Stars Fall one Step Away From State ST. CHARLES •  Patrick Schulte waited more than three months for his chance. Come Saturday he got it. When the Francis Howell boys basketball team took on McCluer North in the championship of the Troy Invitational on the last day of November, Schulte was not with his team. A high-level goalkeeper that has signed with St. Louis U., Schulte was playing for his soccer club at a national tournament in Florida. McCluer North got the better of an undermanned Howell that day. On Saturday, Schulte showed what the Vikings were missing. The 6-foot-4 senior guard scored 22 points, including 12 in a row to open the third quarter, as Howell held off McCluer North 76-68 to win a Class 5 quarterfinal at Hyland Arena on the campus of Lindenwood University. The No. 3 large school in the STLhighschoolsports.com ...

McCluer North holds on to knock out Hazelwood Central in Class 5 sectional   The McCluer North boys basketball team's coach, Laney laid into his team in the locker room. He was mad the Stars missed their defensive assignments. That they didn't crash the glass in the end. That they couldn't convert at the free-throw line Wednesday. “If a team fouls you and you go to the line and miss two free throws, it's as good as a turnover,” Laney said. Judging by the postgame talk, one would assume McCluer North was packing up for a long offseason. It's not. McCluer North led nearly all the way as it knocked off arch-rival Hazelwood Central 61-57 in a Class 5 sectional at St. Charles West High. The No. 9 large school in the STLhighschoolsports.com ...

McCluer North ends Webster Groves' reign as state champ WEBSTER GROVES •  Aaron Daniels held the district championship trophy in his hands Friday. He's lucky the wooden ...

Star Dance team rocked it today at State Dance. Took 2nd place trophy for their mix routine and 5th in their pom for division 5. Cydney Perkins was honored and made the Academic All-State team!!...