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By Editor | May 12, 2021 From staff reports A solid season came to a close with a 16-9 record as Ste. Genevieve fell 5-3 to Potosi in district play last week. ” We played really well as a team tonight,” said head coach Russell Toombs. “It just wasn’t enough to beat a very good Potosi team.” “I’m so proud of this entire team. The seniors have done a tremendous leadership job this entire year. We will miss their leadership and attitudes.” The Dragons got seven hits. Izzy Basler we...

By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM The Ste. Genevieve and Valle Catholic softball programs wound up playing each other a whopping four times during the 2021 season. For the second time this year, the Dragons topped the Warriors by three runs — this time, 6-3, at Leon’s Field on Thursday afternoon. This marked Senior Day, with both Ste. Genevieve and Valle Catholic seniors walking to the middle of the infield for special recognition. Ste. Genevieve has five seniors while Valle Cath...

How about adding a softball record to your resume, Ms. Kreitler? That’s exactly what Brittney did on Friday — belting her 16th double of the season in a 12-2 five-inning victory over Grandview at Leon’s Field. “Brittney is a special player,” Ste. Genevieve coach Russell Toombs said of the Mineral Area College pledge. “She works really hard to be on top of her game.” What’s more, Toombs decided to give Kreitler the starting nod inside the circle. She didn’t disappoint there, ei...

By Editor | February 16, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO PARK HILLS — Smell that. That’s the aroma of home cooking in the very near future for the Ste. Genevieve High School boys’ wrestling squad. Twelve of 14 Dragons advanced to sectionals based off of top-3 performances at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 District 1 Tournament this past Saturday at Central High School’s Foulon Field House. The Dragons also claimed their ninth district championship under award-winn...

By Editor | February 10, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO CEDAR HILL — For three Ste. Genevieve High School girls’ wrestlers, it’s destination sectionals. The Dragons’ Maggie Myracle (195-pound weight class), Izzy Basler (127) and Autumn Basler (117) all qualified for the Section 1 Meet set for St. Clair High School on Feb. 20. “I thought we had a good chance of advancing at least half,” Ste. Genevieve head coach Jared Bonnell said. “I thought all of our girls wrestled tough. These athlete...

By Editor | December 17, 2020 By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM UNION — The Ste. Genevieve High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams participated in the Union Tournament this past weekend. Maggie Myracle brought home the most impressive piece of hardware since she was named the girls’ tournament most outstanding wrestler on Friday evening. “I was very pleased with how the girls’ wrestled,” Ste. Genevieve head wrestling coach Jared Bonnell said. “Maggie managed to ...