Monday, November 12, 2012
Vote for the fan's choice for the top boys soccer player in the GAC.
The 2012 boys soccer season is in the books for all the Gateway Athletic Conference teams, but it's time to take a look back. Yes, it's time for another edition of the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll. Except this week has a twist. Instead of looking at the last week, we're looking at the entire season. Tell us in the poll below: Who was the top GAC boys soccer player in 2012? Jordan Stephens—Francis Howell: Francis Howell's Jordan Stephens was the top point getter in all of the GAC. Stephens was led the GAC South, all of the GAC with his 67 points. The majority of his points came from his 26 goals—best in the GAC. He also chipped in 15 assists for the Vikings. Andrew Deppe—St. Charles High School: When it came to scoring …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Timberland's keeper Erica Boyd wins the fan vote for St. Charles County Athlete of the Week.
Patch commenter Matt Futbol was right, goaltenders do win the championships. In this Athlete of the Week post the goal was to find the fan's choice for the top girls soccer player from the first week of action. Matt commented on the post and said: "goal scoring wins games, goal keeping wins championships." While the St. Charles Athlete of the Week may not be a big-time championship, Matt hit the nail on the head, because this week's winner was a goalie. After north of 5,000 votes, Timberland's Erica Boyd has been tabbed by you, the voting crowd, as the top girls soccer player in St. Charles County for the first week of the season. Boyd dominated the voting, picking up 72 percent of all votes cast. Here's how the voting went down. Total…
Monday, March 26, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Spring sports have officially begun. Despite the rain, teams all across St. Charles County finally stopped practice and started playing real games. Girls soccer teams hit the pitch and played a few games in the opening week, which leads us to your Athlete of the Week poll. Our choices for Patch's St. Charles County Athlete of the Week all hail from the same sport. This week, we're seeking the best of the best from the soccer field as we look at four girls who had top showings in the first week of the season. The nominees are: Danielle Schmitz—Fort Zumwalt East: The Zumwalt East girls soccer team is off to a 2-1 start and a big reason is the offensive contributions of Danielle Schmitz. In three games this season Schmitz leads the Lions …
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Francis Howell Central's Sharese Jones wins the fans vote for GAC player of the year.
Fan of Sharese Jones made sure she wouldn't lose a Patch contest two weeks in a row. After losing last week's Athlete of the Week contest to Lexie Moe, despite racking up 165,000 votes, Jones' supporters came out in large numbers this week. In our fan's choice for the GAC Player of the Year poll, Jones racked up 36,614 of 37,522 votes to pick up first place. Here's how the voting broke down: Total votes: 37,522 Jones, a senior for the Spartans, led Howell Central with 20.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Sharese joined her sister Shakara Jones as members of the 1,000 point club for Howell Central. Patch wants to thank everyone who voted. Remember, this whole contest is just for fun and bragging rights. All the nominees had great season…
Monday, March 12, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week!
At the end of the recent basketball season the GAC North and the GAC South named first-team all conference for boys and girls basketball. Ten players from the teams all around were chosen to be first-team all conference. We know want to know who you think is the best of the best. This week, we'll look at the girls. The candidates are: Melissa Eisenbath—Duchesne: Averaged 10.1 points and seven rebounds per game. Kacy Eschweieler—St. Charles West: Nearly averaged a double-double with 11.3 and 9.4 rebounds per game. Dana Heggemann—Warrenton: Led Warrenton with 12.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Olivia Hollander—St. Charles High School: Paced the Pirates with 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. Alex Rohlfing—Duchesne: Led the …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
The St. Charles West freshman claimed her first Patch Athlete of the Week award by garnering a staggering 91 percent of the votes this week.
Name of student: Kacy Eschweiler Year in school: Freshman Sport: Varsity basketball and varsity volleyball The St. Charles West High School freshman claimed her first Patch Athlete of the Week award by garnering a staggering 91 percent of the votes this week. Eschweiler shot 6-of-13 from the floor en route to a 20 point evening in the Warriors' 59-44 win over Orchard Farm Feb. 8. Eschweiler also added six blocks, four assists and nine rebounds to help St. Charles West to its ninth win of the season. For winning, Patch caught up with Eschweiler to ask her a few questions. What is your favorite part about playing sports for your high school? Eschweiler: My favorite part of sports has been getting to know and making friends with all of the …
Monday, February 13, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week!
Who is St. Charles County's favorite athlete? Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 12. Last week's winner was Casey Teson of St. Charles High School. Tesson commanded the field and received 86 percent of the vote—168 votes. Be sure to be on the lookout for a feature article on Tesson in the near future. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Wentzville Holt High School: Mike Carter, boys basketball. The Indians got back on the winning track with a convincing 60-48 victory over Francis Howell North on Feb. 9. Leading the charge was Carter, who scored a game-high 15 points. Carter shot 75 percent from the floor and added four rebounds. Holt is now 12-12 on the …
Monday, December 26, 2011
Week 6 of the winter sports season is full of post-Christmas tournaments.
While the rest of the student body is enjoying the winter break, many basketball teams across St. Charles County are ready to hit the gym. Post-Christmas tournaments are popping up all across the St. Louis region. Let's take a look at some of the ones involving local teams.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Gateway Greenlight program would help traffic flow on arterial roads even between cities.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Scott
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Drivers on Mexico Road might coast through a series of green lights. Digital signs on arterial routes soon might direct motorists throughout St. Charles County to detours around accidents--or they might be able to check on delays on smartphone applications. “The goal of the program is to help motorists reduce their travel time and their commute time in St. Charles County,” Greifzu said. The St. Charles County Council unanimously approved a $4-million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Gateway Greenlight program. The council met Monday. Greifzu said the Gateway would synchronize a system of 334 traffic signals throughout the county, regardless of …
Donna Schmitz
7:23 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012
Thanks for the positive comment posted by "Schmitz". However, neither of her parents posted the comment. We would like to say that Danielle is a great daughter, student & athlete. We couldn't be more proud of her! Thanks to everyone for all your votes! more ›