ATHLETICS
WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
(reported through January 25, 2020) 2-time champion in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 49.81. The meet ended with the 400 Freestyle Relay team of Butters, Cabra, Hostetler and Scharff racing to a time of 3:07.12, netting the fourth 1st place finish of the event for the Jr. Bills, garnering the third Class 2 record for the Jr. Bills on the day and establishing the fifth SLUH record during the meet. Other events that featured Jr. Bills include: 100 Butterfly (Hostetler-11th, Baldes-18th), 100 Freestyle (Cabra-12th, ButtersDQ), 500 Freestyle (Mehmeti-13th, sophomore Brendan Schroeder-24th), 200 Freestyle Relay (Cabra/Baldes/ freshman Henry Unger/Mehmeti-T-9th), and 100 Breaststroke (freshman Aidan Brawer -21st, junior Brody Nester-DQ). Overall, the Jr. Bills scored 188 points and secured a 5th place finish. These and other stellar performances over the season earned three members of the program recognition on the 2020 STLToday High School Sports All-Metro Swimming and Diving team: Eli Butters (1st team), Cooper Scharff (1st team) and Sebastian Lawrence (2nd team).
BASKETBALL The basketball program moves towards the end of January with victories over Bishop DuBourg, University City, St. John Vianney, Normandy and Eureka and at least nine games remaining on the schedule. The district tournament begins February 27. ICE HOCKEY The HockeyBills skated through a shortened regular season, earning 14 points in a schedule that was limited to contests against other teams in the Municipal Conference. The opening round of playoffs begins January 28. RACQUETBALL SLUH racquetball heads into February with undefeated teams at the V1, JV1-1 and JV2-1 levels. The regular season concludes prior to the State Tournament on the weekend of February 20. RIFLERY The schedule for the RifleBills has been significantly impacted by COVID but picks up at the end of January with the Missouri CMP Championship and events in February that include the Jr. Sectionals, the Jr. Olympics and the Missouri Championships. WRESTLING The SLUH wrestling program has been active this winter with a schedule modified by COVID and influenced by a reconfiguration of MSHSAA postseason events. Highlights of the season, so far, include 1st place for the team in a quad at St. Mary’s versus St. Mary’s, Bishop DuBourg and Lift for Life, and the ascent of Bobby Conroy '21 past the century mark in career wins with his performance at the Francis Howell Duals. Remaining events prior to the district tournament include a quad at Westminster Christian, a quad at SLUH and the MCC Championships.
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FOUR-STAR STANDOUT COMMITS TO MIZZOU Isaac Thompson ‘22, a standout wide receiver and defensive back, has committed to play football at Mizzou. A four-star recruit who began his high school career as a freshman on varsity, Thompson is the fourth-rated prospect in Missouri from his class and the seventh-rated safety in the nation. Thompson received offers from more than 30 colleges, including Florida, Michigan, Mizzou, Texas, USC and Arkansas. “(Mizzou) was the spot for me and I always wanted to play back home and have all these great people around me come to my games,” says Thompson. “The SEC is the best conference in the country, and I felt like it was the spot for me.” While planning for his future, Thompson still has his heart and mind at SLUH. “We are going to have a really good team coming back next year,” he says. “We have guys like Ryan Wingo, Marco Sansone, Luke Johnston and Chris Brooks that will all come in, and we can win the state championship if we set our minds to it.”
This article was adapted from the Prep News story by Jack Rybak ‘22 (December 5, 2020).
