"I guess I had my two biggest achievements in one day," Lancers senior Aidan Toner said.
The 5-foot-11, 190-pounder selected the soon-to-be Big Ten school over 22 other NCAA Division I football offers.
The girls soccer postseason kicks off this weekend in Illinois and Missouri. Here is a closer look at some of the most competitive tournaments. Schedules are subject to change:
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes.
The last time East St. Louis won a girls sectional track and field title, it went on to win a state championship.
The Spartans swept the Jr. Billikens 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
Edwardsville (19-7 overall, 9-1 SWC) all but locked up a share of the league title. It was won or shared the last 11 conference championships.
"I was happy to take the pressure," Max Padratzik said.
Rafay Cheema is Liberty's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. A tennis standout, Cheema achieved perfect scores on both the ACT (36) and SAT (1570). He is heading to Boston University.
“The explosion in popularity is so satisfying,” former Vianney boys volleyball coach Jeff Gabbert said.
Ne'Vaeh Dudley is Hazelwood East's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. Dudley is crossing off a list of goals, which include attending Howard University in Washington D.C.
Aleksei Juracsik is Maplewood-Richmond Heights' 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. A distance runner for the Blue Devils, he will attend Washington University.
On Tuesday, without his long flowing hair, Lafayette senior Tyson Oswald showed he still had that mojo, pitching Lafayette to a 4-1 Suburban Conference Yellow Pool victory over Summit.
Paul Halfacre talks with seniors Tyson Oswald and Daxton Shawke after Lafayette's 4-1 victory over Summit on Tuesday
In its 58th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area high school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom.
Tyrus Carter is Red Bud's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. The valedictorian is a three-sport athlete and has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
“I was happy, but it’s just nice to get our five guys through so we can go down to state as a team and have a good time,” Priory's Luke Glarner said.
"I was striking the ball pretty well," Summit's Yash Rao said. "After the sixth hole, I really started warming up."
Zhakeya Hawkins is East St. Louis' 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. Dually enrolled at Southwestern Illinois College, Hawkins' interests include gardening, calculus and nutrition.
Abby Brown is Winfield's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. She hopes to become a pediatric oncology nurse to pay forward the care she got as a childhood cancer patient.
Ashlynn Samson is Belleville East's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. The future college softball player hopes to work as an executive in professional baseball.
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"After you get that big hit or big out, you let it out and fire up your team," Kirkwood's Brennen Rea said.
Paul Halfacre talks with Kirkwood senior Brennan Rea and junior Owen Nesslage after the Pioneers' 4-3 victory over Webster Groves
"I've had some ups and downs this season, but making it to state feels real good," Gabe Cytron said.
Briley Schmittling's one-out single propelled Freeburg to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Columbia in a Cahokia Conference Mississippi Division softball contest in southern Freeburg.
Andrew Kellar put down 11 kills with four aces, Evan Paule had 10 kills and Brayden Wells added nine more for Vianney.
Lancers' 400- and 800-meter relay teams just keep getting faster.
Read about some of the St. Louis area's top high school girls water polo players as the postseason gets under way.
It’s not every day that a reigning Post-Dispatch All-Metro first-team setter with a state championship under his belt transfers schools heading into his senior year.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes.
Check out some of the best performances produced by St. Louis area high school athletes last week.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week.
On Tuesday, without his long flowing hair, Lafayette senior Tyson Oswald showed he still had that mojo, pitching Lafayette to a 4-1 Suburban Conference Yellow Pool victory over Summit.
"After you get that big hit or big out, you let it out and fire up your team," Kirkwood's Brennen Rea said.
Francis Howell senior Alex Bryan dominates on the mound and leads Francis Howell past Fort Zumwalt West in a pivotal conference matchup.
Mascoutah picked up its first win over Triad in its last four attempts in a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game.
The girls soccer postseason kicks off this weekend in Illinois and Missouri. Here is a closer look at some of the most competitive tournaments. Schedules are subject to change:
"This is fun when we meet teams like this," St. Joseph's veteran coach Maureen McVey said. "A real test for both of us."
Avery Hesseldenz is the first word in Freeburg soccer. A four-year starter, she holds the school record with 113 career goals.
Jocelyn Alicea scored late in regulation and then converted on the match-clinching shootout penalty kick to lead Zumwalt North to a 2-1 win over Fort Zumwalt West.
St. Mary's junior guard Zyree Collins is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys basketball player of the year.
Read about the St. Louis area's top high school boys basketball players and their accomplishments throughout the 2023-24 season.
Nassir Binion scored a career-high 25 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Wolverines' Class 4 boys basketball conquest.
"It was like everything paid off," Cardinal Ritter senior Nashawn Davis said.
"He needed to see them as much as they needed to see him," Incarnate Word president Sharon Gerken said of Dan Rolfes' campus visit.
A 1979 St. Joseph's grad, Julie Matheny began as an assistant in 1992 and took over as head coach in 1999 of the Angels girls basketball program.
The girls basketball coach, who suffered a heart attack at the state tournament, will undergo outpatient physical therapy.
Incarnate Word Academy junior point guard Nevaeh Caffey is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls basketball player of the year.
Eureka senior Haiden Schoessel is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls swimmer of the year.
Read about the St. Louis area's top high school girls swimmers and their accomplishments throughout the 2023-24 season.
St. Mary's junior guard Zyree Collins is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys basketball player of the year.
Read about the St. Louis area's top high school boys basketball players and their accomplishments throughout the 2023-24 season.