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Emmie Haring

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Final MVP of the Winter: Point Guard Emmie Haring of St. Joe

Haring runs the point to perfect and is one of the big reasons why St. Joe reached the Show-Me Showdown this weekend in Columbia.

Emmie Haring, senior at St. Joseph's Academy plays a big part in the success of her team which headed to Columbia with a sparkling 22-5 record. She does the little things that helps the Angels win big. She leads the team in assists (133 this season); runs the offense; rebounds, hits outlet passes and brings the ball down court. Her coach, Julie Matheny is convinced without Haring, the team would not have the success they've had. For that, she was run-away winner as MVP "Athlete of the Week in week No. 12, the final poll for the season. An interview with Emmie Haring: Patch.com: How is your season going? Emmie Haring: This season has been amazing and I could not ask for a better last year at St. Joe. The team has really bonded and we have …

Monday, January 7, 2013

St. Joe Shows Plenty of Intensity in 66-37 Win over Carthage in the Prepcasts Shootout

The season is being played in the memory of the late Jim Goessling, friend to all and brother of coach Julie Goessling.

The 2012-13 St. Joseph’s Academy basketball season is dedicated to the memory of the late James R. Goessling, brother of coach Julie Goessling Matheny who succumbed to Cancer late this fall. Matheny has been coaching with a special purpose and direction since this untimely death. All of the Angels players wear black warmup jerseys with the initials “JRG” and the same number 35 on the back of every garment. Saturday night, the Angels stormed onto the floor and ran away with a 66-37 win over the now 10-3 Carthage Tigers from the Springfield area in the nightcap of the Prepcasts Elite Girls Shootout V, played this year at DeSmet. Erin Nelson (Saint Louis U.) led all scorers with 22 points; Sydney Stipanovich (Pennsylvania) scored 15. Emmie …

Friday, January 4, 2013

St. Joe Draws Tough Matchup Against Carthage At Prepcasts Elite Girls Basketball Shootout On Saturday

Angels are still ranked No. 2 in the area, and No. 2 in state, despite suffering first loss of the season in the Viz championship game. Carthage is 10-2 after a second-place finish at the Neosho Tournament.

Just about every time the St. Joseph's Academy girls basketball team takes the floor, they will be the featured attraction. No matter how big or prestigious the event is, the St. Joe girls almost always draw top billing. It was that way at the Visitation Holiday Tournament over the break, where the Angels went 3-1 and took second place, following a championship game loss to No. 1 Incarnate Word Academy. And it will be that way again on Saturday at De Smet High, when St. Joe will play in the marquee matchup of the 5th Annual Prepcasts Elite Girls Basketball Shootout. against Carthage (MO) High. The Angels will match up against one of the top teams from the southwest Missouri area, Carthage High, which owns a 10-2 record this season, after …

Friday, December 28, 2012

St. Joe Turns Up The 'D', Shuts Down Blue Springs In Second Half To Advance To Viz Tourney Final

Angels moved to 7-0 on the year, thanks to a brilliant showing of defense that held Blue Springs to just two field goal makes over the final two and a half quarters.

TOWN AND COUNTRY -- The St. Joseph's Academy girls basketball team delivered what may have been the single best half of defensive basketball of the season on Thursday, when the Angels matched up with fellow state power Blue Springs (MO), in a semifinal game at the Visitation Academy Holiday Tournament. The Angels, who trailed by as many as 11 points early in the second quarter, held Blue Springs to just two field goals over the final two and a half quarters -- allowing just one point in the entire third quarter -- to pull away from the Wildcats for a 60-38 victory. "Well I would say that's two field goals and one point too many," St. Joe head coach Julie Matheny joked following the game. "But Blue Springs was kind of red hot in the first …

Monday, December 17, 2012

Patch MVP Winter Week 4: Athlete of the Week Voting Now Open, Fans Can Vote For Their Favorite

Representatives from all five Ladue-Frontenac-Olivette-area high school's made this week's Athlete of the Week candidate list. Fans can vote for a winner through 5 p.m. Thursday.

Now that the winter sports season is in full throttle, with basketball, wrestling, and girls swimming all going hard, it's getting more and more difficult to narrow down just who should represent each school in our weekly Patch MVP voting contest. This week, we have our first appearances by some of the area's top swimmers, along with a couple of basketball and hockey stars that have been lighting it up all season. The Patch MVP Athlete of the Week voting is officially open, and we'll keep the ballots open until 5 p.m. Thursday, before we finally settle on a winner. So we encourage all fans to make sure they vote in this week's poll, and check back on Sunday morning to find just who took home the Winter Week 4 Patch MVP Athlete of the Week …

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