
Dexter, Missouri - Mauriona Menley (back row 3rd from left), a student at Dexter Central Elementary School is a member of the 10u Softball All-Star team out of Sikeston.
She is a pitcher on the team.
They recently won the Babe Ruth 10u Softball State Championship in Mt. Vernon, MO on June 23, 2019.
They went on to win the Midwest Plains Regional Championship held in Girard, KS on July 17.
They are now headed to the World Series in Jansen Beach, FL on July 25th.
She is the daughter of Mark and Aaron Menley.


Dexter, Missouri - The DHS Marching Band will host their annual summer camp beginning in August. They are super excited to march on a new turf field this fall.
Marching Percussion Camp will be August 12th - August 16th from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
March Band Camp will be August 19th - August 23rd and attendance is required for high school band students.
Monday, August 19th Freshmen and Drum Majors Only 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Monday, August 19th ALL BAND MEMBERS will meet from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday All High School Band Members will meet from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and again from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
No camp on Thursday.
For marching band camp bring hats, wear shorts, light colored shirts and tennis shoes (NO SANDALS) also bring sunglasses and water bottles!


Eight Dexter Bearcats Track and Field athletes will compete in the Class 3 State Championship on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in Columbia, Missouri at the Mizzou Track and Field Complex. The meet was originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City; however due to the tornado the event changed to a Saturday only event.
Austin Guy, Margo Nea and Seth Rogers as well as the 4x200 boys and 4x800 girls relay teams qualified for state at the Class 3 sectional meet at Hillsboro High School on Saturday.
Cole Barker, Austin Guy, Seth Rogers and Drew Soule broke their own school record in the 4xx200 meter relay to finish fourth in the sectional meet. The top four finishers qualify for state. they posted a time of 1.31.22, beating their old record of 1:32.89 which they set at the Sikeston bulldog Invitation on April 16, 2019.
Austin Guy finished third in the high jump at 6 feet and Seth Rogers placed fourth in the 100-meter with a time of 11.24 seconds.
Margo Nea placed second in both the 1600 and 800. Her time in the 1600 was 5:36.37 and the 800 was 2:30.33.
Gabbie Brown, Rachel Lin, Margo Nea, and Avery Neely finished third in the 4x800 with a time of 10:48.76.
Dexter placed 9th overall in the girls team standings. The boys finished 10th in team standings. Cardinal Ritter took first place in both the girls and boys team standings.