Burroughs didn't fear the threat of rain or Villa Duchesne on the Saints' lacrosse turf Wednesday afternoon. Burroughs came out firing and defeated Villa, 16-3. Burroughs is 3-0 while Villa fell to 2-7. The Bombers had a comfortable 10-2 first-half lead. Leeanne Hurster and Barrett Carlson led the Bombers scoring with 5 goals apiece. Stephanie Kelly added 4 more. Abby Frerotte was the winning goal tender. Villa had solo goals from 3 different players. Here's some of the action of the game at Villa Wednesday.
One of the holiest days in the Christian World is upon us. Lent is over and millions of Christians will celebrate the rebirth of Christ Sunday on Easter. The Schnucks Store in the Ladue Crossing has everything to celebrate the holiday meal. Come visit with Sue Easterwood in the flower department; Paul Guittar behind the meat counter; and all the folks who will make this a special day. The floral department is stocked with a wide variety of Easter flowers. They have a lot of tulips, lilies, and other fresh flowers to go. Eastwood noted that this time last year, it was so warm that bedding …
To sum it up in one word, it would have to be "disappointment" for all the local basketball teams. This was a season of so much promise and no first place hardware to show for it. Of course winning a state title in any sport is a difficult proposition. The St. Joe Angels came the closest, leading then falling behind to lose to the Bruins of Rock Bridge of Columbia in the Class 5 title game over the weekend. Burroughs boys had so much promise, running off the first 13 wins of the season and losing out to Maplewood in the sectionals with just 3 loses on the year. Same goes for the MICDS girls …
Mrs. Fisher Cat from Calico Critters came to Imagination Toys in Ladue to help celebrate the stores first birthday. Saturday was a day of snacks and treats; balloons, a visit with the cat and of course lots of new toys for children to oggle and in some cases, take home. Owner Polly Lett and her well versed staff celebrated in style. Here's a look around the store at the first birthday celebration.
This is just one final look back at the 38th annual girls swim championships at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters. This of course, was a spectacular meet, in particular for Burroughs freshman Maddie Wessell; senior Trey Ross of MICDS and junior Grace Stiegemeyer of St. Joseph's Academy. All three programs return a number of swimmers, assuring they will be competitive next season. The Ladue, Frontenac and Olivette Patches will present the West County Swim Stars in two weeks. Enjoy one more look back at the action in the pool last weekend.
The annual Chili Supper, organized and hosted by the Ladue Parents Association is a big night in February each year in the Ladue School District. Families from all the elementary schools; middle school and high school attend. Many district employees as well enjoy socializing at this event. This year, in addition to all the food and soft drinks; the Ladue-ettes did several routines and the band played a resounding rendition of the school's fight song. The dads did all the barbecuing for the annual event. Once the plates and cups were all stashed away, the revelers moved over to Nielson Gym to …
The Colonial MarketPlace, being rebuilt by the DESCO Group is a literal bee hive of activity. Brick work is going up; new cupolas are being added to the roof tops; new construction is everywhere. Stores, Blown Away, Splash, the Ladue News and FedEx/Kinkos will have new neighbors shortly. A drive will connect the property to DESCOs Shops at Ladue Crossing directly to the west, anchored by the Schnucks grocery store. Cini Restaurant is a new tenant; along with several shops and boutiques and stores relocating from the Central West End. Word is, the Women's Exchange at the Clay Price Center in …
The 2012 holiday hoop fests were ones for the ages in Ladue and Frontenac. Burroughs went overtime and beat Pattonville, winning at Chaminade the second-consecutive year. The MICDS girls celebrated coach Scott Small's birthday by winning their own tournament, beating arch rival Westminster Christian Academy for the trophy. That ends a 5 game spell held by the Wildcats over the Rams. The Ladue girls won the first ever Ritenour tournament, defeating the host school for the title, and ending the Huskies 8-game win streak. St. Joe came close again. In the finals of the Visitation Holiday Festival…
This is the second year for the girls at the annual MICDS Holiday Invitational. The action was furious in the semifinals with Westminster taking down Oakville, 65-33 and MICDS staging a furious second half to defeat Parkway Central 71-51. MICDS and Westminster will clash in the championship game Saturday night at 6 p.m. The same two teams met for the title game last year with the visiting Wildcats going home with the top prize. Here's a look of the action in the tournament in the two semifinal games.
Information was provided by Butler's Pantry Catering: When hosting friends and family for the holidays, not only do you want to “wow” your guests with the menu, you also want your home to look festive and well-decorated for the season. Butler’s Pantry Director of Visual Design, Brian Blasingame, offers decorating tips for the holidays. Establish a theme. With the holidays, many themes easily come to mind. Of course, you can get creative and expand on the traditional red and green holiday colors. For example, host a “Woodland Winter”- themed party, or a “Snowed In”- themed party… the …
Burroughs won the game 28-6, and will play in the MSHSAA Show-Me Bowl state championship game on Friday. Here's just a handful of the terrific photos from the game sent to Patch by our friend and colleague, John Burroughs science teacher Margaret Bahe. Bahe has contributed award-winning action shots of Burroughs athletes ever since Patch launched in Ladue and Frontenac in December, 2010. Patch will have a full round of championship photos from the game at the Dome Friday with Maryville for the Class 2 Show Me Bowl title game.
Saturday was a day of satisfying victories for the different Burroughs sports teams. The football team demolished Clayton 56-0. Field hockey won over Clayton 1-0 and the soccer team beat the defending state champs 1-0. All of the wins were on the Bombers campus Saturday. Joe Renner fired a 30 yard shot that trickled by Priory goal keeper Tristan Helmuth. Otherwise, Helmuth played a sensational game, turning away a number of strong shots. Up front, the Bombers got strong play from Ty Trezecki, Stephen McMillian and Ryan Keeney. They kept the pressure up in a game, dominated by strong midfield …
The season did not end the way the St. Joseph's Academy Angels softball team had planned it. They ran into a hornets nest Saturday in regional competition at C&H Ballpark in St. Peter's, losing to Francis Howell of St. Charles, 10-0. Howell with a 20-8 record advances to the state quarterfinals with the victory. The St. Joe season comes to a halt at 14-9. It was still a good year for JP Cummings team with a variety of bright spots. The 13-3 win the previous game over Hazelwood West in the sectional championship was a big one. The Angel bats went comatose at the wrong moment. They managed …
Several statements in this article are incorrect. These statements will reflect the correct information in the comments below. Patch regrets the errors The Rams Ride team gathers at Paddy O's Sunday to start on their journey for Pedal the Cause. The ride team made it out to MICDS, home of the refueling station and back. The MICDS team is the only high school team to raise $100,000 so far cancer research at the Sitement Center at Washington University School of Medicine. The Edward Jones team has raised considerably more than $100,000 the past three years. Food and drink was provided at the …
Some 14 foursomes teed off for a day of golf in Forest Park this week as a fundraiser for the Ladue High Dads Club. This organization, more than 60 years old has raised important funds for a wide variety of programs to enhance the high school programs. Friends of the Dads Club and members gathered for a barbeque lunch, 18 holes of scramble golf, a cocktail reception, silent auction and dinner. Even overcast skies and a few drizzles could not dampen the spirit of this group of golfers. See for yourself.
Maria Vetter and Collin Christner were crowned king and queen at the Ladue 2012 Home Coming Dance Saturday night. Besides being Homecoming Queen, Maria is president of the National Honor Society. Collin is Student Body president. Other members of the court were: Kelsey Burrus, Jordan Cooper, Julia Heines, Jennifer Parks, Austin DaGue, Jeet Das, Justin Mann and Devyn Rhodes. The day was perfect for a parade, a barbeque, class reunions a football game, and the Home Coming Dance to top off the activities. The Ladue-Frontenac Patch will have a report and photos from the football game with …
On Thursday afternoon, the Jason Lohr Memorial Playground was dedicated at Community School in Ladue. The playground was donated by his mother Connie Lohr and by the Anstey family.The new playground will be used primarily by the 125 children in pre-Kindergarten through third grade.Dr. Matthew Gould, Head of School said there were three over-riding reasons for the playground.“First it really fills a need we really had. Our playground was 20 years and inadequate to handle the number of children who needed to use it.”“Secondly, it fits well in our outdoor environment.” He ticked off the …
In a tradition that goes back many years, the Ladue Horton Watkins High School school year gets going with the Blue & White night. Nearly half the students are involved in one of the many sports programs at the high school. On Tuesday night, the teams were all introduced at a raucous assembly. The pep band performed as well as the Laduette dancers and the cheer leaders and everyone had a good time. Outside the parents association gave away blue snow cones, the Dads Club had their usual barbeque stand and the Laduette boosters sold t-shirts. Meanwhile Patch.com signed up new readers for the …
Summer is officially over for the Ladue School District. On the day when the district got the good news, getting a perfect 14 of 14 on district-wide MAP testing, students piled through the doors for the first day of school. Building Principal Cheryl Kirchgessner and her teaching team were out front, greeting the students, their parents and well wishers on the first day of school on Tuesday. Everyone was in a very good mood, especially the bright-eyed eager Kindergartners, getting their first experience in a more structured environment. Patch roamed around to get the best shots of the kids …
The big ride is over. Eighteen bikers on a venture for the American Lung Association arrived on the Mall in Washington, D.C. ending a trip that began June 17th under a brief shower in Seattle, WA. These riders traveled through 11 states, starting out west, going through the upper tier of the Midwest and onto the east and Washington, D.C. These riders saw America up close and personal. They battled hypothermia in the Cascade Mountains then slipped into Idaho and Montana. They traveled through Teton Mountains in Wyoming then stopped briefly at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The trip then swung…
