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The Suburban: A Review of the 2024 Fall Season
2024 – Fall Pool Champions
Girls Tennis
Yellow Pool – Lafayette
Red Pool – Parkway West
Green Pool – Parkway North
Blue Pool – STEAM
Girls Golf
Yellow Pool – Lafayette
Red Pool – Lindbergh
Green Pool – Parkway North
Softball
Yellow Pool – Summit
Red Pool – Northwest
Green Pool – Kirkwood / Ritenour
Blue Pool – Clayton
Girls Volleyball
Yellow Pool – Parkway West / Lafayette
Red Pool – Kirkwood
Green Pool – Pattonville
Blue Pool – Hazelwood East
Boys Soccer
Yellow Pool – Lindbergh
Red Pool – Clayton
Green Pool – Pattonville
Blue Pool – Hazelwood West / McCluer
Football
Yellow Pool – Eureka
Red Pool – Summit
Green Pool – Haz. East
Orange Pool – Seckman
Blue Pool – Riverview
Boys Swimming
Yellow Pool – Parkway Central
Red Pool – Clayton
Green Pool – Oakville
Boys Cross-Country
Yellow Pool – Kirkwood – Overall
Red Pool – Lafayette
Green Pool – Webster Groves
Girls Cross-Country
Yellow Pool – Kirkwood
Red Pool – Eureka – Overall
Green Pool – Parkway Central
Field Hockey
Yellow – Ladue
Red – Lindbergh – Parkway W
Green – Oakville
LadueHighSchool
Girls Tennis – Class 2 Second Place
The Ladue Horton Watkins High School girls’ tennis team had a great season, ending the season with a record of 14-4. The team of eight athletes ended the season by placing second at State, losing in a very close match to Barstow (4-5). Junior Kayla Chan clinched the State final in singles and the doubles team of junior Jenna Song and freshman Emma Jin placed sixth in the doubles State tournament. This season was a testament to the team’s talent and resilience, highlighted by individual and collective successes.
Ladue Girls Team 2024
Kayla Chan, Jenna Song, Emma Jin
Boys Soccer – Class 3 State Champions:
The Ladue Boys Soccer team made history this fall with their best season in team history. The team finished 23-6, winning their last 11 games of the season while outscoring their opponents 36-3 during that time! The team entered the postseason ranked #1 in the state and looked to make it back to state for the 3rd time in 4 seasons. In district play, the Rams were dominant in an 8-0 win over Hazelwood East and 5-1 win over Parkway Central. In the district final however, the Rams were pushed to the brink against a solid Westminster squad. The Westminster goalie played amazingly and kept the Rams from scoring until Ladue finally made the game winning goal with 1:48 seconds remaining in double overtime!
After winning districts, Ladue had to travel up to Hannibal to play their best team in school history. The Rams escaped the hostile environment with a 2-0 win to make it back to state! In state, Ladue played a very talented Van Horn team from KC. The game was intense and could’ve gone either way. After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the game went to pks! Pks had been tough on Ladue this year, with 3 of the team’s 6 losses coming in pks. However, the team had been practicing pks everyday at practice and it paid off. All 5 players stepped up and knocked in their pks, icing the victory and getting the team back to the state championship game! At state, Ladue faced Vianney, a team who had beaten Ladue earlier in the year 4-1. However, in the state championship game, Ladue played their best game of the year! Ladue beat Vianney 3-0 in dominating fashion to win their first state championship in school history!
Individually, the players also had many accomplishments. Braedan Wallace won Player of the year for Class 3, an amazing feat for a defender! The team had 6 individuals make the all state team: Braedan Wallace, Avi Levin, Jack Scheffel, Tommy Edrington, Ahmad Shebl and Jose Sanchez. Those 6 also were all region players!
Girls Golf – Class 3 Sixth Place:
The Ladue Girls Golf Team had another fantastic Fall season. This year, the main varsity team
consisted of senior Genesis Julian, juniors Madison Stockwell, Audrey Stockwell, Lauren
Straughter, and Arden Poger. The team started strong with a 4th place finish at the annual
Webster Groves Scramble tournament. By the end of the season, the team ended with an
impressive 9-hole match record of 7-2. The team also finished with an impressive 2nd place
finish at the Class 3 District 1 tournament held at Norwood Golf Course in Hannibal, Missouri.
This 2 nd place finish resulted in a team qualification for the State Tournament. This was only the 2nd time in school history that the girl’s golf team qualified for the state tournament. At state,
the team placed 6 th at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri. With most of the squad returning next year, Ladue Golf is already excited for next season!
Girls Volleyball – State Quarterfinalist:
Ladue beat John Burroughs in four sets for the first district championship since 1999!
Field Hockey – State Quarterfinalist:
The Ladue Field Hockey team finished the season with a #6 ranking and an Elite 8 appearance in the state tournament. They won the Suburban Yellow Conference going undefeated and without allowing a single goal against in conference play. Victoria Derdoy (11th) earned the Conference Player of the Year honor and finished 5th in St. Louis for goals (27) and total points (69). The following players earned first team all-conference selection: Victoria Derdoy, Samantha Hillman, Katie Myckatyn, and Miran Sheley. The following players earned second team all-conference: McKenzie Durbin, Mimi Tabscott, Zoe Tenenbaum, and Annie Tilghman, and Irene Murphy earned an honorable mention all-conference.
Softball:
The Ladue Softball team had a great season finishing 12-7 and much to celebrate! Freshman pitcher Caroline Moore broke multiple school records including ERA in a season at 1.89, Record Innings Pitched at 88.7, Strikeouts in a Season at 173, Record Strikeouts in a Single Game at 18. The Rams graduated Amanda Armbruster and Camille Whitfield, two strong leaders on and off the field. As a team, the Rams won and lost exhibiting grace while exhibiting excellent sportsmanship. We gained skills and confidence as athletes, practiced determination and persistence, and are all stronger, healthier, and better for the time together and memories to carry!
AfftonHighSchool
When you hear this summary, it’s not going to amaze you, but it will inspire you if you’ve ever worked at a small school that has experienced very little success.
Our boys swim team has doubled in size over the last 3 seasons from 2 to 4 to 8 swimmers this season. All of the swimmers were freshman and sophomores and will be returning next year. They continued to improve throughout the season and took fifth place out of 11 teams in the conference swim meet to end the season. The brand new coach this season did an amazing job.
Affton’s Football team went 0-10 last season and took two bad losses to start the season, but kept grinding away and pulled off an overtime victory in week 3 to break the losing streak and the support they received after that win was like they had just won the super bowl. They took a strong Jennings team to double overtime, but came up just short. The last game was a conference game at Normandy where they pulled off a 21-18 victory to finish the season with 2 wins. Four new coaches this season.
The band has been unbelievable under the new leadership of our new band director and assistant band director. We have never had a group cheer louder than the fans and cheerleaders combined. Seeing them stay for the entire game and play the alma mater in front of the football team, cheerleaders, fans and parents after that first overtime win was like a scene out of a movie.
Our softball team played an entire season with a full team and won 3 games which is a great improvement from their 0-6 total record last season. What is even more impressive is they did it with two new coaches, several new players and no seniors. They played through tragedy and for their fallen teammate that lost her life too early last year and she would have been our lone senior softball player this season.
ParkwaySouthHighSchool
Girls Softball – District runner up.
Elle Haston 1st Team All District – Infield
Elle Haston 1st Team All Conference – Infield
Elle Haston 1st Team All Region – Infield
Sadie Krull 2nd Team All District – Outfield
Sadie Krull 2nd Team All Conference – Outfield
Ava Moretti Honorable Mention All District – Utility
Ava Moretti Honorable Mention All Conference – Utility
Carrie Naeger 2nd Team All District – Infield
Carrie Naeger 2nd Team All Conference – Infield
Abigail Sherry Conference Sportsmanship Award Madison Sherry 1st Team All District – Pitcher Madison Sherry Co-Pitcher Of the Year – Conference Madison Sherry 1st Team All Region – Pitcher Brookley Ware 1st Team All District – Infield Brookley Ware 1st Team All Conference – Infield
Brookley Ware 2nd Team All Region – Infield
Boys Cross Country
State Qualifiers – Nick Winzen, Katriel Schjenken
Girls Cross Country
Natalie Lena – 24th State Meet (All State)
Allison Miele – State Qualifier
Elle Yonker – State Qualifier
Field Hockey
Kaitlyn Fenier -2nd Team All-Conference
Lily Sattazahn – 2nd Team All-Conference
Girls Golf
Ashtynn Zuniga – 20th State Tournament
Audrey Miller – State Qualifier – All District
Volleyball
Grace Fu – 2nd Team All-Conference (1000 career digs)
Soccer
Green Pool All-Conference
Max Bollinger – Offensive POY
Brendan Schmitt – 1st Team
Patrick Arce – 1st Team
Ethan Carroll – 1st Team
Braylon Ruder – 2nd Team
John Tanurchis – 2nd Team
Anikait Rawat – 2nd Team
Nathaniel Kim – 2nd Team
Brayden Thomas – 2nd Team
Max Riegelsberger – Sportsmanship
Football
Cam Harris – Conference Offensive Player of the Year
August Johansen – 1st Team All-Conference LB
Andy Hertlein – 1st Team All-Conference OL
Jameson Lombardo – 2nd Team All-Conference Punter
Sam Duncan – 2nd Team All-Conference Kicker
Logan Hoffman – 2nd Team All- Conference OL
Eli Andert – Honorable Mention
Dashon Davis – Honorable Mention
Grant Williams – Honorable Mention
MJ Houston – Honorable Mention
Holden Hardcastle – Honorable Mention
HazelwoodCentralHighSchool
Boys Swim
Softball
First team All-Conference
Second team All-Conference
Sportsmanship Award: Er’Mynie Wooden
Hawk Award: Giselle Wayne
Boys & Girls Cross Country
3rd Place in North Side Invitational
Hawk Award: Gavin Godfrey
Boys Soccer
3rd Place McCluer Tournament
St.Louis Best XI Week 8 Carlos Pinacho – Defender
St.Louis Best XI Week 8 Mame Samb – Midfielder
Honorable Mention- All-conference
Matthew Bond
Second Team- All-conference
John (Jack)Shelton
Sidy Lo
Illia Zolotov
First Team All-Conference
Mame Samb
Faraja Kaskile
Player of the Year-Defense
Carlos Pinacho
Hawk Award: Carlos Pinacho
Volleyball
First-team All-Conference
Second- team All- conference
Hawk Award: Kennedy Graham
Football
First-team All-Conference
Second Team All-Conference
Amon Lee (LB)
Cj Lee (DL)
Jonathan Slater (DL)
Alan Bright (WR)
Otis Banks (OL)
Hawk Award: Anthony “AJ” Webster
Girls Tennis
Hawk Award: Jolaade Bada
E-Sports
Nehemiah McDaniel placed 1st, Qua’Lon Skinner placed 4th and Austin Logan placed 5th. Nehemiah and Qua’Lon will advance to the state esports competition which will be held on December 6th. 1st place sectionals HCHS varsity Overwatch 2 team Hawk Down.
Hawk Down Team Members
Keegan Daniels
Jayden Nadeau
Larry Parker
Camren Watson
Morgan Wilbret
Orchestra & Band
Congratulations to Tonnie Kamkwalala, Jr for making All Suburban Jazz Band on Drum Set and Arianna Hunter for making All Suburban Orchestra on violin. These students are the only band and orchestra students in the district to make these groups. Way to go hawks!!
Nehemiah McDaniel and Qua’Lon Skinner will advance to the state esports competition which will be held on December 6th.
Tonnie Kamkwalala, Jr for making All Suburban Jazz Band on Drum Set
Arianna Hunter for making All Suburban Orchestra on violin
McCluerHighSchool
McCluer Comets
Cross Country
The Comet Cross Country team had much to celebrate during the 2024 season. For the first time since 1990 McCluer had an athlete qualify for the State Meet. Junior Teresa Jackson finished 18th in the Class 4 District 3 Meet stamping her ticket to the State Championships. A the State meet she finished 116th out of 151 runners
Boys Soccer
The Varsity Boys Soccer Team finished the season 17-4. We took 2nd place in the McCluer Tournament. We were Suburban Blue Co-conference Champions. We had a great season. We had five players score 10+ goals: Marlon Gonzalez (45), Justin Cuellar (18), Krishna Baptiste (18), Jasson Maldonado (15), and Daniel Gonzalez (10). Our defense was strong. During the season, they were able to hold each team to no more than 2 goals. They helped Andre Bell, the goal keeper, earn 10 Shutouts. We had strong leadership from our captains, Senior Vic Johnson and Senior Marlon Gonzalez. We also had a strong senior presence from Justin Cuellar, Krishna Baptiste, Irving Martinez, and Eric Lorenz.
Marlon Gonzalez was selected to the MSHSAA District 4 All Tournament Team. He was also selected as the Suburban Blue Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Marlon was the second Overall Leader in Scoring with 103 points. He scored 45 goals and had 13 assists. Marlon was also 2nd in Area Leaders for Goals.
Jasson Maldonado was 3rd in Area Leaders for Assists. He also took the Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award.
Several players were selected to the Suburban All Conference First Team:
D, Vic Johnson,
D, Irving Martinez
MF, Justin Martinez
MF, Jasson Maldonado
F, Krishna Baptiste
3 players were selected to the Suburban Blue 2nd Team:
D, Eric Lorenz
D, Daniel Gonzalez
MF, Joan Arias
Girls Tennis
Destiny Grady, a first year player, won 6 of her singles matches playing at #1 and #2 singles throughout the season. She also made the 2nd All-Conference Team for singles. The Comets went from playing 2-3 players last year (23/24) to playing 4-6 players each match this year (24/25). Highlights of the season include wins over Jennings twice, and tied with Hazelwood East twice.
ParkwayWestHighSchool
2024 Fall Sports season recap
Longhorn golf
Varsity finished with a record of 8-1-1. To start the season, we finished in 3rd place at the Webster Scramble. At the District Tournament, the team tied for 3rd place overall. Lydia Boles, Paige Hudnall, and Emma Ottman all qualified for the class 3 State golf tournament at Rivercut golf course in Springfield. At the State Tournament, Lydia finished in 22nd, Paige finished at 50th, and Emma finished at 34th. Lydia and Paige both also made 2nd Team All-Conference. Emma made 1st Team All-Conference and received our Sportsperson of the Year Award! Overall, it was a season filled with success and fun and we can’t wait for next year!
West High Field hockey
This year’s squad was led by 11 seniors. The Longhorns played some amazing hockey highlighted with beautiful passing combinations and strong finishes in the circle, with eleven different Longhorns contributing to 56 goals on the season. Varsity finished with an 11-10-1 record and a share of the Suburban Red Division Conference Championship. Bright spots include winning the inaugural 141 Cup (Best record against Parkway schools), and wins over Eureka and rivals Parkway South. In addition, Coach Callahan recorded her 100th win at the helm of the Longhorns with the team beating Whitfield 4-0 on October 16th.
Longhorn Tennis
The West High girls tennis team won the Red pool of the suburban conference. This is back to back conference championships.
Tennis season ended with a 12-4 record. The team won 2nd place at districts falling to a strong Ladue team. Mireya David & Shree Sikkal Kumar won 1st place in our district tournament as a doubles team. They traveled to Springfield to participate in the state tournament. They won 2nd place at the state tournament falling to a tough doubles team from Barstow.
West Volleyball
Parkway West volleyball rounded out a great regular season and finished as Co-champions of the yellow pool in the suburban conference, tying with Lafayette
Longhorn Marching band
Students in the Parkway West band program have once again been very busy through the month of October. The marching band finished their competitive season with two exciting performances at the Park Hills Central High School contest. WHS placed third among twenty four competing bands and then again placed third in finals competition. Members of the concert and symphonic bands are preparing for the fall concert, which will be on Thursday, November 14th at 7:00pm in the WHS theatre. On Friday, October 25th members of our jazz band were guests of Jazz St. Louis and attended a lunch concert and clinic and had the opportunity to interact with professional jazz saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins. As always, learn more about the West bands at www.parkwaywestband.com
Signing day at Parkway West
ParkwayCentralHighSchool
CHEER
The Parkway Central cheer team welcomed back Coach Korte this year and welcomed new assistant coach, Blakely Parrott. The team started their season with several skill-building clinics over the summer. We debuted our new skills during football season, where we truly became a team.
We kicked off the school year at Highcroft Elementary, helping to get the students excited for the upcoming year. The Cheer team hosted another successful Jr. Colts Cheer clinic and performed at a Saturday Varsity game. Also, during football season, we celebrated our two seniors, Jessica Shyres and Brooke Williams. We will truly miss these girls next year.
We are currently gearing up for another great Colts Basketball season! See you there! Go Colts!
seniors Jessica Shyres and Brooke Williams
Cheer Squad
Parkway Central Cheer Squad
CROSS COUNTRY (Girls)
Coach Burgess, Lila Solomon, Penny Hinkle, Gabby Moresi, Sarah Williams, and Coach Banta
The Parkway Central Girls Cross Country season was a huge step forward for the program. The team placed in the top three in almost every meet they competed in and all but one invitational. Central won their conference division both in varsity and JV. We had our highest finish “county-wide” since the first all-suburban meet was run.
Individual four girls qualified for the state championship. Some of the best times in our school history were recorded by our top two seniors. Sarah Williams and Lila Solomon are now ranked eighth and ninth all-time, respectively. The freshmen also made their presence known, with Gabby Moresi and Penny Hinkle nearly setting the freshman record in the 5k. They now stand second and third all-time for rookies. It’s truly a great time to be a Colt! The future is bright for our program!
CROSS COUNTRY (Boys)
The boys cross country team had a very fun and successful season. We won the Parkway Quad, placed 3rd at the Fleet Feet Classic, 4th in the Forest Park XC Festival green division, 1st in the Lutheran North meet. We won conference, districts and placed 4th at state! Senior Brendan Alfonso broke the school record with a time of 15:41.1. All of our kids, including JV and freshmen, worked really hard all season to improve their times. We had many personal records and season bests near the end of the season.
Our team won the varsity, JV, and freshman won the Suburban XC Championships – Green Pool. The varsity team scored 23 points. Alex Moresi placed 1st, Brendan Alfonso placed 2nd, Beckett Friedman placed 3rd, Lucas Amador placed 7th, Lucas Padratzik placed 10th, and Noam Buch placed 11th. Our JV team won with 26 points. Brayden Chen placed 1st, Koji Winig placed 2nd, Sean Talley placed 4th, Aaron Loudenback placed 9th, August Butler placed 10th, Henry Dong placed 11th, and Manuel Crouch placed 16th. Our freshman won with a perfect score of 15. They were led by Jay Rengachary, who placed 1st.
Our team dominated the district meet and won, scoring only 32 points. Alex Moresi won, Brendan Alfonso placed 4th, Lucas Amador placed 5th, Beckett Friedman placed 7th, Noam Buch placed 15th, and Lucas Padratzik placed 18th, receiving all district honors.
At the state championship meet, our team competed fiercely on the very muddy course at Gans Creek. We placed 4th, the first podium finish for boys cross country since 1972 with a score of 129. Alex Moresi placed 4th, Lucas Amador placed 12th, and Brendan Alfonso placed 20th, earning all-state medals.
Dance Team 2024
The Parkway Central Dance Team welcomed a new name (Coltline) and coaches (Karen Asbell and Sarah Lenz) this year. The team celebrated team bonding, awards, and a chance to build and grow together during their NDA Home Camp over the summer. During the fall, the team was busy choreographing their PEP RALLY dance, which was a HUGE success, and celebrating our four seniors (Amanda, Allie, Ande, and Jordyn)
The team is preparing for a winter season full of basketball games and competitions. Basketball season will include our Junior Colts Dance clinic and game, as well as our Annual Guy-Girl Dance. We will be competing at Lindbergh this year and hosting our first competition before we head to MDTA State Championships at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO. in February.
We are proud of our four seniors who comprise our leadership team. Amanda Gubernik, Ande McNew, Allie Schenberg, and Jordyn Green have been great leaders, bringing skill, performance excellence, and depth to our team.
We are excited to see what lies ahead and continue to bond, have fun, and grow as a team.
Amanda Gubernik, Ande McNew, Allie Schenberg, and Jordyn Green
Parkway Central Dance Team
Parkway Central Dance Team
FIELD HOCKEY
Field Hockey had a really fun season, with 9 seniors leading the program and welcoming 11 freshmen. We began Competition Days, which took place throughout the season, and split up all of the players so that there were four teams made up of all grades and both JV and Varsity players. The girls competed in fun events against each other for a season-wide competition. On the field, the Varsity team looked more complete than ever before. The best win of the season was against our biggest rival from last year, Whitfield. While celebrating their senior night, the girls played their best game of the season and won 5-0, after losing a heartbreaker in the playoffs to the same team last year.
The varsity team showed improvement this year by scoring a season-record 17 goals. Senior Elizabeth Korte (Parkway North) added 5 goals to her career total as Central’s leading goal scorer in program history. She earned 1st Team All-Conference recognition for her tremendous play. Freshman Regan Brillhart also earned 1st Team All-Conference recognition by scoring 8 goals, a single-season record, which tied her for most goals in the conference, and she was second in the conference with goals and assists combined. Central also had three players earn 2nd Team All-Conference this season, with seniors Alyson Poe, Clare Johnston, and Alison Simmons.
FOOTBALL
The Parkway Central Colts varsity football team battled through a tough schedule with a young, inexperienced team. Our players learned through adversity, gained much-needed experience, and showed improvement throughout the season. The Colts earned their first win against McCluer North in an exciting home finale and senior night. On our JV team, we had a talented class of freshmen join our program in numbers we haven’t had in a freshman class in nearly a decade.
Trevion Taylor (Running Back) and Max Sailors (Offensive Line) earned first-team all-conference offense while Zach Madi (Offensive Line) earned second-team all-conference offense. On the defensive side of the ball, Ari Bricker (Linebacker) and Marcus Taylor (Defensive Back) earned 2nd team all-conference. Quinn Boc earned the Suburban Sportsmanship Award for the Colts.
GOLF (GIRLS)
The PCH Varsity Girls Golf Team ended with a season record of 4-7 and tied 8th in Districts. The Seniors won the Parkway Quad on Senior Night by TWO strokes! Anaiya Sewer (12) placed 15th overall at Conference, and qualified for the state tournament! Grace Gettemeier (12) missed the cut for state by one stroke! Anaiya Sewer (12) was named 2nd Team All-Conference. Grace Gettemeier (12) was given the Sportsmanship award.
The PCH JV Girls Golf Team ended with a season record of 2-6. This season the JV girls team had 5 girls who were new to the sport! They did a great job and learned so much. The varsity Coach is Kristin Ream, and the JV Coach is Jeff Rogers.
Anaiya Sewer placing 15th in the conference tournament
Anaiya Sewer earned 2nd Team All Conference honors.
AnAnaiya Sewer day one of the State Tournament in Springfield, MO.
– District Tournament 2024 at Norwoods Golf Club in Hannibal, MO. Pictured from left to right – Sophia Lundry (12), Melia Linhardt (12), Grace Gettemeier (12), Caroline Gardner (9), Anaiya Sewer (12).
– Parkway Quad Winners 2024 at Ballwin Golf Course. Pictured from left to right – Coach Kristin Ream, Melia Linhardt (12), Grace Gettemeier (12), Anaiya Sewer (12), Sophie Satterfield (12), Sophia Lundry (12).
The PCH Boys Soccer team was able to double the amount of wins over last year in a very tough schedule. The boys won their opening playoff game over MICDS and senior Sam McNeil earned the individual honor of being named to the St. Louis Best XI team of the week in week 2.
All-Conference honors were earned by Sam Mcneil and Levi Markwell for 1st Team. 2nd Team All-Conference honors were earned by Jack Sasfai and Hayden Senior. Josh Joseph earned the Sportsmanship All-Conference Award. Honorable Mention All-Conference was earned by Devin Johnston, Enoch Moritiwon, and Ryan Sligo.
The Colts were well-represented on post-season teams:
Lauren Franey (9) – 2nd Team All-District
Gabie Klaven (10) – 2nd Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-District.
Olivia Magruder (11) – 2nd Team All-District
Kiera Gravely (12) – 2nd Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-District.
Kate Reynolds (12) – 2nd Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-District.
Boys Swimming and Diving
The Parkway Central Colts boys swim and dive team finished their 2024 season as back-to-back-to-back State Champions! They locked in the 3peat with 266 points at the MSHSAA Class 1 state meet, 94 more points than the second-place team. The Colts landed first place in all three relays: 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle, and 400 Freestyle. Junior Brody Blatt was 2nd place in both the 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle. Sophomore Connor Muran was 3rd in the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Breaststroke. Senior Cole Smith was 4th in the 100 Freestyle and 3rd in the 100 Backstroke. Junior Hunter Deutschmann landed 7th place in the 100 Butterfly. Other point scorers were Zeidan Reza, Nathan Malt, Peyton Dimmock, and Daniel Averbukh.
Additionally, Parkway Central was undefeated in conference dual meets and took home the conference championship for the second straight year.
State Champions
First place in all three relays: 200 Medley, 200 Freestyle, and 400 Freestyle.
Parkway Central was undefeated in conference dual meets and took home the conference championship for the second straight year.
TENNIS (GIRLS)
The Girls Tennis team ended 2024 as the Runner Up as a team in Class 2 District 3. Individually, Evie Huff and Racheal Bivens placed 3rd in District in Doubles. Emily Heller was the District Champion in Singles, which qualified her for State. Emily placed 3rd in the State Tournament.
The varsity team finished with a winning regular season at 6-8. The team was led by captains Evie Huff (11) and Emily Heller (11). The Colts were coached by Lee Hays and Heather Jafari.
All-Conference honors were earned by Emily Heller(11) for 1st Team Singles. 2nd Team Doubles All-Conference honors were earned by Evie Huff(11) and Rachel Bivens(11). Evie Huff(11) earned the Sportsmanship All-Conference Award.
Emily Heller (3rd Place at State) and Coach Lee Hays
ParkwayNorthHighSchool
Cheer
● Attended NCA Cheer Camp. Varsity: First place for Band Chant. All squad All-American nominations. Camryn Grace made the All-American Team and was invited to be on the NCA Staff. JV: First place for Cheer and Band Chant.
● Hosted the annual Kiddie cheer clinic before the start of the varsity football game vs. McCluer North. Had over 80 participants.
Cross Country (boys and girls)
● The boys and girls teams had a great showing at the Crusader/Greyhound Invitational at St. Vincent. Five boys varsity medalist and 4 girl varsity medalist. The girls placed 3rd and the boys placed 4th overall.
● The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams competed on September 28th at the Chili Pepper High School Cross Country Festival at the University of Arkansas. The Girls’ Team placed 10th out of 44 teams in the El Caliente Heat 2 Division with Andie Hylan and Sophie Wong leading the way finishing 17th and 23rd out of 310 girls in their race. All the girls finished with season bests. The Boys’ Team finished 27th out of 48 full (59 full & partial teams combined) with all racers hitting lifetime personal bests.
● The Boys and Girls teams competed at the Parkway West Dale Shepard Invitational. Erich Gund, Tariku (Aaron) Sosna, Andie Hylan and Sophie Wong all medaled. The girls’ team finished 7th overall.
● The Boys and Girls cross country team competed at the Border Wars Invitational on Saturday, October 12th.. Sophie Wong and Andie Hylan medaled 10th and 11th place respectively. The team races next at the St. Louis Suburban Conference Championships on Homecoming Saturday!
● Cross country ran in the district championship at McNair Park. The girls placed 2nd overall and are on to state as a team of 8 girls. Those state qualifiers are Sophia Wong, Andie Hylan, Lily Tindira, Eliana Ramirez, Savannah Davis, Amelia Uphoff, Lelia Deskins, and Caroline Strobel Henry. The boys qualified two individuals Erich Gund and David Keeler.
Boys and girls ran at the state championships in Columbia, MO. Sophia Wong was all state and placed 17th. The girls team placed 12th overall.
The Dance Team hosted the kiddie dance clinic before the start of the varsity football game vs Parkway South.
Football
● Hosted a jamboree with Lutheran North, MICDS, and Ritenour.
● Finished the regular season 7-2 and the number 1 seed in districts.
● Class 4 District 4 Champions. First district title since 2016.
● Finished the season with a record of 9-3 and advancing to the Quarterfinals.
Golf (girls)
● 10th place at the Webster Groves Scramble (Frede and Violet)
● Frede Weiss took 9th at the Lindbergh Tournament with a score of 79
● Conference Tournament Oct 2 – Team WON! First time in History. Frede Weiss earned Player of the Year, Jen Mueller earned Coach of the Year. Frede Weiss placed 1st with a 78, Chloe Lancaster placed 3rd, Violet Stempin placed 7th, Mariah Culberson placed 12th and Polina Adamovski placed 14th.
● Districts Oct 11 – Frede Weiss placed 8th in the District
● State Oct 20-22 – Frede Weiss placed 20th out of 89 girls in the Class 3 State Tournament held in Springfield MO
Softball
● Addy Denny set the career strikeout mark for a pitcher at 525.
● Makala Davenport set the record for home runs in a game with 4 against Notre Dame
● Hosted the Class 4 District 4 softball tournament.
● Adeline Denny – 1st team all district, 1st team all region, 2nd team all conference
● Finley Parker – 1st team all district, 2nd team all region, 2nd team all conference
● Makala Davenport – 1st team all district, 2nd team all region, 1st team all conference
● Nora Brown – 2nd team all conference
● Makenna Klepacki – Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award
Soccer (boys)
● 1st Team All Conference – Nico Perez (Forward), AJ Peete (Defender), Johnny Flagg (Midfield)
● 2nd Team All Conference: Braden Allen (Forward)
Swimming and Diving (boys)
● The Boys team has made 15 different cuts for the State Championships
● The boys finished 7th overall ( with 12 guys) in a 18 team invitational at Cape Girardeau.
● Finished the season 7th in the conference with only 11 athletes.
● Declared for state championships 8 of the 11 athletes.
● Congratulations to
● Tanner Huelsmann – 2nd team all conference in 200 IM and 100 fly
● Nick Voigt – 2nd team all conference 100 free
● 200 free relay swimmers – 1st team all conference
● Sam Voigt, Austin Knoerle,Aidan Workman, Barrett Mertens, Kane Powell
● Aidan Workman – 2nd team all conference 100 breast
● 400 free relay – 2nd team all conference
● Nick Voigt, Sam Voigt, Tanner Huelsmann, Aidan Workman
Tennis (girls)
● Conference champions! The girls won the green pool.
● Antara Panwar conference player of the year.
● First team all conference – Antara Panwar and Michelle Grinko in doubles.
● Second team all conference – Michelle Grinko in singles.
● Linda Vo was selected as the conference sportsmanship winner.
Volleyball
● Taylor Johnson was selected All Tournament Team at the Pattonville Tournament
● Varsity took 4th place at the Ritenour Tournament.
● Finished the regular season with a record of 11-9-1 and earned the 5th seed in districts.
● Taylor Johnson was selected as 1st team all district and 1st team all conference
● Caroline Fuehne was selected as 2nd team all district
● Best regular season record since 2015
Band
● The marching band performed God Bless America at Busch Stadium for a Cardinals game.
● The band attended the Champion of Champions Marching Band Contest at Mizzou with some of the best bands in the region. The band performed in prelims and finals and earned a 9th place finish. We are very proud of all of their accomplishments!
Choir
● Concert Choir performed the National Anthem at Open House
● On October 5th, 22 students from North tried out for the St. Louis All Suburban Honor Choirs. 13 students were selected.
Treble Honor Choir: Kiki Brawner, Kara Niemeyer, Evie Blue, Isabel Evri, and Ayla Robinson
OakvilleHighSchool
Oakville Softball Sets School Records
Congratulations to the Oakville Softball teams on another successful season! The Varsity team ended the season with a record of 23-9 and the District Runner’s Up! The Junior Varsity team finished 11-9-1. Two Tigers set new school records; Senior, Amelia Wiesler set a new All-Time Career Home Run Record with 27 bombs & Junior, Addie Frank set three school records for Total Hits (57), Runs Scored (53), Total Bases (117) and she tied the Season Home Run record with 13 dingers.
Addie Frank – Junior
1st Team All State
1st Team All Region
1st Team All District
Red Division Suburban Conference Player of the Year
Amelia Wiesler – Senior
1st Team All Region
1st Team All District
1st Team All Conference
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BOYS SOCCER: Record: 5 – 12 – 1
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ Went 1-1-1 in the Champions League
○ 1st Team All Conference
■ Kyle Rehg
■ Lucas Valenti
FIELD HOCKEY: Team GPA: 3.64 weighted, 3.59 unweighted Record: 9-9
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
2nd Team All Conference: Colby Durbin, Mia Cuneio, Amelia Craig
Honorable Mention All Conference: Addison Proffitt, Zoe Weston, Gillian Lochmann
SOFTBALL: Record: 13-13
● 1st team all-district: Lily Delmain & Chrystal Hall
● 2nd team all-district: Gracie Mazzola, Kayleigh Niles, Haley Deakin
● 1st team all-conference: Lily Delmain, Chrystal Hall, Haley Deakin
● 2nd team all-conference: Gracie Mazzola & Kayleigh Niles
● Sportsmanship Award: Heidi Daffron
GIRLS TENNIS: Team GPA: 3.87 Record: 5-9
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
Suburban Conference
2nd Place as a team at Jackson Doubles Tournament
● SECOND TEAM DOUBLES: Katie Criswell /Sophie Lee
● SPORTSMANSHIP WINNER: Sophie Lee
● COACH OF THE YEAR: Jason Conley
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Record: 22-15
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments:
○ 2nd in Gateway MatchUp, 3rd Ozark Grand Slam
○ 3rd in Conference, 2nd in Districts
● All-DIstrict
○ 1st Team: Jenna Cubbage and Harper Highfill
○ 2nd Team: Hannah Garrett, Audrey Hackney, Caroline Tenholder
● All-Conference
○ 1st Team: Jenna Cubbage and Harper Highfill
○ 2nd Team: Audrey Hackney
● All-State (Class 5)
○ Jenna Cubbage
○ Harper Highfill
Freshmen Team
JV Team
Varsity Team
GIRLS GOLF: Team GPA: 3.441 Record: 3-6
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ Nathalee Lucas- 2nd team all Conference, Sportsperson of the year for EHS for Suburban Yellow Conference
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY:
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING: Dual Meet Record 7-3
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
● Ist Team All Conference- Luke Deutschman (200 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 500 Free, 4×100 Free Relay), Isaiah Robinson (200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Breaststroke, 4×100 Free Relay), Jacob Behrend (200 Medley Relay, 100 Free, 4×100 Free Relay) Ethan Melson (4×100 Free Relay) Brenden Henke (200 Medley Relay)
● 2nd Team All Conference- Issac Van Deven (50 Free, 200 Free Relay), Kyle Kunzler (200 Free Relay), Brenden Henke (200 Free Relay), Cole Rennels (200 Free Relay)
● Isaiah Robinson- Conference Champion 100 Breaststroke and NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 59.90
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Team GPA: 3.924
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ State Champions – Class 5
○ District Champions – Class 5 District 1
○ STL Suburban Conference Overall Champion
○ STL Suburban Conference Red Division Champion
■ Daphne Bishop – STL Suburban Conference Red Division Individual Champion
○ Team Champions of the Frank Schultz Invitational & Stan Nelson Invitational
● All-State
○ Daphne Bishop
○ Sofia Hoerchler
○ Madison Schepis
● All-Conference
○ 1st Team
■ Daphne Bishop
■ Madison Schepis
■ Sofia Hoerchler
○ 2nd Team
■ Claire McKinnon
■ Abby Smith
FOOTBALL: Record: 9-1
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ Suburban Gold Conference Champions
○ 5th Team in Football History Undefeated Reg. Season
● All-Conference:
○ Jake Sumner – Coach of the Year
○ Trevor Codak – Offensive Player of the Year
○ Blake Ashby – Defensive Player of the Year
○ Jack Lange – Offensive Lineman of the Year
○ 1st Team All-Conference
■ Craig Ringe, Jackson Vardeman, Connor Flinn, Jack McMillen, Stephen Meitz, Noah McCollum, Jake Ollar
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Softball
The Lindbergh Flyers softball team wrapped up its season with an impressive 18-10 record, highlighted by numerous postseason honors and remarkable individual achievements. Senior Allie Waldron ended her high school career by earning MHSFCA All-State Class 5 honors for the fourth time, All-Region 1, and All-District 1 first-team honors, and being named Conference Player of the Year for the third time. Waldron set multiple school records, including a .560 batting average, 190 hits, 175 runs, 21 career home runs (with 10 in a single season), 22 triples, and 127 stolen bases, while boasting a 1.618 OPS. Gabby McBride also made her mark, securing All-Region 1, All-District 1 first-team, and All-Conference first-team honors. She set school records with 50 career wins, 654 career strikeouts, and a remarkable 19 strikeouts in a single game. Elli Wigger earned All-District second-team and All-Conference second-team accolades, while Marlee Steiner received All-District second-team and All-Conference first-team recognition. Additionally, Kendra Newman was honored with the Conference Sportsmanship Award.
Girls Golf
The Lindbergh Girls Golf team had one of its most successful seasons recently, finishing with a perfect 12-0 regular season record and winning the Suburban Conference championship. Key individual performances in the tournament included Reese Reinhardt (3rd place, 79), Madison Keating (5th place, 83), Audrey Scarpace (6th place, 84), Maddy Boyd (16th place, 99), and Caroline Dull (26th place, 107). Several team members earned All-Conference honors: Reese Reinhardt, Audrey Scarpace, and Madison Keating were named first-team all-conference, Maddy Boyd was recognized as Sportsperson of the Year, and head coach Mike Tyler received Coach of the Year honors. At the state competition, Reese Reinhardt placed 8th with scores of 81 and 76 (157 total), earning all-state recognition, while Madison Keating finished 34th, with scores of 92 and 83 (175 total).
Cheer
The Lindbergh High School cheerleading squad had a strong showing at the St. Louis Regional hosted at LHS in September. The Flyers secured 4th place at the regional event, earning them a spot at the state competition. In November, they traveled to the University of Missouri to compete at state in the 6A Large division, where they earned another 4th place finish.
Cross Country
The Lindbergh High School cross country team sent two runners to the state cross country meet at Gans Creek in Columbia. The boys’ team was represented by sophomore Ben Donaldson. He finished the race in 16:49.9, good for a 96th place finish in Class 6. On the girls’ side, Christina Soto delivered an exceptional race, finishing in 19:18, earning her 41st place overall, and setting a new school record for the fastest time at the state meet in Lindbergh history.
Boys Soccer
The Lindbergh boys soccer team wrapped up the 2024 campaign with a record of 17-4-2. The Flyers claimed their third consecutive district title and the conference championship before their season came to an end in the state quarterfinals. Their campaign earned multiple individual postseason honors on the Class 4 Region 1 District Team, including Carter Gruen as Goalkeeper of the Year, Grant Evans on defense, John Eckrich in midfield, and Adis Keranovic at forward. First-year head coach Jake Pittroff was named Coach of the Year (Public).
Girls Tennis
The Lindbergh Girls Tennis team wrapped up the 2024 season with a 9-5 record and team district runner-up finish, earning numerous accolades and making a strong showing at the state tournament. Kate Davidson led the way as conference Player of the Year, earning first-team singles and doubles all-conference honors alongside Belle Daniels. Olivia Matejcic also secured first-team singles all-conference, while Mira Wissel and Jocelyn Davidson were named second-team doubles all-conference, with Jocelyn also receiving the Sportsmanship Award. Davidson and Daniels were crowned district doubles champions and finished 6th in the state, while Matejcic and Helen Froidl earned district runner-up in doubles.
Football
The Lindbergh Flyers finished the 2024 season with an 8-3 record. The team earned seven first-team all-conference honors: Connor Lanham (RB), Jackson Bailey (DB), Noah Norman (ATH), Sam Estrada (QB), Brody Wharton (LB), Jameson Honey (DL), and Thatcher Nagle (OL). Additionally, three Flyers received second-team all-conference recognition: Malik Matthews (WR), Jack Politte (OLB), and Jack Hessler (DE). Seven players also garnered Honorable Mention accolades: Carter Holmes (DB), Andre Jefferson (OLB), Chase Arnold (DB), Braden Duke (OL/DL), Carter Lanham (OL), Kasen Williamson (DL), and Brady Ford (OL), The Flyers also took home three of the four Suburban Red Conference Player of the Year awards: Javonte Tiller (Safety) as Defensive Player of the Year, Jackson Bailey (K/P) as Special Teams Player of the Year, and Cooper Saulka (OL) as Lineman of the Year. Adding to the accolades, Braden Duke (OL/DL) was recognized with the Sportsmanship Award, embodying the team’s values on and off the field.
Boys Swimming
The Lindbergh High School boys’ swimming team got valuable state experience following their performance at the 2024 MSHSAA Class 2 State Championships. The 200-yard medley relay team of Lucas Donze, Nicholas Turner, Colin Rolwes, and Ryan McCray advanced to the consolation final with a prelim time of 1:41.58, improving to 1:40.93 in the finals for 12th place. In the 200-yard individual medley, Turner placed 15th overall with a final time of 2:01.67, after qualifying with a prelim time of 2:00.83. In the 100-yard freestyle, Rolwes finished 20th with a prelim time of 49.87, while Donze placed 21st with a time of 50.15.
Girls Volleyball
The 2024 Lindbergh High School volleyball team finished their season with a record of 14-15. The Flyers also secured an impressive 3rd place finish at the Lutheran High School Tournament. Senior setter Lily Breed achieved a significant milestone, recording her 1,000th career assist during the season, and was named second-team all-district. Sophomore defensive specialist/libero Lily Bertarelli earned honorable mention all-district honors. Senior libero/defensive specialist Grace Watts also received honorable mention all-district recognition.
Field Hockey
The Lindbergh field hockey team will have plenty of success to build on next season after taking a step forward in 2024 with a 13-5-1 campaign and an appearance in the state tournament. The Flyers were crowned this year’s Suburban Red Conference champions and picked up a number of individual accolades. Ava Kientzy was named conference Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors. Teammate Cosima Smith was honored as the conference’s Defender of the Year and also earned a first-team all-conference nod. Lucy Colombo and Allie Hewing also earned first-team honors. Elaina Meyer, Katy Hayes, and Sydney Lucas were all named second-team all-conference.
Yearbook
Recently, students on the LHS yearbook staff attended the 2025 Fall Journalism Convention in Philadelphia, hosted by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. The LHS yearbook Spirit earned several accolades, including an All-American rating from the National Scholastic Press Association, a Gold Medalist rating from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and an All-Missouri rating from the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association. Notably, 11 of our students received national recognition for their work, with one student achieving an impressive fourth place in the “Photo of the Year” category. This marks a historic milestone for Lindbergh, as it is the first time an individual student has placed in the top five at the national level.
Choir
Lindbergh High School choir students recently performed well at this year’s All-Suburban Auditions. Six students were selected to the All-Suburban Mixed Honor Choir for SATB voices: Elena Adams, Sarah Adams, Robbie Agee, Izzy Herrmann, Gabby Koch, and Gwen Sweet. Three students earned spots in the All-Suburban Treble Honor Choir: Lily Cook, Phrankie Frank, and Reedie Nelson. LHS senior Sarah Adams not only made the Mixed Honor Choir but also qualified to audition for the Missouri All-State Choir, a distinction reserved for juniors and seniors ranking in the top 20 of their voice parts.
Band
Lindbergh High School’s band program had 42 students audition for the 2024-2025 St. Louis All-Suburban Honor Bands, earning 20 total spots between the two honor bands. Selected for the All-Suburban Honor Concert Band are Briley McKenney (6th chair flute, also alternate jazz alto sax), Coradith Drago (1st alternate oboe), Isabella Rader (1st alternate bassoon), Stella Boisclair (4th chair clarinet), Elena Haas (7th chair clarinet), Ivory Kriegshauser (1st chair bass clarinet and 1st chair contra alto clarinet), Aditya Dubey (3rd chair bass clarinet), Autumn Hoeing (4th chair bass clarinet), Andrew Allison (2nd chair bari saxophone), Ben Estrada (2nd chair trumpet and alternate jazz trumpet), Vihaan Choudhary (7th chair trumpet), Sarah Peterson (1st chair French horn), Adam Werner (6th chair French horn), Wallace Bohannon-Adlersfluegel (3rd chair tuba), and Cooper Beardsley (5th chair percussion). Honorees in the All-Suburban Honor Jazz Band include Anthony Ostrovsky (2nd chair trumpet), Ben Koller (1st chair trombone), Charlie Phillips (bass trombone and concert trombone), John Reifsteck (vibes), and Sam Crowe (1st alternate bass). These students can also audition for the All-State Band, All-State Jazz Band, and All-State Orchestra on December 7, 2024, at Hickman High School in Columbia, MO. The Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band also represented Lindbergh at this year’s Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional. Sophomore Sarah Bailey, a member of the Spirit of St. Louis color guard, was selected as a color guard member for the 2024 Macy’s Great American Marching Band and marched in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
eSports
The Lindbergh High School eSports teams competed in a series of state quarterfinal matches in November. The Flyers Overwatch Varsity team put up an impressive fight but fell in a hard-fought 3-1 matchup against Blue Springs South High School. The Flyers Rocket League Varsity team claimed victory in a best-of-five series, defeating SLUH 3-1 to advance to the semifinals. They now prepare for the Final Four State Tournament, “Fall Brawl 2024,” with their semifinal match set for 9:00 a.m. on 12/7 against St. Dominic High School.
LafayetteHighSchool
Lafayette was ranked 5th best school in the state of Missouri by U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Lafayette Sr. High School in Wildwood, MO – US News Best High Schools
The Fall 2024 Season brought another great period for Lafayette athletics and activities including 2 team state championships in girls volleyball and softball, 2nd Place team state finish in girls tennis, State Final 4 in football, 3 team conference championships, 4 team district championships, and 10 additional individual all-state amongst our fall sports! Highlighted Recognitions are below.
ATHLETIC COLLEGE SIGNINGS:
13 Students signed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level
● Josie Alspaw – Softball – Case Western Reserve University
● Abby Carr – Softball – University of Missouri
● Michael Callahan – Baseball – Missouri State University
● CJ Campbell – Baseball – Jefferson College
● Renn Fiss – Baseball – St. Louis Community College
● Landon Martin – Baseball – Drury University
● Matthew Minton – Men’s Cross Country – Lindenwood University
● Addison Keen – Women’s Soccer – University of Wyoming
● Emma Leibrecht – Ice Hockey – Mercyhurst University
● Kyla Krimmel – Women’s Volleyball – Rollins College
● Maya Witherspoon – Women’s Volleyball – Vanderbilt University
● Luis Sanchez-Fernandez – Esports – University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis
Lucia Tenny – Women’s Diving – University of Southern Indiana
SOFTBALL: Team GPA: 4.01 & Record: 30-5
● Team Finished 1st Place in the St. Louis Suburban Showdown & Rockwood Summit Tournaments
● Team Finished 2nd Place in the Suburban Yellow Pool Conference
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Pitcher of the Year: Abby Carr
○ 1st Team All-Conference Suburban Yellow Pool: Sydney Berger & Riley Mulligan
○ 2nd Team All-Conference Suburban Yellow Pool: Addison Penn, Addison Long & Sydney Voit
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Josie Alspaw
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Coach of the Year: Hope Swaney
● Team won the MSHSAA Class 5 District 2 Championship
○ 1st All-District Team: Abby Carr, Sydney Berger, Riley Mulligan & Addison Penn
○ 2nd All-District Team: Addison Long
● Team Finished State Champions in the MSHSAA Class 5 State Tournament
○ 1st Team All-Region: Abby Carr, Sydney Berger & Riley Mulligan
○ 2nd Team All-Region: Addison Penn
○ All-State Tournament Team: Abby Carr, Sydney Berger, Riley Mulligan & Josie Alspaw
○ 1st Team All-State: Abby Carr
● Senior Abby Carr set a new career home run and strikeout record for Lafayette High School.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Team GPA: 3.88 & Record: 32-5
● Team Finished 1st Place in the Rockwood Invitational
● Team was Suburban Yellow Pool Conference Champs
○ Yellow Pool All-Conference Player of the Year: Maya Witherspoon
○ 1st Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference: Shaye Witherspoon
○ 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference: Addy Weise & Mackie Mueller
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Meghan Muschick
● Team was Class 5 District 2 MSHSAA District Champions!
○ 1st Team All-District: Maya Witherspoon, Shaye Witherspoon, Addy Wiese & Mackie Mueller
○ 2nd Team All-District: Carly Desarno & Kyla Krimmel
● Team finished MSHSAA Class 5 State Champions!
○ 1st Team All-State: Maya Witherspoon, Shaye Witherspooon & Addy Wiese
● American Volleyball Coaches Association All Region: Maya Witherspoon, Shaye Witherspoon & Addy Wiese
● American Volleyball Coaches Association All Americans:
○ 2nd Team: Maya Witherspoon & 3rd team: Shaye Witherspoon
GIRLS TENNIS: Team GPA: 4.25 & Record: 17-4
● Team Finished Yellow Pool Suburban Conference Champs
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Player of the Year: Mia Yin
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Coach of the Year: Emily Pestka
○ 1st Team Doubles Suburban Conference Yellow Pool: Mary Sublette & Kendall Pauls
○ 1st Team Doubles Suburban Conference Yellow Pool: Madison Pfeiffer & Zoey Gjorgjievski
○ 2nd Team Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Singles: Kendall Pauls & Zofia Paciorek
○ Honorable Mention All Conference Doubles: Olivia Dornhoeffer & Avery Tarasovich
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award:Lexi Trost
● Team was Class 3 District 3 Team Champions
○ 1st Place – Singles: Mia Yin & 3rd Place – Singles: Zofia Paciorek
○ Doubles: 1st Place-Mary Sublette & Kendall Pauls & 2nd Place: Madison Pfeiffer & Zoey Gjorgjievski
● Team Finished 2nd Place at the MSHSAA Class 3 Team State Tournament
● MSHSAA Individual Class 3 State Tournament
○ Singles: Mia Yin – 3rd Place All-State
○ Doubles: Mary Sublette & Kendall Pauls – 7th Place All-State
Doubles: Madi Pfeiffer & Zoey Gjorgjievski – State Qualifiers
Lafayette Tennis Team
Class 3 District 3 Team Champions
Team Finished 2nd Place at the MSHSAA Class 3 Team State Tournament
FIELD HOCKEY: Team GPA: 4.11
● Team Made the Round of 16 in the State Playoffs
● 1st Team All-Conference: Avery Brown & 2nd Team All-Conference: Emily Williams & Ellie Letorneau
● Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award: Ashlee Dakin
● The team won the Mike Winkelmann Spirit of the Game award for the 2024 Season
GIRLS GOLF: Team GPA: 3.98 & Record: 7-0
● Team Finished 2nd Place at the Lindbergh Invitational, 2nd Place at Rockwood Summit Invitational & 3rd Place at the Visitation Invitational
● Team Finished the Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Champions!
○ 1st Place: Addy Surber & 2nd Place: Charlotte Stafford
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Player of the Year: Addy Surber
○ 1st Team All Conference: Charlotte Stafford, Josie Masterson & Caroline Ware
○ 2nd Team All Conference: Lila Dantuono & Sportsmanship Award: Charlotte Stafford
● Team was 3rd place in the Class 4 MSHSAA District Tournament
○ 5th Place All-District: Addy Surber (State Qualifier – 18th Place at State)
○ 11th Place All-District: Charlotte Stafford (State Qualifier – 32nd Place at State)
○ 18th Place All-District: Josie Masterson (State Qualifier – 39th Place at State)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Team GPA: 3.86
● Team Finished 2nd Place as a team in the Red Pool Suburban Conference Meet
○ Suburban Conference Red Pool Runner of the Year: Ezekiel Hagen
○ 2nd Team All-Conference: Michael D’Andrea-9th Place, Daniel D’Andrea-12th Place & Matt Minton-15th Place
○ Honorable Mention: Kai Han-17th Place & Suburban Sportsmanship Award: Matt Minton
● Team Finished 3rd place at the MSHSAA District Meet
○ All- District Individuals: 4th: Ezekial Hagen, 15th: Michael D’Andrea & 16th: Daniel D’Andrea
○ Other Team Members: Matt Minton, Kai Han, Logan Rhoads & Asher Paramalingam
● Team Finished 11th Place at the MSHSAA Class 5 State Championships
○ Ezekial Hagen – 18th Place All-State
● Academic All-State:
○ Ezekial Hagen, Michael D’Andrea, Daniel D’Andrea, Matt Minton, Kai Han, Asher Paramalingam & Logan Rhoads
● 2nd Team Big River All-Metro Cross Country – Ezekiel Hagen
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Team GPA: 3.96
● Team Finished 2nd Place as a team in the Red Pool Suburban Conference Meet
○ 1st Team All-Conference: Kelly Archambeault-6th Place & Alexis Sandburg-7th Place
○ 2nd Team All-Conference: 15th Place-Abigail McGinnis-12th Place & Marli Groenewald-15th Place
○ Honorable Mention All-Conference: Mizelle Groenewald-16th Place, Claire Robeson-17th Place
○ Suburban Sportsmanship Award: Alexis Sandberg
● Team Finished 4th place at the MSHSAA District Meet
○ All- District Individuals: 14th: Kelly Archambeault, 15th: Alexis Sandberg, 23rd: Mizelle Groenewald, 25th:Abigail McGinnis & 28th: Marli Groenewald
○ Other Team Members: Claire Robeson & Audrey Barton
● Team Finished 7th Place at the MSHSAA Class 5 State Meet
● Academic All-State:
○ Kelly Archambeualt, Audrey Barton, Mizelle Groenewald, Marli Groenewald, Claire Robeson & Alexis Sandberg
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING: Team GPA: 3.87
● Team Finished 5th Place Overall in the Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Meet
○ Conference Diver of the Year: 1st Place – Jackson Tenny – Diving
○ 1st Team All Conference:
■ 4th Place: Adin Peper-Diving & 200 Yard Freestyle: 4th Place-Jonas Orpe
■ 200 Yard Medley Relay: 4th Place – Ryan Huang, Ethan Lee Sreeram Manchikalapudi & Jonas Orpe
■ 200 Yard IM: 3rd Place-Ryan Huang & 100 Yard Backstroke: 2nd Place-Ryan Huang
■ 400 Free Relay: 4th Place-Ryan Huang, Owen Waeckerle Sreeram Manchikalapudi & Jonas Orpe
○ 2nd Team All Conference:
■ 50 Free: 5th Place-Sreeram Manchikalapudi & 500 Free: 5th Place-Jonas Orpe
■ 200 Free Relay: 6th Place- Owen Waeckerle, Charlie Heppe, Ethan Lee, Charlie Scaff
■ 100 Yard Breaststroke: 8th- Ethan Lee
● Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Ryan Huang
● MSHSAA District Diving Results: Jackson Tenny-1st Place, Adin Peper-2nd Place & Patrick Hayes-7th Place
● Team Finished 10th Place Overall at the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championship
○ Individual All-State Events:
■ Diving: Jackson Tenny – 2nd Place All-State
■ 100 Backstroke: Ryan Huang – 6th Place All-State
■ 100 Freestyle: Jonas Orpe – 6th Place All-State
○ Top 16 State Events (Contributed to the team score):
■ 400 Free Relay: 9th Place: Ryan Huang, Jonas Orpe, Sreeram Manchikalapudi & Owen Waeckerle
■ 200 Free Relay: 10th Place: Jonas Orpe, Charlie Heppe, Sreeram Manchikalapudi & Owen Waeckerle
■ Diving: Adin Peper-10th Place & 200 Individual Medley: Ryan Huang-10th Place
■ 200 Freestyle: Jonas Orpe-11th Place & 100 Butterfly: Sreeram Manchikalapudi – 13th Place
■ 200 Medley Relay: 15th Place-Ryan Huang, Ethan Lee, Sreeram Manchikalapudi & Owen Waeckerle
Diving: Jackson Tenny – 2nd Place All-State
100 Backstroke: Ryan Huang – 6th Place All-State
100 Freestyle: Jonas Orpe – 6th Place All-State
FOOTBALL: Team GPA: 3.42 & Record: 12-2
● Team Finished 2nd Place in the Suburban Conference Yellow Pool
○ 1st Team Yellow Pool Suburban All Conference:
■ Alex Behl-QB, Robby Preckel-WR, Baron James-OL, Terrance Bills-WR
■ Alex Behl-LB, Nolan Savoie-DB, Greg Robinson-LB & Jake Ference-K/P
○ 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All Conference:
■ Brady Micek-WR, Vance Kitchen-OL, Brady Calderon-LB
■ Tim Wasahington-DB & Drew Austermann- DB
○ Honorable Mention Suburban Yellow Pool All Conference:
■ Nate Hutchison-LB, Alex Schulders-OL & Jeremy Williams-DB
○ Suburban Yellow Pool Conference Sportsmanship Award: Connor Duncan
BOYS SOCCER: Team GPA: 3.76 & Record: 12-9
● 1st Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference: Sam Kalish & Andrew Dillard
● 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference: Braxton Lawhorn & TJ Bender
● Honorable Mention Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference:
○ Landen Peroutka, James Kolb, Beck Henderson, Thomas Ney, Gunnar Smith & Kanin Roseman
● Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Gunnar Smith
● 1st Team All-Region: Sam Kalish &’Andrew Dillard
● 2nd Team All-State: Sam Kalish
● Academic All-State: Andrew Dillard & Sam Kalish
CHEERLEADING: Team GPA: 3.91
● The Competition Team Finished 4th Place at the Missouri Regional Competition qualifying for the state competition.
● The Competition Team Finished 9th Place at the Missouri Coaches Association State Competition.
LANCER REGIMENT MARCHING BAND: Team GPA: 3.73
● The Lancer Regiment had a successful season, consistently making finals in competitions throughout the season. At the Bands of America Super Regional in Indianapolis, the marching finished in the top half of the 88 participating bands which included many of the finest bands in the United States.
CONCERT BAND:
● The following Lafayette Band members who were named to the St. Louis All-Suburban Band:
○ Claire Eltoft – 2nd Chair Flute (Concert Band)
○ Emma Hagen – 4th Chair Flute (Concert Band)
○ Gracie Hagen – 11th Chair Flute (Concert Band)
○ Amanda Vache – 1st Chair Oboe (Concert Band)
○ Jaclyn Morton – 2nd Chair Bassoon (Concert Band)
○ Grayson Smith – 3rd Chair Trumpet (Concert Band) and 2nd Alternate Trumpet (Jazz Band)
○ Avery Holder – 5th Chair Trumpet (Concert Band)
○ Alastair Hanna – 3rd Chair Horn (Concert Band)
○ Giancarlo Fernandez – 2nd Chair Trombone (Concert Band)
○ Andres Moeller – 3rd Chair Trombone (Concert Band) and 1st Alternate Trombone (Jazz Band)
○ August Nagel – 1st Alternate Baritone (Concert Band)
■ Each of the students are eligible to audition for the Missouri All-State Band on December 7 at Hickman High School in Columbia.
HazelwoodEastHighSchool
Boys Soccer
Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
Elijah Quinn
1st team offense
Paul Lawal
1st team defense
Kamron Watson
2nd team offense
Eric Phoerdian
LeBron Williams
Softball
1st Team
PITCHER Ne’Ha Pordos Senior
INF Jamarre Thomas Junior
Swimming
During their first competition against Affton and Hazelwood Central.
Tristain Tomlin placed 2nd in the 50 Freestyle and 3rd in the 100 Freestyle. Robert Like had a great showing for his first season with a 4th place finish in the 50 and 100 Freestyle.
9/26
Tristan Tomlin placed 3rd and Robert Like placed 4th in the 50 yard Freestyle against a tough Affton and University City team.
10/15
Robert Like for finishing 3rd Place in the 100 yard freestyle Swimming event against a tough matchup with McCluer North and Mehlville High School yesterday.
Girls Tennis
Season Record: (4-3-5)
Wins over McCluer, McCluer North, and Jennings
Cross-Country
Some highlights from our year
-Wilmore Park – Medalists Cedric Shields and Antwon Bruce’s performances gained the attention of several college recruiters.
-St. Louis Suburban Conference Championships at McNair Park: Several runners, including Cameron Franklin, Malik Pirtle, and our lone freshman, Sema’J Davis, turned in personal records from their performances.
-Sioux Passage – The team competed at one of the most difficult courses in Missouri and ranked 23rd most difficult course in the United States. Our lone medalist Joshua Taylor placed in the top 30 of over 100 competitors.
-Big River Invitational in Valley Park, MO – Special congratulations to Joshua Taylor, who turned in Hazelwood East’s fastest time since 2019. Joshua ran 19:54 over the 3.2-mile course.
Volleyball
Season record 23-7-3
Class 4, District 3 Volleyball All-District Team
1st Team
Setter, Opp Annabelle Epley
MH Sariyah Glanton
Setter Trinity Harris
2nd Team
OH Kendall Strong
Libero Eyriah Pratcher
DS Jaionna Malone
MH Oluwatosin Bolade
OH/Opp Imani Mu’min
All-Conference
1st Team
Trinity Harris 9 Setter
Annabelle Epley 11 S/Opp
Sariyah Glanton 11 MH
Eryiah Pratcher 10 Libero
2nd Team
Jaionna Malone 12 DS/Libero
Kendall Strong 12 OH
SPORTSMANSHIP
Destiny Milloy-Simmons 12 OH
Conference Coach of the Year – Machalene J. Smith-Butler
All-Conf. First Team Trinity Harris, Annabelle Epley, Sariyah Glanton, Eryiah Pratcher
All-District First Team – Annabelle Epley, Sariyah Glanton, Trinity Harris
Football
1st in the Suburban Green
Season Record 9-2
Coach of the Year
Bobby Cole
Offensive Player of the Year RB
Terrance Little (JR)
Defense Player of the Year LB
Semaj Flowers (SR)
Linemen of the Year OL/DL
Oscar Chapman (JR)
Offense
1st Team
RB Marcus Burks (SR)
OL Excell Thomas (JR)
OL Ronall Davis (SR)
2nd Team
RB Arif Shakor (SR)
WR Shamon Thomas (SR)
Honorable Mention
QB DJ Cody (SR)
OL Mention Kenny Cleaves (JR)
Defense
1st Team
DL Lajuan Palmer (JR)
LB Tristan Shannon (JR)
DB Bobby Cole III (JR)
2nd Team
DL Amarion Hill (JR)
DB Dion Hentz (JR)
Honorable mention
DB Arif Shakoor (SR)
DB Marcus Burks (SR)
Special Teams
1st Team
Kicker David Carpenter (JR)
Returner Marcus Burks (SR)
Honorable Mention
Punter David Carpenter (JR)
Offensive Player of the year – Terrance Little
Defensive Player of the Year – Semaj Flowers
Coach of the Year – Bobby Cole
SeckmanHighSchool
FOOTBALL – Football finished tying the best record in school history at 10-1, including winning the Orange Pool for the fourth year in a row. The team finished 2nd in Class 6 District 1.
Congratulations to our Varsity Football team’s Suburban Orange Pool All-Conference award winners:
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DYLAN LAPPE
LINEMEN OF THE YEAR
TYLER JACKSON
FIRST TEAM
BEN LEWIS
BRADY AMBROSE
DEVIN GOSSER
TYLER JACKSON
ISAAK PERRY
LUKAUS STEINNERD
DYLAN LAPPE
ETHAN SCHOEMEHL
SECOND TEAM
GAVIN SHREVE
ISAAC JOHNSTON
DOMINIC LOGRASSO
JACK COMPTON
CONNOR DAY
COACH OF THE YEAR
NICK BAER
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
JOE BIERACH
VARSITY BOYS SOCCER – Boys Soccer finished 14-9. Congratulations to the following Jaguars on earning Suburban Green Pool All-Conference honors:
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
KYLE TAYLOR
FIRST TEAM
RYAN BOSSI
GAVIN DERLETH
PAYTON FLAVEY
RYAN HARRIS
SECOND TEAM
BRADYN WINSCHEL
SOFTBALL – The Jaguars finished 18-14 and had several All-Conference and All-District performers:
Congratulations to the following Softball team members for their Suburban Red Pool All-Conference honors, All-District, and All-Region Honors:
FIRST TEAM
GRACE HARVELL – INFIELD
PAYTON BANTLE – OUTFIELD
AUDREY DAVIS – OUTFIELD
KENDALL ALTMAN-CATCHER
SECOND TEAM
AEDIN DEMPSEY – PITCHER
CLAIRE KNOLL – INFIELD
MCKENNA ILKO – OUTFIELD
HONORABLE MENTION
EMMA MANESS – INFIELD
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
KAYLEE DENMAN
ALL-DISTRICT
FIRST TEAM
GRACE HARVELL – INFIELD
PAYTON BANTLE – OUTFIELD
AUDREY DAVIS – OUTFIELD
SECOND TEAM
AEDIN DEMPSEY – PITCHER
KENDALL ALTMAN – CATCHER
CLAIRE KNOLL – INFIELD
MCKENNA ILKO – OUTFIELD
ALL-REGION
FIRST TEAM
AUDREY DAVIS – OUTFIELD
SECOND TEAM
GRACE HARVELL – INFIELD
PAYTON BANTLE – OUTFIELD
VOLLEYBALL – The Jaguars finished 21-11-1 and won the Ste. Genevieve Tournament Championship
FIRST TEAM
KATIE LAMONTAGNE
SARAH ALBERS
SECOND TEAM
SOPHIE STEINBRUECK
HONORABLE MENTION
CARLEE MASTERS
ZOE MATUS
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
EMMA SELZ
FIRST TEAM
SARAH ALBERS
SECOND TEAM
KATIE LAMONTAGNE
HONORABLE MENTION
SOPHIE STEINBRUECK
CARLEE MASTERS
ZOE MATUS
CROSS COUNTRY – Two Jaguars qualified for the state cross country meet: Senior Jessica Lane and Freshmen Grace Andrews.
BAND – Congratulations to the following Band members for earning All-District Honors. They are qualified to compete for the Missouri All-State Band on Dec. 7 in Columbia, MO:
East Central Concert Band 2024
Dani Semjonovs(10)- 11th Chair Flute (2nd year selected)
MacKenzie Middleton(9)- 2nd Alt Flute (1st)
Liam West(12)- 2nd Chair Alto Sax (2nd)
Austin Lipp(12)- 2nd Chair Trumpet (3rd)
Jon Port(9)- 1st Alt Trombone(1st)
Jacob O’Toole(10)- 2nd Alt Tuba (1st selection)
East Central Jazz 1 2024
Liam West(12)- Bari Sax (1st)
Lead Alto Jazz 2
Austin Lipp(12)- Lead Trumpet (3rd)
Jacob Row(11)- 1st Drum Set (2nd)
Kian Simino(9)- 1st Bass Guitar (1st)
East Central Jazz 2 2024
Joe Forst(10)- 3rd Trombone(1st)
Andrew Doyle(12)- Alt Trombone(1st)
Kian Simino(9)- Drum Set (1st)
ClaytonHighSchool
Girls Tennis
The tennis team had a historic season bringing home the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! This is the second state championship in as many years.
Girls Golf
As a team during the regular season they went 8-1-1 in conference play, and 10-1-1 overall for the season. The team took 2nd in the conference tournament, with Anais Oge receiving 1st Team All-Conference honors, and Rayna Everett and Shuren Griffin receiving 2nd Team All-Conference honors. Zoe Romanowski received Honorable Mention following the tournament. One of the most incredible performances happened at the district tournament where Anais Oge placed 1st overall. As a team,
Cross Country
The girls cross team and several boys from the boys team competed in the MSHSAA State Cross Country Meet in Columbia, MO. The conditions were wet and extremely muddy. That didn’t hold back this crew. The girls team finished in 8th place overall with Anna McAndrew leading the way taking 11th place overall as an individual. The boys qualified 3 runners (Dante Zou, Cole Craig, & Karl Barthel). Cole Craig was the top finisher with a 53rd place finish.
Boys Soccer
The boys had an extremely successful year bringing home the first STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in school history!
Softball
The CHS softball team had another very successful season, and capped things off by winning the conference championship
Boys Swim/Diving
The boys took 3rd PLACE at the MSHSAA State Championship Meet this past Saturday.
Austin Chu- Individual State Champion (200IM & 100 Backstroke)
Aiden Kim- 7th Place (200 Freestyle) & 9th Place (500 Freestyle)
Magnus Yin- 6th Place (100 Butterfly), 13th Place (200IM), 6th
Austin Chu, Aiden Kim, Magnus Yin & Casey Shu- 3rd Place (200 Medley)
Aidan Brennan- 14th Place (200 Freestyle) & 13th Place (500 Freestyle)
Casey Chu- 11th Place (200IM) & 7th (500 Freestyle)
Auston Chu, Magnus Yin, Casey Chu & Austin Chu- 2nd Place (400 Freestyle Relay)
HazelwoodWestHighSchool
Fall Wildcat Award Recipients
These students were selected because they exemplify the characteristics of hard work and personal improvement and consistently display a willingness to understand and learn. They place team before self, while promoting the values of sportsmanship and ethical play in competition and strive at the highest level both on the field and in the classroom.
Volleyball – Kassidy McCabe
Softball – Aydenn Sutton
Boys Swim – Lawrence Braithwaite
Girls Cross Country –
Boys Cross Country –
Football – Isaiah Smith
Boys Soccer – Jose Ibarra-Castro
Girls Tennis – Corrine Glover
Softball
The Wildcats had an overall record of 18-9 and 7-3 in the green pool finishing in 3rd place. They were recognized for their hard work by winning the following awards
All Conference 1st team: Allisan Cafolla, Mia Boschen, Aydenn Sutton
All Conference 2nd team: Mariah Thomas, Faith Cozart, Samiyah Watson, Kenna Kalka
Sportsmanship Award: Mariah Thomas
All District 1st team (Class 5 District 4): Allisan Cafolla, Mia Boschen
All District 2nd team (Class 5 District 4): Aydenn Sutton
All Region 1st team: Mia Boschen
All Region 2nd team: Allisan Cafolla
Football
All Conference 1st Team: Isaiah Smith, Jaborri Lofton, Donnell Dennis, Antoine Luckie
All Conference 2nd Team: Taevion Robinson, Jerome Williams
Sportsmanship Award: Braylon Mitchell
Boys Swim (18-5)
All Conference 1st Team: Kaden Tran
All Conference 2nd Team: Dylan Galvan, Lawrence Braithwaite, Logan Dresser
Sportsmanship Award: Lawrence Braithwaite
Boys Soccer (20-5)
They were Blue Champions winning with a 13-1 record as well as the McCluer Classic Tournament Champions. They were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments
Coach of the Year: Steve Mayes
Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Mullins
All Conference 1st Team: Andre Wynne, Jose Ibarra-Castro, Brandon Robinson, David Moyano, Andrew Hatton, Christian Ibarra-Castro, Piercen Millikan
All Conference 2nd Team: Amir Mitchell, Mason Ortiz
Sportsmanship Award: Myles Brandon
E-Sports
Fletcher Springfield has qualified to attend State Finals for his play in Super Smash Bros. He will be playing Friday, December 6 at Union High School.
RitenourHighSchool
Cross Country (Boys/Girls): The 2024 Cross County Season for the Huskies was most definitely a good one. The young team, with 13 sophomores, along with their senior leadership made great strides this year.
The women’s team, led by Senior and 4-year member, Tori Beard, had a solid season and picked up some hardware along the way. Tori finished as a medalist in three races with a season high placing of 9th overall at Sioux Passage. Alina Millsapp grabbed her first career medalist honor at Sioux Passage as well with a 16th place finish. Up and coming sophomores Katrina Kesselring and Adriana Montoya finished the year with solid times and will be looked at as leaders on next year’s squad.
The men’s team had one of their best overall season’s in recent memory thanks to their young core of 9 sophomores and 4-year senior Micah Weissler.
Weissler led the team in every race this season, grabbing medalist honors in 4 races along the way. His season, lifetime best time, of 17:33 at the Twilight Invitational makes him the 3rd fastest Husky in the last 10 years.
The strong showing by the young core helped the team grab its first team trophy in many years with a 2nd place finish at the Paul Enke Invite, held at Sioux Passage. The team narrowly missed first place by a handful of points and were led by a contingent of 5 medalists including…Raphael Blevins with a 2nd place finish, Khalid Royal, James Hagler, David Rose and Isaiah Cox.
Blevins, a sophomore, grabbed medalist honors in 4 races in total, tying Weissler for the team lead.
Kavi Draper, Daniel Williams, Elliott Neeb and Luke Vaughan in addition to their other class of 2027 teammates will look to build on the successes of this season moving forward.
The team ended their season at the district meet with a 10th place team finish, capping off a great year.
Football:
The 2024 Ritenour Football Huskies made it to the district semifinals against SLUH where we fell short 43-40 this season. This season, all 6 losses were under 6 points or on the game’s last possession. We had several bright spots on offense with new arrival Sophomore Anthony Odom at Quarterback who made second team all suburban red, along with seniors Mike Miller, Bryan Steiger, and Tyler Hewitt also receiving second team honors on offense. Dmarcus Wilson was the lone first-team kick returner selection. We led the conference in total defense giving up only 26 points per game and setting a school record for three shutouts or scoreless games in a row. We had several first-team selections Tre Fondren, Yarmon Kirksey Jr, Yehoshua Magwood and second-team selection Amari Mu’min. The future is bright for the Football Huskies with 15 starters returning next season.
Softball:
The 2024 Husky Softball team achieved its third consecutive winning season, tallying a 16-12 record. The team played one of its toughest schedules in years.
The season started with the Huskies playing in the Parkway Tournament. After a difficult first day, (losses to Parkway Central and Eureka) they found their stride. With wins over Hazelwood West and Parkway North, they ended the tournament 2-2, winning the consolation bracket.
The following weekend the Huskies played in the Ritenour Tourney at ABC ballpark, and after dropping the first game to Hazelwood West they were able to collect wins against Fort Zumwalt North and Pattonville, maintaining their strong showing in tournaments.
The Huskies saved their best softball for conference play, putting together a 10-2 record against their conference opponents, and securing a spot as Co-Champions of the Suburban Conference Green Pool with Kirkwood. Notable performances include a 16-1 win over rivals Pattonville at home on Sept. 17th and an 11-1 and 15-0 win over Ladue’s first-team all-conference pitcher. However, the best performance was saved for conference rivals Hazelwood West on Oct. 1st, when the Huskies completed a 10-0, 1-hit shutout, taking our season record against the Wildcats to 4-1.
The season ended with a loss to Fort Zumwalt North in the first round of districts, however, the Huskies still had plenty to celebrate. The Huskies saw 9 ladies collect All-Conference recognition (Honorable Mention: Giana Fouche; Second Team: Calli Hodges, Le’mia Payton, Jaycee Durnin, and Kara Sampson; First Team: Tyler Frost, Grace Key, and Hailey Ebert; Conference Player of the Year: Leyla Payton). The Huskies also had four players collect All-District recognition (Second Team: Tyler Frost, Grace Key, and Hailey Ebert; First Team: Leyla Payton). Leyla Payton also received Second Team All-Region accolades.
The Huskies will look to build off of a positive 2024 season as they look to continue their winning ways in 2025.
Volleyball
Volleyball (Girls):
The volleyball teams overcame a challenging start to have their JV and V teams finish just under .500 while the C-team ended with a 6-21-1 record. JV finished 12-13-1 with a 3rd-place finish in the Ritenour Tournament. The varsity team finished 15-16-1 with a 3rd-place finish in the Ritenour Tournament and a 1st-place finish in the UCity Tournament. We also had some players break records at the varsity level. Senior, Sonya Nguyen, broke the record for most serve receives in a season with 570. Talia Jones broke the record for most assist blocks in a single season with 33 and most assist blocks in a career with 57. Sonya also earned 1st-Team All-Conference and 2nd-Team All-District. Talia earned Honorable Mention for All-Conference and All-District. Megan Weisz was the All-Conference Sportsmanship selection. Kailey Gens also earned an All-District Honorable Mention. As a program we continued the tradition of our annual pink-out game. Once again, we exceeded our total from the previous year. This year we made a $6,500 donation to Making Strides.
Golf (Girls):
It was a year of growth for the varsity golf team. With the team experiencing some turnover, juniors Sara Hernandez, Micheala Helton, and Evelyn Flores stepped up for the team filling the starting varsity lineup. Sara earned the team’s Most Improved honors. Maggie Bannester, the team’s only senior and playing in her first year, brought passion and personality to the team. She often competed against opponents’ top golfers. Junior Maggie Kunshek and sophomore Haley Berri led the team with stellar play. Both golfers medaled in the conference tournament and earned First-Team All-Conference honors for their consistently high finishes in conference matches. With a veteran team next year, the Huskies are primed to compete for the top spot in the conference next season.
The 2024 boys swim team had another winning season, finishing 10-8 overall. The team was made up of Sam Eyster, Jonathan Finizia, Devan Howard, Jackson Leong, and Noah McCuistion. Even with five swimmers, every meet was a battle that they approached head on. All season long, these resilient athletes worked tirelessly on improving their skills, strokes, and times. At almost every swim meet, they were dropping time and becoming better overall.
In the conference swim meet we finished 6th overall. Our Medley Relay team of Sam, Devan, Jackson, and Noah was second team all conference. Our 200 Free Relay team of Sam, Jonathan, Devan, and Jackson was honorable mention and our 400 Free Relay team of Sam, Jonathan, Devan, and Noah was also honorable mention. Jackson Leong finished in 6th place in the 500 Free and Devan Howard finished 8th in the 100 Backstroke. Our two seniors, Jackson Leong and Sam Eyster, will be greatly missed for their abilities as well as veteran leadership. Overall, we had a fantastic season filled with growth and progress. We can’t wait to see what next year will bring.
FoxHighSchool
Fox Cross-Country
The 2024 Fox Cross Country season was met with many personal accomplishments. The first meet of the season took place at St. Vincent, where the boys varsity team took 2nd, with three runners finishing in the top 20 – Jude Lesko (14th), Ben Hilton (9th), and Ryan Redman (3rd). This established the groundwork for what would be a highly successful season for each of these athletes. Jude, the team captain, shaved nearly 2 minutes from that initial time, dropping from 19:37 to a career PR of 17:58 at the Conference Meet. Hilton established a virtually identical PR at Conference, finishing a tenth of a second ahead of his fellow Warrior. And 42 seconds ahead of them, with a time of 17:16, was Ryan. This day was filled with personal records – 14 in total across the board – and displayed enormous drops in time from the first meet of the year.
This sentiment of personal accomplishment held true for the girls team as well. Over the course of the season, Audrey Freeman (9) shaved off 6.5 minutes from her first meet, dropping her initial 5k time of 29:52 down to 23:18, cementing herself as the 8th fastest freshman girl in Fox history. Her teammates Kayley Greene (10) and Charlotte Freeman (11) also showed drastic improvements throughout the season. The highlight was Ganz Creek, where they each set career PRs. Additional athletes to recognize would be Ben Davis (12), Ella Fleshman (12), Nate Tolcou (12), and David Woodcock (12). Each of these athletes continuously set PRs – seemingly every meet. Paragraphs could be written on every athlete we had at Fox this year. It was a fantastic season and we will miss those athletes who are moving on.
Fox Softball
FHS softball improved our record over the 2023 season even after replacing 8 seniors with 6 freshmen and sophomores. The team earned 4 All-District Awards including a 1st Team Award by Freshman Makenna Johnson. The girls also faired well in the Conference voting securing 2 1st Team Awards by Makenna and Avery McKinnon. Rylie Fisher and Aleah Carter were also recognized by the conference.
Fox Girls Golf
The girls golf program enjoyed their largest numbers in the past 5 years. All 18 players had the opportunity to develop their skills and gain valuable experience. We look forward to 12 of the 18 players returning next year.
Fox Boys Soccer
Fox soccer finished the season 9-16 and tied for 3rd in conference (green poll). Finished in 3rd place in the Hillsboro tournament with a win over seckman. We had a strong defense this year leading to 15 of the games being decided by 1 goal. Drew Harris was named Goalkeeper of the year. Over Drews career at Fox he holds the record for career shutout and career keeper wins. Robert Fowler, Ryan Kettler and Owen Cook were named 1st team all conference. Reece Ameling and Conner Bradley were named 2nd team all conference. Caleb Sweeney received the sportsmanship award.
Girls Volleyball
The girls’ volleyball team had an immensely successful season having a record of 10-16, and 8-2 in conference play.
2nd Place Green Conference
1 first-team all-conference player (Kylie Geist)
2 second-team all-conference players (Ella Jokerst, and Sophia White)
Sportsmanship player (Taylor D’ Aquila).
Fox Football
The Fox Warriors finished the season 4-6.
1st Team All Conference
Payton Younger OL
Lelynd Stranger
2nd Team All Conference
Jonas Hueter Punter
Zach Weiner OL
Tristan Hanks RB
Chander Price ATHLETE
Corbin Fullerton DL
Charlie Chapman DL
Brayden Griffith LB
Ryan Joggerst LB
Paxton Watts DB
DJ Cox DB,
Honorable Mention
Jackson Schroeder OL
Preston Fore DL
Chris Shetley DL
Cam Underwood ATHLETE
NormandyHighSchool
Softball Team: Kamori Wooden, a junior softball player, demonstrated all the qualities needed for success in the sport. Throughout the season, she proved to be an outstanding athlete and leader. Her dedication, resilience, and leadership shone through every game, regardless of the situation or outcome. Her exceptional performance on the mound earned her first-team All-Conference honors, which she truly deserved. Tayler Griffin, a senior also demonstrated great resilience and leadership throughout this softball season. She earned second-team All-Conference.
Football Team: Normandy had multiple athletes who received All-Conference honors for their amazing hard work.
1st Team: Tristan Hogan, Jordan Robinson, Mekhi Green, D’maun Woods, Xavier Mason
2nd Team: Marcus White, Keivon Smith, Cam-Ron Roy-Johnson, Demetrius Taylor, Alexis Morales
Honorable Mention: Chase Allen, Paul Taylor, Zykhi Barns, Walter Collier, Gus Hammond, Devin Johnson
Sportsman of the Year: Alexis Morales
WebsterGrovesHighSchool
● Boys Cross Country had a historic season with a 3rd place team finish at State. Top 15 finishers were: Corbin Cole: 5th, Drew Upperman: 6th, & Dominic Buckman: 14th
Boys Swim finished 5th place as a team at State. This was the highest team finish in 50 years. They also collected 4 individual medals and 2 relay medals.
● Girls Golf had an athlete finish in the top ten at state, as Cate Nakatani placed 8th overall. She is a 3 time state qualifier.
● ESports won their first ever State Championship! Jack Bub won the individual state championship at the Dec 6th competition.
● Girls Cross Country qualified 2 athletes for the state competition. Sophomore, Carson Selby, finished 19th overall.
● Boys Soccer had a strong 15 & 7 campaign, as they beat several strong teams in the STL area. They lost in the District semifinals.
● Softball finished 12 & 22 this year. Senior, Emery McReynolds, was named first team All-State. She is third all-time in MSHSAA softball history for games played and at-bats.
● Football opened up the new stadium with a win in front of an incredible crowd. The Varsity team finished 2 & 7.
● Girls Tennis capped off a strong season with a 12 & 5 overall record and several tournament medals/trophies.
● Girls Volleyball went 7-14 and showed substantial improvement as the year went along.
JenningsHighSchool
The 2024 fall sports season was a period of growth and progress for Jennings athletics. Here is an overview of our accomplishments and improvements:
Football
After a challenging 2023 season with a 1-9 record, our football team made significant strides this year, finishing the season 5-6. The team advanced to the semifinals of the district playoffs, where we faced a tough loss against Lutheran North. Additionally, athlete participation nearly doubled compared to last year, reflecting a renewed sense of commitment and enthusiasm.
Tennis
Faith Johnson represented Jennings in tennis and made remarkable progress. After not winning a single match in 2023, Faith ended this season with an impressive 5-5 record, showcasing her hard work and determination.
Volleyball
Our volleyball program showed notable improvement across all levels. The varsity girls finished the season with a 7-12-2 record, a significant achievement after going winless in 2023.
Soccer
In only its third year, our soccer program achieved its first victories, securing two wins this season. This marks a milestone for the team and a promising foundation for the future.
Softball
This was a rebuilding year for our softball team following the graduation of seven seniors from a successful 12-6 team in 2023. Despite a tough 2-13 season, the team demonstrated resilience and fought hard in every game.
Cheer Team and Band
Our cheer team and band brought Warrior Pride to life this season. Their energy and performances elevated the atmosphere at games, making them more exciting and enjoyable for our fans and players alike.
Looking Ahead
Overall, our athletic department is moving in the right direction. We are proud of the progress made this year and are committed to building on these successes as we prepare for the 2025 fall season.
Together, we are continuing to restore the pride, passion, and competitiveness of Jennings athletics.
Go Warriors!
Jennings High School Awards
Volleyball
Honorable Mention
Mariah Nelson
Zynia Thomas
Vonyae Rolley
Sportsmanship Award – Mariah Nelson
Tennis
Sportsmanship Award – Faith Johnson
Softball
1st Team – Angel Coleman
Sportsmanship Award – Courtney York
Soccer
Tayshawn Hutchinson – 1st Team All District & 2nd team All-Conference
Corey Dixon – 2nd Team All-District & 2nd Team All District
Merrimon Boyd – Honorable Mention 2nd Team All-Conference
Football
1st Team Offense
Micah Brown
Jordan Jones
2nd Team Offense
Jerrel Rideout-Anderson
Khalil Patrick
Honorable Mention Offense
Tha-Jae Hawthorne
Christian Cole
1st Team Defense
Jeremy Ingrum
Deahmi Graham
Alec Simmons
2nd Team Defense
Jerrel Rideout-Anderson
Deante Long
Vaion Williams
Tha-Jae Hawthrone
Honorable Mention Defense
Jayden Jefferson
Sportsmanship Award
Jeremy Mitchell
