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South St. Louis County News

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Max Choriev poses with his title belts after his win on Jan. 22.

Lindbergh High graduate approaching top of amateur MMA rankings

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter February 23, 2022

Lindbergh alumnus Murodbek “Max” Choriev is one of the top-ranked mixed martial arts fighters in the Midwest, currently ranked third out of 503 welterweight fighters. In January, Choriev returned from...

Fox (white) and Oakville (black) compete May 18 in the hard-fought semifinal win for the Warriors over the Tigers.

Fox girls soccer defeats Tigers when it counts in the semifinals

By Stephen Glover, For the Call May 26, 2021

What started as a dream slowly became reality for the Fox girls soccer team as the Warriors upended Oakville 1-0 last week in the Missouri Class 4, District 2 semifinals. Fox later fell to Cor Jesu Academy...

Oakville High School girls water polo.

Oakville fights for the first-ever water polo state championship

By Stephen Glover, For the Call May 25, 2021

In just their first season of competition, the Oakville girls water polo team reached the state championship game, where they dropped an 18-11 decision to Marquette earlier this month. Oakville (7-2)...

Above, Oakville wide receiver Tyler Lanzarini tries to elude a tackle from a Panther.

Return of Oakville and Mehlville football leads to a 24-21 thriller, Panthers victory

By Stephen Glover, For the Call October 12, 2020

Local high school football fans deprived of a regularly scheduled season have been patiently waiting for a return to normalcy, and they finally received it last week as Oakville hosted rival Mehlville. Mehlville...

 Oakville hockey star and native Pat Maroon drinks out of the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row after the Tampa Bay Lightening defeated the Dallas Stars Sept. 28 for the Stanley Cup title. NHL players were kept in a ‘bubble’ and regularly tested for COVID-19 during the shortened season. ‘A kid from South County getting a Stanley Cup ring. Unbelievable,’ Maroon’s father Phil Maroon said.

Pat Maroon does it again, winning Stanley Cup with new team

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 5, 2020

Oakville’s hometown hero did it again. Pat Maroon, 32, the Oakville native who famously helped the St. Louis Blues win the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup last year, won the Stanley Cup again Sept....

Lindbergh football senior Nick Roth, right, carries the ball during a Flyers’ victory against Parkway South during the 2018 football season at Lindbergh. The Flyers topped the Patriots 43-12 on Lindbergh’s 2018 senior night, as  senior football players, band members, Flyerettes and cheerleaders were honored for their four years of Friday night contributions.

Districts weigh what do do on fall sports; Trakas slammed, but says he’ll rein in Page

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 22, 2020

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, are weighing whether to postpone fall sports to the spring as parents protest the county’s sports restrictions aimed at preventing...

Coach Arlee Conners

Mike Genge named new Oakville football coach, practices resume after positive case

By Stephen Glover, Sports Reporter August 28, 2020

If the 2020 high-school football season kicks off, there will be a new head coach for the Oakville Tigers. Mike Genge has taken over the program after former head coach Arlee Conners stepped down after...

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...

The Oakville boys varsity swim team celebrates its conference championship Nov. 5 at Clayton High School. Photo by Carly Sullens Photography.

Oakville boys varsity swim and dive team wins a Suburban Conference championship

November 24, 2019

The Oakville boys varsity swim team brought home a conference title Nov. 5 at Clayton High School, in addition to earning a third-place finish at the Rockwood Summit Invite in October and boasting 10 consideration...

Oakville volleyball wins districts but loses sectional to Lafayette

Oakville volleyball wins districts but loses sectional to Lafayette

November 7, 2019

By Stephen Glover For the Call What seemed to be a storybook season for the 2019 Oakville girls volleyball team came to an end last Saturday as the Tigers lost at home to Lafayette 26-24, 25-14 in the...

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