Area Sports
“2 In A Row, 2 In A Row”
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR ADVANCE, Mo. — Another one of those rapid and loud team chants that Valle Catholic players shout out every game is “two in a row, two in row” repeated several times after back-to-back hits. That is exactly what some the Valle moms were shouting after the battle between…
Read MoreNo. 1 Warriors rebound in time for district baseball
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — No. 1 Valle Catholic wrapped up the regular season by avenging an earlier loss to North St. Francois County with a 10-8 home victory last Tuesday (May 9) this time at Valle Alumni Field. The Bonne Terre-based Raiders upset the state-ranked Warriors during the…
Read MoreDay 1: Dragons at 4th at state
Warriors’ Reed lone survivor; Dragons’ Gross, Geiler still in winners’ brackets By MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR COLUMBIA, Mo. — Gage Gross and Addison Geiler reached the semifinals of their respective weight brackets after the conclusion of Day 1 at the two-day MSHSAA wrestling championships Wednesday (Feb. 22) at the Mizzou Arena on the…
Read MoreDragons’ hoops player collapses at bench
By MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR PARK HILLS, Mo. — Reports from school officials per the player’s family states that Ste. Genevieve Dragons’ hoops standout Ricky Hunter will be released from the hospital sometime today (Sun.2.12.2023). Hunter, the Dragons’ leading scorer and an all-conference player, collapsed in front of his team’s bench during a…
Read MoreGegg wins tournament, Flieg 2nd at De Soto tny
Warriors 6th out of 20 teams BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR DE SOTO, Mo. — Lightweight Kaden Gegg won his bracket and Joseph Flieg was edged out to take second place as Valle Catholic finished sixth overall at the 20-team, 45th annual Bob Georger Classic wrestling tournament at DHS on Saturday (Jan. 28).…
Read MoreWarriors fall in tribal battle
BY MICHAL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The Valle Catholic girls’ basketball team lost on Senior Night, 33-16, to Bismarck during small-schools divisional action of the Mineral Area Activities Association last Monday (Jan. 23) at the VCHS gymnasium. The host Warriors (1-16, 0-3 MAAA) continue to battle hard despite only seven…
Read MoreValle sinks 31 3s last week
Valle-West County to fight for MAAA title BY MICHAL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR IRONTON, Mo. — Valle Catholic closed out the week with another 3-point barrage Friday night (Jan. 27), and all 12 Warriors who dressed out scored at least one bucket. Therefore this victory set up a showdown for the conference championship after…
Read More5 Dragons place at women’s tourney
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR IMPERIAL, Mo. — Only five Dragons competed for the Ste. Genevieve girls’ wrestling team at the 35-team, two-state Seckman Women’s Tournament at Seckman High Saturday (Jan. 28). All five placed third or fourth place in their respective weight brackets. Some divisions had bracket competitions, while others grappled in…
Read MoreIt is cold inside, too
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR FARMINGTON, Mo. — For the second straight girls’ basketball game, Ste. Genevieve’s lineup was held to single digits in scoring as the host Knightettes rolled to a 65-27 large-schools divisional victory of the Mineral Area Activities Conference at Farmington High on Thursday (Jan. 26). The Dragons could get…
Read MoreFlye guy
Flye seals rally; commits for football at McKendree U. BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Trailing by one point with just seconds remaining, Kaden Flye grabbed Potosi’s missed free throw and took off with the basketball to the other end, trying to beat the clock. With the home crowd cheering…
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