Baseball team celebrates another season of superstition, awards and hot wings
Michael Lolley, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
Filed under Sports
From pregame rituals to weekly awards, superstitions have been a part of the baseball program. Each level of play has their own unique awards and rituals. On the C-team, there are three different awards given out every week: a “Silver Stick” for the best batter, “Gold Glove” for the best ...
Freshman Benjamin Noonan leaps over the competition
Samantha Schultz, Convergent Media Writer
May 15, 2019
Braiding his horses hair, freshmen Benjamin Noonan listens to classical music to calm his nerves and get his head into the game before the dressage, the first phase of the horseback riding competition. As the dressage begins, Noonan must forget everything. He must stay calm in hopes of keeping his hors...
Football beyond Friday nights: senior Jackson Barnhart’s journey to Lindenwood University
Ross Harter, Staff Writer
May 10, 2019
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You might know him from his name being called over the loudspeaker during Friday night football games after a complete pass, or for winning first in districts wrestling. What you do not see is the player staying after practice in hopes of making a career out of football. Senior Jackson Barnhart recently committed t...
Senior Erika Anstine signs to Quincy University
Ella Mercer, Convergent Media Writer
April 25, 2019
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Playing soccer since preschool, senior Erika Anstine decided that she wanted to continue at the next level and carry forward on her soccer journey. “I was really excited when I found out about the scholarship [to play at Quincy]. I had not decided I wanted to play in college until late freshman year...
Varsity girls soccer team kicks it up a notch to Class 4 districts
Abby Purdum, Convergent Media Writer
April 24, 2019
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Competition emerged for the girl's soccer team as they are now competing with schools as large as 2,223 students in Class 4 district from Class 3. “Historically, all of the Rockwood schools are larger than Parkway Schools and it could be upwards of a thousand more kids than ours,” varsity socc...
Balancing between passion and demand: the student-athlete grind
April 23, 2019
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From playing catch in the backyard with friends to following a strict schedule and hoping their passion grants a way to their future, student-athletes feel the pressure from parents and coaches to take their talents to the next level. Since childhood, freshman Tre Bell has been perfecting his jump ...
Girls lacrosse program continues to grow
Claire Smout, Awards Coordinator
April 18, 2019
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Following the growing trend of the team’s roster increasing the past three years, the girls’ lacrosse program reached a record 60 athletes for the 2019 season. Having a larger team has consequently allowed the team to grow in other areas, improving from an 11-11-1 varsity record for 2016 to a 17...
Freshman Ella Roesch gets sent to the hospital during varsity soccer game
Irene Yannakakis, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
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The scoreboard read 25:00 minutes remaining in the second half of the varsity girls’ soccer game against Nerinx Hall on April 12. Freshman Ella Roesch was sprinting towards the ball when a player on the opposition ran into her, causing Roesch to fall to the ground. Next thing she knew, she was surroun...
Teams battle over bones for bragging rights
Irene Yannakakis, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
Filed under Sports
The ultimate battle has begun. The girls’ soccer and boys’ baseball programs are going head-to-head in the first ever Battle of the Bones, a chicken wing eating contest. Battle of the Bones will take place at The Shack Saturday, April 13. The goal is to fundraise money for each program. The players were given paperwork where the...
