Area Sports
Dragons’ 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…
Read MoreWheeler wins girls’ conference title
Lady Dragons 4th at SEMO Conference wrestling tourney By MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Hailey Wheeler claimed the only conference championship for the girls, and Katlynn Lay finished as runner-up as the Dragons took fourth place at the SEMO Conference wrestling tournament at the Terry Kitchen/Tiger Fieldhouse at Cape Central Jr.…
Read MoreMeyer, Schweigert claim SEMO Conference titles
Dragons 4th at conference boys’s wrestling tourney By MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Flyweight freshman Drake Meyer and sophomore heavyweight Jacob Schweigert brought home conference championships as expected, while eight other Dragons placed in the top six at the SEMO Conference Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Terry Kitchen/Tiger Fieldhouse at…
Read MoreDance of the Dragons goes to SGHS
Then slayed by Rebels By MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR PARK HILLS, Mo. — Two teams that were sitting atop the conference standings, Ste. Genevieve saw a narrow deficit at intermission get away from them in the second half and therefore left Park Hills with a 67-46 loss Friday (Jan. 20). to the host…
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