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Cor Jesu Academy

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Freshman Maddie Wessel Shatters Two School Records in JBS Girls Swim Debut Against Cor Jesu

Bombers lost the meet to CJA, but may have found two future swimming stars in freshmen Maddie Wessel and Barrett Carlson.

With a shorthanded roster due to illness and other issues, John Burroughs girls swim coach Leslie Kehr knew going in to Tuesday's season-opening meet against Cor Jesu Academy, that her Bombers might have trouble earning enough points to earn a team win. So instead of worrying about victories, Kehr wanted her swimmers to simply focus on making a strong first showing of the season, with an eye on improving as a group throughout the season. And that's pretty much what the Bombers delivered at the Cissel Center Pool, finishing with five wins in 12 events in what proved to be a 119-59 team loss to the Chargers. "I thought the girls did pretty good out here today," Kehr said. "We knew we didn't have everybody. There are some girls out sick and …

Monday, January 17, 2011

Putting Her Best Foot Forward

Frontenac's Ann Bueler was recently appointed to the Ronald McDonald House Board.

Everyone’s got a story to tell, but few have one quite like Ann Bueler's. At first glance, one would see the upbringing of a native South County resident who graduated high school in the mid 1970s as the typical story. She was a good student with good grades, some secondary education and a willingness to listen, learn and grow. But, there’s more to this fascinating account. Today, Bueler, 53, is president of Midwest Equipment Co., based in Fenton. The company is a distributor of food service equipment throughout the Midwest and employs 50 people.  So what’s the big deal? Plenty. Bueler, to a lesser degree, is self educated. She grew up in a household in Affton. Her mother was a graduate of Fontbonne College and her father, age 84 today, …

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