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Heading into the Gateway Athletic Conference Tournament last weekend, the Holt wrestling team was a bit short-handed. But when the Indians hit the mats at Warrenton High, Colton Hawks and his teammates made sure they would come home with the big prize.

Francis Howell North guard Isabelle Delarue played with the Lady Knights last year as a freshman and, like most freshman, she had growing pains and a learning curve.

When the 2018-19 hockey season began, Francis Howell Central coach Chris Wirtel's club had way more questions than answers. A little over halfway through the season, those questions have been answered in convincing fashion.

Recent seasons on the hardwood have been trying for the Fort Zumwalt East basketball Lions. So far this season, Zumwalt East has come roaring out of the gate and is poised to have their best season yet.

That reset took hold last weekend as the Vikings dispatched Webster Groves 50-40 to win the Marquette Tournament championship at Marquette High in Chesterfield on Nov. 30.

It was not a trip to the Class 3 semifinals or a state championship game, but Nov. 21 will easily go down as the day that put the exclamation point on Winfield High School football standout Collin Sutton’s career.

Two previous trips to the Class 3 state boys soccer tournament ended in disappointment for the Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs.

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, dozens of St. Charles County prep athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their educational and athletic endeavors at the college and junior college level.

Last fall, Ben Watson and his Fort Zumwalt East teammates had their postseason ended by Riverview Gardens in the Class 4, District 3 semifinals. they lost by a point, 42-41. This time around, Watson and the Lions are roaring and ready to move further in the playoffs.

It was the first sectional win in program history and with it the Eagles gained a quarterfinal date with St. Charles West, scheduled for this weekend [Saturday, Nov. 3].