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By Editor | May 5, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM The Ste. Genevieve High School baseball team accomplished something not too many others have this season against state-ranked Valle Catholic. The Warriors were extended the full seven-inning game, and Valle Catholic blanked Ste. Genevieve 7-0 at Yanks Field. This “Old Settlement Showdown” game was originally scheduled for Alumni Field in Valle Springs; however, field conditions prompted the move to Yanks. The Warriors were...

By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM INDEPENDENCE — Writing history is really nothing new for Valle Catholic High School 145-pound junior wrestler Josh Bieser. After all, back in January, Bieser became the first-ever Southeast Missouri Regional Wrestling Conference league champion for the Warriors. The stakes were indeed higher at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1 state meet last Wednesday at Cable Dahmer Arena. But, Bieser continued to etch his name in th...

By Editor | March 10, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM INDEPENDENCE — Nine Ste. Genevieve and two Valle Catholic High School wrestlers will compete at the Missouri State High School Activities Association state meet this week. Returning state qualifier Josh Bieser and first-year competitor Brandon Giesler will represent Valle Catholic today at Cable Dahmer Arena. Nine Ste. Genevieve wrestlers will take the mat on Thursday, spearheaded by six returnees in Dalton McNeal, Gavin ...

By Editor | February 16, 2021 By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM NEW MADRID — For Valle Catholic High School wrestler Joseph Flieg, not being able to compete during the postseason last year has served as motivation. That’s according Warrior head coach Jake Gegg. Flieg, who transitioned from the 126- to 120-pound class this year, won both of his matches by fall this past Saturday — earning a gold medal at his new weight. “That was big for Joseph,” Gegg said. “He was motivat...

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...