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…

Lillie Coleman, Windsor soccer

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…