Earl Austin

One of the most highly anticipated high school basketball games of the season will be taking place on Saturday night, Feb. 1, 2025, at Vashon High. Perennial state powerhouse Vashon will host undefeated rising power Principia in the feature game of the Vashon Winter Classic. The defending four-time state Class 4 champion Wolverines are ranked […]

To visit one of the state’s most outstanding girls’ basketball tournaments, travel no farther than Visitation Academy. The Viz Tournament is the place to be if you want to see high caliber players and teams that will compete and win state championships. The gym is packed as folks come from all over the city and […]

The high school football regular season ended last Friday with a pair of spectacular games that were decided on the final play of the game.  On the Missouri side, Lutheran North edged Cardinal Ritter 50-48 in an epic contest between favorites to win state championships in their respective classes. The Crusaders snapped Cardinal Ritter’s 35-game […]

We are in the home stretch of the regular season with just two more weeks left of football before the playoffs begin on both sides of the river.  As we get closer to the playoffs, there are still a few big regular season contests on the docket this week. The big one on the Illinois […]

St. Louisan Napheesa Collier seems to have made it a habit to make history throughout these WNBA playoffs. Led by Collier and guard Courtney Williams, the Minnesota Lynx pulled off the greatest comeback in playoff history as they stunned the New York Liberty 95-93 in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the WNBA Finals […]

The football program at Hazelwood East is on the upswing. The Spartans were once a state power for decades as they competed for state championships while sending players to the college ranks and the National Football League. East has been out of the spotlight for awhile, but the program has been making positive strides. The […]

American sprinter Noah Lyles provided one of the most electrifying moments of the Olympic track and field competition by winning the gold medal in the 100-meter dash on Sunday in Paris, France. In one of the most dramatic races in the history of the event, Lyles edged out Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in a photo […]

The USA men’s and women’s basketball teams have both advanced to the quarterfinals at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France with perfect 3-0 records. St. Louisans Jayson Tatum and Napheesa Collier turned in solid performances in helping the USA cruise to three victories during pool play last week. Both players have been starting for their […]

The summer grassroots basketball season came to an end last weekend and some very talented girls teams came home with national championship trophies. The Napheesa Collier Elite 16U team won the Platinum Division title at the National Championships in Louisville, KY. Phee Elite defeated Drill 4 Skill in the championship game to win the 32-team […]

Simmering my favorite Summer Olympic memories