2010 A Banner Year For Area Athletes

Some call the current calendar year two thousand ten while others call it twenty ten.

Either way it was a memorable year for area athletes and teams who compiled numerous state championships, including three on one memorable November day.

It was a challenge to cut the list to 10 since there were so many great accomplishments throughout the year.

It shows how special a year that it was that a moment like a 1-0 win by the St. Joseph's softball team in the state quarterfinals over a 28-3 Troy team to advance to their first final four did not make the list.

But here are 10 moments which stand out in a year full of highlights.

Feb. 20- Area athletes excel at the state girl's swimming and diving championships. MICDS' Hallie Stupp puts an exclamation point on a stellar career by winning a pair of individual events (the 200-yard IM and 100-yard butterfly) and being a part ot the 200-yard medley relay state championship team. Teammate Annie Goessling also won an individual race, the 100-yard breaststroke as the Rams finished third as a team. Ladue's Madeline Wall was also a two-event state champ at the state meet at the St. Peters Rec-Plex, winning the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle.

Feb. 20- MICDS'  Daniel Scherer capped off an undefeated season with a 5-2 decision over Blaine Conner of Platte County in the Class 2 state wrestling championship at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia. The 171-pounder finished 56-0 in his senior season.

May 22- Jordan Schott scored four goals to lead John Burroughs to a 12-9 victory over MICDS in the girls lacrosse state championship game.

Oct. 19- The Villa Duchesne golf team won the girls Class 1 golf championship at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield. Christina Russon and Caroline Leeker led the way with top 10 finishes.

Oct. 19- Caroline Rouse of MICDS won medalist honors at the Class 1 golf championship. Rouse was the only player in the field to shoot in the 70's for both rounds and won the tournament by five strokes.

Oct. 23- Area athletes swept the singles championships at the state tennis tournament at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Sydney Lehman of John Burroughs won the Class 1 title while Lindsey Whitehead of Ladue won in Class 2.

Nov. 6- The Ladue boys cross country team won the Class 3 state cross country meet at Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City. The Rams finished with 78 points, five better than Festus. Drew Padgett led the way for the Rams with a sixth place finish individually.

Nov. 6- The St. Joseph's Academy volleyball team won the Class 4 state championship in Kansas City. The Angels defeated Lee's Summit West, 25-19, 31-29 in the title match.

Nov. 6- It was another Burroughs-MICDS match-up in a state championship match as the Bombers defeated MICDS 3-1 in the title match in field hockey at MICDS. Charlotte Martin, who led the St. Louis area in scoring, tallied twice to pace the Bombers.

Nov. 20- Sam Van Doren scores on a 1-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds to play as John Burroughs defeats Bowling Green 16-14 in the Class 2 football semifinals to advance to the title game at the Edward Jones Dome. Burroughs would lose a heart-breaker to Richmond 21-20 in the championship game.