The senior defensive end was a wrecking ball in the Hillsboro backfield all night in a 20-0 shutout win on Sept. 25. The reigning Mississippi Area Football Conference defensive player of the year, Pinkston, 6-2, 245, had four tackles for a lo…

A three-time Class 5 state qualifier, Nicholls won the Cape Girardeau Central Invitational Sept. 19 with a time of 19:24.28 at the Osage Centre. The Lions finished second with a team score of 47 points. The Northwest school record is 19:15, h…

A senior, Hankins’ versatility is evident on the team’s roster, where she’s listed as playing third base, shortstop, outfield and pitcher. The Tigers improved to 10-4 Sept. 12 with an 8-7 win over Seckman in the Jaguars tournament at the Arno…

The junior quarterback scored an 80-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage in the season opener at Jefferson on Aug. 28. The Owls trailed the Blue Jays 14-6 at halftime, but in the second half, Black had TD runs of 86 and 81 yard…

The senior center midfielder enters his fourth season on the varsity as one of the team captains. Fagin was selected to the all-JCAA first team last season after he scored seven goals. Fagin and seniors Chace Kraus (13 goals, first team), Aus…

The Blazers won their first SLABA 18U championship since 2018 after beating the Granite City Tribe at Lindenwood University in St. Charles on July 22. After the Tribe shut out JC 1-0 in game one of the best-of-3 series, JC beat the Tribe 4-3 …

Green will be a senior at Windsor High this year and was a second-team all-JCAA large-schools selection for the Owls last spring. This summer for the Blazers, who had a SLABA best record of 20-15-2 going into the league championship series th…

Johnson, 12, trains with his siblings under the direction of their mother, Christina, at their Festus studio. He’s a red belt, and competes between 81.7-99.2 pounds. Johnson has won state titles here, in Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky and…

The 2026 Lutheran South graduate has been equally impressive on the mound, in the field and at the plate for the Blazers (12-9-1), who compete in the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association. In 50 at-bats, French has a batting average of .351,…

A 2026 Eureka High graduate, Baker pitched a no-hitter June 13 against Festus Post 253 in the Baseball Battles Cancer tournament in a 7-0 Post 177 (5-2) shutout. Baker struck out 11 Festus (7-5-1) batters in the complete-game. The two America…

Counting open events and relays, Waltman, a 2026 graduate, finished his historic career winning 14 Class 2 state medals. Waltman won state championships in the 200- and 400-meter runs in 2025. At the state meet in Jefferson City on May 22-23,…

Pecoraro completed his junior year by winning the Class 5 state championship in the javelin with a throw of 57.68 meters on May 30 at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City. Pecoraro’s winning throw is a school record. Of his four throws in the fin…

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In a county full of dominant lefthanded pitchers, Smith, a senior, has entrenched himself among the best this season. In his last three starts on the mound against Scott City (28-1), Pattonville (Class 6) and Ste. Genevieve (Class 4), Smith h…

A junior, Bradley was named the JCAA girls track and field MVP after winning the 100-meter dash in 12.45 seconds and the 200 in 25.65. She was also fourth in the 400 in 1:03.51. Bradley finished fifth in the state in Class 3 in the 100 last y…

The senior set school records and was the winner in the 100-meter dash in 10.93 seconds and as part of the 4x200 relay with Cohen Compton, Quinn Stucke and Leuntae Williams in 1:28.41 at the Tiger Town Invitational at Festus High on April 24.…

At the De Soto track and field Invitational on April 17, the Dragons won the boys competition with 97 points, and  Koerber, a senior, finished first in the 1,600-meter run in 4:30.68 and the 3,200 in 9:58.70. Koerber finished seventh in the s…

The Festus boys 4x100-meter relay team set a school record with a time of 41.95 seconds at Webster Groves High on Saturday. It's a Statesmen meet record and fastest time in Class 4 this year. The Tigers edged out SLUH 145-142 to win the meet.…

The senior set the school record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.66 seconds at the North Point Open in Wentzville on March 27. At the Lindbergh Flyer Classic on April 4, Morie won the 100 in 13.11 and 200 in 26.36, which is a PR. Mori…

A sophomore playing in his first two varsity matches, Bowen led the Blue Jays to two wins last week against JCAA opponents. Bowen was the individual medalist in both 9-hole matches, shooting a four-over par 39 March 24 at Oak Valley Golf Cour…

The Dragons are off to an 3-0 start and the senior catcher played a vital role in their success. In a 12-5 win over Arcadia Valley in the season opener March 19, McCullough, a three-year starter, had two hits (double, walk) and four RBIs. Tra…

A 6-5 junior guard, Guethle surpassed 1,000 career points with one season to go. Guethle finished the season with 1,025 career points and averaged a team-high 21 points per game. His 65 3-point baskets came after he set the school record for …

The 5-8 sophomore guard made the game-winning 3-point basket in overtime to help the Tigers (23-6) beat host Farmington 62-61 in the Class 5 District 1 semifinals March 4. In a 45-40 victory in the district final over top-seeded Hillsboro on …