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 senior Drake Heismeyer hit the weight room back on Jan. 7 determined to get stronger, faster and add some weight. The highly recruited left tackle succeeded in his mission.

In the last five years, the Panthers have an impressive 55-8 record. They have played in a Class 5 state championship game and one semifinal game. Fort Zumwalt North also reached three quarterfinal games in that span.

It's that time of year again – time for local high school teams to square off on the grid iron.

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.