2, District 2, with Charleston, Puxico, Saxony Lutheran, Scott City, Twin Rivers and Woodland.

Four other SCAA schools are slated to compete in Class 1, District 2. Advance, Bell City, Bernie, Campbell, Oran, Richland and Risco will compete in Class 1, District 2.

Dexter remains in Class 3, District 1. Other participants in Class 3, District 1 are Doniphan, Fredericktown, Kennett, Notre Dame and Perryville.

View district assignments for all districts in the southeast Missouri region below:

Class 1, District 1: Clarkton, Cooter, Delta C-7, Gideon, Holcomb, North Pemiscot and Southland

Class 1, District 2: Advance, Bell City, Bernie, Campbell, Oran, Richland, Risco

Class 1, District 3: Greenville, Leopold, Marquand-Zion, Meadow Heights, Oak Ridge, St. Vincent, Zalma

Class 1, District 4: Bismarck, Crossroads College Prep, Crystal City, Kingston, McKinley Classical Leadership, St. Paul Lutheran, Valley

Class 2, District 1: Caruthersville, New Madrid County Central, Hayti, Malden, Portageville, Senath-Hornersville, South Pemiscot

Class 2, District 2: Bloomfield, Charleston, Puxico, Saxony Lutheran, Scott City, Twin Rivers, Woodland

Class 2, District 3: Arcadia Valley, Clearwater, Grandview, Herculaneum, Jefferson, Valle Catholic, West County

Class 2, District 4: Brentwood, Carnahan, Cleveland NJROTC, Hancock, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Principia, Valley Park

Class 3, District 1: Dexter, Doniphan, Fredericktown, Kennett, Notre Dame, Perryville

Class 3, District 2: Park Hills, DeSoto, Festus, North County, Potosi, St. Pius X (Festus), Ste. Genevieve

Class 3, District 3: Affton, Bayless, Bishop DuBourg, Lutheran South, Notre Dame St. Louis, Roosevelt, Windsor

Class 3, District 4: Lift for Life Academy Charter, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Soldan International Studies, Sumner, Vashon

Class 4, District 1: Cape Central, Farmington, Hillsboro, Jackson, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston

Class 4, District 2: Cor Jesu Academy, Fox, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Oakville, Seckman,

Class 4, District 3: Eureka, Lafayette (Wildwood), Northwest (Cedar Hill), Pacific, Parkway South, Rockwood Summit, Washington

Class 4, District 4: Gateway, Kirkwood, Nerinx Hall, Rosati-Kain, Ursuline Academy, Webster Groves

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I think kennett will be a pretty good team this year but that district is BRUTAL!!

-- Posted by bball79 on Sat, Aug 16, 2014, at 8:33 AM
That's what sucks when you live in a predominantly rural area: all the bigger schools are always in the same district. Unfortunately for Kennett, Fredericktown, and Doniphan, that district will continue to be the Notre Dame-Perryville-Dexter "Bermuda Triangle" dominance as I call it. Dexter is hungry for a district title, I know, after watching Notre Dame and Perryville battle it out year after year after year, but I think Perryville is the most disciplined and structured team in that district this year, and I know the Lady Pirates want a rematch with Lutheran South, the team that ended their season in the state quarterfinals.

-- Posted by The Legend on Sat, Aug 16, 2014, at 6:33 PM
Kennett and Gideon should really schedule each other each year bball79.

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Sat, Aug 16, 2014, at 10:32 PM
Regardless of what happens in a very debatable year, it appears the SCAA conference continues to be one of the most competitive / successful volleyball conferences in Missouri.

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Sun, Aug 17, 2014, at 2:20 AM
I would have no problem with them playing Gideon. Always liked their gym and certainly isn't a far drive. We have a solid team from what I understand but getting by Dexter/ND/Perryville is crazy tough. I heard Kennett has scheduled some different teams this year, trying to beef up their schedule to be ready come district time.

-- Posted by bball79 on Mon, Aug 18, 2014, at 4:07 PM
Probably a good idea to up the schedule if in contention for a district title this year.

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Mon, Aug 18, 2014, at 4:11 PM

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