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This season will be a ‘trial by fire’ for the Oakville High School boys basketball team

This season will be a ‘trial by fire’ for the Oakville High School boys basketball team

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 28, 2023

It will be trial by fire for the Oakville Tigers boys basketball team this season. After an 8-19 campaign last year, the Tigers are staring at a daunting schedule for this season. “We always expect...

Take our poll: Which team is the best local college basketball team this year: Illini, Mizzou, SLU or other?

Take our poll: Which team is the best local college basketball team this year: Illini, Mizzou, SLU or other?

January 30, 2021

It's rare that so many college basketball teams we root for are all ranked in the AP Top 25 standings in the same year, so our poll question asks: Which is the best team? The Illini? Mizzou? SLU? Or other?

It was pandemonium after the Mehlville High School Panthers boys basketball team won the sectional championship versus Jackson in Hillsboro to make the state’s Elite Eight in March 2019 . After wading into the crowd to celebrate their win, Mehlville’s King Waller and Davion Bradford take selfies with fans. The team went on to lose in the state quarterfinals that year against CBC.

Panthers’ championship dreams dashed in the state quarterfinals

By Stephen Glover, For the Call March 26, 2020

One of the last team sports games played in the country before the full shutdown for the coronavirus was a heartbreak for Mehlville Panthers basketball. After leading 21-20 at halftime in the Missouri...

Mehlville basketball scores a district championship

Mehlville basketball scores a district championship

March 5, 2019

By Stephen Glover For the Call As the Mehlville High School boys basketball team enters its first Missouri Class 5 state sectional game this week, it’s hard to fathom that not one player on this year’s...

Pictured above: Mehlville boys basketball.

Mehlville takes ‘ugly’ victory after hammering at McCluer last week

January 29, 2019

By Stephen Glover For the Call  A lot of times a team’s success is not only measured by the number of wins it achieves, but by the number of “ugly” wins they walk away with. Last Friday evening...

Oakville girls basketball avenges loss versus Lindbergh

Oakville girls basketball avenges loss versus Lindbergh

December 20, 2018

Despite being down 21-17 at halftime, the Oakville girls basketball team went on a 30-15 run in the second half to win at Lindbergh 47-36 last Friday. The win for the Tigers (5-3) avenged their 56-55 loss...

Lindbergh boys basketball denies 0-7 Oakville a first win

Lindbergh boys basketball denies 0-7 Oakville a first win

December 19, 2018

After dropping two of the first five games in the season, the Lindbergh High boys basketball team has won back-to-back games, including a 47-36 win at home against Oakville last Friday. The win for the...

Lindbergh High School senior Chloe Fleming shoots the ball during a matchup against Parkway South last season on January 19, 2018. The Flyers fell to South 58-42. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Lindbergh girls basketball starts strong, faces Oakville

December 14, 2018

By Stephen Glover For the Call With a total of six seniors on this year’s roster, the Lindbergh girls basketball team is off to a solid 3-2 start. “We really like what we have this year,” Lindbergh...

Pictured above: Mehlville boys basketball.

Fresh off Southside Classic win, Mehlville Panthers set to dominate the court

December 12, 2018

By Stephen Glover  For the Call With a record of 7-1, the Mehlville Senior High boys basketball team is off to one of its best starts in recent years. The Panthers are riding a four-game winning streak...

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