Sports Coverage



High School Sports-Saturday, November 2nd
11/2/2024
Volleyball
Class 2 Quarterfinal-Hermann at Licking-3:00.


Soccer-District Tournament
Class 3 District 2 
Washington vs. Summit at Vianney-10:00

Pacific vs. Parkway West at Webster Groves-12:00


Class 2 District 2
Sullivan vs. Priory at Clayton-12:30





College Football Round Up
11/1/2024
In college football action this weekend, Eastern Illinois hosts Western Illinois, Lindenwood is at Tennessee Tech, and Missouri State welcomes Southern Illinois.



City Change Stadium Name
11/1/2024
St. Louis City SC will no longer be playing at CityPark. The club announced yesterday that they will change their stadium's name to Energizer Park after inking a naming rights deal with the Energizer battery company. The St. Louis-based company joins Nestle, Purina, and Anheuser-Busch among locally-based corporations that have partnered with the club.



Cardinals Decline Options On Three Pitchers
11/1/2024
The St. Louis Cardinals are revamping their pitching staff. The club declined the team options of reliever Keynan Middleton and starters Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. The decision to not retain the players will save St. Louis 26-million dollars as they head into the 2024-25 offseason. Lynn went 7-and-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 starts in his first season back with the Cardinals since 2017. Meanwhile, Gibson was 8-and-8 with a 4.24 ERA, and Middleton missed the seasons with a right forearm injury.



Blues Fall To Flyers
11/1/2024
The St. Louis Blues surrendered a late goal during a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Nathan Walker tied the game at one with a goal in the middle of the third period before Bobby Brink scored for the Flyers with three minutes left in regulation. St. Louis is on a three-game losing streak. The Blues are tied for fifth place in the Central Division with ten points and a 5-6-and-0 record. St. Louis is at home against Toronto tomorrow night.



Jets Shock Texans On Thursday Night Football
11/1/2024
The Jets snapped their five-game losing streak after upsetting a Super Bowl contender. Gang Green stunned the Houston Texans with a 21-13 victory on Thursday Night Football at MetLife Stadium. After being shut out in the first half of the game Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes to lead his team to the win. Garrett Wilson caught nine passes for 90 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Davante Adams also caught a TD pass. New York is now third in the AFC East at 3-and-6. CJ Stroud completed 11 of his 30 pass attempts for 191 yards, but was sacked eight times. Joe Mixon led all rushers with 106 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Houston is now leading the AFC South at 6-and-3.



High School Sports-Friday, November 1st
11/1/2024
Football
Friday
Washington 35 Parkway West 25

Union 34 Roosevelt 0

St. Clair 56 Principia 20

Pacific 56 Bayless 6

Sullivan 55 Affton 21

St. James 33 Cuba 26

Saturday-Owensville at John Burroughs-1:00

Borgia, Hermann and Warrenton have first round byes.


Softball-Class 3 State games-Killian Sports Complex in Springfield.

Semifinal-Oak Grove 4 Sullivan 1

3rd Place-Sullivan 9 Blair Oaks 1




Former Cardinals Win 1st World Series
11/1/2024
Two former Cardinals will get their championship parade and ring as they celebrate the Los Angeles Dodgers win over the New York Yankees in the World Series. Pitcher Jack Flaherty was chased from the game in the second inning last night after giving up four runs but his teammates picked him up with the 7-6 win. Tommy Edman who was the National League Championship Series MVP had a strong postseason with a three-33 batting average, two home runs and 13 RBIs.



>Mizzou's Cook Expected To Return This Season
11/1/2024
University of Missouri quarterback Brady Cook is expected to return to the field this season. Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz says Cook is currently getting treatment. Cook suffered a high ankle sprain during Missouri's 21-to-17 win over Auburn on October 19th as well as an apparent hand injury during last week's 34-to-nothing loss at Alabama.



Report: Tatum Looking To Bring WNBA To St. Louis
11/1/2024
A basketball superstar from St. Louis is reportedly looking to bring the WNBA to his hometown. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, Jayson Tatum is leading efforts for a future expansion team in the city. The report says billionaires Richard Chaifetz and David Hoffman are also on board as investors. The last pro basketball team in the Gateway City was the Spirits of St. Louis in the 1970s.



Dodgers Rally To Top Yankees, Clinch World Series
10/31/2024
For the second time in five years the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. The Dodgers clinched their eighth championship in franchise history after rallying for a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game Five. Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run double to tie the game in a five-run fifth inning for Los Angeles. A pair of sac flys off the bats of Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts put the Dodgers up in the top of the eighth. Walker Buehler closed out the game with a scoreless relief appearance. Freddie Freeman was named Most Valuable Player after hitting four home runs and tying a World Series record with 12 RBI.



Cook Expected To Return From Injury This Season
10/31/2024
Brady Cook will be back leading the Mizzou offense before the 2024 season comes to an end. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz told reporters yesterday that Cook's injury isn't expected to keep him out for the rest of the year, but he didn't offer any timetable on Cook's return. Cook has suffered an ankle injury and a hand injury over the last two weeks. The senior quarterback has thrown for 1,575 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception this year. The Tigers have a bye this week and take on Oklahoma at home on November 9th.



Blues Extend Toropchenko
10/31/2024
The St. Louis Blues are keeping around one of their forwards for another year. The team signed winger Alexey Toropchenko to a one-year contract extension earlier this week. The deal is worth one-point-seven million dollars and it keeps the 25-year-old in St. Louis through the 2025-26 season. Toropchenko has one assist in eight games this season.



High School Sports-Thursday, October 31st
10/31/2024
Volleyball 
Class 2 Sectional-Hermann beat Duchesne in 3.  Hermann will go up against Licking in the quarterfinal Saturday.  

Class 3 Sectional-Logan Rogersville beat Sullivan in 3.  The Eagles end the season 15-15-1.  


Soccer
Battle 2 Warrenton 1



Jets Host Texans On Thursday Night Football
10/31/2024
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets are set to play host to C.J. Stroud and the Texans on Thursday Night Football to kickoff Week Nine of the NFL season. The Jets enter riding a five-game losing streak that dates back to a Thursday night matchup in Week Three. Rodgers is completing 61.6-percent of his passes for 1,896 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. The Jets will have either Riley Patterson or Spencer Shrader suiting up at kicker after placing Greg Zuerlein on injured reserve on Wednesday. The 36-year-old was 9-for-15 on field goal attempts this season. The Jets are currently last in the AFC East at 2-and-6. Houston enters having won four of their last five and sitting atop the AFC South at 6-and-2. Stroud has thrown for 1,948 yards with 11 TDs and four picks. The Texans will be without star wide receiver Stefon Diggs after he suffered a season-ending torn ACL last week. The Jets have won two in-a-row over the Texans dating back to 2021.



Blues Visit Flyers
10/31/2024
The St. Louis Blues aim to avoid their third loss in a row when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center tonight. The Blues were just smoked by the Ottawa Senators 8-1 on Tuesday night. St. Louis is in fourth place in the Central Division with 10 points and a 5-5-and-0 record. Tonight's game starts at 6:00PM.



Molina Becomes Manager
10/30/2024
A St. Louis Cardinals legend is trying his hand at being a manager. Yadier Molina was hired this week to lead the Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Republic Professional League. Molina played with St. Louis from 2004 until 2022. He is poaching Cardinals bullpen catcher Kleininger Teran to be his third base coach, while former Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal will also serve on Molina's staff.



High School Sports-Wednesday, October 30th
10/30/2024
Soccer
Logan Bender scored 2 goals leading Borgia to a 5-1 win at Lutheran St. Charles.  Adolphson, Bolzenius and Reinberg added 1 goal each for the Knights, now 13-7.  

Warrenton 4 Sullivan 0.  Warrenton, now 13-9, snapped a 5 game skid.  Sullivan drops to 9-15.

St. Charles 1 Washington 0.  The Pirates move to 9-11-1 while the Blue Jays slip to 11-9-2.  

Pacific 2 Maplewood 1.  The Indians improve to 11-9.  




Four Rivers Volleyball All-Conference Team
10/30/2024
2024 FOUR RIVERS VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
GRADE NAME SCHOOL POSITION

FIRST TEAM


12



Caroline Tomlinson



Pacific



MH
12 Sophia Helling Union OH
12 Emma Thompson St. Clair OH
11 Ashlyn Hughes Hermann MH
12 Kaitlin Payne Pacific OH
11 Ava Blankenship Sullivan MH
12 Josselyn Smith Union MH
12 Rylea Black St. Clair MH
12 Kennedie Witthaus Hermann L
*Conference Player of the Year Caroline Tomlinson
SECOND TEAM




11 Megan Hoerstkamp New Haven L
11 Ilana Reeder Pacific MH
12 Hailey DeWitt Union OH
12 Mikah Williford Union L
12 Sydney Schulte Hermann OH
12 Kaitlin Hanger Pacific OPP
12 Olivia Lowder St. Clair L
11 Kylee Brandt St. Clair OH
12 Alayna Lagemann New Haven MH



City Close To Signing Baumgartl
10/30/2024
St. Louis City SC are trying to strengthen their defense. City are reportedly close to signing German center-back Timo Baumgartl. The 28-year-old spent last season with Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga second tier. Baumgartl made 11 starts in 12 matches. Baumgartl's deal would likely begin in 2025 and last through the 2027 season.



Blues Get Crushed By Senators
10/30/2024
The St. Louis Blues were blown out by the Ottawa Senators in an 8-1 loss at Canadian Tire Centre. The Blues trailed 7-0 before Dylan Holloway scored a power play goal to get them on the board. Joel Hofer saved 16 of the 21 shots he faced, while Jordan Binnington saved 11 of 14. The Blues remain tied for fourth place in the Central Division with ten points and a 5-5-and-0 record. St. Louis is at Philadelphia tomorrow night.



Yankees Avoid Elimination After Beating Dodgers In Game Five
10/30/2024
The Yankees are still alive. The Bronx Bombers avoided being swept for the fourth time in the World Series after topping the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game Four at Yankee Stadium. Luis Gil started the game for the Yanks and allowed four runs on five hits over four innings pitched. Anthony Volpe provided most of the offense with a grand slam in the bottom of the third. Austin Wells added a solo homer and Gleyber Torres slugged a three-run blast. Freddie Freeman went deep with a two-run shot in the top of the first, and now holds the record for hitting a home run in six consecutive World Series games. The Dodgers will take their second crack at winning it all when they visit New York for Game Five on Wednesday.



High School Sports-Tuesday, October 29th
10/29/2024
Volleyball
Class 4 District 5 Championship Game-Jefferson City beat Union in 3.  The Wildcats end the season with a 28-4-2 record.  


Soccer 
Union 4 Warrenton 2.  The Wildcats have won 3 straight and are now 12-7.  

Sullivan 5 Festus 0.  The Eagles improve to 9-14.  



Blues Visit Senators
10/29/2024
The St. Louis Blues look to get back in the win column when they visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. St. Louis is in fourth place in the Central Division with ten points and a 5-4-and-0 record. Tonight's game starts at 6:00PM.



Steelers Defeat Giants On Monday Night Football
10/29/2024
The Steelers handled business on their home turf and took down the Giants on Monday Night Football. Pittsburgh defeated New York 26-18 in the Steel City to cap off Week Eight of the NFL season. Russell Wilson completed 20-of-28 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown in the team's third straight win. Calvin Austin the Third found the end zone on a 73-yard punt return in the third quarter and a 29-yard catch in the fourth. Najee Harris had 19 carries for 114 yards. The Steelers are atop the AFC North at 6-and-2. Giants QB Daniel Jones went 24-of-38 for 264 yards and an interception in the losing effort. The Giants have lost three in-a-row and sit at 2-and-6.



Mizzou Hoops Lands Four-Star Recruit
10/29/2024
The Mizzou Tigers are bolstering their 2025 basketball recruiting class. Four-star forward Nicholas Randall committed to the hoops program yesterday. Randall chose Missouri over the likes of San Francisco and Creighton, among others. He's the second players to commit to Mizzou from the class of 2025.



Blues F Joseph Dealing With Injury
10/29/2024
The St. Louis Blues will be missing one of their wingers for the rest of their road trip. The team sent forward Mathieu Joseph back to St. Louis to undergo medical evaluation after suffering a lower-body injury during the Blues loss to Montreal over the weekend. Head coach Drew Bannister told reporters yesterday that Joseph will be out until at least November 2nd, which is when St. Louis returns home from its current road trip. The 27-year-old has two goals and two assists in nine games this season.



Dodgers Take 3-0 World Series Lead On Yankees
10/29/2024
The Dodgers are one win away from claiming another World Series crown. The Blue Crew topped the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game Three to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Freddie Freeman continued to swing a hot stick with a two-run blast in the top of the first inning. Freeman has now slugged a home run in five straight World Series games, tying the record held by George Springer. The Bronx Bombers will be looking to become the first team in 20 years to come back from a 3-0 deficit.

The Dodgers will be looking to finish the sweep when they visit the New York Yankees for Game Four of the Fall Classic tonight at Yankee Stadium.  Los Angeles is expected to make use of its bullpen in search of its second title in five years.   The Pinstripes will be depending on rookie right-hander Luis Gil to save their season.  Aaron Judge hopes to turn things around.  The Yanks' captain is six for 43 with 20 strikeouts this postseason.  



World Series Shifts To New York, Dodgers Lead 2-0
10/28/2024
The Dodgers hope to take a commanding lead over the Yankees in the World Series when Los Angeles visits New York for Game Three on Monday night. The Blue Crew is leading the Fall Classic 2-0 after winning both games at Dodger Stadium. Manager Dave Roberts says superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani has been cleared to play after suffering a subluxation of his left shoulder during an attempted steal in Game Two.



High School Sports-Monday, October 28th
10/28/2024
Volleyball-District Tournaments.
Class 3 District 9 at Sullivan-Championship-Sullivan beat St. Clair in 5.  The Eagles will face Logan Rogersville in the sectional Thurday. 

Class 1 District 4 at Crystal City-Championship-Oak Ridge beat New Haven in 4.

Class 2 District 6 at New Bloomfield-Championship-Hermann beat Fatima in 3.  Hermann will go up against Duchesne in the sectional Thursday.  


Soccer
Washington 4 Elsberry 0.  The Blue Jays improve to 11-8-2.  

Landon Apprill and Ben Nieder found the back of the net leading Borgia to a 2-1 win at DuBourg.  Bender and Freese posted 1 assist each for the 12-7 Knights. 

Pacific 6 Windsor 0.  The Indians are 10-9.  





Johnnie Brock's Party Store Student/Athlete of the Week
10/28/2024

Abigail Blackwell-Junior Golfer-Washington High School.

State Golf Tournament at Rivercut in Springfield-Abigail tied for 10th with a two-day total of 162 and helped the team take 3rd with a score of 735. 

Abby has qualified for state every year of high school.

GPA: 4.0

 

Favorite Subject: Math

 

Hobby: Reading

 

Favorite Golf Courses:  Wolf Hollow, Franklin County Country Club, Bear Creek, Gateway in Illinois. 


Seaon/Career Highlights

2022 (Freshman season)

  • Helped lead WHS golf team to a second place finish in the Class 3 district 1 tournament
  • Qualified for state 

2023

  • Led WHS golf team in scoring average
  • GAC North Central First Team All-Conference
  • Led team to first GAC North Central Conference Championship in program history
  • Qualified for state tournament
  • T-23rd at MSHSAA Class 3 state tournament

2024

  • Led WHS golf team in scoring average
  • First Team All-Conference + GAC North Central Conference Player of the Year
  • Led team to second consecutive GAC North Central Conference Championship
  • Led team to Class 3, District 1 Championship (first district championship in program history)
  • Placed 3rd in the Class 3, District 1 tournament (shot 79)
  • T-10 at MSHSAA Class 3 State Tournament
  • Led team to first ever top three state tournament finish 

 





Steelers, Giants Clash In Pittsburgh On MNF
10/28/2024
The Steelers and Giants clash on center stage in Week Eight. The sides battle from Acrisure Stadium on Monday Night Football. Pittsburgh is coming off its second straight win following a blowout victory over the Jets. Russell Wilson made his season debut and went 16-of-29 for 264 yards and two touchdowns. He also added a rushing score. Pittsburgh is first in the AFC North at 5-and-2. Meanwhile, New York dropped its second straight game after a huge loss to the Eagles. Owner John Marra committed to head coach Brian Daboll despite the team sitting at the bottom of the NFC East at 2-and-5.



Blues Fall To Canadiens
10/28/2024
The St. Louis Blues surrendered three unanswered goals during a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday. The Blues tied the game at two in the second period when both Colton Parayko and Jake Neighbours lit the lamp, but the Habs took the lead with six minutes left in the period before scoring twice in the third. The Blues are tied for fourth place in the Central Division with ten points and a 5-4-and-0 record. St. Louis visits Ottawa tomorrow night.



Mizzou Gets Blanked By Alabama
10/28/2024
The number-23 Mizzou Tigers struggled on both sides of the ball during a 34-0 loss to number-14 Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers had just 239 total yards of offense. Drew Pyne tossed three interceptions in the losing effort, while Marcus Carroll rushed for 80 yards. Mizzou dropped to 6-and-2 overall and 2-and-2 in the SEC. The Tigers host Oklahoma this Saturday.



Blues D Scandella Retires
10/28/2024
A St. Louis Blues defender is hanging up his hockey skates. Marco Scandella announced over the weekend that he is retiring from the NHL. The blue-liner spent the last four-and-a-half seasons of his 14-year NHL career with St. Louis. Scandella did not play during the 2024-25 season, but he finished with two goals and six assists in 65 games for the Blues last season.



College Football Wrap-Up
10/28/2024
College football action over the weekend, Southern Illinois lost to Indiana State 20-17, Eastern Illinois was crushed by UT-Martin 52-17, Southeast Missouri State took down Gardner-Webb 30-24, Lindenwood beat Western Illinois 49-38, and Missouri State earned a 49-42 victory over Northern Iowa.



Mizzou Falls To Alabama
10/28/2024
The University of Missouri football team is looking to recover following a loss on the road. Quarterback Drew Pyne threw three interceptions as the Tigers fell on the road to Alabama 34-to-nothing on Saturday. Mizzou is six-and-two overall.



High School Sports-Saturday, October 26th
10/26/2024
Softball
Class 3 Quarterfinal-Sullivan advances to state with a 10-0 win over Saxony Lutheran.   The Eagles improve to 19-14.  Ava DeClue was in the circle and posted the win. 

Sullivan will go up against Oak Grove in the State Semifinal Friday at 1:30 at the Killian Sports Complex in Springfield.   





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10/25/2024
The St. Louis Blues got off to a fast start during a 5-1 rout over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. The Blues scored twice in the first period and led the rest of the way. Jordan Binnington finished with 40 saves, and Dylan Holloway scored twice in the victory. Philip Broberg, Alexandre Texier, and Jake Neighbours also lit the lamp. The Blues have won three of four.



High School Sports-Friday, October 25th
10/25/2024
Football
Hermann 21 Union 13

Borgia 24 Osage 0

Warrenton 42 Fort Zumwalt South 6

Pacific 56 St. James 20

Perryville 38 Cuba 14


Records after 9 weeks

Borgia, Warrenton 9-0

Hermann 7-2

Washington, St. Clair 6-3

Sullivan 5-4

Pacific, Cuba 4-5

St. James 3-6

Union 2-7

Owensville 0-9




Volleyball-District Tournaments
Class 4 District 5 at Union-Semifinals
Jefferson City beat Pacific in 3
Union beat Camdenton in 5
Union and Jefferson City will meet in the championship game Tuesday at 6:00 on KLPW Radio.

Class 1 District 4 at Crystal City-Semifinal
New Haven beat St. Paul Lutheran in 3


Boys Swim
Borgia boys swim team senior tri-captains all posted at least one first place finish at the Senior Night meet against DeSmet.

Borgia senior Ian Pfeiffer led the Knights with two first place finishes in the 100 fly and 100 back.

Fellow senior Lukas Etter took first in the 200 free.

Senior Connor Briggs was part of the winning 200 medley relay, comprised of Briggs, Etter, Pfeiffer and sophomore Sam Durnal.

Durnal took first place in the 50 free.

Borgia’s 200 free relay of Pfeiffer, Schaefer, Etter and Durnal also took first.

DeSmet won the meet by the score of 98-71.

Borgia will have its final regular meet next Friday, at the MIDCS invitational.





College Football Round Up
10/25/2024
In other college football action this weekend, Missouri State visits Northern Iowa, Lindenwood hosts Western Illinois, Southeast Missouri State welcomes Gardner-Webb, Eastern Illinois is at UT-Martin, and Southern Illinois is on the road against Indiana State.



Blues Visit Canadiens
10/25/2024
The St. Louis Blues look to get a winning streak going when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre tomorrow. The Blues currently sit in fourth place in the Central Division with ten points and a 5-0-and-3 record. Tomorrow's game is slated to get underway at 6:00PM.



Mizzou Takes On Alabama
10/25/2024
The number-17 Mizzou Tigers face their biggest test of the season when they visit number-15 Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium tomorrow. The Tigers are coming off a 21-17 come-from-behind victory at home against Auburn last weekend. Mizzou is 6-and-1 overall and 2-and-1 in SEC play this season. Missouri's last win over Alabama was in 1975. Tomorrow's game kicks off at 2:30PM.



Dodgers, Yankees Battle In Game One Of World Series Friday
10/25/2024
The World Series is finally here. The Dodgers and Yankees square off in Game One from Los Angeles on Friday. LA is hoping to carry over its explosive offense after scoring 46 runs over the six-game National League Championship Series against the Mets. Meanwhile, the Yankees want to keep the score down in the Fall Classic. The Bronx Bombers allowed three runs or less in three of their five games against the Guardians in the American League Championship Series.



Blues Extend Neighbours
10/24/2024
The St. Louis Blues are locking down one of their forwards. The team announced an extension for Jake Neighbours yesterday. Neighbours' new contract is worth seven-and-a-half million dollars over two years. The 22-year old scored 27 goals last season, and he has two goals and an assist to start the 2024-25 campaign.



NFL Week Eight Preview
10/24/2024
Week Eight of the NFL season kicks off with Thursday Night Football. Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams will host Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC clash at SoFi Stadium. The Rams snapped a two-game losing skid last week and are expecting star wide receiver Cooper Kupp to play after sitting out several games with an ankle sprain. The Vikings were handed their first loss of the season last week when they fell 31-29 to the NFC North rival Detroit Lions. The action will continue on Sunday with 14 more games. The San Francisco 49ers will host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football before the New York Giants pay a visit to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night to cap off Week Eight.



High School Sports-Thursday, October 24th
10/24/2024
Football
Washington 34 Francis Howell Central 13.  Ryan Kassebaum carried the ball 13 times for 52 yards and 2 touchdowns and completed 7 of 13 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Jacob Bina, Wyatt Bobo and Alec Pecka with 2 receptions each.  The Blue Jays, now 6-3, had 4 interceptions and recovered a Spartan fumble.  Howell Central drops to 3-6.  

St. Clair 63 Owensville 7.  The Bulldogs are outright Four Rivers Conference Champions with a 6-0 record.  Josh Hawkins with 3 touchdowns, Nate Short with 3 touchdown runs and 1 touchdown pass.  The Bulldogs improve to 6-3 overall.  Owensville drops to 0-9.  

North County 35 Sullivan 8.  The Eagles drop to 5-4 and the Raiders improve to 6-3.  


Soccer
Washington 1 Veritas Christian 0.  Gavin Krimmel scored with Jake Prater getting the assist and Colin Briggs logging the shutout in net.  The Blue Jays improve 10-8-2.  

Union 2 Pacific 0.  The Wildcats improve to 11-7.  The Indians are 9-9.

Rolla 2 Borgia 1.  Logan Bender scored for Borgia.  The Bulldogs move to 12-10.  The Knights slip to 11-7.

Valley Park 4 Sullivan 2.  Will Geary with the hat-trick.  Zaiden Marler and Aiden Lawrence scored for the Eagles, now 8-14.  Valley Park improves to 18-3.

Hannibal 9 Warrenton 1


Volleyball-District Tournaments
Class 3 District 9 at Sullivan-Semifinals
St. Clair beat Salem in 3
Sullivan beat Owensville in 3

Class 2 District 6 at New Bloomfield-Semifinal
Hermann beat Linn in 3


Boys Swim
MICDS 116 Borgia 54.  

Sam Durnal posted the lone victory for the Knights in the 100 backstroke.

Borgia is in action again today at the Y against DeSmet on Senior Night.

 







Blues Visit Maple Leafs
10/24/2024
The St. Louis Blues begin a four-game road trip with a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena tonight. The Blues are coming off a 3-2 loss to the undefeated Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. St. Louis sits in fifth place in the Central Division with eight points and a 4-3-and-0 record. Tonight's game begins at 6:00PM.



Blues F Thomas To Miss Six Weeks
10/24/2024
The St. Louis Blues won't have one of their top players for a month-and-a-half. The team announced yesterday that Robert Thomas will miss at least six weeks because of a broken right ankle. Thomas suffered the setback during the third period of Tuesday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The 25-year-old is coming off an 86-point season last year, and he has one goal and five assists in seven games this year.



High School Sports-Wednesday, October 23rd
10/23/2024
Volleyball
Class 4 District 5 at Union
Union beat Washington in 3
Camdenton beat Holt in 3


Soccer
Jefferson City 2 Sullivan 1



Blues Fall To Jets
10/23/2024
The St. Louis Blues surrendered three goals in the second period of their 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Enterprise Center. The Blues got on the board first when Brandon Saad lit the lamp in the middle of the first period, but Winnipeg scored the next three goals of the contest. Saad finished the night with two goals in the losing effort. St. Louis is in fifth place in the Central Division with eight points and a 4-3-and-0 record. The Blues visit the Maple Leafs tomorrow night. In other team news, defenseman Nick Leddy was placed on injured reserve yesterday.



City Make Roster Moves
10/23/2024
St. Louis City SC are making changes to their roster ahead of the offseason. St. Louis declined the team options of John Klein and Jake Nerwinski yesterday. Additionally, City exercised the options of eight players, including Indiana Vassilev and Chris Durkin. St. Louis missed the playoffs in 2024 after earning the top seed in the Western Conference during their inaugural 2023 season.



Cardinals Hire Brown As Hitting Coach
10/23/2024
The St. Louis Cardinals have their new hitting coach. The team hired Brant Brown to run its hitting program yesterday. Brown spent last season as a bench coach with the Mariners, and he was the hitting coach of the Marlins in 2023. Brown will replace Turner Ward, who was fired at the end of the 2024 season.



Mizzou Prepares For Alabama
10/22/2024
The number-17 Mizzou Tigers are getting ready for their biggest game of the season. Missouri visits number-15 Alabama in Tuscaloosa this Saturday. The Tigers are on a two-game winning streak after beating Auburn 21-17 last Saturday. Mizzou is 6-and-1 overall and 2-and-1 in the SEC this season. Saturday's game kicks off at 2:30PM.



Cardinals Hire Former Player Jon Jay
10/22/2024
Jon Jay is coming back to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 2011 World Series champion was hired to St. Louis' coaching staff yesterday. Jay has been a first base coach with Miami the past two seasons. He was a player with the Cardinals between 2010 and 2015.



Monday Night Football Doubleheader Recap
10/22/2024
The Ravens and Cardinals notched wins on Monday Night Football to cap off Week Seven of the NFL season. Baltimore took down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-31 at Raymond James Stadium. Derrick Henry rushed for 169 yards and recorded his fifth career receiving touchdown in Baltimore's fifth straight victory. Lamar Jackson finished with 281 yards and five TDs through the air to continue his stellar season. In the second game of the night, Arizona beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-15 at State Farm Stadium. Chad Ryland booted a game-winning 32-yard field goal as time expired. The Cards have now won two of their last three to improve to 3-and-4.



Blues Host Jets
10/22/2024
The St. Louis Blues go for their third win in a row when they host the Winnipeg Jets at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 4-3 home win over the Carolina Hurricanes last Saturday. St. Louis is in fourth place in the Central Division with eight points and a 4-2-and-0 record. Tonight's game starts at 7:00PM.



High School Sports-Tuesday, October 22nd
10/22/2024
Girls Golf-Class 3 State Championship at Rivercut in Springfield.
Washington finished 3rd with a team score of 735.   Springfield Glendale won state-671 and Springfield Central was 2nd-721.
Abby Blackwell-tied for 10th-162.
Ella Martin-26th-174.
Koey O'Connell and Lily Nieder-tied for 61st-202.
Josephine Kemper-66th-204

Union
Ashlyn Blankenship-tied for 41st-185.

Volleyball-District Tournaments
Class 4 District 5 at Union
Jefferson City beat Warrenton in 3
Pacific beat Capital City in 3.  The Indians improve to 22-5-1.  

Class 5 District 4 at St. Dominic
Timberland beat Borgia in 3.  The Knights end the season 12-19-2.

Class 3 District 9 at Sullivan
Owensville beat St. James in 3.  Owensville is 9-18-3.


Soccer 
Harry Mitchell and Hunter Reinberg found the back of the net leading Borgia to a 2-0 win at Eureka.  Vincent Strohmeyer logged an assist for the Knights, now 11-6.  

Washington 3 Troy 2 in penalty kicks.  Briggs with the save on the 7th kicker.  The Blue Jays improve to 9-8-2.  

Lutheran South 3 Pacific 2 in overtime.  





City Drops Season Finale
10/21/2024
St. Louis City SC ended their 2024 season with a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota United at CityPark. Marcel Hartel scored St. Louis' only goal in the 75th minute. City ended the year in 12th place in the Western Conference with eight wins, 13 draws, and 13 losses for 37 points.



High School Sports-Monday, October 21st
10/21/2024
Soccer 
Winfeild 4 Sullivan 0.  Andrew Hines posted 2 goals and 1 assist for the Warriors, now 13-8.  The Eagles fall to 8-12.

Veritas Christian 6 Warrenton 2.  The Eagles move to 14-3.  The Warriors are 12-7.  


Softball-Class 3 District 2 Championship-Sullivan 10 Ursuline 0 in 5 innings.  Sullivan advances in the state playoffs with an 18-14 record and will go up against Saxony-Lutheran/St. Vincent in the quarterfinal Saturday.


Volleyball
Hermann beat Borgia in 4.  The Bearcats move to 15-15.  Borgia drops to 12-18-2.

De Soto beat St. Clair in 4.  The Bulldogs drop to 19-12-2. 


Girls Golf-Class 3 State Championship-Round 1 at Rivercut in Springfield.
Washington is in 4th Place with a team score of 374.  
Abby Blackwell-tied for 8th-80.
Ella Martin-tied for 28th-87.
Koey O'Connell-tied for 69th-105.
Josephine Kemper-tied for 61st-102.
Lily Nieder-tied for 73rd-107.

Union
Ashlyn Blankenship-tied for 37th-91.



College Football Wrap-Up
10/21/2024
In other college football action over the weekend, Missouri State beat Indiana State 46-21, Lindenwood lost to Gardner-Webb 42-35, Southeast Missouri State took down Charleston Southern 26-13, and Western Illinois earned a 37-21 victory over Tennessee Tech.



Blues Rally Past Hurricanes In Third
10/21/2024
The St. Louis Blues scored a go-ahead goal in the third period of their 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Kasperi Kapanen netted the game-winner in the fifth minute of the third. Mathieu Joseph, Jake Neighbours, and Dylan Holloway also scored in the victory. St. Louis is tied for fourth place in the Central Division with eight points and 4-2-and-0 record. The Blues host the Jets tomorrow night.



CityPark To Host Big Ten Women's Soccer Championship
10/21/2024
A day after the U.S. Men's National Soccer team announced a matchup against Jamaica at CityPark next month the Big Ten Conference confirmed CityPark will host the 2024 Women's Big Ten Soccer Tournament. The semifinal matches are scheduled for November 7th with the championship match set for November 10th. A year after its opening in 2023 CityPark was recently named one of the most beautiful sports venues in the world by Prix Versailles.



Mizzou Comes Back To Beat Auburn
10/21/2024
The number-17 Mizzou Tigers scored 18 unanswered points during a 21-17 win over Auburn at Memorial Stadium. Jamal Roberts scored the game-winning touchdown on a four-yard run with 46 seconds left in the game. Brady Cook passed for 194 yards in the victory. The Tigers improved to 6-and-1 overall and 2-and-1 in SEC play. Mizzou goes up against number-15 Alabama this Saturday.



Mizzou Defeats Auburn
10/21/2024
The University of Missouri football team's winning streak is now two games. Quarterback Brady Cook threw for 194 yards as the Tigers defeated Auburn 21-to-17 on Saturday in Columbia. Mizzou improves to six-and-one overall.



High School Sports-Saturday, October 19th
10/19/2024
Soccer
Washington 1 Union 0.  Chris Jenner scored with Collin Parks getting the assist.  Colin Briggs posted the shutout in net.  Washington improves to 8-8-2 and Union drops to 9-7.  





Local College Sports
10/18/2024

The Falcons are battling on the fields and courts with contests this week. As the Falcons are winding up fall regular seasons, the playoffs are right around the corner for women’s volleyball and men’s soccer.

 

ECC Volleyball (9-13) dropped a match Tuesday at Lewis & Clark CC in Godfrey, IL going four sets with a score line 18-25,18-25, 25-17, 22-25. The Falcons look to rebound with a number of matches coming up this week.

UPCOMING MATCHES: 

                                            Oct. 17 at 6:30PM                              ECC at Southwestern Illinois (Belleville, IL)

                                            Oct. 19 at 1PM & 3PM                      ECC vs. Southeastern Iowa & Kansas City Kansas CC (Burlington, IA)

 

ECC Men’s Soccer (3-6-3) lost a heartbreaker at home yesterday to Crowder College 3-2. The Falcons were down 2-0 late in the game, then scored two late goals to tie the score at 2-2 with four minutes remaining and then the Roughriders answered with a game winner in the 87th minute.

UPCOMING GAMES:

                                              Oct. 19 at 2PM  ECC vs. John Wood CC (Union, MO)

                                              Oct. 22 at 4PM    ECC vs. St. Louis CC (Union, MO)

 

ECC Softball has one remaining scrimmage this Saturday, Oct. 19 at St. Charles CC.

 

ECC Baseball has one remaining scrimmage Friday, Oct. 25 with Mission University at home at 2PM.




City Visit Minnesota
10/18/2024
St. Louis City SC finish up their 2024 season with a road match against the Minnesota United at Allianz Field tomorrow night. City are coming off a 3-nil win over Houston on October 5th, but they've already been eliminated from playoff contention. St. Louis is in 12th place in the Western Conference with eight wins, 13 draws, and 12 losses for 37 points. Tomorrow's match kicks off at 8:00PM. In other club news, City signed defender Josh Yaro to a contract extension yesterday.



NFL Week Seven Preview
10/18/2024
The Broncos kicked off Week Seven with a 33-10 demolition of the Saints on Thursday Night Football. The action will continue with a dozen more games on Sunday. In some of the top games of the day, the 49ers host the Chiefs in a Super Bowl 58 rematch, the Packers welcome the Texans to Lambeau Field, and the Lions will visit the undefeated Vikings. Sunday will be capped off with the Steelers hosting the Jets on Sunday Night Football. Week Seven concludes with a Monday night doubleheader. The Ravens are on the road to challenge the Buccaneers in Tampa, while the Cardinals entertain the Chargers in the desert.



High School Sports-Friday, October 18th
10/18/2024
Football-Week 8
Union 28 St. James 12

Borgia 28 Vianney 23

Washington 41 Fort Zumwalt East 14

North County 33 St. Clair 14

Hermann 14 Pacific 7

Sullivan 49 Owensville 14

Warrenton 42 Orchard Farm 21

Cuba 42 Bayless 22


Records after 8 weeks

Borgia, Warrenton 8-0

Hermann 6-2

Washington, St. Clair, Sullivan 5-3

Cuba 4-4

Pacific, St. James 3-5

Union 2-6 

Owensville 0-8



Soccer-Northwest Tournament
Borgia 4 Fox 0


Boys Swim
Lutheran Veritas 126 Borgia 85 Washington 79.  
Lukas Etter led the Knights with a pair of first-place finishes in the 200 IM and 500 free.  For Washington, Luke Mauchenheimerf won the 100 breast, and Draven Koehmstedt took first in the 100 back.

 

Volleyball

Borgia beat Fatima in 3














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