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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Valle Catholic did not win its own Christmas tournament, so they beat the team that did. The host Warriors got five different scorers in double figures and outlasted St. Vincent in a back-and-forth boys’ basketball thriller to pull off a 60-57 victory in the…
By Missouri Conservation Department Special to the Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters that it will be holding mandatory CWD sampling during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms season, Nov. 12 and 13, for hunters who harvest deer in 34 of 38 MDC CWD Management…
Dragons at MSHSAA Volleyball Final 4 Year, placement, record (head coach) 1977: 3rd place, 30-3 (Peggy J. Johnson) 1979: champs, 31-0 (Peggy J. Johnson) 1980: champs, 28-1-1 (Peggy J. Johnson) 1985: 2nd place, 23-4 (Peggy J. Johnson) 2008: 4th place, 24-9-4 (Dennis Drumm) 2022: ???, 32-4-2* (Carla Stoll-Basler) * still playing BY…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR Hollyn Zangaro has done it again. Another important 5K race, another cross country title. The sophomore crossed the finish line first out of 68 competitors to claim the individual district championship Saturday morning. Showing a return to dominance, she and her six other teammates each claimed all-district…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR Senior rusher Jack Farlow had a career night, while fellow seniors Aiden Boyer, Wyatt Springkamper and Ayden Butcher were up to their usual tricks Friday night as third-seeded Ste. Genevieve opened up MSHSAA Class 3 District 1 football action against sixth-seeded Dexter in Week 10 at Dragons Stadium.…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR Adding to her stellar sophomore campaign this fall, Madelyn Griffard brought home two big rewards Saturday morning, winning the district championship with a school-record time at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 girls’ meet at Arcadia Valley High’s Sports Complex. Griffard crossed the finish line first by over…
Dragons recent state sectionals 2008: beat Lutheran South (Affton) Lancers 2-0; 4th place at state 2010: lost 2-0 to Lutheran South 2016: lost 2-0 to Lutheran South 2017: beat Rosati-Kain (St. Louis) Kougars 2-0; lost in state quarterfinals 2018: lost lost 2-0 to Festus Tigers 2019: lost 2-0 to Windsor (Imperial) Owls 2022: beat Notre…
Dragons’ last 8 district finals 2015: swept 2-0 by St. Pius X (Festus) Lancers 2016: district champs, won 2-1 over Windsor (Imperial) Owls; lost in state sectionals 2017: distict champs, 2-0 sweep over Herculaneum Black Cats; lost in state quarterfinals 2018: district champs, 2-o sweep over Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) Bulldogs; lost in state sectionals…
By Michael Boyd Jr. Herald Sports Editor PARK HILLS, Mo. — Wow. What a match. Third-seeded Valle Catholic and second-seeded Potosi, both stateranked, engaged in an outstanding, back-and-fourth volleyball battle that kept all fans at the T.J. Foulon Fieldhouse on the edge of their seats to the very end during the nightcap last Monday. Unfortunately,…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR PARK HILLS, Mo. — Des pite a little hiccup, top-seeded and second-ranked Ste. Genevieve reached the district championship final for the eighth-straight season with a four-set, semifinal victory over the fourth-seeded and 11th-ranked host Rebels here at the T.J. Foulon Fieldhouse at Central High last Monday evening. The…
The No. 1 state-ranked Ste. Genevieve Dragons earned the No. 1 seed, while the Valle Catholic Warriors claimed the No. 3 seed in the 12-team Mineral Area Activities Association Conference volleyball tournament, beginning today. The Dragons won the large-schools conference seasonal crown, while the Warriors won the small-schools season title. The field has four state-ranked…
By Michael Boyd Jr. Adding something different to the schedule, the Ste. Genevieve girls’ golf team competed at the Westminster Christian Academy’s cat scratch tournament at the Paradise Valley Golf Course in High Ridge of the St. Louis area. The Dragons finished fifth overall among the 11-school tournament with a final score of 283. For…
By Michael Boyd Jr. The Warriors took seventh place in the boys field and eighth in the girls’ field at the Bulldogs Invitational cross country meet at Notre Dame Catholic in Cape Girardeau. Madelyn Griffard finished ninth overall out of 75 runners as the Warriors took eighth out of eight girls’ teams with a score…
By Michael Boyd Jr. Hollyn Zangaro finished in the top five out of 75 runners as the Ste. Genevieve girls’ cross country team claimed fourth place at the Bulldogs Invitational at Notre Dame Catholic in Cape Girardeau Saturday. For more, check out the Herald’s Oct. 5 printed edition.
By Michael Boyd Jr. Sometimes, coaches will shake up their roster midseason for whatever reason. Valle Catholic’s 40th-year head coach Nancy Fischer did just that, giving a few youngers players a lot more playing time lately as Riley Brown, Cami Hobbs and Brooklyn Weibrecht each contributed nicely in the shakeup. For more, check out the…
By Michael Boyd Jr. Make that 17 straight wins … and a tournament championship. The Class 3 state-ranked Dragons won all six matches without losing a single set Saturday at the four-site Pirates Invitational volleyball tournament at the Perry Park Center in Perryville Saturday. For more, check out the Herald’s Oct. 5 printed edition.
By Michael Boyd Jr. Ste. Genevieve got off to a rough start, but a dominant second half got the host back on the winning track with a 26-12 Week 6 victory over Potosi Friday night at Dragons Staduim. The Dragons outscored the Trojans 19-0 in the final two frames and held on from there during…
By Michael Boyd Jr. In a battle of state-ranked, undefeated conference foes, Valle Catholic scored the game’s final 19 points – all in the fourth quarter to rally for a 40-30 Week 6 victory over Park Hills Central Friday night. It is the first time the two teams have faced one another since 2005. Running…
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 10-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star Journal; Tommy Rezac, KFEQ St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, KRES radio; JC Reeves, Southeast…
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD SPORTS EDITOR The night before, Valle Catholic had no ace serves. This time they had 10 aces. Unfortunately, the end result was the same. Another undefeated team, another three-set loss despite seven players with an ace on the short night on Thursday, Sept. 15 at SLHS. The Warriors (4-8) posted…