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Prospective Jr. Bills experience “SLUH Jesuit Sponsorship Journey” at ninth annual SLUH Night Review team to visit

BY Carter Fortman and John Wimmer STAFF, REPORTER

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undreds of prospective future Jr. Bills and their families packed the Commons this past Thursday, Oct. 18 to listen to students, teachers, and alumni discuss their experiences at St. Louis U. High and how they fit into the overarching theme of the “SLUH Journey.”

The night showcased SLUH to potential students from grade schools across the St. Louis area. There were presentations from multiple de-

partments and performances from the Symphonic Band, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Choir.

“It is a chance to put our best foot forward, for them to just see what is great about us,” said Assistant Director of Admissions Adam Cruz.

“This year the theme was all about a journey,” said Director of Admissions Ann Murphy. “That SLUH is not the destination, it is just a continuation of your education and your journey on to college.”

After a few songs by the

band and introductions from President Alan Carruthers, Cruz, and Principal Ian Gibbons, S.J., the night’s first presentation by Director of the Learning Center, Tim Curdt began. Curdt’s presentation was about the help that is provided for incoming freshman to ensure their success in the transition from grade school.

He was helped by sophomore Ben Harmon.

“I think the best (presentation) for the parents was from Mr. Curdt because they could get the sense that even

SLUH next week

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fter six months of analysis, reports, and surveys, St. Louis U. High’s campus will welcome four visitors next week who will be working on the Jesuit Sponsorship Review.

Next week, the Jesuit Sponsorship Review, conducted every six years, will begin at SLUH to reflect upon the school’s faith formation, Jesuit activities, and overall continued on page 5 academics.

The visiting team performing the review is made up of the President of St. Ignatius in Cleveland Fr. Ray Guiao, S.J.; the Principal of Arrupe Jesuit in Denver Fr. John Nugent, S.J.; and Assistant Principal for Academics at Strake Jesuit in Houston Trip Norkus. The team will be led by the Provincial’s Assistant for Secondary Education Ron Rebore.

The team’s goal is to read a report written by a committee within SLUH and give a preliminary report on what they think the school is dophoto | courtesy of Mr. Alan Carruthers ing well and what the school

Packed Commons at SLUH Night.

needs to work on. The second goal, and the main purpose for their visit, is to renew SLUH’s sponsorship, certifying that the school is an accredited Jesuit school.

Part of the process will involve examining the school and looking at five domain areas within SLUH. The five domain areas are Jesuit and Catholic Mission and Identity; Governance and Leadership, Spiritual Formation; Educational Excellence; and Faith That Does Justice. The team will meet with people such as the President, the Principal, the Board of Trustees Chair, Director of Admission, and Vice President of Administration.

Another area of focus for the visitors is the student experience of SLUH. To understand the experience of being a student, the team will also meet with students involved in different areas of involvement such as StuCo, Prep News, sports, senior advisors, freshmen shadow hosts, and more.

The team will also meet

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Drive for the Homeless collects items to help for winter

BY Bob Devoll and Nathan Rich STAFF, REPORTER

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t. Louis U. High began its annual Drive for the Homeless this past Wednesday in an effort to assist the homeless in the upcoming winter months and raise awareness among the SLUH community of homelessness in the St. Louis area.

The Drive for the Homeless, led by Director of Campus Ministry Joseph Hill S.J. and the junior pastoral team, provides aid to the homeless in the St. Louis region by providing winter essentials such as blankets, jackets, and toiletries. A feature new to the drive this year is the grade level point competition, in which students receive points for each item that is brought in for the drive. Students can participate by bringing items to the old cafeteria, where collected items will be organized and delivered to St. Louis Winter Outreach and

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Taiwanese Feature: students, Blues video coach Sean Ferrell, ’88, reflects on Stanley Cup victory Jimmy Stanley principal “I spend a lot of time watch- being a fan and it now being a lot of hockey. I also work ing my career. It doesn’t take visit SLUH t. Louis U. High alumni with players with skating and away the fact that I am still a BY SPORTS EDITOR

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his week, there have been some new faces roaming the halls and classrooms of St. Louis U. High, but it’s just three visitors—principal Jerry Tang and students Chen Yu-Huan and Huang ChinPo—from St. Aloysius Technical School, a Jesuit school in Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan.

The three visitors, who are visiting St. Louis for the first time, arrived on Monday.

Huang is staying with senior Micah See, Chen with senior Bryce Van Bree, and Tang with senior RJ Ledbetter.

For Huang and Chen, their experience in a totally

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Sean Ferrell, ’88, is a Stanley Cup Champion.

While his talents aren’t directly on the ice, he has a major role in the Blues organization as the video coach.

Ferrell went from growing up a Blues fan to becoming part of the same organization that he loved so much.

Ferrell, in his sixth season as the Blues video coach, is in charge of analyzing game and practice film, as well as scouting upcoming opponents.

“I look at trends in how our opponents are going to play and also we look at all of our practices and games and try to determine what we need to fix, and what we need to change,” said Ferrell.

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other skill work, so a little bit of everything.”

Just this past June, Ferrell and the Blues took their talents to the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins.

“It was probably a little bit surreal when it was happening. It’s one of those things that when you reflect back on, it’s a pretty unbelievable moment,” said Ferrell.

Ferrell grew up watching hockey as a kid and idolized the Blues. He attended games with his family and friends.

“When you grow up with that team being your favorite team when you were a kid, then getting an opportunity to work for them is just really special,” said Ferrell. “It’s a special thing to go from

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French Exchange Students Croissants to toasted ravs: French exchange students immerse themselves in St. Louis culture. Page 2 news

Speech Meet Red ribbons, blue ribbons, knotted up at first. Check out the Speech Team’s first meet. Page 2

very proud fan of the St. Louis Blues.”

Although Ferrell is a Blues fan, he still needs to focus and work on the game— especially on a platform as big as the Stanley Cup final.

“I think that’s the interesting thing, at least from my perspective, all the coaches say that although we’re all fans of the sport and the game, you can’t get emotionally charged one way or another,” said Ferrell. “You kinda need to try to stay level headed and you know the atmosphere is just really tense. There’s a lot of tension in the air, obviously.

You’re watching everything with an eagle eye and the next thing you know—crack—you

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Feature

Karim Brothers Karim brothers share unique perspective of being Muslim at SLUH. Page 4 Sports

Soccer Herrmann makes the post as Footybills ground the Flyers and tame the Wildcats. Page 7

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Songwriting Club Do re mi fa so la ti Do sign up for the songwriting club. Page 2

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Football Remember the Titans losing? Jr. Bills upset Trinity in Friday night thriller. Page 6

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Volume 84, Issue 8

Songwriting Club provides more opportunities for artistic expression

BY Victor Stefanescu STAFF

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utonomy defines the lives of many St. Louis U. High students. We wake up, study, go to school, play sports, study, then sleep. The fine arts often prove the best coping mechanisms for the beautiful, seemingly unconquerable monster that is the the SLUH experience.

Even so, students oftentimes shrug off their artistic needs.

With his new club, senior musician Brendan McGroarty hopes to make SLUH a little more doable through songwriting.

“It’s a different way to express yourself than any other medium,” said McGroarty.

“Once you write down the right line for the song you’re trying to write—there is no other feeling like it.”

McGroarty’s longtime love for music inspired the club’s creation. Through playing the guitar, ukulele, and piano, music has always been a de-stressing, happiness-sparking outlet for him.

“Music has been a part

of my life for a long time now, and it’s really just fun to do. Especially when I write songs. It’s like soul searching,” said McGroarty.

In creating the club, he hopes students can not only further understand stylistic qualities of music, but also use

music to build the SLUH community.

“Ideally, the stuff we make would be in line with the framework and messages of SLUH,” said McGroarty.

Aimed at meeting once a month, the songwriting club will be open to all musicians.

“I don’t think it should just be a club for SoundCloud rappers or a club for people in garage bands. I want it to be a space where people can compare notes purely on songwriting ability,” said McGroarty. “I think a screamo fan can help write songs with a rapper and

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vice-versa.”

If the students demonstrate high interest in the club, McGroarty hopes to see it meet more often and have more alumni involvement.

“Ideally I’d like to have a meeting every week or so and at those meetings, we have talks or seminars,” said Mcgroarty. “I was going to ask SLUH alumni who actually write songs if they can come in and talk about their processes.”

Assistant Principal for Mission Jim Linhares, who is moderating the club, shares McGroarty’s hope. He thinks the club can reach out to alumni and even current faculty to increase the musical cache of the members.

“There are a whole lot of musicians who have come out of this school,” said Linhares.

“What if we started pulling some of those people in, sharing their music, either virtually or in the building, and we went out to hear some of them or they came to perform? That could be very cool.”

While the club will focus on songwriting, Linhares hopes that the club can help students make the bigger connections.

“We talk about finding God in all things, right?” said Lihares. “Finding God in the creative process is a powerful thing.

McGroarty hopes that the club will generate content.

He wants to see a collection of music, perhaps even a collab album, be created by the year’s end.

“My ideal for the club is that we make one big group project, an album, at the end of the year. I feel like that would be really good for SLUH, really good for songwriters,” said McGroarty.

Linhares thinks the club will ultimately prove successful as long as students will leave the meetings with greater appreciation for their art.

“If all we get out of this club is support for people with their creative juices and believing a little in their creative voices, that’s huge,” said Linhares.

Speech team shines in first meet of the season French exchange Braden Kramer and Seniors Fitz Cain and ton received a blue. how to do the work,” said Sam Tarter students to experience Harrison Petty took home a Finally, in Radio Broad- Gatewood. “I could just tell blue ribbon in Duet Improv casting, senior Braden that we were pretty well put America through the n Oct. 13, the St. Louis while Cain and fellow se- Kramer earned a blue rib- together. I was very proud O U. High Speech Team nior Augie Lodholz earned bon and Harrison Petty of us walking away with so lens of SLUH many ribbons, especially intraveled to Washington, a red ribbon in Duet Acting. earned a red ribbon.

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Mo. where they had their first meet of the year Sunday competing in the Christian Interscholastic Speech League at St. Francis Borgia High School. Coming off of a very successful season last year, the Jr. Bills look to return as strong as ever, combining both veterans in the art and several newcomers.

With the beginning of the year being busy for all of the students, the team felt lucky to be able to compete even with little time to practice.

“First meets are always hard to get together because everyone is doing so much at the beginning of the year,” said speech team moderator Katherine Whitaker.

The team arrived in formal attire an hour before the meet began to finish last minute preparations with their speeches. After breakfast in the cafeteria, the team split off into their respective rooms at 11:00 a.m. sharp, ready to speak. In all, the Jr. Bills competed in eight categories: Duet Improv, Duet Acting, Extemporaneous, Original Oratory, Storytelling, Poetry, Prose, and Radio Broadcasting.

After the first round concluded, the team had a 30-minute break to eat lunch, converse and prepare for round two. During the second round, the speakers delivered their same speech to the ears of a new judge.

After the second round concluded, the teams returned to the cafeteria, where they awaited the results.

The Jr. Bills received six red (excellent) ribbons and five blue (superior) ribbons.

In the extemporaneous category, in which contestants write and deliver speeches based on knowledge about domestic or foreign events, junior Carter Fortman obtained a blue ribbon and senior Micah See recieved a red ribbon.

In original oratory, in which contestants must

Even with a successful first meet, there is still room for improvement, and Whitaker hopes to help the team fix the little mistakes that add up for penalties.

“There are some things we need to work on,” said Whitaker. “In a couple categories we had some time violations, so we got a cou-

cluding categories where we had people doing it for the first time.”

The SLUH team felt that, given the limited preparation time, they performed well.

“We were somewhat rushing to put some of these things together, but people ultimately got things done

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write and memorize their speeches about any topic, See received a blue ribbon.

In Storytelling, senior Andrew Normigton achieved a red ribbon, and in the Poetry section, speech team co-president Daniel Gatewood earned a red ribbon. In the Prose category, in which contestants must speak about a fictional or non-fictional event, Gatewood received a red ribbon while Norming-

ple of points taken off. We want to get rid of the penalties because when it comes down to the end of the tournament, the win or the loss may come down to a few points difference.”

In total, SLUH and Borgia are tied with 61 points apiece heading into the next meet.

“I had a lot of confidence in a lot of these guys because I knew that they know how to prepare and

and I feel like so many of our guys are talented and so good at what we do that we just took the competition away,” said Gatewood.

“I love the speech team and I’m always amazed at how they rally and come through. They always proport themselves as such gentleman when we go on our trips,” said Whitaker. “I’m delighted with the team’s efforts.”

BY Johno Jackson EDITOR IN CHIEF

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he St. Louis U. High community welcomes five French exchange students from our partner school, Notre Dame de Chartres.

Three chaperones also accompany the group. The exchange includes a partnership between Chaminade and Nerinx Hall.

The full group of French students spent last week exploring New York City.

They arrived in St. Louis on Friday.

“I feel good here,” said Louis Dorsett, who is being hosted by junior Joe McArthur. “New York is cool, but I prefer a smaller town like St. Louis.”

McArthur spent about three weeks in France over the summer on the front half of the exchange. He and the other hosts who traveled to France over the summer bring the program full circle. After an experience that expanded both his language skills and world view, he wanted to give his host the same opportunity.

The immersive experience exposes cultural differences, like meal times and school hours, that exemplify the program’s emphasis on experiencing authentic life in an American home.

“I wanted to show him what the American life was like,” said McArthur.

Day trips to landmarks like the Arch, local dining, and Catholic high school attendance are just a few ways the exchange students experience St. Louis.

A fast introduction to high school life came with Fall Ball, an experience attended by both the exchange students at SLUH and some at Nerinx.

“I think American people are more friendly than French people. For example, we were at the dance, and the people just talk to you even if they don’t know you,” said Alexis Rouveroux, who is hosted by junior Alexander Unseth.

Unseth, having attended the French St. Louis Public Language Immersion School, has a leg up on many of his SLUH classmates when it comes to communication in French.

“We’re just working on each other’s languages,” said Unseth.

The language barriers may be higher for others, but the hosts and hosted are breaking them down with each day of communication.

As the study of language and international programs develops at SLUH, the strengthening of relationships between institutions leads to long term connections between the students that participate.

“They’re building the relationships, hopefully long term, where they could go back to their French families and the French kids could come back here,” said French teacher Kevin Morshed. “My hope is that they become almost in essence a part of each other’s families.”

OPINION

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Letter to the Editors: School Counseling Department offers advice for mental health Dear SLUH Community, As we move further into the school year, the School Counseling Department would like to share some thoughts on these important topics—stress and anxiety, and depression and suicide.

Stress Stress is a response to pressure or threat. Under stress we may feel tense, nervous, or on edge. The stress response is physical, too. As a result, when you’re nervous or stressed you might feel your heartbeat or breathing get faster, your palms get sweaty, or your knees get shaky. But a situation doesn’t have to be physically dangerous to activate the stress response. Everyday pressures can activate a stress response. For example, you might feel stress before taking a test or giving a class presentation, facing a tough opponent in a sport, or going on stage for a performance.

While the stress response can help you rise to a challenge and meet it with alertness, focus, and strength, longterm stressful situations can produce a lasting, low-level stress that can leave a person feeling tired or overwhelmed.

Finding ways to cope with the difficult situation can prevent this from happening, and ease stress that’s been lasting.

Anxiety

among adolescents. Many experience a normal amount of apprehension in certain situations, whether it is about an upcoming test at school or getting up in front of others to give a presentation. Some adolescents, however, experience these types of situations with an overwhelming sense of fear and dread. Others can’t seem to stop thinking about these situations and their accompanying fears. No amount of reassurance seems to help.

They may tend to get “stuck” on their worried thoughts and have a hard time doing normal daily functions like going to school, falling asleep, or trying new things. Getting “stuck,” when it begins to interfere with daily functioning, is the key. This is what separates normal, fluctuating worries of adolescence from an anxiety disorder that requires professional intervention.

How to help yourself if you are stressed or anxious -Take a stand against overscheduling. If you’re feeling stretched, consider cutting out an activity or two, choosing just the ones that are most important to you.

mitting to getting a good night’s sleep all help your body function at its best. Exercise helps your body to produce the positive endorphins that lift your mood. When you’re stressed out, it’s easy to eat on the run or eat junk food, but under stressful conditions you need good nutrition more than ever. Getting enough sleep helps keep your body and mind in top shape, making you better equipped to deal with any negative stressors. Because the biological “sleep clock” shifts during adolescence, many teens prefer staying up a little later at night and sleeping a little later in the morning. But if you stay up late and still need to get up early for school, you may not get all the hours of sleep you need.

-Learn to relax. The body’s natural antidote to stress is called the relaxation response. It’s the opposite of stress, and a feeling of wellbeing and calm. You can activate the relaxation response simply by relaxing. Learn and practice easy breathing exercises, then use them when you’re caught up in stressful situations. There are plenty of free apps, like Calm, Headspace, and Breathe to Relax that can help.

-Be realistic. Don’t try to be perfect—no one is. Don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself. If you need help with -Make time for fun. Build something like schoolwork or time into your schedule for dealing with a loss, ask for it. activities you enjoy.

-Treat your body well.

-Find the upside.

Anxious feelings, wor- Getting regular exercise, eat- Your outlook, attitude, and ries, or fears are common ing healthy food, and com- thoughts influence the way

you see things. A healthy dose of optimism can help you make the best of stressful circumstances — and even recognize something you’ve learned from the situation.

dition that can affect a person in every manner. Some signs of depression may be appearing sad, irritable or tearful; decreased interest in activities; difficulty concentrating; feelings of guilt, worthless-Solve the little problems. ness, or helplessness; changes Take action to solve problems in sleeping and eating habits; that crop up. For example, if and a drop in grades. you’re stressed out over homeHow to help work, size up the situation and figure out ways to handle it yourself if you are depressed better. Talk to your teacher or school counselor.

It can be difficult to express how depression feels.

-Build positive relation- It can also be scary to share ships. Knowing that there something so personal with are people who believe in someone else—even if it is us boosts our ability to deal someone you are close to. But with challenges. Ask for help talking to someone you trust and support when you need is the first step in feeling betit. Share what you’re going ter. Talk to your mom or dad, through—including the good your teacher, coach, priest, or things that are happening. school counselor. They will help.

Depression Symptoms in teenagers manifest themselves differently than in adults due to the different social and developmental challenges facing teens.

These challenges can include peer pressure, changing hormones, developing bodies, social media, and relationships.

Depression can be associated with high levels of anxiety, stress, and suicide. It can affect a teen’s social life, school life, personal life and family life. This can lead to social isolation and other problems.

Depression is not a condition that someone can just “snap out” of or simply “cheer up” from. It is a real medical con-

Commentary: Dealing with suicide: vulnerability, conversation, and sonder Jimmy Stanley SPORTS EDITOR

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veryone has worth.

Whether they see it or not, we all have worth. We don’t talk about our worth enough. In our world today it is hard for a man to be able to sit and talk about his feelings and worth with everything pointing to the idea that we should have it together. I know at St. Louis U. High this is how I need to feel to get by.

I feel the pressure to have it together and to not hold any emotion, and I am just in high school. I feel the pressures from my family to get it right.

I feel the pressures from my school and colleges to have it all right. There is no time to sit back and talk about how you feel—or you don’t make time for it because the last thing we want to do is look weak and out of control. Right?

Suicide. It’s an emotionally charged word. Almost everyone in this world knows

someone who has taken their own life, or someone who has been affected by suicide. It’s a topic that we don’t address until we are forced to. How often do we talk about suicide before it happens?

After having dealt with people in my life who have struggled with suicidal thoughts, I have come to learn that it is a real issue. It’s hard understand the true weight of suicide if you haven’t faced the issue through people you know and care about, but it has taught me one thing: showing love is the strongest way to show someone their worth.

Talking about emotions is important. Through peer judgement and masculine tradition, we are told to keep our feelings in and to never let them out. We are weaker because so often we focus on looking strong and holding our feelings in. Above all else, we need to be vulnerable with our brothers because that is

what makes our community stronger.

A great friend of mine always talked about this word: Sonder. The idea that everyone you pass has a life equally as complex as your own even if you don’t realize it. Sonder has made me examine the way I treat people and go through my day. It has made me better understand the value of life.

So how do we fix our community that is hurting?

Well, I have no answer. There is no way to fix those who are hurting. The only thing I can offer is to be kind and make people know their worth.

Talk about your feelings with people and do not be afraid to open up. Be that smiling face in the hallways. Be that person to ask how someone is doing or to congratulate someone on an accomplishment. Sometimes letting people know that someone cares can change a life. We need to be “men for and with others” because we are all in this fight together.

For tips, corrections, or story ideas, please email prepnews@sluh.org

Suicide There are many warning signs, both behavioral and verbal, that may indicate that a person needs help. Behavioral clues may include giving possessions away, not eating or sleeping, self mutilation, obsession with guns and/or knives, risky and/or rebellious behavior (i.e. reckless driving), preoccupation with death/violence, withdrawal from family and friends, violent actions, lost interest in activities that were once enjoyable, drug and/or alcohol abuse, and unusual neglect of personal appearance. Verbal clues may include phrases

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such as “I shouldn’t be here.”, “I wish I wasn’t born.”, “I wish I were dead.”, “I want to escape.”, or “Life’s not worth the effort.” While it is normal to feel sad or down at times, recurring sadness or a plan of hurting yourself is very serious and needs immediate attention.

How to help yourself if you are suicidal If you are ever feeling suicidal, please talk to someone.

Tell a friend, talk to a parent, coach, teacher, or priest or call the National Suicide Hotline at (800) 273-8255 or Provident Crisis Hotline at (314) 647-HELP (4357) which is available 24 hours a day. If your friend has told you he/ she is suicidal, please tell an adult immediately.

Lastly, please take care of each other. If you are worried about a friend, SLUH student or not, or have any questions or would like information on any of these topics, please stop by the School Counseling Office. We are here for you.

The School Counseling Dept.

Mrs. Michalski, Mr. Kempf, Mrs. See, and Dr. McKenna Some information in the article came from the following websites: https://kidshealth.org/en/ teens/stress.html https://www.healthline.com/ health/adolescent-depression

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s the student-run newspaper of St. Louis University High School, the Prep News is a weekly publication that strives to inform the SLUH community about events and people, with its focus on those pertaining to the school, primarily through the written word.

The Prep News is neither the voice of the administration nor the students.

Rather, the newspaper serves to gather and distribute information for the entire school. The Prep News editors and staff members make every effort to be objective in their news coverage and editing.

The members of the editorial staff are co-workers and share equally the duties of writing, copy-editing, layout, and staff management.

All of the editors share responsibility and leadership of the paper. The editors are supported by a core staff of regular reporters as well as artists and photographers.

It is the role of the edi-

tors to seek out and facilitate the reporting of all significant news at SLUH. While any faculty member or student is welcome to submit suggestions to the editors for potential articles, the Prep News is never obligated to publish any article idea.

Our primary emphasis as editors of the Prep News is upon clear and accurate writing and careful editing. We also attempt to include visual expression—photography, drawing, technical aids, etc.— in every issue and on our web site. Despite our desire to make the paper visually appealing, we commit ourselves not to allow form to supersede substance.

The editorial staff will use social media to communicate with the paper’s readership and to update students about SLUH events and highlight the paper’s content. The editors will not allow their goal of speed and accessibility online to weaken their commitment to accuracy and depth.

The Prep News strongly

encourages underclassman involvement, and our office on the second floor of the Jesuit Wing, room J220, is always open for involvement, criticism, praise, or suggestions. Contributed student opinions are also welcome under the Prep News Editorial Policy. Without student reaction and feedback, the Prep News could not function.

If the Prep News is inaccurate, we will correct any significant error in the following issue and on our web site as soon as possible.

Furthermore, the editors assume sole responsibility for the text of news and sports articles, features, and editorials. We ask faculty or students who take issue with the manner in which the news was reported or find an error to bring it to the attention of the editors, not the individual reporters.

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Volume 84, Issue 8

Muslim at SLUH: Karim brothers discuss their experiences

BY Nicholas Dalaviras NEWS EDITOR

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he Karim brothers play it cool most of the time. The brothers, senior Irfaun, sophomore Ismael, and freshman Ishaq, appear comfortable as they walk the halls of St. Louis U. High, and that appearance is often genuine. Their involvement in student life around the school shows that they have made themselves at home in the school, but the Karims will be first to say how being Muslim in a Catholic school also often leaves them feeling a bit disconnected from the community they are immersed in.

Before coming to SLUH, all three of the Karims attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic school in St. Charles, for a few years. However, they all note that SLUH has been a unique standout from their other schools. The Jesuit value of ‘Men for Others’ alive in the school has allowed them to find more of a connection to their Christian peers, though they say that it is sometimes difficult to connect to some of the teachings in the school.

“SLUH does a pretty good job of respecting our religion,” said Irfaun Karim.

“What they try to do is connect God into everything.

Sometimes, when it’s about Christ, we can’t really connect, but overall, it’s just about God and connecting God into our classes which I can respect.”

Being three of five Muslim students in the student body, the Karims know that they are in a small minority, but their adaptation to the Catholic atmosphere has led them to develop unique insights into many of the common actions of Catholic faith.

These insights have ultimately brought them closer to their own faiths and to a greater appreciation of the connected feeling that their faith gives them.

From left to right: Ishaq, Irfaun, and Ismael Karim

“Compared to the Islamic Church, it’s almost like the Catholic Mass and Christianity in general, has a more distant relationship with God in a way,” said Irfaun. “It’s more like ‘follow the steps’, which I don’t really like because you can’t get that connection with God that Islam allows you to.”

Theology class has also been a place where assimilation is difficult for the Karims due to the Christ-centered focus of the classes. However, they try to find aspects of the class that interest them. They appreciate the teachings about morality because the values apply to everyone. They struggle more with staying engaged when the focus is on living as a Christian or when the teachings of the Bible are discussed, but they know that those lessons are just small parts of their days.

Ismael, the leader of both the One World Club and Hispanos y Latinos Unidos, and Irfaun, StuCo Secretary and broadcaster of SLUH Sports Network, have left notable footprints in the school. They are also involved with STARS and ACES, and they have both displayed commitment

to their social justice and extracurriculars around the building. Ishaq, still adjusting to SLUH, is involved in the freshman shadow program.

Though generally happy with their experience of SLUH, each of the Karims have experienced snide comments, ignorant statements, or misguided jokes.

“On 9/11 this year, somebody told me that I probably wanted (the attacks) to happen,” said Ismael. “It’s comments like that, or stuff like ‘Allahu Akbar’ jokes, that always come up or just false information that people spread, and it’s frustrating.”

All of the brothers feel like the misconceptions of their faith have to do with the negative or inaccurate portrayals of their people in the media and in students’ biases.

The Karims are all adamant that they feel a need to break the stereotype that all Muslims are ‘terrorists’ or that Islam is a religion of war.

“I don’t know what the point of doing it is, but some people try to make it seem like our religion is not up to par with Chrisitanity,” said Irfaun.

“I feel like people don’t even

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know the principles of Islam.

It’s a religion of peace, but people instead just search up whatever stories or information they can find to combat whatever we’re saying about it.”

In class, they often find themselves defending their religion against students who have very limited knowledge of Islam. These classroom battles have led them to want to hide their religion to avoid having to be the constant defenders of their faith.

“I feel like sometimes class can be kind of a war,” said Irfaun. “We try to hide (our faith) in Theology class, but sometimes (Islam) just comes up, and we just have to try to defend it. But we’re not Islamic scholars. We don’t know everything.”

“My first week of freshman year, outside of Campus Ministry, there was a poster that said ‘We stand with Muslims’ and on it there was a crusade group that had killed Muslims,” said Ismael. “At that point, I was appalled and that was the time that made me think that I needed to hide (my religion).”

The Karims expect a lot

more understanding from people at SLUH partly because they have been to a school where they did not feel ostracised because of their religion.

In the summer of 2017, the Karim brothers set off to Spain, where they would go to school for a year. At the Nuryana School, the Karims experienced a completely different world from St. Louis. Not only did they speak Spanish at all times, but they also found an environment that was more welcoming to their faith, a place where being Muslim was not an issue needing to be defended.

“Over (in Spain), there was a sense of intrigue,” said Ismael. “They were interested in our religion and were like ‘Oh, what is this about? Can I learn more?’ Whereas (in the U.S.), there are assumptions about us in the media or from what their parents say instead of kids going out and researching what our religion is really about.”

“I liked (Spain) more because it was more welcoming,” said Ishaq. “I feel like, in Spain, if I told them I was Muslim, they were just like, ‘Oh, that’s cool.’”

After returning to the U.S., the Karims quickly noticed differences in how people treated them.

“I get stopped a lot by the police at certain events,” said Irfaun. “At the football game against De Smet, I was walking in and all my friends got through, but (the police) held me back and did more screenings on me, and I’m just like, ‘Ok, cool.’”

Although the daily subtle comments impact the brothers a lot of the time at SLUH, Ismael and Ishaq have found one part of the day where they feel like their culture is celebrated by students who may not know much about their culture. That part is the Arabic class taught by George

Simon. The foreign language class explores the culture surrounding the language since it was born from the Quran.

Both Ismael and Ishaq feel like Simon represents the cultural aspects surrounding the language very well.

“The class has opened a discourse and dialogue at SLUH that I don’t think was there before,” said Simon.

“Learning about the culture around (Arabic) builds bridges between the students and puts a more personable feel to it, so they can see that people actually use this. It’s a living, breathing language.”

The dialogue is more open at SLUH than ever in regards to education about Islam and overcoming many of the prejudices surrounding the faith that have been present in the U.S. since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The Karims want to make clear that those attackers do not stand for the population of Muslims around the world, and at SLUH, the Karims know that all they can do to prove people wrong is to be their best selves and use understanding and patience to temper ignorance.

“At SLUH, we really are the face of our race,” said Irfaun Karim. “We have to change the face of Islam because for the majority of SLUH students, we are the first Muslims they meet. If we can change the way that people think, I feel like that’s the most important thing.”

The Karims want to get as much out of their SLUH experience as everyone else, and if they have to be more resilient in order to get there, they are willing to do whatever it takes.

“I think the key to being at SLUH has just been perseverance,” said Ismael. “I feel like if we would have just given up at the first instance, we would not have been as prevalent as we are. I’m kind of proud of us.”

Ferrell makes memories, history with Stanley Cup Championship (continued from page 1)

score a goal and you just absolutely go crazy.”

One of the biggest moments in the entirety of the playoffs was one of suspense and nerves. In Game Two of the Stanley Cup final, defenseman Carl Gunnarsson scored the game winning goal in overtime.

“The number one most exciting thing was Carl Gunnarsson’s is overtime goal in Boston. You’re in the final round and you don’t show very well.

You’re saying, ‘okay these guys are good’ and he had an opportunity to push back and did in a really cool fashion. I think Carl’s overtime goal was a really cool moment,” said Ferrell.

With a Game Seven win in Boston, the Blues won the Stanley Cup. “It’s a weird excitement. It’s like a dizzying effect,” said Ferrell. “You’re running around on the ice and congratulating your teammates, other coaches, players, and your wife and daughter get to be there. I have three sons that I’m thinking about and my daughter-in-law and all these

things are going to my head and my parents and blah blah blah.

All these people that can’t be there, so it’s really hard to digest all of that in the moment.”

With just three to four months before training camp starting, Ferrell took his time to take in the win and attempt to grasp the incredible feat.

“I can honestly say that in the weeks that passed, there were days where you would get hit by emotional waves, and I’m not embarrassed to say it would bring tears to your eyes when you feel the magnitude of what you accomplished. Even on opening night when they started playing some of the highlights of the season and the playoffs and you’re standing there and you’re with the guys that you won the Cup with that is when those are the moments when it sinks in,” said Ferrell. “I don’t think it’s fully sunk in yet. I just don’t think we gave ourselves enough time to fully enjoy your moments like that. I met the President of the United States. I shook hands with him. I stood in the Oval Office. It’s moments like that when

you realize it really happened, and it wasn’t just a dream.”

It wasn’t a dream and he wanted to share his accomplishment with everyone in the community on his day with the Cup. “When you’re going to have a full day with it, it’s like, ‘what am I gonna do?’ You have friends and family and the coaches and old teammates, people that you want to share that moment with, and people that have been around you as you’ve grown in your career. On one hand it is an amazing experience and on the other hand it can get a little stressful because you kind of don’t want to forget people. You want to do as much as you can for as many people, and you have to be somewhat reasonable about it. I was probably less than reasonable and went broke and just tried to have as many people enjoy that day as I could.”

Early in his career, Ferrell worked as an unaffiliated coach and trainer to work with individual players during the offseason.

“I would get a couple play-

ers that would come back to St. Louis or even St. Louis Blues players at the time. I would train them individually in the summer time, which ultimately opened up the door for this opportunity that I have right now,” said Ferrell.

His role was particularly highlighted just a few weeks ago versus the Dallas Stars. In the third period of the game, Stars defensemen Esa Lindell thought he had just scored their third goal of the game, but Ferrell had his eye out and immediately radioed down to the Blues bench.

The Blues were down 2-1 and a third goal for the Stars would have sealed the game with both teams having impressive goaltenders. The goal was ultimately overturned due to a missed offsides call, and the Blues were able to rally behind the overturned call and win the game 3-2.

“I am not the final say always but it’s my eyes that need to catch things and so I do have people that work with me in my office during games if I identify something. I have a radio

that goes directly to the bench,” said Ferrell. “It’s collective but at some level it’s stressful. Do I do it a lot? I mean only if it pops up and I hope I get it right. Kind of exciting and kind of scary at the same time.”

Ferrell and his own hockey family are still working on accomplishing their own goals on the way to another championship. Ferrell is taking the approach of moving step by step.

“I think that the interesting thing is whether you are a baseball player, a football player or a hockey player, anything at the national/international stage and you are at the top of your game.

Everyone says the common goal is to win a Stanley Cup or to win the Lombardi trophy, but the truth of the matter is that, yes, that is the common goal and no that is not an easy goal, sure, but nonetheless you are striving toward that and I think what is more important is the goals that you are able to call stepping stones toward that. Yes, you have short term goals that you are wavering on,” said Ferrell. “This is what you want to accomplish

and you chip away at that. I’m not saying you don’t make adjustments to your approach but that does not change your goal.”

Ferrell believes that these ideas of setting goals and working towards a common goal were set in place by SLUH. He still uses those fundamental skills instilled by SLUH today.

“It’s a tough thing I think.

The demands on the students are absolutely very beneficial for the real world. You don’t really get a break in this type of career.

You’re always trying to get better trying to figure out a way with the critical thinking process which is instilled in the student at SLUH,” said Ferrell. “When it comes down to it I think the people skills are really second to none when you get to professional sports. It’s competitive as we all know, but at the same time it still is a people business.

When you have locked it down if you’re working with a group of guys for a common goal, I don’t think that there’s anything that wasn’t covered at St. Louis U. High.”

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Students, teachers take prospective SLUH looks to make future connections with Jr. Bills on “SLUH Journey” (continued from page 1)

though their son has been in a small grade school and now is going to be in this big place, they are going to have support and be helped,” said Murphy.

After Curdt, math teacher Stephen Deves along with seniors Ryan Klostermann and Micah See presented for the Math Department. The presentation featured Klostermann and See solving the same math problem two different ways.

“Our presentation first of all used math as an extended metaphor to show that at SLUH there are many different paths students can take and that path will bring you to have a successful SLUH experience,” said See. “Our presentation also showcased that at SLUH your previous experience is not a barrier to your ability to reach high levels of math as long as you are passionate and willing to work hard. For example, even students that start in Algebra I can make it to BC Calculus.”

Science teacher Tim O’Keefe followed Deves with a presentation for the Science

Department. During the presentation, juniors Nick Storer and Matthew Wilmes showed off model airplanes they made.

Next up, theology and English teacher Michael Mohr, S.J., kept with the theme, talking about the spiritual journey at SLUH accompanied by senior Noah Scott.

After the theology presentation, English teacher and Director of Equity and Inclusion Frank Kovarik discussed his role. Seniors George Roby and Victor Stefanescu helped provide a student view on the diversity and inclusion at SLUH. Then, Fine Arts Department Chair Kevin McKernan talked to prospective students about the various fine arts opportunities they would have available at SLUH. The final faculty presenter was History teacher and basketball coach Erwin Claggett, who discussed athletics at SLUH and invited many SLUH athletes up on stage, all wearing jerseys from SLUH sports.

The night concluded with

a presentation from Paul Gillam, ’19, in which he talked about his SLUH Journey.

“The most powerful speaker for me was Paul Gillam,” said Cruz. “Paul was fantastic and was a great way to end the night which was crazy because ... we were going to cut him. Thank God we didn’t.”

The night went 30 minutes over, and in an attempt to ensure no further delay, two presentations were cut.

“We had to cut the fine arts video because we felt like they had seen the band and the choir and it was sort of a theatrical thing anyway, so we felt like that was ok to cut,” said Murphy. “Since Mr Carruthers started with a prayer we also cut an examen (from Mohr) because, again, we wanted to keep it moving.

“All in all it was a great night, I think people enjoyed it and they took away positive things that will inspire them to want to send their son here, and their son to want to come here,” said Murphy.

Drive for the Homeless underway; runs through Wednesday

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the Xavier Winter Emergency Shelter, two well-known organizations in the community that work to keep homeless people warm when the temperature drops below freezing.

Accepted items include sleeping bags, thick blankets and quilts valued at five points; hats, gloves and scarves valued at three points; socks and underwear at two points; and toiletries for one point. Cash donations are also accepted, valued at two points per five dollars.

“At SLUH and other Jesuit institutions, we talk about being men for others, and I think the Drive for the Homeless is a really good means by which we can help the community we live in,” said junior pastoral team Vice President Kevin Hickey.

While the drive began Wednesday, the response from the student body, measured in donations, has been slow, which the junior pastoral team hopes to correct by capi-

talizing on the new incentives offered this year. The winner will receive a dress down day, and more importantly to many, bragging rights.

“I feel like getting future participation shouldn’t be a huge problem,” said junior pastoral team President David Slama. “The dress down day award for classes will help us a lot in that respect this year.”

In addition to the countless flyers already posted throughout the school, advertising will continue into next week as emails encouraging participation will be sent more frequently, and PA system reminders will be given during morning announcements. Upcoming morning prayer services will be handled by members of the junior pastoral team with a focus on the drive and provide students with a more comprehensive view of how they can participate.

“While we haven’t gotten hundreds of jackets on our first couple of days, once

we get the ball rolling, I think we will be in a great position to collect more clothes and money,” said Hickey. “What we have so far is just the beginning and it will increase the rate at which things are brought in.”

In addition to providing basic necessities to the homeless to use during the winter months, the drive also offers a way for students to connect with the community and understand the harsh realities of being homeless on a deeper and more meaningful level.

“The students can give as much or as little as they want, but no matter how much they give, even the smallest of donations has a profound impact on the lives of the homeless,” said junior pastoral team member Danny Juergens. “Its impact exposes students to the reality of being homeless because it shows them how much these people need and how grateful they are to receive even just a small portion of it.”

To Hill, the drive is an opportunity for students to learn about and remember the people in the community who are most in need. Keeping with the theme of love that Hill and the junior pastoral team laid out, the drive represents the ultimate lesson to love as Jesus did through putting oneself in service to others.

“As Christians, we have a responsibility to follow this call to love our brothers and sisters,” said Hill. “By showing love for one another we draw closer to God and draw others closer to God as well.”

SLUH will be accepting donations through next Wednesday.

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new country has been positive thus far. They have noticed a difference in culture and noted their appreciation for the United States.

“America is a little different and it’s impressive, and my first impression is St. Louis people are very kind and the lifestyle is very slow,” said Huang.

Van Bree, who has never hosted a foreign exchange student before, and See value the presence Huang and Chen have provided in their household.

“This is the first time my family has ever hosted a student, and we have a really big family, so that’s been fun.

We’ve been playing a bunch of games, he carved a pumpkin for the first time, we went apple picking for the first time on Sunday,” said Van Bree. “(Huang) is really, really excited to be here. He knows a lot about sports and he studies all the sports teams and stuff,” said See. “He is just a great person to have around.”

Director of Global Education Rob Chura has taken the initiative to show them the city of St. Louis and SLUH. Each day, they have visited a St. Louis landmark such as the Arch, History Museum, Science Center, and Cahokia Mounds.

During the school day, they have visited classes, and have been assisting Chinese teacher Yude Huang in the classroom.

The SLUH classroom environment, according to Chen and Huang, is a different experience for them—and in a good way.

“I think in Taiwan our teachers are very focused on the test, and American teachers focus on students and they really know the subjects, and in Taiwan they are only focused on the exam and not really the students,” said Chen.

Chura also took them on

a tour of SLUH. On the tour, he took them through the Innovation Lab, which is similar to the Innovation Lab at St. Aloysius.

“Their school is a technical school, so things like our Innovation Lab and some of the projects we’re trying to get going down there, those are things they’ve been doing for a couple years now; that’s really a bigger part of their school’s curriculum,” said Chura.

The reason for their visit to SLUH is to help form a connection between the two schools, which will hopefully allow them to learn from one another. Last year, SLUH sent two students to St. Aloysius for Senior Project, and this year seniors Matt Andrew, See, and Van Bree will do the same thing.

“It seems like a really ideal partnership, that’s our first priority to develop our global education curriculum of establishing more partnerships with our Jesuit partners,” said Chura. “Obviously our missions are very similar, and there is a lot of common ground, and step one is to find those partners in different parts of the world where we can establish some relationships and do some collaborative projects together.”

Tang shared Chura’s sentiment regarding collaboration.

“I was very appreciative that students can do the service learning for a whole month,” said Tang. “And we are in the same system, a Jesuit school.

We also should do the service learning because we have the same goal of ‘Men for and with Others,’ so I try to come here and see how (SLUH) students learn here, and hopefully get the chance to make a collaboration so students can come here and take a longer time to work on projects.

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Sponsorship Review to examine educational formation (continued from page 1)

with five different subcommittees formed within SLUH that focused on the different domain areas. The team will also sit in on classrooms to examine different aspects of the educational formation of SLUH. In the six months leading up to the Jesuit Sponsorship Review, english teacher Steve Missey, the Chair of Review, began preparation by organizing the five domains and selected each domains leaders.

SLUH’s reviews team made plans on what they wanted to look for in the review and created surveys for students to fill out last Spring in homeroom.

The subcommittees later met and processed the data from the surveys and drafted a report to give to the visiting team an idea of what the school is doing well and where the school could improve.

“We deliver a report that says ‘in this domain these are our strengths and these are our weaknesses.’ It’s more than just off the top of our head,” said Missey. “We’ve given it a real 360 and there’s some reliability to how we’ve looked at it.”

After the visiting team examines the domains of SLUH, they will write their own report and inform the Review Board of what they saw.

“It’ll be a pretty celebratory moment,” said principal Ian Gibbons, S.J. “Certainly we’ll look at all the things that they recommend that we do, but also it’s a real privilege to have the province come and do this. Without the Jesuits being a part of this, we’re just another school, but this is a 500 year tradition of Jesuit education.”

What’s That Thing?

In the Field House trophy case, students can find a varsity basketball letterman sweater previously owned by alum and NBA Hall of Fame member Edward C. Macauley, ’45, as well as a letter from Macauley thanking SLUH for the many blessings and opportunities the school brought into his life.

—compiled by Sam Tarter

Macauley’s letter sweater in the Danis Field House.

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Swim and dive bounce back with big wins against tough competition

BY Nicholas Dalaviras and Jack Figge NEWS EDITOR, REPORTER

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fter placing second for the first time all season at the De Smet Invite two weekends ago, the SLUH Swim and Dive team was ready to jump back in the pool with vengeance and compete in its most highly contested meet yet against MICDS and Parkway West in a tri-meet. The Jr. Bills won a close battle against the two Class I powerhouses before easily handling Vianney in a dual meet Tuesday.

The swim team took a break from studying for exams and traveled to the beautiful MICDS Natatorium to take on MICDS and Parkway West in a tri-meet.

Both MICDS and Parkway West proved to be tough opponents, with Parkway West coming out just 21 points behind SLUH. “The meet was exciting because it was the most competition in a meet that we typically have during the season,” said head coach Lindsey Ehret. “Since it was a tri-meet, we were re-

duced to the amount of kids that can score points which makes it more exciting.”

The meet started off rough with SLUH finishing third in the 200 medley relay. But right after the 200 medley, junior Sam Andrews provided a swim for the coaches to celebrate about. Andrews dropped four seconds in the 200 freestyle setting a new personal best of 1:57.

“Sam had a breakout swim,” said Ehret. “He not only broke the two minute mark he crushed it!”

SLUH was able to produce many points in every other event, securing first in many including the 200 IM (sophomore Cooper Scharff ), the 50 free (junior Eli Butters), 100 free (Butters), and the 100 backstroke (Scharff ).

What really secured the victory was the 200 freestyle relay. Since relay points are doubled in tri meets and SLUH was able to grab the first and third spots in the 200 free relay, they made up for unexpected lost points from the A relays finishing

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third in the 200 medley and 400 free relays.

The dive team also came away with a valuable 1-2 finish from seniors Gabe and Max Manalang.

The final score of the meet was 128 points for SLUH, 107 for Parkway West, and 94 for MICDS. SLUH continued to dominate as they took on the Vianney Griffins in a dual meet this past Tuesday. The meet gave the chance for every swimmer the chance to compete in an

event.

“We had a lot of high energy during the Vianney meet,” said Ehret. “We had some drops in the 500 freestyle and in the 50 free for many JV swimmers which was really good.”

Clinching the lead early, SLUH dominated in the 200 medley relay, finishing first and second before grabbing the top three places in both the 200 freestyle and 200 IM, overall sweeping the top three in six of the nine individual events.

One of the biggest highlights of the meet came during the 100 freestyle when sophomore Jonas Hostetler secured the state cut in the event, going a 49.20.

“I’ve been working a lot on my (freestyle) technique, so I just tried my best,” said Hostetler. “I accomplished my goal, and now I’m going to try harder at state and get a better time.”

The time drop places Hostetler third in Class 2 state rankings behind Butters’s state-leading time.

SLUH continued to dominate through the continuation of the meet, placing first in all events except the 100 backstroke, leading to a SLUH victory by almost a 100 points, 141-42.

The Vianney meet also gave JV swimmers a chance to see their improvements over the course of the season. The 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle saw some of the best results for the JV squad. In the 50 free, freshmen Matthew Sommers, Thomas Bock, and Benjamin Hopcraft each dropped over three seconds.

“I was not expecting that time at all,” said Sommers. “When I touched the wall, I thought that there was no way that I dropped four seconds.”

In the 100 freestyle, freshmen Daniel Irvine and Freddy Laux dropped 4.84 seconds and 1.86 seconds, respectively.

“I was really excited with the time drops from the meet yesterday,” said JV coach Rob Hill. “There’s been some tough workouts, and the team has responded by working hard in practice.

It has paid off.”

As the season begins to wind down, the swim team is still hard at work, training and preparing for State. In the meantime, the Jr. Bills will participate in a team service project on Saturday and celebrate senior night against Chaminade on Tuesday.

“It comes down to finesse and really fine tuning your races,” said Ehret.

“The starts, the turns, the finishes, drilling in race strategy; it’s all important.”

Football makes statement versus Trinity after close loss to Chaminade

BY Blake Obert and Luke Altier SPORTS EDITOR, STAFF

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LUH football’s rollercoaster ride of a season took even more turns in the past two weeks as a loss against Chaminade sent the Jr. Bills plummeting, but a win against Trinity shot them right back up the tracks. SLUH’s record now stands even at 4-4.

After a commanding win against Vianney, SLUH football headed into an MCC rivalry matchup against Chaminade, losing to the Red Devils 18-13 in heartbreaking fashion.

“We just didn’t execute the small things, maybe a missed block or our guys doing what they were supposed to with one not doing what he’s supposed to,” said coach Mike Jones.

SLUH started the game with two big plays that set up an easy score. The first came when senior Brendan Hannah faked a pitch play to sophomore Ike Thompson, who chucked the ball 45 yards downfield into the open arms of a receiver, putting SLUH in the red zone. From there, Hannah scrambled and dove for the pylon, taking three Chaminade safeties with him. The referee signaled the touchdown, and SLUH put the first points on the board.

The score was 7-0 with 10:33 left in the first quarter.

SLUH kept up the momentum from the first drive, and four plays into Chaminade’s first attack, SLUH’s defensive line forced a fumble and took the ball right back.

Things began to slip from

there for the Jr. Bills offense as they were unable to produce the same type of yardage from their first drive for the rest of the first. Senior running back Kellen Porter was out of the game with an injury which paralyzed the rushing offense.

“When I got hurt in the first quarter, we weren’t able to run the ball as much, and Chaminade started playing us off, and a lot of the times the deep passes we were getting off weren’t great,” said Porter.

SLUH’s defense, however, put up a huge goal line stop, and held the Red Devils scoreless through the end of first quarter. The defense gave up 40 yards combined on their first two drives.

On a 4th and 9 situation later in the quarter, SLUH blocked a Chaminade punt.

Despite the strong start to the drive, SLUH was forced to settle for a field goal attempt, which they missed.

In the second quarter, Chaminade put together an 83-yard drive in the twominute drill. To finish the first half, Chaminade scored on a rushing play from the quarterback. After putting a stop to the Red Devils’ two-point conversion attempt, the score going into the second half was 7-6 in favor of the Jr. Bills.

SLUH’s defense found itself on its heels starting off the third quarter. SLUH put a stop to Chaminade’s red zone run, sacking the quarterback on 3rd and 7 and forcing a turnover on downs.

Later in the third, SLUH’s defensive line was called upon again. They succeeded in sacking Chaminade’s quar-

terback twice and even forced another fumble.

However, the Jr. Bill offense continued to have trouble putting a scoring drive together, and the defense was called constantly back onto the field.

Plagued by penalties, SLUH failed to stop a Chaminade offense that gained ground. After giving up about 40 yards, SLUH was called for pass interference, giving the Red Devils a great chance to score. SLUH gave up a 7-yard

After allowing two first downs, the SLUH defense forced a fumble on an outside run, giving SLUH the ball back with two minutes left. The Bills then went on a 78-yard drive, carried by a huge 51-yard gain on a short pass in the flat from Hannah to Porter. After a penalty on Chaminade that moved SLUH up to the opposing 14yard line, Hannah scrambled for 14 yards and ran the ball in for his second touchdown of the game. The two point

Senior Kellen Porter against Chaminade

receiving touchdown in the corner of the end zone, and the score became 18-7 in favor of Chaminade.

Then, SLUH gained possession and a huge pass from Hannah to Thompson going for 33 yards and put SLUH around the 50-yard line.

About a minute later, on a desperate 4th and 28, Hannah was intercepted on a deep pass to Thompson.

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conversion was no good, and the score was final at 18-13.

SLUH fell to 3-4.

Next, last week SLUH trekked up north to Trinity Catholic High School looking to rebound after the loss to Chaminade. They were successful in their endeavor, leaving victorious with a final score of 24-16.

“That was a big win. If you look at it, we’ve played

four defending state champions and we’re 2-2,” said Jones.

The special teams unit started well, forcing a fumble on the opening kickoff and returning the ball to Trinity’s 7-yard line. A perfectly placed pass from Hannah set Thompson up for an over-the-shoulder catch for a touchdown.

The extra point set the score at 7-0 less than a minute into the game.

SLUH’s defense only allowed one first down from the Titans before they scored again.

The Jr. Bills handled a botched punt and after a couple of short gains from the offense, were able to capitalize from the 4-yard line with a field goal from sophomore Thomas Ziegler. The score was now 10-0.

On the next drive, Trinity stole some momentum back scoring a 15-yard touchdown.

SLUH’s lead fell to a shallow 10-8 after Trinity converted a two-point conversion following the touchdown.

SLUH’s next offensive drive ended with another SLUH touchdown on a quarterback sneak from Hannah after Trinity gave up 20 yards from penalties to set up SLUH on the 1-yard line. The score of 17-8 would hold until the end of the first half.

The Jr. Bills started the second just as hot as the first.

After receiving the kickoff, they went on a 14-play tear which resulted in a 10-yard touchdown rush from Porter.

A 28-yard pass to Schuermann set up the score. The Jr. Bills extended their lead to 24-8 after the extra point.

The SLUH defense was able to keep Trinity from scoring after a 4th down stop on SLUH’s 10-yard. Once again though, Trinity did not quit, intercepting a pass from Hannah on SLUH’s 5-yard line which the Titans returned for a touchdown. The score was 24-16 after Trinity converted a two-point conversion.

SLUH defense responded with an interception of their own after the Titans’ score as sophomore Phillip Bone flew in front of the Trinity receiver and gave possession back to the Jr. Bills offense. The remainder of the game was quiet on the scoreboard; the final score was 24-16.

SLUH, along with taking home a huge rebound and statement win, showed off some new talent during the game, including Bone, who had 5 tackles and an interception, junior Kyle Dulick, who has played a large role on defense this season and had six tackles on the night, and senior Owen Tucker, who had three tackles, including his first tackle for loss on the season.

The Jr. Bills play their Senior Night game tonight against Vashon at home.

“I get it that seniors have a night for the recognition of the years that they’ve been here,” said Jones. “But, when we’re on the practice field and the game field, we’re focused on what we’re focused on.”

Prep News SPORTS Volume 84, Issue 8 Defeat to De Smet ends Soccer’s 11-game streak Hockey beats with no losses Oakville; upset by Vianney in semis October 25, 2019

BY Michael STAFF

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he soccer team continued its hot streak against Eureka on Saturday, Oct. 12, winning 3-0. St. Louis U. High followed with a 2-1 win in PKs against Lindbergh at home on Friday, Oct. 18. However, their 11-game streak with no losses (ten wins and one tie) ended with a 3-0 loss against De Smet last Saturday.

Coming off of the triumphant win against CBC, SLUH looked to keep their momentum going against a solid Eureka team. Only 23 minutes in to the game, senior Charles Neuwirth crossed the ball into the sixyard box, where it deflected off of the goalie, a defender, and the crossbar before senior Fetra Randrianasolo pounced and finished it for a 1-0 lead going all the way to halftime.

“Anything can happen when the ball is inside the box like that,” said Randrianasolo. “It wasn’t pretty, but I finished and that’s all that matters.”

Only ten minutes after the second half began, Neuwirth sliced through two defenders and hit a left-footed missile that found paydirt for a 2-0 lead.

Eureka was able to keep the pressure on when they had a free kick from 20 yards midway through the

second half. The shot went sailing towards the top corner, but Herrmann was able to snag it and keep the game at a 2-0 SLUH lead.

With only four minutes left, senior Andy Mujezinovic scored another goal, assisted by Neuwirth, to ice the game at a 3-0 lead.

SLUH went on to win 3-0 and continued their nine game win streak. The seniors impressed in this game most, especially Neuwirth, who contributed to all three goals and remains the leader of the midfield.

Senior goalie Peter Herrmann was recognized for going 13 consecutive halves without giving up a goal by the St. Louis PostDispatch, being named one of their athletes of the week.

The scoreless string dated back to Sept. 24 against Marquette, where he shut them out 1-0.

“It’s a great feeling, and I’m very thankful that I was honored,” said Herrmann.

“My defense should get a lot of credit too because they made my job easy to keep getting clean slates.”

The next game against Lindbergh at SLUH was postponed from Monday, Oct. 14 to Friday, Oct. 18.

This change didn’t slow down SLUH as they came out buzzing in the first half.

Only 12 minutes in, senior

Juric dinged the crossbar, and SLUH was knocking on the door early. Juric had another wonderful chance inside the box, but the Lindbergh keeper denied and the score 0-0.

Late into the half, chaos ensued when Herrmann committed larceny from a point-blank shot to keep the score even. In less than three minutes, SLUH got a penalty kick and Neuwirth kept his hot stretch going when he buried it into the lower corner for a 1-0 SLUH lead going into halftime.

“We believe in what we’re doing right now,” said head coach Bob O’Connell.

“I’ve really enjoyed being with these guys throughout the season.”

SLUH came out blazing in the second half with three shots on goal within the first three minutes. That flame seemed to burn out, however, as Lindbergh got on the board tying the game 1-1, ending Herrmann’s incredible streak at 14 straight halves scoreless. Regulation ended and after two overtimes, there was another showdown in penalty kicks.

The hero of the game was senior Ryan Taaffe, as he scored the winning kick, just like he did against CBC. Only this time he had a new motivation.

“I was thinking of my brother the entire game and

when Charles (Neuwirth) pulled me aside, telling me that Collin was looking down on me,” said Taaffe.

“I didn’t think about the shot at all, I thought of my brother.”

“I knew he was going to score, no way was he going to miss, with Collin looking down on him,” said Neuwirth. “It was such an unbelievable moment. Words can’t describe what happened.”

Taaffe’s strike made penalty kicks 4-2, making the final score a 2-1 SLUH win, and improving their record to 15-4-1.

SLUH played De Smet the next day and lost 3-0, ending SLUH’s streak, that ironically started after losing to De Smet 3-0 in the CBC Tournament all the way back on Sept. 19.

“We’re going to stick to the way we’ve been playing and the way we’ve been training,” said O’Connell.

“Yeah we were beaten by a better team on that day, but I think that in two or three weeks we will see them again and bring our game.”

SLUH continues in their journey with two more regular season games against St. Dominic for Senior Night and Fort Zumwalt West.

XC keeps MCC title; takes silver at Borgia

BY Mitchell Booher and Peter LaBarge STAFF

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he Metro Catholic Conference is, no matter the sport, one of the strongest in the state.

For the past 15 years, the Jr. Billikens have been on the top of the MCC, pulling off a perfect 15-point victory the past two years, and on Oct. 10, the result was no different.

Coming off a big win at the Dale Sheperd Invitational the weekend before, the varsity squad looked to roll into the postseason with more confidence. The plan from the very beginning was a perfect score.

From the jump of the gun, the Jr. Bills put themselves in a great position. Through the first mile, seniors Adam Mittendorf, Lucas Rackers, and Noah Scott and sophomore Grant Brawley packed up in the front, with seniors Peter Dillon and Joe Callahan and junior Hayden Zenor right behind.

“Coach (Porter) told us to race with confidence, and while our first mile was a little timid, I felt I was able to switch in as we entered the final phase of the race,” said Dillon.

Rackers and Scott pulled into a lead with Mittendorf and Brawley a few seconds behind.

Everything changed in the last mile. Mittendorf (1st, 16:53) came storming back to the front, and he closed well on the uphill finish to take a four second victory over Rackers (2nd, 16:57) and claim the individual conference championship.

“It was a truly amazing experience to win MCCs, and I think we did a great job re-

sponding when the race did not play out exactly how we thought it would,” said Mittendorf.

Brawley (3rd, 17:01) and Scott (4th 17:05) came through the chute next. Dillon (5th, 17:09) ran an aggressive last mile to secure the third consecutive perfect score and the 16th consecutive MCC title.

Callahan (7th, 17:17) and Zenor (11th, 17:46) rounded out the overwhelming victory. To go along with the team title, all seven runners earned all-conference honors.

“Coming into this meet we wanted a big program day,” said coach Joe Porter. “To have six of seven first team all-conference and to win with a perfect score was a complete success. As we get into do or die races with districts, sectionals, and state, this is nothing but a positive.”

Racing on the following Tuesday, SLUH runners took the first 11 places and 23 of the 30 medals on their way to a perfect score finish. Junior Ryan Kramer (1st, 17:13) defended his title as MCC JV champion, separating himself from the field. Sophomore Baker Pashea (2nd, 18:09) came flying in, and around 15 seconds later, junior Reid Jackson (3rd, 18:25) and sophomore Justin Glass (4th, 18:26) finished. Then, senior Sirius Song finished (5th, 18:37) to wrap up the scoring five.

The freshmen continued SLUH’s success with both first place individual and team finishes. Wyatt Seal (1st, 18:38) battled with CBC throughout the race, but ultimately, Seal finished as MCC freshman champion.

Tim Greiner (3rd, 18:54) and

Carter Lowe (4th, 18:57) followed about 15 seconds behind Seal. Tyler Barks (6th, 19:16) and Lucas Rammacher (8th, 19:54) ran strong races to wrap SLUH’s scoring with only 22 points, 37 fewer than second place CBC. Then, last Saturday, while the varsity headed to Columbia, Mo., the rest of the team made the treacherous journey to Washington, Mo. for the Borgia Invitational at Big Driver Golf Course. The course contains a few intimidating hills but can be fast when runners take advantage of downhills, and that is the idea SLUH stressed.

With the top seven running the state course, younger runners got experience in the varsity race and took advantage with an impressive second place team finish. The team packed together as a unit in the congested race. The team’s small 33-second one to five gap assisted them in the strong performance. Sophomore Baker Pashea (15th, 17:38) led the way for SLUH. Junior Reid Jackson (24th, 17:59) came in next to earn a second varsity medal. Sophomore Joe LaBarge (28th, 18:03) followed behind Jackson, and senior Sirius Song (34th, 18:10) and junior Sandy LeGrand (35th, 18:11) finished next to wrap up the scoring five with a total score of 126, 12 points behind the winner, Steelville. Freshman Wyatt Seal (48th, 18:20) and sophomore Justin Glass (58th, 18:38) wrapped up the race for SLUH. Next up, JV finished in first place, led by some runners stepping up. From the gun, senior Mitchell Booher (3rd, 18:29) and sophomore Graham Sanfillipo

(4th, 18:32) got out towards the front and stayed there. Senior Peter LaBarge (6th, 18:41) and sophomore Francis Alford (7th, 18:47) quickly followed, and senior Matt Friedrichs (12th, 18:55) wrapped up the scorers for JV with only 27 points, 25 points ahead of second place Kirkwood.

The freshmen finished strong Borgia with a 30-point first place team finish. Tim Greiner (3rd, 18:23) and Carter Lowe (4th, 18:47) led the way for the team. Will Riggan (6th, 18:56) followed. Nolan Meara (8th, 19:09) and Tyler Barks (9th, 19:19) wrapped up the scorers.

“The fact that we held out our top nine guys and still took second in the varsity and won both freshman and JV is a testament to our program as a whole,” said Porter.

Later today, the Jr. Bills will set out to race at the Clayton Invitational. This being Senior Night, SLUH will send primarily seniors to the line in both the varsity and JV races, hoping to give them one more chance to PR. The Jr. Bills have their eyes on top team finishes in both races.

With State only two weeks away, SLUH must place in the top four tomorrow and at sectionals the following week to get a shot at a state title. They will depart for Jackson, Mo. later today and acclimate to the course.

Webster Groves, Lindbergh, and Jackson High are three of 12 district foes, but SLUH hopes to make a statement to the rest of Missouri that the Jr. Bills are ready to play.

BY Julien REPORTER

Jensen

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he St. Louis U. High varsity hockey team had an up and down past two weeks.

They beat Oakville 5-1 on Oct. 15 to keep their hot start to the season going. However, on Tuesday, the Jr. Bills lost to Vianney 3-0 in the semifinals of the Top Hat Tournament.

The Jr. Bills’ stellar play in the first few games of the Top Hat Tournament put them in the quarterfinal game against the Oakville Tigers.

The Jr. Bills had opportunities on offense. The moments were fleeting, but they made the most of them. SLUH managed to get the puck into Oakville’s zone, getting multiple shots on goal. Finally, they struck when sophomore John Loretta sent a pass to fellow sophomore Ryan Spinner, who put the puck in the back of the net, giving the Jr. Bills a 1-0 lead.

Nobody scored for the rest of the first period.

Throughout the period Oakville had managed to put up more shots on goal, only to be stopped by senior goalie Cole Jansky’s dominant play.

The Jr. Bills remained aggressive on offense after the first goal. They set up shop in Oakville’s zone early in the second, putting up a rally of shots similar to those in the first. Both sequences ended similarly. Junior Matt Warnecke received the puck after another missed shot by SLUH, shuttled a wonderful pass to senior Patrick Simoncic on the right side, who whacked the puck right past the goalie into the top corner of the net.

The goal gave the SLUH a 2-0 lead and cemented the strong offensive connection between Warnecke and Simoncic that has developed early in the season.

The offense settled down a bit after that with Oakville getting some opportunities to try and chip away at the Jr. Bill lead. These efforts were futile due to the play of senior Jack

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Hazelton, who seemed to be everywhere on defense. When the Tigers were able to get a good shot on goal, Jansky was there to stop it.

The good play on defense transitioned to good offense for the Jr. Bills. Off a steal, the puck was shuttled to senior Alex Beville, who quickly got the puck into Oakville’s zone.

Beville danced around three defenders, then found senior Nolan Meyer, who got the puck past the goalie for his first goal of the year, giving the Jr. Bills a 3-0 lead to end the second period.

The third period saw the Jr. Bills continue their domination. Oakville still couldn’t get a solid shot on goal, and the offense was able to stay aggressive.

Midway through the third period, Warnecke and Simoncic showed off their connection again. SLUH had the puck in Oakville’s side of the ice again. Warnecke dished a cheeky pass to Simoncic who posted in the puck.

The goal gave the Jr. Bills a 4-0 lead.

Tensions started to flare in the third after a dispute on the ice led to a suspension of a SLUH player for the rest of the game and the next game.

Oakville took advantage of the power play, getting a nifty shot past Jansky.

In the waning minutes of the third, SLUH got another penalty, giving Oakville a 6-on-3 power play after they pulled their goalie. Those three SLUH players along with Jansky didn’t allow a goal in and even got an empty net goal off of a clear.

The game ended with SLUH winning 5-1, punching their ticket into the semifinals against MCC rival Vianney.

The game opened once again with both teams playing equally well. SLUH’s offense was getting opportunities where they could, but couldn’t finish in the net. On the other side of the ice, the

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Underclassman Briefs JV Soccer (8-5-3) 10/19-Hazelwood West (SLRS Tournament) SLUH 5 4 9 Hazelwood 1 0 1 Goals: Michael Hiblovic (3), Dominic Ponciroli (2), Camilo Hernandez (2), Jack Rudder, Theo Stephens 10/21-De Smet (SLRS Tournament) SLUH 0 0 0 De Smet 0 1 1 B Soccer (12-6-1) 10/19-De Smet SLUH 0 2 2 De Smet 0 0 0 Goals: Will Broun, Roark Unrau 10/22-Soldan SLUH 4 0 4 Soldan 1 2 3 Goals: Will Broun (2), Tim Thouvenot, Lukas Hammond

C Soccer (19-0-2) 10/17-De Smet SLUH 4 2 6 De Smet 0 1 1 Goals: Joseph Olascoaga (4), Miguel Ituarte, Jack Hulett 10/19-John Buroughs (CBC Tournament) SLUH 1 1 2 John Buroughs 0 0 0 Goals: Kevin Conney (2) 10/21-Chaminade (CBC Tournament) SLUH Chaminade (6-5 in PK’s)

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Greek Trip A group of Greek students took a field trip on Tuesday.

They traveled to the Holy Corners, a cluster of religious buildings on Kingshighway, to look at the Greek influences on the architecture of the buildings there. After that activity, they went to SLU’s rare books library, where they listened to presentations, and saw pages from the Gutenberg Bible and other authentic medieval manuscripts. The

Around the Hallways class also went to the GrecoRoman section of the St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park.

To conclude the day, the class ended with a Greek lunch at Olympia and enjoyed authentic foods such as pita with hummus and tzatziki sauce, gyros, and baklava.

Blood Drive Mr. O’Keefe and the Medical Careers Club are sponsoring a blood drive with Mercy this Halloween. Students planning

to donate who are 16 years of age may sign up with parental permission. All donors will need to bring a state-issued ID and know the last four digits of their social security number. By signing up and donating, participants will receive a T-shirt, snacks, and Halloween candy.

Calendar Students can buy a season pass for $159 good for every Friday at Hidden Valley or they can buy a season pass for $129 good for Monday through Thursday evenings at Hidden Valley. 10 percent of the purchases will be given to the ski club. Contact Mr. See for details.

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well defensively. I think we didn’t play SLUH hockey until we were already down 1-0,” said head coach Jack Behan.

The second period was a true battle. Both teams wanted their place in the championship game of the Top Hat Tournament. SLUH didn’t let the late goal hurt their spirit.

The defense stayed aggressive and hard hitting, with Vianney having nothing easy.

On offense, SLUH continued to struggle. They were able to get the puck on Vian-

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ney’s side of the ice repeatedly, but they failed to deliver the opportunities. At the end of the period, lightning struck twice. Vianney started another offensive assault, with 3:04 left they were able to slip another puck past Jansky, giving the Griffins a 2-0 lead.

The score didn’t change for the rest of the period, leaving the Jr. Bills with the daunting task of evening the game at two in the third. Still, a 2-0 lead is easy to lose.

“We continued to outplay

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Drive for the Homeless 10:00PM Mother Son Mass and Lunch 4:00PM Jazz Band and Combos Concert

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Vegetarian—Garden Burger 4:15PM XC Findlay Memorial Invitational (JV, C) Thursday, October 31

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them until late in the second period when Vianney made it 2-0. That second goal seemed to take our momentum away,” said Behan.

Sadly, the Jr. Bills failed to score in the third. The shots were there, but they just couldn’t find the back of the net. SLUH pulled Jansky in the final minutes to try and even score, but the Griffins ended up scoring an empty net goal with 1:31 left.

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Despite strong play, hockey falls to Vianney in Top Hat semifinals (continued from page 7) defense looked to be off to another strong performance with Vianney’s offense being contained for the most part.

Near the end of the first, Vianney struck first. A Vianney player streaked down the center in front of Jansky. The puck got through the stingy SLUH defense, found the stick of the streaking Vianney player, and finally ended in the back of the net, giving Vianney a 1-0 lead.

“They played extremely

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