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Recent Francis Howell graduate Nic Perkins recalls two things when he looks back on his time in high school.

It was all about studies and sports for the catcher and University of Mississippi signee.

Westminster senior Jordan Smith has always been a dangerous hitter.

This season, he showed off his pitching arm as well.

Pain reverberated through her vertebrae.

Alli Magaletta writhed on the turf. Tears welled in her eyes. Five minutes remained in the first overtime of the Class 3 championship and all the St. Joseph鈥檚 senior midfielder could think about was how much she hurt. She collided with two St. Teresa鈥檚 players and landed in a heap. They popped right up. Magaletta did not.

George Diehl knew exactly what he was getting into when he made a bold promise on the way to the biggest volleyball match of his life.

Diehl, a junior outside hitter at Lindbergh, told his teammates that he would shave his head if the Flyers beat CBC for the state title that night.

After 10 minutes, the vomiting subsided.

When it did, he was called upon to run again.

Hannah Long runs for fun. For friends. For herself.

She runs to beat the clock. She runs to reach her goals. She runs because she loves it.

Columbia senior Bri Weilbacher can't decide on her most important contribution to the success of the Eagles softball team.

Was it in the circle, where she compiled a 29-2 mark? Or at the plate, where she hit a whopping .505 with an area-best 15 home runs?

Michael Peters proudly聽stood on the top of the podium May 31 at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

It was one small step for Peters, who had finished second in two聽previous appearances at the state tennis tournament, but one huge accomplishment for the John Burroughs junior, who captured the Class 1 singles title and is the Post-Dispatch boys tennis player of the year.

Like a crystal ball, JT Thiemann could look onto the field and see the future of MICDS lacrosse.

After winning a state title that was six seasons in the making, Thiemann can take comfort in knowing that his co-captaincy of a state championship squad had a direct effect on the landscape of 最新杏吧原创 lacrosse.

Steph Kelly could hear the talk. Everyone could. Coaches, players and fans conspiring to figure a way to shut down No. 23 on the John Burroughs girls lacrosse team.

They rarely ever succeeded.

Washington senior golfer Brad Carpenter entered his final season on the links on quite the athletics high.

Carpenter, who was a guard on the Blue Jays basketball team, broke the Washington career 3-point record (200 made) and the single-season record (91).

Tommy Stupp doesn鈥檛 like to swim.

He prefers soccer.