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The Suburban: A Review of the Spring 2024 Season
JenningsHighSchool
Jennings was able to participate in Boys Golf & Boys Tennis this spring which both programs were sponsored by Drive for the Future Foundation & Breakpoint/USTA. In addition, the Girls Soccer team was able to win their first game in school history & the Baseball team won their first district game in five years. Our 4×100 & 4×200 Boys Relay team has qualified for sectionals for the first time in six years.
ParkwaySouthHighSchool
Boys Volleyball set a school record for most wins in school history with 24, and finished runner up in districts.
Baseball was Co-Conference Champions, and set a school record with 25 wins.
Track and Field advanced multiple athletes to the Sectional meet.
Boys / Girls Qualified 4×8, 800, 1600, 3200, shot, disc, pole vault, high jump and triple jump. Danny Morrow qualified for State in the Disc, and the 4×4 relay qualified as well.
Libby Schellman tied the school record for Pole Vault and qualified for state along with Nalie Lena in the 3200 meter, and Josie Portell in Para for the 100,200,400 and 800 meters.
AfftonHighSchool
Track and Field
The Cougars qualified two athletes in three events for the MSHSAA Class 4 State Track Meet. Anna Daughtry earned all-state honors in the 800m run while setting a new school record in the process.
Boys’ Volleyball
The Cougar volleyball squad notched 17 wins during a very successful season. The Cougars advanced to the district semifinals in a district that included two top 5 teams in the state.
Girls’ Soccer
Girls’ soccer set a number of individual records, including goals in a season, during a great season. The Cougars advanced to the district semifinals and fell to a 3rd ranked team in the state.
Baseball
The Cougars persisted through a weather-affected season and competed well in a tough conference pool and district. The Cougars fell in the semifinals of districts to the eventual district champion and final four opponent.
WebsterGrovesHighSchool
The Webster Groves High School Baseball program had an historic season. They won their conference championship and then followed that up with their first district championship since 2007. In the state quarterfinal game they defeated Festus to qualify for the state final four for the first time since 1969. The Statesmen beat Kearney in the semifinal to advance to the championship game for the first time in school history for baseball. Webster came up short in a 5-1 loss to Willard to finish as the Class 5 state runner up.
The Webster Groves High School girls soccer team had a great season that ended with a 14-4 record and included a 12 game winning streak and an undefeated conference championship.
The Statesmen Boys Volleyball team had an outstanding season finishing with a 26-4 record and a second place finish in both their conference and district tournament. They had a 13 match winning streak in the middle of the season that included winning the championship of the Webster Groves Varsity Tournament.
Individual State Qualifiers for the Spring Season included Paul Castleman who placed 5th at the Class 2 State Tennis Tournament. Parker Allen, Kate Beck, and Sam Murdock qualified for the girls state track and field meet. Blake Ahrens, Jakahri Allen, Dominic Buckman, Corbin Cole, Colton Richardson, and Gabe Wright
ParkwayCentralHighSchool
BASEBALL
The baseball team had one of the most remarkable seasons in recent memory. The Colts returned 17 seniors, which is something that Central has never done before. Perhaps the most notable part of the season was losing Coach Davis for the season due to a non-baseball related injury. It really was a season unlike any other. The Colts relied heavily on those 17 seniors, and they carried the team to a top 4 seed in an incredibly difficult district. The Colts had impressive wins over Westminster, Parkway West, Oakville, Howell Central, and numerous Class 6 schools in the regular season. The season was capped off with a district win against Pacific and a tough-fought loss to Rockwood Summit, the eventual district champion. Perhaps the highlight of the season was playing a game at Busch Stadium (pictured below). It was a great night and all 50 players either got an inning in the field or an at bat in a major league stadium, which is something they will never forget.
Owen Grater was selected as a First Team All-Conference pitcher. Owen was our number 1 pitcher all year long, posting a 2.36 ERA in 44 innings pitched. Sam Sailors was selected as a Second Team All-Conference catcher. Sam was a leader all year long for Central, taking over primary catching duties for the first time this season. He hit .325 to go along with his fantastic leadership. Jonah Loiterstein was selected as a Second Team All-Conference outfielder. Jonah set the all-time school record for stolen bases with 31, breaking a record that has stood for over 20 years! Lastly, Brian Kang was selected as an Honorable Mention All-Conference pitcher. Brian was excellent all year for the Colts as well, with a 2.52 ERA over 33 innings pitched.
GOLF (BOYS)
The boys golf team just wrapped an exciting and successful season. We had one returning varsity player, which created opportunities for athletes to compete for one of the few and coveted varsity spots. Our returning underclassmen stepped up and filled these important gaps left by last year’s graduating class. We also had a talented group of freshmen join our team and contribute in many ways this season. One freshman in particular, Mukt Patel, was a driving force behind much of our team’s success. Mukt was our only player to make it to state this year which took place at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau. Mukt played well and placed 23rd out of 91 athletes, with a two-day score of 160 (81, 79). This is our highest score at state in last number of years. In addition to Mukt’s low scores, Dillon Harris, Jack Miller, Andrew Bassin, and Jackson Bober (and a few others) helped our team win 9 matches and place well at several tournaments.
Our team finished up our conference schedule this season with a 7-2 record, and a big win at the Conference Tournament. We have the core of our varsity team returning next year, and are very excited to see what next season brings.
LACROSSE (GIRLS)
The girls lacrosse season was inspiring and unusual. We started the season without a varsity goalie and came in with the mindset that we were going to have to pass the bag. Fortunately, sophomore Olivia Bumbac from JV quickly grew into the role and played varsity goal for us consistently after the first game. Olivia impressively finished in the top 10 for save percentage in the St. Louis area. We were still passing the bag on varsity though as we had field players jumping into goal for JV games throughout the season. It was inspiring the way this group of athletes volunteered to help wherever they were needed for the good of the program.
We finished our season 6-7. The team played a balanced, unselfish game with 7 players in double digits for points. The defense dialed in their communication and held their own against some tough competition. All conference team recognitions highlight some of our standout players:
1st team: Rachel Li lead the our team in points (47) and named All-Academic USA Lacrosse
2nd team: Olivia Bumbac in goal and Taryn Provinse 2nd for our team in points (39)
HM: Julia Colozza lead the team in caused turnovers (26), Sarah Jones lead the team in draw controls (31), and Mia Behrends with 22 goals
SOCCER (GIRLS)
Girls Soccer had a positive 13-8-1 season as a team with many standout individual performances. The team came in 2nd place in the Hannibal Tournament with Emily Heller, Penny Hinkle, and Anna Woodall earning a spot on the All-Tournament team. A new St. Louis High School player recognition is the STL Best XI, where area coaches recognize standout performances for each week. Senior Kaitlyn King earned a spot on the team in Week 4 and junior Sadie Levy followed her with a spot on the team in Week 5. Kaitlyn King was also recognized as the Parkway Central Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete, and earned a spot on the Missouri All-State Academic Team. Thank you to the leadership of the 4 seniors who left the program in a better place than they found it. They are Molly Huss, Kaitlyn King, Ellie Sioumcas, and Gabby Spicuzza.
Kaitlyn King
Sadie Levy
Kaitlyn King
TENNIS (BOYS)
Boys Tennis had a respectable 8-9 season as a team with a tough schedule that included several State contenders in Class 2 and Class 3. The team was relatively young with a lot of future potential. This year was quite a test but I am excited to see what next spring brings after all the growth experienced this season. The team came in 4th place in the Holt Tournament. On the individual side we had a doubles team of Aiden Amini and Nash Pratt that placed 3rd in the District and were nominated to All-Conference. We look forward to next year and wish our Varsity graduates the best of luck: Ayush Negi, Jeffrey Liu, Mitchell Smith and Jacob Abowitz.
TRACK (BOYS)
Boys Track & Field had a very good season winning the Suburban Green Conference for the 8th time in the last 9 seasons. We also won Class 4 Districts for the 5th time in the last 10 seasons. The Colts placed second in the sectional meet and qualified two relays and 6 individuals to the state meet. The team finished 15th place at State. Junior Leo Flynn broke a 31 year old school record, jumping 15’ 6.25” in the pole vault and Stanley Brown broke the 200 M record with a time of 21.77.
State qualifiers and their performances;
200 Stanley Brown- 5th Place and new school record 400 Stanley Brown- 8th Place 800 Beckett Friedman- 8th Place
1600 Alex Moresi- 10th Place
300 Int. Hurdles Benjamin Kruger- 9th Place
Pole Vault Leo Flynn- 2nd Place
4×800 Alex Moresi, Beckett Friedman, Ajay Eisenberg, Brendan Alfonso Alternates- Noam Buch, Colin Recar- 8th Place
4×400 Aiden Whittaker, Benjamin Kruger, Beckett Friedman, Stanley Brown
Alternates- Sahil Badhe, Steven Brown- 4th Place
TRACK (GIRLS)
The Parkway Central girls had another fantastic track and field season. The team set numerous records at different levels of competition. Once again, the team won the Parkway Quad and Conference Championship. The team has not been defeated at a conference championship for ten years. When writing this article, the team placed in the top two at our district (our 16th plaque in 17 seasons) and sectional championships. The team won 3rd Place in State! It is the school’s ninth top-five finish in 16 seasons. The squad showed a lot of depth in mid and long-distance events. Finishing the regular season as the top-ranked class 4 school for team results in the 800 and 1600. Individually, Priya Cheatham set a school record in the discus, Skyye Lee (University of Florida signee) set another record in the 200m dash and broke the state record in the 100 M Hurdles. Freshman Gabby Moresi and Aziza set numerous freshman records in their events. Gabby broke the long-standing mile and two-mile freshman records. Aziza dominated the jumps, breaking the long, triple, and high jump freshman records! What a time to be a Colt!! The team was well represented at the state championship with the following events:
100H Skyye Lee (12th)- STATE CHAMPION AND NEW STATE RECORD
300LH Skyye Lee (12th)- STATE CHAMPION
200D Skyye Lee (12th)- STATE CHAMPION
100D Skyye Lee (12th)- 2nd Place
800m Armani Harris (10th)- 12th Place
3200m Sarah Williams (12th)- 12th Place
Shot Put Priya Cheatham (11th)- 7th Place
Discus Priya Cheatham (11th)- 6th Place
Triple Jump Aziza Hendricks (9th)- 5th Place
4x800m Relay- Gabby Moresi (9), Sarah Williams (12th), Keri Piepho (11), and Armani Harris (10th)- 4th Place
Skyye Lee
100H Skyye Lee (12th)- STATE CHAMPION AND NEW STATE RECORD
300LH Skyye Lee (12th)- STATE CHAMPION
200D Skyye Lee (12th)- STATE CHAMPION
100D Skyye Lee (12th)- 2nd Place
4 X 800 Relay Team – 4th Place
Gabby Moresi (9)
Sarah Williams (12th)
Keri Piepho (11)
Armani Harris (10th)
3rd Place at State Meet
The varsity boys volleyball team finished a very successful season with a record of 22-9-1. That included a rare victory over SLUH, a 3rd place finish in the Webster Groves tournament, going undefeated (5-0) including a victory over then undefeated Lafayette and winning the championship in the Parkway Central Classic tournament for the first time in team history (pictured above left) and going undefeated (9-0) and winning the Conference Championship of the Suburban Conference Red Pool (pictured above right). The Colts finished the season ranked #8 in MIssouri. The team was led by captains Aidan Ortmann and Zach Zuber and assistant captains Spencer Duvall and Ben Lake.
Individual boys volleyball season honors include:
All Conference: First Team – Spencer Duvall, Cole Hoehn and Aidan Ortmann
Second Team – Will Biggs
Honorable Mention – Zach Zuber
Sportsmanship Team – Ben Lake
Parkway Central Classic Tournament – Gold Division:
MVP – Spencer Duvall
All Tournament First Team – Will Biggs, Cole Hoehn and Aidan Ortmann
Missouri Boys Volleyball All Academic Team:
Will Biggs, Cole Hoehn, Sam Hurlbert, Ben Lake, Micah Sloane and Caleb Williams
Missouri Boys Volleyball All District Team
First Team – Will Biggs, Spencer Duvall, Cole Hoehn
Honorable Mention – Aidan Ortmann and Zach Zuber
Aidan Ortmann will continue his volleyball career at Westminster College next year.
WATER POLO
Coming off the program’s first ever state championship, the Colts had lost several key pieces from the previous year’s team but were motivated to fight for another championship. The Colts started the season with a trip to Chicago to play in the Fenwick tournament. They went 3-1 and lost in the championship game by one goal.
As they continued play in Missouri, they established themselves as the number two seed in the state, with their only MO losses coming to St. Louis University High. Entering the postseason, the second seeded Colts cruised past #15 John Burroughs, #7 Parkway West, and #3 Kirkwood for another matchup with SLUH in the state championship game. The state final was tightly contested all game, but ultimately Parkway Central fell 9-11 to claim the second place trophy.
Senior captains Ian Conway and Tyler Bryant led the team. Conway received First Team All-Conference, First Team All-State, Conference Player of the Year, and District Player of the Year honors. He finished the season with 254 saves and a goals against average less than 6. Bryant led the offense tallying 78 goals, 69 assists and was also named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-State.
Additionally, junior Alan Conway, sophomore Peyton Dimmock, and senior William Jost received All-Conference and All-State selections.
RitenourHighSchool
BASEBALL:
The Ritenour Baseball program continues to take steps forward. The Varsity team posted a 6-11 record, however, we had 3 players nominated to first-team all-conference, 2B- Nathan Hayden, Utility- Trenten Goddard, and OF- Delroy Legall Moses, along with a second-team nomination for Catcher- Aiden Hodges. The program welcomed in its largest Freshman class in over 5 years, with a handful of them helping the varsity club at various times this year. The Huskies hope to continue building on the back of this strong Freshman class as we look forward to next year.
GIRLS SOCCER:
The Ritenour Girls Soccer team had a tremendous year! The team went 11-9, which is the 3rd most wins by a girls soccer team since 2000. The girls beat Pattonville for the first time in 21 years, and beat Hazelwood West for the first time in over 25 years. The girl’s finished 4th in the Suburban Green Conference, and had (2) First Team All-Conference selections in Samantha Lohnes and Megan Weisz, as well as (3) Second Team All Conference selections in Denisse Chaidez, Leilani Bazan, and Betzy Romero Ramos. Sam Lohnes and Denisse Chaidez each had 8 goals to led the team in scoring, and the outstanding defensive line with Leilani Bazan in goal combined for 6 shutouts on the season. The Senior Class proved to be great leaders and set a great tone for the season. The girls traveled to Sikeston/Jackson MO for two games at the beginning of the season, and enjoyed the travel time singing, dancing, and team bonding which started the season off wonderfully!
The JV team did amazing as well with a 6-1 record, and was led in goal scoring by Krisean Buchanan with over 10 goals.
BOYS TRACK:
The Ritenour Boys track team had plenty of adversity this year, starting the first six weeks of the season without use of their home track facility. Some early injuries made getting a foundation very difficult but the boys on the team fought hard and were still able to achieve some historic performances.
At the Suburban Red Conference Meet, Tyson Robinson won the 400 meters in a time of 48.90 ranking him 3rd on the school’s All-Time list.
At the Sectional Meet, Shayn Bishop placed 5th in the 400 meters in a time of 49.17 ranking him 4th on the school’s All-Time list. The 4×100 relay of Derrick Smith Jr, Michael Miller, Cameron Mitchell, and Tyson Robinson won the event in a time of 41.90 and broke the school record that had stood for 34 years.
At the State Meet, Derrick Smith Jr placed 5th in the 100 meters in a time of 10.65 tying the school record for the second time this season. The 4×100 relay of Derrick Smith Jr, Michael Miller, Cameron Mitchell, and Tyson Robinson placed 5th and Tyson Robinson placed 4th in the 300 Hurdles in a time of 38.59 ranking him 5th on the school’s All-Time list. The boys scored 13 points which placed the team 21st at the State Meet and is the second highest finish at the State Meet for the Ritenour Boys Track Team since 1992.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL:
Boys’ volleyball had a great spring season this year. “You’ve got a great bunch of guys there” “I love your team’s energy,” “You guys are so much fun to watch,” and are just a few of the compliments that Ritenour volleyball received from officials, fans, and other teams this season. We had a lot of new players this season but everyone grew tremendously in their volleyball skills and court IQ. Our varsity team won five games this year and could have had even more, we lost some incredibly close games that went down to the wire and could’ve gone either way. Our team pride and sportsmanship were contagious and each match proved just how much these gentlemen had come to love the game. We ran a 4 on 4 tournament fundraiser, which helped us raise money for senior banners and for our team banquet at the end of the season. On April 20th, the varsity team won 7th place at the Lutheran Invitational, and Coe Reardean was chosen for the all-tournament team.
Members of our varsity team also broke four school records this season.
● Nathan Mejia had 21 service points in a single match.
● Micah Weissler had 36 assists in a single match.
● Jordan Teoli had 38 digs in a single match.
● Coe Reardean broke the single-season record for solo blocks with a total of 30 blocks.
We are graduating 8 seniors this year, so big congratulations and thanks to Leo Barge, Quincy Jones, Gerson Madrid, Nathan Mejia, Coe Reardean, Darren Sparks, and Eric Vazquez. Best of luck to you all!
RHS All-Academic Team – Semester #1
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College Athletes Class of 2024
Softball
● Samantha Lohnes – William Woods University
Football
● Percy Childs Missouri Baptist University
● Billy Hall Missouri Baptist University
● Derrick Smith Jr. Graceland University
Girl’s Basketball
● Kelcey Jones, Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL
● Johanna Wood, STLCC, St. Louis, MO
Baseball
● Will Chosich- Blackburn College
● Nathan Hayden- St. Louis Community College (Meramec)
Boys Track and Field
● Tyson Robinson Maryville University
● Cornell Harris University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton
McCluerHighSchool
Track & Field
● Qualified seven girls and nine boys to the State Meet
● Boys finished 11th overall
● Senior High Jumper Brandon Johnson repeated as the Class 4 MSHSAA State Champion with a jump of 6’6-1/4”
● Senior Brandon Johnson set a new school record of 6’10” in the High Jump at Hazelwood West on March 23rd. (previous record set in 2013)
● Senior Randle Bills set a new school record in the 100 Dash with a time of 10.79 at the State Meet and earned a 6th place finish at finals. (previous record set in 1990)
● Freshman Ayasha Newberry placed 8th at State in the Girls High Jump.
● Senior Devon Chatman finished 6th in State in the Triple Jump
● Girls 4×200 qualified and finished 11th at State
● Boys 4×200 finished 6th at State
● Boys 4×100 finished 5th at State
LindberghHighSchool
Boys Golf
The Lindbergh boys golf team finished the 2024 spring season with a 6-3 record, going 5-3 in conference play. Sophomore Braden Wright was named to the Suburban West All-Conference first-team after picking up 118 points and finishing in third place in the conference tournament. Wright was also a two-time season match medalist and was named Player of the Year. Senior Blake Houston was named to the Suburban West All-Conference second-team and earned Sportsperson of the Year honors. Houston was also a three-time season match medalist who led the program in birdies this season with 10. Hudson Eller turned in a top-15 performance in the conference tournament, shooting an 82 and finishing in 15th place. Jack Plager and Zach Broom also earned season match medals this season.
Girls Lacrosse
The Lindbergh Girls Lacrosse team finished its season with a 6-8 record, going 1-3 in conference play. Juniors Rosie Grebe and Lydia Krob earned all-conference first-team honors. Junior Sydney Lucas and senior Angie Fialka were named to the second-team, while junior Belle Daniels and sophomore Addie Rohrbach earned honorable mention nods. Fialka signed her national letter of intent to play lacrosse at Missouri Baptist University and participated in the Senior All-Star game on May 31 at John Burroughs. Krob broke the program’s single-game goals record (7) and tied the points per game record (8). The team was also able to hold a Pink Out game with Fox High School, raising over $1,300 for the American Cancer Society.
Boys Lacrosse
The Lindbergh boys lacrosse team finished the season with a 10-11 season, making an appearance in the first round of the state tournament. Javonte Tiller earned Suburban West Conference MVP and first-team honors and an all-state second-team nod. Joining Tiller on the conference first-team were teammates Drake Johnson, Luke Wolfward, and Brady Stanton. Jack Hessler, Zach Hnilo, Henry Yenzer, and Kyle Sunderland were named to the second-team. Goalie Gabe Wiltse broke the school record for single-season saves with 223, breaking the previous record of 198 that he already also held.
Boys Tennis
The Lindbergh boys tennis team finished its season with a 19-4 regular season record, going 3-2 in conference play. Junior Eli McCulley and senior Joshua McDonald lead the way this season, earning first-team all-conference doubles honors, a doubles district championship, and a 6th place finish at state. McDonald also earned a singles second-team honor. The team earned a first place finish at the Triad Invitational and second place at this year’s district tournament.
Baseball
The Lindbergh baseball team went 18-15 this season, going 5-7 in conference play. District honorees include first-team selections Lane Elder and Michael Politte, and second-team honoree Ethan Cantareira. All three players were selected to the conference’s first-team. Joey Kelley and Luke Steiner earned honorable mention nods. Issac Langley earned the conference Sportsmanship Award. Aidin Stueber earned a conference Gold Glove award at second base. Success didn’t just come on the diamond, as the team earned an MHSBCA Academic All-State Team Award, and three players; Elder, Kelley, Carter Heavey, and Max Power all picked up Academic All-State awards. The team was crowned this year’s 54th Annual Lindbergh-Mehlville Tournament Champions. Ethan Cantareira wrote his name in the history books as he broke the program’s stolen base record with 30.
Girls Soccer
The Lindbergh girls soccer team finished its 2024 campaign with a 9-13 record and an appearance in the semifinals of this year’s district tournament. In a game against Hickman on March 22, senior Elizabeth Mertzlufft scored four goals, a team-high this season. Only one other player in the league was able to achieve that feat this season. Mertzlufft will join her sister Madison on the Rockhurst University soccer team next season. Other college signees from this year’s senior squad include Charley Luczak, Lauren Karberg, Rylea Riffert, Cate Boeger, and Zoe Earley.
Water Polo
The Lindbergh boys water polo team finished its season with a 10-13 record and an appearance in the Missouri District Water Polo Tournament second round. Senior Harrison Stout was named to the conference third-team. The girls squad went 11-7 and finished with an appearance in the quarterfinals of their district water polo tournament. Senior Alex Thornton earned a first-team all-conference honor. Junior Hannah Deeter and sophomore Heidi Hunter earned second-team honors, and senior Peyton Muckenthaler earned a third-team nod.
Track and Field
The Lindbergh track and field team wrapped up a successful 2024 season at the state meet, sending three athletes to compete. Senior Norman Lane qualified in the high jump, breaking a Lindbergh program record in the process. His 6’ 6.75” jump eclipsed the previous record of 6’ 6.5”. After taking second place at sectionals, senior Kylie Scott also took second place at the state meet. Olivia Rea finished in seventh place in the triple jump. In the sectional meet, her final jump of 11.53 earned her the second-longest jump in program history.
Boys Volleyball
The Lindbergh boys volleyball program had a historic season, going 26-5 on the season. The Flyers started the season strong by winning the Summit Varsity Tournament. They also took fifth place in the Parkway Central Classic, landing three players on the all-tournament team. Lindbergh claimed the Class 1, District 1 title, advancing to the state tournament, falling to Vianney in the quarterfinals. 6 members of the team earned all-district honors. Luke Rohrbach and Sam Meyer earned second-team honors. Parker Hartman, Gabe Scheve, Tyler Zippay, and Wyatt Clark all were named to the first-team. Zippay was also named an all-state and first-team all-conference selection. Other all-conference selections include second-team selections for Clark, Scheve, and Hartman, and honorable mentions for Rohrbach and Meyer. Rohrbach also earned a conference Sportsmanship Award.
State Solo and Small Ensembles
In April, Lindbergh band students performed at the State Solo & Small Ensemble competition at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Eight small ensembles and 26 solos earn gold medals. Four small ensembles and 13 solos earned silver medals.
Publications
Lindbergh Publications students were recognized for their work this year with state and national awards. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Spring National Journalism Convention gave National awards to 13 Lindbergh students for their work.
On the state level, the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association ranked all three Lindbergh publications, Pilot Newspaper, Yearbook, and the Flyers News Broadcast, as All-Missouri, the highest rating possible from the organization. 35 pieces of individual work submitted received state-level awards from the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association.
ESports
The Lindbergh High School varsity League of Legends team took first place at state following an undefeated regular season. The team consists of students Thinh Ngo, Nick Wightman, Tony Polesel, Patrick Adams, Biraj Pokhrel, Chase Hummert, and Brad Hejlik. This state championship is the first for varsity League of Legends.
Scholar Bowl
The Lindbergh High School Scholar Bowl team won its first state championship in Scholar Bowl this season. The team consists of Vidur Kothur, Captain Aiva Rudolph, Alec West, Cindy Yao, and Hung Nguyen. They’re coached by Sandy Olive.
EurekaHighSchool
Final Signing Day Pictures
● Nathan Bridges – University of Indianapolis (Lacrosse)
● Amyah Colyer – Hannibal-LaGrange University (Track & Field)
● Izzy Kiser – William Woods University (Soccer)
● Lucy Knerr – DePauw University (Lacrosse)
● Tori Moore – Missouri Valley College (Rodeo)
● Andrew Parker – Columbia College (Lacrosse)
● Ximena Prieto – Ohio Wesleyan University (Lacrosse)
● Kaitlin Reis – Alma College (Lacrosse)
● Andrew Stubblefield – Ottawa University (Lacrosse)
● Caden Gousetis – Maryville University (Wrestling) *Not pictured
● Mason Dunlap – Cameron University (Basketball) * Not pictured
TOTAL to 40 in the school year!
FINE ARTS COLLEGE SIGNINGS 9 Students signed to continue their performing arts and academic careers at the collegiate level
● Logan Biggs Orchestra University of Missouri-St. Louis,
● Taylor Cutting Art Savannah College of Art and Design
● Allison Heckman Art, Choir Southeast Missouri State University
● Lucy Knerr Art DePauw University
● Kaitlin Reis Art Alma College
● Timothy Smith Band, Orchestra Southeast Missouri State
● Erin Thee Art Missouri State University
● Carlee Walka Choir, Theater Columbia College of Chicago
● Isaac Wilson Band University of Missouri-Kansas City
SPRING SPORTS
BASEBALL: Team GPA: 3.68 Record: 24-12-1
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
John Nisbet – First Team All Conference
Ralph Gianino – First Team All Conference
Kyle Rehg – First Team All Conference
Brady Picarelli – Second Team All Conference
Gavin Bradley – Second Team All Conference
Ty Munk – Second Team All Conference
Cole Edmiston – Second Team All Conference
BOYS GOLF: Team GPA: 3.67 Record: 3-3 Match Record
● Team Awards/Accomplishments
– 7th Place District Tournament finish was an improvement from 2023
– 1 State Tournament Qualifier- Jack LeMatty (33rd Place)
– 4th Place Conference Tournament
Individual:
– Jack Lematty- 1st Team All District
– Jack Lematty- 1st Team All Conference Gold Division
– Hayden Paule- Honorable Mention All-Conference Gold Division
– Jake Brosnan- Honorable Mention All-Conference Gold Division
– Jack Lematty- Earned a medal at the following Tournaments- FZW Challenge, Webster Cup, Farmington Invitational, Conference Tournament, District Tournament
BOYS TENNIS: Team GPA: 3.8 Record: 7-13
GIRLS LACROSSE: Team GPA: 3.89 weighted, 3.77 unweighted Record: 18-1
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● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ 2024 Missouri State Champions
○ 6th program Final Four appearance
○ All Conference
■ 1st Team: Kylee Pickens, Mia Fernandez, Ruby Copeland, Brooke Samuelson
■ 2nd Team: Lucy Knerr, Claire Rickles, Katie Criswell, Amelia Craig
■ Honorable Mention: Emily Henderson, Amelia Weick, Addy Hays
○ First Team All State
■ Kylee Pickens, 1st Team All State Midfield
■ Ruby Copeland, 1st Team All State Attack
■ Mia Fernandez, 1st Team All State Defense
○ All American
■ Kylee Pickens, senior midfielder
○ All Metro honors TBA
○ Individual accomplishment: Kylee Pickens is the only player in the history of the state of Missouri/St. Louis lacrosse to get over 200 draw controls in one season (251 draw controls)
○ Kylee also set a new program draw control record: cumulative career (361) and single season (251)
GIRLS SOCCER: Team GPA: Weighted 3.86 Unweighted -3.68 Record: 20 – 4
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ 2nd Place in State
○ All State
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○ All Region
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○ All Conference
■ Offensive Player of the Year – Blaine Schutte
■ 1st Team – Callaway Combs, Reese Schoessel Bailey Flanagan, Anna Beam, Marleigh Allen
■ 2nd Team – Kori Robinson, Caroline Orf, Caroline Conley
■ Honorable Mention – Stella Eremita, Emerson Robb
■ Sportsmanship Award – Isabella Kiser
■ Coach of the Year
○ Missouri Athletic Club All Stars
■ Blaine Schutte and Callaway Combs
○ Academic All State
■ Anna Beam
○ All District
■ Bailey Flanagan, Anna Beam, Kori Robinson, Stella Eremita, Callaway Combs, Blaine Schutte, Claire Stam
■ Honorable Mention – Caroline Orf
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Team GPA: Record: 15-8
● 2024 Boy’s MSHVCA All-State – Nate Sowder
● 2024 Suburban Boys Volleyball Yellow Pool All-Conference Team
○ 1st Team – Nate Sowder
○ 2nd Team – Jack McMillen, Donovan Feder
Sportsmanship – Donovan Feder
BOYS WATER POLO (Lafayette-Eureka CO-OP) Team GPA: 4.18 & Record: 19-9-1
● Team won the Saxon, IL Invitational, finished the season ranked #5 in the state & advanced to the state quarterfinal game.
● 1st Team All-Conference: Noah Schott
● 2nd Team All-Conference: Owen Waeckerle
● Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award: Raul Prado
● 1st Team All-District: Noah Schott
● 2nd Team All-District: Owen Waeckerle
GIRLS WATER POLO (Lafayette-Eureka CO-OP) Team GPA: 4.08
● 1st Team All-Conference: Talia Ramsey
● 3rd Team All-Conference: Morgan Clark
● Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award: Victoria Wiecko
● Co-Offensive Player of the Year & 1st Team All-District: Talia Ramsey
● 3rd Team All-District: Morgan Clark
● Honorable Mention All-District: Olivia Bechtel
BOYS TRACK & FIELD: Team GPA: Record:
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
● Wildcat Classic Champions
● Henle Holmes Team Champions
● All-State Athletes
○ Will Geiler – Pole Vault
○ Carter Langenbacher – Pole Vault
○ Aidan Crews – 400m (School Record)
○ Aidan Crews – 200m (2nd fastest in school history)
○ 4x400m Relay
■ Quinten Bennett, Mitchell Barth, Josh Hotop, Aidan Crews
● Jordan Howlett (Districts), Joe Rauls (Sectionals)
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: Team GPA: 3.84 (Weighted GPA) Record:
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ Suburban Conference (Red) – Team Champions
○ Rockwood Quad – Team Champions
○ Class 5 District 5 Runner Up
○ Qualified for the State Championship track meet in 7 events (4×100, 4×200, 4×400, 4×800, 1600, 3200, Pole Vault)
○ All Conference Honors
■ 1st Team All Conference
● Hannah Mitchell – 100, 4×100, 4×200
● Samantha Thiele – 100, 4×100
● Madison Doss – 200, 4×100, 4×200
● Raegan Schnurbusch – 400, 4×200
● Zoe Hollander – 4×400
● Sofia Hoerchler – 800, 4×800
● Abigail Smith – 4×800
● Olivia Pearce – 1600, 4×400
● Haley Meek – 1600, 3200
● Daphne Bishop – 3200, 4×800
● Kennedi Kirby – 100 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles
● Jenna Cubbage – 100 Hurdles, Triple Jump
● Amara Vanderhoof – 300 Hurdles, High Jump
● Leah Crooks – 4×100, 4×200
● Kirra Dunscombe – 4×400, 4×800
● Hannah McCollum – Shot Put, Discus
● Ella Heisel – Discus
● Haley Deakin – Javelin
● Natalie Calcaterra – High Jump
● Ayla Bishop – Pole Vault
● Kayleigh Niles – Pole Vault
■ 2nd Team All Conference
● Raegan Schnurbusch – 200
● Zoe Hollander – 400
● Abigail Smith – 800
● Amara Vanderhoof – Triple Jump
● Cordelia George – Shot Put, Javelin
ACTIVITIES (ALL YEAR)
GOLDEN LINE : Team GPA: 3.74
Holt Regional: 2nd in Large Gameday, 3rd in 4A Pom, and 4th in 3A Jazz
Lindbergh Invitational: 2nd in 4A Jazz
UDA Camp: 3rd place Home Routine, 110% award
Rylee Beeman: All American Award
Greta Clark: All American Award
Sarah Musgraves: All American Award
Lexi Titus: All American Award
CHEERLEADING: Team GPA: 3.86
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● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
○ Varsity: 1st Place @ STL Regional Competition
7th Place @ State
■ All State Athletes: Therese DiValerio (jumps & base), Ava Paoli (backspot), Lucy Manche (base), Emily McCune (base)
■ Academic All State: Carter Coleman, Makenna Kissel, Hayden Liggett, Lexi Mathison, Ella Vuichard, Jadyn Wren
● Varsity Athletes – have a cumulative GPA at least 3.5 on an unweighted 4.0 scale AND have an ACT composite score of at least 24 OR are in the top 20% of their class.
■ NCA All American Athletes (from summer camp): Hayden Liggett, Ava Sherrer, Lucy Manche, Makenna Kissel, Emily McCune, Bella LaMontagne, Carter Coleman, Therese DiValerio, Lexi Mathison
Chamber Orchestra
All-Suburban Orchestra
EJ Freeman, violin
Ryder Sink, violin
Cole Nemkovich, cello
Zara Renner, viola 1st alternate
2024 Missouri All-State Orchestra: Reid Huntley, viola
Rockwood Large Group Festival
Gold/Exemplary Symphonic Orchestra
Silver/Outstanding Sinfonia Orchestra
Silver/Outstanding Concert/Chamber Orchestras
MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival
Gold Cello Solo Cole Nemkovich
Gold Viola Solo Reid Huntley
Silver Violin Solo Emmett Freeman
Silver Violin Solo Hannah Mitchell
Silver String Duet Logan Biggs, Ethan Biggs
Silver String Duet Morgan Bartels, Aiden Pennington
Silver String Quartet Reid Huntley, Ryder Sink, Nathaniel Sowder, Ryan Watkins
Bronze String Quartet Norah Daugherty, Zoe Perez, Fredrick Prince, Seth White
Bronze Viola Solo Catherine Renner
2024 Director’s Choice Award: Logan Biggs
2024 Orchestra Choice Award: Ryan Watkins
2024 EHS Leadership Awards: Nate Sowder and Logan Biggs
Concert Orchestra
Sinfonia Orchestra
Symphonic 6th Hour
Symphonic 7th Hour
ROBOTICS: Team GPA: Mesons: 4.12, Bosons: 3.78
● Mesons #3592-1st place Innovation Award at STL-MID League Tournament
● Bosons #3658-finals alliance, 2nd team picked, 3rd place Think Award at STL-MID League Tournament
WINTER GUARD: Team GPA:
● Team & Individual Awards/Accomplishments
● Francis Howell Competition – 3rd Place in Scholastic Regional A Round 3
● Wentzville Liberty Competition – 2nd Place in Scholastic Regional A Round 1
● Edwardsville Competition – 4th Place in Scholastic Regional A Round 1
● Reeds Spring Competition – 6th Place in Scholastic Regional A
● MCCGA Championships -6th Place in Scholastic Regional A Round 1
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
● Eurekana: Yearbook
○ Top Ten Award
■ Eurekana recognized as the Top Ten percent of all high school yearbooks nationwide
○ Best of Herff Jones
■ Inclusion in “Portfolio: The Best of Herff Jones”, a compilation of outstanding student produced work
● The Bugle: Newspaper
○ Haiden Schoessel and Claire Rickles, “Interview with Dr. Cain”, top three top performing posts of the year on RSD social media channels
● EBN: Digital Media Production
○ Audrey Watson, Best of SNO
■ “Remembering Riley Baker” feature won a Best of Sno award, Jan. 2024
■ Best of SNO (Student News Organization) honors the top 10% of submissions
■ Published under Best of SNO features
■ RSD social media
● EBN published 3 of the top 10 performing posts on RSD channels
● District channels top performing post of the year- Bailey Boulay, “EHS Homecoming Hype”
FALL MUSICAL
Over 50 students were involved in the Spring Musical, Legally Blonde.
Legally Blonde received the following nominations from the St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards:
Outstanding Leading Actress: Avery Bengtson (junior) for her role as Elle Woods
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Maren Burns (junior) for her role as Paulette
Outstanding Choreography: Julie Weitzel (faculty)
2024 MISSOURI THESPIAN CONFERENCE
Group Musical featuring the following students: Gracie Ferguson, Madeline McAuliffe, Emerson Poulin, and Carlee Walka- received a rating of Excellent
Duet Musical featuring the following students: Avery Bengtson and Maren Burns received a rating of Superior
Eureka High School was recognized as a Gold Honor Troupe, the highest designation for a theatre department.
24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL:
Winning Play: “The Girlhood Assistant”
Director: Ellie Whalen
Stage Manager: DJ Dill
Playwright: Nico Grassi
“Cassie”: Remington Duvernell
“Kendra”: Devon Buchman “
“Angela”: Rachel Landgraf
“Astrid”: Olivia Stark
“Josh”: Ryan Graham
SPRING PLAY:
36 students involved in the spring play, Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced.
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Baseball
● Played at Grizzlies Stadium vs Affton.
● Eli Tritinger hit a grand slam vs UCity.
● Celebrated senior day with a game vs Mehlville.
● Ty Parks was second team all conference infield.
● Eli Tritinger was selected as the conference sportsmanship award winner.
Boys Golf
● Hosted the Suburban Green Conference Golf Tournament and took 2nd place in the team finish in the conference championships with multiple personal tournament bests.
● Shivom Korganonkar is the Suburban Green Conference Player of the Year and first team all conference.
● Shiv Patel was first team all conference.
Boys Tennis
● Finished the season with a record of 15-7
● Defeated Parkway Central 7-2 for the first time in 15 years.
● Won the consolation championship at Liberty.
● Suburban Conference Champions
● Phillip Pernik was selected first team all conference singles
● Aaditya Gohil was selected first team all conference singles.
● Phillip Pernik/Aaditya Gohil were selected first team all conference doubles.
● Josh Gollapudi was selected second team all conference.
● Josh Gollapudi/Elliot Concannon were selected second team all conference doubles.
● Jordan Peck was selected as the conference sportsmanship award winner.
● Phillip Pernik competed in the state tennis tournament in singles.
Girls Soccer
● Finished the season with a record of 10-7.
● Suburban Green Conference Champions 2nd year in a row.
● Defeated Hazelwood West 4-2 on Senior Night.
● Megan Williams was selected as the Goalkeeper of the Year in the conference.
● First Team All Conference Selections
○ Lucca Berman
○ Elizabeth Crall
○ Cami Klepacki
○ Lia Lev
● Second Team All Conference Selection
○ Ellin Valle
○ Kylie LaGarce
○ Kayden Hagemann
○ Andie Hylan
● Lanie Morton was selected as the conference sportsmanship award winner.
Girls Track and Field
● First place team finish at the Clayton Invitational
● Coryn Fair broke the meet record in the high jump at Henle Holmes meet
● Hosted the Fred Lyon Track Meet
● Suburban Blue Conference Champion 2nd place runner up
● Placed 4th at Districts
● 15 athletes qualified for sectionals.
● Here are the state qualifiers:
○ Girls High Jump – Coryn Fair
○ Girls Triple Jump – Uyoyoghene Omuno
○ Girls 4×1 – Christen Hilton, Abriea Smith, Madison Wilhite, Uyoyoghene Omuno,
○ Girls 4×8 – Kalina Zheleva, Remy Brawner, Lily Tindira, Sophia Wong
● Yoyo Omunu is a state champion in the triple jump. She placed 1st and set a new school record.
● Coryn Fair placed 2nd in the high jump.
● The girls track and field finished in 18th place.
Boys Track and Field
● First place team finish at the Clayton Invitational
● Hosted the Fred Lyon Track Meet
● Track ran in the Henle Holmes at Parkway Central. Boys placed 3rd overall. The boys 4×1 placed first and Mark Goldman placed first in the discus.
● Suburban Blue Conference Champions 3rd year in a row
● Placed 2nd at Districts
● 19 athletes qualified for sectionals.
● Here are the state qualifiers:
○ Boys 110 Hurdles – Jon’David White, Mark Stovall
○ Boys 100m – Zion Luckett
○ Boys Shot & Disc – Mark Goldman
○ Boys 800 – Alex Shields
○ Boys 4×1 – Jamaury Taylor, Mark Stovall, Messiah Smith, Zion Luckett
○ Boys 4×2 – Keldon Clark, Zion Luckett, Messiah Smith, Jordan Morgens-Clark
○ Boys 4×8 – Logan Cain, Tylan Tate, Owen Gill, Alex Shields
● Mark Goldman placed 4th in the shot put and 4th in the discus.
● Alex Shields placed 4th in the 800m
● Jon’David White placed 2nd in the 110m hurdles.
● The boys track and field finished in 10th place.
Lacrosse
● Won home opener vs. Whitfield 20-3.
● Defeated Hazelwood West 15-4 for senior night.
Volleyball
● Went 16-9-1 on the season.
● 3rd place at the Hazelwood West Tournament
● Beat FHN and Pattonville in the 5th set (5th set of the Pattonville match, won 18-20).
● Henry Reeves was selected MHSVCA District 5 1st team all district
● Xavier Lewis was selected MHSVCA District 5 2nd team all district
● Henry Reeves was selected 1st team all conference.
● Brady Sickles was selected 2nd team all conference.
● AJ Peete was selected Honorable Mention all conference.
● Misha Goldman was selected Honorable Mention all conference.
Water Polo
● 2nd place at the Summit Invitational
● Water polo celebrated senior day with a 12-5 victory over Summit.
● Congrats to our all conference athletes
● Girls water polo played for a state championship vs Marquette. They had an awesome effort but came up short 9-5. They had a wonderful season both girls and coed lead by the seniors!
● Coed All Conference
○ 1st team Patrick McCollum
○ 3rd team Mary Wolf-Slinkard
● Girls All Conference
○ 1st team Mary Wolf-Slinkard
○ 2nd team Marin Hugge and Caitlin Schuerman
○ 3rd team Megan Mueller
● Coed All District
○ Patrick McCollum3rd team
● Girls All District
○ Mary Wolf-Slinkard 1st team
○ Caitlin Schuerman 2nd team
○ Marin Hugge 2nd team
○ Megan Mueller 2nd team
○ Leland Schuerman Honorable mention
○ Athena DeKinder Honorable mention
Band
● Hosted their annual spring concert outside.
● For more information visit http://www.pnhband.com/
Theatre/Drama
● Hosted the senior directed one acts.
Choir
● Emily Koo, Eva Jansen, Sarah Ham, Kiki Brawner, Darric Smith, Stephen Harrold, Eli Jones, and Max Banashek sang in an ensemble at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Contest on April 27th and received a gold rating
● Emily Koo sang a solo at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Contest on April 27th and received a silver rating
● Annual Spring Choir Concert at Parkway Baptist Church on May 2nd
○ Honored 22 seniors
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Ladue Boys & Girls Track
The boys and girls track and field teams completed a historic season by becoming the third school in state history to sweep the track and field championships, winning both the boys and girls team titles. Both teams scored in 10 of the 19 events and outscored the second place teams by over 13 points each.
After taking fourth place last year, the girls brought home state title #3 this year by scoring 68 points to win the Class 4 crown. The girls came away with 23 all state performers including 3 event champions.
- Bella Jones became the first high jump state champion in school history and also set a new school record by clearing 5 ft 4 ½ inches.
- Ravyn Thomas, Journee Williams, Laila Murray and Delaney Brinker won the 4x200m relay for a second year in a row and set a new school record.
- Also for the second year in a row the girls won the 4x400m relay. This year’s team of Laila Murray, DelaneyBrinker , Aaliyah Rogers, and Karina Griffin set a new Class 4 State record time to win, AND they also ran the 2nd-fastest time in state history.
Other allstate performances came from:
- Delaney Brinker in the 400 and 200m dashes
- Aaliyah Rogers and Karina Griffin in the 800m run
- Sabra Fink in the Shot Put and discus
- The 4x800m Relay took 2nd place with Karina Griffin, Harper Buxner, Taylor Gase, and Aaliyah Rogers
- And the 4x100m Relay of Bella Jones, Laila Murray, Ravyn Thomas, and Journee Williams was 4th place.
The boys dominated the meet by also scoring in all four relays and coming home with all-state medals, and event champions with
- Shaun Roberts in the 100m dash
- The 4x100m relay with Dwayne Foley, Evan Via, Jordan Williams and Shaun Roberts, which also set a new school record.
- The 4x400m relay won by over 4 seconds with Owen Levine, Chase Storman, Rylan Wilson and Gavin Via.
The Rams scored the additional 32 points with All-State performances by
- Shaun Roberts in the 200m dash
- Gavin Via and Rylan Wilson in the 400m dash
- Dwayne Foley in the long jump and triple jump
- The 4x200m Relay with Shaun Roberts, Rylan Wilson, Jordan Williams, Evan Via
- And the 4x800m Relay of Kaiden Gheorghian, Nick Raibley, Chase Storman, Owen Levine.
- Carter Reynolds also medaled in the shot put and discus.
Ladue Boys Tennis
The Ladue Horton Watkins High School boys’ tennis team had a remarkable
season, achieving an undefeated record of 13-0. Despite their incredible performance, the team faced a tough loss in the district final against the eventual State Champions,MICDS. Senior Max Chen, a dedicated varsity player for all four years, made it to the State final in singles but was narrowly defeated by John Varley from Priory. The doubles team of junior Charles Randall and sophomore Aiden Qian clinched the State title, triumphing over Parkway West’s top doubles team. This season was a testament to the team’s talent and resilience, highlighted by individual and collective successes.
Ladue Girls Lacrosse
The Ladue Girls Lacrosse Program had one of its most successful seasons since it was established in 2000 with both Varsity and JV going undefeated in the regular season proving that they were better together! The Varsity Girls finished the regular season with a #7 seed heading into the Missouri State Lacrosse Association Tournament. In postseason, the girls earned two byes to send them to the Round of Sweet 16 where they defeated #10 Parkway West 9-8. However, they lost 8-14 to #2 MICDS in the Elite 8. Only three other teams held the #2 ranked team to a lower deficit during the season. Although the girls lost to the eventual State Champion Runner-Ups, this season has been a remarkable success with a 14-1 record! The girls also had two All-State Honorable Mention players: Vicky Derdoy (10) and Yael Sabin (11) and one player named First Team- All-State: Colette Brennan (10). It has been four years since the team has had this type of post-season or a player on the All-State Team! An undefeated regular season, an Elite 8 Post-season finish, and three players receiving placements on All-State… What a season!
Ladue Baseball
Ladue baseball battled injuries and rain before finding its stride in the last third of the season. The Rams knocked off four consecutive conference opponents before heading into District play. In the Districts the Rams beat Westminster and Parkway West to reach the District championship game where they lost to a tough Summit team 3-0. The Ram’s efforts were recognized with Will Kunitz-Sr (IF), Jack Moore – Jr (P), and Barrett Gall -Jr (OF) receiving First Team All-Conference honors. Levi Sandweiss – Sr (OF), and Seaton Thompson – So (P) received second team nods. The Rams finished the year with a Conference record of 4-3 and overall record of 11-10.
Ladue Boys Golf
The Ladue boys golf program had another outstanding season this past Spring. The JV team finished their season with 7 wins and 2 losses. They had outstanding showings in their tournaments placing in the top 3 of every one.
The varsity team finished their regular season dual/tri matches with a 8-2 record. They had top ten finishes in all of their Invitational Tournaments. Individual accomplishments go to Grant Bautista for earning Player Of The Year in the Sub. West Red Pool. Also, 1st team All-Conf was given to Jackson Burrus and Beau Dolan. Lastly, 2nd team was given to Kevin Liu.
The team finished 2nd in their district only losing to Fort Zumwalt South by 3 strokes. The 4 boys qualifying and representing Ladue at the State Tourn. were Grant Bautista, Jackson Burrus, Kevin Liu, and Cole Seabaugh.
Girls Soccer
The Ladue girls soccer team had their best season in school history this year! The girls finished with a record of 18-7, finished 2nd in conference (their best conference finish since the realignment), and went further in the MSHSAA playoffs than they ever had. The team won districts for only the 3rd time in school history (1988, 2016) and made it to the elite 8 for the first time ever.
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Girls’ Varsity Soccer
For the second year in a row, STEAM Academy was the Conference Champions of the All-Blue Suburban Conference. STEAM was led with 11 seniors with two making 1st Team All Conference, Mycah Ivy and Bre Simmons Our senior goalkeeper, Rhyan Muldrew, earned 2nd Team All Conference with a 6-4 record, 4 Shutouts and over 86 saves this season. Our midfield was led by Neveah Pearson (6 goals, 11 assists) and Chelsea Boehmer (Co-Captain) who also received 1st Team All Conference Finally the offensive corps was led by Freshman Tamera Perry who lashed 37 goals and contributed 6 assists. She was earned Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Tamera was also voted to be on the Class 1, District 2 All-District Team. STEAM’s offense has another power forward, Esley Dickerson, who scored 17 goals and 9 assists and made 1st Team All-Conference.
Boys Varsity Tennis
The STEAM tennis program exceeded everyone’s expectations. Last year’s team tied for the conference championship, had a run to sectionals in the individual doubles, winning the district doubles but was led by seniors. This year’s had to recover from significant senior losses and they did. In fact, they produced historic results. This year’s team went undefeated in conference. Then, they repeated as individual doubles district champions, and added the title of team district champions. This talented team has advanced further than any other tennis team in school history.
ClaytonHighSchool
BOYS TENNIS
The boys tennis program had another phenomenal year and repeated as STATE CHAMPIONS. Spencer Pompian was the individual singles state champion, and Joe Major/Ruben Haroutounian were individual doubles state champions.
BOYS GOLF
The team finished in 3rd place at the distinct tournament qualifying two golfers (Charlies Thompson and Alex Gellman) for the state tournament. Alex finished in 38th and Charlie finished in 50 overall in the state tournament.
TRACK AND FIELD
Several girls qualified for the state tournament in Jefferson City this spring. A couple of the girls battled injuries, but we still managed to crack the top 10 in several events.
Mekhila Sanders – 8th place – 100 Meters – 12.43
Mekhila Sanders – 8th Place – 200 Meters – 25.21
Anna McAndrew – 11th Place – 1600 – 5:18.42
Anna McAndrew – 8th Place – 3200 – 11:41.13
Emma Musiek – 8th Place – 300 Hurdles – 47.14
Ana Ramirez Taylor, Lauren VanRhein, Taylor Miller, Mekhila Sanders – 12th Place – 4×100 – 49.89
Ana Ramirez Taylor, Lauren VanRhein, Emma Musiek, Mekhila Sanders – 7th Place – 4×200 – 1:45.04
Ana Ramirez Taylor, Taylor Miller, Lauren VanRhein, Emma Musiek – 12th Place – 4×400 – 4:10.74
Ell Welch, Racheal Baker, Luren VanRhein, Emma Musiek – 16th Place – 4×800 – 10:36.60
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
This is the second year in school history that Clayton has had a boys volleyball team. With several boys returning from last year it was a much improved season. The boys ended up advancing to the 2nd round of the district tournament winning their first playoff game in school history.
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Spring 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 strives at the highest level both on the field and in the classroom.
Baseball – Michael Carter
Girls Soccer – Sarah McCarthy
Lacrosse – Kiah Koening
Girls Track – Aniya Davis
Boys Track – Joseph Anderson
Boys Volleyball – De’Vion Randolph
College Signees
Charles Ervin – Mesabi Range (Boys basketball)
Marissa Koonce – University of Health Science & Pharmacy (Softball)
Caleb White – Principia College (Boys basketball)
Izzy Rogers – University of Health Science & Pharmacy (Girls Soccer)
Logan Holmes – East Central College (baseball)
ParkwayWestHighSchool
Boys tennis
Winston Gao and Kai Daudsyah made a return trip to the Class 2 State Tennis Doubles tournament. Last year, Winston and Kai finished 3rd in the state tournament. This year they competed in the State championship match vs. a strong Ladue team. The championship match was back and forth but eventually the Ladue doubles team won 10-6.
Fantastic season for the boys tennis team as they captured the Suburban conference Red pool championship and also were the #1 seed team in the district tournament.
Chase Haun STL Post Dispatch Scholar-athlete
Chase Haun was named Parkway West’s STL Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete. Congratulations, Chase
Boys golf
West High boys golf had a fantastic season and send 4 golfers to the state tournament. Saachi Kandula, Palmer Cerko, Cooper Sonntag and Nick Powell. Saachi finished with All-State honors finishing in 15th place.
Baseball
Longhorn baseball had another exciting season with many accomplishments. The Longhorns earned the #2 seed in the district tournament and finished the season with a 19-16
Lacrosse
West Lacrosse had a fantastic season with many memorable moments. One of the biggest was winning the Braveheart tournament in Louisville Kentucky. Great job ladies!
SeckmanHighSchool
BASEBALL
The Seckman Baseball team finished 20-12-1, including a Class 6 District 1 championship over rival Fox and a state quarterfinal appearance. The Jaguars also had a runner-up finish in the Ft. Zumwalt North Tournament. The team had several All-Conference award winners:
GIRLS SOCCER
The Jaguars Girls Soccer Team finished 13-6, which is the most wins by the program since 2016. The following players were named All-Conference or All-District.
TRACK AND FIELD
The track and field team had several state qualifiers. Haley Sexton finished 2nd in the Pole Vault.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Brady Shreve and Colin DeBold were named to the All-District team.
HazelwoodEastHighSchool
Girls Soccer 8-8
First Team
Asia Andrisse
Octavia Hall
Sophie Robinson
Second Team
Ohnei Saint Louis
Tamara Dixon
JaNiyah Dorsey
Harmony Davidson
Chloe Johnson
Boys Baseball
First team
Tavion Gatewood
LeBron Williams
Jaden Rhodes
2nd Team
Eli Quinn
Dominque Young
Trevion Bickley
Girls Track
First Team
100 Meter Dash Aniyah Easley
200 Meter Dash Cori Carter
200 Meter Dash Jamecia Green
400 Meter Dash Makayla Mason
400 Meter Dash Abreial Fitch
800 Meter Raegan Kohliem
300 Meter Hurdles Cori Carter
High Jump Deanah Ball
Long Jump Mykal Monroe
Triple Jump Mykal Monroe
Discus Jaclyn Davis
Javelin Ogunbanke Oluwamitosin
Shot Put Damara Clark
Shot Put Demir Ball
4X100 Relay Hazelwood East
4X200 Relay Hazelwood East
4X400 Relay Hazelwood East
4X800 Relay Hazelwood East
Second Team
100 Meter Dash Jamecia Green
800 Meter Annabelle Epley
300 Meter Hurdles Deanah Ball
Discus Raven Lane
Javelin Jaclyn Davis
Boys Track
1st Team
100 Meter Dash Kristopher Heard
100 Meter Dash Marcus Burks
200 Meter Dash Kristopher Heard
200 Meter Dash Marcus Burks
400 Meter Dash Arif Shakoor
400 Meter Dash Jason Anderson
800 Meter Melvin Sledge
300 Meter Hurdles Kameron Watson
4X100 Relay Hazelwood East
4X200 Relay Hazelwood East
4X400 Relay Hazelwood East
High Jump Caylynn Crump
High Jump Cash Williams
Long Jump Caylynn Crump
Long Jump Cash Williams
Triple Jump Cash Williams
Triple Jump Jason Anderson
Discus Darrell Macon
Javelin Kamron Watson
Shot Put Darrell Macon
State Track Results
4×200
Boys 4th place
Marcus Burks, Melvin Sledge, Arif Shakoor, Kristopher Heard
Girls 7th place
Cori Carter, Aniyah Easley, Abreial Fitch, Jamecia Green
4×100
Boys 6th place
Terrance Little, Marcus Burks, Arif Shakoor, Kristopher Heard
LafayetteHighSchool
The Spring season passed and we saw yet another great period for Lafayette Sports and Activities at both the team/group and individual levels. Lafayette recognitions are below as of June 2nd, 2024.
Lafayette Activities Program’s 2023-2024 School Year Championship Recap
● Team Top 4 State Finishes
○ State Champions – Girls Volleyball
○ State Champions – Boys Volleyball
○ 2nd Place State Team Trophy – Boys Wrestling
○ 2nd Place State Team Trophy – Baseball
○ 3rd Place State Team Trophy – Boys Swimming & Diving
○ 3rd Place State Team Trophy – Girls Tennis
○ 3rd Place State Team Trophy – Dance
○ 3rd Place State Team Finish – Winter Guard
● 8 District Team District Championships
● 6 Team Conference Championships
● 6 Individual State Champions: Amber Yin (Tennis), Caleb Warner (Swimming), Natalie Barnard (Cross Country), Andrew Wier (Wrestling), Natalie Barnard (Track – 1600m) & Natalie Barnard (Track-3200m)
ATHLETIC COLLEGE SIGNINGS
● Lafayette had the following student-athletes sign this spring to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level:
o Natalie Barnard: Women’s Track/Cross Country – University of Missouri
o Christian Erkert – Men’s Track & Field – Harding University
o Toby Goertz – Women’s Wrestling – Missouri Valley University
o Melissa Groff – Cheerleading – University of Missoui
o Drew Mattison – Men’s Wrestling – Lander University
o Dylan Roth – Men’s Wrestling – Drury University
o Rachel Saferite – Dance – Southeast Missouri State University
FINE ARTS COLLEGE SIGNINGS
10 Students signed to continue their performing arts and academic careers at the collegiate level
● Lana Dauw – Music Performance and Music Education – University of Missouri-Kansas City
● Ezra Leslie – Band – Army National Guard
● Lauren Jefferies – Marching Band – University of Tennessee Knoxville
● Maya Jury – Orchestra – Cornell College
● Ayden Mall – Music Performance and Music Production – Middle Tennessee State University
● Katherine Rattenborg – Music Education – Missouri State University
● Elizabeth Rattenborg – Music Education – Missouri State University
● Elizabeth Tremper – BFA in Film & Television – DePaul University
● Owen Woody – Jacobs School of Music (Music Performance) – Indiana University
● Juliana Goodrich – Music Therapy – Maryville University
NFHS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
For Exemplary Display of Sportsmanship, Ethics & Integrity
Alex Hoffman & Mera Flores
BASEBALL: Team GPA: 3.78 & Record: 25-13
● Team Finished 1st Place in the Yellow Pool Suburban Conference
○ 1st Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference Players:
■ Pitcher: Landon Matthews & Infield: Paul Pratte
■ Outfield: Michael Callahan & Daxton Shawke & Utility: Tyson Oswald
○ 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference Players:
■ Pitcher: Drew Pickering, Infield: Will Gebhart & Catcher: Xander Schmitt
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Daxton Shawke
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Coach of the Year: Cole Dupont
● Team was MSHSAA Class 6 District 2 Champions
● Team Finished 2nd Place in the MSHSAA Class 6 State Tournament
BOYS GOLF: Team GPA: 3.61 & Record: 5-1
● Team was 2nd place at the Yellow Pool Suburban Conference Tournament
○ Mac Freeman – 3rd Place, Anders Thomas – 5th Place & Connor McCown – 9th Place
○ Austin Rinkenberger – 10th Place & Braxton Lawhorn – 13th Place
● 1st Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference: Mac Freeman & Anders Thomas
● 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference: Connor McCow & Austin Rinkenberger
● Yellow Pool All-Conference Honorable Mention: Jake Montgomery
● Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Austin Rinkenberger
● Team Finished 2nd Place at the District Tournament qualifying the team to the state tournament
○ State Qualifiers:
■ Connor McCown, Mack Freeman & Austin Rinkenberger – Tied for 8th Place
■ Anders Thomas – 17th Place & Jake Montgomery – 32nd Place
● Team Finished 7th Place overall as a team at the MSHSAA Class 4 State Tournament
BOYS WATER POLO: Team GPA: 4.18 & Record: 19-9-1
● Team won the Saxon, IL Invitational, finished the season ranked #5 in the state & advanced to the state quarterfinal game.
● 1st Team All-Conference: Noah Schott
● 2nd Team All-Conference: Owen Waeckerle
● Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award: Raul Prado
● 1st Team All-District: Noah Schott
● 2nd Team All-District: Owen Waeckerle
● New Lafayette Team Records
○ Single Season Leader in Goals – Noah Schott (also leads the state with 152 goals this year)
○ Noah finished 2nd in all time goals at LHS with 303 goals
○ Single Season Leader in Assists – Owen Waeckerle (also leads the state with 85 assists this year)
○ Career Leader in Assists – Owen Waeckerle
GIRLS LACROSSE: Team GPA: 4.06
● 1st team All-Conference: Mary Hails
● 2nd team All-Conference: Olivia Williams & Tallulah Rock
● Honorable Mention All-Conference: Mel Pinkstaff & Rhynian McIntyre
GIRLS SOCCER: Team GPA: 3.79 & Record: 15-5
● Team 3rd place in the Suburban Conference Yellow Pool
○ Suburban Yellow Pool Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Addison Keen
○ 1st Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference:
■ Emily Derucki, Hadley Hendrickson, Carly Swan & Kennedy Howard
○ 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference:
■ Ellen Cuendet, Aly Kenkel & Gen Newell
○ Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Bri Stith
● Team finished 2nd Place in Districts
○ 1st Team All-District:
■ Emily Derucki, Hadley Hendrickson, Addison Keen, Caarly Swan & Kennedy Howard
● Coach Ryan Butchart earned his 100th career head coach victory as the leader of our girls & boys programs.
● Lancers won the Orchard Farm Invitational
BOYS TENNIS: Team GPA: 4.29
● 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference Singles: Hudson Kohler & Krish Roy
● 2nd Team Suburban Yellow Pool All-Conference Doubles: Dhruvan Kiran & Rachit Patel
● Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Dhruvan Kiran
● Individual Results from the MSHSAA Class 3 District 2 Tournament
○ Hudson Kohler: 2nd place – Singles (State Qualifier)
○ Dhruvan Kiran & Rachit Patel: 4th Place – Doubles
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Team GPA: 4.30 & Record: 30-2
● Team was Conference Champs
○ Conference Player of the Year: Kyle Kubasta
○ 1st Team All-Conference: Lucas Tran, Ethan Tran & Alex Griffon
○ 2nd Team All-Conference: Evan Halter
○ Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award: Alex Behl
● Team was District Champs
○ 1st Team All-District: Kyle Kubasta, Ethan Tran, Lucas Tran & Evan Halter
○ 2nd Team All-District: Alexander Griffon
● Team was MSHSAA Class 1 Team State Champions at the 1st ever fully sanctioned state tournament!
○ Academic All-State: Kyle Kubasta, Ethan Tran, Lucas Tran, Alex Behl, Alex Griffon, Beckham Moses, Evan Halter, Colin WIllis
BOYS TRACK & FIELD: Team GPA: 3.54
● Team Finished 1st Place at the Suburban Conference Meet
○ 1st Team All-Conference
■ 4x800m Relay: 1st Place-Kai Han, Luke Snyder, Sagan Alsop & Dillon Cronin
■ Isaac Jovcevski: 1st Place-110 Hurdles, 2nd Place-Long Jump & 2nd Place-Triple Jump
■ Jack Robeson: 1st Place-1600m & 3rd Place-800m & Christian Erkert: 3rd Place-Javelin
■ Carl King: 1st Place-300 Hurdles & 2nd Place-110 Hurdles & Daniel D’Andrea: 1st Place-3200m
■ 4x100m Relay: 1st Place-Tabari Tinsley, Matt Hoeft, Carl King, David Marshall
■ 4x400m Relay: 1st Place-Carl King, Jack Robeson, Matt Hoeft, Rylan Retych
■ Matt Hoeft: 1st Place-Long Jump & 1st Place-High Jump
■ 4x200m Relay: 2nd Place-Tabari Tinsley, Isaac Jovcevski, Rylan Retych, Logan Brown
■ Santino Stith: 2nd Place-300 Hurdles & Tabari Tinsley: 3rd Place-100m
■ Dillon Cronin: 3rd Place- 1600m & David Marshall: 4th Place-200m
■ Robby Preckel: 1st Place – Javelin, 3rd Place-Shot Put & 3rd Place-Discus
■ Rylan Retych: 3rd Place-High Jump & Patrick Hayes: 3rd Place-Pole Vault
○ 2nd Team All-Conference
■ Nathan Stodnick: 4th Place-Pole Vault & Luke Snyder: 6th Place-800m
■ Logan Brown: 6th Place-400m & Nathan Schwallie: 6th Place-Triple Jump
■ Baron James: 4th Place-Discus, 6th Place-Shot Put & Santino Stith: 6th Place-200m
● Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Isaac Jovcevski
● Team Finished 1st Place at the MSHSAA District Meet. Sectional Qualifiers listed below.
○ 3200m: Jack Robeson-2nd Place, Javelin: Robby Preckel-1st Place & Christian Erkert-4th Place
○ 300m Hurdles: Carl King-1st Place, Santino Stith-2nd Place & Shot Put: Robby Preckel-2nd Place
○ 100m: Tabari Tinsley – 3rd Place, Long Jump: Matt Hoeft – 3rd Place & Discus: Baron James – 4th Place
○ 4x100m Relay: 1st Place-Tabari Tinsley, David Marshall, Matt Hoeft & Carl King
○ 4x200m Relay: 1st Place-David Marshall, Matt Hoeft, Isaac Jovceski & Santino Stith
○ 4x800m Relay: 1st Place-Dillon Cronin, Luke Snyder, Sagan Alsop & Jack Robeson
○ 4x400m Relay: 2nd Place-David Marshall, Santino Stith, Matt Hoeft & Carl King
● Team Finished 2nd Place at the MSHSAA Sectional Meet Springfield, MO. State Qualifiers listed below.
○ 1st Place: Robby Preckel-Javelin, 3rd Place: Christian Erkert-Javelin & 2nd Place: Jack Robeson-3200m
○ 2nd Place: 4x800m Relay-Jack Robeson, Dillon Cronin, Luke Snyder & Sagan Alsop
○ 2nd Place: Santino Stith-300m Hurdles & 3rd Place: Carl King-300m Hurdles
○ 3rd Place: 4x200m Relay-David Marshall, Matt Hoeft, Isaac Jovceski & Santino Stith
○ 3rd Place: 4x100m Relay-David Marshall, Tabari Tinsley, Carl King & Matt Hoeft
● Individual MSHSAA All-State
○ 4th Place: Robby Preckel – Javelin
○ 5th Place: Santino Stith – 300m Hurdles
○ 6th Place: Carl King – 300m Hurdles
○ 7th Place: Christian Erkert – Javelin
State Placers Robby Preckel and Christian Erkert – Javelin
Lafayette Boys Track Team
State Placers Santino Stith and Carl King – 300 Hurdles
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: Team GPA: 3.77
● Team finished 2nd place in the Suburban yellow pool Conference Meet
○ Runner of the Year: Natalie Barnard
○ 1st Team All-Conference
■ (New School Records): 1st Place: Triple Jump-Chloe Tabb & 1st Place: Javelin – Sydney Berger
■ 1st Place: 1600m-Natalie Barnard, 800m-Lauren Pauls, 400m-Avery Brown & Long Jump-Chloe Tabb
■ 1st Place: High Jump/4th Place: Discus-Shaye Witherspoon & 1st Place: Shot Put-Mya Whittington
■ 1st Place: 4x400m Relay – Lauren Pauls, Alexis Sandberg, Kelly Archambeault, Avery Brown
■ 2nd Place: Shot Put/Javelin-Riley Mulligan, 400m-Kelly Archambeault & Long Jump-Maya Witherspoon
■ 2nd Place: 4x200m Relay – Christian Willis, Hadley Ferrario, Cora Cleveland, Kylie Nichols
■ 2nd Place: 4x800m Relay – Alexis Sandberg, Shreeya Basappa, Abby McGinnis, Kelly Archambeault
■ 3rd Place: 200m-Hadley Ferrario, 300H-Grace Doherty, 800m-Shreeya Basappa, Pole Vault-Lily Vellines, High Jump-Hadley Ferrario & 4th Place: 100H – Lasya Kommu
○ 2nd Team All-Conference
■ 5th Place: 1600m – Ashley Rinkenberger, 100H – Grace Doherty & Discus- Riley Mulligan
■ 5th Place: 4x100m Relay- Maya Witherspoon, Juliana Goodrich, Sydney Everett, Shaye Witherspoon
● Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Sportsmanship Award: Abigail McGinnis
● Team Finished 1st place at the District Meet. Sectional Qualifiers listed below.
○ 3200m: Natalie Barnard-1st Place & Ashley Rinkenberger-3rd Place
○ 1600m: Natalie Barnard-1st Place & Kelly Archambeault-4th Place
○ 4x800m Relay: 1st Place – Natalie Barnard, Avery Brown, Kelly Archambeault & Alexis Sandberg
○ Javelin: 1st Place – Riley Mulligan / 2nd Place – Sydney Berger & 400m: 2nd Place – Avery Brown
○ High Jump: 3rd Place-Shaye Witherspoon & Long Jump: 2nd Place-Maya Witherspoon
○ Triple Jump: 1st Place-Chloe Tabb & 3rd Place-Maya Witherspoon & 800m: 4th Place-Lauren Pauls
○ 4x400m Relay: 3rd Place – Avery Brown, Kelly Archambeault, Lauren Pauls & Kylie Nichols
● Team Finished 1st Place at the MSHSAA Sectional Meet Springfield, MO. State Qualifiers listed below.
○ 1st Place: Natalie Barnard-1600m and 3200m & 2nd Place: Avery Brown-400m
○ 1st Place: Chloe Tabb-Triple Jump, 1st Place: Riley Mulligan-Javelin & 3rd Place: Sydney Berger-Javelin
○ 1st Place: 4x800m Relay-Natalie Barnard, Avery Brown, Alexis Sandberg & Lauren Pauls
○ 1st Place: Shaye Witherspoon-High Jump & 4th Place: Maya Witherspoon-Long Jump
● Team Finished 5th Place at the State Meet. The following were All-State in their Events:
○ 1st Place: Natalie Barnard -1600m
○ 1st Place: Natalie Barnard-3200m
○ 2nd Place: 4x800m Relay-Natalie Barnard, Avery Brown, Alexis Sandberg & Lauren Pauls
○ 5th Place: Chloe Tabb-Triple Jump
○ 6th Place: Shaye Witherspoon-High Jump
○ 8th Place: Maya Witherspoon-Long Jump
Lafayette Girls Track
State Champion Natalie Barnard 1600 & 3200 Meters
State Placers
BAND: Group GPA: 3.86
● MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble:
○ Gold
■ Keyboard Mallet Solo: Olivia Eshelman, Dean Klawiter, Owen Woody & Lucas Brown
■ Lana Dauw – English Horn Solo & Piano Solo
■ Flute Solo: Gracie Hagen, Claire Eltoft & Jaclyn Morton – Bassoon Solo
■ Lucas Brown – Snare Drum Solo & Ezra Leslie – Trombone Solo
■ Percussion Ensemble: Lucas Brown, Luke Tipton, Owen Woody & Michaela Makalintal –
■ Mixed Brass Sextet: Ayden Mall, Cassie Mohlman, Victoria Wiecko, Giancarlo Fernandez, Austin Nagel & Shruti Senthil
■ Mixed Woodwind Trio: Lana Dauw, Jaclyn Morton & Elise Morton
■ Percussion Ensemble: Krish Roy, Charles Henson, Dean Klawiter & Jacob Tate
○ Silver
■ Patrick Hayes – French Horn Solo & Grayson Smith – Trumpet Solo
■ Nathan Smyth – Flute Solo & Ruby Willis – Trumpet Solo
○ Bronze
■ Mixed Woodwind Trio: Jessica Guan, Gracie Hagen, Gauri Kathula & Avery Holder-Trumpet Solo
CHOIR: Group GPA: 3.46
● MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble:
○ Gold
■ Elizabeth Rattenborg – Vocal Solo
■ Mixed Vocal Ensemble: Julia Cundy, Ryan Domsalla, Kadence Grey, Katherine Limburg, Elizabeth Rattenborg, Katherine Rattenborg, Christopher Songco, & Sanjiv Srinivasan
○ Silver:
■ Vocal Solo: Kadence Grey, Katherine Limberg & Katherine Rattenborg
ORCHESTRA: Group GPA: 3.95
● MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble:
○ MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble:
■ Gold
● Yohann Lee-Cello Solo, Declan Phipps-Cello Solo, Sarah Mu-Violin Solo & Lana Dauw-Piano Solo
■ Bronze
● String Duet: Sarah Mu & Alastair Hanna & Anna Talari – Piano Solo
WINTER GUARD: Team GPA: 3.97
● WGI Power Regional in Cincinnati, Ohio – 13th Place
● MCCGA Competition at Wentzville Liberty – 1st Place
● MCCGA Competition at Edwardsville – 1st Place
● MCCGA Competition at Francis Howell – 1st Place
● Finished 3rd Place at MCCGA State Championships in Springfield, MO
○ Abby Arnette-Miller, Brooke Elston, Mia Guana, Landon Griesbach, Emma Hagen, Gracie Hagen, Ollie Harris, Lauren Jeffries, Connor Kash, Grace Lankford, Ally McWatters, Bethany Messenger, Paige Miltenberger, Amanda Qualley, Sam Schoening, Abby Scott, Tose Toriola, Elizabeth Tremper, Mini Walden & Owen Woody
● Team made the semifinals of the WGI Championships in Dayton, OH
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
● The 2023-2024 Image earned an All-American with Four Marks of DIstinction and the 2023 Legend earned All-American with Five Marks of Distinction from the National Scholastic Press Association
● 2024 National Scholastic Press Association Leadership in Student Journalism Award Winners:
○ Ashleigh Biermann, Adwyta Chelikavada, Samantha Haney, Eshwar Murali, Katie Rattenborg, Lizzie Rattenborg, Jack Robeson, Morgan Stoermer. Sonya Sud, Jude Thomas, Kate Viglione, Amber Yin
● The National Scholastic Press Association announced the finalists in the 2023 Individual Awards contest.These are the top prizes for individual work in scholastic journalism nationally. Winners were announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention.
○ Staff Editorial: 1st Place – Lancer Feed Staff
○ Newsmagazine Cover: 1st Place – Samantha Haney & Sonya Sud
○ Infographic: 3rd Place – Adwyta Chelikavada & Illustration: Honorable Mention – Samantha Haney
○ Blog: Honorable Mention – Class of 2023 Graduate – Juli Mejia
○ Sports Story: Honorable Mention – Sonya Sud
● National Scholastic Press Association Fall 2023 Best of Show:
○ Newsmagazine: Image – 7th Place & Yearbook: Legend – 6th Place
● Journalism Education Association National Student Media Contest Winners:
○ Excellent Rating: Editorial Writing – Sonya Sud & Infographic Design – Adwyta Chelikavada
○ HM Yearbook Copy/Caption Sports – Lauren Blosser
○ HM Newswriting – Maddy Cox & HM: Sports Feature Photo – Julia Dean
○ HM: Video Package Editing – Vedha Inampudi & HM: First Year Photo – Areej Younas
○ HM: Yearbook Copy/Caption Academics-Sakhi Lal & Yearbook Copy/Caption Student Life-Morgan Stoermer
● Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association 2023-2024 Awards:
● All-State Journalism Team Members (10 selected in Missouri)
○ Morgan Stoermer (senior) & Sonya Sud (senior)
● State Journalism Honor Roll
○ Ashleigh Biermann, Adwyta Chelikavada, Eshwar Murali & Katie Rattenborg, Lizzie Rattenborg, Jack Robeson, Sonya Sud, Jude Thomas, Kate Viglione & Amber Yin
● Best in Show Winners: Samantha Haney – Yearbook Writing & Kate Viglione – Yearbook Mod Design
● All-Missouri Winners
○ The Lancer Feed & The Image
○ Samantha Haney-Podcast & Art/Illustration & Jack Robeson-Broadcast Human Interest Feature
○ Samantha Haney & Sonya Sud – Newsmagazine Cover Design
○ Lauren Blosser & Morgan Stoermer – 2024 Yearbook Theme
○ Maya Anspach & Kate Viglione – Yearbook Sports Design
● Superior Winners
○ Samantha Haney & Abby Scott: Doubletruck Design & Inside Page Design
○ Maddy Cox – Review & Audrey Dahl – Student Life/Organization Photo
○ Katie Rattenborg – YBK package–Student Life
● Excellent Winners
○ Julia Dean – Broadcast Human Interest Feature (x2)
○ Katie Rattenborg – YBK package Student Life & Lauren Blosser – YBK package–Student Life
○ Amber Yin: Sports Feature/Reaction Photo & Sports Action Photo
● Honorable Mentions
○ Vedha Inapudi – Broadcast News Feature & Abby Scott – In-Depth Feature Story
○ Samantha Haney – News Writing & Lizzie Rattenborg – YBK package Student Life
○ Samantha Haney/Sonya Sud – Inside Page Design & Lancer Feed Staff – Social Media Reporting
○ Lauren Blosser – YBK Mod & Lylah Kimberlin – Broadcast Human Interest Feature
FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (HOSA):
● HOSA State Leadership Conference Results
○ The following earned All-State status at the Missouri HOSA Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference and qualified for the International Leadership Conference in June in Houston, Texas!
■ 1st Place – Jessica Guan: Epidemiology
■ 1st Place – Medical Innovation
● Daniella Jayaraj, Pardhu Konakandla, Tarun Ravikumar & Suchir Ryali
■ 1st Place – Public Health: Shreeya Basappa, Aayushi Bore & Chloe Kim
■ 2nd Place – Cultural Diversity & Disparities in Healthcare: Vedika Kumar
■ 2nd Place – Extemporaneous Writing-Health Policy: Grace Miltenberger
■ 2nd Place – Public Health: Kruthi Avula, Vedha Inampudi, Shruthi Rangineni & Pushpa Poleti
■ 3rd Place – Clinical Nursing: Avalyn Long
■ 3rd Place – Health Career Display: Amyra Taneja & Sophia Wood
■ 3rd Place – Health Education: Hannah Imig, Uma Narayanan, Neha Prasad & Hasini Tipparti
■ 3rd Place – Public Health: Vignesshwar Viswanathan, Avyukth Raghuraman & Abhinav Roa
○ The following scored Top 5 in the state in their event:
■ Clinical Laboratory Science: Avula Bhagya
■ Research Poster: Mahitha Donepudi
■ Medical Terminology: Lydia Lehmann
■ Human Growth & Development: May Jury
■ Family Medicine Physician: Aditi Roy
■ Health Career Display: Madison Pfeiffer & Lauren Pauls
■ Mental Health Promotion: Yashu Senthikumar & Meera Suraj
■ Medical Innovation: Juan Jiminez, Stephen Park & Sreeram Manchikalapudi
■ Medical Innovation: Sparsh Singh, Arvind Sunilkumar, Adit Swami & Abhi Boga
■ Community Awareness:
● Anish Bore, Sachin Saravanan, Rohith Bandi, Gregory Shao & Ayur Manangi
○ Other Results:
■ 1st Place – AAFP Family Medicine Career Test: Sonya Sud
■ 2nd Place – Allied Health Statistics: Aayushi Bore
■ 2nd Place – Biology: Jessica Guan
■ 3rd Place – Math for Health Professionals: Suchir Ryali
■ Top 5 – Anatomy & Physiology: Lance Darabcsek
■ Top 5 – Anatomy & Physiology: Lydia Lehmann
■ Top 5 – Biology: Vedha Inampudi
■ Barbara James Service Award Recognition: Angelina Hoang
● 75-99.9 approved service hours in health-related field
■ Barbara James Service Award Bronze Level Recognition: Samika Kumbham
● 100-174.9 approved service hours in health-related field
McCluerNorthHighSchool
The following student-athletes are members of the McCluer North Stars’ Baseball Program and represent the best blend of academic progress and athletic performance. We have scholar athletes at all program levels and stress the importance of classroom learning and the rigors of athletic performance to create a well-rounded experience for our players.
Sr. Karnell Reid Jr.–3.4 GPA
Karnell was awarded first-team all-conference in 2023 and second-team all-conference in 2024. He has also been named to the District V, Class 2 all-district team in 2024. Karnell’s journey is a testament to the balanced opportunities the program provides. In his own words, “Success is not just about winning on the field or in the classroom; it’s about the dedication, resilience, and character you build along the way as a student-athlete. Embrace the challenges, stay focused on your goals, and always remember that the lessons learned through sports and academics will shape you into a champion both on and off the field and prepare you for success in all aspects of life.” He will attend St. Louis University on a full-ride scholarship to study mechanical engineering in the fall and plans to play baseball for the Billikens as a walk-on candidate for the team. He currently holds a 3.4 GPA
Daron Phillips is a freshman member of the program and currently holds the highest GPA of a perfect 4.0. He is a swing player between all three program levels and has demonstrated growth in pitching, hitting, and defense at the first base bag. Daron views the intersection of athletics and academics as a growth opportunity, “Academics and athletics help me develop as an overall student-athlete by making me more focused mentally and physically. For example, if I am not at practice, I am getting academically better. When I am at practice, I am getting physically active, which helps my brain function better.”
Junior Joseph Kane is our second baseman and a three-year varsity starter for the program. He holds a 3.1 GPA and is enrolled in our most challenging academics at McCluer North. Joe is a second-team all-conference awardee this year and a first-team all-district award recipient as well. He is one of our hardest working players on and off the field and views academics and athletics as,“Participating in both academics and sports promotes a wholistic approach to human development by teaching resilience, discipline, and time management. We develop our intellect via academic pursuits, refining our capacity for critical thought and broadening our knowledge. Similarly, sports help develop character by instilling values such as perseverance, collaboration, and hard effort. When combined, these interests produce a well-rounded person capable of succeeding in the classroom and on the field and facing life’s obstacles head-on and with confidence.”
When asked about the impact and importance of academics and athletics, senior Amarre’ Patrick said,
“To be or not to be. For I will always choose to be. Whether it was showing it in the classroom or on the baseball field, I wonder where I’d be now if it weren’t for constantly being in school.” Balancing school and athletics has not always been easy, and Amarre’ had to sacrifice a year of eligibility as a result. Still, he has returned stronger than ever, winning first-team all-conference honors this season, all while maintaining a 3.0 GPA. He went on to elaborate that, “I remember coach saying and asking all of us, “To be or not to be“ and for us to choose. I chose to be, whether that was an academic weapon or a leader for the baseball program. What I mean by constantly being in school is that I feel if I wasn’t constantly involved with school, life would’ve taken a different turn. And for the last line, I remember when Kanye said people wondered what would’ve happened if he never made it, he told them, “ I guess we’ll never know “
Sophomore Keegan Raycraft is a standout player for both the varsity and JV programs at McCluer North, all while maintaining a 3.2 GPA. His speed and dependability in tight games are unmatched, and he continues to grow and impress the coaches. Keegan sees that “Athletics better me as a student-athlete by teaching me responsibilities. My team depends on me to be there and give my best. Academics have bettered me as a student-athlete by giving me knowledge on and off the baseball field.
Christian Stone, a sophomore, is a swing player for both the varsity and JV programs. As an outfielder and pitcher, he is developing into a strong contender for the starting rotation next season. He is dedicated to the sport but definitely takes care of his needs in the classroom by maintaining a 3.4 GPA. In his own words, “Academically, this school year was tough. Some of the classes I had helped me switch my mindset because they were all different. Athletically, the sports had helped open up more opportunities within my physical and mental state. They both helped me with something significant that will help me in the near future in my life.”
Mekhi James, a sophomore, was unable to submit a photo in time for posting this submission, but he is another example of the baseball program’s student-athlete core with a 3.1 GPA. Mekhi is a swing player for both the varsity and JV teams this year, and as a first-year player, he has distinguished himself as a hard worker with a willingness to adapt to any new situation. We look forward to continued success with him on and off the field. Mekhi believes “Academics and athletics help me develop as a student-athlete by giving academic skills such as time management, discipline, and responsibility, as well as cognitive skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The benefit Athletics give me is physical health. Since I started playing baseball, I’ve been working out way more and plan to continue this over the summer. Another benefit I have gained from athletics is teamwork and leadership. Lastly, athletics has given me perseverance on and off the field. Both academics and athletics have helped me develop confidence and self-esteem. I’m still in the process of becoming more confident in myself, but it’s a work in progress. Lastly, academics and athletics have helped me develop goals for myself on and off the field.
RockwoodSummitHighSchool
The Rockwood Summit Falcons had a fantastic Season. Their Spring season with many teams and individuals to highlight for their accomplishments.
Girls Soccer
The Rockwood Summit Girls Soccer team showed a great deal of heart, resilience, and effort this season. The competed in the very difficult Suburban Yellow division in addition to scheduling many of the top teams in the State. The Lady Falcons won the Class 3, District Title with a thrilling 1-0 overtime game vs Union. Followed up by a Quarterfinal win in penalty kicks, the Falcons moved into the State semifinals against 3x defending champion Ft Zumwalt South. The Falcons won 1-0 to move into the Class 3 State Championship Game.
The Lady Falcons came away with the Class 3 State Runner Up Trophy, falling to eventual champion Cor Jesu.
Boys and Girls Track and Field
The Summit Boys Track and Field team qualified 9 events for the Sectional Meet at Waynesville this season. Three athletes earned their trip to Jefferson City. Grant Gibson (Javelin), Omar Hussein (Discus), and Rowan Jackson (400m). Sophomore Rowan Jackson came away with a 6th place medal in the Class 4 (400m).
The Summit Girls Track and Field team had a tremendous season behind a very strong group of Seniors. They won both the District and Sectional Meet. At the Class 4 State Meet, the Falcons finished in 7th place behind many medalists.
Christelle Barafundi- 2nd Triple Jump, 4th Long Jump
Cate Rossomanno- 6th 1600m, 7th 3200m
Girls 4 x 800m-3rd
Girls 4 x 200m-5th
Girls 4 x 400m-5th
Boys Baseball
The Varsity Boys Baseball team finished their season 22-11. They competed well in the Suburban Yellow Division, finishing near the top of the standings. The Baseball team came away with the Class 5, District 3 title defeating Ladue 3-0 in the Championship Game behind a complete game shoutout by Sophomore Wyatt Schneider. The Falcons fell in the State Quarterfinals 4-2 to Ft Zumwalt South.
Boys Golf
The Boys Varsity Golf team enjoyed a very successful season competing well in numerous tournaments and winning the Suburban Conference Championship. Seniors Yash Rao and Brandon Catalano, and Junior Max Roth qualified for the Class 3 State Championship in Cape Girardeau.
Senior Yash Rao had a great two days and finished in 6th place at the Class 3 State Tournament, the highest finish by any male Summit Golfer in school history.
Girls Lacrosse
The Rockwood Summit Girls Lacrosse team all had an excellent season playing behind the leadership of Seniors Madeline Gregston and Margaret Schnieders. After a grueling regular season schedule, the Falcons earned the # 3 seed in the MSLA State Tournament. The Falcons made it all the way to the State Quarterfinals, before being defeated by MICDS, falling just short of another trip to the State Final Four.
