Kenny Recognized by the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame
Kailin Zhang, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2020
From Junior College All-American to Second Team All-American at St. Louis University, Chris Kenny, varsity boys and girls soccer coach, has won many awards from competitions and matches throughout his athletic journey. However, Kenny will be receiving special recognition this year. He will be indu...
MHSNews | Badminton Club Sees Growth in Members
Zara Tola and Shon Sayfuddinov
February 13, 2020
Out of all of the sports activities offered at MHS, senior Claire Zhang said there is one sport she truly can enjoy like no other: badminton. “I’m not a really athletic person or someone who is really good at sports,” Zhang said. “I remember in middle school, one of the P.E. activities that ...
Show Choir Earns 2nd at their Latest Competition
February 13, 2020
Center Stage earned second place and Best Band this past weekend at the Danville Midwest Classic Competition in Illinois. Cassidy Barger, junior, and the group were at the competition all day Saturday, Feb. 8, as they competed at both Prelims and Finals. “I love this group because no matter ...
Yu Breaks Longest Standing Girls Swim Record
Jackson Estwanick, Executive Producer
February 13, 2020
This race wasn’t supposed to be special. She even told her coach she was going to take it easy. But as Amanda Yu, senior, looked up at the scoreboard after touching the wall she saw something amazing— she had broken the longest held MHS girls swim record, the 100-meter fly, by 0.05 seconds. ...
Under Pressure: Student Athletes Face Challenges in Collegiate Sports Recruiting
Connor Del Carmen, Sports Editor
February 11, 2020
Connor Throneberry, junior, verbally committed to Penn State for baseball as a sophomore which puts him on the younger end of athletes who commit to a school. “With all the juniors and seniors worrying about college, I don’t because I already know where I’m going,” Throneberry said....
Watkins Reaches 1,000 Point Mark
Connor Del Carmen, Sports Editor
February 11, 2020
Banners, hugs and cheers awaited Kennedi Watkins if she was able to make a routine free throw in a game Feb. 1 against the Lindbergh Flyers. The five foot, eleven inch junior only had to score one more point to become the fifth player in MHS girls basketball history to score 1,000 career poin...
Club Team Playoffs Leave Marquette Hockey Team Down Five Going into Lafayette Game
Austin Richard, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2020
Tyler Burrows, senior, and the rest of the Marquette hockey team skate onto the ice as screams and cheers fill the rink. In spite of all the sound and distraction, Burrows calmly puts in his earbuds and stays focused on the game ahead. Burrows said one of the most important skills for him when going...
Remembering Kobe
Carter Van Buskirk, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2020
Twenty seasons. Five time NBA champion. Two time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Four time NBA All-Star Most Valuable Player. Two time Olympic gold medalist. That was Kobe Bryant. Following the premature death of Los Angeles Lakers player, Kobe Bryant, many at MHS are mourning. “I was simply in s...
Cheer Prepares to Return to Nationals after making History
Caroline Cudney, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2020
Last year, varsity cheer made MHS history at UCA Nationals when they made it to finals for the first time, and this year they are hoping to make it again. “I am so excited to go back and we are hoping to do even better,” Claire Scognamiglio, senior, said. “We set the bar high by making finals an...
Basketball Teams Travel to Famous Hoosier Gym
January 31, 2020
Boys and girls varsity basketball will travel to Knighston, Ind., this weekend to match up against the Lindbergh Flyers in the famous gym from the 1986 movie “Hoosiers.” “Hoosiers” follows the story of a dysfunctional basketball team of a small Indiana town that comes together and overcomes all od...