Kyle Smith
High School SportsMarch 14, 2022
Bernie's Nimmo switched number to honor cousin for senior season“That’s just John,” Bernie coach Jason Long said of his senior forward John Nimmo. Long was referring to Nimmo’s decision to wear the number of his late cousin Shannon Tarkington, who died in a car accident prior to the start of his senior year, the 2003-04 season....
High School SportsMarch 8, 2022
Hard work, conditioning help Bernie advance to Class 2 Final FourThe Bernie Mules’ boys basketball team’s first trip to the Final Four in 11 years began in the gymnasium. The seventh-ranked Mules (28-1) will begin the quest for their first state championship in boys basketball against fourth-ranked Putnam County (24-2) at 6 p.m....
High School SportsMarch 1, 2022
Red-hot Bernie carries 17-game win streak into Class 2 sectional roundSometimes a loss can be every bit as important as a victory. For the Bernie Mules, they lost only one game this season, but senior John Nimmo and his teammates didn’t let a 51-49 loss to Portageville in the championship game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament s...
High School SportsFebruary 18, 2022
DISTRICT BASKETBALL: Advance, Bernie focusing on here and now prior to potential rematchThe Bernie Mules used big second-half comebacks twice this season to beat Advance in battles between two of the top-ranked teams in Missouri Class 2. The Mules beat Advance 71-52 to win the SCAA Basketball Tournament and wrapped up the SCAA regular-season champions...
High School SportsFebruary 15, 2022
DISTRICT BASKETBALL: Advance girls expect key player to return for C2D3 tournamentThe Advance girls basketball team was thrown a curveball over the holiday break. The Hornets began the season with nine players but have been playing with only five since Christmas. Freshman Addison Carlton was the team’s biggest loss. She suffered a stress fractur...
High School SportsFebruary 9, 2022
Veteran volleyball coach Hoffman elected to hall of fameVeteran Advance volleyball coach Erin Hoffman was caught a bit off-guard after learning that she will be inducted into the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. “I was surprised because if I feel like I’m kind of young,” Hoffman said. “I...
High School SportsFebruary 8, 2022
Dexter's Chaylea Mosby ends playing career because of herniated discChaylea Mosby left an indelible impression as a basketball player at Dexter High School and Three Rivers College. Those days are behind her now, as she has chosen to retire from college basketball because of a back injury. Mosby was set to return for a third year a...
High School SportsFebruary 2, 2022
South Iron survives cold shooting night, beats Dexter 54-36DEXTER — State-ranked South Iron stayed the course despite an off shooting night. The Panthers, the third-ranked team in the MSHSAA Class 1 state coaches poll, shot only 33% (6 of 18) from the perimeter but received a strong effort defensively to beat the Dexter Be...
High School SportsJanuary 14, 2022
Wrestling Roundup, Jan. 13: Bearcats reel off five-straight wins to beat KennettThe Dexter Bearcats won five-straight wrestling matches to overcome an early deficit to beat Kennett 52-30 Thursday at Dexter High School. The Indians took an 18-0 lead, including a pair of forfeit wins and Zach Kulin’s pin of Chase Berry in the 113-pound bout...
High School SportsJanuary 13, 2022
Bearcats make most of fast start in rout of SCAA rival BloomfieldBLOOMFIELD — The Dexter Bearcats held Bloomfield to two points in the first quarter en route to a 74-38 victory Tuesday night. Dylan Sitze scored eight of his game-high 17 points in the first quarter, and Cole Nichols added eight of his total 16, as the Bearcats to...Advertisement
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