Bennett Durando Sports Columnist
Bennett Durando
State’s Men: Webster wins State title with historic 23-game run
Photos by Greg Frazier Bennett Durando Sports Columnist The second free throw didn’t even reach the basket. With .3 seconds left in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament semifinal, Webster had missed its last chance to avenge District championship losses to SLUH the… Read More ›
Webster gets its District championship in win over Vianney
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist Carte’Are Gordon knew the boos were coming. A 6 foot, 9 inch junior and five-star Saint Louis University recruit, Gordon is often poked and prodded by opponents in an attempt to provoke his fiery temper. Last… Read More ›
Breaking News: Ramey commits to Louisville
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist Webster junior Courtney Ramey has committed this afternoon to play D1 basketball for Rick Pitino at Louisville. Louisville is currently the number six team in the country in the AP poll, and number seven in the USA Today… Read More ›
Bennett from the Bleachers: With Blossom out, Statesmen turn to Stallcup
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist Sometimes it seems like the 2016-17 Statesmen just can’t catch a break. They’ve had to overcome a little bit of everything: injuries, ineligibility, a tough schedule that’s yielded some heartbreaking losses. Now, with them finally getting… Read More ›
Bennett from the Bleachers: Stateswomen basketball reminds us that sports are about more than sports
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist “Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wa-ave … o’er the land of the free, and the home of the – STATESMEN!” So ends the national anthem at Roberts Gym before basketball games, with the traditional… Read More ›
Election 2016: ECHO survey reveals political opinions of 130 seniors
Bennett Durando and Jake Collins Sports Editor and Junior Editor Trump. Clinton. It’s a match-up of presidential proportion. And as their fateful clash in the 2016 election comes… Read More ›
ECHO Newscast: Sept. 23, 2016
]Entertainment columnist Abby Botan and sports columnist Bennett Durando bring this week’s headlines: Spirit Week, sports events, Meramec College Fair, progress reports and parking passes. Visit Our Sponsors
Fire departments respond to burning house near Avery Elementary
Several area fire departments responded to a burning house on Atalanta Avenue across the street from Avery Elementary playground, forcing Avery Adventure Club students to be moved inside. The house was badly singed on the left side, and windows were broken on all three levels…. Read More ›
Bennett from the Bleachers: Ladue defeats Webster 28-20
Ladue defeated Webster’s Varsity football team in Webster’s home game on Sept. 2, at Moss Field. Click here to read a transcript of sports columnist Bennett Durando’s live Twitter coverage the game. Visit Our Sponsors
Soccer players suspended 7 days
Andy Kimball Editor-In-Chief Bennett Durando Sports Editor Several men’s Varsity soccer players were suspended on Aug. 29, for a violation of team and school policy. According to a source, the players were suspended from all games and practices for seven days…. Read More ›
Bennett from the Bleachers: Statesmen football defeats Hazelwood West 42-6
Varsity football defeated Hazelwood West 42-6 in Webster’s first home game on Aug. 19, at Moss Field. Click here to read a transcript of sports columnist Bennett Durando’s live Twitter coverage the game.
Quick quotes from Free Spirit ’16
Bennett Durando Sports Editor As you may know, I was selected for the Al Neuhart Free Spirit and Journalism Conference scholarship this year, which included the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this summer for a five-day, all-expenses-paid journalism conference… Read More ›
‘Black Lives Matter’ protests return to St. Louis after shootings
Bennett Durando Sports Editor As the Citywalk Concert Plaza on Ferguson’s South Florissant Road is plunged into verbal war, a small country band patiently waits under a pavilion for its chance to continue performing. As arguments between concert-goers and protesters… Read More ›
Bennett from the Bleachers: A season to remember for women’s basketball
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist When it was all over, it could only be looked back on with fondness. And ahead, there’s no way to look but up. The women’s basketball team completed a historic season at 20-10 on March 12,… Read More ›
Bennett from the Bleachers: Francis Howell defeats women’s Varsity 56-50 in State quarterfinal
Francis Howell beat the women’s Varsity basketball team March 12, at Lindenwood U. in the State quarterfinal. This is the first Stateswomen’s District title in 14 years and its first trip ever to the Elite Eight. Click here to read… Read More ›
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