Lafayette captured the first-ever Class 5 girls state championship at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. The Lancers scored 80 points to secure first place, ahead of Parkway West, who beat them in the district meet. The Longhorns were second with 89 points.
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Kindness wins at state cross country meet as runner chooses values over victory
John Burroughs senior Nathaniel Doty was cruising toward a top 25 finish and the chance to earn all-state recognition at the Class 3 state cross country meet. Then, he saw a fellow competitor fall and he choose values over victory.
Read More »Parkway West girls claim second-place in Class 4 state volleyball tournament
At the beginning of the season, the Parkway West volleyball team wasn’t sure it would get to play even one game. It ended with the Longhorns playing for a state championship. In their first appearance in the Class 4 Final Four, the Lady Longhorns went up against the Willard Lady Tigers 25-8, 20-25, 25-9, 25-18 at Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Parkway West claimed second place at the state volleyball championship. (Photo courtesy of the team) “I’m very happy with my girls and what they accomplished this year,” Parkway West coach Susan Anderson said. She noted that claiming second ...
Read More »Khayli Buckels wins district, reaches state as singles tennis player
Parkway South sophomore Khayli Buckels wanted to reach the girls state tennis tournament in singles competition. She has achieved what she set out to do.
Read More »Talented Wildcat volleyball players drawing national notice
Westminster Christian Academy's talented sophomores Abby Siess and Avery Stanfill have gained national recognition for their volleyball skills.
Read More »Incarnate Word hires alumnus as new softball coach
First a player and then an assistant coach, Shannon Fitzpatrick now steps up to be the head softball coach at Incarnate Word Academy.
Read More »Lafayette’s Sherman, Werk are All-Americans in high school racquetball
unior William Sherman and sophomore Hannah Werk recently earned their accolades in the recent 2020 USA Racquetball High School National Championships in Portland, Oregon.
Read More »Parkway West’s Slutzky, Wood finish racquetball careers as All-Americans
Erin Slutzky and Ethan Wood closed out their Parkway West Longhorns racquetball careers as All-Americans.
Read More »Chaminade’s Growe, Pendleton earn All-American honors in racquetball
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.
Read More »Marquette graduates Junge, Lenox honored for college softball play
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 ...
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