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.
High School Sports-Tuesday, October 29th
10/29/2024
Volleyball
Class 4 District 5 Championship Game-Jefferson City at Union. 6:00 on KLPW Radio.
Soccer Warrenton at Union
Sullivan at Festus
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
High School Sports-Saturday, October 26th
10/26/2024
SoftballClass 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.
High School Sports-Thursday, October 24th
10/24/2024
FootballWashington 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
SoccerWashington 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.
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.
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.
Blues Blank Islanders
10/18/2024
Joel Hofer stood on his head all game as his St. Louis Blues beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in overtime. Hofer stopped all 34 shots that he faced before Jake Neighbours knocked in a walk-off goal two minutes into the extra period. St. Louis snapped a two-game losing streak. The Blues are tied for third place in the Central Division with six points and a 3-2-and-0 record. They host the Hurricanes tomorrow night.
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
Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament Coming To Missouri
10/18/2024
The 2024 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament is being held in Missouri. CITYPARK in St. Louis will host the semifinals and championship. The games will take place November 7th and November 10th.
College Football Round Up
10/18/2024
In other college football action this weekend, Missouri State hosts Indiana State, Lindenwood visits Gardner-Webb, Southeast Missouri State is at Charleston Southern, and Western Illinois welcomes Tennessee Tech.
Mizzou Hosts Auburn
10/18/2024
The number-16 Mizzou Tigers will try to get a winning streak going when they host the Auburn Tigers at Memorial Stadium tomorrow. The Tigers are coming off a 45-3 rout over UMass last weekend. Mizzou is 5-and-1 overall and 1-and-1 in SEC play this season. Missouri's last win over Auburn was in 1973. Tomorrow's game kicks off at 11:00AM.
MLB Playoff Recap
10/18/2024
The Guardians have turned the ALCS into a true series after David Fry launched a walk off two-run home run to win Game Three 7-5 over the Yankees at Progressive Field. Fry's game-winning homer came one inning after Jhonkensy Noel tied the game with a two-run blast of his own. Kyle Manzardo also went deep for the Guardians, who now trail the series 2-1. Cleveland will be looking to even the series when it hosts New York for Game Four tonight. In the NLCS, the Dodgers are one win away from the World Series after blowing out the Mets 10-2 in Game Four at Citi Field. Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a solo homer. Los Angeles sends Jack Flaherty to the mound with hopes of ousting New York in Game Five today.
Rookie QBs Rattler And Nix Face-Off On Thursday Night Football
10/17/2024
Two rookie quarterbacks take center stage when Spencer Rattler and the New Orleans Saints host Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football. Rattler is starting just the second game of his career after taking over for an injured Derek Carr. The 150th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft completed 22 of his 40 pass attempts for 243 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in his debut. New Orleans is third in the NFC South at 2-and-4. Broncos head coach Sean Payton is making his first trip back to New Orleans since leaving the Saints after the 2021 season. Denver is third in the AFC West at 3-and-3.
Winn Named To All-Rookie Team
10/17/2024
Masyn Winn is being honored for his phenomenal first MLB season. The Cardinals shortstop was named to the 2024 All-Rookie team earlier this week. Winn provided elite defense at short while hitting .267 with 15 home runs and 57 RBI in 150 games last season. The 22-year-old was also named a finalist for a Gold Glove award earlier in the week.
Blues Host Islanders
10/17/2024
The St. Louis Blues aim to avoid their third loss in a row when they host the New York Islanders at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild in their home opener on Tuesday night. St. Louis is in fifth place in the Central Division with four points and a 2-2-and-0 record. Tonight's game begins at 7:00PM.
Mizzou Prepares For Auburn
10/17/2024
The number-16 Mizzou Tigers are gearing up for their game against the Auburn Tigers at Memorial Stadium this weekend. Mizzou is looking to get a winning streak going after crushing UMass 45-3 last weekend. The Tigers are 5-and-1 overall and 1-and-1 in SEC play this season. Superstar wide receiver Luther Burden-the-third is expected to play after exiting last weekend's game with an injury. Saturday's game kicks off at 11:00AM.
MLB Playoff Recap
10/17/2024
The Dodgers shut down the Mets to take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. Los Angeles shut out New York 8-0 in Game Three at Citi Field. Walker Buehler started the game for the Dodgers and struck out six batters over four scoreless innings. Michael Kopech was credited with the win after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Kike [[ KEE-kay ]] Hernandez went deep with a two-run homer, Shohei Ohtani slugged a three-run jack, and Max Muncy hit a solo homer to lead Los Angeles to victory. The Dodgers hope to take a commanding lead when they visit the Mets for Game Four Thursday night. Meanwhile, the ALCS is shifting from the Empire State to the Buckeye State when the Cleveland Guardians host the New York Yankees in Game Three on Thursday at Progressive Field.
High School Sports-Thursday, October 17th
10/17/2024
Softball-District Tournaments Class 4 District 3 at Washington-Semifinals
Summit 5 Washington 4
Westminster 10 Union 0
Class 3 District 2 at Sullivan-Semifinals
Sullivan 10 St. Clair 0
Ursuline 13 Maplewood Richmond Heights 2
Sullivan will meet Ursuline in the championship game Monday at 5:30
Class 3 District 5
Blair Oaks 12 Owensville 0
Class 2 District 2 at Montgomery County
Louisiana 10 Hermann 3
Class 4 District 5 at Hannibal
Kirksville 8 Warrenton 5
Soccer
Washington 3 Warrenton 1. The Blue Jays win the GAC North Cup. Chris Humphries, Jake Prater and Hudson Kieffer scored for Washington. The Jays have won 4 straight and are now 7-8-2.
Windsor 3 Sullivan 0. The Eagles fall to 8-11.
Volleyball
Timberland beat Washington in 4
New Haven beat Owensville in 4
Pacific beat St. Clair in 4
Hermann beat St. James in 3
Union beat Sullivan in 3. The Wildcats are outright Four Rivers Conference Champions with a 7-0 record. Overall 26-3-2.
Yankees Top Guardians, Lead ALCS 2-0
10/16/2024
The Yankees are leading the ALCS 2-0 after topping the Guardians 6-3 in Game Two at Yankee Stadium. Clay Holmes was credited with the victory after striking out one batter over two-thirds of a scoreless inning of relief. Aaron Judge went one for three with three RBI, including a two-run bomb for his first home run of the playoffs. Tanner Bibee was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs, two of them earned, on five hits over an inning and a third. Jose Ramirez went deep with a solo homer in the top of the ninth. Cleveland will look to collect its first win of the best of seven series when it hosts Game Three on Thursday at Progressive Field.
High School Sports-Wednesday, October 16th
10/16/2024
SoccerUnion 8 Wright City 0. Avery Young with the hat-trick. The Wildcats improve to 9-6.
Borgia 8 Hillsboro 0. Owen Bolzenius with the hat-trick. Brody O'Hanlon added 2 goals. Landon Apprill, Hunter Reinberg and Vincent Strohmeyer with 2 assists each. Borgia improves to 9-6. Johnathon Williams with the shutout in net.
Softball
Class 4 District 3
Washington 5 Borgia 1. The Blue Jays improve to 21-9 while the Knights end the season 14-14.
Summit 13 Pacific 3
Union 9 Parkway Central 7. The Wildcats advance to the semifinal with a record of 18-5.
Class 3 District 2 at Sullivan
St. Clair 15 St. James 4
Volleyball
St. Pius beat Borgia in 3. Borgia falls to 11-17-2.
Boys Swim
Borgia and Washington headed to the Rec Plex for a tri-meet
yesterday. The Knights came out on top by the score of Borgia 137,
Washington 70, Ft. Zumwalt East 53.
Borgia's Sam Durnal posted a pair of victories in the 50
free and 100 free to lead the Knights. Washington senior Luke
Machenheimer also claimed a pair of victories in the 200 free and 100 breast.
Borgia's Connor Briggs took first in the 100 back,
Washington's Chase McKenzie won the 500 free.
Borgia won all three relays in the meet. Durnal,
Briggs, Ian Pfeiffer and Lincoln Schaefer took first in the 200 medley relay;
Durnal, Pfeiffer, Schaefer and Lukas Etter won the 200 free. Braydon
Weggemann, Harry Benhardt, Briggs and Etter took first in the 400 free relay.
The two local teams meet again Friday at the Y, in a tri
meet with Lutheran Veritas.
Mizzou Loses Two Players To Injury
10/16/2024
The Mizzou Tigers will be without two of their defensive players for the rest of the 2024 season. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz announced yesterday that linebacker Khalil Jacobs and defensive lineman Joe Moore with both miss the rest of the year with injuries. Jacobs had two sacks and two tackles for loss this season, while Moore finished the year with one sack. The Tigers host Auburn this Saturday.
Dodgers Visit Mets In Game Three Of NLCS
10/16/2024
The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the New York Mets tonight in Game Three of the NLCS at Citi Field. The best-of-seven series is tied at one game apiece. Right-hander Walker Buehler is scheduled to start opposite New York righty Luis Severino. Buehler is 0-and-1 with a 10.80 ERA through one postseason start this season. Manager Dave Roberts said that he expects second baseman Gavin Lux to be back in the lineup for the game.
Wild Down Blues In Central Division Matchup
10/16/2024
The Minnesota Wild cruised to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues in a Central Division rivalry matchup at the Enterprise Center. Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves and scored an empty-netter late to record the 18th goalie goal in NHL history and help the team snap a two-game losing streak. Ryan Hartman, Jakub Lauko and Marco Rossi also lit the lamp for Minnesota. The Wild are now 2-0-and-2. Mathieu Joseph scored St. Louis' lone goal in the losing effort. Jordan Binnington allowed three goals and made 23 saves. The Blues have lost two in-a-row to slip to 2-2-and-0.
The Blues will host the Islanders Thursday at 7:00.
Three Cardinals Earn Gold Glove Nominations
10/16/2024
A trio of St. Louis Cardinals players are being recognized for their outstanding defense during the 2024 season. Third baseman Nolan Arenado, shortstop Masyn Winn, and utility player Brendan Donovan were all named as Gold Glove finalists yesterday. The Gold Glove awards are given to the best defensive players at each position in each league. The award winners for each position will be announced on November 3rd.
Blues Lose To Wild
10/16/2024
The St. Louis Blues are on a two-game losing streak following a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild at Enterprise Center. The Blues didn't get on the board until Mathieu Joseph made it a 3-1 game with a goal in the middle of the third period. St. Louis also allowed Minnesota's goaltender Filip Gustavsson to score an empty-net goal. The Blues are in fifth place in the Central Division with four points and a 2-2-and-0 record. St. Louis hosts the New York Islanders tomorrow night.
Mizzou Basketball Picked To Finish 13th in SEC
10/15/2024
The Mizzou Tigers basketball team is flying under the radar ahead of the 2024-25 season. The SEC ranked Mizzou as the 13th best team in the conference with its preseason poll yesterday. The Tigers are looking to bounce back from a dreadful 2023-24 campaign that saw them go 8-and-24 overall and 0-and-18 in the SEC. Mizzou tips off the season against Memphis in November 4th.
High School Sports-Tuesday, October 15th
10/15/2024
Girls Tennis
Round 2 of the Team District Tournament-Washington vs. Capital City at Phoenix Park in Washington. Capital City 5 Washington 1.
Soccer
Washington 4 Warrenton 1. GAC North Cup Pool Play. The Blue Jays improve to 6-8-2. Warrenton drops to 12-5.
Sullivan 6 Fredericktown 2. Kaden Smith with the hat-trick. Luke Herron had 3 assists. The Eagles are 8-10.
Softball
Hermann 15 Lutheran St. Charles 5. The Bearcats snap a 3 game skid and are now 12-10.
Volleyball
Zumwalt North beat Washington in 3.
St. Clair beat New Haven in 3
Union beat Hermann in 3. The Wildcats clinch at least a share of the Four Rivers Conference Title.
Sullivan beat Owensville in 3
Pacific beat St. James in 3
Saad To Return To Blues
10/15/2024
The St. Louis Blues will be adding one of their top forwards back to the active roster. The team activated winger Brandon Saad from injured reserve yesterday. Saad has missed the first three games of the 2024-25 season. He had 26 goals and 16 assists in 82 games with St. Louis last season. The team placed forward Alexandre Texier on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury in a corresponding move.
MLB Playoff Recap
10/15/2024
The NLCS is tied 1-1 after the Mets collected a 7-3 victory over the Dodgers in Game Two at Dodger Stadium. Sean Manaea earned the win after striking out seven and allowing three runs, two of them earned, over five frames. Francisco Lindor led off the game with a solo homer and Mark Vientos went deep with a grand slam. Los Angeles hopes to bounce back when it visits New York for Game Three on Wednesday at Citi Field. The Yankees are leading the ALCS after holding on for a 5-2 win over the Guardians in Game One at Yankee Stadium. Carlos Rodon collected the victory after striking out nine and allowing one run over six innings pitched. Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton each went deep for the Bronx Bombers. Cleveland will be looking to recover when it visits New York for Game Two Tuesday night.