Warren Mayes

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Warren Mayes

O’FALLON, Ill. — When O’Fallon senior Claire Nieroda gets the ball, she knows where to put it. In the back of the net. Nieroda scored with 4:06 to play in the first half and the Panthers made it stand for a 1-0 victory over the Edwardsville Tigers in a Class 3A O’Fallon Sectional semifinal girls soccer game Tuesday evening in front of a near-capacity crowd. Senior defender Lailyn Patterson assisted on Nieroda’s 19th goal this season. They'll continue to play together at SIU Edwardsville.

1 week ago | midriversnewsmagazine.com | Warren Mayes

Liberty’s Cole Packingham is never satisfied when it comes to his golf game. His goal is to keep getting better. “The reason I like golf so much more than any other sport is because there is always room for improvement,” Packingham said. “You can walk off a course and shoot 5 under and still feel like you left shots out on the course.” The junior Eagle doesn’t leave many shots when he plays. Packingham has won back-to-back district golf championships.

1 week ago | westnewsmagazine.com | Warren Mayes

Parkway South’s baseball team ended one streak and hopes to break another one this weekend. While hosting, the Patriots stopped a 13-year district title drought by defeating top-seeded Eureka 7-6, winning the Class 5 District 2 tournament. It was the first district championship for Parkway South since the 2012 season, when Patriots claimed the Class 4 District 4 crown. It was the 10th overall district title for the program.

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Warren Mayes

ROXANA — Columbia High freshman Connor Basinski answers when the call is made for him to start. The right-hander threw a three-hit shutout, leading the Eagles to a 3-0 win over the Roxana Shells in the Class 2A Roxana Regional championship game Saturday at Roxana Park. Basinski played a huge role in making it happen. He walked one batter and hit two. Basinski struck out eight. “It was a pretty big job for a freshman to start in this game,” Basinski said.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Warren Mayes

Share A big key for Basinski in the game was throwing strikes on the first pitch to many hitters. That helped keep his pitch count low throughout the game. “You’ve got to get ahead of the batters,” Basinski said. “That’s big for me.” Senior Cash Bailey had three hits, drove in two runs and score one praised Basinski’s role in the victory. “We couldn’t have done it without him,” Bailey said. “He was dealing.” How did Basinski think he played?