Hazelwood West High School
Winter 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.
Girls Swim – Molly Berendzen
Girls Wrestling – Lexington Johnson
Girls Basketball – Day’ona Collins
Boys Basketball – Caleb White
Boys Wrestling – Michael Caraker
Cheerleading – Faith Boro
Dance – Donyea Meriwether
Girls Swim
Girls Swim won back-to-back, green pool conference championships. It was a hard fight as they won by only 6 points and were tied going into the last event.
Event winners:
* Olivia Bailey 100 Butterfly
* Laura Westberg 500 Freestyle
* Molly Berendzen 100 Backstroke
* 400 Freestyle Relay: Molly Berendzen, Annalise Millikan, Kylie Forbes, and Laura Westberg
This is a great send-off for Coach Ankenbrand as he hangs up his whistle this year.
Girls Wrestling
Our girls wrestling program started with 4 young ladies and ended with 3, under the coaching of new coach Eric Harris. Each had some successes this year however freshman, Lexington Johnson had an amazing inaugural year making history as the 1stfemale wrestler in Hazelwood School District’s history to qualify for state but also to win a medal at the state competition. Lexie finished, 38-10, taking home the 6thplace medal for 190 lbs. Did I mention, she is a freshman!!
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball program is under new management with head coach Anton Maclin and assistants Demond Simms, Marvis Jackson and Damien Rogers. This group of coaches put together a 15 – 12 record, losing 4 games by 3 points or less. The lady wildcats have not had this many wins since the 2016-17 season. They were lead by senior Charney Davis, 1stteam all-conference and junior Julia Downs, 2ndteam all-conference and sportsmanship award. We hosted a Pink-Out game, the North County Varsity Tournament as well as the District Meet, all being very successful. The ladies won the North County Tournament and spent time volunteering at St. Vincent Community Center for Totes for Tomorrow. They even spent time learning about the college recruiting process with a guest speaker.
Music Department
7 students qualified for the Solo and Ensemble State Competition to be held on April, 28 in Columbia, MO at Mizzou:
Donovan Durham- Alto Sax solo
Joseph Viviano- Trombone Solo
Donovan Durham, Aiden Jay, Jonathan Chang-Olmedo, Parker Chenault- Sax Quartet
Kate Mullins- Viola solo
Madisynn Beckum-Herron-Cello solo
Dance Team
The Pridettes went to their 1st dance competition under the direction of head coach Rae and assistant coach Allana, at Mehlville HS. They competed in the class 5/6 pom poms and hip hop categories. They won 3rd place in pom poms and 2nd place in hip hop. We are hoping to bring back the competitive team tradition
