Sports Coverage



Cardinals Get Blanked By Royals
5/30/2023
The Cardinals almost came out on the wrong side of a perfect game during a 7-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals didn't get a runner on base until the bottom of the eighth, when Nolan Arenado hit a lead-off single. St. Louis finished the game with just two hits, and Adam Wainwright was charged with his first loss of the season after surrendering three runs in five innings. The Cardinals remain in last place in the NL Central at 24-and-32. They send Miles Mikolas to the mound against Kansas City tonight.



American Legion Baseball-Monday, May 29th
5/30/2023
Washington used five pitchers in a 6-0 win over the Jeffco Blazers Monday evening. Gavin Matchell pitched the first two innings for the win and also went 1 for 3 at the plate. Sam Paule was 2 for 4 with a triple and Ryan Weidle doubled.  Gus Schoenbough suffered the loss.  Washington is 1-0 and Jeffco is 2-1. 

Washington is back in action Wednesday at Elsberry at 6:00.



Johnnie Brock's Party Store Student/Athlete of the Week
5/30/2023

Tanner McPherson-Senior-St. Francis Borgia Baseball.

 #27

Tanners plays 3rd Base and bats 3rd in the lineup.

Batting average .400-Highest on the team.  On base .500  Slugging .494 with 5 doubles  1 home run and 19 rbi.  Tanner also leads the team in hit by pitches with 10. 

Tanner is a good defender at 3rd Base.  He displayed his talent in the field in the 4th inning of the Class 5 quarterfinal by throwing out a runner on a bunt attempt up the line and then gloving a line drive the next batter.   At the plate, he was 1 for 3 with a double and a run scored in a 2-0 win over Springfield Glendale.  

GPA-3.4

Tanner will play baseball at East Central College in Union.

Career Path-Welding.

 






MLB
5/27/2023
Friday-Cleveland 4 St. Louis 3

Saturday-6:15

Sunday-12:40


Monday-Cardinals vs. Royals-12:15.



High School Sports
5/27/2023
Saturday 
Baseball
Class 5 Quarterfinal-Borgia 2 Springfield Glendale 0

Soccer 
Class 3 Quarterfinal-Union 1 Springfield Catholic 0-PK

Class 1 Quarterfinal-Villa Duchesne 1 Borgia 0

Track and field State Championships in Classes 3, 4 and 5 at Jefferson City High School. 
Friday 
Class 4
Washington-Clyde Hendrix-5th in the Javelin. Alyssa Repke-4th in the Discus. Julia Donnelly-8th in the 3200. Ella Kroeter-2nd in the Pole Vault. 4X800 Relay-5th-Donnelly, Leah Wheeler, Izzy VonBehren, Josie Keiser. 

Union-Bryson Pickard-6th in the 800. Pickard was 3rd in the 400. 



Cardinals Down Reds In Pitcher's Duel
5/26/2023
Miles Mikolas tossed a gem as the Cardinals beat the Reds 2-1 in Cincinnati. Mikolas earned his third win after holding Cincinnati to five hits over seven scoreless innings. Neither team had a run entering the eighth, but Nolan Gorman drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double and scored the Cardinals second run of the inning on a wild pitch. Giovanny Gallegos picked up his fifth save. St. Louis has won two of three. Matthew Liberatore starts for St. Louis in Cleveland tonight.



ECC Student Athletes Recognized Within Region 16
5/26/2023

Several East Central College student athletes were recognized for their talent within the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 16.

Taylor Hanger, Pacific, a pitcher in her second year at ECC was named to the all-region first team.

Hanger led the Falcons throughout the regular season and into the post season, playing the last 12 games of the season with a slight fracture in her glove hand. She even pitched some of her best games with the injury, according to Dr. Jay Mehrhoff, ECC athletic director.

“It was difficult for her to swing the bat, but the coaches in NJCAA Region 16 noticed her talent and named her first-team all-region,” he said.

Hanger, a nursing major from Pacific High School, was an NJCAA Academic All-American and the ECC Female Scholar Athlete Scholar Athlete her freshman year at ECC.

“Hanger has had a tough balance in her last semester but has managed to be successful in all aspects of being a student athlete at the intercollegiate level,” Mehrhoff added.

She ended the regular season with a 12-8 record striking out 77 batters. Her grit and determination were not always evident as she would be all business when she was in the circle pitching for the Falcons.

Region Player of the Year

ECC Baseball Falcon Shane Kearbey, O’Fallon, Mo., was named the Region Player of the Year by the NJCAA Region 16 DII coaches’ vote. Kearbey, a left-handed pitcher, had a fantastic regular season going 5-1, pitching 61.1 innings and striking out 68 batters with a 2.39 ERA, Mehrhoff said.

Kearbey graduated from ECC May 13 with an Associate of Arts degree in Business. He graduated from Francis Howell High School in 2021.

Rounding out the first team all-region selections for the Falcons were two outfielders, Luciano Terilli, and Trey Orman.

“Terilli gave opposing batters nightmares with his good glove patrolling center field making spectacular plays,” Mehrhoff said. “His at the plate and defensive approach to the game made him an all-around player. 

“Orman had his best season in college leading the Falcons in doubles with 12 and hit 4 home runs driving in 24 runs on the year,” he added.

The NJCAA Region 16 DII All-Defense team included Terilli along with Cameron Leach and Andy Hueste. Leach was a formidable outfielder with his glove and led the team with 22 stolen bases.

Hueste was injured early in the season but found his glove and bat heating up at the end of the season with 24 hits and some great plays from second base and shortstop positions.

ECC selections to second-team all-region were Seth Shannon (.341 batting average), DeVon Jennings (5 home runs), Mario Colombo (.316 batting average), Will DesHotels (2-2, 44 strikeouts), Billy Underwood (2.69 ERA), and Hayden Steelman. All six were starters and contributed to the team’s success throughout the season, both at the plate and from the mound.




Missouri Football To Open 2023 Season In Prime Time
5/26/2023
Missouri football is opening the 2023 season in prime time. The Tigers will face South Dakota on Thursday, August 31st, at Faurot Field. The game will air nationally on SEC Network at 7 p.m. The match was initially scheduled for Saturday, September 2nd.



College Baseball Round Up
5/26/2023
In college baseball yesterday, EIU lost to Morehead State 2-1 before beating Tennessee Tech 8-2 in the OVC Tournament. The Panthers take on either Morehead State or Little Rock tonight. In the MVC Tournament, Southern Illinois fell to Belmont 6-5, and Missouri State beat UIC 5-0. The Bears play against Murray State this morning, while Saint Louis goes up against George Mason in the A-10 Tournament.



City Hosts Vancouver
5/26/2023
St. Louis City SC will try to get a winning streak going when they host Vancouver at CityPark tomorrow night. City is coming off a 4-nil win over Sporting KC last Saturday. St. Louis is in third place in the Western Conference with seven wins, one draw, and four losses for 22 points. Tomorrow's match kicks off at 7:30PM.



High School Sports-Saturday, May 27th
5/25/2023
Baseball 
Class 5 Quarterfinal-Springfield Glendale at Borgia-Game time 2:00 on KLPW FM 92.7/AM 1220/online klpw.com. 


Soccer 
Class 3 Quarterfinal-Springfield Catholic at Union-1:00. 

Class 1 Quarterfinal-Borgia at Villa Duchesne-12:00. 


Track and field
State Championships Friday and Saturday in Class 3, 4 and 5 at Jefferson City High School.



College Baseball Round Up
5/25/2023
In college baseball action yesterday, conference tournaments continued throughout the area. Saint Louis destroyed Saint Joseph's 23-8 in the A-10 Tournament. In the OVC Tournament, Eastern Illinois snuck past SEMO 7-6, and SIU-Edwardsville fell to Tennessee Tech 4-0. EIU takes on Morehead State this morning. In the MVC Tournament, Southern Illinois lost to Evansville 7-3, and Missouri State was defeated by Murray State 6-1. Today, SIU takes on Belmont while Missouri State plays UIC.



Cardinals Get Crushed By Reds
5/25/2023
The Cardinals were lacking all game long during a 10-3 loss to the Reds in Cincinnati. The Cardinals gave up four runs in the bottom of the first and never got close the rest of the way. Steven Matz fell to 0-and-6 after surrendering six runs on 11 hits in four innings. Brendan Donovan and Lars Nootbaar both homered in the losing effort. The Cardinals are fourth in the NL Central at 22-and-29. Miles Mikolas starts for St. Louis against Cincinnati today.



High School Sports-Tuesday, May 23rd
5/24/2023
Baseball-Class 4 Sectional 
John Burroughs scored 5 runs in the first inning and cruised past Sullivan 10-0 in 5 innings.  Julien Schenck struck out 7 with no walks over 3 innings for the win.  Hall Chapman closed it out.  Chapman was also 3 for 3 with 3 runs.  Tucker Desloge was 2 for 3 with 2 runs and 4 rbi.  The Bombers advance to the quarterfinal with a 25-3 record.  Sullivan ends the season 16-11 with only 3 seniors.   



Johnnie Brock's Party Store Student/Athlete of the Week
5/24/2023
Sam Paule-Senior-Washington Baseball. 

Sam holds the single season hits record at Washington with 41.  He also tied Kevin Gratza for the career hits record with 101. 

#2 Shortstop 

Paule hits second in the lineup. Average-.364 On-base .466 Slugging .591 36-runs 23-rbi 4-home runs 9 doubles and 2 triples. 24 stolen bases.

Paule will continue his career at State Fair Community College in Sedalia.



Four Rivers All Conference Soccer Team
5/24/2023

Awards for 2023:

Player of the Year: Mya Minor (JR) Union

Offensive Player of the Year: Kennedy Travis (SR) St. Clair

Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Langenbacher (SR) Pacific 

Coach of the Year: Matt Fennessey Union

 

First Team:

O: Kennedy Travis (SR) St. Clair

O: Abbey Hall (JR) Pacific

O: Sophia Helling (SOPH) Union

O: Izzy Tiepelman (SR) St. Clair

O: Lexi Clark (JR) Pacific

O: Addison Williford (SR) Union

D: Lauren Langenbacher (SR) Pacific

D: Holly Pipes (SOPH) Union

D: Dorie Richardson (SOPH) Sullivan

D: Zoey Arnold (SR) Pacific

G: Ali Thwing (FR) Union

 

Second Team: 

O: Emma Brune (SR) Sullivan

O: Cambria Pohlman (JR) Sullivan

O: Kamryn Bukowsky (SR) Pacific

O: Audrey Declue (JR) St. Clair

O: Jewelle Anderson (SOPH) Union

O: Brooke Bearden (FR) Pacific

D: Autumn Morgan (SR) St. Clair

D: Sammi Nickerson (SR) St. Clair

D: Lucy Koenigsfeld (SOPH) Union

D: Ava Sykes (SOPH) Union 

G: Maria Schatzl (JR) Sullivan




College Baseball Round Up
5/24/2023
In college baseball action yesterday, Mizzou lost to Auburn 10-4 in the SEC Tournament, and Saint Louis earned a 6-3 win over Richmond in the A-10 Tournament. The Billikens face Saint Joseph's this morning. In the OVC Tournament today, SIU-Edwardsville takes on Tennessee Tech, EIU plays Southern Indiana, and SEMO takes on the winner of EIU's game against Southern Indiana. In The MVC Tournament, Southern Illinois faces Evansville, and Missouri State goes up against Murray State.



Cardinals OF O'Neill's Recovery Hits Snag
5/24/2023
Tyler O'Neill's return to the Cardinals line up is being delayed. The outfielder was supposed to resume baseball activities this week, but manager Oli Marmol told reporters yesterday that O'Neill's rehab assignment was cancelled because of his lower back injury. O'Neill has been on the injured list since May 5th after suffering a low back strain. Marmol says that the team doesn't have a timetable for O'Neill's return to the lineup. The 27-year-old is hitting .228 with two home runs and six RBI in 29 games this year.



Goldschmidt Shines To Lead Cardinals Over Reds
5/24/2023
Paul Goldschmidt homered in his first two at-bats of the day to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. Goldschmidt finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored. Tommy Edman totaled a team-high three RBI to help St. Louis improve to 22-and-28. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright earned his second win of the season, while Ryan Helsley notched his sixth save. Steven Matz starts for the Cardinals against Cincinnati tonight.



College Baseball Round Up
5/23/2023
In college baseball action today, Mizzou takes on Auburn in the SEC Tournament, while Saint Louis goes up against Richmond in the A-10 Tournament.



Three City Players Make Team Of The Matchday
5/23/2023
St. Louis City SC is well represented on the 14th Team of the Matchday of the 2023 season. Indiana Vassilev, Tim Parker, and Roman Burki all received the honor after St. Louis' 4-nil win against Sporting KC over the weekend. Vassilev scored twice, while Parker played great defense in front of Burki, who made six saves in the shutout. City hosts Vancouver this Saturday.



Cardinals Get Walked Off By Reds
5/23/2023
The Cardinals were defeated by a walk-off sacrifice fly in a 6-5 ten-inning loss to the Reds in Cincinnati. The Cardinals trailed by a run entering the top of the eighth, but Paul DeJong hit a game-tying double to send the game to extras. However, Spencer Steer scored on Nick Senzel's sacrifice fly in the tenth to give Cincinnati the win. Ryan Helsley was charged with his third loss in relief, while DeJong had a home run and four RBI in the losing effort. The Cardinals remain fourth in the NL Central at 21-and-28. Adam Wainwright starts for St. Louis against Cincinnati tonight.



High School Sports
5/23/2023
Baseball-Monday, May 22nd 
Class 5 District 5 Championship Game
Borgia scored 6 runs in the top of the 7th inning to beat Washington 7-2 at the Fields at South Point.  Jack Nobe was 3 for 4 with 1 run and Tyler Kromer added 1 hit with 2 rbi.  Nobe pitched 6 2/3 innings with 4 strikeouts and 3 walks for the win.  The Knights improve to 23-5.  

Hanon Jarvis went 2 for 4 for Washington.  Grant Trentmann allowed 1 run on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks over 5 2/3 innings in a no decision.  Kaner Young suffered the loss.  The Blue Jays end the season 27-9.  


Baseball-Tuesday, May 23rd
Class 4 Sectional-Sullivan at John Burroughs at 4:00.  The Eagles are 16-10 and the Bombers are 24-3.  


The Borgia Knights will host Springfield Glendale in the Class 5 Quarterfinal Saturday.  Glendale beat Willard 2-0 in the District 6 title game Monday night with Junior Lefty Drew Wedgeworth pitching a no-hitter.  



St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sportswriter Rick Hummel Passes Away
5/23/2023
The writer considered by colleagues and St. Louis Cardinals fans as the dean of baseball writers -- Rick Hummel -- has passed away at the of 77. His family says Hummel died at home in his sleep this past weekend after an aggressive and short-lived illness. Hummel, affectionately known as "The Commish," used his mastery of the written word and his encyclopedic knowledge of the game to tell the stories of games and of the hundreds of players who wore the Birds on the Bat over his five-plus decades of coverage for the Post-Dispatch. Hummel was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 and was named a Media Person of the Year by the St. Louis Press Club in 2014.



Johnnie Brock's Party Store Student/Athlete of the Week
5/22/2023
Sam Paule-Senior-Washington Baseball. 

#2 Shortstop 

Paule hits second in the lineup. 

Average-.364  On-base .466  Slugging .591  36-runs  23-rbi  4-home runs  9 doubles and 2 triples.  24 stolen bases.

Paule will continue his career at State Fair Community College in Sedalia.  



Cardinals Defeat Dodgers In Series Finale
5/22/2023
Oscar Mercado knocked in five runs as the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers 10-5 at Busch Stadium. Mercado finished three-for-four at the plate, while Paul DeJong homered and plated four runs in the victory. Drew VerHagen collected the win in relief after starter Jack Flaherty gave up three runs over four-and-two-thirds frames. St. Louis won the four-game series and improved to 21-and-27. Jordan Montgomery starts for St. Louis against Cincinnati tonight.



High School Sports-Saturday, May 20th
5/22/2023
Baseball
Class 5 District 5 Semifinals
Game 1-Ian Junkin allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts and 2 walks over 5 innings leading Washington to a 2-1 win over Pacific.  Kaner Young pitched the last 2 innings for the save.  At the plate, Hanon Jarvis and Sam Paule had 1 hit and 1 rbi each.  The Blue Jays improve to 27-8.  Andrew Payne had 2 hits for the Indians and Jack Meyer pitched well in defeat with a complete game, 3 strikeouts and 1 hit batter.  Pacific stranded 12 runners on base.  Pacific Ends the season 20-11.

Borgia scored 11 runs on 10 hits with Justin Mort going 2 for 4 with 2 rbi.  Jack Nobe and Noah Hendrickson logged 2 hits and 2 rbi each.  Drew Eckhoff had 1 run and 2 rbi.  Caden Carroll struck out 5 with 2 walks over 6 innings on the hill for the win.  Reagan Kandlbinder closed it out.  The Knights improve to 22-5.  Trey Jennings suffered the loss.  The Cavaliers end the season 12-20.  

Borgia and Washington will meet in the championship game Monday afternoon at 4:00 on the KLPW SPORTS STREAM.  


Track and Field
Class 2 State Championships
Girls-New Haven-Shot Put-Aubri Meyer finished 3rd and Mekela Waters 6th.   Waters also finished 7th in Discus.  Katherine Holtmeyer-11th in Discus.  

Boys-New Haven-Jack Feldmann-14th in the Javelin.  




College Softball Wrap-Up
5/22/2023
In college softball action over the weekend, Mizzou, Eastern Illinois, and Southern Illinois were all eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Mizzou beat Cal 5-1 on Friday, but the Tigers lost to Oklahoma 11-0 and to Cal 7-5 on Saturday. Eastern Illinois lost to Northwestern 2-0 and fell to Miami of Ohio 4-0. Southern Illinois was defeated by Utah 11-9 and lost to Baylor 13-9.



College Baseball Wrap-Up
5/22/2023
In college baseball action over the weekend, Mizzou was swept by Auburn, Saint Louis swept Fordham, Lindenwood took two of three from SIU-Edwardsville, Missouri State lost all three of its games against Indiana State, EIU beat SEMO three times, Southern Illinois lost twice in three games against Murray State, and Western Illinois was swept by Oral Roberts.



St. Louis City Blanks Sporting KC
5/22/2023
St. Louis City SC destroyed Sporting Kansas City 4-nil at CityPark on Saturday. Eduard Lowen started the scoring in the 19th minute, and Indiana Vassilev added one more score before halftime. Vassilev scored again in the second half, and Nicholas Gioacchini also notched a goal. St. Louis is in third-place in the Western Conference with seven wins, one draw, and four losses for 22 points. The club hosts Vancouver on Saturday.



High School Baseball-Saturday, May 20th
5/20/2023
Baseball
Class 5 District 5 Semfinals at The Fields at South Point in Washington.

Washington 2 Pacific 1

Borgia 11 Capital City 5


Washington and Borgia will meet in the championship game Monday at 4:00 on the KLPW SPORTS STREAM.



MLB
5/20/2023

Friday-Progress for Cardinals left-hander  continues to come incrementally, with his quest for his first win in an MLB start in 10 months once again coming up short.

Matz didn’t allow an earned run over 4 2/3 innings in the Cardinals’ 5-0 loss on Friday night, but he still left the mound trailing by a run and an out short of being eligible for his first win of 2023.

Signed to a four-year, $44 million free-agent deal in the fall of 2021, Matz is now 0-5 with a 5.05 ERA in nine starts this season. He’s won just one start -- July 23, 2022, at Cincinnati -- since early May of last year. Even that one victory was marred by a knee injury that Matz sustained while fielding a slow roller up the first-base line.  

“It’s tough because you want to go out and give the team a chance to win, so doing that is good,” said Matz, who pitched around traffic in each of the first four innings. “Going deeper into games, that would change that [chance to notch his first victory]. That’s something I’ve got to be better about doing going forward.”

A night after scoring 16 runs and smashing a franchise record seven homers, the Cardinals were mostly punchless against Tony Gonsolin. They were shut out for the fifth time and their two hits were a season low. Things could have been different had L.A. center fielder James Outman not reached above the wall to rob a potential  home run and if ’s laser down the left-field line had not fallen inches foul later in the sixth inning.


Saturday-Cardinals/Dodgers-6:15.

Sunday-Cardinals/Dodgers-1:15.




High School Sports-Friday, May 19th
5/19/2023
Baseball
Class 5 District 5 Semifinals at Union-POSTPONED FRIDAY AND RESCHEDULED SATURDAY, 5/20 AT THE FIELDS AT SOUTH POINT IN WASHINGTON.
Washington vs. Pacific-10:00.

Borgia vs. Capital City-12:30 ON THE KLPW SPORTS STREAM.




St. Louis City Hosts Sporting KC
5/19/2023
St. Louis City SC looks for their first MLS win since April 15th when they host Sporting KC at CityPark tomorrow night. City lost to Chicago 1-nil last Saturday. St. Louis has dropped to fourth place in the Western Conference with six wins, one draw, and four losses for 19 points. Tomorrow's match kicks off at 8:30PM.



Cardinals Crush Dodgers
5/19/2023
The Cardinals out-slugged the Los Angeles Dodgers during a 16-8 win at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals led 9-8 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning before scoring seven runs to take control of the contest. Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman both went deep during the inning, and they both homered twice during the game. Juan Yepez, Nolan Arenado, and Paul DeJong also hit home runs in the victory as the Cardinals homered four times in the third inning. Adam Wainwright earned his first win of the season. St. Louis has won six of seven, but the Cardinals are still in last place in the NL Central at 19-and-26. They send Steven Matz to the mound against Los Angeles tonight.



College Baseball/Softball Round Up
5/19/2023
In college baseball action yesterday, Saint Louis beat Fordham 9-2, SIU-Edwardsville shut out Lindenwood 4-0, Missouri State was crushed by Indiana State 11-4, Eastern Illinois took down SEMO 10-2, Southern Illinois fell to Murray State 10-7, and Western Illinois lost to Oral Roberts 7-4. All teams continue their series this weekend, while Mizzou visits Auburn. 

In college softball action today, the NCAA Tournament gets underway. Mizzou takes on Cal, Eastern Illinois goes up against Northwestern, and Southern Illinois plays Utah.



High School Sports-Thursday, May 18th
5/18/2023
Baseball
Class 4 District 4 at Owensville-Championship Game-Sullivan 16 St. James 5.  Chase Blue went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and 4 rbi.  The Eagles improve to 16-10 and will visit John Burroughs in the sectional Tuesday, May 23rd.  The Bombers are 24-3.  

Class 5 District 4 at Hannibal-First Round-Holt 8 Warrenton 5.  Warrenton ends the season 15-14 while the Indians improve to 13-20.  



Cardinals Send Carlson To IL
5/18/2023
The Cardinals will be missing one of their starting outfielders for nearly two weeks. The team placed Dylan Carlson on the ten-day injured list yesterday. Carlson sprained his left ankle during the Cardinals game against the Red Sox last Sunday. The 24-year-old is hitting .230 with two home runs and 12 RBI this season. To replace Carlson in the interim, the Cardinals called up Oscar Mercado, who was hitting .278 with two home runs and 12 RBI at Triple-A Memphis.



Cardinals Blank Brewers
5/18/2023
The Cardinals held the Milwaukee Brewers to seven hits during a 3-0 win at Busch Stadium. Matthew Liberatore made his first start of the season and earned the win after scattering three hits over five scoreless innings. Paul DeJong smoked a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth, and Ryan Helsley picked up his fifth save. The Cardinals remain in last place in the NL Central at 18-and-26. Adam Wainwright starts for St. Louis against the Dodgers tonight.



College Baseball Round Up
5/18/2023
In college baseball action today, Mizzou visits Auburn, Saint Louis hosts Fordham, Lindenwood welcomes SIU-Edwardsville, Missouri State has a home game against Indiana State, SEMO is at home against Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois hosts Oral Roberts, and Southern Illinois is at Murray State.



High School Sports-Wednesday, May 17th
5/17/2023
Baseball Class 5 District 5-First Round 
At Union 
Brock Miles pitched a complete game leading Capital City to a 4-1 upset of two seed Helias.

Jack Nobe pitched a complete game 3 hitter with 8 strikeouts and no walks leading Borgia to a 3-1 win over Union.  Nobe was also 2 for 3 with a run scored.  Justin Mort was 1 for 3 with 1 rbi and Reagan Kandlbinder logged 1 run and 1 rbi.  The Knights improve to 21-5 while Union ends the season 15-9.  Nick D'Onofrio posted 1 hit and 1 run and Will Mentz doubled in the setback.  Mentz suffered the loss.  

At Washington 
Sophomore Jake Collier allowed 3 unearned runs with 7 strikeouts over 6 innings and Xavian Cox pitched the 7th for the save as the Pacific Indians beat Jefferson City 5-3.  Collier was also 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 rbi.  Ethan Broser was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 rbi.  Mason Snider was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored.  The Indians are 20-10.  Jefferson City ends the season 16-14.  

Grant Trentmann pitched a 1 hitter with 8 strikeouts and 5 walks leading Washington to a 1-0 win over Rolla.  Gavin Matchell scored the only run of the game in the 2nd inning.  Hayden Burns with the rbi.  The Blue Jays posted 2 hits in the pitchers dual.  Washington improves to 26-8.  Rolla ends the season 11-24.  

Semifinals are Friday at Union with Washington vs. Pacific at 4:00 followed by Borgia vs. Capital City at 6:30.  


Girls Soccer
District Championship Games
Class 3 District 5 at Rolla-Mikah Williford scored in overtime lifting Union to a 1-0 win over Washington.  Ava Sykes had the assist.  The Wildcats improve to 14-7-1 and will host the quarterfinal May 27th.  

Class 1 District 4 at Borgia-Abby Schutte scored 2 goals leading Borgia to a 5-1 win over top seeded Crocker.  Olivia Wunderlich added 1 goal and 2 assists with Haylee Stieffermann and Macy Strubberg chipping in 1 goal each.  The Knights advance to the quarterfinal May 27th with a 10-14-1 record.  



O'Neill To Start Rehab Assignment
5/17/2023
Tyler O'Neill is inching his way back to the Cardinals line-up. The outfielder will begin a minor league rehab assignment tomorrow. O'Neill has been on the 10-day injured list since straining his lower back on May 5th. The Cardinals haven't announced which affiliate O'Neill will play for during his assignment. The 27-year-old is hitting .228 with two home runs and six RBI in 29 games this season.



Cardinals Fall To Brewers
5/17/2023
The Cardinals left the winning run on base to end a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. Willson Contreras hit a two-out double to put the tying run in scoring position before Nolan Arenado was intentionally walked. However, Paul DeJong grounded out to end the game. Nolan Arenado homered in the losing effort, while Jordan Montgomery was charged with his sixth loss after surrendering three runs on eight hits in five-and-a-third innings. St. Louis remains in last place in the NL Central at 17-and-26. Matthew Liberatore makes his first start of the season when the Cardinals take on Milwaukee again tonight.



College Baseball Wrap-Up
5/17/2023
In college baseball action yesterday, Lindenwood crushed Saint Louis 9-1, and Eastern Illinois took down Western Illinois 9-3.



High School Sports-Tuesday, May 16th
5/16/2023
State Championship Golf 
Class 4-Sedalia Country Club. 
State Qualifiers 
Washington-Haiden Bean-17th-two day total 151-11 strokes behind the winner, Jonathon Jordan of Rolla.  Alex Fregalette-40th-159.  Devon Deckelman-49th-162.
Union-Jace Pipes-77th-177.
Borgia-Austin Cooper-36th-158.  Alex Weber-46th-161.
Pacific-Beau Anderson-81st-188.

Class 3-Meadow Acres Lake Country Club in New Bloomfield. 
St. James finished 8th with a two day total of 705..  Jackson Marcee-30th-168. Wilson McDaniel and Hunter Redburn-tied for 46th-173.  Isaiah Cairer-77th-191. 
St. Clair-Brandon Barnes-83rd-197, Hayden Johnson-87th-217.  

Class 2-River Cut in Springfield 
Hermann finished 6th with a team score of 718.   Trigg Lindahl-4th-two day total-149-seven strokes behind the winner, Peyton Smith of Summit Christian.  Emory Lindahl-53rd-186,  Max Miller-67th-200, Easton Stiers-46th-183.  


Baseball-Class 3 District 7 at South Callaway-Championship
-South Callaway 4 Hermann 2.  Trent Lampkin pitched well in defeat, allowing 4 runs, 2 earned on 4 hits with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks over 6 innings.  Hermann was held to 2 runs on 5 hits.  Trace Erfling was 2 for 3 with a double and 1 rbi.  The Bearcats end the season 19-14.  


Soccer-Class 2 District 4 at Westminster-Semifinal-Lydia Bailey and Alyssa Edwards scored 3 goals each leading Westminster to a 9-3 win over Sullivan.  The Eagles end the season 16-7-1.  Cambria Pohlman netted 2 goals for Sullivan and Annalee Brooks added 1 goal in the loss.  



Carlson Listed As Day-To-Day
5/16/2023
The St. Louis Cardinals will be without one of their starting outfielders for a few days. Dylan Carlson was out of the line-up yesterday, and the Cardinals say that he is day-to-day after spraining his ankle against Boston on Sunday. Carlson told reporters that he's "just trying to be as proactive as possible." The 24-year-old is hitting .230 with two home runs and 12 RBI this season.



Cardinals Crush Brewers
5/16/2023
The Cardinals pounded the Brewers in an 18-1 rout at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals scored ten runs in the bottom of the eighth to break the game wide open. Nolan Gorman went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI, and Arenado went deep and drove in four. Tommy Edman and Andrew Knizner also homered in the victory. Jack Flaherty picked up the win after striking out ten over seven scoreless innings. The Cardinals remain in last place in the NL Central at 17-and-25. Jordan Montgomery starts for St. Louis against Milwaukee tonight.



College Baseball Round Up
5/16/2023
In college baseball action today, Western Illinois hosts Eastern Illinois, and Saint Louis welcomes Lindenwood.



Four Rivers Conference Baseball All Conference Team
5/15/2023
First Team
Anthony Broeker* 12 P St. Clair 
Aiden Moffet* 12 P St. James 
Mason Snider 12 C Pacific 
Gavin Schmidt* 11 SS Sullivan 
Conner Borgmann 12 1B Union 
Connor Curnutte 10 SS/3B Union 
Jordan Rodrigue 12 2B/SS St. Clair 
Gavin Moore* 11 OF Hermann 
Ethan Broser* 11 OF Pacific 
Cambrian Koch 11 OF Sullivan 
Will Mentz* 12 P/OF Union 
Andrew Payne 12 DH Pacific 
Parker Anderson* 12 P/U Hermann 
Jake Collier 10 P Pacific 
Drake Gawer 10 P Sullivan 
Four Rivers Conference Player of the Year-Parker Anderson - Hermann

Second Team
Kasey Griffin 10 P/OF Union
Carter Short 11 C St. Clair 
Gavin Mabe 11 C/DH Union 
Chase Blue 9 3B Sullivan 
Charlie Tyree 10 3B Hermann 
David Otten 12 3B New Haven 
Cooper Bailey 12 2B Union 
Jayden Fitzgerald 11 1B St. Clair 
JV Meurer 9 OF St. James 
Jaden Gerlemann 10 OF Owensville 
Colton Kossuth 9 OF Pacific 
Trent Lampkin 11 P Hermann 
Hayden Burke 12 P/OF Union



High School Sports-Monday, May 15th
5/15/2023
State Championship Golf 
Class 4-Sedalia Country Club. 
State Qualifiers Washington-Alex Fregalette-32nd-78, Haiden Bean-5th-72-3 strokes behind the leader, Devon Deckelman-37th-79.
Union-Jace Pipes-73rd-87.
Borgia-Alex Weber and Austin Cooper-tied for 47th-81.
Pacific-Beau Anderson-69th-86.

Class 3-Meadow Acres Lake Country Club in New Bloomfield. 
St. James is 7th with a team score of 347.  Jackson Marcee and Wilson McDaniel-tied for 20th-81, Hunter Redburn-61st-90, Isaiah Caireri-79th-95. 
St. Clair-Brandon Barnes-84th-102, Hayden Johnson-87th-114.  

Class 2-River Cut in Springfield 
Hermann is in 4th place with a team score of 346.   Trigg Lindahl is 2nd after shooting 70, 2 strokes behind the leader.  Emory Lindahl-42nd-92,  Max Miller-64th-100, Easton Stiers-14th-84.


Baseball
Class 4 District 4 at Owensville-Semifinals
Sullivan 8 Salem 2.  Dayton Skaggs went 1 for 2 with a home run and 3 rbi.  Cambrian Koch struck out 8 over 6 1/3 innings for the win.  Sullivan is 15-10.

St. James 6 Owensville 4.  The Tigers improve to 9-14.  Owensville ends the season 6-19. 


Class 3 District 7 at South Callaway-Semifinal
Parker Anderson pitched a complete game 3 hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks leading Hermann to a 7-0 win over Montgomery County.  He was also 1 for 3 with 1 run and 1 rbi.  Gavin Moore hit a 3 run homer.  Hermann improves to 19-13.   The Wildcats end the season 14-6.    



Girls Soccer
Class 3 District 3 at Rolla-Semifinals
Sammy Williams scored the only goal of the game leading Washington past Capital City 1-0.  Avery Lanemann assisted.  Nora Mendoza made 4 saves in net for the shutout.  Washington improves to 9-11.  

Mya Minor and Addison Williford found the back of the net and Union beat Rolla 2-1.  Ali Thwing made 7 saves in net.  Union improves to 12-7-1. 

Class 2 District 4 at Westminster-Semifinal
Whitfield 6 St. Clair 0.  Ella Rogan with the hat-trick. St. Clair ends the season 17-6-1.  

Class 3 District 2 at Summit-First Round
Ursuline pounded Pacific 5-1.   The Indians end the season 13-6-1.  

Class 1 District 4 at Borgia-First Round
Crocker 5 Dixon 2.  Crocker advances to the title game with an 11-10-1 record.  






Johnnie Brock's Party Store Student/Athlete of the Week
5/15/2023
Madison Lieberoff-Junior Midfielder-St. Francis Borgia Soccer.

#9
 
Madison scored 4 goals leading Borgia to a 6-0 win over Valley Park in the first round of the district tournament Saturday afternoon.  

For the season Lieberoff has scored 14 goals, 2 game winners, to along with 12 assists for 40 points.



Cardinals Cruise By Red Sox To Complete Sweep
5/15/2023
The St. Louis Cardinals cruised to a 9-1 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park to complete a three-game sweep. Nolan Arenado went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and a run scored to lead St. Louis at the plate. Paul DeJong and Andrew Knizner also homered to help the Cardinals improve to 16-and-25. Miles Mikolas earned the win after allowing one earned run through six frames. Jack Flaherty takes the mound for St. Louis against Milwaukee tonight.



Missouri Softball Heading To Norman For NCAA Tournament
5/15/2023
The University of Missouri softball team is heading to Norman, Oklahoma for the start of the NCAA Tournament. Mizzou will open the tourney against California on Friday. Joining the Tigers in the Norman Regional is the top overall-seeded Oklahoma, Hofstra, and the California Golden Bears.



College Baseball/Softball Wrap-Up
5/15/2023
In college baseball action over the weekend, Mizzou swept Georgia, Saint Louis was swept by Davidson, EIU won all three of its games against Lindenwood, Missouri State took two of three from Southern Illinois, SEMO lost all three of its games against UT-Martin, SIU-Edwardsville dropped two of three to Morehead State, and Western Illinois went 3-and-1 against St. Thomas. 

In college softball action over the weekend, Saint Louis beat Dayton 4-3 before losing to Loyola-Chicago 7-5 in the A-10 Tournament.  In the OVC Tournament, SEMO beat Tennessee State 4-2 but lost to SIU-Edwardsville 4-0.  SIUE then took down UT Martin 4-2, while EIU beat UT-Martin 1-0 and shutout Edwardsville in the championship 2-0.  In the MVC Tournament, Southern Illinois beat Illinois State 5-1, took down Belmont 4-3, and crushed Indiana State in the championship 10-2. 



St. Louis City Falls To Chicago
5/15/2023
St. Louis City SC lost to the Chicago Fire FC for the second time in less than a week. City fell to the Fire 1-nil at Soldier Field on Saturday. Chicago scored in the 40th minute, and St. Louis played a man down in the final twenty minutes after John Nelson was given a red card. City is in third place in the Western Conference with six wins, one draw, and four losses for 19 points. They host Sporting KC on Saturday.



High School Sports-Saturday, May 13th
5/13/2023
Baseball-District-First Round
Class 4 District 4 at Owensville
Salem 3 Cuba 1

Freshman Chase Weirich pitched a complete game 2 hitter leading Owensville to a 3-0 win over St. Clair.  Weirich struck out 5 and walked 1 on 96 pitches over 7 innings.  Wyatt Kramme was 2 for 4 with 2 rbi and Zaiden Gates was 2 for 3.  Owensville improves to 6-18 while St. Clair ends the season 10-14.  



Girls Soccer-District-First Round
Class 3 District 7 at Rolla
Madison Moore led Washington with 2 goals and 2 assists in a 5-0 win over Jefferson City.  

Mikah Williford found the back of the net 5 times leading Union past Bolivar 8-0.  Jewelle Anderson, Ava Sykes and Mya Minor added 1 goal each for the Wildcats, now 12-7-1.  

Class 1 District 4 at Borgia
Madison Lieberoff netted 4 goals leading Borgia to a 6-0 win over Valley Park.  Natalie Garrett added 1 goal and Haylee Stieffermann 1 goal and 2 assists.  Borgia improves to 9-14-1.  

Class 2 District 4 at Westminster
Whitfield 8 St. James 0.  Ella Rogan scored 5 goals.  

Kennedy Travis, Kadence Gardner and Autumn Morgan posted goals in St. Clair's 3-0 win over Principia.  The Bulldogs move to 17-5-1.  

Sullivan had no problem with Owensville 7-0.  Sullivan advances to the semifinal with a 16-6-1 record.  

Class 3 District 4 at Fort Zumwalt South
FZS scored at will in a 21-0 destruction of Warrenton.  8 different girls scored with Audrey Smith leading the way with 7 goals and 4 assists.  Ashley Miller posted 6 assists.  













High School Golf-State Championships-Monday/Tuesday
5/13/2023
Class 4-Sedalia Country Club. 
State Qualifiers Washington-Alex Fregalette, Haiden Bean, Devon Deckelman. 
Union-Jace Pipes.
Borgia-Alex Weber and Austin Cooper. 
Pacific-Beau Anderson. 

Class 3-Meadow Acres Lake Country Club in New Bloomfield. 
St. James qualified as a team-Jackson Marcee, Isaiah Cairer, Wilson McDaniel, Hunter Redburn. 
St. Clair-Brandon Barnes and Hayden Johnson. 

Class 2-River Cut in Springfield 
Hermann quailifed as a team-Trigg Lindahl, Emory Lindahl, Max Miller, Easton Stiers.



Cardinals Baseball
5/13/2023
Friday-Cardinals 8 Red Sox 6

Saturday-3:10

Sunday-6:10



High School Sports-Friday, May 12th
5/12/2023
Baseball
District Tournaments
Class 2 District 8-New Bloomfield 11 New Haven 1.  The Shamrocks end the season 1-21. 

Reagan Kandlbinder allowed 3 runs on 6 hits with 6 strikeouts and no walks over 5 innings leading Borgia to a 7-4 win over Webster Groves.  Kaden Patke closed it out.  At the plate, Kabren Koelling was 3 for 3 with 2 rbi and Tanner McPherson scored 2 runs. The Knights close the regular season with a 20-5 record.  Webster drops to 13-16. 

Union/North County-Cancelled.


Boys Volleyball-District-Parkway North defeated Borgia 25-16 25-15 33-31.





MSHSAA sanctions high school boys volleyball
5/12/2023

High school boys volleyball will become a fully state-sanctioned sport starting in the 2023-24 school year, the Missouri State High School Activities Association announced Thursday in a press release.

Boys volleyball will be a spring sport next school year and MSHSAA will have a one-class state championship that will be held in the week of May 26-June 1, 2024.

Boys volleyball first started in Missouri in the early 1980s and has been running as a club sport since. There are 62 schools — 54 in St. Louis and eight in Kansas City — that currently have boys volleyball teams and the schools have been running their own form of a postseason since 1987.

Now that MSHSAA will take over the sport, it will run the state tournaments. That means the St. Louis teams no longer will run the postseason.

All full-time MSHSAA members will have the opportunity to add boys volleyball as an official sport.




College Baseball/Softball Round Up
5/12/2023
In college baseball action this weekend, Mizzou hosts Georgia, Saint Louis visits Davidson, Eastern Illinois welcomes Lindenwood, Southern Illinois has a home series against Missouri State, SEMO travels to UT-Martin, SIU-Edwardsville hosts Morehead State, and Western Illinois visits St. Thomas. 

In college softball action yesterday, Saint Louis lost to George Mason in the A-10 Tournament 5-2. The Billikens take on Dayton today. In the MVC tournament, Missouri State fell to Belmont 2-1, and Southern Illinois takes on Illinois State this morning. In the OVC Tournament, SEMO was shutout by UT-Martin 7-0, EIU took down Southern Indiana 2-1, and SIU-Edwardsville lost to UT-Martin 8-5 before beating Southern Indiana 10-3. Today, SEMO goes up against Tennessee State, EIU plays against UT-Martin, and SIU-Edwardsville has a game between the winner of SEMO and Tennessee State.



St. Louis City Take On Chicago
5/12/2023
St. Louis City looks to avenge its US Open Cup loss earlier this week with another game against the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field tomorrow. City lost to Chicago 2-1 on Tuesday to fall out of the Open Cup tournament, but the loss didn't affect St. Louis is in the MLS standings. City is in second place in the Western Conference with six wins, one draw, and three losses for 19 points. Tomorrow's match starts at noon.



Cardinals Visit Red Sox
5/12/2023
The Cardinals will try to get back in the win column when they visit the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park tonight. The Cardinals lost to the Cubs 10-4 on Wednesday, snapping a three-game winning streak. St. Louis is in last-place in the NL Central with a 13-and-25 record. Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals in the first game of the series tonight. First pitch is at 6:10PM.



College Softball Round Up
5/11/2023
Yesterday was a busy day for college softball. In the SEC Tournament, Mizzou lost to Alabama 7-2. In the OVC Tournament, Lindenwood lost to Tennessee State 3-2 in ten innings, and SIU-Edwardsville crushed Morehead State 8-0 in five frames. Today, Eastern Illinois will take on either Tennessee State or Southern Indiana, SIU-Edwardsville goes up against UT-Martin, and SEMO plays the winner of the contest between the Cougars and UT-Martin. In the MVC Tournament yesterday, Southern Illinois beat UIC 2-0. The Salukis play Illinois State tonight, while Missouri State takes on Belmont. Saint Louis goes up against George Mason in the A-10 Tournament this morning.



Cardinals Get Crushed By Cubs
5/11/2023
The Cardinals had their three-game winning streak snapped with a 10-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals led by two heading into the bottom of the third, but they gave up three runs in the frame and trailed the rest of the way. Nolan Arenado had an RBI triple in the losing effort. Jordan Montgomery fell to 2-and-5 after surrendering six runs on seven hits in five innings. St. Louis is in last place in the NL Central at 13-and-25. The Cardinals travel to Boston to face the Red Sox tomorrow.



High School Sports-Thursday, May 11th
5/11/2023
Baseball
Grant Trentmann allowed 1 run on 4 hits with 12 strikeouts and 3 walks on 107 pitches in a complete game leading Washington to a 2-1 win over Pacific.  The Blue Jays walked off the Indians when Aden Pecka tripled home Hayden Burns with the winning run in the bottom of the 7th.  Pecka went 2 for 4.  Sam Paule was 2 for 3 with a double and a run.  Hanon Jarvis was 1 for 2 with 1 rbi.  Gavin Matchell 1 for 2 with a double.  The Blue Jays improve to 24-8.  Ethan Broser suffered the loss.  The Indians drop to 19-10.  

Hermann beat Elsberry 8-7 in 9 innings.  Gavin Moore went 1 for 3 with 4 runs.  Parker Anderson was 1 for 3 with 3 runs and Charlie Tyree logged 3 rbi.  Hermann used 5 pitchers.  Anderson pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win.   The Bearcats improve to 18-13.  Elsberry drops to 15-10.  

Owensville 17 Waynesville 7.  The Dutchmen improve to 5-18. 






High School Sports-Wednesday, May 10th
5/10/2023
Baseball
Jack Nobe pitched a complete game 3 hitter leading Borgia to a 3-1 win at Lutheran South.  Nobe allowed 1 run with 13 strikeouts and 1 walk.  He also had a big day at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs and 2 rbi.  Tyler Kromer was 3 for 3 with a run scored and Tanner McPherson added 2 hits.  The Knights improve to 19-5.  Logan Slinkard was the loser.  The Lancers drop to 12-16.  


Girls Soccer
Avery Lanemann found the back of the net twice leading Washington to a 5-1 win at Borgia.  Madison Moore added 1 goal and 2 assists.  Sammy Williams and Karisa Latcher scored for the Blue Jays, 9-13.  Kiser, Tinsley and Vodnansky had 1 assist each.  Madison Lieberoff scored on a PK for Borgia.  The Knights sink to 7-14-1.  

Reese Schoessel scored the game winner in overtime leading Eureka past Union 3-2.  Blaine Schutte and Kori Robinson also netted goals in regulation for Eureka, now 13-6.  Raegan Bruggemann and Sophia Helling scored for Union, 11-7-1.  

Pacific came back from a 1-0 deficit with 2 goals in the second half to post a 2-1 win at Northwest.  The Indians improve to 13-5-1.  The Lions drop to 9-10-2.  



College Baseball/Softball Wrap-Up
5/10/2023
In college baseball action yesterday, Southern Illinois beat SIU-Edwardsville 6-5, and Western Illinois won two games against St. Thomas. 

In college softball action yesterday, Mizzou beat Mississippi State 3-1 in the SEC Tournament. Today, the Tigers go up against Alabama. In the MVC Tournament, Southern Illinois faces UIC. In the OVC Tournament. Lindenwood takes on Tennessee State, and SIU-Edwardsville plays against Morehead State.



Schenn Earns King Clancy Nod
5/10/2023
Brayden Schenn is being recognized by the NHL for his leadership abilities. The Blues center was announced as the team's nominee for the 2023 King Clancy Memorial Trophy yesterday. The award honors players who show leadership on and off the ice. Schenn provides suite tickets for patients at St. Louis Children's hospital through his Schenn's Friends program, and he helped the team grant the wishes of two Make-A-Wish children during this past season. The finalists for the award will be announced later this month.



St. Louis City Loses In US Open Cup
5/10/2023
St. Louis City SC were eliminated from the US Open Cup after a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire FC at Toyota Park. City surrendered a goal in the third minute of the match and gave up another in the 75th minute. Miguel Perez scored St. Louis' only goal in the third minute of extra time at the end of the match. St. Louis returns to MLS play with a regular season match against Chicago on Saturday.

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