Moniteau baseball, led by ace Dawson Cook, beats Redbank Valley in District 9 championship
DUBOIS — The dynasty is over.
Moniteau ended Redbank Valley’s reign on the District 9 Class 2A baseball field Monday at DuBois’ Showers Field, beating the top-seed Bulldogs 1-0.
The No. 2 Warriors won their first district title since 2019 and in the process ended a three-year run of dominance by Redbank.
They did it with Dawson Cook leading the way as he has all season. “Captain Cook,” as his teammates chanted from start to finish, made his third appearance in the postseason and went all seven innings, striking out 10 while allowing just three hits and two hit-by-pitches.
Moniteau broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth. Dawson Cook poked a single to right field with two outs, then brother Weston Cook double to the opposite field in left-center to drive Dawson Cook home.
This story will be updated with postgame reaction.
