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First a player and then an assistant coach, Shannon Fitzpatrick now steps up to be the head softball coach at Incarnate Word Academy.

unior William Sherman and sophomore Hannah Werk recently earned their accolades in the recent 2020 USA Racquetball High School National Championships in Portland, Oregon.

Erin Slutzky and Ethan Wood closed out their Parkway West Longhorns racquetball careers as All-Americans.

The duo finished fourth in No. 1 boys doubles in the recent 2020 USA Racquetball High School National Championships in Portland, Oregon. The lost 15-6, 15-1 to Brady Reynolds and Cody Boucher, of Gilford, New Hampshire.

Annah Junge and Kelsey Lenox, two former Marquette softball players, have been honored for their recent play in college. Announced by the Big South Conference, Charleston Southern freshman Annah Junge has been named the Pitcher of the Week. The 5-foot-7 Junge was 3-0 in the circle with a save after recording a 0.37 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched. Against Maine, she pitched a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts, the first freshman to accomplish this feat in school history. She also sits in seventh for most strikeouts looking in one game after punching out four Black Bears ...

Parkway West senior Erin Slutzky finished in first place in the recent Missouri State High School Racquetball’s Doubles Tournament. “It was definitely a good last doubles tournament for my senior year,” Slutzky said. “I’m also looking forward to playing doubles at high school nationals now, too.” Slutzky and Callie Hummel, a senior at Parkway West won the varsity competition with a 15-6 over Bella Bertarelli and Grace Maloney, of Lindbergh duo. Parkway West’s Erin Slutzky and Callie Hummel won the girls doubles title. They are shown with Grace Maloney and Bella Bertarellia, of Lindbergh. She also teamed with Ethan Wood, ...

The MICDS girls squash teams are doing well this winter. The varsity team will be playing again in the national tournament. The event is set for Feb. 21-22 in Hartford, Connecticut. “We’ll most likely compete in Division 3, which is better than last year,” coach Robyn Williams said. “We were Division 4.” The Rams finished second at the Mercersburg tournament in December. The MICDS middle school girls’ team recently went to the U.S. Squash Middle School Nationals in New Haven, Conn. “It was for the first time in over 10 years,” Williams said. “They qualified for Division One (the top ...

In 2017, USA Para Powerlifting [USAPP] needed a new home base. Chesterfield-based Logan University won that honor.

If the recent snowfall puts you in a skiing frame of mind, you are in luck. Hidden Valley will be opening for the 2019-20 season at 3 p.m. Friday (Dec. 20). The slopes will be open Friday until 10 p.m. Hours this Saturday will be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. The Polar Plunge Tubing Area will be open Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Snowmaking will continue at every opportunity and ...

Parkway West senior Erin Slutzky stepped on the world racquetball stage and came back to Chesterfield with a medal that weighed her down. USA coach Charlie Pratt is putting the bronze medal on Parkway West’s Erin Slutzky at the recent International Racquetball Federation Junior World Championships in Costa Rica. Slutzky and doubles partner Nikita Chauhan, a senior at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, California, earned a bronze medal in the recent International Racquetball Federation Junior World Championships. The tournament was held in San José, Costa Rica. “Since it was my first time winning a medal at worlds, I ...