Holt Wins Eric Lewis Wrestling Invitational

Wentzville Holt claims first-place team honors, with St. Charles West, McCluer North, Whitfield, and Ladue rounding out top five.

One of the area's best annual high school wrestling tournaments took over MICDS High School last weekend, as the 47th Annual Eric Lewis Invitational went off with non-stop action featuring many of the best schoolboy grapplers from all over the area. Some of the area's best teams also appeared, with state title contenders St. Charles West, McCluer North, and Whitfield all making strong showings at one of the season's last great tune-up tournaments before districts begin in two weeks. The dominant team of the weekend though, was Wentzville Holt, which had seven wrestlers advance to the finals in their respective weight classes, with five of them winning the individual championship, and a total of 11 of their 14 wrestlers competing at the …

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Timberland Wrestler Richter Claims State Title

Timberland's Devan Richter wins state title as just a sophomore.

Timberland High School wrestler Devan Richter, who has only lost three times this season, capped off an outstanding season Saturday when he won the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 4 state championship.  Richter, a sophomore, pinned Park Hill's William Erneste in 1 minute, 44 seconds to secure the title. Richter has been considered the future of the Wolves' wrestling program since he tok first lace in the Westminister tournament last season and had a solid showing at the Toshiba tournament as a freshman.  Richter also defeated Holt High School's Lawton Benna in the semifinals; Lee's Summit's Cartland Allen in the quarterfinals and CBC's Alexander Fisher in the first round. Overall, Timberland finished in fifth place …

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Winter Sports Season Marches on With Marquee Matchups

Week 10 of the winter season is packed with big games around St. Charles County.

It may be hard to believe, but the winter sports season is already 10 weeks old. As the long season continues on, now is the time when teams begin to pull ahead. The conference races are already starting to shape up, and that will continue this week. It's not quite the playoffs, but they're getting closer. Here are some games to watch this week around St. Charles County.  Timberland Holt Fort Zumwalt East Fort Zumwalt South Lutheran High School of St. Charles County Francis Howell Central Francis Howell North Duchesne Orchard Farm St. Charles High School St. Charles West Fort Zumwalt North Fort Zumwalt West St. Dominic Christian High School  

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Sports Report: Winter Sports Get Back to Business

Week 8 of the winter season is packed with big games around St. Charles County.

The second week of January and the eighth week of the winter sports season is actually a return to normalcy. For the first time in many weeks, schedules don't have to worry about holidays. The result? A jam-packed week full of games. Here are some games to watch this week around St. Charles County.  Timberland Holt Fort Zumwalt South Fort Zumwalt East Lutheran High School of St. Charles County Francis Howell Central Francis Howell North Duchesne Orchard Farm St. Charles High School St. Charles West Fort Zumwalt North Fort Zumwalt West St. Dominic Christian High School

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Sports Report: Conference Play Heats Up in 2012

Week 7 of the winter season means an increase of games—and important ones at that—around St. Charles County.

The holiday season is over and that means it's time for the winter season to pick up. The first week of 2012 is jam packed with games and, more importantly, conference games. The season of tournaments is nearly over, now it's time to determine conference crowns.  Here are some games to watch this week around St. Charles County.  Timberland Holt Fort Zumwalt South Fort Zumwalt East Lutheran High School of St. Charles County Francis Howell Central Francis Howell North Duchesne Orchard Farm St. Charles High School St. Charles West Fort Zumwalt North Fort Zumwalt West St. Dominic Christian High School

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Sports Report: GAC Boys Basketball Shootout Highlights Busy Schedule

The fourth week of the winter sports season is full of big games across St. Charles County.

The winter sports season is three weeks old and week No. 4 might be the most interesting of the young season. Every team in every sport is in action ahead of the winter break. The boys basketball players around the area will get a shot at to shine on the big stage at the St. Charles Family Arena at the GAC/Suburban South-West Shootout.  Here are some games to watch this week around St. Charles County.  Timberland Holt Fort Zumwalt South Fort Zumwalt East Lutheran High School of St. Charles County Francis Howell Central Francis Howell North Duchesne Orchard Farm St. Charles High School St. Charles West Fort Zumwalt North Fort Zumwalt West St. Dominic Christian High School

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Sports Report: Winter Sports Heat Up With Tournament Time

Following Thanksgiving, teams across St. Charles County will charing full steam into the winter sports season.

The winter sports season began slowly last week but are off to the races this week. The second week of the season is the kick off of tournament time. All across St. Charles County, tournaments are starting. Teams will quickly have to knock off the rust to earn some crucial early-season victories.  Here are some of the biggest games taking place this week.  Timberland Holt Fort Zumwalt South Fort Zumwalt East Lutheran High School of St. Charles County Francis Howell Central Francis Howell North Duchesne Orchard Farm St. Charles High School St. Charles West Fort Zumwalt North Fort Zumwalt West St. Dominic Christian High School  

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Sports Report: Winter Sports Begin This Week

Temperatures are dropping which means the sports go indoors. Teams around St. Charles County will be starting season this week.

It's finally here.  After weeks of practices and scrimmages, teams around Missouri can officially get to work this week. Gyms acorss St. Charles County will be filling up for the first time in the 2011-12 season just before the Thanksgiving break.  Let's take a look at what's on tap for the first week of winter sports.  Here are a few of the games on tap this week.  Fort Zumwalt South Fort Zumwalt East Lutheran High School Duchesne Girls Basketball: 7 p.m. on Nov. 22, vs. Vistation Academy at home St. Charles High School St. Charles West Timberland Since the season has yet to start, let's take one last look back at the 2010-11 basketball season.  GAC North Conference boys basketball standings GAC North Conference girls basketball …

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Sports Report: Winter Sports Are Coming Up Fast

With the fall season nearly over, it's time to take a look at the winter sports season.

The fall sports season is just about over in the state of Missouri. Most fall teams in St. Charles County are already done playing, which means most schools are already thinking about the winter sports season. Despite recent higher temperature, winter sports are just around the corner. Practices are fully underway and Missouri allows the first wreslting matches and basketball games to being Nov. 21.  For th next few weeks, teams will around the County will begin play. Here are the season-opening dates for each team. 

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