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.

Updated Senior Babe Ruth state tournament results, stories and schedule

Posted Sunday, July 19, 2015, at 2:40 AM

The 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.

Stories on Satruday's games are available here:

Wayne County ends Charleston Fighting Squirrels' state title streak

REGIONAL BOUND TAKE 2: FIghting Squirrels beat Potosi 9-7 to qualify for regional, drop state title game to Wayne County 6-3

A story on Friday's Charleston Fighting Squirrels-Wayne County Lumberjacks winner's bracket contest is available here:

Wayne County Lumberbacks rally past Fighting Squirrels 10-8 to secure birth in regional

Stories on Thursday's Wayne County-Riverbend Ducks winner's bracket game are available here:

Strong pitching propels Wayne County Lumberjacks to second straight one-run win at state tournament

Riverbend edged by Wayne County 1-0

A story on Thursday's Charleston Fighting Squirrels-SEMO Pirates game is also available here

WALK-OFF MAGIC: Fighting Squirrels pass Pirates 4-3 in final inning at state tournament

Wednesday's results are available here:

Southern teams enjoy success on Day 1 of SBR state tournament