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].

The Jaguars will have two individuals – senior Cameron Sakuma and sophomore Bennett Boatman – in this weekend’s Class 4 sectional meet in Jefferson City.

Luke McNeil has had an impressive senior season with the Eagles. Now, he and his teammates will look to get a win in the Class 2, District 7 tournament and advance on Oct. 23.

Francis Howell sophomore golfer Kylie Hormuth felt that her team could be special all season long. On Monday, Oct. 8 at Tanglewood Golf Course in Fulton, Missouri, Hormuth and her Vikings teammates showed why.