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Dexter seniors learned the value of perseverance (3/11/24)The Dexter High School varsity boys basketball squad labored through a 9-18 season this winter, which didn’t include as much success as some would have hoped, but for the two Bearcat senior players, Nathan Harris and Ethan Zebelin, it was invaluable in terms of preparing them for life. “I told our seniors how proud I was of them for sticking with it throughout all of these years,” Dexter coach Chad Allen said following the two player’s final game.
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C4D1 BKB: Dexter holds off Kennett after late, furious Indian rally (3/1/24)STE. GENEVIEVE – For 28-plus minutes of its MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 boy’s basketball game against Dexter on Thursday, Kennett struggled at both ends of the court.
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Headed to STATE: Mules, Dexter sending six wrestlers to battle for championships (2/22/24)The MSHAA state wrestling tournament is about to get underway, and six wrestlers are making their way to Mizzou Arena on Friday and Saturday with the hopes of winning the gold. From start to finish, these three wrestlers have made a pivotal impact on the Poplar Bluff High School Mules wrestling team. The Mules are sending seniors Logan Hite and Jack Ernest, and junior Zoe Freeman will represent the Lady Mules...
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Local district tournament wrestling roundup (2/18/24)Four sites, four district tournaments, and a whole lot of wrestlers literally fighting for their place at state on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17. Here's the lowdown on how all eight area programs fared in their quest to Columbia, Mo. Next year, it will be nine, with the addition of Kelly...
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Bloomfield to need its 'trash guy' against tough Rebels (2/15/24)In any way that you want to analyze the 2023-24 Bloomfield High School boy’s basketball season, the Wildcats have proven to be a success, regardless of their 11-12 record.
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Mules split at Dexter as boys win, girls lose (2/14/24)DEXTER — A tough night on the boards cost the Lady Mules dearly. The Poplar Bluff High School Mules basketball teams took a trip over to Dexter to face off against the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats in a doubleheader for some good area competition on Tuesday...
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Dexter spoils Kennett’s courtwarming (2/10/24)KENNETT – Dexter’s hot shooting, and an early lead that held up, got the guests their second win in a row and dug Kennett deeper into a five-game rut as the Bearcats routed the Indians 63-35, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. It was Kennett’s courtwarming celebration, but that didn’t stop nine Dexter players from getting in the scoring column, in total dropping 10 threes on the hosts in a game that, beforehand, looked to be a potentially close matchup...
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Kennett, Dexter prepare for closely-matched contest (2/8/24)KENNETT – Friday's battle under the boards between home team Kennett High School head coach Fred Garmon's Indians (5-15) and visiting Dexter High School head coach Chad Allen's Bearcats (6-15) might prove interesting. Consider these illuminating stats that predict a very close Indians-Bearcats matchup:...
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Bearcat shooter back healthy and feeling it in recent outing (2/5/24)DEXTER – The task facing the Dexter High School varsity boy’s basketball squad today is going to be difficult, as it travels to Class 2 No. 8-ranked Puxico (16-2) at 7:30 p.m. However, the Bearcats’ chances are greatly improved now that fifth-year Bearcat coach Chad Allen has junior shooter Tucker Temples and sophomore guard John Sepulvado back in the rotation.
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Dexter scorer always seeking growth, competition on the court (2/4/24)DEXTER – It has been an up-and-down season for the Dexter High School girl’s basketball season, and the Bearcats’ 10-9 mark is evidence of that. However, a bright spot all winter for the squad has been the scoring of junior guard Kate Nichols.
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Notre Dame hoops execute late in road W at Dexter (2/2/24)DEXTER – The Notre Dame boy’s basketball squad only has one senior on its roster, yet in the final minutes of its SEMO Conference varsity boy’s basketball game against Dexter at the Bearcat Event Center on Thursday, the Bulldogs played with poise and effort that belied their youth.
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Down a man doesn't matter to Sikeston hoops in latest rout (2/1/24)DEXTER - Not having 6-foot-11 junior post Trace Sadler leaves a massive gap, literally and figuratively, in the lineup for the Class 4 No. 1-ranked Sikeston High School varsity boy’s basketball squad. However, the Bulldogs are deep enough, and talented enough to even overcome losing a NCAA Division I prospect of that size.
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Dexter boys greet Notre Dame for Thursday night must-win conference brawl (1/31/24)With just one combined conference win between them, the Notre Dame boys hit the road to take on the Dexter Bearcats in a bottom-of-the-table SEMO Conference fixture on Thursday night. Notre Dame brings the only conference win of the year, having defeated Kennett early this month. The Bulldogs are 1-5 in SEMO Conference play ahead of their duel with Dexter...
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Dexter senior FB standout follows Mahomes' path in all-star outing (1/30/24)Dexter High School senior defensive back Rhyder Williams may not appear to have that much in common with Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, but in actuality, he does.
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Saxony GBB completes rally this time for road W at Dexter (1/30/24)DEXTER - It’s been a long time since SEMO Conference foes Dexter and Saxony Lutheran had seen each other this season since doing so just days after Thanksgiving.
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SCAA: Dexter getting defensive as it wraps up tourney on good note (1/26/24)BLOOMFIELD – Even in his team’s recent loss to Richland (Essex) in the opening round of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Tournament, fifth-year Dexter High School coach Chad Allen was pleased with the effort that his players were exhibiting at the defensive end of the floor.
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SCAA: Tourney win should boost Bearcats' confidence (1/25/24)BLOOMFIELD – The Dexter High School varsity boys basketball program finds itself in an unfamiliar place this winter. Following eight consecutive winning seasons, the Bearcats have labored to a 4-12 mark.
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SCAA: Rebels get past Bearcats (again) (1/22/24)BLOOMFIELD – The noteworthy achievements by the Richland (Essex) boy’s basketball squad in the 2023-24 season continued to pile up on Monday. The Rebels (13-4), who are one victory shy of matching last season’s 14-win mark, and still have at least 10 games remaining on their schedule, beat Dexter 48-45 in the opening round of the Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament at Bloomfield High School.
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Poplar Bluff's Logan Hite wins third SEMO Conference wrestling championship (1/21/24)By the slimmest of margins, Poplar Bluff senior Logan Hite defeated Jackson senior Hayden Wessell by a 3-2 decision to win his third SEMO Conference championship on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sikeston, Missouri. Hite’s three-peat is the first in school history, which is an amazing feat for a program with such a rich wrestling history...
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Woodland GBB enjoying another strong season via senior leadership (1/20/24)MARBLE HILL – The magic number for the Woodland High School girl’s basketball program this winter would be 15. If the Cardinals can reach that amount of victories, it would match the program’s top mark for success over the past eight seasons.
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Young Bernie squad grabs nice road W at Dexter (1/14/24)DEXTER – No one is going to sympathize with the boy’s basketball coaching staff at Bernie High School, because the dilemma that those guys are facing is one that every single coaching staff in the country wishes that they had. The truth is, it is more difficult to sustain an incredible level of success than it is to get that first special year under your belt, and the Mules are finding that out this season.
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Bloomfield hoops knocks off Dexter for historic W (1/10/24)BLOOMFIELD – The last time that Bloomfield High School earned a varsity boy’s basketball victory over Dexter, Ben Sindle walked off the historic court in the Wildcats’ gym in a sour mood.
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Young Indians GBB get past Dexter once again (1/9/24)DEXTER – There is an adage that it is difficult to beat the same team in sports three times in a single season, regardless of the factors involved. However, the Kennett High School girl’s basketball squad is methodically growing more advantageous with its counterpart at Dexter High School every time the two teams see each other this winter.
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Tigers ring in new year at Dexter (1/4/24)Fresh off a 2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship, the Cape Central Tigers set their sights on SEMO Conference play. The Tigers will travel to take on a Bearcats team who have not defeated Central since the 2020-21 season, a two-point victory...
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BCT: Twin Rivers, Hayti to play for consolation (12/29/23)BLOOMFIELD — Twin Rivers junior Luke Hester and senior Zach Joiner combined for 37 points to lead the eighth-seeded Royals past the 13th-seeded Wildcats and into the consolation final of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School...
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BCT 2023: Green Wave swarms Dexter in rout, now faces top-seed Puxico (12/28/23)BLOOMFIELD – A lot can change in 26 days, and the Malden High School boy’s basketball squad proved that on Wednesday.
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BCT 2023: Richland (Essex) makes history with W over Bearcats (12/28/23)BLOOMFIELD – Richland (Essex) High School varsity boys basketball coach Matt Cline took a circuitous route to the classroom as an educator, so in 1997 he was “out in the world working.” But his “late start in life” didn’t mean he couldn’t appreciate the historic feat that his Rebels achieved on Thursday.
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BCT 2023: Bernie battles Bearcats, as it usually does (12/26/23)BLOOMFIELD – If your Christmas wish was to watch experienced basketball players compete, then Tuesday’s opening round match-up at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament between Dexter and Bernie wasn’t for you. However, if you desired to watch a dramatic competition between two teams that did a whole lot of things well, then suffice to say, the Bearcats’ 50-47 victory in the final seconds didn’t disappoint.
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'Cat guard managing, learning new role this winter (12/25/23)There is no shortage of new faces this winter on the Dexter High School boy’s basketball roster, and that inexperience has shown.
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2023 Review: New Dexter VB coach handles pressure, meets expectations (12/24/23)This fall a new era for Dexter High School volleyball got underway, and there was no hiding the expectations that were heaped upon first-time head coach Haylee Orf.
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Previewing the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (12/22/23)The rhythmic pound of sneakers, the symphony of bouncing balls, the rising roar of the crowd – here, sixteen teams stand cast in the shadows of legends past. But with ambitious eyes, these players and coaches are ready to score their chapter in the unfolding epic of the 67th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament's hallowed hardwood history...