Springfield Goes Down Against Arkansas
4/18/2025
The Springfield Cardinals surrendered three runs in the top of the second during a 5-2 loss to the Arkansas Travelers at Hammons Field. Dakota Harris homered in the losing effort, while Tekoah Roby was charged with the loss after giving up two earned runs and one unearned run in four innings. The 8-and-4 Cardinals are back in action against Arkansas tonight.
Battlehawks Visit Arlington
4/18/2025
The St. Louis Battlehawks look to get back in the win column when they visit the Arlington Renegades at Choctaw Stadium tomorrow. The Battlehawks are off to a 2-and-1 start in the 2025 UFL season after losing to the DC Defenders 27-15 at home last weekend. Tomorrow's game kicks off at 11:30AM.
City Host Vancouver
4/18/2025
St. Louis City SC aim to avoid a fifth consecutive loss when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps at Energizer Park tomorrow night. St. Louis lost to Columbus 2-1 at home last Sunday. City are in 12th place in the Western Conference with eight points. Tomorrow's match kicks off at 7:30PM.
Blues Begin Series With Jets
4/18/2025
The St. Louis Blues begin their quest for the Stanley Cup with a First Round match-up against the Winnipeg Jets. The Blues visit Winnipeg in Game One tomorrow evening. St. Louis clinched the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference after finishing the regular season with 94 points. The Blues went 1-2-and-1 against the Jets during the year. Tomorrow's game starts at 5:00PM.
Cardinals Lose To Mets
4/18/2025
The St. Louis Cardinals had just three hits during a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field. The Cardinals gave up four runs in the bottom of the second and trailed the rest of the way. Brendan Donovan drove in St. Louis' only run of the contest, while Andre Pallante was charged with his first loss after giving up four runs on seven hits in six innings. The Cardinals are in fourth place in the NL Central at 9-and-10. Miles Mikolas starts for St. Louis against the Mets tonight.
NBA Play-In Tournament Preview
4/18/2025
The final two playoff spots are up for grabs in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The action will begin Friday with Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks hosting Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat for the eight-seed in the Eastern Conference. The winner will advance to face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. In the Western Conference, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies play host to Anthony Davis and the Dallas Mavericks for the eight-seed. The winner of that matchup moves on to challenge the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. The NBA postseason tips off Saturday.
NHL Playoffs Begin Saturday
4/18/2025
Lord Stanley's Cup is back up for grabs. The NHL playoffs begin on Saturday with a pair of Western Conference games. The Blues visit the top-seeded Jets while the Stars entertain the Avalanche. A battle north of the border takes place on Sunday between the Maple Leafs and Senators while the Eastern Conference-winning Capitals host the Canadiens on Monday. The defending Cup champion Panthers square off against their in-state rival Lightning on Tuesday.
High School Sports-Friday, April 18th
4/18/2025
BaseballWashington at Rolla
Sullivan vs. Fox in the Farmington Wood bat Tournament Friday and Saturday.
Cuba at Hermann
Warrenton at St. Clair
Owensville is in the WOW Wood bat Tournament in Savannah Friday and Saturday.
NBA Play-In Tournament Roundup
4/17/2025
The final round of the Play-In Tournament is set. The Heat prevailed over the Chicago Bulls 109-90 to advance to the eight-seed game on Friday. Miami will now face the Hawks for a chance to take on the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. In the West, the Mavericks downed the Kings 120-106. The Mavs will play the Grizzlies for a shot to clinch the eight-seed. The winner of that game will face the top-seeded Thunder in the first round.
Springfield Crushes Arkansas
4/17/2025
The Springfield Cardinals launched three home runs during a 10-3 win over the Arkansas Travelers at Hammons Field yesterday. The Cardinals scored four runs in the bottom of the third and never looked back. JJ Wetherholt, RJ Yeager, and Dakota Harris all homered in the victory, while Ixan Henderson earned his second win after striking out seven over five innings of one-run ball. The 8-and-3 Cards send Tekoah Roby to the mound against Arkansas tonight.
Blues Prepare For Jets
4/17/2025
The St. Louis Blues are getting ready for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blues take on the Winnipeg Jets in Game One at Canada Life Centre on Saturday. The Blues clinched the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with a win over Utah on Tuesday. Saturday's game begins at 5:00PM.
Cardinals Take Series Finale From Astros
4/17/2025
The Cardinals won the rubber match of their series with the Astros 4-1 in St. Louis. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and held it until St. Louis outfielder Lars Nootbaar clubbed a three-run homer in the fifth inning to give his team the lead for good. Cardinals starter Steven Matz earned the victory on the mound after allowing a run in five innings while striking out five. Ryan Helsley posted his third save. The 9-and-9 Cardinals send Andre Pallante to the mound against the Mets tonight.
High School Sports-Thursday, April 17th
4/17/2025
BaseballLane Kohlbusch posted 8 strikeouts and 2 walks over 5 2/3 innings leading Hermann to a 12-5 win at New Haven. Charlie Tyree closed it out. At the plate, Kohlbusch homered and scored 3 runs, Tyree was 2 for 4 with 2 runs, 1 rbi and 3 stolen bases. Chase Romig, Evan Towery and Cole Traub chipped in 2 hits each. The Bearcats finished with 8 stolen bases. Hermann improves to 6-9 and 1-4. New Haven drops to 4-5 and 1-3.
St. James 4 Vienna 2. First win of the season for the Tigers, now 1-9. Vienna is 7-4.
Sullivan 4 St. Clair 1. The Eagles move to 8-6 and 3-1. St. Clair drops to 5-6 and 0-2.
Girls Soccer
Hillsboro Tournament-Northwest 2 St. Clair 0. Amelia Lawrence and Kayla Boyer scored for the Lions, now 8-1. The Bulldogs slip to 2-6.
Washington 8 Owensville 0. The Blue Jays, now 8-6, have won 3 straight. Owensville is 2-8.
Sullivan 6 St. James 1. Jada Adams, Tessa Newman and Ava Hayes scored 2 goals each for the Eagles, now 4-5. St. James falls to 2-6.
Boys Volleyball
North Point beat Warrenton in 3. The Grizzlies have won 13 straight and are now 16-3. The Warriors drop to 3-7.
Springfield Falls Apart In Seventh
4/16/2025
The Springfield Cardinals surrendered five runs in the top of the seventh during a 7-5 loss to the Arkansas Travelers at Hammons Field. Leonardo Bernal had a home run and two RBI in the losing effort, while Jeremy Rivas also went deep. Ryan Shreve was charged with his first loss in relief. The 7-and-3 Cardinals send Ixan Henderson to the mound against Arkansas tonight.
Cardinals Get Blanked By Astros
4/16/2025
The Cardinals had just six hits during a 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium. Erick Fedde was charged with his second loss after striking out five and allowing one run on six hits in six innings. St. Louis is in fourth place in the NL Central at 8-and-9. Steven Matz starts for the Cardinals against Houston this afternoon.
Blues Crush Utah To Clinch Playoff Spot
4/16/2025
The Blues earned a spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 6-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club at Enterprise Center. The Blues scored four goals in the first period and never looked back. Jordan Kyrou scored a pair of goals in the victory, while Brayden Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Zack Bolduc also lit the lamp. The Blues will take on the Winnipeg Jets in the First Round of the playoffs.
High School Sports-Wednesday, April 16th
4/16/2025
BaseballUnion scored 3 runs in the 7th inning to walk-off Pacific 4-3. An error on a ground ball allowed Trenton Kossmann and Jake Browne to score. Lane Miller pitched one inning of relief for the win and Gavin Haddox was the loser. Both starters pitched well with Kasey Griffin posting 7 strikeouts over 5 innings and Jake Collier striking out 12 over 5 1/3. Connor Curnutte finished 2 for 3 with 1 rbi for Union. Colton Kossuth led the Indians with 3 hits, 2 runs and 5 stolen bases. Union improves to 15-3 overall and 4-0 in conference while Pacific falls to 6-2 and 3-1.
State ranked Valley Park posted a 4-1 win at Borgia. Hubbard was the winning pitcher. The Hawks improve to 10-2 while Borgia drops to 8-7. Braxtyn Frankenberg knocked in Henry Zeitzmann with Borgia's only run. Kaleb Hoss pitched well in defeat.
Fort Zumwalt East scored 2 runs in the first inning and held off Washington for a 2-1 win in St. Peters. Carson Page allowed 1 run on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks over 5 innings for the win. Kevin Morgan and Dominic Pandolfo finished with 1 hit and 1 rbi each. The Lions improve to 9-5 and 3-1. The Blue Jays, 2-11 and 1-3, were led by Nakai Scott, 2 for 3 with 1 rbi and Aiden Hopfensperger, 1 for 2 with a run scored. Henry Vedder allowed 2 runs on 2 hits with 8 strikeouts over 6 innings in the tough-luck loss.
Warrenton crushed Holt 19-1 at Carshield Field. Jake Kirkpatrick allowed 1 earned run on 2 hits with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks over 6 innings on the mound. Carter Martin was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 runs, 2 rbi and a stolen base. Austin Haas 1 for 3 with 3 runs and Keegan Lehmkuhl was 2 for 4 with a double, 2 runs and 4 rbi. Warrenton improves to 10-4 and 3-1. The Indians are 2-8 and 0-4.
Golf
Borgia played in the Warrenton Invitational and finished 8th among 15 teams with a score of 335. Low score-Connor Brown-77.
Boys Volleyball
St. Dominic beat Borgia in 3. The Crusaders are 14-5. The Knights fall to 10-10-1.
Girls Soccer
St. Charles West 10 Warrenton 3. Riley McGuire with the hat-trick for West, now 6-3. Warrenton drops to 1-7.
Springfield Hosts Arkansas
4/15/2025
The Springfield Cardinals return home to begin a six-game series against the Arkansas Travelers at Hammons Field tonight. The Cardinals are in first place in the Texas League North Division with a 7-and-2 record. Brycen Mautz mans the rubber for Springfield tonight. First pitch is at 6:35PM.
Blues End Season Against Utah
4/15/2025
The St. Louis Blues can clinch a playoff spot with a regulation win against the Utah Hockey Club at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are on a three-game losing streak after falling to the Kraken 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday. St. Louis is in fifth place in the Central Division with 94 points. The Blues have a two-point lead over the Flames for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, but Calgary has two games left. St. Louis would own the tiebreaker over Calgary if they can win in regulation tonight. The game begins at 7:00PM.
Cardinals Belt Astros
4/15/2025
The Cardinals climbed back to .500 with an 8-3 series-opening win over the Astros at Busch Stadium. St. Louis scored the first eight runs of the game behind a pair of three-run frames in the fourth and fifth innings. Cardinals starter Sonny Gray got the win after tossing seven shutout innings and striking out four Houston batters. The 8-and-8 Cardinals send Steven Matz to the mound against the Astros this afternoon.
High School Sports-Tuesday, April 15th
4/15/2025
BaseballCarter Hollingsworth allowed 2 runs on 5 hits with 10 strikeouts and 4 walks over 5 1/3 innings leading Fort Zumwalt East to a 12-2 win at Washington. Jackson Bingham, Carson Topping and Dominic Pandolfo all posted 3 hits. Bingham scored 2 runs with 1 rbi, Topping 3 runs and 2 rbi and Pandolfo 3 rbi for the Lions, now 8-5 and 2-1. Washington drops to 2-10 and 1-2. Colton Carrier was 2 for 3 with 1 rbi and Henry Vedder was 1 for 3 with 1 rbi. Mason Theis was the losing pitcher.
Carter Martin pitched a 5 inning no hitter with 13 strikeouts and 4 walks leading Warrenton to a 11-0 win over Holt. Colin Disilvester led the offense going 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 runs and 2 rbi. Warrenton moves to 9-4 and 2-1. The Indians drop to 2-7 and 0-3.
Hermann bashed Community R-6 17-4. Lane Kohlbusch was 2 for 3. Cole Traub 3 for 5 with 3 rbi and Braden Schutt 2 for 4 with 4 rbi. Traub pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts for the Bearcats, now 5-9.
The New Haven Shamrocks improve to 4-4 with a 5-3 win over Calvary Lutheran. Calvary drops to 3-5.
Boys Volleyball
Borgia beat Westminster in 3. The Knights improve to 10-9-1.
FZN beat Warrenton in 3. The Warriors slip to 3-6.
Girls Soccer
Borgia 2 DuBourg 0. Hollis Farrell and Anniston Foss with the goals. Borgia moves to 8-5.
Union 8 St. James 0. Union is 5-6 and 3-0.
Sullivan 10 Owensville 2. Kloe Greife and Ava Hayes with 2 goals each for the Eagles, now 3-5 and 2-1. Owensville is 2-7 and 0-3.
Rolla shutout Pacific 2-0, dropping the Indians to 8-3-1. The Bulldogs, now 5-3, have won 4 straight.
Washington beat Seckman 1-0 in overtime. The Blue Jays move to 7-6. The Jaguars drop to 4-4.
Johnnie Brock's Party Store Athlete of the Week
4/14/2025
The Johnnie Brock's Party Store Athlete of the Week is Mason Theis-Senior-Washington Baseball.
Mason is the Ace of the pitching Staff and he gets the tough assignments.
20 innings pitched.
Record 1-3.
Mason has allowed 10 runs, but only 5 earned runs.
10 hits, 1 double and 1 triple
26 strikeouts and 14 walks.
ERA-1.75.
Mason usually bats 3rd or clean-up in the lineup.
Average-.182 OB-.400 SLG-.227.
Leads the team with 6 rbi.
UFL Championship Game To Return To St. Louis
4/14/2025
For the second straight year, the United Football League will finish its season in St. Louis. The league announced during Sunday's Battlehawks game that the Gateway City will host the 2025 UFL Championship. The Battlehawks consistently boast the best attendance marks in the league, averaging about 32-thousand fans a game. The UFL Championship is set for June 14th at The Dome At America's Center.
Springfield Takes Down Amarillo
4/14/2025
The Springfield Cardinals crushed four home runs during a 17-12 win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Hodgetown. RJ Yeager had two home runs and four RBI, while Brody Moore and Ramon Mendoza also went deep. Leonardo Taveras picked up his second win in relief. The 7-and-2 Cardinals host the Travelers tomorrow night.
Battlehawks Go Down Against Defenders
4/14/2025
The St. Louis Battlehawks suffered their first loss of the season in a 27-15 decision against the DC Defenders at the Dome at America's Center. St. Louis surrendered 12 points in the first quarter and trailed the rest of the way. Manny Wilkins passed for 147 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions in the losing effort. The 2-and-1 Battlehawks visit Arlington on Saturday.
City Fall To Columbus
4/14/2025
St. Louis City SC are on a four-match losing streak following a 2-1 loss to Columbus at Energizer Park. Joao Klauss scored in the seventh minute to give City and early lead, but the club surrendered goals in the 45th and 55th minutes. St. Louis is in 12th place in the Western Conference with eight points. City host Vancouver this Saturday.
Mizzou Adds Transfer Center
4/14/2025
The Mizzou Tigers are adding to their front-court. Former Arizona State center Shawn Phillips Jr. transferred to the Tigers basketball program over the weekend. Phillips started in 12 of his 31 games with the Sun Devils and averaged over five points and five rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Tigers are losing freshman center Peyton Marshall to the transfer portal.
Blues Go Down Against Kraken
4/14/2025
The St. Louis Blues are on a three-game losing streak following a 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday. Radek Faksa, Colton Parayko, and Nick Leddy all scored in the losing effort before Seattle won a seven-round shootout. The Blues are in fifth place in the Central Division with 94 points. They host Utah tomorrow night.
Cardinals Blank Phillies
4/14/2025
The St. Louis Cardinals held the Philadelphia Phillies to three hits during a 7-0 win at Busch Stadium. Matthew Liberatore picked up his first win after striking out seven in six scoreless innings, while Willson Contreras and Jordan Walker both homered in the victory. The Cardinals have won two of three and are in fourth place in the NL Central at 7-and-8. Sonny Gray starts for St. Louis against Houston tonight.
Rory McIlroy Wins The Masters Tournament
4/14/2025
History has been made at Augusta National after Rory McIlroy won The Masters to become the sixth player in history to complete the grand slam. McIlroy defeated Justin Rose in a one-hole playoff to capture his first career green jacket. The 35-year-old joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to win The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open Championship.
High School Sports-Monday, April 14th
4/14/2025
BaseballConnor Curnutte was 3 for 5 with a double, 1 run and 4 rbi leading Union to a 13-1 5 inning win at New Haven. Kasey Griffin added 2 doubles, 3 runs and 3 rbi and Ryan Stowe chipped in with 2 hits and 2 stolen bases. Zac Voss pitched a complete game with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks. Union improves to 14-3 and 4-0. The Shamrocks fall to 3-4 and 1-2.
Chase Weirich logged 3 hits, including a home run into the creek leading the Owensville Dutchmen to a 4-0 win over St. Clair. Zaiden Gates, Jaden Gerlemann and Jansen Loeb had 2 hits each. Weirich struck out 11 over 6 scoreless innings and Matt Eckelkamp closed it out. Owensville moves to 5-4 and 2-1. St. Clair, now 4-5 and 0-1, has lost 4 straight.
Bennett Parker pitched a complete game 1 hitter with 4 strikeouts and no walks leading Pacific to a 14-0 win at Hermann. Gavin Lane posted 1 hit, 3 runs and 2 rbi. Colton Kossuth added 2 rbi and Jake Collier was 3 for 4 with 1 rbi. The Indians improve to 6-1 and 3-0. Hermann falls to 4-9 and 0-4. Nolan Ograski pitched 4 innings in the loss.
Borgia went on the road and posted a 7-3 9 inning win at Lutheran South. Borgia scored 2 in the 7th to tie it and 4 in the 9th. Lane Mallinkrodt pitched 7 innings with 4 strikeouts and 6 walks in a no-decision. Freshman Cash Chartrand pitched 1 inning of relief for the win. Kaleb Hoss hit a 3 run homer. Alex Griffin 1 hit 2 runs and 2 rbi and Jayce Keeler 2 doubles, 2 runs and 1 rbi. Borgia improves to 8-6. Kannon French was the loser. The Lancers drop to 6-7-3.
Girls Soccer
Hillsboro Tournament-Windsor 4 St. Clair 1. Lucy Moore scored the Bulldogs, now 2-5. Sophia Stemmler scored 2 goals for the 4-5 Owls.
Washington snapped a 5 game losing streak with a 4-0 win at Festus. The Blue Jays improve to 6-6. Festus is 8-1.
Pacific 6 Affton 0. The Indians improve to 8-2-1. The Cougars fall to 5-6.
Lindbergh shutout Union 2-0 to improve to 3-5-1. Union drops to 4-6.
Wright City 5 Owensville 0. Owensville drops to 2-6. The Wildcats are 4-3.
Boys Volleyball
North Point beat Borgia in 4. Logan Bender led Borgia with 13 kills. Jack Meyers posted 21 digs and Harris Robinson finished with 27 assists. Borgia slips to 9-9-1. The Grizzlies are 12-3.
High School Sports-Saturday, April 12th
4/12/2025
BaseballBranson Tournament
Borgia 2 Mid-Buckanan 0. Ben Nieder was 2 for 3 with 2 rbi and Henry Zeitzmann pitched 5 innings for the win. Drew Eckhoff closed it out for the save.
Marshfield 3 Borgia 2. Jace Shofner pitched 2 2/3 innings and suffered the loss. Borgia is 7-5.
Linn Tournament-Championship-Hermann outscored South Callaway 13-7. Charlie Tyree logged 3 doubles and 8 rbi and Lane Kohlbusch struck out 3 and walked 3 over 5 innings for the win. Hermann is 4-8.
Washington fell just short with 7 runs in the 7th inning and lost to the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars 8-7.
Hillsboro 5 Washington 4. The Blue Jays fall to 2-9.
Union played two games in the Missouri River Festival Saturday
Union 14 Southern Boone 4. Alec Coombs homered with 2 hits and 3 rbi and Avery Young added 2 hits and 3 rbi. Klay Muser struck out 8 over 5 innings for the win.
Union 13 Capital City 9 in 10 innings. Union banged out 10 hits. Avery Young 2 hits, 2 runs and 3 rbi. Alec Coombs 2 hits and 2 rbi. Kasey Griffin 1 hit 3 runs and 2 rbi. Logan Hansel struck out 10 and walked 2 over 6 innings in a no-decision. Tucker Lemons pitched 3 innings of relief for the win. The Wildcats improve to 13-3.
Fort Zumwalt East 7 Warrenton 6
Warrenton 10 Wright City 0. Warrenton is 8-4.
Girls Soccer
John Burroughs 6 Union 1. The Wildcats slip to 4-5.
Springfield Beats Amarillo
4/11/2025
The Springfield Cardinals rattled off 13 hits during an 8-4 win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Hodgetown. Jacob Buchberger hit a home run and drove in two, while Ixan Henderson struck out eight over five scoreless innings to earn his first win. The 5-and-1 Cardinals send Tekoah Roby to the mound against Amarillo tonight.
Battlehawks Take On DC Defenders
4/11/2025
The St. Louis Battlehawks will try to stay undefeated when they host the DC Defenders at the Dome at America's Center on Sunday. The Battlehawks are 2-and-0 after beating San Antonio 26-9 at home last Sunday. This Sunday's game kicks off at 2:00PM.
City Welcome Columbus
4/11/2025
St. Louis City SC aim to avoid their fourth loss in a row when they host Columbus at Energizer Park on Sunday. City lost to Sporting KC 2-nil last weekend, and they haven't scored a goal during their losing streak. St. Louis is in 11th place in the Western Conference with eight points. Sunday's match begins at 6:00PM.
Cardinals Host Phillies
4/11/2025
The Cardinals return home to begin a weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies that starts tonight at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals lost a mid-week three-game series to the Pittsburgh Pirates and are in third place in the NL Central at 5-and-7. Andre Pallante starts for St. Louis. First pitch is at 7:15PM.
Blues Visit Kraken
4/11/2025
The Blues look to get back in the win column when they visit the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena tomorrow night. The Blues just lost to the Oilers 4-3 in Edmonton on Wednesday. St. Louis has a five-point lead over Calgary for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Tomorrow's game begins at 9:00PM.
The Masters Round One Recap
4/11/2025
Justin Rose is sitting atop the leaderboard after the first round of The Masters. Rose shot a seven under 65 in the opening round at Augusta National. Corey Conners, defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg are tied for second place at four under par. Cam Davis, Rafael Campos and Austin Eckroat will be among the first group of players teeing off round two.
High School Sports-Friday, April 11th
4/11/2025
Baseball
Branson Tournament-Hollister-Rogersville Festival
Friday-West Plains 4 Borgia 2. Jayce Keeler was 2 for 3 with 1 rbi. Charlie Gildehaus pitched 5 2/3 innings 4 strikeouts and 2 walks in the loss. Borgia will play Mid-Buchanan and Marshfield Saturday.
St. Charles took the lead with 2 runs in the 6th and held off St. Clair 8-7 at the Dog Pound. Hunter Broad homered and finished with 4 rbi for the Pirates. Caleb McCullen posted 3 hits and 2 runs. Ethan Jones pitched 2 1/3 innings for the win. Clayton Ingram pitched 5 innings for the Bulldogs in a no decision. Kaden Calhoun pitched 2 innings and suffered the loss. Tyler Tomes was 3 for 4 with 2 rbi. Nate Short hit a two run homer. St. Clair had 8 hits. The Pirates improve to 8-4. The Bulldogs drop to 4-4.
Linn Tournament
Hermann beat Cuba 10-5. Lane Cramer pitched 4 2/3 innings for the win. At the plate, Chase Romig was 3 for 4 with a run scored, Lane Kohlbusch added 3 hits, a double 2 runs and 1 rbi and Cole Traub 3 hits, 2 runs and 2 rbi. Cuba drops to 2-5.
Hermann beat Belle 7-5. Brackston Carr pitched 5 2/3 innings, struck out 4 and walked 1 for the win. Colton Ruediger was 3 for 4 with 1 run and 1 rbi. The Bearcats are 3-8 and will play South Callaway in the championship game Saturday at 3:00.
Golf
Holt 155 Warrenton 169. Braden Pranger shot a 34 for Holt. Low score for Warrenton Ethan Leavitt-38.
Boys Volleyball
Tournament at the Legacy Volleyball Complex. Borgia, Fox, Ladue, Marquette and Summit.
Friday
Marquette beat Borgia 2-0.
Borgia split with Ladue 1-1
Borgia beat Affton 2-0
Girls Soccer
Union snapped a four game skid with a 4-0 win over Washington. Sophia Helling with 2 goals, Jewelle Anderson and Maddie McDuffie with 1 each. Ali Thwing with the shutout in net. Union improves to 4-4. Washington, now 5-6, has lost 5 straight.
MICDS 2 Borgia 1. Teagan Little scored both goals for the Rams, now 5-1. Haylee Stieffermann scored for Borgia with Abby Schutte getting the assist. Borgia drops to 6-5.
High School Sports-Thursday, April 10th
4/10/2025
BaseballKasey Griffin allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 9 strikeouts and 5 walks over 6 1/3 innings leading Union to a 6-2 win at Sullivan. Union erased a 2-0 deficit with 5 runs in the fifth and tacked on another run in the 7th. Connor Curnutte was 1 for 3 with a double, 2 runs and 2 rbi. Union improves to 11-3 overall and 3-0 in conference. Raiden Redd doubled and tripled for the Eagles, now 5-4 and 1-1. Mahlon Foster was the loser.
Owensville and Hermann battled the elements with the Dutchmen coming away with a 17-16 win in a slugfest at Owensville High School. Zaiden Gates, Chase Weirich, Landon Kramme, Logan Bailey and Tucker Sassmann all had multiple hits and rbi's. The Dutchmen improve to 4-4 and 1-1. Hermann, now 1-8 and 0-3, was led by Lane Kohlbusch with 2 hits and 2 rbi, Charlie Tyree with 2 doubles and 2 rbi, Colton Ruediger with 2 doubles and 2 rbi and Brackston Carr with 3 hits and 3 stolen bases. Ruediger suffered the loss.
New Haven posted a 6-3 win at St. James to improve to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in conference. St. James falls to 0-8 and 0-2.
St. Clair at Pacific-Rained out
Girls Soccer
Timberland logged a 4-0 win at Washington. Ashley Harvatin scored 2 goals for the Wolves, now 5-1. Washington drops to 5-5.
St. Clair posted a 3-0 win at St. James. Emma Thompson scored 2 goals and Shea Daniels 1. Macy Naes with the shutout in net. St. Clair improves to 2-4 while St. James falls to 1-4.
Boys Volleyball
Borgia beat Bishop DuBourg in 3. The Knights, now 6-6, have won 3 straight.
Springfield Rallies In Ninth
4/10/2025
The Springfield Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the ninth during a 10-9 win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Hodgetown. The Cards trailed by a run entering the inning before Carlos Linarez tied the game with an RBI single. Chase Davis drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly later in the frame. Leonardo Taveras earned the win in relief, while Austin Love picked up the save. Springfield improved to 4-and-1. Ixan Henderson starts for the Cardinals against Amarillo tonight.
Cardinals Lose In Extras
4/10/2025
The St. Louis Cardinals came out on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel during a 2-1, 13-inning loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park yesterday. The game was scoreless for the first 11 innings before Jordan Walker hit an RBI single in the top of the 12th. However, Pittsburgh tied the game in the next half-inning and earned the win in the 13th. Chris Roycroft was charged with the loss in relief. The 5-and-7 Cardinals are back in action against the Phillies tomorrow night.
Blues Give Up Late Goal In Loss To Edmonton
4/10/2025
The St. Louis Blues gave up a goal with 20 seconds left in regulation during a 4-3 loss to the Oilers in Edmonton. Pavel Buchnevich tied the game at three with a goal six minutes into the third period before Connor Brown knocked in the game-winner for the Oilers. Jordan Kyrou and Ryan Suter also lit the lamp for St. Louis. The Blues are tied with Minnesota for the first Western Conference Wild Card spot at 93 points. St. Louis visits Seattle on Saturday.
Springfield Routs Amarillo
4/9/2025
The Springfield Cardinals had a pair of big innings during a 16-7 win over the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Hodgetown. The Cardinals scored six runs in the top of the fifth and seven in the top of the ninth during the victory. Chase Davis hit two home runs and drove in five, while Jeremy Rivas and Dakota Harris also went yard. Osvaldo Berrios earned the win with two scoreless innings out of the pen. The 3-and-1 Cardinals send Brycen Mautz to the mound against Amarillo tonight.
Blues Visit Oilers
4/9/2025
The St. Louis Blues look to get back in the win column when they visit the Oilers in Edmonton tonight. The Blues had their 12-game winning streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to Winnipeg on the road on Monday. St. Louis has a two-point lead over the Minnesota Wild for the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Tonight's game begins at 9:00PM.
Cardinals Jump On Skenes To Edge Pirates
4/9/2025
The Cardinals sunk the Pirates 5-3 from Pittsburgh. Victor Scott-the-second and Brendan Donovan drove in runs as part of a three-run third inning. Sonny Gray earned the win after allowing one run over five innings as St. Louis snapped a four-game skid. The Cardinals improved to 5-and-6. They send Erick Fedde to the mound against Pittsburgh this morning.
High School Sports-Wednesday, April 9th
4/9/2025
BaseballThe Washington bats came to life with 10 hits in a 14-6 win over Fort Zumwalt South. Henry Vedder allowed 1 earned run with 6 strikeouts over 5 innings. Caden Brocoto struck out 6 over two innings. Vedder also hit a solo homer. Ben Loesing 2 hits with 3 runs and 2 rbi. Mason Theis 2 hits, a double and 5 rbi. Colton Carrier 1 hits and 3 rbi and Ben Gelinas 1 hit and 2 rbi. Washington improves to 2-7 and 1-1. The Bulldogs drop to 2-5 and 1-1.
Borgia walked off Tolton 5-4. Brody O'Hanlon was 1 for 2 with a double and 2 rbi. Lane Mallinckrodt 2 hits and 1 rbi and Braxton Frankenburg scored 2 runs. Drew Eckhoff pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for the win. Borgia improves to 6-4. Tolton drops to 6-1-1.
Warrenton 2 St. Charles West 1. Warrenton improves to 7-3 and 1-1. St. Charles West drops to 3-4 and 1-1.
Girls Soccer
Emma Miller scored for St. Pius leading the Lancers to a 1-0 win at Union. Kadyn Gottman with the shutout in net. St. Pius improves to 6-0. Union drops to 3-4.
Festus beat Sullivan 6-1. The Tigers remain unbeaten at 7-0. Kloe Griefe scored the lone goal for the Eagles, now 2-5.
Borgia posted a 6-4 win at Owensville. The Knights, now 6-4, have won four straight.
Windsor Tournament-Fox 3 Pacific 2. Keenan, Purington and Stegmann all scored for Fox, now 4-1. Pacific falls to 6-2-1.
Boys Volleyball
Borgia beat Duchesne in 4. Borgia was led by Logan Bender with 14 kills, Harris Robinson with 32 assists and Jack Meyers with 14 digs. Bender, Lober and Gildehaus added 1 block each. Borgia moves to 4-6. The Pioneers drop to 6-8-1.
Warrenton beat Hickman in 4. The Warriors improve to 3-4.
Cardinals Collapse In Seventh Inning
4/8/2025
The St. Louis Cardinals surrendered four runs in the bottom of the seventh during an 8-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park yesterday. The Cardinals trailed by two runs entering the inning before Pittsburgh blew the game open. Yohel Pozo and Masyn Winn both homered in the losing effort, while Matthew Liberatore was charged with his first loss after allowing five runs on eight hits in six-and-a-third innings. The Cardinals dropped to 4-and-6. They send Sonny Gray to the mound against Pittsburgh tonight.
High School Sports-Tuesday, April 8th
4/8/2025
Baseball Logan Hansel pitched a complete game 1 hitter with 5 strikeouts, 1 walk and 1 hit batter on 67 pitches in 4 innings leading Union to a 15-0 win over Owensville. He also delivered 3 hits and 2 rbi. Kasey Griffin added 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 rbi and 2 stolen bases and Connor Curnutte 2 hits, 2 runs and 1 rbi. Union banged out 13 hits and improves to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in conference. Owensville drops to 3-4 and 0-1. Matt Eckelkamp was the loser. The Dutchmen committed 5 errors.
Lane Mallinckrodt pitched a complete game 1 hitter with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks leading Borgia to a 9-1 win over Gateway Legacy. Caleb Hoss posted 2 hits and 3 rbi and Drew Buehler added 2 hits and 2 rbi. Borgia improves to 5-4. Gateway falls to 3-7.
Fort Zumwalt South shut down Washington 6-3. The Bulldogs held the Blue Jays to 3 runs on 1 hit. Henry Vedder was 1 for 1. Mason Theis strike out 6 and walked 3 over 4 innings in the loss. The Blue Jays drop to 1-7 and 0-1. The Bulldogs improve to 2-4 and 1-0.
Brodie Anderson struck out 4 and walked 2 over 6 scoreless innings leading St. Charles West to a 7-0 win over Warrenton. Anderson also delivered 2 hits with 1 run and 1 rbi. West improves to 3-3 and 1-0. Warrenton drops to 6-3 and 0-1.
Sullivan logged a 17-2 win at Hermann in 3 innings. Nate McReynolds struck out 3 and was the winning pitcher. Drake Gawer was 2 for 3 with 3 rbi. Mitchell Garner 1 for 3 with 4 rbi and Chase Blue 2 for 4 with 1 rbi. The Eagles improve to 5-3 and 1-0. Hermann drops to 1-7 and 0-2.
Brennan Irvin pitched a no hitter with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks over 5 innings leading St. Pius to a 10-0 win at St. Clair. Benjamin Smith finished with 2 hits, 2 runs and 2 rbi. St. Pius moves to 6-3. The Bulldogs drop to 4-3.
Girls Soccer
Andi Giebler, Kloe Greife and Ella Kirk all found the back of the net leading Sullivan to a 3-2 win over St. Clair. Tessa Newman posted 2 assists for the Eagles, now 2-4 and 1-1. St. Clair slips to 1-4 and 0-3. Lucy Moore and Ally McKinney scored for the Bulldogs.
Emery Layne scored 2 goals leading the Panthers of Fort Zumwalt North to a 4-1 win over Washington. Zumwalt North moves to 2-2. The Blue Jays drop to 5-4 and 0-3.
Borgia 5 Tolton 0. The Knights improve to 5-4.
Orchard Farm shutout Warrenton 8-0. Hannah Ramsey with the hat-trick.
St. James drops to 1-3 with a 3-2 loss to Gateway Legacy.
Boys Volleyball
FZS beat Warrenton in 3
Florida Rallies To Beat Houston For First MCB Title Since 2007
4/8/2025
For the first time in nearly two decades, Florida is back on top of the Men's College Basketball world. The team rallied from a 12-point deficit to take down Houston 65-63 in the National Championship from San Antonio. Will Richard netted 18 points for the Gators, who secured their first title since winning back-to-back championships in 2006-and-seven. LJ Cryer scored 19 points for the Cougars, who finished the season 35-and-5 and still have never won a National Championship.
Springfield Visits Amarillo
4/8/2025
The Springfield Cardinals hit the road to begin a six-game series with the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Hodgetown tonight. The Cardinals are off to a 2-and-1 start this season. Pete Hansen takes the mound for Springfield. First pitch is at 7:05PM.
Mizzou Hoops Add UCLA Transfer
4/8/2025
The Mizzou Tigers basketball program is bolstering its roster. Former UCLA guard Sebastian Mack transferred to Missouri yesterday. Mack spent the last two seasons with the Bruins, and he came off the bench in 33 of his 34 appearances last season. He averaged nine-point-six points per game.
Blues Falter Late
4/8/2025
The St. Louis Blues had their franchise-record 12-game winning streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Pavel Buchnevich tied the game at one with a goal in the second period, but the Jets scored twice in the third to take home the win. St. Louis has a two-point lead over Minnesota for the top Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. The Blues visit Edmonton tomorrow night.
High School Sports-Monday, April 7th
4/7/2025
Baseball
Klay Muser allowed 2 hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings with
9 strikeouts and no walks on 59 pitches leading Union to a 12-0 win over
Hermann in 5 innings. Connor Curnutte
posted 2 hits and 2 runs and Kasey Griffin added a double and 2 runs scored. Jake Browne 2 hits with 3 rbi and 2 stolen
bases and Trenton Kossman chipped in with a hit and 2 rbi. Union improves to 9-3 overall and 1-0 in
conference. Hermann falls to 1-6 and
0-1. Nolan Ogroski was the loser.
Warrenton came back from a 6-0 deficit to beat Montgomery County
7-6. The Warriors scored 2 runs in the 7th
to win it. Quentin Myers picked up the
win in relief, no runs, 1 hit and 4 strikeouts.
Jake Kirkpatrick pitched a scoreless 7th for the save. Colin Disilvester went 2 for 3 with 2
runs. Warrenton improves to 6-2. Montgomery County drops to 3-3.
Owensville doubled up Capital City 10-5. The Dutchmen had 6 hits and a big 3 run
double by Chase Weirich. Weirich posted
the win on the mound. He allowed 4 runs,
2 earned with 5 strikeouts over 5 innings.
The Dutchmen move to 3-3. Capital
City is 3-7.
Sullivan had no problem with Steelville 15-0. Lucas Parsons pitched 2 scoreless innings to
start the game. Parsons and Chase Blue
were both 2 for 2 and Parsons logged 3 rbi.
The Eagles are 4-3. The Cardinals
drop to 1-5.
Gavin Haddox was 2 for 4 with a double, 3 runs and 2 rbi leading
Pacific to an 11-1 win at St. James.
Jake Collier went 2 for 3 with a double, 1 run and 1 rbi. Cayden Matthes added 2 hits and 3 rbi and
Colton Kossuth chipped in 3 stolen bases and 2 runs. Bennett Parker pitched a complete game with 5 strikeouts and no walks. The Indians move to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in
conference. St. James drops to 0-6 and
0-1.
Veritas Christian 18 New Haven 1. The Shamrocks fall to 2-3. Veritas move to 3-3.
Girls Soccer
Granite City beat Union 4-2.
Sophia Helling and Madi Julius scored for the Wildcats, now 3-3. Jewelle Anderson posted an assist. The Warriors improve to 3-3-3.
Springfield Splits Doubleheader
4/7/2025
The Springfield Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Wichita Wind Surge at Hammons Field yesterday. The Cardinals won the first game 5-0 before falling 10-2 in game two. Springfield returns to action with a game against Amarillo tomorrow night.
Battlehawks Beat San Antonio
4/7/2025
The St. Louis Battlehawks remain undefeated following a 26-9 win over the San Antonio Brahmas at The Dome at America's Center. St. Louis raced out to a 17-0 lead and never looked back. Jacob Saylors rushed for three touchdowns, while Manny Wilkins threw for 162 yards and ran for 58 more. The 2-and-0 Battlehawks host the DC Defenders next Sunday.
City Get Blanked By Sporting KC
4/7/2025
St. Louis City SC were held scoreless for the third match in a row during a 2-nil loss to Sporting KC at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday. St. Louis gave up both goals in the final 20 minutes of the match. City are in 11th place in the Western Conference with eight points. They host Columbus this Sunday.
Blues Bring Down Avs
4/7/2025
The St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Robert Thomas put the game away with an empty-netter in the final 30 seconds before Colorado knocked in a meaningless goal just before the final horn. Zack Bolduc scored twice in the victory, while Pavel Buchnevich and Jake Neighbours also lit the lamp. St. Louis is in fourth place in the Central Division with 93 points. The Blues visit the Jets tonight.
Cardinals Get Swept In Doubleheader
4/7/2025
The St. Louis Cardinals dropped a pair of games against the Boston Red Sox during a doubleheader at Fenway Park yesterday. The Cards blew a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth during a 5-4, ten-inning loss in game one. Pedro Pages drove in three runs, while Ryan Fernandez was charged with the loss in relief. St. Louis was crushed 18-7 in the second game. Thomas Saggese homered, and Miles Mikolas was tagged for the loss after surrendering eight earned runs and one unearned run on 11 hits in two-and-two-thirds innings. The 4-and-5 Cardinals send Matthew Liberatore to the mound against the Pirates tonight.
Ovechkin Scores 895th Goal To Pass Gretzky For Most All Time
4/7/2025
Alex Ovechkin is now the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals star scored his 895th goal on Sunday against the Islanders in New York to surpass Wayne Gretzky. It came on a power play in the second period. After he scored what was his 42nd goal of the season, the game was stopped for an emotional ceremony on the ice.
NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Preview
4/7/2025
A new men's college basketball champion will be crowned tonight. Florida is set to take on Houston in the National Championship Game in San Antonio. The Gators are making their first appearance in the championship game since winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007. They knocked off SEC rival Auburn 79-73 in the Final Four on Saturday. Houston is making its first appearance in the title game since 1984. The Cougars have never won the national championship in men's hoops. They enter fresh off a 70-67 take down of Duke in the Final Four.
UConn Women's Basketball Wins 12th National Title
4/7/2025
The UConn women are back on top of the college basketball world. The Huskies blew out South Carolina 82-59 in the National Championship from Tampa. Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd scored 24 points as UConn claimed its NCAA record 12th title in school history. The Gamecocks failed to repeat after winning last year's title.
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4/7/2025
Jake Collier-Senior-Pacific Baseball.
Statistics.
Pitching
Record 1-0
4 1/3 innings scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts and no walks.
Hitting
.214 Average .389 OB .286 SLG 3 RBI.
Future Plans-Jake will attend Missouri State University in Springfield and play baseball.
Springfield Begins 2025 Season
4/4/2025
The Springfield Cardinals begin the 2025 season with a game against the Wichita Wind Surge at Hammons Field tonight. Springfield sends Tekoah Roby to the mound opposite Connor Prielipp. Tonight's game begins at 6:35PM.
Battlehawks Host San Antonio
4/4/2025
The St. Louis Battlehawks will try to stay undefeated when they host the San Antonio Brahamas at The Dome at America's Center on Sunday. The Battlehawks opened the UFL season with a 31-6 road rout over the Roughnecks last Friday. Sunday's game kicks off at 5:30PM.
City Take On Sporting KC
4/4/2025
St. Louis City SC aim to avoid a third loss in a row when they visit Sporting KC at Children's Mercy Park tomorrow night. City just lost to Austin 1-nil at home last Sunday. St. Louis is in ninth place in the Western Conference with eight points. Tomorrow's match kicks off at 7:30PM.
Cardinals Visit Red Sox
4/4/2025
The St. Louis Cardinals hit the road for the first time this season when they begin a series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park today. The Cardinals dropped two of three against the Angels earlier this week. St. Louis is in first place in the NL Central at 4-and-2. Erick Fedde takes the mound this afternoon. First pitch is at 1:10PM.
Thomas Leads Blues Past Penguins
4/4/2025
Robert Thomas came through in the clutch as the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime at Enterprise Center. Thomas scored the game-winning goal in the third minute of OT. Jake Neighbours scored twice in the victory, while Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also lit the lamp. St. Louis is on an 11-game winning streak and moved into fourth place in the Central Division with 91 points. The Blues host Colorado tomorrow night.
NCAA Men's Final Four Tips Off Saturday
4/4/2025
The NCAA Men's Final Four tips off this weekend from San Antonio. All four one-seeds will be in the national semifinals for the first time since 2008 when the group of Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston hit the hardwood Saturday. Auburn will battle Florida in an all-SEC showdown before Duke takes on Houston in a matchup between two of college basketball's most consistent forces. Auburn and Houston have never won a national championship in basketball.
High School Sports-Friday, April 4th
4/4/2025
Girls SoccerSt. Pius at Union
BaseballWarrenton vs. Veritas Christian at Carshield Field.
Boys Volleyball
Warrenton at Battle