Abbey Robinson Steps Big for St. Joe Lacrosse Win

While Katie Karl and Katie Prosperi get double teammed, Robinson nets 5 big goals.

The Westminster Wildcats' strategy was to stop St. Joe high scoring tandem Katie Karl and Katie Prosperi. That left an opening for junior Abbey Robinson and she stepped up. She rammed home 3 goals with the Angels crusing to a 16-11 home victory over Westminster before the rains came. Lot's of action shots on the Ladue-Frontenac Facebook page. "We still have areas in which to improve but we are looking forwared to the rest of the season and a strong finish," said Angels' coach Jen Bisch. With the win, St. Joe is 10-3 while Westminster tumbled to 4-8. Still Karl and Prosperi could not be contained. Karl had 4 goals and Prosperi added 5 to her total. For the season, Katie Karl leads St. Joe in productivity with 40 goals, 18 assists for 58 …

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St.L Today Reports Westminster's Steve Stipanovich Steps Down as Girls' Basketball Coach

Cites conflict with full time job as too much of a time conflict.

Steve Stipanovich, head coach of the girls basketball team at Westminster Christian Academy has stepped down as coach, St.L Today reports. He was working in development at WCA, then took a job with Schneider Industries in 2012. His oldest daughter Sadie is going to Saint Louis University on scholarship; his next daughter Hannah will be a senior at WCA. Stipanovich led DeSmet to a 61-game win streak; was an All American at Mizzou and played a lengthy career for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. Here is the report on St.L Today.

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Burroughs Playing Well When the Chips Are On the Line

Bombers stage big rally to come from behind and defeat host Westminster, 63-61.

No one could ever make a case that the Burroughs Bombers aren’t a clutch basketball team. Down by as many as 18, the Bombers staged one of those Hollywood type come-from-behind efforts to edge Westminster Christian Academy on the Wildcats home court, 63-61. This could have been one of those classic trap type games. Westminster was primed and ready. A big home loss to Burroughs on their football field was hardly forgotten. The Cats packed the joint with noisy, boisterous students. The crowd roared with approval when prior to the game, gritty senior John Eric Steiner was honored alongside his parents for reaching the 1,000 career plateau earlier in the week. “We weren’t guarding anybody. They were getting outside shots,” said Bomber coach …

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Late Surge Sends MICDS Girls to Championship of Own Tourney

Rans win by 20 over Parkway Central. Westminster is the opponent in the title game for second-consecutive year.

Information provided by the MICDS tournament staff.  MICDS used a 16-0 run over the first 5:54 of the fourth period to break open a close game and to earn a 71-51 victory over Parkway Central and click their ticket to the tournament final for the second consecutive year. The Rams rode the 16 point scoring effort of Josie Cusworth while Rachel Thompson tossed in 14 for MICDS. The Rams will get another shot at top-seeded Westminster in a rematch of last year’s tournament championship on Saturday night at 6 p.m. Christie Bergesch put in 16 points with Zoe Wallis adding 11 on the night for the Colts who will take on Oakville in the third-place game on Saturday at 3 p.m. More game photos on the Ladue-Frontenac Facebook page.

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BOMBERS WIN: Detailed Report on Patch Monday

Come back Monday and find out how the Bombers destroyed Westminster 33-7 Saturday. Video, interviews and Facebook photos.

Zeke Elliott ran for two more TDs. Nick Duncan passed for 2 TDs. Jake Wood has lots of fun, sprinting 81 yards for the finali. The Bombers are 6-0 and have a week off to prepare next for Clayton. Go to Facebook now for game photos, and come back tomorrow and find out how the Bombers won again.

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Westminster Disappointed by Performance in State Semifinals

Wilcats lose to Smithville 47-37. To play in the third-place game with St. Louis' Miller Career Academy.

Columbia--The Westminster Christian Academy team came to Mizzou Arena with high expectations. What they got in the semifinals with Smithville in Class 4 was a disappointing loss. The Wildcats can count the ways. The taller, more physical Westminster team was out maneuvered often by Smithfield, who goes into the title game with a 27-5 mark. "It was a tough game. We just never got into the flow," said Westminster coach Steve Stipanovich. Smithville made last year's final 4 and was able to capitalize on that experience. The game stayed at pretty much a 10 and 11 point lead for Smithville in the final 16 minutes. The Wildcats made a late run, cutting the lead to three, 37-34. For a moment it looked like an unlikely hero would step up. Senior …

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Villa Duchesne Golfers Take Third at State

Saints only one of eight final teams to improve scores on final day.

A year ago, the Villa Duchesne golf team captured the state title. This year, they brought home the third-place plaque from the Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar, MO. Linda Potter, their coach pointed to the improvement of the entire squad. "It was a thrill to do that," she told Greg Uptain of STL.Today. The team trophy went to the girls of Westminster Christian Academy. Westminster went undefeated for the year, firing off a low of 340 in the second round of play in Southwest Missouri. Junior Brooke Cusumano fired rounds of 80 and 84 for a two stroke victory over Megan Keck of Cole Camp for the individual title. Villa Duchesne had a team score of 378, good enough for third place in the championships. Individually, John Burroughs …

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