Isabella Ferrell Contributing Writer With five regular season games left, five postponed and three cancelled, the men’s baseball team has faced multiple obstacles along the way to a winning season. Since it is a spring sport, rain is a number… Read More ›
Last year the team had three students including freshman Will Ireland go to the Sectional tournament. Ireland was accompanied by then-junior Drew Schwager and then-senior Charlie Scheipeter.A new season also means new players.
Tennis season began Feb. 25-March 1 with tryouts lasting the whole week with Coach Terry Verstrate.There were no cuts from the team. Challenge matches were played to find spot numbers on the team. Its first game is on March 26, v.s Rockwood Summit at their courts.
Women’s swim went to State for the second year in a row and finished third overall, scoring 188 points, the highest score ever from WGHS.
On Sundays in the spring, a group of Webster Groves High School students meet around lakes in St. Louis for competition and sharing the activity that unites them. This group is fishing club.
Gretchen Skoglund Contributing Writer Senior lacrosse player Kelly McClure is optimistic about what’s to come. The Varsity women’s goalkeeper, who signed to play at Quincy University, looks forward to leading the Webster team in her final Statesman…. Read More ›
Ethan Ryan and Elise Wilke-Grimm Contributing Writers “No matter what the outcome is, you know you put everything on the line, and we love you for it. Never give up,” senior Edward Suber said. His words epitomized this season for… Read More ›
Men’s basketball is on it’s way to winning it’s third consecutive State championship. Who might stop the Statesmen?
Women’s lacrosse has just ended preseason and has tryouts this week after school from 3:15-5:30 p.m. It is a no cut team sport and will have tryouts to see who will qualify for a Varsity spot.
Women’s basketball will play against Nerinx Hall on Mar. 1, at 6 p.m. for the District 5 tournament championship, hosted by Webster at Robert’s Gym. On Monday, Webster beat McCluer North, 42-36. McCluer North has the highest winning regular season… Read More ›
Men’s head Varsity coach, three-time State champion and owning a ridiculous career mark of 486 wins 189 losses. Can you guess who? Jay Blossom. It’s easy to understand why hearing “Coach Blossom” anytime during a basketball game compels the fans… Read More ›
Varsity basketball has had massive success (i.e. winning back-to-back State Championships) in the past years, but after losing star players: Courtney Ramey and Carte’are Gordon, the success of the teams been doubted by some. Last season, the team won State… Read More ›
While many are awaiting the men’s basketball season, the women’s season is well underway with a total of five games played. The Stateswomen played against Lutheran South to start off the season. The game ended with a one-point deficiency by… Read More ›
Webster Groves plays Parkway South on Dec. 10 in the Roberts gym. Parkway South won 46-38.
Photos by Greg Frazier
After losing six consecutive games prior to Districts, it may come as surprise to some that men’s soccer was not only able to win its next five games but also compete for a State title. According to players, this turnaround… Read More ›
With the celebration of Turkey Day comes the last game for football players of the Class of 2019. This was the last time the senior players played in the same place at the same time in this fashion. Some will… Read More ›
Let’s talk about stats for one second, specifically the ratio of 318:59. This heavy ratio represents the number of points scored on Webster (318) and the 59 of points Webster has scored the entire season. We, Webster Groves High School-… Read More ›
Three underclassmen competed in the women’s golf District tournament: sophomore Anna Hauser and freshmen Jenna Clark and Sarah Ewing.
For the first time in 25 years, women’s tennis has a winning season.
Ladue Rams defeated the Statesmen in Varsity football 38-7 on Sept. 6, at Moss Field.
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 ›
Varsity women’s softball won 5-4 against Kirkwood High School Sept. 6, on Plymouth Field. Photos by Lindsey Bennett
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.
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
