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Eight days after winning the First Capitol Invitational, the Lutheran St. Charles Cougars turned in another top-shelf performance on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Forest Park. LSC won the boys White Division of the 14th annual Forest Park Cross Country Festival with a first-place finish in the 22 team field.

O'Fallon Christian has been without two of its top players in recent games but the Eagles volleyball team has started strong regardless and has no intention of making excuses this fall.

Francis Howell Central opens the season on Friday at 4 p.m. in the Troy Buchanan Tournament, and sophomore players Emily Chadwick and Alyssa Haile believe the 2019 season of Spartan softball is a chance to reclaim a championship victory with a young and talented team.

After finishing behind Timberland and Washington last season, Zumwalt North believes it is ready to challenge for its second conference championship at the 2019 Gateway Athletic Converence. Zumwalt North opens the season at St. Charles on Sept. 3 with a nonconference match.

Although the fall sports season is only three days old, there is a renewed sense of excitement on the field for the Francis Howell football team. Howell, like many Missouri teams, began fall practices this week on Monday. Aug. 12, and early looks show there is plenty of energy on the team of Vikings under second-year coach Brent Chojnacki.

In mid-March of this year, former Francis Howell Central alum and current Indianapolis defensive back Pierre Desir signed a three-year free-agent contract extension with the Colts. Not long after, he arranged a way to give back to his alma mater in a significant way.

This fall, Jim Clark will start his sixth year at LSC. This time around it will be as the school's athletic director.

A new, yet familiar face will be roaming the sidelines and calling out instructions when the Fort Zumwalt North boys soccer team takes the field in just over a month for the 2019 season. Brian Kelleher takes over the Panthers program this fall from previous head coach Chris Stockmann, who resigned after last season to spend more time with his family. Kelleher had been an assistant coach with the Fort Zumwalt West boys from 2009 to 2014. For the past five years, he has been an assistant with Stockmann at  Zumwalt North. His previous experience, with stops since 1992 at ...

The St. Peters Post 313 Sr. Legion ventured to Blue Springs on July 10-14 and will now tackle the upcoming District 9 Tournament tournament on Wednesday, July 17.

On July 2, the Fort Zumwalt West junior-to-be Braden Hoisington cinched a victory at the James Holtgrieve Boys championship at the 20th annual Metropolitan Golf Association Championship at St. Clair Country Club in Belleville, Illinois.