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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast, we continue the football previews as Jim Powers chats with SLUH head football coach Adam Cruz and De Smet head football coach John Merritt about their team’s preparations for the upcoming season.
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As we inch closer to the start of the 2023-24 fall season, the boys’ soccer teams in the area will again be the ones to follow an incredible 2022 season last fall. Today, we look at three squads that will be setting their sights on the state final four in November at the WorldWide Soccer […]
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We continue to preview the fall softball season as three teams will look to make a big statement this fall. Marquette advanced to the state semifinals and earned a fourth-place finish as they will return six starters from last year’s team. Borgia will be a team to watch in the last year of the AAA […]
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In this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break, we head down to Jefferson County to continue previewing the upcoming football season. It was a tremendous season last year for many football squads down Interstate 55 and this year should be no different. Seckman will look to continue their winning ways with a young, but […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast, Jim Powers continues to preview the upcoming football season as Howell head football coach Brent Chojnacki and MICDS head football coach Dr. Fred Bouchard join us to talk about the summer workouts and the upcoming season.
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We continue to preview all of the fall sports and girls’ volleyball is once again going to be outstanding in the area as many of the top players are returning for their senior seasons. Lafayette lost a bunch from their state championship team but Zach Young will have three returning starters back with aspirations to […]
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We continue to preview all of the fall sports and girls’ softball is once again going to be outstanding in the area as many of the top players are returning for their senior seasons. We head out to the GAC as both Troy and Timberland are in a great position to compete for not only […]
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In today’s Monday Morning Wrap-Up, we continue to preview some of the area’s top softball teams as we are less than six weeks away from starting the season. Warrenton will look to return to the state semifinals after finishing fourth last season while Oakville veteran head coach Rich Sturm welcomes many familiar faces back to […]
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In today’s Friday Fast Break, we continue to preview the area’s football teams for the 2023 season that begins in just five weeks. Marquette will look to continue to raise the bar as they continue to be one of the top area teams in Class 6. Cory Snyder returns to the sidelines at Westminster as […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sport Podcast, we start our fall sports previews as Jim Powers talks with Lutheran North head football coach Kyle Wagner and Rockwood Summit head football coach Eric Stewart about the summer workouts and how their teams will look this fall.
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We continue to preview all of the fall sports and girls’ softball is once again going to be outstanding in the area as many of the top players are returning for their senior seasons. Webster Groves will look to return to the state final four after a two-year hiatus and will lean on shortstop Ava […]
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The 2023 boys’ soccer season will once again be a great one here in the metro area as they all aspire to make it to the WorldWide Technology Soccer in November for the state final four. Today, we look at three teams that should be in the mix for state titles. Westminster once again will […]
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In today’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up, we start to take a look at the fall season for girls’ volleyball. The area is coming off a 2022 season that saw three area teams win state titles at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. We start our previews with three teams that will have […]
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In today’s edition of the Friday Fast Break, we begin to preview the 2023 Fall Sports season and football will take center stage every Friday. We kick things off with three teams that expect to make some noise in their conferences and the state playoffs in the coming year. Lutheran North returns a lot of […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast, Jim Powers talks with area officials assignor Pat Burns about the officials shortage, how to become an official and ways to be an outstanding official.
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One of the best all-girls athletic conferences in the state will have a new name and new look this year as the Metro Women’s Athletic Conference has changed its name to the Girls Independent Schools League effective July 1 and they will add two new schools to the league starting in 2024-2025. The original schools […]
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We always talk about the great things that the high school student-athletes have accomplished and the accolades that they garner. Today, we are going to feature a group of gentlemen that are just important to prep sports if not the most important as if we did not have them, there would be no high school […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we catch up with Earl Austin Jr. to chat about a historic year in prep sports. Plus, the guys chat about a few of the coaching changes that took place over the past few weeks and Earl’s Summer Hoops […]
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The Missouri Soccer Coaches Association released their 2023 All-State teams late last week and the St. Louis area saw many of the top players earning state-wide honors. Today, we take a look at the Class 1 and 2 All-State teams and awards. Class 2 includes Brendan Taylor from Clayton who was named Public School Coach […]
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The Missouri Soccer Coaches Association released their All-State teams and award winners over the weekend and the St. Louis metro area is once again well represented on the list. Today, we will start with the Class 3 and 4 teams and their award winners. Nerinx Hall Head Coach Brian Haddock was named the Class 4 […]
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Now that the summer is officially here, it is time for a lot of tournaments in almost every sport so that the high school athletes can continue to improve for the 2023-24 school year. The Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association held their annual Junior Amateur Championship last week with most of the top junior players listed […]
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The Missouri Soccer Coaches Association released their final rankings for the 2023 season and the local area was well represented in the final poll as Fort Zumwalt South led the way by being in the top slot in Class 3 while Nerinx Hall was in the second position in Class 4. Listed below is a […]
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The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association released its All-State teams for the 2023 season and the St. Louis area is once again well represented. Leading the way for the area players is Bowen Brantingham from John Burroughs as he was named the Class 4 Player of the Year by the coaches. Below is a list of […]
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The Missouri Athletic Club held their 39th annual Soccer All-Star game this past Friday night at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park with the South squads grabbing wins in both the girls’ and boys’ contests. The game featured many of the top prep soccer players in the St. Louis area and the players did not […]
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The Missouri Athletic Club Soccer All-Star game sponsored by Mungenast St. Louis Acura and Mungenast Alton Toyota will take place Friday evening with the girls taking the pitch at 6 p.m. and then the boys will hit the field at 8 p.m. at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton. This yearly event features […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports podcast with Jim Powers, we talk with Edwardsville Head Baseball Coach Tim Funkhouser about the Tigers winning their second consecutive IHSA baseball title and their outstanding 2023 team.
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The Missouri Soccer Coaches Association released their 2023 All-Region teams over the weekend and the St. Louis area is very well represented as several coaches and players earned All-Region honors. The Coaches Association will release their All-State teams in the next few weeks. Below is the list of the local All-Regional squads in Classes 3 […]
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The Missouri State Soccer Coaches Association released their 2023 Girls’ All Regional teams over the weekend with many players and coaches earning regional honors. We will start by releasing the Class 1 and 2 All-Regional teams. We will have the Class 3 and 4 All-Region teams listed on Wednesday. Class 1 Region 1: Co-Goalkeeper of […]
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The 2022-23 high school sports season finished up with a bang as the Edwardsville baseball team claimed their second straight Illinois High School Association Class 4A title this past Saturday evening in Joliet, Ill., to join Gibault as state champions on the diamond in Illinois. Let’s get caught up on all the action in this […]
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The final weekend of high school sports is upon us as the Edwardsville baseball team heads to Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet, Ill., to compete in the Illinois High School Association state Cass 4A semifinals starting Friday. This is a state record 18th appearance in the IHSA state tournament as the Tigers are […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with Clayton’s Head Girls’ Soccer Coach Brendan Taylor about the Greyhounds winning their first-ever state title. We then talk with Fort Zumwalt South Head Coach LeAnne Sanders about the Bulldogs winning their third consecutive state girls’ soccer […]
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After gaining state championships last weekend, Festus and John Burroughs earned the top spots in the final Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Top 10 that was released Tuesday evening. Festus leads a local group of three teams with the No. 1 slot in Class 5 while Borgia finished second and Fort Zumwalt South claimed […]
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It was an outstanding weekend of baseball at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark, Mo., as the Festus Tigers squad claimed their first state baseball title in school history while Francis Howell fell just short of their goal of winning another crown. Fort Zumwalt South also made some noise in claiming a third-place finish over the weekend.
Festus used a pair of outstanding pitching performances to earn their first state crown in Class 5 as the Tigers defeated Borgia 8-1 in the state title game Saturday afternoon. Festus moved on to the title game after beating Fort Zumwalt South 2-0 in the semifinals while Borgia defeated Webb City 4-0 in their semifinal.
The Tigers scored the only two runs of the game against Fort Zumwalt South in the top of the third inning as took advantage of a pair of hits in the frame that included a double by Jeremiah Cunningham and an RBI fielder’s choice by Tyler Bizzle to grab the 2-0 lead. That is all they would need as Ian Brown tossed a complete game with eight strikeouts on the day to earn the win and push Festus to the title game.
Borgia broke open a 1-0 game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth frame to gain the win over Webb City. After Reagan Kandlbinder laced an RBI single in the third inning to give the Knights an early 1-0 lead before the Borgia offense erupted for three runs in the home half of the sixth inning as Jack Nobe drew a bases-loaded walk while Tanner McPherson ripped a two-run single up the middle to put the Knights ahead 4-0. The Cardinals placed a pair of runners on in the top of the seventh but could not score as Nobe forced a flyout and a strikeout to earn the shutout victory. McPherson finished the day with three hits while Nobe tossed a two-hitter with five strikeouts to advance to the title game.
Festus Baseball with Championship Awards 2023
In the Class 5 championship game, Festus grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first before Borgia evened the contest with a run in the second to tie the game at 1-1. The Tigers’ offense then took control of the game with seven runs over the final four innings to gain the state title as they scattered 16 hits on the day. Brady Nolen was a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs batted in to pace the Festus efforts at the plate while Bizzle added three hits and an RBI to help the Tigers finish the year with a 27-8 record.
In the third-place contest, Fort Zumwalt South needed to work extra innings to defeat Webb City 4-3 in 11 innings. After the game ended regulation tied at 2-2, Webb City scored a run in the top of the 11th to take a 3-2 lead before the Bulldogs scored the winning runs after loading the bases by plating two runs on a fielding error to gain the third-place trophy. Carter Cox led the Bulldogs with a pair of hits in the game with a run scored while Gavin Reidel earned his fifth win on the year with three innings pitched and striking out a pair of Cardinal batters. The Bulldogs finished the year with a record of 28-7-1.
Howell returned to the Class 6 semifinals and needed to hold on for a 9-8 victory over Jackson as the Indians made the game interesting in the final frame. The Indians took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the Vikings tied the game in the home half of the second by taking advantage of two hits and an error to even the game at 2-2. The big hit in the inning was a Tytus Cissell double down the line to drive in a run to even things up. Howell then scored five runs in the fourth frame as Brett Norfleet had the big hit in the inning with a two-run single down the left-field line to help Howell take a 7-2 lead. Howell added two more runs in the sixth as Leo Humbert drove in a run with a double into the gap in left-center while Jackson Vaughn hit a sacrifice fly to score another run to give the Vikings a 9-2 advantage. The Indians made the game interesting in the top of the seventh as they scored six runs in the frame before Evan Piwowarski entered the game and slammed the door in the uprising by forcing a pair of flyouts to help the Vikings advance to the title game. Cissell finished the game with three hits and a run batted in while Norfleet added two runs batted in for Howell in the win.
In the Class 6 title contest, Liberty North raced out to a 6-0 lead as they scored two runs in each of the first three innings before the Vikings cut the advantage with a run off a Cissell RBI single in the bottom of the third to make the score 6-1. The Eagles added two runs in the top of the fifth and a run in the seventh to gain a 9-1 lead before the Vikings attempted a late-inning rally as Brady Wilson drove in a run with a double to right field while Aden Johnson pushed across a run with a ground out to the pitcher, but that is all that the Vikings could muster in the frame as the Eagles forced a pop out and a strikeout to end the game and earn their second consecutive state title. Howell finished the season with an outstanding 31-11 record.
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Fort Zumwalt South’s girl soccer team achieved the three-peat over the weekend as they won the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 3 title while the Clayton girls’ team brought home the state title in soccer for the first time in school history.
Let’s get caught up on another outstanding showing by our local teams in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
Fort Zumwalt South joined an elite group of teams by winning their third straight Class 3 title with a 2-1 win over Smithville Saturday at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton. The Bulldogs advanced to the championship game with a 2-0 win over Ursuline Academy in the semifinals. In that contest, Fort Zumwalt South struck first in the 4th minute as Brooke Cattoor was credited with a goal after an Ursuline defender misplayed a header in the 6-yard box that fell into the goal to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Zumwalt South added to the lead in the 12th minute as Audrey Smith converted a penalty kick after a Bear foul in the box to make the score 2-0. That is all the Bulldogs would need as goalkeeper Allison Moore had 10 saves on the day to earn the clean sheet and push Zumwalt South to the title match.
In the Championship game, the Bulldogs once again scored first in the 13th minute of play as Isabel Montilone took a pass from Cattoor and buried a shot from the top of the box into the upper left corner of the goal to give Zumwalt South a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs extended the lead in the 26th minute as Audrey Smith collected a give-and-go pass from Ashely Miller and slotted a shot into the lower left side of the goal to put Zumwalt South ahead 2-0. The Warriors cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal in the 34th minute to make the score 2-1, but the Bulldogs’ defense limited Smithville to just four shots over the last 40 minutes of play to earn their third consecutive state title. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 22-4. In the third-place contest, Ursuline scored a pair of goals in each half to claim the third-place trophy with a 4-0 win over Union.
Clayton made the most of their first-ever trip to the state final four as the Greyhounds needed to work overtime for the second consecutive match to claim the Class 2 title with a 3-2 victory over St. Pius X out of Kansas City. In the semifinals, Clayton outlasted defending state champion Whitfield in penalty kicks 3-2 and 4-3 in PKs. The Warriors raced out to an early 2-0 lead after Perry Rogan and Ella Rogan each scored in the first 12 minutes of the contest to put Whitfield on top. The Greyhounds started their comeback as Rachel Van Rhein scored the first of her two goals in the 26th minute on a penalty kick to cut the Whitfield advantage to 2-1. Van Rhein struck again in the 52nd minute as she took a cross from Lucia Melander and found the net to even the score at 2-2. That is how the match stayed through the final 58 minutes as the teams went to the dot. With the teams going to the seventh round of penalty kicks tied at 3-3, Annabelle Kujawa sent the Greyhounds to the championship match with a shot that made it past the Warriors goalkeeper to give Clayton the win.
The championship match was a back-and-forth affair as Clayton took the early lead in the 12th minute as Stella Whitney scored from 16 yards out to put the Greyhounds ahead 1-0. The Warriors answered two minutes later with a goal to even the contest at 1-1 and then took the lead in the 70th minute to push ahead 2-1. Anna McAndrew drew the Greyhounds even in the 76th minute as she buried a free kick from 30 yards out into the upper right corner of the goal to make the score 2-2. McAndrew gave the Greyhounds the win in the 93rd minute as she took a pass from Whitney and curled a shot from the top of the box into the upper left corner of the goal to give the Greyhounds their first state girls soccer title as they finished the year with a record of 13-10. In the third-place contest, Whitfield grabbed control of the match early on with four first-half goals and cruised to a 6-2 victory over Pheasant Hill.
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It was a match for the ages in the Class 4 title game as Nerinx Hall and Liberty North put on a show under the lights as a Markers’ late comeback fell just short as the Eagles won the title with a 4-3 win in overtime. Nerinx Hall advanced to the title match with a convincing 4-1 win over Lafayette Friday afternoon as the Markers scored four second-half goals to claim the win. Emma Gianino scored the first of her two goals just as the second half began to put the Markers on top 1-0 only to see Alexandria Kinner tie the match just 17 seconds later as she scored on a shot from 6 yards out to make the score 1-1. The Markers then scored three times in a span of eight minutes as Gianino added her second goal of the game while Ella McAleenan and Nina Preusser added goals to help Nerinx Hall to their third straight title match.
The Markers drew first blood in the championship match as McAleenan scored on a well-placed header off a corner kick from Lauren Seppi in the 14th minute to put Nerinx Hall in front 1-0. The Eagles then exploded for three goals over the 26 minutes with their final goal coming with one second remaining in the half to take a 3-1 lead into the break. The Markers started their second-half rally in the 50th minute as an Ava Kutz header found the goal off of another Seppi corner kick to cut the Eagles’ lead to 3-2. Haylee Braun tied the match in the 54th minute as she collected a pass from Seppi and scored from 5 yards out to push the score to 3-3 as that is how the teams would finish after 80 minutes. The teams both had equal opportunities in the overtime, but it was Liberty North that would break through in the 95th minute as they scored with 23 seconds left on the clock to give them the victory. The Markers ended the season with an outstanding 19-3-1 record. In the third-place contest, Lafayette grabbed an early lead and never looked back as the Lancers defeated Kickapoo 4-1 to earn the trophy.
Villa Duchesne saw their outstanding season come to a close as the Saints fell to Father Tolton 1-0 in the Class 1 final. The Saints advanced to the championship game with a 4-0 victory over Saxony Lutheran in the semifinals. Villa scored three times in the first half as Georgia Leary connected on a pair of penalty kicks and Ellery Miller scored on a blast from 18-yards out to put the Saints ahead 3-0 at the half. Miller scored her second goal of the match off a breakaway in the 50th minute to give the Saints a 4-0 lead as the Villa defense did not allow a shot by the Crusaders in the final 40 minutes.
The championship match saw a pair of evenly matched teams square off as neither squad was able to score in the first 40 minutes. Tolton broke through for the game’s only goal in the 58th minute to take a 1-0 lead and that would be enough as the Saints did have many chances to score only to be turned away by the Trailblazers. Villa Duchesne finished their campaign with a record of 10-12-1.
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The state championship road continues as seven teams looking to win a state title as the Missouri State High School Activities Association state finals head to the Worldwide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, Mo., this weekend. Plus, John Burroughs started the weekend off with a state title on the diamond. The John Burroughs baseball […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Podcast with Jim Powers, we talk with Lafayette girls’ soccer coach Ryan Butchart about the Lancers advancing to the Class 4 state semifinals. Then, we talk with Parkway Central track and field coach Ryan Banta about the Colts third place finish at state and the historic performance of Skyye Lee.
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Five teams will head to Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark, Mo., with hopes of bringing home a state championship this weekend as the Missouri State High School Activities Association hosts their annual State Baseball Championships this week.
The lone representative from the area in Class 4 is John Burroughs as the Bombers advanced to take on Fulton Wednesday at 4 p.m. after defeating Kennett 4-0 in the state quarterfinals. The Bombers grabbed control of the quarterfinal by scoring a run in the first and a pair of runs in the second frame. They added an insurance run in the third inning as starting pitcher Bowen Brantingham tossed a one-hitter with seven strikeouts to earn the win on the mound. Griffin Barnett led the John Burroughs attack at the plate as he went 2-for-3 with a run batted in while Tucker Desloge was 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and a run driven in as the Bombers are making their eighth appearance in the semifinals with a record of 26-3. John Burroughs has won a total of three state championships, but none since 2002. They will take on Fulton who defeated Fulton 12-9 in their quarterfinal match-up. The Hornets are 19-8 on the year and will be making their fifth appearance in the semifinals while winning one state title in 1990.
Three area teams will represent the metro in Class 5 as Festus, Fort Zumwalt South, and Borgia all won their quarterfinal contests to advance to Ozark.
The first semifinal will be an all-local affair as the Tigers will take on the Bulldogs Friday at 10 a.m. Festus moved on to the semifinals with a convincing 10-0 victory over Clayton Saturday in the quarterfinals. The Tigers scored in all but two innings to help improve their record to 25-8 on the year. Nate Moore earned the win on the mound as he tossed a no-hitter while striking out six Greyhound batters. Jeremiah Cunningham paced the Festus offense by going 4-for-4 on the day while scoring twice and driving a pair of runners. This is the fifth time that Festus has advanced to the state semifinals as they are looking for their first state title on the diamond after earning the runners-up spot last year.
Fort Zumwalt South returns to the semifinals for the second time in three years with a record of 27-6-1 after beating Summit 4-2 in the quarterfinals this past weekend. The Bulldogs broke open a tie ballgame against the Falcons with two runs in the fifth frame to gain a 4-2 lead and held on to advance. Carter Cox was outstanding for Fort Zumwalt South as he was 2-for-4 with double and two runs batted in at the plate and then earned the win on the mound as he tossed six innings while striking out eight Summit batters. This will be the third time that the two teams have squared off as the Bulldogs opened their season with a pair of wins over the Tigers. Fort Zumwalt South is making its fourth trip to the state final four and is looking for its second title after winning the crown in 2009.
Borgia will be the third team in the Class 5 semifinals as the Knights advanced to Ozark after defeating Springfield Glendale 2-0 in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal, the Knights scored the only two runs of the game in the fourth inning as Kabren Koelling and Justin Mort each drove in runs for Borgia in the frame. Jack Nobe came away with a win in the pitcher’s dual as he surrendered two hits and struck out 10 Glendale batters to help Borgia improve to 24-5 on the year. This will be the fifth appearance in the state semifinals for the Knights as they look to win their second state title after winning the crown in 2019. Borgia will take Webb City in the semifinals Friday at 1 p.m. with the Cardinals carrying a 22-13 record into the contest after defeating Kearney 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
Francis Howell is the lone area team to advance to the state semifinals in Class 6 after the Vikings defeated De Smet 8-1 Saturday afternoon. After the Spartans earned an early 1-0 lead at the end of the first frame, Howell tied the game in the top of the third and then put the game away in the top of the fourth as they exploded for seven runs in the inning to make the score 8-1. Brett Norfleet paved the Vikings at the plate as he was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs batted in, and also scored a run while Leo Humbert was 1-for-4 with a three-run single to help the Vikings to a 30-10 record. Howell’s ace Brysen Nepute earned the victory in the bump as he gave up two hits and struck out eight batters. This is the 13th time that the Vikings have advanced to the semifinals, and it is the second straight year that Howell has advanced after they finished third last year. They have won four state titles with the last one coming back in 2016. They will face Jackson Friday at 4 p.m. after the Indians defeated Lafayette 5-1 in the quarterfinals. Jackson has a record of 33-6 on the season and will be making their first appearance in the semifinals in school history.
The winner of this game will take on Nixa or Liberty North Saturday at 7 p.m.
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It was a banner weekend for the local track and field athletes as two girls’ teams came home with state championships while Festus claimed a long-waited state title on the boys’ side. It was also a record-setting weekend for Parkway Central’s Skyye Lee as she won four individual titles to pace the Colts to a third-place finish.
Let’s recap all of the track and field action in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Lutheran St. Charles girls won their third state title in Class 3 as the Cougars scored 51 points to hold off Eldon who scored 37 points and Centralia who scored 36 points. This is the first state title for Lutheran St. Charles since 2014.
Elle North paced the Cougars as she won the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.75 and then grabbed a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 25.54. Kennedy Williams also added points for Lutheran St. Charles as she earned a second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.20 and added a fifth-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 46.51.
In the Class 3 boys’ team chase, Herculaneum and Lutheran North earned a tie for third place with 30 points and finished behind champions Bowling Green who scored 74.5 points, and East Newton who earned the runners-up slot with 37 points.
Sam Vaughn led the way for the Blackcats, earning a second-place finish in the 3200-meter run with a time of 9:28.17 and a fifth-place finish in the 1600-meter run with a mark of 4:21.30. Nathaniel Wright also added points for Herculaneum with a fourth-place finish in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:21.25. Lutheran North earned points as their 4×200-meter relay team of Keith Bass, Jonathan Van Hook, Jordan Cater, and Michael Clark won the event with a time of 1:28.70, and then their 4×400-meter relay team of Carter, Clark, Sylvester Johnson, and Zahir Harvey claimed the title with a time of 3:23.51.
Parkway Central’s attempt for a second consecutive team title in Class 4 fell short as the Colts finished third with 48.5 points while Kearney won the team chase with 52 points with Pleasant Hill earning the second slot with 50 points. Ladue had an outstanding showing as the Rams finished on the podium with a fourth-place finish with 46 points.
Skyye Lee put on a show for the ages, winning four individual events in the meet to put herself in the MSHSAA record books as one of the only females to win four individual state championships and the first since before 2000. Lee started her meet by winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.67 and then won the 200-meter dash with a mark of 24.19. Lee then went on to win the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 13.36 and then finished her day by winning the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 43.31.
In the Class 4 boys team battle, Festus held off Jefferson County rival Hillsboro to claim their first state track and field title in school history as the Tigers scored 76 points to finish just ahead of the Hawks who scored 63 points. Kearney earned the third-place spot with 47 points while Hazelwood East grabbed the fourth slot with 41 points.
Ian Schram paced the Festus efforts as he won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:17.17 and then earned a second-place finish in the 3200-meter with a mark of 9:22.51. Schram joined Tate Riney, Bryson Rhine, and Tate Uding in placing second in the 4×800-meter relay with a time of 7:58.11. Arhmad Branch added points for the Tigers in the field events as he won the long jump with a leap of 7.12m and then he earned a third-place finish in the triple jump with a jump of 13.80m. Josh Allison was a key contributor for the Hawks as he joined Gavin Vaughn, Orville Mann, and Jonah Allison in winning the 4×800-meter relay in a time of 7:49.72. He then placed third in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:19.36 and then gained a fourth-place finish in the 3200-meter run with a mark of 9:30.11. Payton Brown added points to the Hillsboro team total as he finished second in the javelin throw with a toss of 54.93.
The Cardinal Ritter girls’ team claimed their third straight team championship in Class 5 as the Lions scored a meet-high 94 points while Blue Springs placed second with 63 points and Lafayette earned the third spot on the podium with 49 points.
Kyndall Spain got things going for Cardinal Ritter as she won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.48 and then she placed second in the 100-meter hurdles with a mark of 13.72. Aniyah Brown was also outstanding as she placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.79 while placing third in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 24.28. The Lions dominated the relay events as they won the 4×100-meter relay in a time of 47.39, the 4×200-meter with a mark of 1:39.66, and then the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:48.86. Lafayette was outstanding in the distance events as Natalie Barnard won the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:35.60 while grabbing a fourth-place finish in the 1600-meter run with a mark of 5:01.84. Grace Tyson also contributed points to the Lancers’ cause as she places second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:56.29 and then she added another second-place finish in the 3200-meter run with a mark of 10:47.39. Josie Baker of Kirkwood won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:52.78 while Julia Ray from MICDS also earned a spot on the podium with a sixth-place finish in the 1600-meter run in a time of 5:02.59 and then Ray placed third in the 3200-meter run with a mark of 10:52.33.
In Class 5 boys’ action, Rock Bridge won the team chase with 73.5 points while Liberty North finished second with 58 points. St. Louis University High School was the highest finisher of the local teams as they placed 12th with 20 points.
Jacobi Oliphant paced the Jr. Bills with a pair of trips to the podium as he earned a seventh-place finish in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 14.76 and a second-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 38.32. Noah Isaia of Seckman finished his high school career by winning the Discus on the final throw of his career as he unleashed a throw of 59.23m to claim the title to add to his seventh-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 16.55.
There will be plenty of state championship previews this week as we will start with state baseball final four previews on Wednesday while we will look at the state semifinals of the state girls’ soccer championships Friday.
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It will be a huge weekend on the prep sports scene as four local teams will look to repeat as state champions on the second weekend of the Missouri State High School Activities Association State Track and Field Meet while the area’s girls’ soccer teams take the pitch in hopes of advancing to the state semifinals next weekend as the quarterfinals will happen Saturday afternoon.
Let’s get ready for more state tournament action in this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Class 3 thru 5 track and field athletes will head to Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City for the second weekend of action in the state capital. The Westminster boys and girls will move up in class in hopes to repeat as state champions while the Parkway Central and Cardinal Ritter girl’s squads will attempt to win consecutive state crowns.
In Class 3 boy’s action, Herculaneum may be one of the teams to beat after they won the sectional team title last weekend while Lutheran South earned the second slot at the sectional held at Hillsboro. Sam Vaughn will lead the Blackcats hopes as he took first in the 3200-meter run in a time of 10:07.35 and then grabbed second place in the 1600-meter with a mark of 4:35.13 as he finished behind teammate Nathaniel Wright who won the 1600-meter with a time of 4:33.86. Wright will also take part in the 800-meter run after a third-place finish at the sectional. Adam Snoke of Lutheran South will take part in three events as he won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.08 and then earned a third-place finish in the 1600-meter and a second-place finish in the 3200-meter runs.
In Class 3 girls’ action, Metro and Lutheran South will be a pair of teams to watch as they performed well in the sectional over the weekend. Leah Macon-Ford will lead the way for Metro as she won both the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.48 and the 200-meter dash with a mark of 26.58. Metro will also look to get points in the distance races as Lucy Luetkemeyer won a pair of events at the sectional as she took home the title in the 1600-meter run in a time of 5:28.56 and then she won the 3200-meter run with a mark of 12:03.79. Lutheran South will lean on junior Reese Schelp as she will take part in three events this weekend. Schelp placed second in both the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs while placing third in the 3200-meter.
In Class 4 boys, Hillsboro and Festus look to be part of a large group of athletes that will chase the team title. The Hawks will see Noah Holland in three events as he won the 200-meter in a time of 22.30 and then earned a second-place finish in the 100-meter and a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter. Ian Schram of Festus will look to add team points as he won the 1600-meter in a time of 4:20.95 and the 3200-meter with a mark of 9:27.78. Antwon McKay from Cardinal Ritter also won a pair of events as he took home the title in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles.
Cor Jesu will be a team to watch in Class 4 as they won the team title at the sectional as Adrienne Luna will run in both distance events after winning the 3200-meter and placing second in the 1600-meter runs while Hillsboro’s Emily Wright will also run in two events after winning both the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles last weekend. Skye Lee from Parkway Central will lead the Colts as they look to win consecutive state titles as she won both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and then took home the titles in both hurdle events.
In Class 5 action on the boy’s side, Ryan Wingo from St. Louis University High will be a man to watch in the sprints as he placed second in the 100-meter and third in a loaded 200-meter field at the sectional in Poplar Bluff. Graham Stevener of Kirkwood will pace the Pioneers’ efforts as he won the 800-meter and 1600-meter while Joseph Anderson of Westminster will lead the Wildcats’ hopes of repeating as he won the Triple Jump and placed third in the Long Jump.
The Cardinal Ritter girls will have a big group of athletes taking part in the Class 5 girls meet as Aniyah Brown will run in both the 100-meter and 200-meter races with Charlye Moody taking part in both the 200-meter and 400-meter after third-place finishes in both events. A’laji Bradley of Pattonville will help the Pirates in the team chase as she won all three sprinting events in the sectionals last weekend while Julia Ray from MICDS continues to be one of the top distance runners in the state after winning both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs.
The quarterfinals in the MSHSAA Girls Soccer tournament will happen this Saturday as 14 teams will look to advance to the state semifinals next weekend at the WorldWide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton.
Metro will take on Saxony Lutheran Saturday in Cape Girardeau at 3 p.m. in one of the four Class 1 quarterfinals after defeating Maplewood-Richmond Heights in overtime to claim a district title. Metro will carry a 13-6 record into the match Saturday. Villa Duchesne will host Borgia in the other local semifinal Saturday at noon. Saints are 8-11-1 on the year and defeated Elsberry 6-2 to advance while the Knights are 10-14-1 after defeating Crocker 5-1 to move on in the tournament.
In a pair of local matchups in Class 2, St. Pius X out of Festus will look to advance to the semifinals for the second consecutive year as they will host Clayton Saturday at noon. The Lancers are 20-5-1 on the season after beating Perryville 1-0 to move on while the Greyhounds will take a 10-10 record into the contest after defeating St. Charles 5-0 in the district final. In the other quarterfinal, both Orchard Farm and Whitfield will look to make a return trip to the semifinals as they will square off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Orchard Farm. The Eagles are 13-8 on the year after defeating Duchesne 5-2 in the district final and will look to improve on last year’s runners-up finish in the state while the Warriors move up a class after winning Class 1 last year and will take a 14-1 record into the contest.
The two-time state champions in Class 3 return to the quarterfinals as Fort Zumwalt South will travel to Incarnate Word to take on the Red Knights Saturday at noon. The Bulldogs are 19-4 on the year after defeating Fort Zumwalt East 6-1 to claim the district crown while IWA upset No. 1 in the state John Burroughs 3-2 to advance with a 6-8-1 mark on the year. Ursuline will attempt to make their third straight appearance in the semifinals, traveling to Perryville to take on St. Vincent Saturday at noon. The Bears are 15-5-1 after needing a 3-2 come-from-behind victory in the district final over Webster Groves.
In Class 4, Nerinx Hall will once again look to get to the semifinals as they will travel south to take on Jackson Saturday at noon. The Markers are 17-2-1 after defeating St. Joseph’s 3-2 in the district final and will look to get a state title that has eluded them over the past few years. In the other quarterfinal, Lafayette will head to Wentzville to take on upstart Liberty in the other quarterfinal as the Lancers are 17-3 on the year after defeating Marquette 1-0 for the district title. The Eagles are 18-4-2 on the year and advanced after winning the district crown 3-0 over Howell Central.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we first talk with Ursuline Head Soccer Coach Theresa Kaiser about the Bears season and we preview this week’s quarterfinal match against St. Vincent. Jim then catches up with MICDS Head Boy’s Lacrosse Coach Andy Kay as they chat about the Rams and their upcoming championship match against De Smet.
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The Missouri State High School Activities Association baseball and girls’ soccer state tournaments head to the quarterfinal stage this weekend with many of the top teams still in the running to advance to the state semifinals next week,
Let’s start on the diamond as Francis Howell advanced to the Class 6 quarterfinals after defeating GAC rival Fort Zumwalt West last week in the district finals. They will face De Smet, who handled their MCC rival CBC to claim the district crown last weekend, Saturday at 1 p.m. at De Smet. The Vikings enter the quarterfinals with a record of 29-10 and are led by Brett Norfleet who is batting .351 on the season and has a team-high seven home runs with 39 runs driven in on the year. Brysen Nepute has been the ace on the mound for Howell as he is 9-1 on the year with an earned run average of 1.46 with 67 strikeouts. The Spartans are currently 20-14-1 as they will turn to Quinn Argetsinger to lead the offense as he is batting .378 with 12 doubles and 17 RBIs. Josh Cunningham is the anchor for the pitching staff as he is currently 6-1 on the year with a 1.37 ERA.
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Lafayette will join the quarterfinals after defeating Vianney 4-3 in the district finals and they will take on Jackson Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Jackson. The Lancers are 20-12-1 and will rely on Xander Schmitt to keep his outstanding year going as he is carrying a batting average of .434 into the quarters while hitting 16 extra-base hits and driving in 25 runs. Jack Stauss carries the Lafayette pitching hopes as he is 4-1 on the year with an ERA of 3.58.
In Class 5 action, five local teams remain alive in the tournament as Festus will meet up with Clayton Saturday at noon at Tiger Field in Festus. The Tigers are 24-8 after defeating Windsor in the district final and have won nine of their last 10 games. Hayden Bates paces the Festus attack as he is batting .440 on the year while driving in 37 runs. The Greyhounds enter the contest with a 14-16 mark and have won their last four games. Tommy Filarski is pacing the Clayton offense with a .394 batting average while driving in 24 runs.
In the second quarterfinal, Rockwood Summit will face off against Fort Zumwalt South Saturday at noon at Summit. The Falcons come into the quarterfinals with a 17-14 record and will turn to Jayson Shorb to lead the Summit pitching efforts as he is 4-0 on the year with a 1.96 ERA while striking out 39 batters in 39.3 innings pitched. The Bulldogs are currently 26-6-1 and have won 12 of their last 13 contests as they will be led by Evan Fulhorst who is carrying a .376 batting average while driving in 31 runs.
Borgia will also take part in the quarterfinals as they will play host to Glendale Saturday at 2 p.m. The Knights are 23-5 on the year and have won nine straight contests with Jack Nobe leading the way with a .394 batting average with six home runs and 27 runs batted in.
In Class 4 quarterfinal action, John Burroughs returns to the quarterfinals as they will face Kennett Thursday. The Bombers are currently 25-3 and have been ranked in the top five all season long and will use their balanced offensive attack led by Julian Schenck to keep the winning streak alive. Schenck is carrying a .355 batting average into the quarterfinals and has 26 runs batted in.
St. Charles West moved on to the quarterfinals after defeating Orchard Farm in the sectional as will face off against Fulton on Thursday at 4 p.m. at West. The Warriors are 16-14 on the season and are led offensively by Brenan Goering who has a batting average of .438 and has driven in 28 runs.
The winners of this week’s quarterfinal games will advance to the state championships at USA Ballpark in Ozark, Mo. with play starting Monday.
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The Missouri Boys Volleyball and Missouri State Lacrosse playoffs will crown champions this week with the semifinals and finals taking place starting Tuesday evening. This will be the last time the boys’ volleyball association will stage its state championships as it will become an official Missouri State High School Activities Association sport beginning next year.
The boys’ volleyball semifinals and finals will take place at Maryville University again this year with Class 3 playing their semifinals Tuesday evening and Class 4 having their semifinals Wednesday with the finals for both classes taking place Thursday night.
In Class 3, the No.1 seed Spartans of De Smet are continuing their outstanding season as they moved on to the semifinals by defeating Saxony Lutheran in straight sets 25-6, 25-14, and 25-17. They will take on St. Dominic who also advanced with a straight-set victory over Fort Zumwalt South 25-22, 26-24, and 25-20. The Spartans enter the final four with a record of 33-1 as Trent Massey leads the way for De Smet with 280 kills while Riley Massey has added 162 kills on the year. Tyler Zippay leads the Spartans’ attack with 797 assists. The Crusaders will take a 22-8-1 record into the semifinals as Luke Zelnis paces the St. Dominic attack with 438 kills while Cooper Chamblee has added 201 kills with Charlie Lafata dishing out 582 assists. This match will take place at 4:30 p.m.
In the second Class 3 semifinal, Whitfield moved on to the final four with a four-set win over St. Michael’s out of Kansas City 171-25, 25-17, 25-19, and 27-25. They will bring a 25-6-2 mark into the semifinals and are led by Zach Kampen who has 274 kills while Maksim Serdotetskov has added 253 kills with Max Ott handing out 878 assists. They will face Webster Groves who were a straight-sets winner over Affton 25-17, 26-24, and 25-23. The Statesmen carry an 18-9-1 record as Aiden Whitemountain leads the charge with 211 Kills while Ezra Maupin has added 171 kills on the year with Jack Hendrix dishing out 791 assists.
In Class 4, Vianney advanced to the semifinals after upsetting top seed Howell Central in five sets 27-29, 25-21, 19-25, 25-17, and 15-12. The Golden Griffins have a 16-12-2 record on the season and will look for Sam Dore to lead the way as he has 142 kills on the year while Ben Villard has dished out 707 assists on the season. They will face off against Lafayette who defeated Marquette in straight sets 25-21, 25-13, and 25-17. The Lancers are 24-6 on the year as Matt Haefner paces the attack with 299 kills while Cooper Williams has added 183 kills this season with Ethan Tran handing out 484 assists.
In the second semifinal of the evening, Parkway South needed four sets to defeat Rockhurst 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, and 26-24 in the quarterfinals. The Patriots are 20-10-1 on the year and will rely on Nathan Barton the led the offense as he has 292 kills this season while Aiden McLaughlin has chipped in with 190 kills with Rishi Kancharla handing out 839 helpers. They will face St. Louis University High School who advanced after beating Chaminade in four sets 18-25, 25-18, 25-14, and 25-21. The Jr. Bills are 21-10-3 on the year and will showcase an even-balanced attack with Jack Krausz topping the team with 293 kills while Will Blaisdell had added 243 kills with Ethan Keutzer handed out 465 assists.
The Class 3 title game will take place Thursday at 4:30 p.m. while the Class 4 championship will take place at 7 p.m.
In the Missouri Boys Lacrosse semifinals, the top four seeds have advanced as top seed De Smet will host No. 4 seed Chaminade while No. 2 seed MICDS will look to defend their title as they play No. 3 seed SLUH Tuesday evening. The Rams are looking to win their third straight title and will look to Willy Carpenter to continue his outstanding season as he leads the team in goals with 32 while Mac Stephans and Holt Tipton both have 15 assists on the year.
The boys’ lacrosse finals will take place Friday evening.
In the girls’ lacrosse quarterfinals that will take place Tuesday afternoon, John Burroughs will face off against Marquette while Eureka will take on Summit. On the other side of the bracket, St. Joseph’s Academy will play MICDS with Lafayette taking on Cor Jesu. The semifinals will take place Thursday with the championship match happening Saturday.
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It was an outstanding weekend for prep sports as three teams took the podium at the State Track and Field meet while some of the area’s top teams in girls’ soccer moved on to the state quarterfinals this coming weekend after securing district titles. There were also a few upsets on the diamond as teams claimed their tickets to the state tournament.
Let’s see what happened over the weekend in today’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Class 1 and 2 track and field teams ascended on Jefferson City as MSHSAA hosted their annual state meet at Adkins Stadium. The St. Louis metro area saw three teams make the podium in some of the tightest team races in recent history while many individuals also claimed medals.
In Class 1, the Crystal City boys earned third place on the team standings as the Hornets scored 33 points to finish behind state co-champions Hayti and Hermitage who finished the meet with 42 points each.
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Camden Mayes opened the scoring for Crystal City as he placed fourth in the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 16.12. The Hornets 4×100 meter relay team added more points as Cohen Compton, Landynn DeRousse, Kanden Bolton, and Mayes placed fourth in the event with a time of 44.81. In the field events for the Hornets, Alex Kuchera earned a fourth-place finish in the pole vault with a jump of 3.96m while Bolton and Mayes earned the top two spots in the long jump as Bolton won the event with a jump of 6.70m with Mayes earning a second-place finish with a leap of 6.68m.
In Class 2 action, Christian High School tied with West Platte for third place in the team standings with 38 points to finish behind state co-champions Summit Christian and Charleston who scored 47 points in the meet.
Ronan Hardwicke paced the Eagles as he finished fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.80 and then added a sixth-place finish in the 1600-meter run with a mark of 4:29.35. Austin Ball gave Christian a pair of first-place finishes as he grabbed the 110-meter high hurdles title with a time of 15.03 and then he won the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 40.16.
In the Class 2 girls’ team race, Lutheran North earned a spot on the podium as the Crusaders tied Maysville with 29 points with North Platte won the team battle with 86 points.
Genesis Rogers paced the Crusaders’ efforts as she finished second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.66 and then she earned second in the 400-meter dash with a mark of 57.33. Rogers also aided the Lutheran North 4×200-meter relay team to the title as the group won the event with a time of 1:44.45. Margaret Wrigley from Jefferson R7 had an outstanding meet as she placed fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.85 and had a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 25.95.
In district soccer action, Ursuline needed a huge comeback as the Bears rallied from a 2-0 deficit with three unanswered goals to defeat Webster Groves 3-2 Saturday afternoon to claim their third straight district title. After the Statemen grabbed a 2-0 lead, Ursuline mounted a huge comeback as Ava Balee, Mary Claire Imig, and Taylor Zarinelli all scored to push the Bears into the Class 3 quarterfinals this coming Saturday.
In Class 4 action on the pitch, it was a battle of two of the top teams in the state for a district title as Nerinx Hall grabbed an early lead and held on to defeat St. Joseph’s Academy 3-1 to move on to the quarterfinals. This is the second time the Markers have knocked off the Angels this season. Emma Gianino, Lauren Seppi, and Lauren Zangara all scored for Nerinx Hall to help the Markers move to 17-2-1 on the year.
On the diamond, Howell avenged four losses to Fort Zumwalt West as the Vikings raced out to an early lead to defeat the Jaguars 6-1 as they advanced to the Class 6 quarterfinals. Howell opened the game by scoring three runs in the top of the first frame before Fort Zumwalt West scored a run in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 3-1. That is as close as the Jaguars would get as the Vikings added a run in the third and a pair of insurance runs in the seventh to claim the district crown. Jackson Vaughn paced the Vikings attack as he went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in four runs while Alex Bryan went the distance to earn the victory on the mound as Howell improved to 29-10 on the year.
In another Class 6 district title game, a pair of familiar foes from the Metro Catholic Conference mat up as De Smet used a big pair of innings in the middle stages of the game to claim a 10-7 win over CBC. The Cadets grabbed an early lead with a run in the second frame before the Spartans plated two runs in the top of the third to take a 2-1 lead. CBC then scored two runs of their own to regain the lead at 3-2 but the De Smet offense exploded for seven runs in the top of the fourth to grab a 9-3 advantage. The Cadets did not go away quietly as they plated four runs in the bottom of the stanza to cut the lead to 9-7. De Smet added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to come away with the district title. Jake Panagos led the Spartans attack as he was 1-for-2 at the dish and drove in three runs while Myles Wessels was 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBIs. San Cardwell and Jason Smith combined to strike out eight Cadet batters to aid the Spartans in advancing to the quarterfinals.
We will have plenty of previews this week as Tuesday we will look at the Boys’ Volleyball semifinals and the Lacrosse quarterfinals and semifinals. Wednesday will be a day to look at the Baseball and soccer quarterfinals while Friday we will get you set for the second weekend of state track and field as the big classes will head to Jefferson City.
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The championship season is upon us as spring sports begin to wind down. The Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1 and 2 State Track and Field meet will take place this weekend while the quarterfinals are set for the Missouri State Volleyball tournament after district play this past week. District action is also taking place on the soccer field as many area teams have moved on to the state quarterfinal round.
Let’s get caught up on all the action in this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
Things will get kicked off at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City as the Class 1 and 2 athletes will compete starting Friday at 9:30 a.m. with the finals in many field events and a few running events while the prelims in most of the running events will take place.
In Class 2, Christian High School out of O’Fallon will lead many of the local boys’ teams down in the Capital City as they placed third in the team race at the sectional this past weekend. Jefferson R7 finished right behind the Eagles in fourth place while Bishop DuBourg earned a 10th-place finish.
Keenan Thomas of Bishop DuBourg will compete in the 100-meter dash after winning the sectional with a time of 11.08 and he will also compete in the Long Jump after a fourth-place finish at the sectional. David Sides will join his teammate as he earned a fourth-place finish in the Shot Put with a toss of 13.11m. Ronan Hardwicke of Christian will take part in a pair of events as he earned a second-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:02.09 and then he grabbed third in the 1600-meter run with a mark of 4:35.00. The Eagles will also see Austin Ball in two events as he won both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles with times of 14.97 and 43.11 respectfully. Konner Armstrong will lead the efforts for Jefferson R7 as he also won a pair of events at the sectionals. Armstrong won the Shot Put with a throw of 15.20m and then he took home the discus title with a toss of 44.05m.
On the girls’ side in Class 2, Jefferson R7 placed second at the sectional while Lutheran North earned the third spot and St. Pius X finished fourth in the team battle. Brentwood and Duchesne rounded out the top 10 by finishing ninth and 10th in the team standings. Margaret Wrigley will pace the Jefferson R7 squad as she placed second in two events at the sectionals as she ran the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.52 and then clocked a time of 25.64 in the 200-meter dash. The Lancers had two athletes win events as Payten Krodinger won the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.08 while Rachel Eimer won the sectional title with a mark of 5:36.15. Eimer will also compete in the 800-meter run after a third-place finish with a time of 2:31.25.
The quarterfinals of the Missouri Boys Volleyball State Tournament will take place starting Friday evening as the top seeds in both Classes as De Smet won their district in Class 3 while Howell Central took the district crown in Class 4.
The Spartans will open quarterfinal play Friday at 4:30 p.m. as they will take on Saxony Lutheran at Webster Groves. In the other quarterfinal at Webster, Whitfield will play St. Michael the Archangel out of Kansas City at 6:30 p.m. In the second set of Class 3 quarterfinals, Fort Zumwalt South will take on St. Dominic at 11 a.m. at Howell North while Webster Groves will matchup against Affton Saturday at noon at St. Louis University High School.
Howell Central will start quarterfinal play on Class 4 Friday evening against Vianney at 6:15 p.m. at Lafayette while the host Lancers will face Marquette in the opener at Lafayette stated to start at 4:15 p.m. Rockhurst out of Kansas City will make the trip east to play Parkway South at 1 p.m. at Howell North while the Jr. Bills will play host to Chaminade in the final quarterfinal match starting at 2 p.m.
District play in girls’ soccer is in full swing as many of the top teams are still vying for a spot in the state quarterfinals next week.
In Class 1, Metro continued their outstanding season by defeating Maplewood-Richmond Heights 1-0 in overtime to advance to the quarterfinals. They will join Borgia in the next round as the Knights defeated Crocker 5-1 to win their district. A pair of district finals will take place Friday as Saxony Lutheran will face Gateway Science Charter while Villa Duchesne will take on Elsberry/Silex Friday as well.
In Class 2, St. Pius X out of Festus will move on after defeating top-seeded Perryville 1-0 while Orchard Farm advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-2 win over Duchesne. In the other district finals, Clayton advanced with a 5-0 win over St. Charles while Whitfield continued their quest to return to the final four with a 2-1 win over Westminster.
While in Class 3 action, defeating Class 3 state champions Fort Zumwalt South moved on to the quarterfinals with a 6-1 win over district rival Fort Zumwalt East 6-1. In the other district finals in Class 3, the top school in Class 3 Bombers of John Burroughs will face Incarnate Word Friday at 5 p.m. while Webster Groves, who knocked off top-seeded Visitation 3-1 will face Ursuline who dispatched Cor Jesu 2-0.
The Class 4 district finals did not disappoint as Jackson defeated Oakville 2-1 to claim a district title while in a battle of top teams in the area, Nerinx Hall defeated St. Joseph’s Academy for the second time this season 3-1 to take home the title. In the third district final on this side of the state, Lafayette knocked off top-seeded Marquette 1-0. In the final district championship, Howell Central will take on Liberty Friday evening at 6 p.m.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with MSHSAA’s Lou Mazzocco about the upcoming state track and field meets and also we hit on some of the changes that we will see for the upcoming football season.
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It is championship season in prep sports as we crowned both water polo and boys’ golf champions over the past few days. This is the beginning of an extremely busy next three weeks on the prep sports scene as we head toward the end of the school year.
Let’s start off in the pool as the Missouri Water Polo finals took place at Pattonville this past Saturday with the top seed in the tournament knocking off the defending state champs.
Parkway Central took control of the match in the first period and did not look back as the Colts defeated the defending champions from St. Louis University High School 19-11. Parkway Central’s offense exploded in the first quarter as they grabbed a 7-3 advantage at the end of the period and extended the lead to 10-4 at the break as the Colts defense limited the Jr. Bills to only one goal. SLUH cut the lead to five at the end of the third quarter as they outscored the Colts 4-3 in the stanza to make the score 13-8. Parkway Central put the game away as they scored six times in the final period to claim the title. Tyler Bryant and William Jost each scored five goals to lead the Parkway Central attack while Bryant added five assists in the victory. Brendon Harris and Evan Zimmerman each scored three times for the Jr. Bills in the loss.
In the girls’ final contest, Ladue rallied in the second half to defeat Marquette 6-4 to claim the championship.
Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
The MSHSAA Boys’ Golf championships took place at five sites around the state and Chaminade was the top team in the area as they won the Class 5 title for the second time in three years. The Red Devils finished the 36-hole event with a score of 594 and were able to hold off Rockhurst by a stroke to earn the title. CBC finished fourth with a score of 615 with Marquette finishing in fifth place with a score of 619. John Paul Chapman led the Chaminade efforts as he tied for the top spot in the medalist race with a score of 142. Logan Forister of Eureka placed fourth with a score of 143 while Harrison Zipfel of SLUH earned the sixth spot with a score of 144.
In Class 4, Rockwood Summit earned the third slot in the team race with a score of 617 to finish behind the winners Pembroke Hill who finished with a score of 611, and Rolla who finished second with a score of 615. Trey Rusthoven from Fort Zumwalt East was the top player from the area as he finished third with a score of 143 while Savyasaachi Kandula of Parkway West earned a tie for fifth with a score of 146. Ben Gelven from MICDS also landed in the top 10 as he finished in a tie for ninth place with a score of 149.
In Class 3 action, Ian Hollander paced the locals as he finished in a tie for fifth place with a score of 149 while in Class 2 play, Lutheran St. Charles placed fifth in the team race with a score of 702 with Owen Tormala leading the Cougars by finishing in a tie for 10th place with a score of 166.
The state championship will continue this week as the Class 1 and 2 track and field athletes will ascend to Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City for the State Meet starting Friday morning while the state boys’ tennis individuals and doubles teams will head to Springfield for the state finals at Copper Tennis Complex.
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With district baseball starting this week, the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association released their final regular season Top 10 poll and the St. Louis area is once again well represented on the lists.
Fort Zumwalt West leads a group of five local squads in the Class 6 rankings as the Jaguars finish the regular season in the No. 3 slot with Eureka just behind them in the No. 5 spot. A pair of GAC rivals headline the Class 5 rankings as Washington and Fort Zumwalt South are fifth and sixth, respectively. John Burroughs will head into the Class 4 district tournament ranked second while their rival MICDS comes in at the No. 10 spot.
The complete rankings are listed below with the area teams highlighted.
Class 6:
- Blue Springs South 25-5
- Liberty North 27-7
- Ft. Zumwalt West 28-8
- Rock Bridge 28-6
- Eureka 31-3
- Vianney 28-5
- 7T. Francis Howell 25-10, 7T. Jackson 29-6
- Nixa 27-6
- CBC 23-13
Receiving Votes: Marquette 17-9, Blue Springs 21-14
Class 5:
- Camdenton 28-4
- Glendale 22-4
- Willard 25-9
- Kearney 21-9
- Washington 24-8
- Ft. Zumwalt South 23-6
- Helias Catholic 20-6
- Smithville 23-10
- St. Francis Borgia 19-5
- Festus 20-8
Receiving Votes: Hillsboro 19-4, Webster Groves 13-15
Class 4:
- Logan-Rogersville 23-5
- John Burroughs 22-3
- Central (Park Hills) 18-3
- Southern Boone 25-9
- Springfield Catholic 15-7
- Pleasant Hill 21-5
- Excelsior Springs 24-12
- Kennett 19-8
- Hallsville 19-6
- MICDS 16-6
Receiving Votes: Blair Oaks 18-18, Macon 20-6, St. Pius X (Kansas City) 13-6, Father Tolton 13-8
Class 3:
- 1T. Portageville 30-2, 1T. Valle Catholic 28-4
- Lawson 19-5
- Stockton 19-4
- South Callaway 19-6
- Clever 24-6
- West County 17-4
- Licking 21-6
- Valley Park 18-4
- East Buchanan 18-4
Receiving Votes: Kelly 19-8, Houston 19-4, Dixon 18-4, Barstow 19-6, Montgomery County 14-5
Class 2:
- Ash Grove 19-0
- Purdy 23-5
- Iberia 21-4
- Russellville 23-8
- Greenville 21-4
- Gainesville 19-4
- Salisbury 19-1
- Marion C. Early 21-6
- Concordia 18-5
- Seymour 15-7
Receiving Votes: New Franklin 18-5, Eugene 16-7, Harrisburg 16-7, Windsor 17-6
Class 1:
- Cooter 20-5
- St. Elizabeth 17-7
- Oran 15-4
- Northwest (Hughesville) 20-4
- South Nodaway 15-2
- 6T. Leeton 16-5, 6T. Billings 19-5
- Sacred Heart 17-9
- Green City 13-6
- Weaubleau 15-9
Receiving Votes: Liberal 16-11, Wheatland 19-11, La Plata 11-6
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St. Joseph’s Academy and John Burroughs continue to sit on top of the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Top 10 Power Rankings as the group released their last regular season rankings over the weekend. The Angels lead a group of six team local teams in Class 4 while the Bombers pace seven area squads in Class 3. Whitfield remains in the second slot in Class 2 with Villa Duchesne leading the locals in Class 1. District semifinals and finals will take place this week and many of these teams will be playing in many of those games.
Class 4:
- St. Joseph’s Academy 18-1
- Liberty North 16-0
- Nerinx Hall 14-2-1
- Marquette 14-3
- Lee’s Summit 13-3
- Lafayette 14-3
- Lee’s Summit North 13-4
- Howell Central 15-3-1
- Eureka 13-6
- Jackson 14-1
Class 3:
- John Burroughs 12-0-1
- Fort Zumwalt South 16-4
- Ursuline 12-5-1
- Glendale 18-3
- Cor Jesu 8-8-2
- Visitation 10-6
- Webster Groves 12-5
- Ladue 13-6-2
- Smithville 16-3
- St. Michael the Archangel 14-6
Class 2:
- St. Pius (KC) 17-5
- Whitfield 11-1
- Westminster 11-5
- St. Pius X (Festus) 17-5-1
- Perryville 14-3
- Helias 13-9-1
- Pleasant Hill 13-6
- Maryville 11-6
- Summit Christian 15-5
- Southern Boone 15-5
Class 1:
- Mid-Buchanan 18-3-1
- Lutheran (KC) 10-3
- Bishop LeBlond 11-5
- Tolton 13-8-1
- Villa Duchesne 6-11-1
- Saxony Lutheran 9-8
- Laquey 16-5
- Maplewood-Richmond Hts. 15-4
- Metro 12-6
- Barstow 7-7
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The Missouri State High School Activities Association is set to welcome a new sport starting in 2023-2024 while another was granted emerging sport status after the voting by the state’s administrators. Big coaching news broke early Friday morning as a long-time coach is moving overseas to continue his career. Also, the Water Polo championships are set after the semifinals were contested.
Let’s get caught up on a busy week of prep sports in today’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
Boys’ Volleyball will be the newest addition to MSHSAA as the administrators from the state overwhelmingly voted to make the sport a fully sanctioned sport. The new status will take effect beginning in the 2023-24 school year and will have one class, to begin with. The state championship will be contested between May 26-June 1 in 2024 at a site that will be announced later this summer. This is a huge step for the sport as the coaches in the St. Louis area have done an outstanding job in promoting and growing boys’ volleyball to get the sport to this point.
The sport of STUNT was voted as an emerging sport beginning next school year during that same vote by the state’s administrators. STUNT is a combination of cheering and tumbling with scoring taking place for each mini performance that they do. There will be no state championship for STUNT as it will be an emerging sport and will be governed by USA Cheer.
In coaching news, CBC head basketball coach Justin Tatum announced early Friday morning that he is stepping down to move to Australia to coach in the NBL. Tatum has been at CBC for 10 years and led them to a pair of state titles after he led Soldan to a state championship in 2012.
The finals for the Missouri State Volleyball playoffs were set over the past few days as the championship matches are set for Saturday at Pattonville.
In the girls’ tournament, Marquette and Ladue advanced to the final match after wins in the semifinals. The Mustangs defeated Parkway North 10-7 in overtime in the first semifinal while Ladue defeated Lindbergh 16-3.
Parkway North grabbed an early lead with a goal in the first period to take a 1-0 lead, but the second period saw both teams score three times as the Vikings took a 4-3 advantage into the break. Parkway North extended the lead to 6-4 after three periods only to see the Mustangs pull the match even by outscoring the Vikings 3-1 in the fourth period to tie the match at 7-7 and force to extra sessions. The overtime periods were all Marquette as the Mustangs held Parkway North scoreless while scoring three times to advance to the final.
In the second semifinal, Ladue raced out to an early lead and never looked back as Mila Winkelmann scored nine goals and added five assists to spark the Rams attack in the victory. Addie Wedding added five goals with Liza Yanuck chipping in with a pair of scores to propel the Rams to the title game Saturday at Pattonville.
On the boys’ side, St. Louis University High School survived a rematch from last year’s championship match by defeating Parkway West 12-10 while the No. 1 seed in the tournament, Parkway Central rolled to the title game with a 17-5 win over Lindbergh.
The Colts used a balanced offensive attack to advance to the championship as Tyler Bryant, Peyton Dimmock, and William Jost all scored four goals while Quin Wolff chipped in with three goals. Bryant also dished out six assists on the night as the Colts will look to improve upon last year’s result as they finished in third place.
The Jr. Bills leaned on goalkeeper Josh Niemann to continue their quest for another title as he made nine saves in the match and was terrific. Evan Zimmermann had a game-high six goals to pace the SLUH attack while Brandon Harris and Aidan Brawer each scored twice while Brawer added three assists as the Jr. Bills and Colts will meet at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Pattonville.
It will be a jammed pack weekend as girls’ soccer heads to the district stage of the season with many districts starting on Saturday. The boys’ volleyball districts will be in full swing this weekend at many sites around the area as well.
Track and Field will also have their district competitions Saturday as Cape Notre Dame, Timberland, and Herculaneum will host the Class 3 runners with Cape Notre Dame, Ladue, Parkway Central, and North Point hosting Class 4 districts. In Class 5, SLUH, Parkway Central, and Timberland will host loaded districts. Action will begin at many of those sites at 9 a.m.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we first chat with CBC Head Baseball Coach Mason Horne about the Cadets season and the upcoming state tournament. We then catch up with SLUH Head Water Polo Coach John Penilla as he talks about the Jr. Bills season and their semifinal contest against Parkway West.
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The teams and individuals are set for the 2023 Missouri State High School Activities Association Boys’ Golf Championships that will be held Monday and Tuesday at sites around the state. CBC and Chaminade claimed their spots after their district championship last week while the other districts took place this past Monday.
The top two teams in each district advance and the next 12 golfers that are not on an advancing team will move on to the state championship tournament which is a 36-hole tournament over two days.
In the other Class 5 district at Forest Hills Country Club, De Smet claimed their second district title in three years as they finished with a score of 313 while Marquette finished second just one stroke behind with a score of 314. Howell finished third in the district with a score of 318 with Priory grabbing the fourth slot with a score of 321. In the individual standings, there was a five-way tie for the top slot as William Blankemeyer and Colby Sauer of De Smet, August Johnson and Carter White of Howell, and Luke McLaughlin of Priory all finished with a four-over-par score of 76. Thomas Shuert of Marquette finished sixth with a five-over-par round of 77 with his teammate Connor Hopwood earning the seventh slot with a six-over-par score of 78.
The Spartans and Mustangs will join CBC and Chaminade at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Boliver, Mo. for the Class 5 state championship.
In Class 4 district action at Crown Point Golf Club in Farmington, Parkway West earned the top spot in the district with a score of 313 with Summit claiming the runners-up spot with a score of 317. North County placed third in the event with a score of 318 while Farmington and Washington tied for fourth with scores of 335. William Dugal of North County shot a one-over-par round of 73 to claim medalist honors with Palmer Cerko leading the Longhorns as he tied Rugar Govero of North County for second with a three-over-par score of 75. Savyasaachi Kandula of Parkway West finished fourth with a round of 76 with Jacob Schreiner of Summit earning fifth place with a five-over-par score of 77.
The other local Class 4 district took place at the Golf Club of Wentzville with Ladue garnering the team honors with a score of 305 while Fort Zumwalt South earned second place with a score of 308. Parkway Central grabbed the third slot with a score of 311 and Fort Zumwalt East placed fourth with a score of 316. Trey Rusthoven of Fort Zumwalt East claimed medalist honors with an outstanding six-under-par round of 65. Ben Gelven of MICDS and Shivom Koraonkar of Parkway North tied for third with rounds of one-under-par 70. Alexander Bresler of Fort Zumwalt South rounded out the top five with a one-over-par round of 72.
The Class 4 schools and individuals will head to the Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia, Mo.
In the Class 3 tournament play at the Ste. Genevieve Golf Course, Andrew Richter of St. Mary’s advanced to the state tournament with a round of 89 to finish in 17th place while Jackson Goodwin of Herculaneum placed 18th with a round of 90 to move on to action next week.
In the other Class 3 district at Eagle Knoll Golf Course in Hartsburg, Mo., St. Charles West earned the fourth spot in the team chase with a score of 330 but will see a pair of the players advance as Ian Hollander tied for third with a four-over-par score of 76 with teammate Justin Shy shooting a five-over-par round of 77 to earn a tie for fifth. Spencer Hobson of Orchard Farm will also advance to the state championship as he placed 12th with a round of 82 while Whitfield’s Bryce Schultz placed 13th with a score of 83.
The Class 3 state tournament will be held at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield, Mo.
St. Pius X out of Festus earned their first trip back to the state championship since 2018 as the Lancers finished second at the Class 2 district held at Terre Du Lac Golf & Country Club in Bonne Terre, Mo. The Lancers had a score of 376 and finished behind Liberty (Mountain View) who finished with a score of 358. William Becker paced the St. Pius X efforts as he finished in a tie for third with a round of 85. Chase Waterkotte also placed in the top 10 as he finished in a tie for eighth with a round of 90. Joining the Lancers at state will be Kaleb Weiler of Jefferson R7 who placed 13th with a round of 95.
In the other Class 2 district at Norwoods Golf Club in Hannibal, Mo., Lutheran St. Charles claimed the team title with a score of 339. Sam Malterer paced the Cougars as he finished in a tie for fifth place with a score of 82 while Richard Calleros and Owen Tormala tied for seventh place with scores of 85. Michael Huesgen also placed in the top 10 for Lutheran St. Charles as he finished in a tie for ninth with a round of 87.
The Class 2 state championships will be held at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Mo.
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St. Joseph’s Academy and John Burroughs are leading a huge group of St. Louis Metro teams in this week’s Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Power Rankings that were released last evening. The Angels moved back into the top slot in Class 4 as they join four other local squads in the top 10 while the Bombers remain the top team in Class 3 with seven other teams are listed in the top 10. Whitfield is in the NO. 2 spot in the Class 2 rankings while Villa Duchesne is the highest-ranked area team in Class 1.
The complete Top 10 is listed below as we head into the final week of the regular season.
Class 4:
- St. Joseph’s Academy 16-1
- Liberty North 14-0
- Nerinx Hall 14-1-1
- Lafayette 13-2
- Marquette 12-3
- Lee’s Summit 11-3
- Howell Central 14-3-1
- Park Hill South 12-5
- Lee’s Summit North 11-4
- Jackson 13-1
Class 3:
- John Burroughs 12-0-1
- Fort Zumwalt South 15-4
- Glendale 17-3
- Cor Jesu 7-7-2
- Visitation 9-6
- Webster Groves 10-5
- Ursuline 10-6-1
- Smithville 14-3
- Ladue 11-6-2
- Incarnate Word 5-5-1
Class 2:
- St. Pius X (KC) 16-4
- Whitfield 10-1
- Helias 11-6-1
- Perryville 13-3
- Westminster 9-5
- St. Pius X (Festus) 14-5-1
- Maryville 10-6
- Summit Christian 14-4
- Pleasant Hill 12-6
- Clayton 8-8
Class 1:
- Lutheran (KC) 10-1
- Mid-Buchanan 16-3-1
- Bishop LeBlond 9-5
- Tolton 12-7-1
- Villa Duchesne 5-10-1
- Saxony Lutheran 9-7
- Laquey 14-5
- Maplewood-Richmond Hts. 12-3
- Barstow 7-6
- Metro 10-5
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The Missouri State High School Activities Association spring championships are starting to shape up as many local boys’ tennis players earned their spots in the upcoming tennis championships in singles and doubles. The quarterfinals are set for the boys’ and girls’ water polo championships which will finish this coming weekend while the rest of the boys’ golf district championships will also take place Monday.
Time to get ready for all of the action in today’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up brought to you by Triad Bank.
The MSHSAA boys’ tennis districts for singles and doubles took place over the weekend with many of the top two players from every district advancing to state championships at the Cooper Tennis Center in Springfield, Mo., on May 18-20.
In Class 3, Shaan Patel of John Burroughs defeated his teammate Jasper Schmidt 6-0,6-0 to win the district one singles title while the doubles team of Joshus Tiemann and Danijel Blagojevic from Oakville won the district crown by defeating Joshua Lombardi and Maksim Bely of St. Louis University High School 6-2,6-3. In the district two finals, Rocco Regnier of Eureka won the singles title by defeating Edward Yue of Marquette 6-1,6-2 while the doubles team of Preston Achter and John Varley of Priory took home the doubles title by defeating Nicholas Chun and Aadit Keswani of Marquette 6-2,6-1. Action in district three saw Kyle Fisk of Howell North win the singles title by defeating Konnor Eslinger of Howell Central 6-3,6-3 with Pranav Palaniappan of Fort Zumwalt West won the doubles title over Tanner Jones and Noah Garthe of Howell Central. In the final district in the area, Rafay Cheema of Liberty defeated his teammate Alex Meyer 6-4, 6-2 to claim the singles crown with Angelo Malek and Luke Wortmann of Timberland taking home the doubles crown by defeating Tyler Gonzales and Elijah Bartek of Liberty 8-6.
In Class 2 action, Max Chen of Ladue won the district two singles title by defeating Arjun Purl of MICDS 6-0, 6-3 while Ladue’s Nathan Chan and Amit Kadan won the doubles crown by defeating Jai Patel and Owen Kizer of MICDS 6-3, 6-1. In district three, Ayush Negi of Parkway Central defeated Calvin Van Heest of Westminster 6-0,6-0 to win the singles title with Tyler Collison and Alan Walker of Westminster won the doubles title by defeating Kai Daudsyah and Winston Gao of Parkway West 6-2,6-2. Mabry Madden and Jack Stillman of Holt won the district three doubles title by defeating Patrico Bravo-Knobloch and Samuel Way of Missouri Military Academy 7-6 (12-10), 6-4.
In Class 1, Daniel Radke of Whitfield won the district two singles crown by defeating Spencer Pomplan of Clayton 6-2,6-0 while Clayton’s Arnav Poddar and Ismael Robles-Razzaq of Clayton claimed the doubles title. In district five action, Thomas Griese of Duchesne defeated teammate Nathan Nickel 6-0,6-0 to claim the singles title while Elijah Echols and Shawn Smith of STEAM Academy won the doubles crown by defeating Liam Cassidy and Isiac Salamone of St. Charles 6-4,6-4. In the district six doubles tournament, Colin Lovelace and Julian Cohen of North Point defeated teammates Joshua Hirschbuehler and Ian Malinofsky 8-6 to win the doubles title.
The Missouri Water Polo state tournament is underway with the quarterfinals schedule set for the boys’ while the semifinals for the girls are also set for this week.
The top four seeds in the boys’ championship remain after first-round action this past Saturday. Top seed Parkway Central defeated Summit 19-0 in their early-round contest while No. 2 seed Parkway West knocked University City out of the tournament by a score of 25-1. No. 3 seed and defending champion SLUH advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Parkway South 19-3 with No.4 seed Lindbergh moving on by beating Marquette 21-7.
Here are the matchups for the quarterfinals that will take place Tuesday afternoon.
- No. 1 Parkway Central vs No.9 CBC
- No. 4 Lindbergh vs No. 5 Kirkwood
- No. 3 SLUH vs No. 6 Oakville/Mehlville
- No.2 Parkway West vs No. 7 Ladue
In the girls’ tournament, the semifinals are set as top seed Ladue defeated Parkway West 22-2 while No. 5 seed Lindbergh upset No.4 seed Oakville 9-8. The No. 3 seeded Vikings of Parkway North advanced by defeating Lafayette 20-6 with No. 2 seed Marquette moving on by defeating Kirkwood 15-5.
Here are the matchups for the semifinals that will happen Wednesday at Lindbergh.
- No. 1 Ladue vs No. 5 Lindbergh – 5:30 p.m.
- No. 3 Parkway North vs No. 2 Marquette – 6:45 p.m.
The MSHSAA Boys’ Golf district tournaments are taking place Monday at sites around the area while the Boys’ Volleyball tournament will begin later in the week.
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The week in high school sports saw district golf championships as three local teams earned a trip to the boys’ golf championships while a pair of hotly contested conference races in baseball were finalized after action on the diamond this week. The Missouri Water Polo Championships will open up play this weekend at many pools around the area.
Let’s get caught up on all the action in today’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Missouri State High School Activities Association Boys’ Golf Championships are 10 days away as one of the districts held its tournament this past week to see who will advance to the state tournament.
In Class 5, The CBC Boys’ golf team won their district at Crystal Highlands Golf Course in Festus by firing a team score of 301. Chaminade earned the second spot and a trip to the state championships in the team chase with a score of 315 with Jackson placing third with a score of 320. St. Louis University High School earned the fourth slot in the team standings, scoring 326. In the individual scoring, Ian Lambert of Jackson earned medalist honors with an even-par score of 72 while Nathan Barclay and Austin Jacobs paced the CBC efforts by finishing tied for second with Harrison Zipfel of SLUH with scores of 1-over par 73’s. Harper Ackermann of CBC tied for fifth with Clayton Becher of Chaminade with scores of four-over par 76.
Photo Credit – CBC High School
On the diamond, the GAC South has been a conference to watch all year as both Fort Zumwalt West and Howell have been not only state-ranked all season, but both have been battling for the top slot in the league. The two teams matched up in a pair of games this week with the Vikings only needing a win in the series to claim the title, but the Jaguars had other ideas as they won both matchups to earn co-champion honors.
In the opening game Tuesday at Howell, the Vikings grabbed an early 2-0 lead after the first inning only to see Zumwalt West score five runs over the next three innings to take a 5-1 advantage. The Vikings plated a run in the home half of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-2, but the Jaguars pushed across four runs in the top of the fifth to push their lead to 9-3. Howell scored a run in the bottom of the fifth, but that would not be enough as Zumwalt West held the Vikings scoreless the rest of the way to earn the win. Mikey Ludwig paced the Jaguars at the plate by going 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and he also scored a run while Cooper Robinson added a pair of hits and RBIs in the win. Kenton Deverman earned the victory on the mound by going seven innings and striking out nine batters.
In the second game of the series at Zumwalt West, Howell scored their only run in the top of the first before the Jaguars took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame with a pair of runs to make the score 2-1. Zumwalt West added to the lead with three runs in the fourth and an insurance run in the fifth to claim the 6-1 victory and a piece of the conference title. Robinson once again led the Jaguar attack with two hits as he also drove in two runs while Carson Clark got the win on the mound by throwing a complete game four-hitter and striking out 10 batters as the Jaguars improved to 25-6 on the year.
In another conference race, CBC claimed the Metro Catholic Conference by defeating Chaminade 14-4 Thursday afternoon to finish league play with a record of 6-2. The Cadets’ offense exploded early as CBC scored six runs in the first two innings to take a 6-1 advantage. After the Red Devils scored a run in the top of the third to cut the lead to 6-2, CBC plated seven more runs over the next two frames to push the lead to 13-3. Each team scored a run in the fifth inning with the Cadets holding on to claim the win and the conference title. Kyle Byrne had a big day at the plate as hit a pair of hits, including a home run and he drove in five runs to pace the Cadets with Kyan Franklin earning the victory on the mound with five strikeouts.
The Missouri Water Polo state championships will begin this weekend as Parkway Central will enter the tournament as the top seed with Parkway West earning the No. 2 seed. Defending state champions SLUH will hold the No. 3 seed while Lindbergh will enter play as the fourth seed. Opening round games will be played Saturday at various sites across the area.
On the girls’ side. Ladue will open tournament play as the top seed with Marquette holding the No. 2 seed. Parkway North enters bracket play as the No. 3 seed while Oakville will start things off as the No. 4 seed. Play in the girls’ tournament will take place Friday evening.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, We chat with Nerinx Hall Head Soccer Coach Brian Haddock about the Markers and their season and then we preview the state tournament that will start next weekend.
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Fort Zumwalt West and John Burroughs remain the highest-ranked teams in the latest Missouri Baseball Coaches Association Top 10 poll released Wednesday morning. The Jaguars lead a group of five local squads in the Class 6 rankings and are in the middle of a huge two-game series with Howell this week. John Burroughs is also slotted in at the No. 2 slot in Class 4 with Fort Zumwalt South leading the charge for the local teams in Class 5.
Below are the complete top 10 polls with the local teams marked in bold.
Class 6:
- Blue Springs South 22-3
- Ft. Zumwalt West 22-6
- Rock Bridge 23-4
- Liberty North 22-6
- Francis Howell 23-6
- Eureka 25-2
- Vianney 23-4
- Nixa 22-5
- Jackson 22-6
- Marquette 15-6
Receiving Votes: CBC 19-11
Class 5:
- Glendale 19-3
- Willard 20-8
- Camdenton 24-4
- Ft. Zumwalt South 15-5-1
- Helias Catholic 15-6
- Kearney 18-9
- Washington 18-7
- Ft. Zumwalt East 14-9
- Platte County 14-15
- St. Francis Borgia 15-5
Receiving Votes: Jefferson City 15-7, Festus 15-6, Pacific 15-8
Class 4:
- Logan-Rogersville 19-2
- John Burroughs 18-3
- Springfield Catholic 12-5
- Central (Park Hills) 14-2
- Kennett 16-8
- Excelsior Springs 20-10
- Southern Boone 21-8
- Blair Oaks 16-13
- Pleasant Hill 18-4
- Hallsville 15-4
Receiving votes: St. Pius X (KC) 10-5, Father Tolton Catholic 10-6
Class 3
- Valle Catholic 23-3
- Portageville 25-2
- Lawson 13-4
- Clever 21-3
- Stockton 16-4
- East Buchanan 13-4
- 7T. Licking 16-5, 7T. West County 14-2
- Valley Park 13-2
- Kelly 17-6
Receiving Votes: Scott City 13-7, South Callaway 16-6, Holden 12-7, Barstow 16-5, Lafayette County 13-3, Duchesne 14-14, Dixon 16-4
Class 2:
- Ash Grove 15-0
- Russellville 20-6
- Purdy 21-5
- Iberia 17-4
- Greenville 17-2
- Gainesville 16-4
- Salisbury 15-1
- Seymour 14-5
- Marion C. Early 18-5
- Concordia 15-4
Receiving Votes: Galena 16-4, Eugene 11-5, New Franklin 16-5, Harrisburg 13-5
Class 1:
- Cooter 17-2
- 2T. Oran 10-4, 2T. Northwest (Hughesville) 18-2
- St. Elizabeth 13-5
- South Nodaway (Platte Valley) 13-1
- Leeton 13-5
- Green City 12-4
- Wheatland 15-10
- Sacred Heart 13-6
- Liberal 13-7
Receiving Votes: Weaubleau 14-7, Gilman City 10-3, Community 11-4
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The St. Louis metro area continues to be strongly represented in the latest Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Power Rankings. St. Joseph’s Academy leads a group of six teams in the Class 4 rankings while John Burroughs remains in the top spot on the Class 3 list. Whitfield is the highest-ranked team in Class 2 with Lutheran St. Charles heading a group of four squads at the bottom of the Class 1 top 10 list.
Below is a list of the complete Top 10 rankings for each class.
Class 4:
- Liberty North 12-0
- St. Joseph’s Academy 15-1
- Marquette 10-3
- Nerinx Hall 11-1
- Lafayette 11-2
- Park Hill South 12-3
- Howell Central 11-2
- Lee’s Summit 9-3
- Jackson 11-1
- Oakville 11-2
Class 3:
- John Burroughs 10-0
- Glendale 14-3
- Fort Zumwalt South 13-4
- Visitation 8-5
- Smithville 8-3
- Ladue 10-4-2
- Notre Dame de Sion 8-4-1
- Cor Jesu 5-6-2
- Capital City 11-5
- Springfield Catholic 12-4
Class 2:
- St. Pius X (KC) 15-3
- Whitfield 8-1
- Helias 7-4-1
- Perryville 11-2
- St. Pius X (Festus) 12-3-1
- Maryville 9-5
- Summit Christian 12-4
- Westminster 6-5
- Pleasant Hill 10-6
- Marshall 13-3
Class 1:
- Mid – Buchanan 14-2-1
- Lutheran (KC) 8-1
- Father Tolton 9-6-1
- Laquey 13-4
- Bishop LeBlond 7-5
- Saxony Lutheran 7-7
- Lutheran St. Charles 4-7
- Villa Duchesne 4-8
- Maplewood-Richmond Hts. 8-3
- Borgia 7-10-1
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The high school spring season is in the later stages of the regular season as districts are right around the corner for many of the sports. The area track teams continue to ramp up for district action as many of the top teams in the state took part in the Dale Collier Meet at Kirkwood Saturday while the MWAA Conference held their league meet over the weekend as well.
Let’s get up to speed on all the results in the week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Dale Collier Meet at Kirkwood always draws some of the best athletes from across the state and this year was no exception as it is one of the last big meets of the regular season before teams start to prepare for district action that will begin for the smaller classes this weekend and the large school classes next weekend.
In boys’ action, St. Louis University High School held off Capital City to claim the team title as the Jr. Bills scored 72.50 points with Capital City scoring 71 points. Kirkwood earned the third slot with 68 points while Blue Springs placed fourth with 66.33 points.
SLUH started the meet with a pair of first-place finishes in the sprints as Ryan Wingo won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.72 with Jacobi Oliphant taking the crown in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 22.22. Oliphant scored points for the Jr. Bills as he won the 110-meter-high hurdles with a time of 15.01 and then earned second place in the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 39.17. Graham Stevener got things going for Kirkwood as he won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.42 and he aided the Pioneers 4×800-meter relay in winning the event with a time of 8:01.51. Joseph Anderson of Westminster also had an outstanding meet as he won the triple jump with a leap of 45’4” and earned second place in the long jump with a jump of 21’5”.
Blue Springs took home the team title on the girls’ side with 144.50 points while Cardinal Ritter placed second with 85 points. Kirkwood finished third with 52 points with Jefferson City earning the fourth slot with 49 points.
A’lajia Bradley of Pattonville grabbed a pair of titles as she won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.03 and then she took home the 400-meter crown with a mark of 54.56. Genesis Dixon of Kirkwood led a group of three local finishers in the 100-meter hurdles as she won the event with a time of 14.28 with Kyndall Spain of Cardinal Ritter earning second with a mark of 14.39 while teammate Alexis Taylor was in third place in the event with a time of 14.85. Taylor also added points to the Lions’ total as she won the triple jump with a leap of 38’5.50”.
At the Metro Women’s Athletic Association meet this past Saturday, Cor Jesu won the team title with 211 points while Incarnate Word earned the second spot with 157 points with Nerinx Hall placing third with 74 points.
Adrienne Luna paced the Chargers to the title with victories in both distance events. Luna won the 1600-meter run in a time of 5:08.57 and then turned around and won the 3200-meter run with a mark of 11:54.65. Olivia Carpenter kept the points coming in for Cor Jesu as she won the discus with a toss of 32.71m and the javelin with a throw of 30.97m. Chavi Flowers paced the IWA efforts as she won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.27 and then she grabbed the 200-meter dash title with a mark of 26.30. Chloe Hutchinson also won a pair of events to add to the Red Knight’s point total as she won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 17.30 and the triple jump with a leap of 10.33m.
This week will see many more conference championships being contested as the MCC and GAC South with contest their boys’ golf championships Monday with the GAC North and Central and the Suburban Green and Yellow boys’ golf titles will be up for grabs Tuesday while the Suburban Conference will hold their league track meets throughout the week. There will also big some big match-ups on the lacrosse field as teams are playing for seeding in the state playoffs that will begin in the next few weeks.
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The spring sports season is starting to see the finish line as conference championships started to be contested this past week as the AAA conference held their boys’ golf championships and track and field championships were contested. Also, one of the biggest soccer matches of the year took place while on the diamond, Eureka continued to play well as they took a pair of big conference wins.
Let’s see what happened in this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The first of many conference championships took place this past Monday as the AAA conference played their boys’ golf championship at Normandie Golf Club with St. Dominic claiming the team title in dominating fashion as the Crusaders had all five of the players score in the 80’s. St. Dominic finished the day with a score of 328 on a very tough course. Lutheran St. Charles placed second with a score of 341 while Father Tolton out of Columbia earned third place with a score of 347.
In the individual title chase, Andrew Fallis of Tolton earned medalist honors with a six-over par score of 77 while his teammate Garrett McIntosh was the runner-up with an eight-over par score of 79. St. Dominic grabbed the next four slots in the top 10 as Colin Aubuchon placed third with a score of 81 with Mitchell Fite and Kelly Welby scoring 82 that put them in fourth and fifth place. Gaven Ramirez rounded out the Crusaders scoring with an 83 that put him in the sixth position. Lutheran St. Charles earned the next three spots as Owen Tormalas finished seventh with a score of 84 with Richard Calleros and Michael Huesgen each firing rounds of 85 to place eighth and ninth. Andrew Ritcher of St. Mary’s rounded out the top 10 with a score of 86.
The AAA conference also held their track and field championship meet at Borgia this past Wednesday as the Cardinal Ritter girls’ team won the team title while St. Dominic was able to hold off Borgia to claim the boys’ crown.
On the girls’ side, The Lions scored 167 points to earn the team title while St. Dominic placed second with 141 points and Lutheran St. Charles grabbed the third slot with 135 points. Alexis Taylor earned three first place finishes as she won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.37, the long jump title with a leap of 5.39m, and the 100-meter dash with a mark of 12.20. Kyndall Spain added to the Cardinal Ritter point total by winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.19 The Crusaders started the meet off on the right foot as Abby Woytus, Piper Wiegmann, Abby Ryan, and Megan Osterholt won the 4×800-meter relay with a time of 10:32.70. Osterholt then claimed the title in the 1600-meter run with a mark of 5:44.88. Grace Dyer added points to the St. Dominic point total as she won the high jump with a leap of 1.47m.
The boys’ team title race came down to the final event as the Crusaders held off Borgia by a single point to claim the team crown. St. Dominic scored 120.5 points while the Knights finished the day with 119.5 points. Cardinal Ritter earned the third slot by scoring 104 points. Donovan McIntosh of St. Mary’s had an outstanding meet as he won three events on the day. He started by winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.79 and then he won the 400-meter dash with a mark of 49.83. McIntosh finished his day by winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.03. Ronan Hardwicke from Christian was also a multiple event winner as he claimed the title in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:45.07 and then he earned the crown in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.55. St. Dominic used a pair of strong performances in the field events to propel them to the title. Vincent Pescarino won the pole vault with a leap of 3.35m while Kell Nash took home the javelin title with a throw of 47.09 that gave the Crusaders much needed points.
In one of the biggest soccer matches of the spring, Nerinx Hall scored a pair of goals in the second half to topple previously undefeated St. Joseph’s Academy 2-0 in a huge MWAA conference contest. After a scoreless first 40 minutes, Emma Gianino and Ava Kutz each scored to give the Markers a 2-0 lead. Keira Bartholet and Lauren Seppi were each credited with an assist on the goals while Caroline Ritter mad four saves to help Nerinx Hall improve to 10-1 on the year.
The Eureka baseball team continued their success on the diamond this week as the Wildcats took a pair of games from conference foe Marquette that gave Eureka a two-game lead in the league standings. The Wildcats won the first contest over the Mustangs 7-1 and then turned around to win the back half of the home and home series 1-0 as Cole Edmiston earned the shutout victory by throwing a five hitter and striking out four batters. The Wildcats are now 22-2 on the year and are 7-1 in the Suburban Yellow Conference.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Podcast with Jim Powers, we discuss the upcoming boys’ volleyball districts with Lindbergh head coach Atom Zuniga and CBC head coach Alex Erbs. The three talk about their teams and the upcoming playoffs and how the growth of the sport in the state of Missouri.
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De Smet and Francis Howell Central will lead the way as the Missouri Boys’ Volleyball playoffs are set to begin in two weeks. The Spartans are the top seed in Class 3 while Howell Central takes the top slot in Class 4 as the seeds and districts were announced Monday. There are seven districts on this side of the state in each class while the Kansas City area will handle the eighth district.
In Class 3, De Smet has been the team to beat all year as they are undefeated with a 21-0 record. They are Trent Massey who has 154 kills on the year while Austin Harszy has added 94 kills.
Whitfield will enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed with an 18-4-3 record and is led by Maksim Serdotetskov on the offensive side as he has 176 kills with Zach Kampen adding 160 kills.
Webster Groves will have the No. 3 seed this year with an 11-5-1 record as Aidan Whitemountain has 127 kills on the year with Jack Hendrix handing out 438 assists.
Fort Zumwalt South will be the No. 4 seed with a record of 13-8 as Caden Smith paces the Bulldogs with a 25-percent kill percentage with Lucas Ulrich dishing out over seven assists per match.
Here are the Class 3 districts:
- District 1: De Smet, Borgia, and Parkway North
- District 2: Whitfield, Lutheran South, and Duchesne
- District 3: Webster Groves, Lutheran St. Charles, and Cape Notre Dame
- District 4: Fort Zumwalt South, Parkway Central, and Bayless
- District 5: St. Dominic, Fort Zumwalt East, Ladue, and Bishop DuBourg
- District 6: Summit, Affton, Clayton, and Soldan
- District 7: St. Pius X (Festus), Saxony Lutheran, Westminster, and Coll. School of Bio-Med
- District 8: Kansas City Schools
In Class 4, Howell Central is currently sitting on an 18-4 record with Andrew Geil leading the top-seeded Spartans with 102 kills while Jackson Campbell has added 95 kills thus far on the season.
St. Louis University High will be the No. 2 with a record of 14-8 and will see Jack Krausz lead the way with 144 kills while Will Blaisdell has added 135 kills on the season thus far.
Lafayette is the No. 3 seed in the tournament with a record of 12-5 as Matt Haefner is leading the Lancer attack with 145 kills while Ethan Tran has handed out 263 assists.
The No. 4 seed with Marquette with a record of 11-6 as the Mustangs are paced by Noah Landewe with 166 kills with Alex Danyluck dishing out 312 assists on the season.
Here are the Class 4 districts:
- District 1: Howell Central, Lindbergh, and Parkway West
- District 2: SLUH, Fort Zumwalt North, and Eureka
- District 3: Lafayette, Mehlville, and Kirkwood
- District 4: Marquette, CBC, Seckman, and Hazelwood West
- District 5: Oakville, Chaminade, Fort Zumwalt West, and Fox
- District 6: Howell North, Parkway South, St. Mary’s, and Ritenour
- District 7: Vianney, Howell, Northwest, and Pattonville
- District 8: Kansas City schools
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St. Joseph’s Academy’s perfect season continues as they remain in the top spot in this week’s Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Powers Rankings that were released last evening. The Angels lead six local teams in the top 10 in Class 4 while John Burroughs is undefeated and atop the Class 3 list this week. Whitfield and Westminster are in the second and third positions in Class 2 while Villa Duchesne and Lutheran St. Charles lead the local teams in Class 1.
Here is the complete list of this week’s top 10.
Class 4:
- St. Joseph’s Academy 10-0
- Liberty North 10-0
- Park Hill South 11-2
- Howell Central 10-1
- Marquette 8-3
- Lafayette 8-2
- Jackson 9-1
- Nerinx Hall 9-1
- Parkway South 6-1
- Lee’s Summit 6-3
Class 3:
- John Burroughs 8-0
- Glendale 11-3
- Fort Zumwalt South 10-3
- Smithville 7-3
- Visitation 6-4
- Notre Dame de Sion 7-3-1
- Pacific 8-3-1
- Cor Jesu 4-4-1
- Capital City 9-3
- St. Vincent 8-3
Class 2:
- St. Pius X (KC) 13-3
- Whitfield 6-1
- Westminster 6-2
- Perryville 9-1
- St. Pius X (Festus) 10-2-1
- Helias 7-4-1
- Maryville 8-3
- Pleasant Hill 9-5
- Summit Christian 9-3
- Clayton 4-4
Class 1:
- Mid-Buchanan 11-2-1
- Lutheran (KC) 6-1
- Villa Duchesne 2-7
- Lutheran St. Charles 4-4
- Father Tolton 6-5
- Borgia 7-7-1
- Laquey 12-3
- Metro 7-3
- Bishop LeBlond 6-4
- Saxony Lutheran 5-6
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The St. Louis University High School boys’ and Lafayette girls’ track and field teams took home the top honors at one of the biggest meets in the area over the weekend while De Smet flexed their muscles on the volleyball court in winning a tournament title that showcased many top teams in the area.
Let’s get caught up on a great weekend of action in today’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Brusca-Strohbach meet at Ladue year in and year out is one of the top meets in the area as many local teams use this event to start their preparation for district meets that will take place in a few weeks.
Photo Credit – St. Louis University High School Track
On the girls’ side, the Lancers grabbed the team title with 99.5 points while Cardinal Ritter placed second with 70 points and Kirkwood earned the third slot with 69 points. Grace Tyson helped lead the Lafayette efforts by winning the 3200-meter run in a time of 10:54.78 and also aided the Lancers’ 4×800-meter relay to a title in a time of 9:37.02. Josie Baker aided the Pioneers with a pair of wins in the middle distances as she won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:16.54 and then took home the title in the 1600-meter run with a mark of 5:10.70. Cardinal Ritter saw Kyndall Spain won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.45 while Priya Cheatham brought home the title in the Discus with a throw of 35.17m. Aaliyah Elliott of John Burroughs also had an outstanding meet as she won the Long Jump with a leap of 5.56m and then grabbed the runners-up slot in the Triple Jump with a leap of 10.44m.
In Boy’s action, the Jr. Bills took home the top team honors with 81 points while Lafayette earned the second slot with 72 points and MICDS edged out Kirkwood for the third position with 69 points.
Ryan Wingo got the Jr. Bills going in the right direction as he won the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.67 and then placed second in the 400-meter dash with a mark of 51.05. Jacobi Oliphant also added points for SLUH as he won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 39.53 and placed second in the 110-meter high hurdles with a mark of 14.81. Thomas Preckel led the Lancers’ efforts by winning the Javelin with a throw of 49.87m with Jack Robeson taking home second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:29.62. Jaxson Copeland of Fort Zumwalt West won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:28.20 while taking second in the 800-meter run with a mark of 1:57.29.
In boys’ volleyball action, De Smet went undefeated to win the Parkway Central Classic Saturday as they swept Lindbergh in the title match 2-0.
The Spartans won their two pool play matches by defeating Parkway North 25-18, 25-16 and then Parkway West 25-24, 25-17. De Smet then beat SLUH 25-15, 25-18 to advance to the semifinals. In the semi’s, the Spartans needed three sets to defeat Oakville as the Tigers won the first set 25-23 before the Spartans won the final two sets 25-10, 15-7 to move on to the championship match. De Smet raced out to an early advantage over Lindbergh in the final and won the first set 25-14. The Flyers made things difficult in the second set but the Spartans were able to win the set 26-24 to claim the title. De Smet improved to 21-0 on the year as district play is set to begin in a few weeks.
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It was a great week on the prep sports scene as conference baseball and girls’ soccer games are in full swing while one of the best golf tournaments in the area took place this past Monday with a bunch of the major players in the area taking part. There was also a good track meet at Brentwood that showcased some of the small school teams in the area.
Let’s get caught up with all the action in this week’s Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Webster Cup year in and year out draws many of the top boy’s teams in the area and this year did not disappoint as Marquette was able to win the title over 24 other teams with a score of 304 in the event held at Crescent Farms in Eureka. Vianney finished second in the event with a mark of 308 while Chaminade placed third with a score of 313.
On the individual side in the Webster Cup, Gavin Lang led the Marquette efforts on the day as he won the individual title with a 1-over par score of 73 while his teammate Shay Zinzuwadia earned a tie for third with a 3-over par mark of 75. Vianney put two players in the top three as well as Cole Wiese earned the runner-up slot with a 2-over par score of 74 while Vince Boccardi was part of a group of four players that tied for third with a 3-over par score of 75.
The annual Sophia Rivera Invite was held at Brentwood this past Monday with University City claiming the top spot in both the boys’ and girls’ meets. The Lions won the boys’ meet with 124 points while Brentwood placed second with 71 points and Bayless earned third place with 59 points. In the girls’ meet, the Lions placed first with 100 points while Collegiate School of Medicine earned second place with 94 points and Bayless grabbed the third slot with 70 points.
Julien Trobaugh paced University City with a pair of titles in the middle-distance events as he won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.55 and the 1600-meter run with a mark of 5:01.14. The Lions also added points in the field events as Miyel Taylor won the High Jump with a jump of 1.62m, Elijah Mayweather winning the Discus with a toss of 32.7m and Tyler Leman won the Shot Put with a throw of 12.52m. Logan Hawkins paced the Brentwood efforts by winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.92 while Nickalous Phillips added points by winning the 300-meter hurdle event in a time of 44.39.
The UCity girls won the team race on the shoulders of their three relay teams as their 4×100-meter relay won the event with a mark of 53.30, the 4×200-meter relay team won that event with a mark of 1:52.01, and the Lions 4×400-meter team claimed the top spot with a mark of 4:42.34. Destiny Henry won the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:44.69 with Jaidyn Conners winning the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 19.40 and Laila Dixon taking home the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 53.27.
One of the interesting parts of the meet was the performance of the Rosati-Kain girls’ team as they placed fifth with 44 points. The Kougars participated in the meet with only six athletes, but they all performed well. Brooke Elston, who advanced to the MSHSAA Class 3 state meet last year, won the long jump with a leap of 4.74m while placing third in two other events. Madeline Wenger won the High Jump with a leap of 1.42m and then earned a pair of third-place finishes in the 800-meter and the 1600-meter runs.
Conference action on the baseball diamond has been outstanding and the league races are tight throughout the area.
In the Metro Catholic Conference, Vianney and CBC each have one loss in league play while De Smet is 2-2 with St. Louis University High School having a 3-3 mark in conference. Some big matchups coming up over the next few weeks will go along with determining the conference winner.
The GAC South is just as tight as Howell holds the top spot with a record of 5-1 with Fort Zumwalt West right behind with a 4-2 mark. Timberland and Troy are slotted in tied for third place with identical 3-3 records. The conference will come down to the end of the regular season as the Vikings and Jaguars will face off in a pair of games the first week of May.
In coaching news, Howell has named a new coach to lead their softball program after Jenn Beckman-Brown stepped down following the Vikings’ outstanding season that finished in the state final four. Former Howell softball star Lexi Romeril will assume the head coaching position for Howell. Romeril was a standout for the Vikings before she played at the Division II level for Maryville. Romeril also has been successful in the club softball area.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Podcast with Jim Powers, Jim talks with head basketball coach of Priory Bob McCormack about his career in coaching and his induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame this coming weekend.
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The latest Missouri Baseball Coaches Association pool was released Tuesday and Fort Zumwalt West remains on top of the Class 6 list. They lead a group of five local squads on that list. Fort Zumwalt South is one of three local teams on the Class 5 poll while John Burroughs and Priory are on the Class 4 rankings.
Below is a complete list of the bi-weekly rankings.
Class 6:
- Fort Zumwalt West 17-3
- Liberty North 15-4
- Blue Springs South 15-3
- Rock Bridge 17-2
- Francis Howell 15-5
- Nixa 14-2
- Vianney 16-2
- 8T. Jackson 16-5, 8T. Eureka 15-1-1
- 10T. CBC 14-9
10T. Marquette 10-3-1
Class 5:
- Glendale 14-1
- Helias Catholic 12-3
- Camdenton 15-2
- Ft. Zumwalt South 9-1-1
- Willard 12-8
- Ft. Zumwalt East 10-5
- Kearney 9-7
- St. Francis Borgia 12-2
- Jefferson City 10-5
- Platte County 8-9
Receiving Votes: Washington 11-5, Webb City 10-6, Festus 11-5, Rockwood Summit 8-7
Class 4:
- 1.Logan-Rogersville 11-2
- Kennett 12-4
- Springfield Catholic 7-2
- John Burroughs 12-3
- Southern Boone 15-4
- St. Pius X (Kansas City) 7-3
- Hallsville 9-2
- Central (Park Hills) 10-1
- Blair Oaks 10-10
- Priory 7-3
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The Missouri State Soccer Coaches Association released its first set of girls soccer rankings for this season and the metro area is well-represented in all four classes. St. Joseph’s Academy is in the top spot in Class 4 with four other teams ranked in the top 10. John Burroughs and Fort Zumwalt South are the top two teams in Class 3 while Westminster is slotted in the second spot in Class 2. Villa Duchesne and Metro are in the middle of the rankings in Class 1.
Here is a complete list of the state’s top 10 rankings.
Class 4:
- St. Joseph’s Academy 9-0
- Park Hill South 10-0
- Liberty North 9-0
- Howell Central 9-1
- Nerinx Hall 7-0
- Marquette 6-3
- Lee’s Summit 5-2
- Jackson 7-1
- Lee’s Summit North 7-2
- Howell 5-3
Class 3:
- John Burroughs 6-0
- Fort Zumwalt South 9-2
- Glendale 9-2
- Cor Jesu 3-2
- Notre Dame de Sion 5-2
- Smithville 5-3
- Visitation 3-3
- St. Michael the Archangel 8-3
- Bolivar 10-1
- Capital City 9-2
Class 2:
- St. Pius X (KC) 11-2
- Westminster 5-1
- Pleasant Hill 9-3
- Perryville 6-1
- St. Pius X (Festus) 6-2
- Harrisonville 6-3
- Summit Christian Academy 8-3
- Helias 5-4
- Clayton 3-3
- Marshall 7-2
Class 1:
- Lutheran St. Charles 3-2-1
- Mid-Buchanan 8-2-1
- Saxony Lutheran 5-3
- Villa Duchesne 2-4
- Metro 7-3
- Laquey 9-3
- Borgia 6-6-1
- Bishop LaBlond 4-3
- Father Tolton 3-3
- Lone Jack 7-3
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Despite Mother Nature’s best attempts, it was a great weekend in prep sports as the Fox girls’ soccer team made a mid-season statement by winning the Hillsboro Tournament while St. Joseph’s Academy picked big a big win to remain undefeated on the year. It was also a good day at the track as the All-Catholic Meet took place at Chaminade with many of the top runners in the area taking part.
Let’s check out the action in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
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The Fox girls’ soccer team is off to an outstanding start on the season as they improved to 11-1 after defeating Lutheran South 9-1 to win the Hillsboro tournament this past weekend. The Warriors advanced to the title game by beating DeSoto 8-0, St. Pius X 2-0, and St. Clair 6-0. Fox opened the championship match by taking a 6-1 lead after the first 40 minutes of play before scoring three goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half to claim the win. Aubrey Andrews paced the Warriors with three goals and a pair of goals while Angelina Friedman and Ella Robinson scored twice with Natalie Miller handing out three assists in the match. Andrews is one of the top scorers in the area with 47 points while Robinson is in the top 10 in the area with 44 points.
St. Joseph’s Academy is off to a perfect start at 9-0 after defeating three of the top teams from the Illinois side in the Angels Round robin this past weekend. The Angels defeated Edwardsville 2-1, Chatham Glenwood 1-0, and Granite City 2-1 to win the six-team tournament to remain undefeated on the year. Ella Moersch has been outstanding in the goal of St. Joseph’s by allowing only three goals on the year while Maddie Bowman paces the Angels’ offense with 13 goals and a pair of assists for 28 points with Langley Mayers leading the squad with six assists as St. Joseph’s heads into matches against Lindbergh and Cor Jesu this week.
At Chaminade, many of the area’s top track and field athletes took part in the annual All-Catholic meet Saturday.
De Smet had a strong showing on the boys’ side as Elijah Thomas won the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.68 while the Spartans 4×100-meter relay top grabbed the top spot with a time of 44.72. Cole Erusha added points for De Smet as he won the Long Jump with a leap of 6.14m and then placed second in the Triple Jump with a leap of 12.94m while Michael Phillips won the Shot Put with a toss of 15.34m and he has earned second place in the Discus with a throw of 38.21.
In girls’ action at Chaminade, Kristen Hendricks of St. Joseph’s won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.65 and the 200-meter dash with a mark of 26.52. Bridget Rolwes of Cor Jesu took home a pair of first-place finishes as she won the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 18.18 and then she won the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 51.12. In the field events, Heidi Hartwig of Duchesne earned the top slot in the High Jump with a mark of 1.42m and the Pole Vault with a leap of 3.15m. Olivia Carpenter added to the Cor Jesu point total as she won the Discus with a toss of 33.02m and the Javelin with a mark of 29.82.
It will be a busy week in prep sports as baseball and girls’ soccer are heavily into conference play while on the course, one of the top tournaments in the area takes place Monday to start the week as Webster Groves hosts their annual Webster Cup at Crescent Farms.
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Mother Nature gave us a great week of weather and the spring sports athletes continued to perform in great conditions. The GAC is getting very interesting on the diamond as Howell and Fort Zumwalt West are tied for the top slot in the South Division as both teams are heading to Columbia, Mo., this weekend. In boys’ lacrosse, De Smet earned a big victory over the top team in the area Thursday night to highlight action this week.
It is time for this week’s Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The GAC South is loaded once again this year with the top two teams in this week’s HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac baseball rankings sitting tied for first at 3-1.
Howell earned a split with Troy this week as the Trojans won the opening game of the set 10-3 while the Vikings earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory in the second contest.
Troy opened the first game with a four-run first inning and was able to add to the lead through the middle innings to earn their first conference win of the season. In the second contest, Howell scored a run in the first and then what turned into the winning run in the fourth frame to hold off the Trojans. Leo Humbert was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and a run scored to lead the Viking offense while Brysen Nepute went the distance for the win on the mound with 10 strikeouts to aid Howell in improving to 3-1 in league play.
Fort Zumwalt West also gained a split in conference play this week as they dropped their opening game against Howell North 3-1 and then bounced back the next night to get a 5-3 victory over the Knights.
In the opener, the Knights fell behind 1-0 after the second frame before scoring a run in the third and a pair of runs in the sixth inning to gain their first conference victory. Carter Stover led the Knights efforts at the plate by going 3-for-3 with a run scored and two runs batted in while Trey Schneider tossed a complete game gem surrendering two hits and striking out six Jaguars. In the second game, Fort Zumwalt West pushed in a pair of runs in the home half of the first frame to gain an early 2-0 lead only to see North tie the game in the top of the second inning with two runs of their own. The Jaguars regained the lead in the home half of the frame and scored runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get the win. Cooper Robinson was 2-for-3 at the dish with a double and two runs batted in to pace the Jaguars while Jeter Rupp earned the win in relief of Collin Greiner to help the Jaguars improve to 3-1 in conference play.
On a side note, longtime Howell North head coach Bob Dunahue announced earlier this week that he will be retiring at the end of the season. Dunahue has guided the Knights to nine district titles, six sectional appearances, and two quarterfinal trips. He also has taken the Knights to a pair of runner-up finishes in the state. He has won 539 games in his career thus far and has seen 228 players move on to play at the college level.
Boys’ Lacrosse is in full swing and De Smet is turning into one of the hottest teams in the area after increasing their current winning streak to five games after handling Chaminade their second loss of the year Thursday night by a score of 18-15. Chaminade is the top team in the area with a record of 7-2. The Spartans are in the second slot with a record of 8-3 and are led in scoring by Graham Labonte who has 27 goals and 10 assists while Kyle Sindelar is second on the squad with 17 goals and 10 assists. Jack Lainauer and Brosnan Mark have been outstanding in splitting up time in goal as they have combined for 98 saves on the season.
In girls’ lacrosse action, Eureka has grabbed the top spot in the rankings with a 4-0 record while John Burroughs is second with a mark of 3-3. The Wildcats are paced by Bailey Boulay who has scored 17 goals and has added 13 assists on the year while Macey Rickles has been outstanding in goal as she has only allowed six goals per game and has made 23 saves thus far this season.
This weekend, some of the area’s top baseball teams are heading to Columbia to take part in the Rock Bridge tournament while on the track the annual All-Catholic Meet will take place at Chaminade. In volleyball action, many of the top squads will head to Fort Zumwalt South for their yearly tournament.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast, Jim Powers chats with Ladue’s head girls’ soccer coach Dave Aronberg about the Rams and their early season success, and then the guys chat about the state of girls’ soccer in the area and how the academy systems are effecting the sport in the area.
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The 2023 baseball season is in full swing and we are seeing many of the normal teams are off to outstanding starts. One of those teams will begin in the top slot of the HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 rankings as Fort Zumwalt West will start in the number one position. The Jaguars are one of the hottest teams in the state and will look to remain in the top slot after they head to Columbia this coming weekend.
Here is the complete list and just a reminder that we have all teams put into one ranking.
- Fort Zumwalt West (13-1)
- The Jaguars have won four straight and will play Howell North in a pair of conference games before heading to Rock Bridge for their tournament this weekend.
- Howell (10-3)
- The Vikings have won four of their last five games and will take on Troy in two games this week before heading to Columbia to play in a tournament out there.
- Edwardsville (9-4)
- The Tigers will look to snap a two-game losing skid this week as they will host De Smet and Vianney while playing Jackson at Busch Stadium Sunday evening.
- Eureka (13-0)
- The Wildcats are playing terrific baseball and are coming off a third-place finish at the Jays Baseball Invite this past weekend and they will open the week with a pair of games against Lindbergh starting Tuesday afternoon.
- Mascoutah (10-2)
- The Indians won nine straight contests before falling to Highland over the weekend and will get the rematch against Highland Wednesday afternoon.
- Vianney (12-1)
- The Golden Griffins have won three straight after suffering a loss to Howell and will take on Chaminade in two games this week before taking on Edwardsville at the end of the week.
- Father McGivney (14-0)
- The Griffins join Eureka as the only undefeated teams in the area and will take on Bunker Hill in two conference games this week.
- John Burroughs (8-3)
- The Bombers have won seven straight games after opening the season with a 1-3 mark and will take on conference rivals MICDS in a pair of games this week.
- Columbia (7-1)
- The Eagles are on a five-game winning streak and will take on Roxana Tuesday night to start a big week in which they will play five games.
- Fort Zumwalt South (6-1-1)
- The Bulldogs continue conference action this week after splitting a pair against Liberty last week and they will play Holt twice this week before taking on Howell Central in a doubleheader Saturday.
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It was a busy holiday weekend in prep sports as some of the top baseball teams in the area took part in a pair of tournaments that showcased teams from around the state. Plus, the action on the track heated up as there were two big meets that saw some of the top performers in the area claim mid-season victories.
Let’s get caught up in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up brought to you by Triad Bank.
Several baseball teams took a trip to Jefferson City to participate in the Jays Baseball Classic with two teams claiming top-three finishes.
Timberland breezed to the championship by going undefeated in pool play and then won the title with a 13-1 victory over Capital City. The Wolves won their three pool play games by a total of 29-5 with wins over Jefferson City, Pembroke Hill, and Lutheran St. Charles. Richie Swan, Caden Bish, and Cade Manner all earned victors on the mound for Timberland in pool play.
In the championship game, Timberland broke open a close game with a nine-run uprising in the seventh frame to earn the win. Hayden Post paced the Wolves offense by going 2-for-4 with three runs batted in while Ethan Smock went 2-for-3 and drove in a pair of runs in the win. Will Muench earned the victory on the hill by going five innings and surrendering four hits and striking out six batters to help Timberland improve to 8-9 on the year.
Eureka also had an outstanding showing in the capital city as the Wildcats claimed third place in the tournament with a 6-4 win over Blair Oaks. Eureka won their pool with a 10-9 win over Kirksville, a 7-0 shutout win over Russellville, and an 8-1 victory over Fatima. The Wildcats improved to 13-0 on the year after the four wins in the tournament.
On the track, Timberland held its annual Wolfpack Invite with many athletes starting to gear up for district meets in four weeks. Ryan Wingo from St. Louis University High School claimed two running events as he won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.69 and then he won the 400-meter dash with a mark of 51.25. The Jr. Bills also saw Joseph Harris win the 200-meter in a time of 22.85 while Jacobi Oliphant claimed the 110-meter high hurdles with a mark of 15.12 with Tim Greiner taking home the 3200-meter run crown in a time of 9:45.73.
On the girls’ side at Timberland, Brianna Howard from Normandy won the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.67 while Alyssa Anderson of North Point claimed the 200-meter title with a mark of 26.50. The host Wolves saw Alexa Adams win the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.09 while her teammate Haley Smith won the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 48.03.
Northwest held its annual Invite this past weekend and saw another set of local athletes’ individual titles. Shaun Roberts from Ladue had an outstanding day by winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.14 and then he grabbed second place in the 200-meter with a mark of 22.71. Gavin Via added to the Rams’ point total by winning the 400-meter dash in a time of 51.06 while Ladue’s 4×400-meter relay team won the final event of the day in a time of 3:29.75. Joseph Snyder of Kirkwood was a double winner on the day as he claimed the 800-meter run in a time of 1:59.61 and the 1600-meter run with a mark of 4:14.76. Jalon Welch kept the Pioneers in the team chase by winning the Long Jump with a leap of 21’ 1.25”.
In girls’ action, Jordyn Buckley of McCluer North earned victories in three sprints as she won the 100-meter in a time of 12.39 and added the 200-meter crown later in the day with a time of 25.60. Buckley added to her day by winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.72. Josie Baker of Kirkwood also won multiple events as she earned the title on the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.84 and then the 1500-meter run with a mark of 4:40.88. Parkway Central’s Skyye Lee continued her dominance in the hurdle events as she won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.64 and the 300-meter hurdles with a mark of 47.13. In the pole vault, Mason Meinershagen of Oakville also continued her outstanding start to the season as she won the pole vault with a leap of 12’ 4.75”.
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Spring sports are in full swing as action on the baseball fields, soccer pitches, and the track is heating up. Plus, action in boys’ volleyball has already been outstanding. We also saw a group of young men honored by the local amateur baseball association as rising stars on the diamond.
Let’s get caught up in this week’s Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Greater St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame created the Rising Star Award back in 1995 as it honors local high school baseball players for their accomplishments on and off the field. The Hall of Fame committee selects the finalists via nominations by the head coaches in the area.
This year five outstanding young men were finalists for the award:
Dane Bjorn of Lindbergh has been a constant member of the Flyers starting lineup both at the plate and on the mound. Last season, Bjorn carried a 5-4 record on the bump with an ERA of 1.70; this season, he is currently 1-2 with a 1.47 ERA. He has also hit three doubles and a pair of home runs this season.
Riley Iffrig of Edwardsville helped the Tigers claim the IHSA Class 4A baseball title last season and is a mainstay in the starting lineup again this season. Iffrig last season batted .433 with 10 doubles, three home runs, and drove in 32 runs. This season, he is off to an outstanding start with a .400 batting average as he is leading the Tigers with 19 runs batted in.
Sean Kang of Parkway Central has aided the Colts to a 5-2 record this season and is a contributor every time he steps on the field. Last season, Kang lead the Colts with a .430 batting average as he hit 14 doubles and drove in a team-high 35 RBI. This season, He is batting .421 with eight runs batted in.
Kaden Peer of CBC is picking up where he left off at the end of last season as he leads the Cadets with a .436 batting average while hitting five doubles, a triple, and five home runs already in the early season. Peer led the Cadets last season with five home runs while driving in a team-high 38 runs.
Rising Star Award recipient, Brett Norfleet. Photo Credit – Francis Howell High School
The winner of this year’s Raising Star Award is Brett Norfleet of Francis Howell. Norfleet aided the Vikings in advancing to the MSHSAA state semifinals by leading the team with a .451 batting average and he also had a team-high nine home runs and drove in 54 runs. This season, Norfleet is off to a great start with a .324 batting average, hitting two home runs and driving in 15 runs.
Last weekend, De Smet and Marquette took a trip to Kansas City to showcase boys’ volleyball in matches held at Lee’s Summit West. The reason for the trip was to help build support for the sport as ADs and principals from across the state are voting to move the sport to be recognized as a championship sport. The Spartans were a perfect 3-0 on the trip by winning all three of their matches 3-0. The Mustangs went 2-1 for the weekend with their only loss coming to De Smet. The level of boys’ volleyball is truly something to see in the metro area and the hope is that the vote will come out that boys’ volleyball will become a fully recognized sport.
This weekend, there is a heavy schedule of baseball games this holiday weekend as many local teams are playing in Jefferson City in their annual tournament while other local teams are playing in the Midwest Jesuit Classic being played at SLUH’s Sheridan Stadium and at GCS Ballpark.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast, Jim Powers chats with MSHSAA Communications Director Jason West about the current ballot issues that schools are voting on and how some will change some of their sports in the future. We also talked about changes in how football is going to be classified starting this fall.
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The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association released its second set of rankings for the season and the St. Louis metro area is still well represented in the large school classes. Fort Zumwalt West jumped to the top spot in Class 6 as they headline five local squads to the Class 6 rankings. Fort Zumwalt East holds the second slot in the Class 5 rankings while John Burroughs is the area’s top team in Class 4.
Here is the complete list of rankings for this week.
Class 1:
- Oran
- 2T. Cooter, 2T. Northwest (Hughesville)
- 4T. Wheatland, 4T. St. Elizabeth
- Billings
- Liberal
- 8T. Pilot Grove
- Weaubleau
- Northeast (Cairo)
Class 2:
- Russellville
- Purdy
- Iberia
- Ash Grove
- Seymour
- Marion C. Early
- Gainesville
- Greenville
- Miller 7-2
- Concordia
Receiving Votes: Blue Eye, Plattsburg, Putnam County, Eugene
Class 3:
- Lawson
- Valle Catholic
- Portageville
- Scott City
- 5T. East Buchanan, 5T. Fair Grove
- Stockton
- Licking
- Forsyth
- Holden
Receiving votes: Clever, West County, Lafayette County, East Prairie
Class 4:
- Logan-Rogersville
- Southern Boone
- Kennett
- Springfield Catholic
- Father Tolton
- St. Pius X (Kansas City)
- John Burroughs
- Park Hills Central
- Hallsville
- Blair Oaks
Class 5:
- Glendale
- Ft. Zumwalt East
- Helias Catholic
- Willard
- Camdenton
- Ft. Zumwalt South
- Platte County
- Kearney
- Webb City
- Festus
Receiving Votes: St. Dominic, McDonald County, Windsor, Lutheran South, Smithville
Class 6:
- Ft. Zumwalt West
- Blue Springs South
- Liberty North
- Francis Howell
- Vianney
- Rock Bridge
- Nixa
- CBC
- Jackson
- Eureka
Receiving Votes: Lee’s Summit West, Lebanon, Liberty
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The spring sports season is underway and there are some great things happening already all over the area. One of the biggest early-season baseball tournaments has been taking place this week and will wrap up this weekend. Plus, a pair of boys’ volleyball teams will head out west to showcase the sport against some quality teams in Kansas City. There was also some coaching news that broke during the week as well.
Let’s get things going in this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break.
Let’s start with some coaching news. First, a familiar name in the football coaching circles returns to his roots in South City as Brian Simmons will take over the reins as the Head Football Coach at St. Mary’s. Simmons takes over for Ken Turner, who moved across the river to take over the Belleville West program. Simmons returns to South City after coaching defensive backs at Benedictine College since 2017. He has been a head coach at numerous high schools in the St. Louis area, including Cardinal Ritter, Hazelwood East, and Lutheran North.
Simmons is a graduate of Bishop DuBourg High School and is excited to take over the Dragons football program which has won two consecutive state titles.
“After being rivals from my days at Bishop DuBourg, I never thought I would be offered the head coaching position for the Dragons,” stated Simmons in the St. Mary’s press release. “My faith has called me to work with the talented athletes at St. Mary’s, and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
On the court, Incarnate Word head coach Dan Rolfes has been tabbed by USA Basketball to lead the USA Women’s U16 National Team as announced earlier this week. Rolfes is coming off leading the Red Knights to their sixth straight state championship a few weeks back and has guided IWA to 100 consecutive victories. Rolfes previously was a court coach for the 2017 U16 National squad.
“I am incredibly honored and elated to be representing our country as the head coach of the USA Women’s U16 National Team,” Rolfes said in this week’s USA Basketball release. “I never imagined I would get this prestigious opportunity to carry on the success of USA Basketball. I am ready to get to work alongside the best players and coaches in the country.”
Boys’ Volleyball is on the verge of being sanctioned by MSHSAA and a pair of teams from the St. Louis area are going to head west to Kansas City to help promote the sport this weekend. For the first time, two-time state champion De Smet and Marquette will roll out to Lee’s Summit West to take on the Titans and St. Michael’s the Archangel in matches this weekend. All matches this weekend will be played at Lee’s Summit West with all four teams showcasing the sport. The Athletic Directors in the state are voting this month on whether or not to have boys’ volleyball as an MSHSAA-sanctioned sport starting next year. This is going to be a great thing for the young men in not only our area but in the state to showcase the sport. The schedule is the following:
Fri., March 31 – 7:00 p.m.
- De Smet Jesuit vs. St. Michael the Archangel
- Marquette vs. Lee’s Summit West
Sat., April 1 – 10:00 a.m.
- De Smet Jesuit vs. Lee’s Summit West
- Marquette vs. St. Michael the Archangel
Sat., April 1 – Noon
- De Smet Jesuit vs. Marquette
- St. Michael the Archangel vs. Lee’s Summit West
Some of the best teams in the area and the state are playing in the Midwest Classic Baseball Tournament this week at many sites in the St. Charles area. Howell, Lafayette, Howell Central, De Smet, Summit, and Parkway West are taking part in the Classic that Howell head coach Tony Perkins runs every year.
The classic heads into the final day of round-robin play with Howell, Vianney, and De Smet holding 2-0 records after the first two games. The fourth pool finished play late Thursday night with Blue Springs South holding an advantage heading into the final game of the night.
They will begin bracket play Friday afternoon with the championship game taking place Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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In this week’s edition of Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we catch up with Incarnate Word head basketball coach Dan Rolfes to talk about the Red Knights state championship run. Jim then talks with De Smet volleyball coach Tim Haffner about the start of the boys’ volleyball season and the growth of the sport in the state of Missouri.
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We turn the page to the spring sports as they are in full swing. The Missouri Baseball Coaches Association has put out its first list of Top 10 rankings and some of the area powers are on the early season list.
In Class 6, Howell, CBC, and Fort Zumwalt West are among the top 10 while Festus leads a group of three local teams in the Class 5 rankings.
Below is the full list of the Coaches Association’s first rankings with the local squads listed in bold.
Class 6:
- Liberty North
- Francis Howell
- Blue Springs South
- CBC
- Liberty
- Rock Bridge
- Ft. Zumwalt West
- Raymore-Peculiar
- Jackson
- Nixa
Receiving votes: Republic, DeSmet, Lee’s Summit West, Kickapoo
Class 5:
- Platte County
- Willard
- Festus
- Glendale
- Ft. Zumwalt East
- Helias Catholic
- Webb City
- Parkway Central
- Camdenton
- Lutheran South
Receiving Votes: Branson, McDonald County, Smithville
Class 4:
- Southern Boone
- Logan-Rogersville
- Kennett
- Father Tolton
- Springfield Catholic
- John Burroughs
- Aurora
- St. Pius X (Kansas City)
- Boonville
- Park Hills Central
Receiving Votes: Marshall, Pleasant Hill, Blair Oaks, Fatima
Class 3:
- Lawson
- Fair Grove
- East Prairie
- Stockton
- Hartville
- Holden
- Scott City
- Forsyth
- Licking
- Lafayette County
Receiving votes: Richmond, East Buchanan
Class 2:
- Russellville
- Gainesville
- Plattsburg
- Purdy
- Marion C. Early
- Putnam County
- Iberia
- Marionville
- Seymour
- Ash Grove
Receiving Votes: Eugene, Greenville, St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia), Salisbury, Bernie, Van Buren, New Franklin
Class 1:
- St. Elizabeth
- Oran
- Cooter
- Northwest (Hughesville)
- Billings
- Hurley
- Weaubleau
- Pilot Grove
- Green City
- tie – Northeast (Cairo), Norwood
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Each year, the Missouri State High School Activities Association recognizes a couple of individuals with their Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes an individual’s service over a period of years for MSHSAA, the member schools, and the student-athletes across the state. Last year, they recognized Don Maurer, former boys’ basketball coach and athletic director at MICDS, who had retired as Assistant Executive Director of the state association.
The MSHSAA staff and the Board of Directors, have selected Mark Probst to receive the Distinguished Service Award for this school year. He will be honored at the state basketball tournament in March.
Probst graduated from McBride High School and earned his degree at St. Louis University. He has over 30 years of experience as an official on the high school level and has worked games for over 20 years.
In his days of officiating, Probst had the opportunity to work three MSHSAA Championship games, seven semifinals, and many district, sectional, and quarterfinal contests. His work also earned the MSHSAA Official of the Year in 1998.
Over the past 13 years, Probst has served MSHSAA at the Basketball State Championships as an observer working with the state officials that have worked the Show-Me Showdown.
Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
On the local level in St. Louis, Probst has been instrumental in the growth of officiating in basketball by hosting various summer camps and mentoring many young officials that have moved on to officiate at the highest level in both high school and college. He also works with the St. Louis Officials Association with their officials on keeping them up to date on the latest rule changes and other issues that may happen throughout the year.
“Mark Probst has been instrumental to high school and youth sports in the St. Louis area,” stated current SLOA Secretary and official Mike Nolan. “He has made a huge impact on several officials’ careers. Many men and women have seen their officiating careers take off and Probst has played a major role in that. I am lucky to call Mark a mentor and a friend. I can say that I would not be in the position that I am if it was not for his help and support.”
For many years, Probst assigned officials for the St. Louis metro area in football, swimming and diving, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls volleyball, and field hockey. He also served as the secretary of the Suburban Conference for many years before stepping down a few years ago. Probst also has been a major part of the CYC as he oversees all of the officiating programs and clinics that help the younger officials start their careers in officiating at a young age.
Probst also served the student-athletes at Lutheran South in serving as their Athletic Director for many years as he oversaw the Lancers’ successful athletic programs.
As many of you may know, I have been an official in basketball, swimming and diving, and volleyball over the years, and I echo the words that Nolan said. Probst has helped me not only as an official but in my transition to my current position as the AD at Rosati-Kain. He is a mentor and a friend that cares about the kids and the officials that have been under his watch.
Congratulations to Mark Probst on earning one of the highest honors that MSHSAA awards every year.
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Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
The final Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 Poll was released late last week, and five area teams wrap up the season at the top of the lists. It was a banner season for basketball as five St. Louis teams claimed state titles and they were all the top teams in the state according to the coaches.
Listed below are the complete lists with the area teams listed in bold.
Class 6 Boys:
- Staley
- Kickapoo
- Troy Buchanan
- Jackson
- Lee’s Summit West
- Oak Park
- Nixa
- Battle
- Chaminade
- T-10. Eureka
- T-10. CBC
Receiving Votes: Kirkwood, Francis Howell, Rock Bridge
Class 5 Boys:
- Cardinal Ritter
- Ladue
- Jefferson City
- Pembroke Hill
- Westminster Christian Academy
- Sikeston
- Central (Cape Girardeau)
- St. Francis Borgia
- De Smet
- Ruskin
Receiving Votes: Hillcrest, Belton, Parkview
Class 4 Boys:
- Vashon
- Central (Park Hills)
- Lafayette (St. Joseph)
- Father Tolton
- MICDS
- Logan-Rogersville
- John Burroughs
- Center
- Kirksville
- Dexter
Receiving Votes: Lutheran St. Charles, St. Charles, Hollister, Seneca, Sullivan, Soldan, Barstow
Class 3 Boys:
- Central (New Madrid County)
- Lutheran North
- Thayer
- Lafayette County
- Charleston
- Sparta
- Cole Camp
- Mansfield
- Steelville
- West County
Receiving Votes: St. Pius X (Kansas City), Lone Jack, Caruthersville, Southwest (Washburn), Milan
Class 2 Boys:
- Salisbury
- Principia
- Plattsburg
- Hartville
- Lincoln
- Cooter
- Marionville
- Weaubleau
- Advance
- Clopton
Receiving Votes: Eugene, Greenville, Bishop LeBlond
Class 6 Girls:
- Incarnate Word
- Rock Bridge
- Raytown
- Eureka
- Park Hill South
- Republic
- Grain Valley
- Jackson
- T-9. Troy Buchanan
- T-9. Truman
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo, Staley, Parkway South, Cor Jesu Academy, Lee’s Summit North, St. Joseph’s Academy
Class 5 Girls:
- Lutheran St. Charles
- Carl Junction
- West Plains
- Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
- John Burroughs
- Jefferson City
- Helias
- Lincoln College Prep
- Rolla
- Whitfield
Receiving Votes: Farmington, Webb City, Fort Zumwalt South
Class 4 Girls:
- Vashon
- Benton
- Central (Park Hills)
- Southern Boone County
- Ava
- Moberly
- Doniphan
- St. James
- Nevada
- Lift For Life Academy
Receiving Votes: Fatima, California, Chillicothe, Centralia, Aurora, Visitation Academy
Class 3 Girls:
- Fair Grove
- El Dorado Springs
- Skyline
- West County
- South Shelby
- Mansfield
- South Harrison
- Strafford
- Portageville
- East Buchanan
Receiving Votes: Diamond, Licking, Steelville, Montgomery County
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The streak in girls’ basketball continues as Incarnate Word ran its consecutive game-winning streak to 100 games this past weekend as the Red Knights will finish the season at the top of the High School Sports Caravan/ Scoops with Danny Mac Girls’ Basketball Top 10 rankings. IWA is joined in the final rankings of the year by five other state champions.
- Incarnate Word (32-0)
- The Red Knights won their 13th state title with a 57-30 victory over Rock Bridge this past Saturday. It was also their sixth consecutive state championship.
- Vashon (27-5)
- The Wolverines won their first state title in girls’ basketball with a 79-77 double-overtime victory over Benton. Vashon ended the season on a 10-game winning streak.
- Lutheran St. Charles (27-5)
- The Cougars claimed their second state title in school history with a 44-39 victory over Carl Junction. Lutheran St. Charles won nine of their final 10 games.
- O’Fallon (34-4)
- The Panthers won their first state girls’ basketball title with a 62-57 win over Lisle Benet Academy. O’Fallon won 20 of their final 21 games en route to their state crown.
- John Burroughs (26-4)
- The Bombers’ quest for a second consecutive state title fell short as they lost to Cape Notre Dame 46-35 in the Class 5 state quarterfinals. John Burroughs won 16 out of the last 18 games of the season.
- Eureka (23-9)
- The Wildcats placed fourth in the Class 6 tournament after dropping to games in Springfield, Mo., last weekend. Eureka won 12 of their 15 games to finish the season.
- Okwaville (34-4)
- The Rockets won their third state title and first since 2000 with a 56-35 win over Christopher. The Rockets won 19 out of their final 20 contests.
- Mater Dei (27-7)
- The Lady Knights claimed the IHSA Class 2A with a 62-46 victory over Byron. Mater Dei finished the season on a 10-game winning streak.
- Troy (20-10)
- The Trojans fell to Incarnate Word in the Class 6 quarterfinals 68-26. Troy won 11 consecutive games before suffering the loss to IWA.
- Visitation (20-9)
- The Vivettes had an outstanding season and fell to Moberly in the Class 4 Sectionals. Viz won 11 of the their final 14 games at the end of the season.
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The streak in girls’ basketball continues as Incarnate Word ran its consecutive game-winning streak to 100 games this past weekend as the Red Knights will finish the season at the top of the High School Sports Caravan/ Scoops with Danny Mac Girls’ Basketball Top 10 rankings. IWA is joined in the final rankings of the year by five other state champions.
- Incarnate Word (32-0)
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The Red Knights won their 13th state title with a 57-30 victory over Rock Bridge this past Saturday. It was also their sixth consecutive state championship.
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Vashon (27-5)
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The Wolverines won their first state title in girls’ basketball with a 79-77 double-overtime victory over Benton. Vashon ended the season on a 10-game winning streak.
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Lutheran St. Charles (27-5)
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The Cougars claimed their second state title in school history with a 44-39 victory over Carl Junction. Lutheran St. Charles won nine of their final 10 games.
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O’Fallon (34-4)
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The Panthers won their first state girls basketball title with a 62-57 win over Lisle Benet Academy. O’Fallon won 20 of their final 21 games en route to their state crown.
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John Burroughs (26-4)
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The Bombers’ quest for a second consecutive state title fell short as they lost to Cape Notre Dame 46-35 in the Class 5 state quarterfinals. John Burroughs won 16 out of the last 18 games of the season.
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Eureka (23-9)
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The Wildcats placed fourth in the Class 6 tournament after dropping to games in Springfield, Mo., last weekend. Eureka won 12 of their 15 games to finish the season.
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Okwaville (34-4)
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The Rockets won their third state title and first since 2000 with a 56-35 win over Christopher. The Rockets won 19 out of their final 20 contests.
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Mater Dei (27-7)
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The Lady Knights claimed the IHSA Class 2A with a 62-46 victory over Byron. Mater Dei finished the season on a 10-game winning streak.
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Troy (20-10)
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The Trojans fell to Incarnate Word in the Class 6 quarterfinals 68-26. Troy won 11 consecutive games before suffering the loss to IWA.
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Visitation (20-9)
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The Vivettes had an outstanding season and fell to Moberly in the Class 4 Sectionals. Viz won 11 of their final 14 games at the end of the season.
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The 2022-23 basketball season has come to an end with many state trophies making their way back to the St. Louis metro area over the past month. It is time for the final High School Sports Caravan/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 rankings of the year and after claiming their third straight state championship, Vashon emerged as the top team in the area. Three teams that won state titles are in the rankings with others that placed in the state final four in both Missouri and Illinois.
- Vashon (24-7)
- The Wolverines claimed their 14th state title with a 64-37 victory over Park Hills Central. Vashon finished the season on a 17-game winning streak.
- Cardinal Ritter (26-4)
- The Lions won their 10th state championship with a 65-54 victory over Ladue in the Class 5 title contest. Cardinal Ritter finished the season by winning 25 of their final 26 games.
- East St. Louis (26-9)
- The Flyers finished the season with a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 3A tournament after defeating St. Ignatius out of Chicago in the third-place contest.
- Ladue (26-6)
- The Rams earned the runner-up spot in Class 5 as they fell to Cardinal Ritter 65-54 in the state championship game. Ladue won 13 of their last 15 games to end the season.
- Gibault Catholic (32-7)
- The Hawks claimed their first state boys’ basketball state title with a 65-45 victory over Scales Mound. The Hawks won 12 out of their final 13 games to wrap up the season.
- Troy (26-6)
- The Trojans claimed the Class 6 third-place trophy with a 40-32 win over Jackson this past weekend. Troy finished the season winning 11 of their final 13 games.
- Principia (25-7)
- The Panthers wrapped up an outstanding year as the Class 2 runner-up as they fell to Salisbury 55-46 in the title game. Principia won seven of their last eight contests to end the year.
- Lutheran North (20-11)
- The Crusaders went on an outstanding run at the end of the year to finish second in the state in Class 3 after falling to New Madrid Co. 56-46 in the final game. Lutheran North won five straight games in the state tournament before falling in the championship game.
- O’Fallon (25-8)
- The Panthers advanced to the Super-Sectional in the IHSA Class 4A tournament before falling to Moline 62-38. O’Fallon won eight of their last 10 games including victories over East St. Louis and Belleville East twice.
- Triad (28-7)
- The Knights fell to East St. Louis in the IHSA Class 3A tournament 53-38 and ended their season by winning 18 of their final 20 games.
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Once again, the St. Louis area showed that the balance of power in the large school classes remains on the eastern side of the state as the metro area claimed five out of six state titles this past weekend at the 2023 MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown in Springfield, Mo.
Vashon got things started in the right direction as both their boys’ and girls’ teams won state titles Friday afternoon. The boys’ won their 14th state title and their sixth crown in eight seasons with a 64-37 victory over Park Hills Central. The Wolverines took control of the matchup from the onset as they raced out to an 18-7 lead after the first period and extended the advantage to 33-22 at the break. Vashon then turned to their defense as they outscored the Rebels 31-15 in the second half to claim the title. Trey Williams Jr., and Dierre Hill Jr., paced the Wolverines with 12 points each while Cameron Stovall added 10 markers to help Vashon complete their season with a 24-7 record.
On the girls’ side in Class 4, Vashon needed to battle back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime as the Wolverines defeated Benton 79-77 in double overtime to claim their first state title in school history. Vashon took an 18-14 lead after one-quarter of play and extended the advantage to 26-21 at the half. Benton came out of the halftime locker room and opened the third quarter with an 11-0 run to put the Cardinals ahead 40-38 at the end of the quarter. The Cardinals extended the lead to 55-44 midway thru the final stanza before the Wolverines finished the final four minutes of regulation by outscoring Benton 15-5 to force the first overtime tied at 59-59. After both teams scored six points each in the first extra session, Vashon controlled the second overtime period to come away with the win. Jayla Bush and Raychel Jones each scored 24 points while Chantrel Clayton added 18 points to propel Vashon to the win.
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It was an all-St. Louis final in the Class 5 boys’ final four as Cardinal Ritter won their third state title in four years with a 65-54 victory over Ladue.
In the first semifinal, the Lions needed to overcome an eight-point deficit after three quarters to defeat Pembroke Hill 58-54. After Cardinal Ritter took a 16-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, the Raiders outscored the Lions 32-28 over the next two periods to gain a 42-34 lead at the end of three periods. The Lions took control of the contest in the final stanza by scoring 24 points to earn the hard-fought victory. Donovan Meads and Nashawn Davis each scored 15 points with Derrick Rivers adding 14 more points to help the Lions advance to the final.
In the second semifinal contest, Ladue raced out to an early 10-point lead and did not look back as the Rams beat Jefferson City 69-56. Ladue took an early 18-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and was able to maintain the advantage the rest of the way as Dwayne Foley Jr., led the way for the Rams with 23 points while Jack Steinbach chipped in with 17 markers in the win.
In the championship game, the Lions grabbed control of the game in the first half by 26-15 lead after the first two-quarters of the contest. The two teams then played the final 16 minutes on even terms as the Lions won their 10th state crown. Rivers led the Lions in scoring with 17 points while Davis added 16 markers with Clayton Jackson chipped with 10 points to help the Lions finish the year with a 28-4 record. Steinbach led the Ladue attack with 16 points while Haydan Arnold added nine points in the loss as the Rams finished the season with a 26-6 mark.
The Lutheran St. Charles girls won their second state final as the Cougars knocked off Carl Junction 44-39 in the title game.
The Cougars advanced to the championship game with a 71-50 victory over the defending state champions West Plains in the semifinals. Lutheran St. Charles took control of the contest early as they raced out to an 18-12 lead and then pushed the advantage to 42-22 at the break. The Zizzers cut into the lead in the third quarter before the Cougars put the game away in the final stanza by outscoring West Plains 19-11 to move on to the state title game. Jordan Speiser led a quartet of Cougars in double figures with 29 points while Aly Auringer and Chloe Reed added 12 points with Kyril Franklin chipping in with 10 markers to push Lutheran St. Charles to the final.
In the state title game, the first half was all about defense as Carl Junction led the Cougars 15-13 at the half. Lutheran St. Charles got their offense going in the third quarter as they took a 28-25 lead into the final period. That is all that the Cougars would need as they were able to hold off a Carl Junction comeback in the fourth quarter to claim their first state title since 2000. Megan Aulbert had a double-double in the contest with 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Cougars as they finished the year with a 27-5 record.
In Class 6 boys’ action, Troy Buchanan earned the third-place trophy this past weekend as they fell to Kickapoo in the semifinals 53-33 and then bounced back to defeat Jackson 40-32.
In the semifinals, Kickapoo grabbed an early 9-2 lead after the first period and continued to lead the Trojans 21-14 at the break. The Chiefs used their defense to take control of the contest as they held Troy to only 19 points in the second half to earn the win. Charlie Nett paced the Trojans with 16 points in the loss.
In the third-place contest, the Trojans used a huge fourth quarter to claim the third-place trophy. After Jackson took a 27-21 after three quarters, Troy outscored the Indians 19-5 in the final stanza to claim the victory. Nett finished the day with 12 points and 10 rebounds while Andrew Moore chipped in with 11 points as the Trojans finished the year with a 25-6 record.
In Class 6 girls’ action, Incarnate Word extended their winning streak to 100 games as the Red Knights won their 13th state title and sixth consecutive title with a pair of wins this past weekend.
The Red Knights opened the semifinals with a 67-29 win over Raytown. IWA took a 43-17 advantage to the halftime locker room and did not look back in the second half as they outscored Raytown 24-12 in the final 16 minutes to advance to the title game. Navaeh Caffey led IWA with 18 points while Natalie Potts chipped in with 16 markers to help the Red Knights to the final.
In the state title contest, IWA met up with a familiar foe as the Red Knights defeated Rock Bridge 57-30 to win the crown. IWA used their full-court pressure to earn a 28-13 advantage at the break and extended it to 44-23 at the end of the third quarter as they never looked back in the final eight minutes to garner the win. Kaylynn Janes paced the Red Knights with 19 points with Potts adding 17 markers and nine rebounds as IWA finished the season with a perfect 32-0 record.
Eureka dropped a pair of games this past weekend to earn fourth place in the Class 6 tournament as the Wildcats fell to Rock Bridge 50-33 in the semifinals and then dropped a 67-53 decision to Raytown.
In the semifinals, the Wildcats raced out to a 20-17 lead over the Bruins at the half only to see Rock Bridge outscore Eureka 33-13 in the final two quarters to gain the win. Maison Smith led the Wildcat scorers with seven points while Kori Robinson added six points in the loss.
In the third-place matchup, Raytown broke open a close game in the second half to earn the third-place trophy. The Wildcats trailed Raytown 26-25 at the break and saw Lady Jays outscore Eureka 41-28 in the final two quarters to earn the win. Natalie Harty led all scorers with 25 points in the loss as Eureka finished the season with a record of 23-8.
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The second weekend of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Show-Me Showdown got underway Thursday with the Class four boys’ and girls’ teams taking center stage while the rest of the semifinals will take place Friday and Saturday. There is plenty of local representation in the semis this year in all three classes.
The Class 4 boys’ semifinals opened up Thursday afternoon as Park Hills Central advanced to the title game Friday with an 82-57 win over Lafayette out of St. Joseph. The Rebels exploded in the first quarter as they outscored Lafayette 29-12 in the period and added to the lead in the second quarter as they took a 47-23 lead at the break. Central shot 56 percent in the half to gain the lead and continued the shooting pace in the second half as they were 15-of-23 from the field to finish the game shooting 60 percent en route to the victory. The Rebels put three players in double figures as Jobe Bryant led the way with 20 points while Mason Williams had 16 points with Caden Casey chilling in with 15 markers as Central will now vie for their first-ever state basketball championship Friday at 2 p.m.
While in the other Class 4 semi, Vashon needed a late push to defeat Father Tolton 49-45 to move on to the state final. The Wolverines raced out to a 20-10 lead after the first period only to see Tolton cut the advantage to 30-27 at the break. The second half went back and forth until the Wolverines took control of the final period to get the win. Kennard Davis led the way for Vashon with 20 points while Cameron Stovall added 11 markers in the win.
Vashon and Park Hills Central will play for the Class 4 title at 2 p.m. Friday inside Great Southern Bank Arena.
In the Class 4 girls’ semifinals, Vashon defeated Southern Boone 55-40 to move on to the title game against Benton, who knocked off Park Hills Central 55-48 In overtime. The Wolverines took an 11-8 lead after the first quarter and extended the advantage to 26-18 at the break. Vashon outscored Southern Boone 19-13 in the third stanza to extend the lead to 45-32 and hung on in the fourth quarter to garner the win. Jayla Bush led Vashon in double digits with 16 points while Chantrel Clayton added 15 points.
Vashon will take on Benton in the Class 4 title game Friday at 4 p.m. at the Great Southern Bank Arena.
The Class 5 boys’ will get underway Friday afternoon with Cardinal Ritter making their fourth straight appearance in the semifinals as the Lions will take on Pembroke Hill at 2 p.m. inside the Hammons Student Center. Head Coach Ryan Johnson brings Ritter back to Springfield after placing third last year in Class 5. Ritter won the Class 5 title two years ago while winning the Class 3 championship in the 2020 COVID shorten championships. The Lions are currently 24-4 on the year and are led by Clayton Jackson, scoring 14 points a game. Nashawn Davis is second on the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game and is grabbing seven boards per game.
In the other Class 5 boys’ semifinal, Ladue returns to the state final four for the first time since 2019 after winning a pair of nail-biters in the district final and the state quarterfinals. They will face Jefferson City Friday at 4 p.m. at Hammons Student Center. This is the second time that the Rams have advanced to the semifinals, and they are by Jack Steinbach, scoring 14 points per game. Jaylen Swinney is second on the team in scoring with 9.6 points per game and he also leads the Rams by grabbing six boards per game. The Class 5 title game will be Saturday at 6 p.m. inside the Great Southern Bank Arena.
In Class 5 girls’ action, Lutheran St. Charles will take on defending Class 5 state champion West Plains Friday at 8 p.m. at Hammons. The Cougars are making their fourth appearance in the state semifinals and are looking to win their second state championship with the first coming in 2013. Jordan Speiser paces the Cougars’ offense with 16.5 points per game while Megan Aulbert is adding 13 markers per game and is grabbing 8.5 boards per game.
The Lutheran St. Charles and West Plains matchup winner will take on either Cape Notre Dame or Carl Junction Saturday at 8 p.m. inside Great Southern Bank Arena.
Class 6 action will start Friday at Great Southern Bank Arena with Troy making their first appearance in the state semifinals since 2011 taking on Kickapoo out of Springfield. The Trojans advanced to the semis with a 74-62 victory over Chaminade in the quarterfinals and looking for their first state championship after finishing second on two occasions. The Trojans are led by Jack Fessenden who is averaging 15.4 points per game while Andrew Moore is adding 13 markers per contest. Keegan Linebaugh leads Troy in rebounding with seven caroms per contest while Charlie Nett runs the point and is handing out 3.5 assists per game.
The winner of the Troy and Kickapoo game will face either Jackson or Staley at 2 p.m. Saturday at Great Southern Bank Arena.
The girls of Class 6 take the court at Great Southern Bank Arena Friday evening as Eureka opens semifinal action against Rock Bridge with the tip set for 6 p.m. The Wildcats are making their fourth appearance in the final four and are looking to claim their second state title after winning the crown in 2000. Eureka joins the semifinals after defeating Jackson 54-39 in the quarterfinals and will be led by Bailey Boulay who is averaging 12.3 points per game. Natalie Harty is second on the squad in scoring with an average of 10.8 points per contest while Maison Smith is adding 9.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest.
In the other semifinal, Incarnate Word will take on Raytown and will look to extend a few streaks this weekend. The Red Knights enter the semifinals on a 98-game winning streak and have won the last five state titles. IWA moved on to the semifinals by defeating Troy 68-26 and is led by Natalie Potts who is averaging 18.8 points per game and has a team-high 7.4 rebounds per contest. Brooke Coffey is second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 13.6 points per game and five boards per contest. Peyton Hill runs the Red Knight offense as she has 3.5 assists per game.
The winners of the two semifinals will face off Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the Great Southern Bank Arena.
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In this week’s Inside the Lines High School Sports podcast, Jim Powers talks with Earl Austin Jr. about this past weekend’s state championships and the upcoming games this weekend In Springfield. Eureka head girls basketball coach James Alsup then joins us to talk about the Wildcats and their matchup this weekend in the state semifinals.
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The St. Louis area has had another outstanding season on the hardwood, but there is one story that sticks out and it involves five girls doing everything they can to just finish the season. But this group did so much more! The Whitfield girls’ basketball program proved to a lot of people that hard work and having heart can get you the success that you deserve.
The Warriors fell into a situation that many girls’ programs around the country have encountered over the past few years, low numbers of girls wanting to play basketball. The number of girls wanting to play the game has dropped by over 25 % according to The Athletic Journal over the past few years. There are many reasons for this alarming trend to take place, but the Whitfield girls overcame that and showed that it could be done by being competitive and winning a district title a few weeks ago.
The season started with first-year head coach Chris Ellis having only eight players. Then right before Christmas, he and the administration decided to put the season on hold due to players being sick and injured. It was during this hiatus that the team regrouped and added a junior varsity volleyball player that has never played basketball before.
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“Amali McBride, our sophomore, brought in a classmate by the name of Caroline Dahlhoff to play”, stated Ellis. “She is tall and athletic, but she told me to not expect very much as I have never played. I said that it was Ok, and we will make it work. She then put in her 14 practice days which ended the day we played Edwardsville. That was the target date, and the young lady played every second of the game.”
With five players, the Warriors restarted their season against the Tigers on January 19. Even though they fell to the Tigers, you could just see that those five were going to give everything they had to play and win.
After dropping their next two games to Westminster and Visitation, the Warriors won eight of their last nine games which included a 66-58 victory over Parkway Central to win the district title. Whitfield then saw their season end in the Class 5 quarterfinals with a loss to Lutheran St. Charles 67-33.
The biggest factor in this story is that only one player had played significant varsity minutes heading into this year. Tkiyah Nelson was the leader of the team with those valuable minutes as she was the team’s leading scorer with an average of 19.8 per game. She also added a team-high 10.8 rebounds per game, but it was her leadership off the court that was amazing.
“I am so proud of these girls,” said Ellis. “When you think about it, I had a freshman that did not play at a very high-level coming in. We had two sophomores with only one that saw a lot of playing time on the varsity last year. When you think about it, only Tkiyah was the only accomplished basketball player at the varsity level. So, for them to play at a high level like that when only one of the five saw any appreciative varsity time the year before is astounding. And we were competitive in almost every game. We lost to Viz by 18, but we were competitive in the games that we lost, and we were not embarrassed. It was such an amazing deal.”
Winning is one thing, but trying to practice and get into a routine is a different subject as Coach Ellis and his staff had to get very creative with those situations.
“Practices were hard,” stated Ellis. “What were we going to do with just five girls? Even to choreograph a five-player pre-game because we could not do a two-line layup drill. We had to get creative in all aspects. I would not trade it at all. Five was the magic number because if we have less, we do not have a season and with anything more, we don’t have a story to tell.”
One of the things that Coach Ellis was impressed with as well as how the group came together, especially Dahloff. For a player to have never played basketball before, she was able to contribute and especially in the quarterfinal game where she had six rebounds and did not turn the ball over.
Another player Ellis mentioned was McBride as she was the team’s second-leading scorer with 16.3 points per contest.
“In my mind, McBride was one of the best guards in the area at the end of the season without any doubt,” said Ellis.
Ellis also mentioned the contributions of Kayli McGee-Williams and Kali Whitfield as they were key contributors to help make this season a success. McGee-Williams was outstanding on the boards averaging 6.8 rebounds per game while Whitfield added nearly five points a contest and 2.9 rebounds per game.
The accomplishments of this have not gone unnoticed in the community as pointed out by their Athletic Director Mike Roth.
“It was a unique situation for these girls,” stated Roth. “Coach Ellis had to get creative with not only his practice schedule and planning along with managing the game due to fatigue and fouls. Our Whitfield community is so extremely proud of the accomplishment of this group of ladies. Their determination, work ethic, and their love of the game persevered throughout the season. All five girls brought different talents and strengths to the team. Whether their role was a defender, passer, ball handler, screener, or scorer, all those players accepted their role and worked to the best of their abilities to assure that the team would be successful”.
This story may at some point be forgotten by many that are not true basketball junkies, but for these five girls and coaches, the memories that they have created this year will without a doubt, last a lifetime.
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The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced their All-State teams yesterday and many local metro-east players were named on the list. Class 1A State Champion Gibault placed a pair on the teams including Kaden Augustine who is on the first team while Macaleab Rich from East St. Louis earned first-team honors in Class 3A as he led the Flyers to a third-place finish this past weekend.
The complete All-State teams are listed below:
Class 1A:
First Team:
(NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)
- Dave Douglas Jr. – Yorkville Christian – 12
- Kaden Augustine – Waterloo Gibault – 12
- Danny Stephens – Augusta Southeastern – 12
- JaJuan Cozark – Chicago Marshall – 12
- Roderic Gatewood – Mounds Meridian – 12
- Thomas Hereau – Scales Mound – 11
- Baylen Damhoff – Fulton – 11
- Mason Robinson – Altamont – 12
- Wyatt Thompson – Dwight – 12
- Logan Fleener – Louisville North Clay – 12
Second Team:
- Zach Evans – Winchester – West Central 11
- Ross Robertson – South Beloit – 10
- Justin Durham – Wayne City – 12
- Elijah Aumann – Nokomis – 12
- Tyler Franklin – Cobden – 12
- Connor Brown – Springfield Calvary – 11
- Gannon Dodd – New Berlin – 11
- Avery Jahraus – Altamont – 12
- Hank Alvey – Illini Bluffs – 11
- Jordan Quinn – Tuscola – 11
Third Team:
- Korbin Gann – Pecatonica – 12
- Austin Wittenburg – Windsor-Stew-Stras – 12
- Jackson Parcel – Casey-Westfield – 12
- Kameron Hanvey – Waterloo Gibault – 12
- Charlie Wiegel – Scales Mound – 12
- Jackson Baber – Cornerstone Christian – 12
- Qi’Andre Washington – Fenger – 12
- Sebastian Hill – Decatur Lutheran – 11
- Jackson McDonald – Putnam County – 12
- Parker Boehne – Christ Our Rock Lutheran – 11
- Ethan Price – Fulton – 12
- Isaac Genenbacher – Camp Point Central – 12
- Garrett Taylor – Salt Fork – 12
- Nolan Killion – Jacksonville Routt – 12
- Braden Whalen – Raymond Lincolnwood – 12
Class 2A:
First Team:
- Dylan Bazzell – Prairie Central – 12
- Calvin Worsham – Christ the King Jesuit – 11
- Gianni Cobb – Perspectives Leadership – 11
- Cole Certa – Bloomington Central Catholic – 11
- Ty Pence – St. Joseph Ogden – 12
- Caden Hawkins – Carterville – 12
- Walt Hill Jr. – Rockford Lutheran – 12
- Mason Funk – Normal University – 12
- Xavier Nesbitt – Chicago University – 12
- Dylan Murphy – Columbia – 12
Second Team:
- Caleb Siemer – Teutopolis – 12
- Jakeem Cole – Perspectives Leadership – 12
- Ray Maurchie – Winnebago – 12
- Jaheim Savage – Chicago Phillips – 12
- Jonah Fairbank – Niles Northridge Prep – 12
- Christian Cummings – Rockford Christian – 10
- Grady Thompson – Princeton – 12
- Jaxson Provost – Kankakee Bishop McNamara – 12
- Bryant Jenkins – Lawrenceville – 11
- Jase Whiteman – Rockridge – 12
Third Team:
- Ryan Mbouombouo – Chicago Latin – 11
- Grant Fridley – Trenton Wesclin – 12
- Gavin Arthalony – PORTA/A-C Central – 12
- Bennett Briles – Nashville – 12
- Eric Rodgers – Fairfield – 12
- Cooper Loll – Robinson – 12
- Zach Powell – Pleasant Plains – 12
- Pearson Launius – Pinckneyville – 12
- Vontez Dent – Rockford Lutheran – 12
- Mason Shubert – Breese Central – 11
- Maurice Thomas – DePaul Prep – 12
- Jaylan McElroy – DePaul Prep – 11
- Katrell Weekley – Michele Clark – 12
- Riley Weber – Pontiac – 11
- Tyler Curl – Prairie Central – 11
Class 3A:
First Team:
- Darrion Baker – Hillcrest – 12
- Richard Barron – St. Ignatius – 12
- Deandre Craig – Mt. Carmel – 12
- Jalen Griffith – Simeon – 12
- Zach Hawkinson – Sacred Heart-Griffin – 12
- Ethan Kizer – Metamora – 12
- Cooper Koch – Peoria Notre Dame – 11
- Macaleab Rich – East St. Louis – 12
- Andrew Scharnowski – Burlington Central – 12
- Asa Thomas – Lake Forest – 12
Second Team:
- Jurrel Baldwin – Hyde Park – 11
- Jake Hamilton – Sacred Heart-Griffin – 12
- Cruz Harlan – Centralia – 11
- Quentin Jones – Marian Catholic – 12
- Andre Klaver – Sterling – 11
- Samuel Lewis – Simeon – 12
- Miles Rubin – Simeon – 12
- Tyson Swanson – Metamora – 12
- Bryce Tillery – Hillcrest – 12
- Larenz Walters – Kankakee – 11
- Makhi Wright – Decatur MacArthur – 12
Third Team:
- Lucas Austin – Sterling – 11
- Damien “DJ” Bolden – Westinghouse – 11
- Angelo Ciaravino – Mt. Carmel – 11
- Payton Cook – Lincoln – 12
- Seth Doss – Springfield Southeast – 12
- Dennis Estepp – Grayslake Central – 12
- Quentin Heady – Hillcrest – 12
- Evan Jackson – DeLaSalle – 12
- Tyler Mason – Metamora – 11
- EJ Mosely – St. Laurence – 10
- Navontae Nesbit Jr. – Mt. Vernon – 11
- Wesley Rubin – Simeon – 12
- KeShon Singleton – Sacred Heart-Griffin – 12
- Kylen Smith – Normal West – 12
- Jeshawn Stevenson Jr. – Lindblom – 11
- Drew Tucker – Metamora – 12
- Collin Wainscott – Marmion Academy – 12
Class 4A:
First Team:
- Niko Abusara – Benet Academy – 12
- Darrin (Dai Dai) Ames – Kenwood Academy – 12
- Cameron Christie – Rolling Meadows – 12
- Jeremy Fears Jr. – Joliet West – 12
- Owen Freeman – Moline – 12
- Brock Harding – Moline – 12
- Ahmad Henderson – Brother Rice – 12
- Morez Johnson – St. Rita – 11
- Mekhi Lowery – Oswego East – 12
- Jack Stanton – Downers Grove North – 11
Second Team:
- Stefan Cicic – Riverside Brookfield – 11
- Mekhi Cooper – Bolingbrook – 12
- Jake Feigen – New Trier – 12
- Josh Fridman – Glenbrook North – 11
- Nojus Indrusaitis – St. Rita – 11
- Daniel Johnson – Whitney Young – 12
- Ben Oosterbaan – Hinsdale Central – 12
- Jordan Pickett – Belleville East – 12
- Niklas Polonowski – Lyons Township – 12
- Luke Williams – Naperville North – 11
Third Team:
- George Bellevue – Lincoln-Way East – 12
- Miles Boland – Loyola Academy – 11
- Aidyn Boone – Libertyville – 12
- James Brown – St. Rita – 11
- Camden Cerese – Lake Park – 11
- Troy Cicero Jr. – Romeoville – 11
- Ryan Cohen – Glenbrook North – 12
- Dalen Davis – Whitney Young – 12
- Jeremiah Fears – Joliet West – 10
- Carlos Harris – Curie – 11
- Brady Kunka – Benet Academy – 12
- LeBaron Lee – Yorkville – 12
- Connor May – Palatine – 11
- Jackson Niego – Lyons Township – 12
- Mark Nikolich-Wilson – Rolling Meadows – 12
- Jaheem Webber – Normal Community – 11
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The local area saw five teams play in the state basketball semifinals this past weekend with two of those teams bringing home the first-place hardware while two other teams earned runner-up spots in the terrific weekend of hoops. It was also the quarterfinal weekend in Missouri as teams punched their tickets to the big school semifinals later this week in Springfield, Mo.
Things started early Friday at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill., as East St. Louis saw their title dreams disappear as the Flyers fell to Metamora 50-43. East St. Louis flew out to a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended the lead to 27-19 at the break. That is when Metamora’s defense started to click as they limited the Flyers to 6-20 shooting in the second half. Metamora cut the East St. Louis lead to 36-34 at the end of the third period, outscored the Flyers 16-7 in the final frame, and was 11-12 from the charity stripe to advance to the Class 3A title game. Macaleab Rich led the Flyers with 19 points and seven rebounds. In the third-place contest Friday evening, the Flyers took home the third-place trophy with a 50-48 victory over St. Ignatius.
In the Class 1A title game Saturday morning, Gibault Catholic used both timely shooting and tough-nosed defense in the second half to claim their first state boys’ basketball title with a 65-45 victory over Scales Mound. The Hawks flew out to an early 19-5 lead at the end of the first quarter but Scales Mound only to see the Hornets battle back to trail 252-23 at the break. That is when Gibault turned up their defense as they outscored the Hornets 40-22 in the second half to claim the title. Kaden Augustine paced the Hawks with 24 points while Gavin Kesler scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in the win with Hudson Blank chipping in with 15 markers.
Down in Springfield, Mo., The MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown kicked off action as classes 1 through 3 took to the court with three local teams making the title games in all three classes, but only one was able to take home the state championship.
In Class 1, South Iron own their third consecutive title with a 56-47 overtime victory over St. Elizabeth Friday afternoon. The Panthers advanced to the title game with a 65-49 win over Jefferson Conception as Martez Burse finished the semifinal with a double-double with 27 points and 11 boards. Kolton Dinkins added 14 points including four three-point makes to aid in the win.
In the Class 1 title game, South Iron found themselves trailing the Hornets 30-21 at the half before they cut the lead to 39-35 at the end of the third quarter. The game was tight at the end of regulation as the Panthers needed a jumper by Dinkins with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 43-43 and force the extra stanza. After St. Elizabeth scored the first bucket in the overtime, the Panthers went on a 9-0 run to take a 54-45 lead as that is all that they would need to claim their third consecutive state title. Burse once again posted a double-double as he scored 18 points and grabbed 12 boards while Dinkins led the Panthers in scoring with 19 points.
In the Class 2 tournament, Principia continued their incredible run as they defeated the No. 1 team in the state Plattsburg 65-63 but saw their dream season come to an end in a 55-46 loss to Salisbury in the title game.
In the semifinal matchup against the Tigers, the Panthers outscored Plattsburg 13-7 to take a 30-25 lead into the halftime locker room. Principia extended the lead to 46-39 and held on in the final stanza as the Tigers just missed a three-pointer with four seconds remaining to hang on for the win as they advanced to the school’s first state championship game in basketball. Jaylen Edwards led the scoring for the Panthers with 22 points while Jaedyn Jones added 14 markers with Stephen Okoro grabbed a game-high 16 boards in the win.
In the championship game, Salisbury outscored the Panthers 20-11 in the fourth quarter to break open a game that was close throughout to earn the Class 2 title. The game went back and forth for the first three quarters as the game was tied at 35-35 before Salisbury scored the first nine points of the final stanza to pull away for the win. Stephen Okoro paced the Principia offense with 14 points and 21 rebounds while Jones added 13 points and Edwards chipped in with 11 markers for the Panthers who finished the season with a record of 25-7.
Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
The Class 3 tournament was exciting as it saw Lutheran North hit a pair of big-time shots in the semifinal to defeat Thayer in overtime 61-60 before falling to New Madrid County Central 56-46 in the Class 3 championship game.
In the semifinal, the Crusaders grabbed an early 16-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended the advantage to 32-25 at the break. The Bobcats cut the deficit to 46-41 at the end of the third quarter before the fireworks started at the end of regulation. With Thayer on top 55-52 after a pair of free throws, Izy Prude hit a triple from the left wing as time expired to even the game at 55-55. The overtime period remained tight as each team traded the lead before Thayer hit a three from the corner with 38 seconds left to take a 60-59 lead. The Crusaders took possession and got a rebound from Berry Benson off a shot from Prude and as Benson hit a 10-foot jumper with nine seconds left to give Lutheran North the win. Bryce Spiller paced the Crusaders with 17 points while Davell Long added 15 points in the win.
In the state title game, New Madrid Co. Central raced out to a 26-13 at the half only to see the Crusaders battle back and cut the lead to 34-28 at the end of the third stanza. The Eagles used their full-court pressure in the final period to outscore Lutheran North 22-18 and claim the state title. Spiller ended the day with a team-high 20 points while Prude chipped in with 11 points as the Crusaders finished the season with a 20-11 mark.
The field is set for the second weekend of state championship action this coming weekend as Vashon will lead the boys’ field in Class 4 as they will take on Tolton Thursday at 2 p.m. with Park Hills Central taking on Lafayette out of St. Joe’s in the first game of the weekend at noon Thursday. On the girls’ side in Class 4, The Vashon ladies will take on Southern Boone at 6 p.m. with Park Hills Central playing Benton at 4 p.m.
In the Class 5 tournament, Cardinal Ritter will play Pembroke Hill Friday at 2 p.m. while Ladue will take on Jefferson City Friday at 4 p.m. In girl’s action, Lutheran St. Charles will represent the area and take on West Plains Friday at 8 p.m.
The Class 6 semifinals will feature Troy as they will play Kickapoo Friday at noon on the boys’ side while on the girls’ side, Incarnate Word will play Raytown Friday at 8 p.m. with Eureka taking on Rock Bridge at 6 p.m.
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Championship season continues this weekend as the small school classes travel to Springfield, Mo., for the first weekend of the MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown while a pair of metro-east teams head to Champaign, Ill. with dreams of bringing home the top trophy in the state. The MSHSAA quarterfinal round will also take place this weekend with many big games on the slate as teams will look to advance to Springfield next weekend.
Let’s get ready for a bunch of hoops in this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Illinois High School Association boys’ state semifinals started Thursday evening with some local flavor as Gibault Catholic out of Waterloo advanced to the Class 1A championship game with a convincing 70-46 victory over Cornerstone Christian at State Farm Arena in Champaign. This is the third appearance in the state final four for the Hawks as they attempt to win their first basketball state title. Gibault grabbed the lead late in the first quarter, finishing the period with a 9-2 run that put them on top 17-8. The Hawks took a 29-19 advantage into the halftime locker room before their offense exploded in the third stanza as they outscored Cornerstone 23-12, giving Gibault a 52-31 lead. They never looked back as they punched their ticket to the title game. Kaden Augustine led a trio of Hawks in double figures with a game-high 20 points, Kameron Hanvy scored 16 points, and Gavin Kesler added 14 markers in the win. Gibault will face off against Scales Mound Saturday at 11 a.m.
East St. Louis will open play in the IHSA Class 3A semifinals Friday morning as the Flyers will take on Metamora at 11:45 a.m. East St. Louis needed to work overtime to defeat Sacred Heart-Griffin Tuesday night as the Flyers advanced with a 59-56 double-overtime win over the Blazers. Sacred Heart took a 23-19 lead to the break as the Flyers chipped away at the lead and were able to even the game 45-45 at the end of regulation. After both teams scored six points apiece in the first extra session, they were able to finally break free by outscoring Sacred Heart 8-5 in the second overtime to gain the win. Macaleab Rich led the Flyers with a double-double scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while D’Necco Rucker added 11 points for the Flyers who are looking for their second state basketball title in five years as they won the crown in 2019.
Principia and Lutheran North will represent the area at the MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown this weekend at Great Southern Bank Arena and Hammons Student Center as the Panthers will take on Plattsburg in the Class 2 semifinals Friday at 2 p.m. while the Crusaders will play Thayer in the Class 3 semifinals at noon Friday.
Principia advanced to the semifinals by defeating Cooter 49-46 in overtime this past Friday and will enter the weekend with a 24-6 record. The Panthers are led by senior Stephen Okoro who is averaging 13 points per game and grabbing 13 rebounds per contest. Jaylen Edwards is the leading scorer for Principia with an average of 16.1 points per game while freshman Ben Okoro has dished out 110 assists on the year. The Panthers are looking to win their first state basketball title in school history.
Lutheran North will enter the state semifinals with a record of 19-10 after they defeated Cole Camp in the quarterfinals by a score of 41-28. Bryce Spiller paces the Crusaders’ offense with a scoring average of 19 points a game and he has also dished out 53 assists. Davell Long is second on the team in scoring with a 10.6-points-per-game average while grabbing five rebounds per contest while AJ Newton has grabbed seven rebounds per game to lead Lutheran North in that category. The Crusaders have won a pair of state titles with the last one being back in 2005.
The quarterfinals in Classes Four through Six will take place this weekend as the boys will take the floor Friday night while the girls will play Saturday afternoon.
In Class 4 boys’ action, MICDS will take on Park Hills Central Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Jefferson College while Vashon will meet up with Lutheran St. Charles Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. at Lindenwood.
The Class 4 girls will see Lift for Life taking on Park Hills Central Saturday at noon at Jefferson College while Vashon will take on Moberly Saturday at 4 p.m. at Lindenwood.
Cardinal Ritter will kick off Class 5 boys action Friday evening as they will play Sikeston at Jefferson College starting at 6:15 p.m. In another Class 5 quarterfinal, Ladue will meet up with Westminster Friday at Lindenwood starting at 5:45 p.m.
The Class 5 girls will play Saturday with John Burroughs taking on Cape Notre Dame at Jefferson College starting at 1:45 p.m. while upstart Whitfield will play Lutheran St. Charles Saturday at 5:45 p.m. at Lindenwood.
The Class 6 boys will see Eureka playing Jackson Friday at Jefferson College starting at 8 p.m. while Chaminade Troy will hook up Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Lindenwood.
Incarnate Word will lead the Class 6 field as they will take on Troy Saturday at Lindenwood starting at 7:30 p.m. while Eureka will travel to Jefferson College to take on Jackson Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast, It is Championship Week Part One as Jim Powers chats with Principia Head Boys’ Basketball Coach Jey Blossom about the team heading to their first final four in school history and then we talk with St. Pius X Head Boys’ Coach Chris Miller about the MBCA weekly polls and we get his thoughts on the state playoffs.
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The metro area was well represented in this year’s Illinois basketball Coaches Association Girls All-State teams that were announced this week. All three state champions from our area saw players listed on the teams while Okawville put three players on the Class 1A list with Breese Mater Dei placing two players on the Class 2A team.
Listed below is the full list of All-State teams for this past season.
Class 1A:FIRST TEAM
(Name, School, Yr)
- Grace Nelson, Altamont, JR
- Katey Flynn, Brown County, SR
- Amiah Hargrove, Christopher, JR
- Gracie Furlong, Galena, SO
- Addie Hefel, Galena, JR
- Abby Compton, Goreville, JR
- Taryn Wickman, Havana, SR
- Sheridan Harris, Morgan Park, SR
- Alayna Kraus, Okawville, JR
- Briley Rhodes, Okawville, SR
SECOND TEAM
- Shelby Bowman, Biggsville West Central, JR
- Sophia Hoffman, Carlyle, SO
- Shelby Veltrop, Morrison, SR
- Sydney Richards, Neoga, SR
- Bethany Bulwa, North Shore Country Day, SR
- Megan Rennegarbe, Okawville, SR
- Whitney Sullivan, Orangeville, JR
- Alexa Jamison, Salt Fork, SO
- Lucy Fearday, St. Anthony, SR
- Ella Boyer, Tuscola, SR
Third Team
- Brooklyn Pieper, Abingdon-Avon, SR
- Sami Oller, Father McGivney, JR
- Bella VanOpdorp, Annawan, SO
- Taylor Burcham, Galena, JR
- Ava Heinz, Brimfield, SO
- Carly Foster, Gallatin County, SR
- Gracie Heckert, CHBC, SR
- Delaney Panozzo, Grant Park, SR
- Addison Lucht, Cissna Park, FR
- Lily Luczkowiak, Illini Bluffs, JR
- Grace Bishop, Edwards County, FR
- Ashlyn Armasan, Mendon Unity, SR
- Olivia Meyers, Elmwood, SR
- Emma Devocelle, St. Thomas More, SR
- Mary Harkins, Father McGivney, SR
CLASS 2A:First Team
- Ava Kultgen, Byron, SR
- Amayah Doyle, Carterville, JR
- Xamiya Walton, Chicago Butler Prep, JR
- Xyanna Walton, Chicago Butler Prep, FR
- Megen Sanaj, Chicago Latin, SR
- Ellie Cahill, Eureka, SR
- Ashlyn May, Fieldcrest, SR
- Abbey Schreake, Quincy Notre Dame, SR
- Kaylee Niebrugge, Teutopolis, SR
- Campbell Schrank, Winnebago, SR
Second Team
- Ensley Tedeschi, Benton, SR
- Kaydence Schroeder, Breese Central, JR
- Alyssa Koerkenmeier, Breese Mater Dei, SO
- Nora Leadstrom, Chicago DePaul Prep, SR
- Dalia Dejesus, Deer Creek Mackinaw, FR
- Kylie Kisgen, Freeburg, SR
- Kaitlyn Coombes, Paris, SR
- Madison Schroeder, Peotone, JR
- Bailey Masching, Pontiac, JR
- Blair Eftink, Quincy Notre Dame, SR
Third Team
- Clair Hulke, Alleman, JR
- Natalie Peterson, Freeburg, SR
- Charleece Davis, Althoff Catholic, SR
- Reagan Reed, Carthage Illini West, SO
- Elyssa Stenger, Bloomington CC, SR
- Cora DeSutter, Midwest Central, SR
- Maris Zurliene, Breese Mater Dei, SO
- Mady Kibelkis, Peotone, SR
- Ella Grundstrom, Byron, SR
- Chloe Sisco, Prairie Central, SR
- Lauren Miller, Camp Point, SO
- Emily Konkel, Teutopolis, SR
- London Walker-George, Chicago DePaul Prep, SO
- Grace Roland, Timothy Christian, SR
Class 3A:First Team
- Shannon Blacher, Montini Catholic, Sr
- Kloe Froebe, Lincoln Community, Jr
- Aailiyah Guyton, Peoria Central, Jr
- Janae Kent, Oak Forest, Sr
- Lexi Kerstein, Deerfield, Sr
- Sophia Loden, Mascoutah, Sr
- Shakara McCline, East St. Louis, Sr
- Claire McDougall, Washington, (IL) Sr
- Mya Wardle, (Peoria) Notre Dame, Jr
- Jordan Wood, (Mundelein) Carmel Catholic, Sr
Second Team
- Danielle Beach, Geneseo, Sr
- Jazmyne Bynum, Hyde Park Acad., Jr
- Lexi Carlsen, Sycamore, Jr
- Grace Carstensen, Nazareth Acad., Jr
- Denali Craig-Edwards, Peoria Central, Sr
- Madison Davis, Marian Catholic, Jr
- Nikki Kerstein, Deerfield, So
- Kiarra Kilgore, Galesburg, Jr
- Justice Malone, Mt. Vernon, Sr
- Kaylen Reed, Rochester, Sr
- Ada Taute, St. Ignatius Prep, Sr
Third Team
- Denver Anderson, Mt. Zion, Jr
- Katie Hamill, Grayslake Central, Jr
- Evyn Carrier, Sycamore, Sr
- Victoria Matulevicius, Montini Catholic, Jr
- Amalia Dray, Nazareth Acad, Jr
- Lauren Miller, (River Forest) Trinity, Jr
- Lily Esparza, Boylan Catholic, Jr
- Savannah Orgeron, Mahomet-Seymour, Sr
- Aubrey Galvan, Deerfield, Soph
- Annalise Pietrzyk, Providence, Cath Sr
- Peyton Gerdes, Grayslake North, Sr
- Sophia Remmel, Dunlap, Sr
- Mia Gillis, Carmel Catholic, Sr
- Grace Wilke, Highland, Sr
- Norah Gum, Waterloo, Sr
Class 4AFirst Team
- Lenee Beaumont, Benet Academy, Sr
- Brooke Carlson, Batavia, Jr
- Shannon Dowell, O’Fallon Township, Sr
- Katy Eidle, Hersey, Sr
- Emily Fisher, Libertyville, Sr
- Destiny Jackson, Whitney Young, Soph
- Skyler Jones, Whitney Young, Sr
- Trinity Jones, Naperville Central, Fr
- Alyssa Latham, Homewood-Flossmoor, Sr
- Sophie Swanson, Barrington, Sr
Second Team
- Cassidy Arni, Geneva, Sr
- Natasha Barnes, Kenwood Acad., Sr
- Olivia Corson, Normal Community, Jr
- Ava Gugliuzza, Lincoln-Way West, Sr
- Emory Klatt, Stevenson, Jr
- Molly O’Riordan, Barrington, Jr
- Kiyoko Proctor, Alton, Soph
- Angelina Smith, Bolingbrook, Jr
- Ella Todd, (Palatine) Fremd, Soph
- Elise Ward, (Chicago) Marist, Sr
- Caitlin Washington, Neuqua Valley, Jr
Third Team
- Gwen Adler, Barrington, Jr
- Meghan Mrowicki, Hersey, Sr
- Mariann Blass, (Elmhurst) York, Sr
- Azyah Newson-Cole, Lincoln-Way Central, Sr
- Abby Drendel, Naperville, North Sr
- Kylee Norkus, Neuqua Valley, Jr
- Meegan Fahy, Maine South, Jr
- Jarius Powers, Alton, Soph
- Maddy Fay, (Palatine) Fremd, Sr
- Sidney Rogers, Glenbrook South, Sr
- Ariella Henigan, Kenwood Acad., Soph
- Lauren Slagle, Geneva, Sr
- Alyssa Hughes, St. Charles North, Sr
- Hayven Smith, Lincoln-Way East, Jr
- Jasmine Jones, Bolingbrook, Jr
- Samantha Trimberg, Benet Academy, Sr
- Mia Moore, East Aurora, Sr
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The Mid-States Club Hockey Association crowned a pair of new champions Friday evening while three metro-east girls basketball teams claimed state titles in the Illinois High School Association championships Saturday afternoon. The Principia and Lutheran North boys’ basketball teams also advanced to the Missouri State High School Activities Association state semifinals next weekend.
Let’s get caught up on a huge weekend of playoff action in the week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
Let’s start things off at the Centene Ice Center as the Mid-States Club Hockey Association wrapped up their season with the finals of the Challenge Cup and the Wickenheiser Cup Friday evening.
In the Challenge Cup final, De Smet won their 15th title and first since 2010 with a 2-1 overtime victory over defending champion St. Louis University High.
In a tightly defended game, neither team was able to find the net in the first 15 minutes as the Spartans held a 6-1 advantage in shots. De Smet finally broke through at the 8:51 mark of the second period as Mitch Geiser scored on a power play as he collected a pass from Thomas Ruder and found the back of the net to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead. The score remained that until the Jr. Bills scored with 31 seconds remaining in regulation as Patrick Vogl found Logan Petlansky in front of the net to send the game to an extra session tied at 1-1. It did not take long for De Smet to avenge their title game loss to the Jr. Bills last year as Geiser scored his second goal of the night at the 1:39 mark to send De Smet home with the title. Brady Govero earned the win after making 26 saves on the night.
Photo Credit – De Smet High School
In the Wickenheiser Cup final, Fort Zumwalt West claimed their championship in school history as the Jaguars needed a goal midway through the final stanza to earn a 2-1 win over Lafayette. Aaron Hemmer got the Jaguars going at the 11:29 mark of the first quarter as he scored an even-strength goal off a pass from Anthony Tinsley to put Zumwalt West on top 1-0. The Lancers drew even in the second period as Kyle Kraft scored off a pass from Sam Mossengren at the 9:09 mark of the period to even the contest at 1-1. Aiden Duepner scored the game-winner at the 8:50 mark of the period as he took a pass from TJ Steinman and found the upper left corner of the net to give the Jaguars a 2-1 lead. Jackson Winkles stopped eight Lafayette shots in the final period to aid the Jaguars in winning their first Cup title.
Over in Normal, Ill. at the CEFCU Arena, Okawville, and Breese Mater Dei came back to the metro-east with state championship trophies as the Rockets won the Class 1A title with the Lady Knights winning the Class 2A championship. 56-35 victory over Christopher Saturday morning.
The Rockets won their first state championship since 2000 and the third title in school history while the Lady Knights grabbed their first-ever state girls’ basketball championship.
In the Class 1A title clash, The Rockets raced out to a 13-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended the advantage to 27-20 at the break. Okawville then leaned on their defense in the second half as they allowed only 15 points in the final 16 minutes while adding on 19 markers to claim the title and finish the season with a record of 34-4. Alayna Kraus paced the Rockets’ offense with a game-high 21 points and five rebounds while Megan Rennegarbe chipped in with 17 points and five more rebounds in the state championship victory.
In the Class 2A final, sophomore Alyssa Koerkenmeier put together the first triple-double in the girls’ state tournament to lead Mater Dei to a 62-46 victory over Byron Saturday afternoon. The Lady Knights grabbed a 16-8 lead after the first quarter before Byron cut their deficit to 30-24 heading into the halftime locker room. Mater Dei shot 50 percent from the field in the third quarter to push their advantage to 47-34. That is all the Lady Knights needed as they held Byron to 2-of-14 shooting in the final stanza to claim the title. Koerkenmeier scored 23 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and added 10 blocks to complete the rare high school triple-double while Julia Korte added 11 markers in the victory for Mater Dei.
The final game of the IHSA championships did not disappoint as O’Fallon need a pair of extra sessions to win their first state girls’ basketball championship with a 62-57 victory over Benet Academy. The Panthers’ offense was outstanding early as O’Fallon grabbed a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Benet Academy chipped away at the lead and trailed the Panthers 30-27 at the break. Benet then took the lead midway through the third quarter and held on to take a 37-34 advantage into the fourth quarter. The teams went back and forth in the final stanza as Benet had a 50-48 lead until Shannon Powell hit a pair of free throws with 17 seconds remaining to tie the contest at 50-50 heading into overtime. Each team scored four points in the first extra session, but O’Fallon outscored Benet 6-1 in the final 2:26 of the game to earn the victory. Dowell paced the Panthers with 25 points while Jailah Pelly added 16 points and seven boards to aid O’Fallon in the win.
On the boy’s side of things in the metro area, Principia and Lutheran North advanced to the State Semifinals Friday night as the Panthers defeated Cooter 46-43 in a Class 2 quarterfinal while Lutheran North advanced to the Class 3 semifinals with a 41-28 victory over Cole Camp. East St. Louis remained alive in the IHSA Class 3A boys’ basketball tournament as the Flyers defeated Triad 53-38 as they move on to the Super-Sectional against sacred Heart-Griffin Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Ill.
District boys’ championship action in Classes 5 and 6 will take place Monday while the Class 4 sectionals are on tap as well. Below is a listing of the Monday evening matchups.
Class 6:
- Kirkwood vs Jackson – 6:30 p.m. at Kirkwood
- Lafayette vs Eureka – 6 p.m. at Eureka
- CBC vs Chaminade – 6:30 p.m. at SLUH
- Troy vs Howell – 6 p.m. at Howell
Class 5:
- Cardinal Ritter vs Vianney – 6 p.m. at Vianney
- De Smet vs Ladue – 6 p.m. at Ladue
- Westminster vs Parkway Central – 7 p.m. at Parkway Central
Class 4 sectionals:
- Sullivan vs MICDS – 7:45 p.m. at Farmington Civic Center
- Vashon vs Soldan – 6 p.m. at Troy
- Lutheran St. Charles vs Kirksville – 7:45 p.m. at Troy
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The three girls’ teams on the Illinois side of the river are competing for state titles while many boys’ teams on both sides have kept their title aspirations alive heading into the sectionals this weekend. The playoffs for the big schools are underway as the boys head into the district semifinal action Friday night while the girls will have most of their district finals Saturday afternoon.
Let’s see what is happening in this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Illinois High School Association girls’ basketball final four started at CERCU Arena in Normal, Ill. Thursday as Okawville moved on to the Class 1A title game by upsetting the top-ranked team in the state, Galena 49-31. The Rockets trailed Galena 10-9 after the first quarter before outscoring Galena 26-12 over the next two periods to take a 35-22 advantage into the final stanza. The Rockets did not slow down in the fourth as they pulled away to earn the victory and advance to the title contest. The Rockets were paced by Alayna Kraus who scored 23 points while Briley Rhodes added 10 markers with Megan Rennegarbe grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to propel Okawville to the championship game Saturday at 11 a.m. against Christopher.
In the IHSA girls’ Class 2A semifinals, Breese Mater Dei advanced to the championship game Saturday afternoon with a 61-54 victory over Quincy Notre Dame. The Knights took a 12-10 lead after the first quarter and extended the advantage to 29-23 at the break. The Knights continued to pull away in the third quarter by outscoring Notre Dame 12-6 to push the lead to 41-29 and were able to hold off a furious comeback by Notre Dame in the final stanza to advance to the title game. Alyssa Koerkenmeier led the Knights with 21 points with Amelia Beer adding 19 markers to push Mater Dei into the title contest Saturday at 12:15 p.m. against Byron.
In the Class 4A semifinals on Friday at 2:30 p.m., O’Fallon makes their first appearance in the state final four as the Panthers will take on Arlington Heights. The Panthers advanced to the state semifinals with a 65-49 victory over Bolingbrook. The Panthers took an early 9-5 lead in the Super-Sectional over Bolingbrook and never looked back as O’Fallon improved to 32-4 on the year. Jailah Pelly led the Panthers’ offense with 24 points while Shannon Dowell chipped in with 19 markers in the win.
In boys’ sectional action in the metro area, Principia continues to impress after winning their Class 2 sectional contest with a 71-60 victory over Advance. The Panthers took an early 18-14 lead after the first quarter and stretched it out to a 30-22 advantage at the break. Advance cut the deficit to 44-39 after three quarters, but the Panthers pulled away in the final period to seal the victory. Jaylen Edwards led the scorers for Principia with 22 points while Stephan Okoro put in 19 points and grabbed 22 boards to push the Panthers to the state Quarterfinals against Cooter Friday at 6 p.m. at the Farmington Civic Center.
In the Class 3 boys’ sectional at Hannibal, upstart Lutheran North moved on to the state quarterfinals with a 56-48 win over South Shelby. Jameer Cretter led the way for the Crusaders with 14 points while Davell Long added 12 points and five rebounds to help Lutheran North improve to 18-10 on the season. The Crusaders will travel to Moberly Friday night at 8 p.m. to take on Cole Camp at Moberly Area Community College.
We head back over to Illinois on the boy’s side as O’Fallon continues their impressive season as the Panthers moved on to the Class 4A Super-Sectional with a 64-35 victory over Quincy. The Panthers opened up a 15-7 lead after one-quarter of play and left no doubt the rest of the way as they limited Quincy to only 28 points over the final three periods. Rini Harris paced the O’Fallon attack with 19 points while Isaiah Camper chipped in with 16 markers to aid the Panthers in advancing to Super-Sectional Friday against Moline at 7 p.m. at Moline High School.
In the IHSA Class 3A Sectional Finals, East St. Louis and Triad will travel to Centralia Friday evening to play each other for the right to advance to the Super-Sectional Monday evening. The Flyers defeated Centralia 53-39 this past Tuesday as Macaleab Rich led the East St. Louis offense with 19 points while Antwan Robinson added another 11 points to help the Flyers improve to 23-8.
Triad moved to 28-6 on the year after defeating Mount Vernon 51-34 Wednesday evening to set up the all-local Sectional final. Drew Winslow laced the Knight’s 20 points while McGrady Noyes grabbed seven rebounds in the victory.
There are plenty of district semifinals that will be taking place this weekend with the Class 5 and 6 boys’ semifinals taking place Friday evening with the Class 5 and 6 girls’ semifinals happening Saturday. Class 4 will see their district finals will take place Friday evening with the girls playing their finals Saturday.
The Mid-States Club Hockey playoffs will wrap up Friday evening as Lafayette and Fort Zumwalt West will vie for the Wickenheiser Cup starting at 5:30 p.m. while SLUH and De Smet will tangle for the Challenge Cup title at 8:30 p.m. Both games will be played at Centene Ice Center.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we catch up with Earl Austin Jr. from the STL American as we chat about the state playoffs as the lower classes head to the quarterfinals while the big schools start district play this week.
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The end of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association is this weekend, and we will see a pair of old rivals take to the ice Friday evening to see who will take home this year’s Challenge Cup while two clubs are heading to the title game of the Wickenheiser Cup after garnering upset victories over this past weekend.
In the Challenge Cup finals, a pair of Metro Catholic Conference foes will take the ice as No. 3 seed De Smet needed to win three games in three nights to move on to the title game as they will play the No. 4 seed St. Louis University High School who defeated Kirkwood in the winner’s bracket final to advance. The championship game will take place Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. at Centene Ice Center in Maryland Heights.
Photo Credit – Will Ortbals – De Smet High School
The Jr. Bills won the title last year and have claimed three of the last five Challenge Cup finals and are looking to win their fifth title in school history. The Spartans are attempting to win the Cup for the first time since 2010 and will look to win the 15th Challenge Cup title.
SLUH advanced to the final with a 3-0 victory over the No. 2 seeded Pioneers of Kirkwood as SLUH broke open a scoreless game with all three of their goals coming in the final period of action. Curtis Bruen opened the scoring for the Jr. Bills six minutes into the final stanza while Kai Duncan tacked on a pair of late goals to push SLUH to the title game.
The Spartans’ road to the finals was a little more challenging after falling to the Pioneers in the semifinals of the winner’s bracket. De Smet needed to reel off three wins on three days to advance and they were up for the task. The Spartans won their first game on the loser’s side with a 4-2 win over Marquette and then knocked off Chaminade 2-0 to earn a re-match against the Pioneers this past Saturday. The defense and goaltending were fantastic as Brady Govero turned away 28 shots for De Smet while Branden Appelman also had 28 saves on the night for Kirkwood as the game went into an extra session still scoreless. The Spartans finally broke through at the 9:59 mark of the extra session as Mitch Geiser scored an unassisted goal to propel De Smet past Kirkwood 1-0 and on to the finals.
The Spartans are 3-0 against the Jr. Bills this season as they enter the final with a 20-7-2 mark while SLUH will enter the contest with a 17-5-5 record and have won seven of their last eight games.
The Wickenheiser Cup will see a pair of teams that needed to pull off upsets in semifinals to advance to the title contest as No. 3 seed Fort Zumwalt West upended No. 2 seed MICDS while No. 5 seed Lafayette needed a mini-game shootout to defeat top seed Oakville in the final four to move on to the championships.
The Lancers are looking to win their third title and first since 2019 while the Jaguars are attempting to win the Cup for the first time in school history.
In the first semifinal, Fort Zumwalt West and MICDS played to a 4-4 tie in the opening game of their series with the Rams battling back with a pair of third period goals to force the tie. George Williamson put MICDS on the board first with an even strength goal early in the first period to give the Rams a 1-0 lead. The Jaguars grabbed the lead with two unanswered goals in the next four minutes of play as Brandt Diel scored hos tow only goals of the game to put Fort Zumwalt West on top 2-1. Harris Kohler evened the contest early in the second period with a power play goal at the 1:26 mark of the period to tie the game at 2-2 before the Jaguars again scored twice as Aaron Hemmer and Anthony Tinsley found the net at the midway point of the period to give FZW a 4-2 advantage after two periods of play. MICDS continued to battle in the third period as Ameer Hajji cut the deficit to one just 38 seconds into the period while George Herron tied the game at the eight-minute mark to draw even at 4-4.
In the second game of the series, the Jaguars raced out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back as Tinsley scored a pair of goals while Diel added a goal in the second period to put FZW up 3-0. The Rams cracked the scoreboard in early in the third period as Kohler scored on an even strength goal to cut the lead to 3-1, but Diel added an insurance goal with an empty netter with one minute remaining to push the Jaguars to the title game with a 4-1 win.
In the second semifinal series, Lafayette used their special teams to earn a 5-2 victory on the opening game over Oakville. The Lancers struck first as Greyson Eble scored at the 7:31 mark of the first period to give Lafayette a 1-0 lead. The Tigers grabbed the lead at the end of the first period as Michael Soell and Mason Andrew each found the net to put Oakville on top 2-1. The Lancers took control of the contest in the final two periods as Drew Robinson and Christian Hopkins scored power play goals in the second period to give the Lancers a 3-2 advantage while Eble scored his second goal of the night on a penalty shot and Aidan Nosovitch added another power play goal late to propel the Lancers to the win.
In the second game of series was a low scoring affair as the Tigers held the Lancers scoreless as Jack Rodgers made 14 saves on the night to earn the win. After a scoreless first period, Soell put the Tigers on the scoreboard with an even strength goal late in the period to give Oakville a 1-0 lead. Andrew gave the Tigers an insurance goal at the 6:46 mark of the final stanza to aid in the win and force the mini game to determine who will advance.
In the mini game, Lafayette scored only goal of the game as Kyle Kraft scored in the shootout after a scoreless 10 minutes to push the Lancers to the championship game Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. at Centene Ice Center.
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The final Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Poll was released with a lot of local teams being recognized as we head into district and sectional action.
On the boy’s side, Vashon is the only team to hold the top spot in the state as they are No. 1 in Class 4 while Cardinal Ritter paces a group of five area teams in Class 5.
Incarnate Word remains in the top slot in Class 6 on the girls’ side while Vashon is at the top of the Class 4 poll. John Burroughs still sits in the second position in Class 5 while Lutheran St. Charles is right behind them climbing to the sixth spot.
Here is a complete listing of all the classes.
Boys
Class 6
- Staley
- Nixa
- Oak Park
- Lee’s Summit West
- Kirkwood
- Republic
- CBC
- Troy Buchanan
- Battle
- Rock Bridge
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo, Park Hill South, Chaminade
Class 5
- Central (Cape Girardeau)
- Cardinal Ritter
- Westminster Christian Academy
- St. Francis Borgia
- De Smet
- Ladue
- Hogan Prep Academy
- Jefferson City
- Sikeston
- T-10. Hillsboro, T-10. Pembroke Hill
Receiving Votes: Windsor-Imperial
Class 4
- Vashon
- John Burroughs
- MICDS
- Central (Park Hills)
- Fulton
- Father Tolton
- Logan-Rogersville
- St. Charles
- Forsyth
- T-10. Hollister, T-10. Maryville
Receiving Votes: Lafayette (St. Joseph), Macon, Richmond
Class 3
- Charleston
- T-2. Mansfield, T-2. Thayer
- Central (New Madrid County)
- Steelville
- Lafayette County
- Sparta
- Fair Grove
- Woodland
- Caruthersville
Receiving Votes: El Dorado Springs, Greenwood, Hermann
Class 2
- Plattsburg
- Lincoln
- Greenville
- Hartville
- Salisbury
- T-6. Marionville, T-6. Gallatin
- New Franklin
- Cooter
- T-10. Principia, T-10. Westran
Receiving Votes: Advance, Eugene, Weaubleau, Tipton, Bernie, Oak Ridge
Class 1
- Platte Valley
- South Iron
- Bunker
- Atlanta
- Grundy County/ Newtown Harris
- Green City
- Higbee
- Leeton
- Glasgow
- Northwest (Hughesville)
Receiving Votes: Humansville, St. Elizabeth, Chadwick, Thomas Jefferson Independent, Macks Creek
Girls:
Class 6
- Incarnate Word
- Truman
- Park Hill South
- Republic
- Grain Valley
- Raytown
- Nixa
- Battle
- Rock Bridge
- Hickman
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo
Class 5
- Carl Junction
- John Burroughs
- Helias Catholic
- West Plains
- Rolla
- Lutheran St. Charles
- Jefferson City
- T-8. Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau), T-8. Marshfield
- Farmington
Receiving Votes: Union
Class 4
- Vashon
- Benton
- Doniphan
- California
- Central (Park Hills)
- St. James
- Centralia
- Ava
- Chillicothe
- Clinton
Receiving Votes: Owensville, Cardinal Ritter
Class 3
- South Shelby
- T-2. El Dorado Springs, T-2. Skyline
- Fair Grove
- Strafford
- West County
- Licking
- St. Pius X (Festus)
- East Buchanan
- Mansfield
Receiving Votes: South Harrison, Sparta, Diamond
Class 2
- Bishop LeBlond
- Tipton
- Northeast (Cairo)
- Miller
- St. Vincent
- Schuyler County
- Neelyville
- Blue Eye
- Ellington
- East Carter County
Receiving Votes: Canton, North Platte
Class 1
- Meadville
- South Iron
- North Shelby
- Platte Valley
- Delta
- Leeton
- Santa Fe
- Hume
- T-9. Golden City, T-9. Mercer
Receiving Votes: Community, Chadwick, Walnut Grove,
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The second full weekend of state championship action took place this past weekend as Hillsboro grabbed their first state title on the mats while Howell Central earned the second-place trophy in the top class in the state. Plus, the championship games are for the Mid-State Club Hockey Association and sectional basketball matchups are set for a few of our local teams after they won the district title over the weekend.
Time to see what happened in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
The Class 3 and 4 boys’ wrestling championships took place at Mizzou Arena with Hillsboro coming away with the Class 3 title for the first time in school history. The Hawks claimed the title with 179.5 points while holding off state power Whitfield who finished second with 144.5 points.
Carter Wallis got the Hawks going early as he won the 106 lb. class by defeating Jackson Bassett from Whitfield 11-3 in a major decision. Porter Matecki claimed Whitfield’s first individual title with a 4-1 decision over Gavin Alexander of Hillsboro in the 126 lb. class to help the Warriors keep pace with the Hawks. Jackson Tucker gave Hillsboro their second title as he won the 132 lb. class with a 14-6 major decision to finish his year with a 43-1 record. Alexander Rallo earned Whitfield’s second individual title with a 6-0 decision in the 138 lb. class while Noah Bourke added to the Warriors’ point total with a 3-2 decision to take home the 150 lb. division title. Sam Richardson and Griffin Ray capped off the Hillsboro title haul as they each won their weight class titles. Richardson claimed the 165 lb. Class with a pinfall at the 3:01 mark of the match with Ray earning a pinfall at the 2:16 mark of the 165 lb. title match.
Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
Kaden Purler from North Point finished his season with a 7-0 decision to win the 120 lb. class to finish the season with a 43-1 record while Logan Rubinstein of Holt grabbed the 144 lb. weight class with a 4-2 sudden victory as the locals in Class 3 took home nine individual titles on the day.
In the Class 4 championship meet, Howell Central finished the meet with a second-place finish with 90 points to finish behind Liberty who scored 218 points. Lafayette earned a spot on the podium, finishing in a tie for fourth place with Ozark with 81 points.
Payton Shepard claimed the first of two individual titles for the Spartans as he won the 126 lb. class with a 5-3 decision Dylan Roth of Lafayette while Aiden Hernandez won the 165 lb. class in a tiebreaker. Seckman brought home a pair of individual titles as John Bamvakais won the 157 lb. class with a 3-1 decision while Cole Ruble took home the 190 lb. class with a 6-5 decision over Andrew Wier of Lafayette. Brett Smith from Troy also won an individual title, earning a 3-1 sudden victory to claim the 175 lb. weight class.
On the girls’ side in the Class 2 championships, Marquette earned the runner-up spot on the podium with 105 points to finish behind Lebanon, scoring 134.5 points.
Kate Cooper from Timberland won the 105 lb. title with a 2-0 decision to start a strong day for the local wrestlers in the meet while Kendra Bliss of Washington took home the 125 lb. title with a pinfall at 1:28 mark. Marissa Sanabria of Holt capped 0ff a perfect season with a 6-1 decision in the 130 lb. class to win the title and finish with a 47-0 record. Janiah Jones of Parkway South earned a 12-6 decision to claim the 135 lb. class while Ali Haiser of Marquette earned the title in the 170 lb. class to finish the year with a 44-0 mark.
On the hardwood, the Bishop DuBourg girls’ basketball team claimed their first district title since 2000 with a 43-35 victory over Valley Park while Duchesne moves on to the sectional round with a 32-24 win over Louisiana. The Cavaliers will take on West County in the sectional round Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at Park Hills Central while the Pioneers will head to Hannibal to play South Shelby Tuesday at 7:45 p.m.
In boys’ action, Maplewood-Richmond Hts. advanced to the Class 3 sectional round with a 45-36 victory over Brentwood while Lutheran North will join the Blue Devils in the sectionals after defeating Duchesne 52-48. In Class 2, Principia makes its first trip to sectionals in many years after defeating St. Vincent 58-45. Principia will take on Advance in the sectionals Monday at 6 p.m. at Park Hills Central while Maplewood will play West County in the Class 3 sectionals Monday at 7:45 at Park Hills Central. The Crusaders will travel to Hannibal to face South Shelby Monday at 7:45 p.m. to round out the locals in the small school classes.
District action will start in the big school classes this week with the boys starting play Monday evening while the girls will open up action Tuesday. The district finals are set for this weekend.
The finals are set for the Mid-State Hockey Association as St. Louis University High will face off against De Smet in the Challenge Cup while Lafayette will play Fort Zumwalt West in the finals of the Wickenheiser Cup. We will have a full preview of the championship games on Wednesday.
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The prep sports scene heated up this week as Incarnate Word faced its toughest opponent of the year to extend its winning streak. On the mat, the Class 1 and Class 2 boys with the class 1 girls’ took the mats at Mizzou Arena for the 2023 State Championships. With this all going on, the Mid-States Hockey Club Association played their next rounds of the playoffs with a major upset Thursday night in the Challenge Cup.
Let’s see what happened this past week in today’s edition of the Friday Fast Break sponsored by Triad Bank.
On the court in girls’ action, the top two teams in the area hit the court as Incarnate Word needed to battle for a 53-43 win over John Burroughs in a battle of two of the top two teams in the state. The Red Knights, who are the top team in the latest MBCA Class 6 poll are on a 94-game winning streak but pushed for the first time this year as the Bombers, who are the NO.2 team in the coaches’ poll gave IWA all they that wanted. Natalie Potts paced the Red Knights with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win while Brooke Coffey added 13 markers and eight boards in the win. Allie Turner led the Bombers with 19 points in the loss as the Bombers fell to 23-3 on the year with two of those losses coming to IWA.
On the mat in the MSHSAA Class 1 Wrestling Finals at Mizzou Arena, Brentwood grabbed a piece of 31st place with 11 points to lead the locals while Lift For Life and Roosevelt earned 39th place with 4 points in the meet.
In Class 2, St. Clair finished eighth in the championship with 70.5 points St. Charles earned a piece of 21st place with 27.5 points. Ryan Meek paced the Bulldogs with a championship in the 120 lb. class with a 15-0 tech fall in the title match. Brock Woodcock added to the St. Clair point total with a major decision victory in the 157 lb. weight class.
In the girls’ Class 1 wrestling championship, Festus was the top local squad with a 14th-place finish as the Tigers earned 46 points in the meet. North Point was the next local team in the meet with a 21st-place finish with 35 points. Cassidy Benwell wrapped up a perfect year in the 120 lb. class with a major decision to finish the season with a 27-0 record.
Things are heating up in the Mid-States Hockey Club playoffs as the Challenge Cup is down to the final four after action Thursday night with one of the mainstays in the playoffs getting knocked out of the tournament.
The No. 3 seed De Smet moved on in the losers’ bracket with a 4-2 victory over Marquette to advance to the next round. Dillen Grupe opens the scoring for the Spartans in the first period with a goal to give Ce Smet a 1-0 lead. The Mustangs evened the count at 1-1 as Thomas Vodnansky scored on a power play late in the period to pull Marquette even. De Smet exploded in the second period as Cole Heffington scored two goals while Nicholas Salthouse added a short-handed goal to make the score 4-1. Marquette added a goal from Colin Farrell early in the third period to cut the Spartans’ lead to 4-2, but that is as close as Marquette would get as De Smet used their outstanding defense to keep the Mustangs at bay.
On the other side of the losers’ bracket, one of the biggest upsets in the Challenge Cup took place as No. 6 seed Chaminade knocked out the top seed in the playoffs CBC 2-1. The Cadets grabbed an early lead as Carter Clemons scored on a power play at the 5:45 mark of the first period to give CBC an early 1-0 lead. Henry Kittner evened the score at 1-1 as he scored on an even-strength goal at the 13:03 mark of the period to tie the contest. Eric Ewing Jr. gave the Red Devils the lead for good at the 4:13 mark of the second period with an even-strength goal that made the score 2-1. Chaminade then leaned on goaltender Julius Kolari to earn the upset win as he finished the night with 25 saves to earn the win.
Action in the Challenge Cup continues Friday evening at Centene Ice Center as De Smet will take on Chaminade at 8:45 p.m. while in the winner’s bracket, No. 2 seed Kirkwood will play No. 4 seed SLUH. In the loser’s bracket, De Smet will play Chaminade at 7:30 p.m.
In the Wickenheiser Cup playoffs, semifinal action will start Friday evening at Centene as No.1 seed Oakville will open their two-game series against No. 5 seed Lafayette at 7 p.m. while No.2 seed MICDS will take on No.3 seed Fort Zumwalt West at 9:10 p.m. to open their two-game series.
In a busy weekend on the prep sports scene, state wrestling will take center stage.
Hillsboro and Whitfield lead the Class 3 squads as the Warriors will look to repeat as Class 3 champions and will attempt to win their 12th state title. The Hawks will have depth on their side as they qualified all 11 wrestlers to the championship meet after districts last weekend. Griffin Ray will lead the charge for Hillsboro as he will compete in the 165 lb. class with a record of 40-3 and he will be joined by Jackson Tucker who will wrestle in the 132 lb. class with an outstanding record of 39-1. Whitfield has 10 wrestlers vying for titles in the meet as they will be led by Porter Matecki who will wrestle in the 126 lb. class with a record of 37-2. Jackson Bassett will also look to help the Warriors as he will lead things off in the 106 lb. division with a record of 37-5.
The Class 4 championship meet will be up for grabs as Seckman will look to improve on their runner-up finish from a year ago while Howell Central looks to compete for a spot on the podium this weekend. The Jaguars have nine wrestlers heading to Columbia and will be led by Xander Harris in the 113 lb. class with a record of 21-8 while John Bamvakais will compete in the 157 lb. class with a record of 41-7. All-State football player Cole Ruble will also be counted on in the Seckman lineup as he will wrestle in the 190 lb. division with a record of 34-7. The Spartans will also send nine wrestlers to the state meet as Aiden Hernandez will lead the way for Howell Central in the 165 lb. class with a record of 25-1. Thomas Stuhlman will also be a key to Howell Central’s success as he will wrestle in the 157 lb. class with a mark of 13-2.
On the girls’ side on the mats, It is a loaded field in Class 2 as Howell Central putting 10 wrestlers through while Holt is sending eight wrestlers to the meet while Washington will have seven ladies participating this weekend. The Blue Jays won their district and will count on Kendra Bliss to continue her outstanding season in the 125 lb. class as she enters the weekend with a 45-3 record. Julia Donnelly will also be someone to watch for Washington as she will be in the 110 lb. class with a record of 30-3. Howell Central also won their district and will have Kailey Benson leading the charge in the 115 lb. class with a record of 39-4. Dana Thee Sanchez will add depth to the Howell Central lineup as she will be in the lb. cla1ss with a mark of 28-8. Holt was the runner-up in the district and has Marissa Sanabria pacing them as she will look to remain undefeated in the 130 lb. class as she takes a 43-0 record into the meet. Lily Steigerwald will lead things off for Holt as she is in the 120 lb. class and has a mark of 27-4 on the year.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports podcast sponsored by Lou Fusz Automotive Group, Jim Powers talks with MSHSAA Assistant Executive Director Greg Stahl about the state wrestling championships and the growth of girls’ wrestling in the state of Missouri.
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The 2023 Missouri State High School Activities Association State Wrestling championships begin Wednesday at Mizzou Arena with many of the top teams and individuals vying for state titles.
The boys’ Class 1 wrestlers will take the mat starting Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. with their first-round matches while the quarterfinals will take place at 9:45 a.m. The Class 1 girls’ will hit the mats starting with their first-round matches at 1:15 a.m. with their quarterfinals beginning at 2:45 p.m. The Class 2 boys’ will finish the day Wednesday with their first-round matches starting at 6 p.m. and their quarterfinals starting at 7:30 p.m. The championship matches for all three groups will begin Thursday evening at 5:45 p.m.
The boys’ Class 3 wrestlers will begin their meet Friday morning with first-round bouts starting at 8:15 a.m. and their quarterfinals beginning at 9:45 a.m. The Class 2 girls’ will start their action Friday with first-round matches at 1:15 p.m. and their quarterfinals at 2:45 p.m. The Class 4 boys’ will finish the day with their first-round matches starting at 6 p.m. and their quarterfinals will begin at 7:30 p.m. The title bouts for all three classes will take place Saturday starting at 5:45 p.m.
Brentwood will lead the local contingent of wrestlers in the Class 1 meet as the Eagles will have five wrestlers competing for titles including Jesse Lane who heads to the championship meet with a record of 36-9 in the 126 lb. class. Jason Jones has also had an outstanding season and will compete in the 120 lb. division with a 30-9 record to lead Brentwood. Bishop DuBourg also has a pair of wrestlers in Class 1 meet as Harrison Newcombe will compete in the 120 lb. class and Owen Willers will wrestle in the 215 lb. division.
The Class 2 meet will feature many local teams as Herculaneum and St. Charles West will have wrestlers competing for state titles. The Blackcats send four wrestlers to Columbia with Shea Eberhardt leading the way as he will compete in the 285 lb. division after finishing the season with a 45-5 record. The Warriors have three wrestlers in the meet as John Behrens paces St. Charles West as he will compete in the 150 lb. class with a 32-17 record. Josiah Lovelace is the first Affton wrestler to make it to the championship meet in a long time as he will compete in the 175 lb. division with a 28-8 record.
Hillsboro and Whitfield lead the Class 3 squads as the Warriors will look to repeat as Class 3 champions and will attempt to win their 12th state title. The Hawks will have depth on their side as they qualified all 11 wrestlers to the championship meet after districts last weekend. Griffin Ray will lead the charge for Hillsboro as he will compete in the 165 lb. class with a record of 40-3 and he will be joined by Jackson Tucker who will wrestle in the 132 lb. class with an outstanding record of 39-1. Whitfield has 10 wrestlers vying for titles in the meet as they will be led by Porter Matecki who will wrestle in the 126 lb. class with a record of 37-2. Jackson Bassett will also look to help the Warriors as he will lead things off in the 106 lb. division with a record of 37-5.
The Class 4 championship meet will be up for grabs as Seckman will look to improve on their runner-up finish from a year ago while Howell Central looks to compete for a spot on the podium this weekend. The Jaguars have nine wrestlers heading to Columbia and will be led by Xander Harris in the 113 lb. class with a record of 21-8 while John Bamvakais will compete in the 157 lb. class with a record of 41-7. All-State football player Cole Ruble will also be counted on in the Seckman lineup as he will wrestle in the 190 lb. division with a record of 34-7. The Spartans will also send nine wrestlers to the state meet as Aiden Hernandez will lead the way for Howell Central in the 165 lb. class with a record of 25-1. Thomas Stuhlman will also be a key to Howell Central’s success as he will wrestle in the 157 lb. class with a mark of 13-2.
On the girls’ side on the mats, St. Clair will send eight wrestlers to the state meet with hopes of winning the title. Janessa Avila will pace the Bulldogs in the meet as she will compete in the 105 lb. division with a record of 34-7 while Audrey Declue will look to add points in the 130 lb. class with a record of 38-14.
It is a loaded field in Class 2 as Howell Central putting 10 wrestlers through while Holt is sending eight wrestlers to the meet while Washington will have seven ladies participating this weekend. The Blue Jays won their district and will count on Kendra Bliss to continue her outstanding season in the 125 lb. class as she enters the weekend with a 45-3 record. Julia Donnelly will also be someone to watch for Washington as she will be in the 110 lb. class with a record of 30-3. Howell Central also won their district and will have Kailey Benson leading the charge in the 115 lb. class with a record of 39-4. Dana Thee Sanchez will add depth to the Howell Central lineup as she will be in the lb. cla1ss with a mark of 28-8. Holt was the runner-up in the district and has Marissa Sanabria pacing them as she will look to remain undefeated in the 130 lb. class as she takes a 43-0 record into the meet. Lily Steigerwald will lead things off for Holt as she is in the 120 lb. class and has a mark of 27-4 on the year.
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Two area boys’ basketball teams and a pair of girls’ teams still sit on top of the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association weekly top 10 poll with one week remaining in the regular season. Cardinal Ritter is in the top slot in Class 5 while Vashon continues to be in the No. 1 position in Class 4 on the boys’ side of the poll with many other boys’ teams being mentioned in the rankings.
On the girls’ side of the polls, Incarnate Word continues to be the top team in Class 6 while Vashon leads the way in Class 4 with John Burroughs remaining in the No. 2 position in the latest Class 5 poll.
Here is a complete list of this week’s rankings.
Boys:
Class 6:
- Staley
- Nixa
- Oak Park
- Kirkwood
- Lee’s Summit West
- Republic
- Troy Buchanan
- CBC
- Rock Bridge
- Park Hill South
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo, Battle
Class 5:
- Cardinal Ritter
- Central (Cape Girardeau)
- Westminster Christian Academy
- St. Francis Borgia
- De Smet
- Sikeston
- Ladue
- Hogan Prep Academy
- Jefferson City
- T-10. Pembroke Hill, T-10. Hillsboro
Receiving Votes: Windsor-Imperial, Bolivar, Festus
Class 4:
- Vashon
- John Burroughs
- MICDS
- Central (Park Hills)
- Father Tolton
- Fulton
- Logan-Rogersville
- St. Charles
- Forsyth
- Richmond
Receiving Votes: Hollister, Fatima, Lafayette (St. Joseph), Macon, Potosi
Class 3:
- Charleston
- Thayer
- Mansfield
- Central (New Madrid County)
- Lafayette County
- Steelville
- Sparta
- Caruthersville
- Fair Grove
- Woodland
Receiving Votes: Greenwood, El Dorado Springs, Seymour, Hermann
Class 2:
- Plattsburg
- Lincoln
- Greenville
- T-4. New Franklin
- T-4. Hartville
- Cooter
- Principia
- Westran
- Salisbury
- T-10. Gallatin, T-10. Marionville, T-10. Gallatin
Receiving Votes: Advance, Eugene, Ash Grove, Tipton, Weaubleau, Oak Ridge
Class 1:
- South Iron
- Platte Valley
- Bunker
- Atlanta
- T-5. Leeton, T-5. Higbee
- Green City
- Grundy County/ Newtown Harris
- Northwest (Hughesville)
- Chadwick
Receiving Votes: Glasgow, St. Elizabeth, Thomas Jefferson Independent, Macks Creek, Humansville, Dadeville
Girls
Class 6:
- Incarnate Word
- Truman
- Republic
- Park Hill South
- Grain Valley
- Raytown
- Hickman
- Nixa
- Rock Bridge
- Battle
Receiving Votes: Raytown South, Jackson, Liberty North
Class 5:
- Carl Junction
- John Burroughs
- Helias Catholic
- Rolla
- Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
- West Plains
- Lutheran St. Charles
- Jefferson City
- Marshfield
- T-10. Farmington, T-10. Union
Receiving Votes: Lutheran South, Webb City
Class 4:
- Vashon
- Benton
- Doniphan
- California
- St. James
- Central (Park Hills)
- Ava
- Centralia
- Clinton
- T-10. Chillicothe, T-10. Cardinal Ritter
Receiving Votes: Owensville, Nevada, Fatima, Southern Boone County
Class 3:
- South Shelby
- Strafford
- El Dorado Springs
- Skyline
- Fair Grove
- West County
- Licking
- St. Pius X (Festus)
- Mansfield
- T-10. East Buchanan
Receiving Votes: Sparta, Montgomery County, Palmyra, Steelville, Diamond
Class 2:
- Bishop LeBlond
- Tipton
- Northeast (Cairo)
- Miller
- St. Vincent
- Schuyler County
- Neelyville
- Blue Eye
- Canton
- East Carter County
Receiving Votes: North Platte, Polo
Class 1:
- Meadville
- South Iron
- North Shelby
- Platte Valley
- Delta
- Leeton
- Santa Fe
- Mercer
- Golden City
- T-10. Community, T-10. Hume
Receiving Votes: Walnut Grove, Chadwick, St. Elizabeth
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It was a historic weekend at the St. Peters Rec Plex as the Parkway South girls’ swimming team claimed their second consecutive Class 2 state championship behind another record-setting performance from Kylee Sullivan. In the Class 1 championships, Sydney Schoeck won a pair of events to pace Westminster to their first-ever swimming and diving state championship.
Let’s get caught up on all of the action in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up sponsored by Triad Bank.
In the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 swimming and diving championships, seven state records fell as three local swimmers were a part of those historic times.
In the team title race, Parkway South scored 238 points to claim their second straight state title while holding off Park Hill South who finished second with 202 points. Kirkwood needed a big finish in the final event of the day to earn third place with 201 points with Cor Jesu joining the other two local squads on the podium with a fourth-place finish with 183 points.
The Patriots opened the finals with a win in the 200-yard medley relay as Lei Cook, Alayna Henage, Sullivan, and Lucy Price set a new Class 2 mark in the event with a time of 1:44.51. Cor Jesu placed second in the event with a time of 1:47.88 while Timberland earned the third slot with a mark of 1:48.15. Ava Wolf from St. Joseph’s Academy led the locals in the 200-yard free with a third-place finish in a time of 1:53.57 to get the Angels some early points.
Sullivan then broke her own record in the 200-yard IM with a new Class 2 best time of 2:01.88 as she held off Caroline Foltz from Cor Jesu who finished second with a mark of 2:03.84. The records continued to fall in the 50-yard free as Haiden Schoessel from Eureka broke the Class 2 record that she set Thursday afternoon with a new state-best time of 23.02. Sophie Wallace got Kirkwood in the team mix with a second-place finish in the event in a time of 23.70.
Sullivan continued her dominance in the meet as she set a new Class 2 mark in the 100-yard fly with a time of 54.27 to give her three records on the afternoon. Isabelle Ackley from Timberland finished second in the event with a mark of 56.13 to keep the points coming for the Wolves.
Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
Schoessel had the race of the championships in the 100-yard free as she set a new all-class record in the event with a time of 50.11 to give her a pair of records on the day. Wallace kept Kirkwood in the team chase with a second-place finish in the event with a time of 51.39.
In the 500-yard free, Cook added to the Parkway South point total with a third-place finish in a time of 5:07.97 while Taylor Cloutman from Lafayette earned fourth place with a mark of 5:07.97.
The 200-yard free relay team of Juliette Phillips, Lindsey Naber, Mikaela Mikulec, and Grace Coppel from MICDS won the event with a time of 1:37.09 with St. Joseph’s Academy grabbing third place with a mark of 1:39.16.
Ackley then added to the new state record list as she set a new state mark in the 100-yard back with a time of 54.46 while Cook continued to add to the Parkway South point total with a second-place finish in a time of 55.84. In the 100-yard Breaststroke, Foltz continued to keep Cor Jesu in the team chase by winning the event in a time of 1:02.37.
Parkway South sealed the team title race as Sullivan, Cook, Henage, and Mia Muckerman won the 400-yard Free relay in a time of 3:30.51 while Cor Jesu finished second with a mark of 3:31.80.
The Class 1 finals this past Saturday was a coming-out party for Westminster as they claimed their first team title in the pool with 257 points to hold off a late charge by defending state champion Parkway West, who finished in the runner-up position with 225 points. Villa Duchesne rounded out the podium for the area with a fourth-place finish in the team chase with 166 points.
The Saints opened the finals with a bang as the 200-yard medley relay time of Madelyn Schoedel, Charlotte Brown, Grace Kraeger, and Katherine Roderick set a new Class 1 record with a time of 1:48.62 to help Villa Duchesne get off to a fast start. Westminster finished second in the race with a mark of 1:49.62 to get themselves some early points.
In the 200-yard free, Ella Arbeiter from Lutheran South was the top area swimmer in the event as she placed third with a time of 1:54.02 with Maddi Lang from Parkway West finishing fifth with a mark of 1:58.86 to get the Longhorns points.
Schoeck won her first individual event of the day by bringing home the title in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:02.72 while Mary Bezzant from Ladue earned the second slot in a mark of 2:06.32. Schoeck set a new Class 1 record in the prelims of the event Friday evening with a time of 2:01.61.
In the 50-yard free, Campbell Murawski led the locals in the event by finishing third with a time of 23.82 while Ava Mohart of Borgia earned fourth place with a mark of 24.18. Sara Schloss kept the points coming for the Wildcats as she earned a fourth-place finish in the diving championship with 334.10 points.
Hannah Renaud added to the Westminster point total as she claimed the title in the 100-yard fly with a time of 56.82 while Norah Rutkowski helped the Longhorns keep pace with the Wildcats as she placed second in the event with a mark of 56.92. Murawski continued her strong meet with a third-place finish in the 100-yard free with a time of 51.87.
In the 500-yard free, Renaud kept the Wildcats on top of the team race with a second-place finish in the event with a time of 5:04.87 with Arbeiter adding points for Lutheran South with a third-place finish in the event with a mark of 5:07.66. The Parkway Central 200-yard free relay team was the top finisher in the event with a second-place finish in a time of 1:39.16 while Westminster earned the third slot in the event with a time of 1:39.50.
Schoeck added to the Wildcats’ point total as she won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.06 with Caitlin Kuhlmann from Clayton placing second in the event with a time of 58.59. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Bezzant earned her first state title of the meet by winning the event in a time of 1:03.96 with Brown keeping Villa Duchesne in the team race with a runner-up finish in a time of 1:06.73.
In the final event of the day, the Longhorns placed second in the 400-yard free relay to lock up the second slot in the team race with a second-place finish in a time of 3:35.51 while Westminster locked up the team title with a third-place finish in a mark of 3:36.68.
This will be a busy week in prep sports as the teams in Classes 1 thru 3 start district action while the upper classes finish the regular season with a few conference titles still up for grabs while the MSHSAA state wrestling meet will begin Wednesday morning. The Mid-States Club Hockey playoffs resume later this week as the teams will look to play in the finals next Friday at Centene Ice Center.
We will have a preview of the state wrestling meet this coming Wednesday as many of the top teams in the area will look to bring home more state title trophies.
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It was a big day at the St. Peters Rec Plex as the chase for the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 Swimming and Diving title started with a bang as a local swimmer broke a pair of state records in the prelims. The John Burroughs girls’ basketball team continued to impress with a big victory this past week and the Mid-States Club Hockey playoffs are heating up.
Let’s check out all of the action in the week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break brought to you by Triad Bank.
The prelims for the Class 2 swimming and diving championships took place Thursday as Haiden Schoessel from Eureka thrilled the crowd by setting a pair of new state Class 2 records to put the Wildcats in position for the team title. Schoessel opened her meet by setting a new state mark in the 50-yard Free with a time of 23.14 and then backed that up with a new Class 2 state mark in the 100-yard Free with a time of 50.35. She will be the top seed in the finals that are taking place Friday. Schoessel also helped Eureka advance to the final heat in both the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard free relay.
Photo Credit – Eureka Swim and Dive
Kylee Sullivan from Parkway South also had an outstanding opening day of the meet as she topped the charts in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:04.05 and in the 100-yard Fly with a mark of 55.23. Sullivan also was part of the 200-yard medley relay that finished the prelims in the top spot with a time of 1:46.25 while also joining the Patriots 400-yard free relay to a third-place finish in the prelims with a time of 3:34.46.
Ava Wolf from the top local finisher in the 200-yard free with a second-place finish in a time of 1:53.24 with Allie Moloney from Cor Jesu earning the third spot in the prelims with a time of 1:53.51. Lexi Cook from Parkway South earned third in the prelims in the 500-yard free with a time of 5:03.33.
The MICDS 200-yard free relay team will take the top spot heading into the finals with a time of 1:38.71 with Kirkwood joining them in the final heat in the fourth spot with a mark of 1:39.97. In the 100-yard Back, Isabelle Ackley from Timberland set another new state Class 2 record with a time of 54.68 to move into the final heat with Cook from Parkway South coming in second with a mark of 55.96.
Caroline Foltz from Cor Jesu led the qualifiers in the 100-yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:02.86 while Alayna Henage from Parkway South placed second in the prelims with 1:04.36. In the 400-yard free relay, St. Joseph’s Academy will be the top team in the final with a time of 3:33.49 as seven of the top eight teams in the final will be from the St. Louis metro area.
In the Class 2 diving championships, Maggie Arceneaux of Lafayette earned a fourth-place finish in the state with a score of 363.35 while her teammate Lucia Tenny placed on the podium with a sixth-place finish with a score of 347.00 points.
The Class 2 finals will begin at 10 a.m. Friday morning while the Class 1 prelims will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Class 1 diving championship will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. with the Class 1 finals starting at 3 p.m.
On the hardwood, the John Burroughs girls’ basketball team picked up a huge non-conference victory Tuesday evening with a 61-59 win over Lutheran St. Charles. The Bombers raced out to a 21-11 advantage after the first quarter of play and took a 35-25 advantage into the halftime locker room. The Cougars battled back in the third period by outscoring the Bombers 15-8 to cut the John Burroughs lead to 43-40. The Bombers were able to hang on in the fourth quarter with some key free throws down the stretch to gain the victory and improve to 23-2 on the year. Allie Turner paced the Bombers’ attack with 20 points while Monet Witherspoon added 15 markers in the win. Jordan Speiser led the Cougars with 21 points and nine rebounds as Lutheran St. Charles fell to 20-5 on the year.
Action is heating up on the ice as the Mid-States Club Hockey playoffs continued this week as the Challenge Cup is down to their final six teams left in the playoffs while the Wickenheiser Cup has five teams remaining.
In the Challenge Cup, a battle between two of the top teams in the playoffs started things off this week as St. Louis University High School knocked off the top seed CBC 6-3 to advance to the winner’s bracket final while No. 2 seed Kirkwood defeated No. 3 seed De Smet 6-2 to set up their contest against the Jr. Bills next Friday evening at Centene Ice Center. In the loser’s bracket, Marquette defeated Lindbergh 5-2 and will take on De Smet while Chaminade beat Parkway South 3-2 to move on and will take on CBC in the next round next week.
In the Wickenheiser Cup playoffs, top seed Oakville advanced to the semifinals by defeating John Burroughs 5-3 and 5-2 in the first round. After the Lancers knocked off Clayton in the first round, the Tigers will face Lafayette in the two-game semifinals. Lafayette won the opening game of the two-game series against the Greyhounds 4-1 but fell to Clayton in the second game of the series 4-2, but advanced to the semifinals by outscoring the Greyhounds 6-5 in the series. No. 2 seed MICDS moved on to the semifinals by defeating Holt 3-1 and 6-2 and will take on either Fort Zumwalt West or Fort Zumwalt South in the next round. The Jaguars won the series’ opening game over the Bulldogs 4-1 and will play their second game Monday evening at 9:30 p.m. at Centene Ice Center.
This weekend is going to be busy on the prep scene as the De Smet boys’ basketball team will look to take the outright MCC title as they take on Chaminade Friday at 6:30 p.m. at De Smet.
The state boys’ wrestling districts will take place this weekend as New Madrid Central will host the local Class 1 district meet while Ste. Genevieve and Mexico will host the local squads in Class 2. In Class 3, Farmington and Fort Zumwalt South will host district action while Jackson and Fort Zumwalt West will welcome the local teams in Class 4.
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In this week’s edition of Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast sponsored by Lou Fusz Automotive, Jim Powers talks with De Smet head basketball coach Kent Williams about their season and then we head to Springfield to talk with Corey Riggs from MediaCom about some of the teams in the Springfield area that our locals teams may see in the playoffs.
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The 2023 Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls’ Swimming and Diving Championships will begin Thursday afternoon at the St. Peters Rec Plex with Parkway West and Parkway South looking to defend their state titles from a year ago.
The Class 2 meet will begin Thursday at noon with the preliminary heats while the Class 2 diving championship will take place Thursday evening starting at 4:30 p.m. The Class 2 final races will begin Friday morning at 10 a.m.
The Class 1 meet will then start Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. with the diving championship taking place Saturday morning at 9 a.m. The Class 1 final heats will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Parkway South will lead a big group of local contenders as the Patriots will look to defend their title from last year. Parkway South scored 245 points in last year’s state meet to claim the title and was able to hold off three other local squads as Cor Jesu, Kirkwood, and MICDS all finished in the top 5 with the Patriots.
The Patriots will once again be led by senior Kylee Sullivan who won four first place medals in last year’s state meet and she enters this week’s finals with the best times in the state in the 100-yard Fly with a time of 54.76 and in the 200-yard IM with a mark of 2:02.07. Sullivan is also a part of the Parkway South 200-yard Medley Relay that has the top time in the state with a mark of 1:45.12.
The Longhorns scored 220.50 points to secure the title last year and will look to win their 15th state championship. Clayton and Webster Groves rounded out the top five from last year’s meet by placing third and fifth respectfully.
Campbell Murawski had an outstanding state meet last year with a pair of second place finishes and will head into the state meet with top times in two of her individual events.
Here are some of the top local area swimmers and divers in Class 2 that will vie for medals this weekend.
50-yard Free – Haiden Schoessel – Eureka – Top time in state (23.05)
Sophie Wallace – Kirkwood – No. 2 time in the state (23.65)
Isabelle Ackley – Timberland – No. 5 time in the state (24.46)
100-yard Free – Schoessel – Eureka – Top time in state (50.25)
Wallace – Kirkwood – No. 2 time in the state (51.09)
Sullivan – Parkway South – No. 3 time in the state (51.31)
200-yard Free – Allie Moloney – Cor Jesu – No. 3 time in the state (1:52.63)
Ava Wolf – St. Joseph’s Academy – No. 4 time in the state (1:52.94)
500-yard Free – Lexi Cook – Parkway South – No. 3 time on the state (5:03.63)
Wolf – St. Joseph’s Academy – No. 4 time in the state (5:05.53)
100-yard Fly – Sullivan – Parkway South – Top time in the state (54.76)
Leah Renner – St. Joseph’s Academy – No. 2 time on the state (56.46)
100-yard Back – Ackley – Timberland – Top time in state (55.04)
Cook – Parkway South – No. 2 time on the state (55.79)
100-yard Breaststroke – Caroline Foltz – Cor Jesu – Top time in state (1:03.20)
Alayna Henage – Parkway South – No. 2 time in the state (1:03.91)
200-yard IM – Sullivan – Parkway South – Top time in the state (2:02.07)
Henage – Parkway South – No. 2 time in the state (2:04.85)
200-yard Free Relay – St. Joseph’s Academy – No. 3 time in the state (1:39.30)
Kirkwood – No. 4 time in the state (1:39.53)
400-yard Free Relay – Cor Jesu – Top time on the state (3:30.87)
Parkway South – No. 2 time in the state (3:30.95)
200-yard Medley Relay – Parkway South – Top time in the state (1:45.12)
Cor Jesu – No. 2 time in the state (1:46.58)
Diving – Maggie Arceneaux – Lafayette – Won district with 415.25 points
Here are some of the top local area swimmers and divers in Class 1 that will vie for medals this weekend.
50-yard Free – Murawski – Parkway West – No.2 time on the state (23.97)
Sydney Schoeck – Westminster – No. 6 time in the state (24.37)
100-yard Free – Murawski – Parkway West – Top time in the state (51.63)
Schoeck – Westminster – No. 4 time on the state (52.62)
200-yard Free – Murawski – Parkway West – Top time in the state (1:52.79)
Schoeck – Westminster – No. 4 time in the state (1:54.97)
500-yard Free – Schoeck – Westminster – No. 2 time in the state (5:04.47)
Hannah Renaud – Westminster – No. 3 time in the state (5:04.77)
100-yard Fly – Norah Rutkowski – Parkway West – Top time in the state (56.88)
Schoeck – Westminster – No. 2 time in the state (56.86)
100-yard Back – Schoeck – Westminster – Top time in the state (54.07)
Madelyn Schoedel – Villa Duchesne – No. 2 time in the state (58.08)
100-yard Breaststroke – Mary Bezzant – Ladue – Top time in the state (1:05.19)
Charlotte Brown – Villa Duchesne – No. 2 time in the state (1:06.98)
200-yard IM – Schoeck – Westminster – Top time in the state (2:00.08)
Bezzant – Ladue – No. 2 time in the state (2:08.05)
200-yard Free Relay – Parkway West – Top time in the state (1:38.84)
Villa Duchesne – No. 2 time in the state (1:39.76)
400-yard Free Relay – Parkway West – No. 2 time in the state (3:37.24)
Westminster – No. 3 time in the state (3:37.28)
200-yard Medley Relay – Villa Duchesne – Top time in the state (1:48.62)
Westminster – No. 2 time on the state (1:50.03)
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Incarnate Word continues to stay on top of this week’s High School Sports Caravan Girls’ Basketball Top 10 Rankings after stretching their winning streak to 92 games this past week by winning a pair of games out in Kansas City. Father McGivney joins the list as they prepare for the IHSA playoffs.
- Incarnate Word (23-0)
- The Red Knights won three games last week, including a 68-45 win over Kansas powerhouse Bishop Miege and will take on Nerinx Hall Tuesday evening.
- John Burroughs (22-2)
- The Bombers won the Queen of Hearts Tournament by defeating Pattonville 47-46 and will take on Lutheran St. Charles Tuesday evening.
- Alton (29-1)
- The Red Birds ended their regular season on a five-game winning streak and will open IHSA tournament action Tuesday evening against Granite City.
- Vashon (18-5)
- The Wolverines bounced back after falling to IWA with a pair of wins last week including a 64-54 win over Lutheran St. Charles and will play Gateway STEM Tuesday evening.
- O’Fallon (27-4)
- The Panthers finished the regular season on a seven-game winning streak and will start IHSA tournament action Tuesday against Belleville West.
- Pattonville (13-5)
- The Pirates won three straight games before falling to John Burroughs over the weekend in the title game of the Queen of Hearts tourney and will host Parkway South to open play this week.
- Lutheran St. Charles (19-4)
- The Cougars have won six of their last seven contests and will host John Burroughs Tuesday evening in a huge late-season matchup.
- Eureka (17-7)
- The Wildcats won six of their last seven games and will host Kirkwood Friday evening in their second to last game of the regular season.
- Parkway South (17-5)
- The Patriots will look to bounce back after a loss to Union this past weekend with a game at Pattonville Monday evening.
- Father McGivney (28-3)
- The Griffins wrapped up the regular season on a nine-game winning streak and will open play in the IHSA playoffs against Bunker Hill Monday evening.
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The revolving door on top of the High School Sports Caravan Boys’ Basketball Top 10 Rankings continues as Belleville East moves back into the No. 1 position in the rankings while Vashon and Kirkwood continue to inch closer to the top spot. After continuing to impress, Troy joins this list as we get closer to the end of the regular season.
- Belleville East (24-5)
- The Lancers have nine of their last 11 games and will head to cross-town rival Belleville West for a key SWC match-up Tuesday evening.
- Vashon (14-7)
- The Wolverines have won seven straight games including a 63-48 win over East St. Louis and will take on Gateway STEM to start their week of action off.
- Kirkwood (20-0)
- The Pioneers remain undefeated after gaining a pair of wins last week and will host St. Dominic Tuesday evening.
- East St. Louis (19-7)
- The Flyers will look to bounce back after falling to Vashon this past weekend and will travel to O’Fallon to take on the Panthers Tuesday evening.
- Cardinal Ritter (18-3)
- The Lions have won 17 straight games and will host St. Charles West and travel to CBC this week for big matchups.
- De Smet (17-5)
- The Spartans are on a five-game winning streak which includes a 68-66 win over CBC to clinch a share of the MCC title and will travel to Hazelwood Central to open play this week.
- Breese Central (24-4)
- The Cougars have won four of their last five games including a 57-54 road victory at Freeburg and will host Wood River Tuesday evening.
- Columbia (26-3)
- The Eagles will finish the regular season this week with games against Freeburg and at Breese Central as they prepare for the playoffs.
- O’Fallon (20-7)
- The Panthers have won three of their last four games including a 65-51 win over Belleville East and will host East St. Louis Tuesday evening.
- Troy (18-4)
- The Trojans rejoin the list after winning their last three games and will head to Fort Zumwalt West for a key GAC contest Tuesday evening.
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It was a crazy weekend of prep sports as De Smet clinched a share of the Metro Catholic Conference while the John Burroughs girls’ basketball team needed a last-second shot to win the Queen of Hearts tournament. The mats were busy, and many girls’ wrestlers clicked their tickets to the state championship meet next weekend.
This week will get off to a fast start as the Mid-States Club Hockey Association second round will begin Monday evening with big games in both playoffs while the girls’ swimmers will kick off the state championships with the state meet starting Thursday at the St. Peters Rec Plex.
It’s time for this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up brought to you by Triad Bank.
De Smet relied on a big shooting night from Justin Duff as the Spartans grabbed at least a share of the MCC title with a 68-66 victory over CBC this past Friday evening.
De Smet raced out to a 19-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended their advantage to 36-29 at the break. The Cadets cut into the lead by outscoring the Spartans 17-14 in the third quarter to make the score 50-46, but De Smet was able to hit some big shots and free throws down the stretch to come away with the win. Duff finished the evening with 25 points including five three-pointers while Patrick Origliasso added 19 points and three steals to help the Spartans improve to 17-5 on the year and 5-1 in the league. De Smet just needs to win one of their last two conference games against Chaminade and Vianney to earn their first MCC title since 2006.
On the girls’ side of things at the Queen of Hearts tournament held at Villa Duchesne, John Burroughs needed an Alice Crowley jumper with seven seconds remaining in the game to defeat Pattonville 47-46 and claim the tourney title. In a contest that was tight throughout, the Bombers took a 21-20 advantage into the halftime locker room. Pattonville evened the game at 35-35 at the end of the third quarter and held a one-point lead in the latter stages of the contest before Crowley hit a mid-range jumper with seven seconds remaining in the game to push the Bombers to the title. Breaunna ward paced the Burroughs attack with 13 points while Allie Turner added 10 markers while Crowley finished the afternoon with seven points to help the Bombers improve to 22-2 on the year.
The MSHSAA girls’ wrestling district tournaments took place this past weekend with many of the top names moving on to the state meet next weekend at Mizzou Arena.
In the Class 1 district at St. Clair, the host Bulldogs took home the team title with 149 points with Ste. Genevieve earning the runner-up spot with 103 points. In the Class 1 district at North Point, Brookfield won the team title with 172 points while Southern Boone grabbed the second spot with 141.5 points.
In Class 2 district action, Washington won their district Northwest with 156.5 points with Marquette fishing second with 143.5 points and Lafayette earning third place with 127 points. Julia Donnelly got the Blue Jays off to a great start by winning the 110 lb. weight class with a pinfall while Kendra Bliss won the 125 lb. title with a 4-2 decision. Maddy Barton aided the Marquette efforts by claiming the 130 lb. weight class with a pinfall while Rebecca Strong and Ali Haiser each won their respective weight classes to aid the Mustangs to their second-place finish.
In the other district at Holt, Howell Central took home the team title with 203 points while Holt earned second place with 179 points and Troy finished third in the team standings with 11 points. Sophia Miller opened the scoring in the finals by winning the 110 lb. weight class with a 6-0 decision with Kailey Benson following that up by winning the 115 lb. weight class by a pinfall. Makenzie Solis gave the Spartans their third individual title by winning the 170 lb. division via pinfall. Marissa Sanabria aided the Holt efforts by winning the 130 lb. weight class with Maria Slaughter claiming the title in the 140 lb. weight class.
Action in the Mid-States Club Hockey playoffs continues this week with a few big matchups in the Challenge Cup starting things off Monday evening. No.2 seed Kirkwood starts their play in the second round Monday evening as the Pioneers will take on No. 7 seed Parkway South at 6:30 p.m. at Queeny Park while No. 3 seed De Smet will battle No. 6 seed Chaminade in the nightcap at Queeny Monday at 8:45 p.m. The winners of those two contests will play in the winner’s bracket semifinals Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Centene while in the other winner’s side semi, top-seeded CBC will take on No. 4 seed SLUH Tuesday evening at Centene starting at 6:40 p.m. In the loser’s bracket, Lindbergh and Marquette will play Wednesday at Affton starting at 8:40 p.m. with hopes of advancing in the tourney.
In the Wickenheiser Cup tournament, No. 2 seed MICDS will open its play in the second round as the Rams will open their two-game series against No. 7 seed Holt Monday at 8:45 p.m. at South County. The two teams will play the second game of the series Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. at Webster Groves. No. 4 seed Clayton starts their two-game series against No. 5 seed Lafayette Monday at 7:50 p.m. at the Maryville Ice Center and will play the second game of the series Tuesday at 9 p.m. at Maryville. No. 3 seed Fort Zumwalt West starts its two-game series against No. 6 seed Fort Zumwalt South Tuesday at 9 p.n. at Queeny and the two teams will square off in the second contest of the series Monday, Fen. 20 at 9 p.m. at Centene. The top seed Oakville will play No. 8 seed John Burroughs in the second game of their series Tuesday evening at Affton starting at 7:20 p.m. The Tigers won the opening game of the series against the Bombers by a score of 5-3 and a win will advance them into the semifinals.
The MSHSAA girls’ state swimming and diving championships will begin Thursday afternoon at the St. Peters Rec Plex with many of the top swimmers and divers looking to claim state titles. We will have a preview of the state meet coming up on Wednesday.
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A pair of area coaches earned national honors from the National Federation of High Schools to highlight this past week of high school sports while the Mid-States Hockey Club started second-round action in their playoffs after a few key games on Monday. Plus, the annual Queen of Hearts tournament is underway with three of the top teams in the area advancing to the semifinals Friday evening.
Let’s see what happened this past week in today’s edition of the Friday Fast Break brought to you by Triad Bank.
Earlier this week, two of our outstanding coaches earned NFHS Section Coach of the Year. Our section includes the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Jim Layne from Fort Zumwalt South earned the Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year while Leslie Kehr from John Burroughs garnered the Boys’ Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year.
Photo Credit – Missouri State High School Activities Association
Layne led the Bulldogs to state championships in Class 3 in 2021 and 2022 and has always been in the mix for state titles since he took over the program. Kehr has been a constant on the deck for the Bombers for many years and helped many John Burroughs swimmers and divers move on to the college ranks.
In more coaching news, Ryan Nesbitt announced that he will be leaving Troy to take over the Jackson football program. Nesbitt has been at the helm for the Trojans since 2014 and is the program’s all-time winning coach in earning 43 victories and led Troy to the Class 6 semifinals in 2021. Nesbitt takes over for Brent Eckley, who is leaving Jackson to take over the Har-Ber football program in Springdale, Ark.
The first round of the Queen of Hearts tournament started at Villa Duchesne Wednesday evening with John Burroughs leading the teams into the semifinals that will take place Friday evening.
The Bombers used their defense to race out to a 30-10 lead at the half and cruised to a 63-16 victory over Parkway Central in an opening-round contest. Celia Thayer paced the Bombers’ attack with 15 points while Alice Crowley added 11 markers in the win to help John Burroughs improve to 20-2 on the year.
St. Dominic needed three overtimes in the second opening-round game to defeat Lutheran North 52-47. Maren Hunt led the Crusaders with 18 points with Madison Lynch adding 12 points to help St. Dominic advance to the semifinals. Hunt also grabbed 16 rebounds in the winning effort.
Pattonville and Lift for Life won the final two quarterfinal contests to set up the second semifinal that will take place Friday at 8:30 p.m.
The second round of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association playoffs is underway as CBC and St. Louis University High School won their opening games to set up another possible instant classic in the winner’s bracket semifinal.
The Cadets entered the bracket play portion of the Challenge Cup as the top seed and used an outstanding second period to defeat Lindbergh 7-0 to move into the semifinals. CBC broke out to an early 1-0 lead in the first period as Walker Landy scored at the 4:54 mark to give the Cadets the lead. CBC’s offense exploded in the second period as Nicolas Puricelli, Carter Clemons, Luke Broadhead, and Landy all scored to push the advantage to 5-0. The Cadets added a pair of goals in the final stanza as Puricelli scored his second goal of the night with Brenden Korte adding an insurance goal to get the win.
The No. 4 seeded Jr. Bills used their defense early on to come away with a 6-1 win over Marquette in the second quarterfinal match of the tournament. Gavin Simon opened the scoring for the Jr. Bills late in the first period with an even-strength goal to give SLUH a 1-0 lead at the break. Logan Petlansky and Patrick Vogl each scored in the second period to put SLUH on top 3-0. The Jr. Bills added three more goals in the final stanza to set up the semifinal contest against CBC.
The final two games in the quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup will take place Monday night at Queeny Park as No.2 seed Kirkwood will play No. 7 seed Parkway South at 6:30 p.m. while No. 3 seed De Smet will take on No. 6 seed Chaminade at 8:45 p.m.
There has been one game in the Wickenheiser Cup playoffs as top-seed Oakville opened their two games series with John Burroughs with a 5-3 victory Thursday evening. The Tigers scored a pair of goals in the latter stages of the first period with Joseph Daniels and Mason Andrew each finding the back of the net to give Oakville a 2-0 advantage. Teagan Lee extended the Oakville advantage to 3-0 just 79 seconds into the second period, but the Bombers cut into the deficit as Jacob Brown scored at the 9:54 mark to make the score 3-1. Grant Bader pushed the Oakville lead to 4-1 with a goal at the 12:55 mark to push the advantage to 4-1 at the end of the second period. Burroughs got to within a goal in the first five minutes of the third period as Nickolas Martin and Caden Asbach each found the net to get the Bombers to within a goal at 4-3. Andrew put the game out of reach in the waning stages of the contest with an empty net goal to give Oakville the win.
The rest of the Wickenheiser Cup first-round games will take place early next week as No. 2 MICDS will take on No. 7 seed Holt Monday with No. 3 seed Fort Zumwalt West playing No. 6 seed Fort Zumwalt South Tuesday and No. 4 seed Clayton taking on No. 5 seed Lafayette Monday.
The Missouri State High School Activities Association girls’ wrestling districts will take place this weekend as St. Clair and North Point will host two of the Class 1 district tournaments while Northwest and Holt will host a pair of the Class 2 district tournaments.
There are also a ton of big-time basketball matchups this weekend as teams are looking to clinch conference titles and improve their records as district seeding meetings are slated for next week.
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The metro area is once again well-represented in this week’s Missouri Basketball Coaches Top 10 poll as Cardinal Ritter and Vashon are on top of their classes on the boys’ side while Incarnate Word and Vashon lead the way in their classes in the girls’ rankings. Both John Burroughs basketball teams are slotted in the second slots in their classes with the area having four of the top six teams in the boys’ Class 5 list.
Boys Top 10 Rankings
Class 6:
- Staley
- Nixa
- Oak Park
- Kirkwood
- Lee’s Summit West
- Republic
- CBC
- Park Hill South
- Troy Buchanan
- Rock Bridge
Receiving Votes: Kickapoo, Chaminade, North Kansas City, Hickman
Class 5:
- Cardinal Ritter
- Central (Cape Girardeau)
- Westminster Christian Academy
- St. Francis Borgia
- De Smet
- Sikeston
- Ladue
- Hogan Prep Academy
- Jefferson City
- Pembroke Hill
Receiving Votes: Hillsboro, Festus, Bolivar, Rolla
Class 4:
- Vashon
- John Burroughs
- MICDS
- Father Tolton
- Central (Park Hills)
- St. Charles
- Fulton
- Logan-Rogersville
- Forsyth
- Hollister
Receiving Votes: Macon, Fatima, Lafayette (St. Joseph), Miller Career Academy, Potosi
Class 3:
- Charleston
- Mansfield
- Thayer
- Central (New Madrid County)
- Lafayette County
- Steelville
- Sparta
- Greenwood
- Caruthersville
- T-10. El Dorado Springs, T-10. Hermann
Receiving Votes: Seymour, Woodland
Class 2:
- Plattsburg
- Principia
- Lincoln
- Hartville
- Greenville
- New Franklin
- Ash Grove
- Westran
- Salisbury
- T-10. Cooter, T-10. Gallatin
Receiving Votes: Eugene, Marionville, Advance
Class 1:
- South Iron
- Platte Valley
- Atlanta
- Bunker
- Green City
- Leeton
- Higbee
- Northwest (Hughesville)
- Dadeville
- Grundy County/ Newtown Harris
Receiving Votes: Chadwick, Humansville, Drexel, Glasgow, Couch, Thomas Jefferson Independent
Girls Top 10 Rankings:
Class 6:
- Incarnate Word
- Truman
- Republic
- Raytown
- Park Hill South
- Grain Valley
- Nixa
- Hickman
- Rock Bridge
- Battle
Receiving Votes: Raytown South, Kickapoo, Jackson, Liberty North
Class 5:
- Carl Junction
- John Burroughs
- Helias Catholic
- Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
- Rolla
- West Plains
- Lutheran St. Charles
- Farmington
- Jefferson City
- T-10. Marshfield, T-10. Union
Receiving Votes: Lutheran South
Class 4:
- Vashon
- St. James
- Benton
- Doniphan
- California
- Ava
- Central (Park Hills)
- T-8. Owensville
- T-8. Cardinal Ritter
- Fatima
Receiving Votes: Chillicothe, Centralia, Southern Boone County, Hallsville, Perryville
Class 3:
- El Dorado Springs
- South Shelby
- Strafford
- Skyline
- Fair Grove
- Licking
- West County
- T-8. East Buchanan
- T-8. St. Pius X (Festus)
- T-10. Mansfield, T-10. Sparta
Receiving Votes: Palmyra, Montgomery County, Steelville
Class 2:
- Bishop LeBlond
- Tipton
- Northeast (Cairo)
- Miller
- St. Vincent
- Schuyler County
- North Platte
- Neelyville
- Blue Eye
- T-10. Canton, T-10. East Carter County
Receiving Votes: Polo
Class 1:
- Meadville
- South Iron
- Platte Valley
- North Shelby
- Delta
- Leeton
- Santa Fe
- Golden City
- Walnut Grove
- T-10. Mercer, T-10. Chadwick
Receiving Votes: St. Elizabeth, Hume, Chadwick
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Incarnate Word continues to stay on top of this week’s High School Sports Caravan Girls’ Basketball Top 10 Rankings after stretching their winning streak to 88 games this past week by winning the Webster Winter Classic. There was some shuffling in the middle of the rankings as Eureka moved closer to the top five.
- Incarnate Word (20-0)
- The Red Knights continued to just win as they defeated Vashon 72-61 in the championship game of the Webster Winter Classic and will host Visitation Tuesday evening in MWAA action.
- John Burroughs (19-2)
- The Bombers wrapped up the Metro League title with a 69-34 win over Lutheran North and will take on Parkway Central Wednesday evening in the Queen of Hearts Tournament at Villa Duchesne.
- Alton (26-1)
- The Red Birds bounced back after falling to O’Fallon with a pair of wins over Granite City and Belleville West and will take on Belleville East Tuesday evening.
- Vashon (16-5)
- The Wolverines won six straight games before falling to IWA in the final of the Webster Winter Classic and will take on Miller Career Tuesday evening.
- O’Fallon (26-4)
- The Panthers have won six straight games including a 41-40 win over Cardinal Ritter this past Friday evening and will finish the regular season Tuesday night as they host Collinsville.
- Eureka (16-6)
- The Wildcats won five consecutive games including a 67-61 win over Marquette and will play Pattonville Tuesday evening.
- Pattonville (10-4)
- The Pirates have lost a pair of games and will travel to Eureka to take on the Wildcats Tuesday evening.
- Lutheran St. Charles (17-3)
- The Cougars continue to impress as they have won four straight contests and will host St. Dominic Tuesday evening.
- Parkway South (16-4)
- The Patriots have won six of their last seven games and will host Parkway West Tuesday evening.
- Cardinal Ritter (12-7)
- The Lions will look to bounce back after losing to O’Fallon this past Friday evening with a match-up against Rock Bridge Saturday afternoon at Tolton.
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Incarnate Word extended their current winning streak to 88 games after winning the Webster Groves Winter Challenge while the Mid-States Club Hockey playoffs are in full swing after a full slate of games over the weekend.
Let’s see what happened in this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Wrap-Up presented by Triad Bank.
It was not easy for Incarnate Word this past Saturday in the final of the Webster Winter Classic, but the Red Knights survived an upset bid by Vashon to title with a 72-61 victory over the Wolverines Saturday afternoon. IWA led the whole way and held a 64-45 lead with less than six minutes left in the contest before Vashon put together an 11-0 run to cut the 64-56. The Red Knights would not let the Wolverines any closer as they hit pivotal free throws down the stretch to come away with their 88 straight victory which is the longest in the nation. Natalie Potts pumped in 36 points in the win while Kaylynn Janes and Brooke Coffey each added 10 points as IWA improved to 20-0 on the season. Raychel Jones paced the Class 4 top team in the state with 18 points as the Wolverines fell to 16-5.
In a key Metro Catholic Conference battle Friday evening, De Smet remained on top of the league with a 57-47 win over St. Louis University High School on the Spartans’ home court. De Smet grabbed an early 16-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Jr. Bills cut the deficit to 25-24 at the break. SLUH took the lead at the end of the third quarter 36-35 before the Spartans outscored the Jr. Bills 22-11 in the final stanza to garner the victory and move to 4-1 in the conference. Owen Duff paced the De Smet attack with 16 points while Dillon Duff and Riley Massey each scored 10 points in the win.
Round-robin play in the Mid-States Club Hockey Association playoffs started over the weekend and they saw many close games with some of the top teams in both the Challenge and the Wickenheiser Cup getting through to the second round of the playoffs that will begin later this week.
In a highly anticipated early-round match-up in the Challenge Cup, SLUH and CBC played to a 2-2 draw in their round-robin contest. After a scoreless first period, The Jr. Bills cracked the scoreboard first as Logan Petlansky scored two minutes into the second period to give SLUH a 1-0 lead. Matthew Jost evened the score at the 4:38 mark as he found the net to draw the Cadets even at 1-1. In the third period, Joseph Lopiccolo gave CBC a 2-1 lead at the 3:43 mark of the period, but SLUH pulled even again at the 8:01 mark of the period as James Eisenbeis scored an even-strength goal to make the score 2-2. That is how the game ended as the defense for both clubs limited any scoring chances.
De Smet clicked their ticket to the second round as they won their first two games of the playoffs. The No. 3 seed defeated Seckman 5-0 and then went on to defeat Vianney 2-1 to move through. Kirkwood, the No. 4 seed, will also advance to the second round as the Pioneers defeated Lindbergh 5-2 and Marquette 5-3. De Smet and Kirkwood will meet up Monday at 8:15 p.m. at Queeny Park in a game that will see both teams attempting to gain a higher seed in the second round.
Over in the Wickenheiser Cup side, the top seed, Parkway West won their first match with a 4-1 win over Webster Groves but fell in their next contest to the No. 8 seed Lafayette 1-0 to force the Longhorns into a must-win contest against Monday night against John Burroughs, who is the No. 16 seed. The Lancers scored the match’s only goal against Parkway West at the 9:03 mark of the second period as Greyson Eble scored an even-strength goal to propel Lafayette to victory. Christopher Adams was outstanding in the net for the Lancers as he stopped 26 shots in the win.
No. 2 seed Summit and No. 3 seed Oakville are 1-0-1 as both head to matches early this week. The Falcons earned a hard-fought 2-2 draw against No. 7 seed Clayton before defeating the No. 15 seed, Eureka 2-1 to set up a pivotal contest against No. 10 seed Fort Zumwalt South Tuesday evening at Webster Ice Rink starting at 6:50 p.m. The Tigers opened the tournament with a 6-0 win over No. 6 seed Fort Zumwalt West before playing No. 11 seed Priory to a 2-2 draw Saturday evening. Oakville will take on No. 14 seed St. Dominic Monday at 9:05 p.m. at Meramec.
There are plenty of great basketball matchups this week as teams as getting ready for district tournament action that begins in a few weeks while the Missouri State High School Activities Association state wrestling districts will begin this coming Friday evening. It will be a light week in the pool as many of the top teams will start to prepare for the state swimming and diving championships that will take place next weekend at the St. Peters Rec Plex.
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The road to the Missouri State High School Activities Association State Swimming and Diving Championships continued this week as many of the top teams competed in conference championships. Plus, the Mid-States Club Hockey Association starts its playoffs this weekend, and the semifinals and finals of the Webster Groves girls’ tournament will take place this weekend.
Let’s get ready for a busy weekend of prep sports with this week’s edition of the Friday Fast Break brought to you by Triad Bank.
In the pool, two-time defending state champion Kylee Sullivan paced the Parkway South girls’ swimming and diving team to a third-place finish in the Suburban Yellow Conference championship this past week as the Patriots will look to defend their Class 2 state championship from a year ago. Kirkwood, who finished fourth in last year’s state meet, won the conference title with 429 points, Lafayette earned the second spot with 355 points, and the Patriots finished third with 346 points. Sullivan, one of the state’s top swimmers, won the 200-meter IM in a time of 2:03.46 and then won the 100-meter Fly with a mark of 54.94. She also aided a pair of Patriot relay teams to victory in the meet.
In the GAC South-Central swimming and diving championships, Timberland grabbed the top spot with 453 points while Howell earned the second spot with 353 points, and Fort Zumwalt West finished third with 332 points. Brooke Gustafson led the Timberland efforts by winning the 200-meter IM in a time of 2:15.73 while Isabelle Ackley won the 100-meter fly with a mark of 58.18. Ackley also won the 100-meter Back in a time of 55.04 to pace the Wolves.
The Webster Groves Winter Classic kicked off earlier this week as the top four seeds moved on to the semifinals that will be held Friday evening.
In the first quarterfinal, Vashon used an outstanding defensive effort to defeat Cor Jesu 50-32. The Wolverines did not allow Cor Jesu to score in double digits in any quarter to secure the win.
In the second quarterfinal, Rock Bridge raced out to an early lead and cruised to a 59-24 victory over Webster Groves. The Bruins took an early 16-5 lead after one-quarter of play and extended the lead to 38-13 at the half en route to the win.
Lift for Life exploded for 22 points in the final quarter to overcome a four-point deficit to defeat St. Joseph’s 56-51. The Angels held a 38-34 advantage after three quarters of play before Lift for Life outscored St. Joseph 22-13 in the fourth quarter to earn the win.
In the final quarterfinal, Incarnate Word improved to 18-0 on the season with a 74-24 win over Gateway Legacy to move on to the semifinals. Brooke Coffey led the way for the Red Knights with 29 points while Natalie Potts added 10 markers in the win.
In the semifinals Friday evening, Vashon will take on Rock Bridge at 7 p.m. while IWA will play Lift for Life at 8:30 p.m. with the winners moving on to the championship game Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
The Mid-State Club Hockey Association opened up post-season tournament play Thursday evening and will have a full slate of games over the weekend.
In the Challenge Cup, CBC is the top seed and will open up round-robin play Saturday against No. 4 seed St. Louis University High School at 8:30 p.m. at the Affton Ice Rink. The Cadets and Jr. Bills are once again on a collision course for the Cup after SLUH won the title last year. The Cadets are looking for their 18th championship this year. The Jr. Bills opened round-robin action Thursday evening with a 3-1 win over No. 9 seed Parkway South. The No. 2 seed in the Challenge Cup, Kirkwood starts their playoff action Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. against No.11 seed Lindbergh at Queeny Park. Defending Cup runners-up De Smet holds the No. 3 seed and will take on No. 10 seed Seckman Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Centene Ice Arena.
There is a difference in the Challenge Cup playoffs this year as the 12 teams in the four three-team pools with the top four teams from each division moving on to an eight-team double-elimination tournament.
Parkway West heads into the Wickenheiser Cup playoffs as the top seed and they will open round-robin action against Webster Groves Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. at the Maryville Ice Center. Summit is the No. 2 seed, and they will take on Clayton at Affton in a 10:10 p.m. start Saturday evening while No. 3 seed Oakville opens play against Fort Zumwalt West Friday night at 9:30 p.m. at the South County rink. MICDS is the No. 4 season after a record-setting season as they opened up play with a 4-4 tie against Ladue Thursday night. The Rams will take on Fox Saturday evening at Meramec starting at 9 p.m. in their second round-robin game.
For a complete schedule of games, go to https://www.midstateshockey.us/home.
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers sponsored by Lou Fusz Automotive Group, Jim chats with St. Louis University High School’s basketball coach Erwin Claggett about the impressive season that the Jr. Bills are having. Then, Jim catches up with Incarnate Word head basketball coach Dan Rolfes about the Red Knights season and also about how important girls athletics are.
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In this week’s holiday edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports podcast, Jim Powers chats with MSHSAA Assistant Executive Director in charge of Football Lou Mazzacco talks about the state football playoffs and how the system works with districting.
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The state titles continue to roll into the metro area as a pair of soccer teams claimed championships at the WorldWide Soccer Park while two football teams clicked their tickets to the state championship games this coming weekend. Plus, it is the annual Turkey Day Game between Webster Groves and Kirkwood on Thursday at Moss […]
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The Missouri State High School Activities Association football playoffs are in the home stretch as a pair of local teams will play in the Class 6 semifinals while other area squads head to the state quarterfinals. It is also state championship weekend at the WorldWide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, Mo., as seven local teams […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, Earl Austin Jr., makes his monthly appearance. Earl and Jim chat about the state football playoffs and then they start to preview the upcoming basketball season.
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There have been so many outstanding student-athletes in the metro area over the past year, but let’s talk about a young man that has been a driving force for the MICDS football team over the past two years. The best thing about Winston Moore is that he is taking his talents to the Ivy League […]
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The St. Louis area swept the top three spots in the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1 state swimming and diving championships this past weekend at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo. while Kirkwood earned the third-place spot in Class 2. It is also the state final four week in boys’ soccer at […]
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We are down to the final four teams in Class 6 and the last 16 teams in the other classes as district championship play wrapped up in the Missouri State High School Activities Association football championships this past weekend. The semifinals are also set for the MSHSAA boys’ soccer championships as seven local teams advanced […]
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It will be a busy weekend with the district finals taking place in football in Missouri while the third round of the football playoffs will happen in Illinois, state quarterfinals in soccer, and the Missouri State High School Activities Association State Boys’ State Swimming and Diving Championships taking place at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, […]
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It is champions week on this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers as he chats with Lafayette head girls volleyball coach Zach Young and Jefferson R7’s head girls volleyball coach Tara Fish about the incredible weekend at Cape Girardeau that saw both teams win state titles.
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The Jefferson R7 volleyball team did something that no other team in school history has done. They claimed the school’s first-ever state championship this past weekend at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. One of the big reasons that the Blue Jays won the state title was the play of senior Kirstyn Loyd. Loyd […]
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It was a great weekend for the state championships in both volleyball and cross country as six teams brought home state titles. But that was not the only thing happening this weekend. Football and boys’ soccer are also on the field competing to see who will play for state titles in q few weeks while […]
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It was a banner weekend for the local area at the state championships. Many of our athletes brought home individual medals and six teams returned with state titles, including a school that claimed a pair of state titles Friday afternoon. Let’s get caught up on an outstanding weekend of action in the week’s edition of […]
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The Missouri State High School Activities Association State Volleyball championships started Thursday at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., with Lafayette, Incarnate Word, and Westminster advancing to the state title match Friday. Lafayette will return to the title game for the first time since 2019 while Westminster kept their hopes alive of capturing the […]
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It is state championship week for volleyball and in this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with two coaches that have their teams making a return trip to the final four. Head coach Courtney Bland stops by to talk about the Crusaders season and previews […]
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We have had the opportunity to chat with many outstanding student-athletes over the past 10 months with many of them playing and succeeding at multiple sports. Will Geary from Valley Park is no different as he stands out for the Hawks on the soccer field, the basketball court, and the diamond. This fall has been […]
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The softball season concluded over the weekend with a local team finishing second in Class 5 while another area team earned fourth-place honors in Class 3. The state volleyball semifinals are set as Westminster will look to defend their state title from a year ago and the first round of the state football playoffs are […]
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Francis Howell will play for its first-ever state softball title while Westminster begins final-four action today. It was a tremendous week of district play on the volleyball court with the quarterfinals set for this weekend while the football playoffs are here and start Friday. Let’s get caught up with all the action in this week’s […]
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In this edition of The Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we start with Ursuline Academy’s head volleyball coach Jeff Cheak as we talk about their district championship and the outstanding season that the Bears have had. Jim then talks with East St. Louis’s head football coach Darren Sunkett about the […]
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The Eureka girls’ volleyball team has been one of the top stories in the area this fall with an outstanding record of 33-4 on the year. One of the main reasons for their success has been the play of their six seniors. Caroline Keithley is one of those seniors who have been a Wildcats leader […]
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The regular season is over and the post-season state tournaments are ready, to begin with, East St. Louis and CBC staying on the top of the HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 Football rankings. There is not a lot of movement on the list this week as everyone won their games last week, but Hillsboro […]
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The final regular season Missouri State High School Media poll was released, and Cardinal Ritter remains the top team in Class 3 as we head into district action. CBC stays in the second position in Class 6 while Howell and St. Mary’s stay in the No. 2 spot in Classes 5 and 4. Many teams […]
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It was a banner weekend at the MSHSAA Girls’ State Team Tennis Championships as a pair of local teams claimed titles while district volleyball continued as well over the weekend. The MSHSAA and Illinois State High School Associations also announced their playoff pairings after the final games of the regular season were completed Saturday afternoon. […]
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More state championship hardware was brought back to the metro area by the local girls’ golf teams this week while the field for the Missouri State High School Activities Association is set for next week’s final four. Plus, it is the final week of the regular season for football as many games will dictate how […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we open the show with Jason West, MSHSAA Communications Director, about the upcoming state championships. Then, Jim chats with Fort Zumwalt South boys soccer coach Jim Layne about the Bulldogs season as they approach district play.
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The Ladue boys’ soccer team has been on the rise over the past few years as they were 10 minutes away from winning the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 3 title a year ago. Senior Eli Tenenbaum was a part of that team last year and has led the team this season in […]
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East St. Louis and CBC remain in the top spots of the HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 Football rankings after a pair of big wins last weekend. There is a lot of shuffling at the bottom of the list after a few big-time contests last week. Here is the Top 10 list for this […]
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Cardinal Ritter remained the top team in Class 3 after surviving their toughest test last week while three teams are in the second position in this week’s Missouri State Football Media Poll. CBC remained the No. 2 team in Class 6 while Howell stayed in the second spot in Class 5, St. Mary’s fell to […]
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Cardinal Ritter survived their toughest test of the year while East St. Louis claimed the Southwestern Conference crown this past weekend on the football field. The Ladue girls’ tennis team saw three of their players earn state titles this past Friday. Plus, the field is set for the MSHSAA softball tournament as many local teams […]
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A pair of coaches reached milestones over the past week while district titles were claimed on the links for the area girls’ golf teams. Also, district titles were won in softball and four local tennis teams claimed their tickets to the state semifinals next weekend. It is also a big weekend on the football field […]
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It is common for many student-athletes to play multiple sports during the school year, but it is rare for someone to play two sports simultaneously. Taylor Wuennenberg from Ursuline Academy is one of those athletes that is doing just that this fall. And she is doing it with outstanding results. Wuennenberg is a standout on […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with the head coach of the Visitation girls’ golf team Julie Jones about the team and their trip to defend their state championship next week. We then catch up with Lutheran North head football coach Kyle Wagner about […]
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East St. Louis and CBC solidified their spots on the top of the HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 Football rankings after a pair of big wins last weekend. Lutheran North rejoined the list with a pair of wins over state-ranked teams over the past few weeks. East St. Louis (5-2) The Flyers defeated Alton […]
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Two area teams remain atop their class while a pair of teams remain in the second slot in the top two classes in their week’s Missouri State High School Football Media poll. St. Mary’s stays on top of the Class 4 list after defeating De Smet last week while Cardinal Ritter remains the top team […]
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It was a crazy Friday on the football field as Lafayette pulled off a major upset in their rivalry game against Eureka while Deion Brown rewrote the rushing record book at Kirkwood with an outstanding effort against Lindbergh. The road to the state championships also ramps up this week as girls’ tennis heads to the […]
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The quest for state championships continued this week as many of the top girls’ tennis teams have advanced out-of-district play to the state sectional round while the girls’ golf is starting district play as well. It was also an early start to the weekend on the gridiron as Affton won back-to-back games for the first […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we head to the football field and the diamond. First, Summit head football coach Eric Stewart joins Jim to chat about the Falcons 5-1 season and some of the players that are leading the way. Then, we talk softball […]
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The Seckman football team has seen a resurgence over the past few years in which they have emerged as a team to watch in the area and Cole Ruble has been a major key to the Jaguars success. Ruble leads the area in scoring with 150 points and is second in rushing with 1,189 yards. […]
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East St. Louis and CBC solidified their spots on the top of the HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 Football rankings after continuing to stack up victories while Lutheran North returns to the rankings after defeating MICDS Saturday afternoon. Just a reminder, we have combined all schools into one list for the fall. East St. […]
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St. Mary’s and Cardinal Ritter remain atop of this week’s State Media Football poll after gaining impressive wins this past weekend. CBC remains in the second slot in Class 6 while Howell stays in the second slot as well in Class 5. Lutheran North jumped to the fourth spot in Class 3 after defeating previously […]
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The road to the state championships began this past weekend as the Missouri State High School Activities Association girls’ tennis singles and doubles districts took place with many of the top names advancing to the state tournament. On the football field, Lutheran North took control of the Metro League while Francis Howell’s win on Saturday […]
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It is hard to believe that we are over halfway through the fall sports season, but district tennis has started for the girls in singles and doubles while the football season heads into week six this weekend. Also, big conference battles on the pitch and the diamond this past week. Let’s get caught up on […]
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The Francis Howell softball team is off to another outstanding season with just a few weeks left before districts begin. One of the reasons for their success this season is a junior leading the Vikings offense at the plate and a natural leader on the field. Lorin Boutte is a mainstay in the Howell lineup […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with Eureka girls’ volleyball coach Jodie Fowler about the Wildcats impressive 17-1 record and how much fun she is having as a coach. Jim then welcomes Earl Austin Jr. to the show for his monthly visit to talk […]
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East St. Louis and CBC solidified their spots on the top of the HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 Football rankings after a pair of big wins last weekend. Cardinal Ritter made the biggest jump in the rankings while Eureka continues to climb as well. East St. Louis (3-2) The Flyers improved to 2-0 in […]
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There was not a lot of movement for the local teams in this week’s Missouri State Football Media poll as CBC remains in the second position in Class 6 after defeating De Smet last Friday night while both St. Mary’s and Cardinal Ritter stay in the top spot in both of their classes. Howell and […]
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The top two teams in the area each won conference matchups this past weekend to take control of their respective leagues while the Eureka girls’ volleyball team took care of business at the Gateway Classic. Plus, the St. Charles boys’ and Cor Jesu girls’ cross-country teams led many of the top area teams at the […]
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Week five of the high school football season has arrived with many rivalry games on the docket for the weekend while one of the top volleyball tournaments in the metro area crowns a champion Saturday. Plus, two rivals once again came together for an outstanding cause on the softball field this past Tuesday. Let’s get […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we talk with a pair of football coaches that have led their teams to perfect 4-0 records to start the season. First, Jim talks to Jacob Sumner from Eureka about the start of the year and how his players […]
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Eureka high school has seen its fair share of outstanding running backs through the years and this year is no different. Kevin Emmanuel is the latest to make a name for himself in the Wildcat program as he has led the team to a 4-0 start this season. Emmanuel leads the metro area in rushing […]
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Eureka takes over the top spot in this week’s HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 Volleyball rankings after defeating Lafayette in their rivalry game last week. There was plenty of movement on the list with St. Dominic and Jefferson both joining the list after wins last week. Eureka (9-1) The Wildcats had a 3-0 week […]
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There was plenty of shuffling in this week’s HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 football rankings, as St. Mary’s and O’Fallon move up into the top five after victories last week. Eureka also joins the list for the first time after their win over Marquette. Just a reminder, we have combined all schools into one […]
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After defeating Lutheran St. Charles last weekend, St. Mary’s is one of two teams St. Louis area teams ranked in the top slot of this week’s Missouri high school media poll while Cardinal Ritter moved into the No. 1 slot in Class 3. CBC remains in the second slot in the Class 6 rankings while […]
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There were a few big-time matchups on the football field Friday evening with one of those games being decided in the final minutes of play. In boys’ soccer action, CBC won their tournament for the time in many years while the Westminster softball team claimed the Fort Zumwalt East tournament. Time to get caught up […]
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The Eureka girls’ volleyball team had a big win over the district rival while the St. Louis University High School boys’ soccer team won a huge MCC battle to highlight a fantastic week of prep sports action. Plus, it is another big weekend of football as we enter week four. Let’s get caught up in […]
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In this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with Ursuline’s head volleyball coach Jeff Cheak about the great start by the Bears and his transition from coaching boys’ volleyball to girls’ volleyball. Jim then catches up with MICDS head football coach Dr. Fred Bouchard about […]
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In 2020, Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller kicked a pair of extra points to become the first female to score a point in a Power Five college game. What Fuller did that year has shown that women belong in all sports, including football. Abby Knight from Granite City has taken what Fuller did and has brought it […]
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After three weeks of the high school football season, we are starting to get a good idea of how many of the area’s teams are looking in the early season. Despite a 1-2 start to the season, East St. Louis starts our 2022 HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac Top 10 rankings in the top slot. The […]
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