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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Video: Sperreng Student Skates Nationally

7th grader Molly Dirksen qualified for Nationals as part of the Saint Louis Synergy Synchronized Skating Program.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Video: Sperreng Student Skates Nationally

7th grader Molly Dirksen qualified for Nationals as part of the Saint Louis Synergy Synchronized Skating Program.

Sperreng Middle School seventh-grader Molly Dirksen is a member of the Saint Louis Synergy Synchronized Skating Program juvenile team, which recently qualified for Nationals during the Midwestern Sectionals competition. The team is based at the Webster Groves Ice Arena and Hardees IcePlex, and is part of the Metro Edge Figure Skating Club of Missouri. The U.S. Figure Skating Synchro Nationals will be held at the end of February in Detroit, Mich. View the winning performance above.   Other recent Lindbergh schools news:

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Crestwood Native Putting Burroughs Swimming on the Local Map

Maddie Wessell's two second place finishes in the annual swim meet plus a relay performance was an eye popping experience.

Remember the name Maddie Wessell in local swim circles. This is the swimmer of the future. For the Burroughs Bombers, the year could not have gone better. Though they had their ups and downs, Wessell, 15 years old ("I don’t get my drivers license until November," she said,) finished second in two final races of the 38th renewal of the state championships at the Rec Plex in St. Peters.  The Wessell family lives in Crestwood. Wessell took second place in the 200 yard individual medley in 2:05.93; besting her qualifying time of 2:08.81. She was nosed out by freshman Haley Hynes of Lee’s Summit North (2:04.76.) Wessell came right back, capturing second in the 100 yard freestyle in 52.00, better than her 52.76 qualifier. The gold went to Lauren…

Monday, February 11, 2013

Signing Day: Lindbergh Soccer Players Commit to Colleges

Congratulations to the three athletes who signed with college teams Wednesday!

Friday, February 8, 2013

Signing Day: Lindbergh Soccer Players Commit to Colleges

Congratulations to the three athletes who signed with college teams Wednesday!

The Lindbergh School District congratulates three Lindbergh High School seniors who recently signed letters of intent to play at the college level. The following students will play college soccer next year, according to a news release from the school district:  Lucy Vogt, soccer - Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois Defender Lucy Vogt will continue her soccer career at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, where she plans to major in athletic training. Lucy, daughter of Matt and Maggie Vogt, also participates in Student Council, National Honor Society, Yearbook, Try-POD and the swim team. She will play soccer under the direction of Coach Ted Flogaites at WIU. Angela Black, soccer - Morehead State University, Morehead, …

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Lindbergh Flyerettes Rank Top Three in the Nation

The varsity dance team placed third in the National Dance Team Championship this past weekend.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

National Signing Day: Ezekiel Elliott Signs Letter Of Intent With Ohio State Buckeyes

February 6 is the first day high school seniors can confirm their college choices. The University of Missouri, Ohio State and Oklahoma State are among the NCAA schools looking to St. Louis for recruits.

College coaches are getting their money's worth out of fax machines today. This is the first day high school seniors playing Football, Baseball Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, Men's Water Polo can submit a signed letter of intent to play at the college level. Ezekiel Elliott, the John Burroughs running back who gave a verbal pledge to the Ohio State Buckeyes last spring, confirmed that decision late Wednesday afternoon in an announcement that was also carried on live local television. Ladue-Frontenac Patch was there for what was an emotional decision for the entire Elliott family Patch editors have been at schools throughout the St. Louis area as athletes celebrated the next step in their careers: We'll update this …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Fenton Man Knocked Out of "The Ultimate Fighter"

A spinning wheel kick from Uriah Hall ended Adam Cella's TUF prospects Tuesday on FX's MMA reality show. Cella trains at Finney's MMA in Crestwood.

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St. Louis Cardinals Don't Expect Chris Carpenter To Return In 2013

The team announced Tuesday that the veteran pitcher is still dealing with effects of previous injury that sidelined him for most of 2012. Mercy doctors will likely be involved in evaluating what happens next.

Sad news out of the St. Louis Cardinals front office today — the Mercy partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals as the team's official medical provider will get a high-profile start. The team announced Tuesday that Chris Carpenter, sidelined for most of the 2012 with thoracic outlet syndrome, will likely not pitch in 2013 after having trouble with offseason workouts. In a news conference broadcast on local media outlets, Cardinals VP and General Manager John Mozeliak announced that Carpenter would "utlize the Mercy network" among others in finding a way forward, after the player notified the team Friday that he was unable to throw at a high velocity after otherwise having had "a normal offseason," according to Mozeliak. Mozeliak said there…

Hal Pritzker

4:51 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Now that his baseball career is over, I wonder if Chris wants to go into modeling. One thing for sure, though, he certainly won't need money. As long as he avoids a divorce. The shyster lawyers would have a field day getting a king's ransom in alimony/child support for his "poor" wife.   more ›

Share Your Athlete's Signing Day Story On Patch

Spread the word about your high school athlete's accomplishments on National Signing Day.

Wednesday, high school athletes in a variety of sports will be putting pen to paper and making official their pledge to play football, soccer, baseball and other sports at the college level. Particularly in the world of college football, "National Signing Day" has turned into something of a holiday for fans eager to find out if their favorite college program will get the top "blue-chip" recruits. There are three ways you can make sure the athletes in your family or at your school can get the spotlight that he or she deserves. (All require a Patch login, which is free and painless!) You can also email a photo to Lindsay.Toler@patch.com or text it to (314) 265-7125. These are tools anyone can use to highlight what's going on in school, a …

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