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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.

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.

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 ...

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.

Westminster Christian Academy's talented sophomores Abby Siess and Avery Stanfill have gained national recognition for their volleyball skills.

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 ...