Dexter, Missouri - The annual Swing Pink Softball Tournament is set to begin Saturday, April 6th at Est City Park in Dexter.

Bracket A Seeds: #1 Bernie, #2 Potosi, #3 East Carter, #4 Kennett, #5 Holcomb, #6 Naylor, #7 Van Buren, #8 Bloomfield.

Bracket B Seeds: #1 Clearwater, #2 Twin Rivers, #3 Puxico, #4 Advance w/Zalma, #5 Greenville, #6 Cooter, #7 Portageville, #8 Winona.

Bracket C Seeds: #1 Senath-Hornersville, #2 East Prairie, #3 Dexter, #4 Charleston, #5 Risco, #6 Southland

Bracket A Schedule

11:00 a.m. Field A #1 Bernie vs #8 Bloomfield

11:00 a.m. Field B #4 Kennett vs #5 Holcomb

11:00 a.m. Field C #3 East Carter vs #6 Naylor

11:00 a.m. Field D #2 Potosi vs #7 Van Buren

3:00 p.m. Semifinals on Field A, B, G, and J

7:00 p.m. Field D 7th Place, Field C Fifth Place, Field G 3rd Place and Field J Championship

Bracket B Schedule

9:00 a.m. Field A #1 Clearwater vs #8 Winona

9:00 a.m. Field B #4 Advance w/Zalma vs #5 Greenville

9:00 a.m. Field C #3 Puxico vs #6 Cooter

9:00 a.m. #2 Twin Rivers vs #7 Portageville

Semifinal Games will be at 1 p.m. on Field A, B, G, and J.

5 p.m. Field D 7th Place; 5 p.m. Field C 5th Place Game; 5 p.m. Field G 3rd Place; 5 p.m. Field J Championship Game.

Bracket C Schedule

9:00 a.m. Field G #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #5 Risco

9:00 a.m. Field J #2 East Prairie vs #6 Southland

1:00 p.m. Field C #3 Dexter vs #5 Risco

1:00 p.m. Field D #4 Charleston vs #6 Southland

3:00 p.m. Field C #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #3 Dexter

3:00 p.m. Field D #2 East Prairie vs #4 Charleston

5:00 p.m. Field A #5 Risco vs #6 Southland

7:00 p.m. Field A #1 Senath-Hornersville vs #2 East Prairie

7:00 p.m. Field B #3 Dexter vs #4 Charleston

The six-team Bracket C Championship will be decided by pool play.

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats (0-2) just couldn't come back in a 12-2 loss to the Redbirds on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. East Carter jumped out to a 5-1 lead before earning 7 runs in the fifth to cinch the game.

Caleb Hoggard held the mound for Dexter surrendering five runs on seven hits over 3 1/2 innings striking out two.

Trey Johnson and Haden Hillis entered the game as relief throwing 1 1/3 innings respectively for the 'Cats.

Dexter struggled to contain the high-powered offense by the Redbirds giving up 12 total runs.

East Carter scored seven runs in the fifth inning.  The hit two home runs on the day.  One in the second inning and one in the firth inning.

Luke Thurston went 2 for 2 at the plate to lead Dexter in hits.

Alex Kearbey Jordan Douglas each had two hits, a home run and a pair of RBIs to lead the Redbirds under new coach Ethan Boyer.  Dalton Rudd and Cody Hampton both had doubles. No errors were committed by East Carter.

East Carter  211   17X   X   12  10  0

Dexter          010   01X  X      2    6  1

Dexter, Missouri - The Clearwater Tigers meant business on Saturday afternoon.  They defeated Dexter 14-4 in 6 innings.

The 'Cats fell behind early and couldn't come back as they struggled to contain the high-powered offense of the Tigers giving up 14 runs.

In the first inning Clearwater drew a walk and scored one urn.  They scored seven runs in the second inning.

Ethan Kincy started on the mound for Dexter.  He surrendered six runs on two hits over 1 1/3 innings, striking out two Tigers.

Tyler Wright, Garrett Henson, and Haden Hillis each contributed relief for the 'Cats.

Luke Thurston went 2 for 4 at the plate to lead Dexter in hits.  They stole nine bases as a team as two players stole more than one.  Hillis led the way with four total stolen bases.

No errors were committed by the Bearcats.

Clearwater totaled 16 hits and tore up the base paths stealing at least eight bases.

Dexter  002 101 X  4 6 0

Clearwater 174 002 X 14  16  1

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School varsity baseball team fought back after falling down by four runs in the sixth inning, but it wasn't enough to take out the Malden Green Wave.  They fell short by only one point 8-7 on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at East City Park in Dexter. Malden is the 2018 defending Class 3 state champions.

In the bottom of the third inning, Dexter tied things up at two.  Despite their home opener loss they collected seven hits.  Malden tallied 12 hits.

After Malden scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning, the 'Cats answered with three of their own on a double by Garrett Henson and a stolen base by Ethan Kincy.

The Green Wave scored on a double 1-1 count bringing home a runner.  The 'Cats answered when Henson doubled on a 0-1 count scoring one run.  Dawson Jones singled driving in another run.

Malden pulled away for good with three runs in the fourth inning.  

Luke Thurston started on the mound for Dexter.  He went three innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out seven and walking one.  Riley Slusher was charged with the loss permitting three runs, none were earned, on one hit with two strikeouts and three walks in one inning.

Jones, Peyton Driskill, and Riley Slusher each contributed in relief for the Bearcats.

Ethan Kincy went 2 for 3 at the plate to lead the 'Cats in hits. 

Haden Hillis led the way in stolen bases earning him 3 steals.  He also scored 3 runs but was 0 for 3 at the plate included getting hit by a pitch early on. 

Malden   200  303  08   12   0

Dexter     101  203  07    7   0

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School golf team has big expectations in the 2019 spring season.

The Bearcats will return four of their five top athletes from last year: senior Jake Harris, juniors Spencer Warren and Matt Agey, an sophomore Ryan Collier.

Three newcomers to complete the varsity roster are junior Luke Becker, and freshmen Dylan Sitze and Cy Worley.

A total of 16 players came out for golf this spring including ten freshmen.

Spencer Warren advanced to the Class 3 State Tournament in 2018 where he tied for 42nd place with a two day total of 163.

“We are looking forward to the season! We will return our #1, and #2 players Spencer Warren and Ryan Collier.," state head golf coach Eric Sitze.  "We will also return Jake Harris and Matt Agey who have Varsity experience” 

“But I think what will make this a successful season is this year’s depth. We will be adding two talented freshmen Cy Worley and Dylan Sitze along with a baseball transfer Luke Becker. All three have put in a lot of good time this past summer and fall to make our team really deep.. our depth this year reminds me of some of my better teams in the past.”

“I’m excited and have liked what I have seen so far in practice these last two weeks! The guys are working hard the focus is good.. it’s just fun to watch.”

Competing in Class 3, District 1 are Cape Central, Park Hills, Dexter, Farmington, Fredericktown, North County, Notre Dame, Perryville, Sikeston, and Ste. Genevieve.

The Dexter High School Golf Team will open their season on March 19th with a 4-team match at Kennett against the Indians, Sikeston Bulldogs, and the Caruthersville Tigers.

April 16th will be the first home appearance of the year when they host Sikeston and Notre Dame.

2019 Season Schedule:

Tue 3/19 @ Kennett Quad 4 p.m.

Thu 3/21 @ Cape Quad 4 p.m.

Mon 3/25 @ Notre Dame Invitation 10 a.m.

Thu 3/28 @ Sikeston Quad Jr. Varsity 4 p.m.

Tue 4/2 @ Notre Dame Quad 4 p.m.

Wed 4/3 @ Farmington Invitational 8:30 a.m.

Thu 4/4 @ Malden/Caruthersville/Doniphan Jr. Varsity 4 p.m.

Mon 4/8 @ Poplar Bluff Invitational 10 a.m.

Tue 4/9 vs Malden/Sikeston Jr. Varsity 4 p.m. (HOME)

Wed 4/10 vs Kennett/Cape Central Jr. Varsity 4 p.m. (HOME)

Thu 4/11 @ Perryville Invitational Jr. Varsity 9 a.m.

Mon 4/15 @ Jackson High School Invitational 10 a.m.

Tue 4/16 vs Notre Dame/Sikeston (HOME)

Wed 4/17 @ Festus Tournament 9 a.m.

Mon 4/22 SEMO Conference Tournament 10 a.m. (AWAY TBA)

Tue 4/23 vs Bloomfield/Kennett/NMCC 4 p.m. (HOME)

Mon 4/29 District Tournament 8 a.m. TBA

Mon 5/6 Sectional Tournament 8 a.m. TBA

5/13 - 5/14 MO State Tournament TBA

Members of the Dexter varsity boys golf team are (from left) Dylan Sitze, Luke Becker, Ryan Collier, Spencer Warren, Matt Agey, Jake Harris and Cy Worley.