Three underclassmen competed in the women’s golf District tournament: sophomore Anna Hauser and freshmen Jenna Clark and Sarah Ewing.
Sports
Women’s tennis celebrates winning season
For the first time in 25 years, women’s tennis has a winning season.
Slideshow: Ladue defeats Varsity football 38-7
Ladue Rams defeated the Statesmen in Varsity football 38-7 on Sept. 6, at Moss Field.
Softball head coach emphasizes community
Coaching softball was not alum Bryan Gibson’s original plan. Graduating in 1993, Gibson pursued an education degree following high school. Gibson’s motive to return to the district was, “Teaching, at first.” After college, he came back in hopes of teaching… Read More ›
Slideshow: Women’s softball defeats Kirkwood 5-4
Varsity women’s softball won 5-4 against Kirkwood High School Sept. 6, on Plymouth Field. Photos by Lindsey Bennett
Men’s soccer team learns important skills on Netherlands trip
Men’s soccer took a trip to the Netherlands over the summer, but it was no vacation. This trip prepared the team for the season to come.
Frazier from the Field: Men’s volleyball seeks State title
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Senior season. Men’s volleyball plays in an ever changing spring with scattered showers of grit, perseverance and optimism for State. Reasoning behind senior season? Nine out of the 13 players are seniors. I ran the fraction,… Read More ›
Women’s track encourages team-building, family
Ethan Weihl News Editor Women’s track is off to a winning season this year. At the Charlie Beck Invitational at University City High School on March 31, both the JV and Varsity teams got first place overall. Senior Jamie Tabron… Read More ›
Voices of Webster: April 13, 2018
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by Eleanor Marshall, Maeve Taylor and Trinity Madison. Contributing writer Trinity Madison reports on water polo. Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative… Read More ›
Frazier from the Field: Soccer team struggles to replace goalie
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Despite expectations from fellow goalkeepers and herself, freshman Sonia Bergfeld took to the pitch to play full time in the first game of the season against Liberty (Wentzville) at Lou Fusz Soccer Park on March 23…. Read More ›
Men’s basketball wins back-to-back State championships
Riley Mullgardt Print Editor Varsity men’s basketball proved its well deserved ranking of eighth in the state by winning the Class Five State Championship for the second year in a row, this year against Chaminade with a 101-90 final score…. Read More ›
Frazier from the Field: Megan McClure is gone
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Stateswomen Varsity soccer’s first game is against Liberty (Wentzville) at Lou Fusz Soccer Park on March 23, at 8 p.m., and who will be in between the sticks (goalkeeping) is still undetermined. There are four potential… Read More ›
‘Wrestling is not a casual sport,’ coach says
Maeve Taylor Contributing Writer When one thinks of wrestling, what may be pictured is the over dramatic, WWE-type scenes, with bodies slamming and loud noises and infamous rivalries. As James Lemay, head coach of the wrestling team, said, what you… Read More ›
Breaking News: Men’s basketball captures 4th State title
Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Webster Groves High School men’s basketball captured its fourth State title tonight by defeating Chaminade High School 101-90 at Missouri State University. This is the first time men’s basketball has won back-to-back State championships. … Read More ›
Varsity basketball loses to Vashon 75-70
Contributing writers Ryan Waelterman and Jack McKittrick report on Varsity basketball’s 75-50 loss to the Vashon Wolverines on Feb. 15. Support Our Sponsors
Frazier from the Field: Women’s swim places 7th at State
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist In December, my prediction for women’s swim was placing them in the top 20; however, its performance blew my prediction out of the water. The team got seventh out of 43. Senior relay swimmer Isi Albers… Read More ›
Frazier from the Field: Men’s basketball travels to tournaments
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Traveling is usually associated with vacationing, but the men’s basketball players are not vacationing, they’re competing. Before traveling to Memphis, TN, Webster had already won against Maplewood (74-62), Lee’s Summit North (63-43) and Northwest Academy (54-47)…. Read More ›
Mini cheerleaders perform at halftime
Eleanor Marshall Podcast Editor It’s a regular women’s Varsity basketball game. The players are filled with adrenaline and covered in sweat. The fans are anxiously watching. The buzzer goes off signaling half time. It’s time for the cheerleaders to take… Read More ›
Women’s basketball team beats St. Francis Borgia
Emily Stisser Contributing Writer Women’s Varsity basketball defeated St. Francis Borgia 59-51 on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Senior guard KK Rodriguez paced the squad with a team high of 30 points at home in Robert’s Gym. Rodriguez has scored an impressive… Read More ›
Hagemann takes women’s swim to next level
Lindsey Bennett Contributing Writer Sophomore swimmer Parker Hagemann has set the bar high for what she wants to achieve this current season. “I didn’t do well. I wanted to do much better,” Hagemann said about how the State meet went… Read More ›
Female wrestler fights obstacles
Elise Keller News/Opinion Editor Junior Sydney Ward is a student athlete who stands out because she is the only female on Webster’s wrestling team. Ward has wrestled for two years and considers her greatest accomplishment in wrestling to be “just… Read More ›
Men’s Varsity basketball defeats Christ the King
Leor Shomroni Contributing Writer Men’s Varsity basketball defeated Christ the King 64-45 at the Tournament of Champions on Thursday, Jan. 11. The game was played Thursday night at JQH Arena at Missouri State University. Webster played well even though Christ… Read More ›
Women’s basketball loses to Jackson
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Statesmen lost to Jackson 37-46 on Jan. 5; however the score only mattered in the final quarter. First period ended 11-13 Jackson leading. Webster looked to be counteracting Jackson’s offense but weren’t able to capitalize on… Read More ›
Priory defeats Webster 1-0
Dominic Grosvenor Contributing writer Webster Groves Men’s hockey team hosted Priory at Webster Groves Recreation Center Saturday Jan. 6, at 8:45 p.m. Priory scored one in the first period and sealed the win 1-0. Webster comes into the game with… Read More ›
Men’s basketball defeats Marquette
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Webster basketball hosted Marquette on Jan. 4. Senior Courtney Ramey was cleared to play first game of the 2018 season from injured wrist. Ramey started the off the game by scoring a jump shot 3 pointer… Read More ›
Frazier from the Field: Women’s swim dives into new State changes
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Womens’ swim will be top 20 at State this year. “I think we’re going to show how good we are and surprise everyone,” senior swimmer Isi Albers said. The five dominant swimmers on the team are… Read More ›
Schnettgoecke competes at State, shares experiences
Elise Keller News/Opinion Editor Senior Nicolette Schnettgoecke has run cross country since freshman year, and in her senior year she was named November Athlete of the Month and ran in the MSHSAA Cross Country State Championship this year. Schnettgoecke considers… Read More ›
Ball plans to keep swimming
Evelyn Trampe Business Manager Chris Ball, November Athlete of the Month, has swam four years on Webster’s men’s swim team and began swimming in sixth grade for the Webster Waves swim team. Throughout his high school career, Ball made considerable… Read More ›
Anthony Brown to attend and play for D3
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Senior Anthony Brown will attend Washington University next fall and play for the football team. “I’m excited to go and there’s going to be a lot of learning. I’m going to be pushed academically and physically…. Read More ›
Frazier from the Field: XC runs at State for 9 consecutive years
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Cross country made it to State nine years in a row despite turmoil, hardship and performance. “The goal was to get to State and run well there; we only achieved one and a half of that,”… Read More ›
Longest traditional game sees 110th anniversary
Riley Mullgardt Print Editor This year marks the 110th anniversary of the Turkey Day tradition. The standings for number of wins is, Kirkwood with 47 wins, Webster with 54 wins and 7 tie games (not including games that the Junior… Read More ›
