Area Sports
Favored Warriors Stumble Across River At CIT
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR CHESTER, Ill. — Valle Catholic bowed out of the 59th annual Chester Invitational Tournament with a sixth-place finish, falling 61-54 in a seesaw thriller to Lovejoy in the consolation championship boys’ basketball game late Saturday afternoon (Jan. 14) at CHS’s Colbert Memorial Gymnasium. The second-seeded Warriors (8-4) were…
Read MoreDragons 9th At St. Charles Invite
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR ST. CHARLES, M0. — Three girls of the Ste. Genevieve wrestling team took third place as the Dragons claimed ninth place out of 31 teams at the St. Charles Invitational over the weekend (Jan. 20-11) at SCHS. The Dragons scored 85 points overall. Hollyn Zangaro (120-pound division), Addison…
Read MoreJust A Bad Night All Around For Dragons
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — This is one the host Dragons will want to forget about as they fell 57-24 to North St. Francis County Thursday (Jan. 12) at the Peggy J. Johnson Memorial Gymnasium to open up large-schools divisional girls’ basketball action of the Mineral Area Activities Association…
Read MoreDragons Claim Another Tourney
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Eight Dragons reach the finals, and for the second straight weekend (Jan. 13-14) Ste. Genevieve claimed a wrestling tournament, this time in bracket formation. The Dragons rolled through the boys’ field at the St. Charles Invitational with three who claimed first place, thus finishing…
Read MoreBoyer Scores 1,000th Point; Dragons Raid North Co.
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Ricky Hunter shot the lights out and two teammates had double-doubles as conference rivals Ste. Genevieve and North St. Francois County engaged in a boys’ basketball battle for the third time already this season. Having split the first two meetings with a potential fourth…
Read MoreWarriors Finish 2-2 At Ste. Gen Duals
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Valle Catholic went 2-2 at the Ste. Gen Duals on Saturday (1.7) to take third place. The Warriors defeated Mehlville 45-24 and Dexter Bearcats 60-24, but lost to the Windsor Owls 45-24. The host Dragons swept the duals tournament. Dragons 65, Warriors 6 The…
Read MoreWarriors Battle But Drop 2
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Valle Catholic gave another competitive first half only to wear out in the end, falling to Chaffee 35-21 Thursday night (1.5) at the VCHS gym. Bri Hibbetts scored a team-high nine points. Neither team could get a shot to fall it seemed in the…
Read MoreDragons 2nd At Rebels’ Girls’ Tourney
Zangaro, Picou, Wheeler Win Brackets BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR Ste. Genevieve claimed second place out of 17 schools after five members reached the championship finals of their respective brackets at the fifth annual Lady Rebels Invitational girls’ wrestling tournament at Central High in Park Hills on Saturday (1.7). Three had first-place finishes…
Read MoreDragons Roll In Own Duals Tourney
Dragons Also Fall To No. 1 Hawks BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Ste. Genevieve won its annual duals tournament, sweeping the competition Saturday (1.7) at the Peggy J. Johnson Memorial Gymnasium. The Dragons rolled over all four teams in the Ste. Genevieve Duals as they outscored their opponents 275-36…
Read MoreFlye Bros., Dragons Take Flight On Blackcats
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Four players scored in double figures and the Flye brothers showed why they can be a powerful duo as Ste. Genevieve opened up large-schools divisional action of the Mineral Area Activities Association basketball conference with a 75-43 thumping of the host Blackcats at FHS Friday…
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