Thursday, May 17, 2012
The St. Louis Rams have outlined a renovation plan for the Edward Jones Dome that is estimated to cost $700 million.
The Rams want us to buy them a new house. Just fixing up its current home—the Edward Jones Dome—won't do. Instead, the St. Louis football franchise expects an extreme makeover, to the tune of $700 million, as it is estimated by a company hired by the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) to analyze the team's counter proposal to a the CVC's own plan to upgrade the Edward Jones Dome with a $124 million facelift. If someone doesn't cough up the $700 mil to redo the Dome, it is feared the team will take its football and go home to Los Angeles, where it came from before it was the St. Louis franchise. All of this wrangling was set in motion in 1995 when the team negotiated a 30-year lease with the CVC. It was stipulated that the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Timberland moves on to challenge Zumwalt West today at 5 p.m.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Track season is winding down and that means the weekends are getting more and more important. On Saturday, May 12, track athletes from all around Missouri gatherered for District meets. Runners, jumpers and throwers all took the track to keep the season going. Some did better than others. So we want to know: What St. Charles County athlete had the best showing during District track weekend? The nominees are: Chase Abbington—Fort Zumwalt South: In the fall, Zumwalt South's Chase Abbington showed he was fast on the football field. This spring he showed he was fast on the track. Abbington became a District champion on Saturday at Parkway Central in the 100-meter dash. The Bulldog junior won by a narrow margin—his time of 11.37 was just a …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
St. Charles Pirate Ellen Weaver's big week earns her the fan's choice for Athlete of the Week.
It appears the voters in St. Charles County are impressed by offense. Last week St. Charles High School's Ellen Weaver put on an offensive clinic for the Pirates. In two games she potted five goals and tallied two assists on the soccer pitch. It's a pretty big understatement to say that's pretty good. Weaver's impressive week caught the eye, and the votes, around St. Charles County. The Pirate picked up 72 percent of the vote to take home the St. Charles County soccer player of the week award. Here's how the voting went down. Who was the St. Charles County girls soccer player of the week beginning on April 30? Total votes: 259 Ellen Weaver—St. Charles High School: St. Charles had two big wins last week and Ellen Weaver was a big part of…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Montee Ball was given a $429 ticket for trespassing near the University of Wisconsin campus.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Another week is in the books and another week of voting begins. The week we take it back to the soccer pitch and put our focus back against on girls soccer. All across St. Charles County, girls put up big numbers on the field. Here are the top four choicea for Patch's fan vote for Athlete of the Week. So tell us: Who was the St. Charles County girls soccer player of the week beginning on April 30? Natalie Weinhold—Lutheran High School: The Lutheran Cougars picked up a Archdiocesan Athletic Association win on May 3 against rival Bishop DuBourg. Lutheran scored two first-half goals to pick up a 2-0 win against DuBourg. All the offense the Cougars needed came from the foot of Natalie Weinhold. The Cougars' forward netted both the goals in …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
The Holt senior plans to attend Milliken University in Decatur, Illinois.
Holt senior Mitchell Wilfer has committed to play basketball for the Big Blue of Milliken University in Decatur, Illinois. With his mother Heidi and father Bob by his side, Mitchell signed his National Letter of Intent at Holt High School. Mitchell was named to the 2012 First Team All-Tournament at Fort Zumwalt North’s Invitational Tournament as well as the Second Team All-Conference for GAC South. Mitchell holds a 3.67 GPA, is a member of the National Honor Society and volunteers for MoDot’s Adopt a Highway program. He plans to study mathematics education at Millikin.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Francis Howell Central's Travis Vaught wins the "Patch" Athlete of the Week Award.
Travis Vaught had a big week on the baseball diamond for the Howell Central Spartans last week. He did even better in the Athlete of the Week voting. Vaught trounced the field in the St. Charles County Patch Athlete of the Week poll. Out of the nearly 400 votes cast, Vaught picked up a whopping 96 percent to easily win the award. Here's how the voting went down. Who was the St. Charles County baseball player of the week beginning on April 23? Total votes: 391 -- Vaught did it all last week for the Spartans. Vaught opened the week on April 24 with a stat-filling performance. In Howell Central's 8-3 win, Vaught was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. To top it off, he added two stolen bases. The next day, against Vianney…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Another week is in the books, which means it's time for another chance to find St. Charles County's Athlete of the Week. This week, we turn our attention to the baseball diamond. Here are the nominees for the St. Charles County baseball player of the week for the week of April 23: Travis Vaught—Francis Howell Central: The Spartans Travis Vaught did it all last week. Vaught opened the week on April 24 with a stat-filling performance. In Howell Central's 8-3 win, Vaught was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. To top it off, he added two stolen bases. The next day, against Vianney, Vaught walked once and scored two runs in the Spartans' win. To close out the week, Vaught went 1-for-3 against Fort Zumwalt West. Bryan Ryberg—…
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Timberland's Savannah Drew will play for William Jewell College; Holt's Courtney Ferguson has signed with Culver-Stockton College.
Savannah Drew, Timberland Timberland senior Savannah Drew has committed to play tennis for the Division II William Jewell Cardinals in Liberty, MO next fall. With her mother Kathy and her father Bryan by her side, the team captain signed her National Letter of Intent at Timberland High School on Thurs., April 19. Savannah is an outstanding tennis player, having won districts, sectionals and competed at the state level all four years of high school. She is also a three-time GAC conference champion. In 2010 she earned fourth place at the state competition and made the All-State Singles Team. Savannah was named the 2011 Suburban Journals Female Athlete of the Year, and the 1380 AM Sports Radio High School Athlete of the Week. She also …
Phil Gonzalez
11:36 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
THE HANNCOCK AMENDMENT to the Missouri Constitution ( a bad constitution, by the way) PROHIBITS TAX INCREASES OR FEES for anything WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. Do you people know this bit of information? more ›