Brett Shaffer crossed the finish line a state champion. Years of work, dedication and sacrifice paid off in a way few track and field athletes will ever know.

MSHSAA’s guidelines state that if a majority of schools are open for in-person learning, then it has every intention of playing out the regular season and playoffs in those sports.

Graduation year: 2019

Caleb Love scored 40 points, but Justus Johnson got the game ball Wednesday night for CBC.

De Smet’s 6-foot-1 and 270-pound defensive tackle was an unequaled force on the field last fall as he anchored the defending Class 6 champion Spartans defense in a season unlike

One of several local standouts to pledge to Missouri, Macon said he was sold by new coach Eliah Drinkwitz’s pitch about forging their own path in the Southeastern Conference.

The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound Missouri-bound Burden returned punts of 91 and 75 yards for touchdowns in the first half to jump start East St. Louis on its way to a

Along with her family, Red Knights basketball standout Brooke Coffey is mourning the death of her older brother, Austin.

EUREKA — The Rockwood School District has gone rogue.

CREVE COEUR • Chaminade junior Luke Kasubke has basketball bragging rights over Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum, if only for a night.

JENNINGS • Travis Wallace was 15 years old when he lost his mother. He was 18 when he became a father.

Graduation year: 2019

Christian Little is one of the top-rated high school pitchers in the class of 2021.

A Crusaders championship celebration looked to be an impossibility after the Comets went on a 14-0 run that spanned from the latter stages of the second quarter through the start

Incarnate Word Academy's athletics program broke with the rest of St. Louis County by playing a softball game Tuesday, a direct contradiction to what the rest of the high schools

Scott Pingel has led the CBC football team to places it had never been before.

Coach Robert Steeples spoke with anyone who would listen and wore an ear-to-ear grin after De Smet rallied to knock off Joplin 35-20 in the Class 6 state championship game

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SPANISH LAKE • The freshman in the video does not impress Shammond Cooper.

Whether or not Cooper plays a down his senior year is to be determined. On Tuesday morning, Cooper withdrew from Trinity. On Wednesday, he filed paperwork to enroll at Pattonville.

Trent Champagne has persevered through tragedy this fall.

The deal includes a new name and sponsor for the south St. Louis high school.

Bryan Koch was introduced as Francis Howell High’s new football coach at a celebratory shindig in April of 2007. He met with all the players, parents and supporters of the

FRONTENAC • For the Borgia girls basketball team and senior guard Dani Kimminau, Saturday was about much more than just a game.

They met above the rim on a Saturday night in O'Fallon, Illinois.

Ryan Nesbitt was fresh meat for the grinder.

SPANISH LAKE • Marcus Washington was ready to end it all.

Mason Horne could feel the difference the first day he took a stroll around the Christian Brothers College campus 10 years ago.

KIRKWOOD • Taryn Williams cried.

The postseason honors continue to roll in for Caleb Love.

Fort Zumwalt North moves on to its third state semifinal berth in four years. The Panthers will host Carthage at 3 p.m. Nov. 30.

Under the worst of circumstances, Lindbergh junior midfielder Carly Boccardi has turned to the game she loves and those around it for support.

SPANISH LAKE • Bryce Childress is the president of the Isaiah Williams fan club. A senior receiver for the Trinity football team, Childress can't say enough about the way his

De Smet (4-0 overall, 2-0 league) showed the country how far it has come since it went 1-9 in 2015.

With its first win over the Vikings this century, No. 2 seed Troy (10-2) advanced to play a Class 6 semifinal game on its own home field against Liberty North

Will Nicholson is living out a lifelong dream.

HAZELWOOD • Justin Robinson guzzled, sipped and slurped.

LAKE ST. LOUIS — Even though there was snow on the ground and the temperature was around the freezing mark, Liberty juniors Tyler Cotton and Blake Seaton were determined to

The Crusaders' forward became the first soccer player from the St. Charles County school to win the award.

Standout receiver joins a program coached by Pro Football Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders.

SPANISH LAKE • Isaiah Williams’ nickname is “One.” As in “QB1,” which is football parlance for the starting quarterback.

State titles. National championships. World records.

In its 54th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the

A freshman forward, Smith scored three times and added an assist to help the Bulldogs to a decisive 5-2 win over Grain Valley in the Class 3 state championship. It

Midfielder Sophia Cross is the Bulldogs’ engine at both ends of the field.

BELLEVILLE • Joe Muniz's options were limited.

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KANSAS CITY • Chris Kappler will walk away from coaching with a pair of championship rings.

The Golden Griffins claimed their third state title to go with championships in 2004 and 2006. They were making their eighth final four appearance and coming off a third-place finish

In its 52nd year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the

STLhighschoolsports.com programs of the year are selected through a process emphasizing results in core sports played by the majority of high schools in the Metro area.

The Lutheran St. Charles Cougars scored a touchdown with 6 seconds to play to win their first football state championship.

The Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program, now in its 54th year, honors the area's best on the field and brightest in the classroom.

The Boccardis kept it in the family.

COLUMBIA, MO. • Max Franey let his stick do the talking.

Playing in her final game for Villa Duchesne and wearing heavy bandages around her left leg, senior Taryn Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal in overtime to win the Midwest Field

Timberland basketball player Leah Wilmsmeyer's battle and recovery from breast cancer has been an inspiration to her team and opponents alike.

Maclin, an 8-year NFL vet, had been on the Kirkwood staff for two years before taking over as head coach this past offseason.

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WEBSTER GROVES • Courtney Ramey's legacy is secure.

The Spartans' talented defensive lineman was headed out of town until the Tigers came calling.

The Crusaders face CBC at 4 p.m. Friday at Soccer Park.

Vianney snapped a 46-game losing streak to CBC going back to 2007. It is the third Mid-States championship for the Golden Griffins and first since 1996.

The De Smet boys lacrosse team entered its overtime period Tuesday against MICDS with excitement, trying to become the first team from Missouri to defeat the Rams in more than

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Soccer has been a physical challenge for Brian Ahr after suffering a broken vertebrae. But the Summit senior wouldn't have missed it for the world.

FENTON — Katy Fitzler had no idea what to expect.

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Kelly Welby is St. Dominic's 2023 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.

Jordan Speiser gets a reminder almost every day in practice.

Missouri hosted its first high school state basketball championship in 1927. It contested its first football state title game in 1968.

Fort Zumwalt South became the first public school to capture a boys and girls state soccer title in same the school year.

KANSAS CITY — To be the best in Class 3 girls soccer, St. Dominic beat last year's best.

FENTON • Of course Seth Tinkham scored the goal that gave CBC a Missouri-record 10th state championship.

The Cougars came up with big plays on special teams, defense and offense in the fourth quarter to claim the Class 2 championship.

Paul Boschert is going home.

After 17 years as a teacher and coach at Holt High in Wentzville, Jason Moore is ready to take on a new challenge. When the 2018-19 school year starts in

Francis Howell senior midfielder Maggie Duggan always got a kick out of the short post-match conversations she had with her stepfather, Paul Rompel.

In its 56th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the

Travis Wallace is leaving the only home he's ever known.

Lutheran St. Charles is playing in a state championship football game for the first time in program history.

In its 55th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the

Over the past 15 years, Nick Beckmann never lacked suitors who wanted him to run their baseball programs.

EUREKA • Injuries have ravaged the CBC football team since the preseason. The Cadets have more Division I talent on the sideline than most teams can dream of putting on

The Bulldogs became Missouri's first public school to win three boys soccer state championships.

Ray Howard said he never felt a hint of fear when he was chosen to be the first baseball coach when Francis Howell Central High opened in 1997.

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Mark defied the odds, and 14 years after his diagnosis he’s healthy and coaching girls volleyball, girls basketball and boys golf at Fort Zumwalt North.

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A junior goalkeeper, Fitzler was a difference maker in the Class 4 state tournament, leading the Crusaders to their seventh overall championship and third in a row to go with

Junior guard Nevaeh Caffey said: “We want to win state again and this was one step for us to get there.”