Dexter Daily Statesman: Sports

Dexter claims tournament title
Jerry Jarrell photos
A Dexter batter (right photo) delivers a hit during the team's 19-0 win over New Madrid in the finals of the season-ending 13-18 year old league tournament held this week at Dexter's Sports Complex fields. Dexter players (left photo), sponsored by Subway, and New Madrid players exchange post-game congratulations on the field after the championship game. ... More > >

Dexter picks up two wins (07/01/09)
Dexter's Jennifer Long (left) delivers a pitch against Charleston "B" during the 13-18 Senior Girls League's season-ending tournament Tuesday at the Sports Complex fields in Dexter. Dexter defeated the Charleston team 13-1 in five innings then beat Bell city 14-4 in six innings to advance in the winner's bracket of the seven-team tournament. ...

4 Bearcats earn post-season honors (06/17/09)
Now that the MSHSAA state playoffs for baseball are in the books, it is now time for post season awards to be handed out with four members of the Dexter Bearcats being selected by league coaches to positions on the 2009 SEMO All-Conference First Team...

International track star! (06/10/09)
MaKayla Waldner of Dexter was recently part of an international field for a track and field meet in Berlin, Germany. MaKayla, the 11-year-old daughter of Bob and Kim Waldner of Dexter, brought home a first in the 65-meter hurdles (10.74), a fourth in the shot putt (25'7"), a fourth in the 800 meter run (2:45) and a sixth in the long jump (14'). ...

From Bearcat to Wildcat (06/05/09)
Dexter High School graduate Nick Hessling (seated) recently signed an athletic scholarship to play football for the Wildcats of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. Culver-Stockton is a NAIA 4-year college that competes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC). Present for the signing were Nick's parents (from left) Helen and Brad Hessling and Dexter head football coach Aaron Pixley...

No pain, no gain (06/03/09)
Abbie Warren is shown pumping iron while Lauren Ward (back to camera) and Kaitlyn Phillips (right) look on during Wednesday morning's open weight room session at Dexter High School. Weigth training coach and head football coach Aaron Pixley oversees the off-season program that takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week...

Area athletes to play in All-Star challenge (05/31/09)
Three Stoddard County basketball players were scheduled to play in the The Missouri All-Star Challenge, hosted by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association will be held May 29th and May 30th at Columbia College. Dexter's Katelyn Heil and Jill Temples will be representing Dexter's Lady Bearcats in the challenge, while Bernie Zach Curry was on the boys roster as Basketball enthusiasts across the state will have one more chance to see these seniors compete for the Missouri Cup...

Golf swings into action at Hidden Trails Country Club (05/29/09)
With the improving weather and golf course conditions, the men's, women's and mixed pair's golf leagues are in full swing at Hidden Trails Country Club. Bill "Buffalo" Baker (left) of Dexter and Chuck Powers (right) of Dexter are shown in action during Thursday's Men's Night play...

Cooter ends Bernie's season (05/27/09)
COOTER -- Parker Watkins went 4-for-4 at the plate with a home run and Aaron McCaig threw a complete game 1-hitter as the Cooter Wildcats defeated the Bernie Mules, 7-0, in Class 1 Sectional playoff action Tuesday at Cooter. Cooter scored three first-inning runs and that would be all the offense McCaig needed as the right-hander faced just four batters over the minimum to propel the Wildcats to the next round of the MSHSAA playoffs today at 3:30 against Oak Ridge at home...

Dexter's Heil advances to state finals (05/26/09)
FARMINGTON -- Cathryn Heil produced a personal best in the high jump and her effort was good enough to propel the Dexter senior to the MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships May 29-30 at Dwight T. Reed Stadium on the Lincoln University campus is Jefferson City...

Bernie downs Bell City for district title (05/21/09)
ORAN -- Singles, doubles and gap shots. Bernie peppered the baseball, scoring early and often in its five-inning rout of Bell City to win the Class 1District 2 championship Wednesday. Bernie hurler Michael Smith also had a solid outing on the mound in the 10-0 victory in the title game...

Bernie, Bell City to decided winner today (05/20/09)
ORAN -- Bell City's Jeff Long stepped out of the batter's box shaking his head in frustration. He took a vicious cut at a fastball at his knees and missed for strike two. "I should have hit it," Long said. When Oran pitcher Zac Chasteen delivered a full-count fastball up in the zone, Long didn't miss again...

Holden shoots his way to All-State honors (05/20/09)
NIXA -- After missing All-State honors by one stroke as a sophomore, Dexter's Chance Holden secured the honor with a 5th place finish at the MSHSAA Class 3 State Tournament Tuesday at Fremont Hills Country club in Nixa. Holden entered the second day of competition tied for sixth after carding a 76 and his 77 on day two and 153 total was good enough to move him into a tie for 5th. The top 15 earn All-State honors...

Youthful Indians end Bearcats' season (05/20/09)
A young Kennett Indians team came of age in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 1 baseball tournament Tuesday at Dexter's East Park Field. After watching an early 8-0 lead shrink to a single run against the Bearcats, the Indians found away to over come their youthfulness and the pressure of the moment to hang on for a 8-7 win and advance to the Class 3, District 1 championship game today against Notre Dame Regional High School...

Round of 76 leaves Holden tied for 6th at MSHSAA Class 3 golf championship (05/19/09)
NIXA -- Dexter's Chance Holden was in good position at the 2009 MSHSAA Class 3 Boys Golf State Championship at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa after finishing the first day tied for 6th with a round of 76. Holden was scheduled to tee off today at 10:27 a. m., while teammate Jon Bowman, the only other Bearcat at the state tournament, was scheduled to tee off at 9:33 a m. after carding a round of 84 that left the Dexter junior tied for 61st...

Bernie advances with win over Delta; Oran ousts Richland (05/19/09)
ORAN -- A 10 run, 10 hit performance from the Bernie Mules helped them advance to the Class 1 District 2 semifinal with a 10-3 victory. Quenton Stevens had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Mules at the plate. Jake Welch, Jesse Shelton and Micah Woods also had two hits. Shelton and Woods each drove in one run...

Dexter qualifies in six events for MSHSAA track sectionals (05/19/09)
HILLSBORO -- Dexter High School's boys 4x100 relay team set a school record to advance to the next round of the MSHSAA Class 3 state track and field tournament and join a good contingent of other Bearcats at Saturday's sectional meet in Farmington. Zach McCoy, Seth McBride, Dustin Lane and Berry Burge have been threatening the school record all season and finally clearing the hurdle with a time of 44.33 to finish third at districts. The top four in each event move on to sectional competition...

Laird picks up district win as 'Cats explode on offense (05/19/09)
Dexter exploded for 14 runs in the fourth inning and made short work of Doniphan in a 16-1, 5-inning win in a first round Class 3, District 1 game on a perfect day for baseball at Dexter's East City Park Monday afternoon. Dexter starter Jarrett Laird pitched a 5-hit complete game to pick up the win. ...

Bearcats doubles team advances to state tourney (05/17/09)
SIKESTON -- Several local netters were successful in Friday's Class 1 District 1 Tennis Championship, held at Sikeston High School. Dexter Bearcats tennis notched a standout day, as the doubles team of Luciano Starling and Dylan Acevedo will make the trip to state. Starling and Acevedo fell just short of the doubles district title, losing to the Farmington twosome of Drew Fuemmeler and Pierre Pujol 6-4, 4-6, and 11-9 in a dramatic tie-break...

Dexter hopes to turn home field advantage into district title (05/16/09)
Dexter will be looking to turn home field advantage into a Class 3, District 1 championship as tournament action gets underway Monday at the East Park ballfield in Dexter. The Bearcats enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 Doniphan Monday at 3 p. m. in a first-round game...

'Cats outslug Kennett (05/14/09)
KENNETT -- With a stiff breeze blowing Wednesday, it may have seemed more like Wrigley Field than Indian Park. The way the ball flew out seemed like Wrigley Field, too. The Dexter Bearcats hit four of the game's five home runs and got strong pitching from junior Cody Stauss to take a 10-7 win over the Kennett Indians at Indian Park in the Tribe's final home game of the season...

Sports Topics

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS