Clayton Tennis Captures Regular-Season State Tourney Title

It happened Saturday at MICDS, the website STLhighschoolsports.com reported.

The Clayton High School boys tennis team powered past schools such as Pembroke Hill and Rockhurst to win the 2012 Missouri Tennis Tournament of Champions on Saturday, the website STLhighschoolsports.com reported. And while Clayton sophomore Mac Rechan took a second-place award, the website reported, his performance was exceptional. Quoting from the STLhighschoolsports.com article: "Rechan, who was seeded second in the field of 16, breezed through his first three matches which included a 6-0, 6-0 win in the semifinals over Pembroke Hill's No. 2 player March Zheng." Read Rechan's reaction to the day and find out more about other dominant performances by Clayton players in the complete STLhighschoolsports.com article.

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Hoops Hangouts: See Mizzou and SLU Games in Clayton, Richmond Heights

Find out where to watch NCAA basketball tournament games, then tell us who's going to advance.

Clayton and Richmond Heights readers: If you clicked on this post, you've undoubtedly already filled out a bracket for the NCAA men's basketball tournament that officially kicked off Tuesday.  For the first time since the 1999-2000 season, both the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University are playing in college basketball's most prolific postseason tournament.  Both squads open their tournament schedules on Friday: So where can you go to see these games and others to come? Here are a few options—be sure to click on the business names to rate your favorites: Then predict the final score of both games by posting a note in the comments section below! 

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Nate Birt

10:31 am on Friday, March 16, 2012

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Fontbonne Softball Team Wins 29 Games, Makes NCAA Tourney

Coach Bill Rosner said his Clayton team pitched well, caught well and played good defense.

Bill Rosner and the Fontbonne University women's softball team have a mantra: It's not if, it's win, and that when is now. The Griffins followed that mindset in the season that recently ended, finishing with a 29-10 record and becoming one of 60 teams out of 404 to qualify for the first round of the NCAA tournament for Division 3. They fell out of the tournament after losing two straight games, to Washington University and Anderson (IN) University. The team has come a long way since Rosner, a Bridgeton resident, became head coach. In the season before his arrival, the Griffins won just eight games. In his first year, they won 21 games. In his second year, they won 24. "The future is good," Rosner said Tuesday, reflecting on the end of his …

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Maplewood Richmond Heights Boys Poised For District Play

The Class 3 District 5 basketball tournament is in full swing this week at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School.

The Class 3 District 5 postseason basketball tournament ramps up Monday night at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School. The nine-team district tourney actually began on Saturday afternoon as Cleveland NJROTC defeated Confluence Prep Academy Charter, 79-48, in the district’s only weekend matchup.   Monday’s quarterfinals will feature: Metro vs. Construction Careers Charter (4 p.m.), Cleveland NJROTC vs. top-seeded Cardinal Ritter (5:30 p.m.), Brentwood vs. Carnahan (7 p.m.) and Maplewood Richmond Heights vs. Lift For Life Academy (8:30). The Cleveland Commanders enter Monday with a 2-19 mark after snapping its 15-game losing streak on Saturday. Cardinal Ritter is 19-5 and is the tournament favorite along with Maplewood Richmond Heights. …

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Two Clayton Wrestlers Quality for State Tournament

It's the first time the Greyhounds have sent wrestlers to the Columbia event in two years.

Clayton Greyhounds wrestlers Caleb Grady and Ed Davis broke new ground this season. Grady, a junior, and Davis, a sophomore, were the first wrestlers from Clayton to qualify for the state tournament in two years. In addition, this year marks the first time since 1999 that the Greyhounds have sent more than one competitor to state. “This is a big boost for us, and getting two people through was a big plus,” Clayton wrestling coach Doug Verby said.   The top four wrestlers in each district tournament in the state of Missouri qualify for the state tournament in Columbia, MO. Davis placed third in the 112-pound weight class Saturday in the Class 2 District 2 Tournament at John Burroughs High School, while Grady placed fourth at 125. Davis was …

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Daily PatchCast: Upcoming University City School Board Member Talks Plans, Ladue Lady Rams Finish Regular Season Strong and More

A roundup of the region's major developments for Thursday.

Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Wrestling: District Qualifiers Gearing up for State Meet University City's New Board Member-Elect Rick Salamon Your Weekend: Music, Theater, Dance Kid Power! 22-1 Lady Rams Face Nerinx in Districts

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Clayton Girls Defeat Windsor, 54-17, in First Round of Affton Tournament

The Lady Greyhounds have been improving after a rough start to the 2010-11 season.

The Clayton Lady Greyhounds basketball team started the Affton Girls Varsity Basketball Tournament on a high note Jan. 22. with a 54-17 first-round victory over the Windsor Lady Owls. Clayton struggled early in its 2010-11 campaign, losing its first seven games. But the Lady Greyhounds are on an upswing, having won five of their last seven contests. Clayton improved to 6-11 with the win over Windsor. “We’re getting better,” Clayton coach Heath Kent said. “I was really proud of the way we played ... against Barat Academy. It’s the best we’ve played all year, and luckily it carried over to today.” Clayton defeated Barat Academy 61-28 on Jan. 21. It was the Lady Greyhounds' highest scoring game of the season.   “They’re becoming more …

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Greyhounds Fall to Cadets in DC Wilcutt Tourney

Clayton took second place after falling to Christian Brothers College High School in the final, 79-69.

The Clayton Greyhounds took second place Jan. 14 in the 2011 DC Wilcutt Invitational Basketball Tournament, falling 79-69 to the Christian Brothers College High School (CBC) Cadets.  “We knew coming into this game how good some of their players were, and I thought in the half quarter our defense was really good," Clayton coach Ryan Luhning said. "But we kept turning the ball over against their pressure, their 1-3-1 trap, and they kept getting run-outs and dunks." Luhning said that though the team is a little bitter over the loss, it will take the loss and learn from it. “I told these guys we came to win a championship, and unfortunately that didn’t happen," Luhning said. CBC coach Bob McCormack said before the game that the Greyhounds are …

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Greyhounds Enter DC Wilcutt Tourney with Numerous Accomplishments

The Clayton boys basketball team will face Fort Zumwalt East at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 in the first round of the tournament.

The Clayton Greyhounds boys basketball team has compiled an impressive record in the first five weeks of the 2010-11 campaign. Clayton had an 11-2 record as of last week. The Greyhounds seem to be destined to improve upon last season, when they finished 17-8. “It’s early, but the guys have played well,” Greyhounds coach Ryan Luhning said. “We’re going to get a real tough stretch with the conference schedule starting and the (Christian Brothers College High School's DC Wilcutt) Tournament starting. It’s always a real good tournament. We’re in a stretch where we’ll play a bunch of good teams, and I hope we’ll continue to play like we’ve been playing, and I hope our record continues to improve. We just hope we keep getting better and that we’…

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Clayton Wrestlers Muster Few Points in First Day of Suburban Conferences Championships

Semi-finals and championship rounds will be held Jan. 8 at Hazelwood Central High School.

The Clayton Greyhounds wrapped up the first day of the inaugural All St. Louis Suburban Conferences Wrestling Championships at No. 27 out of the 28 teams participating in the meet with 12.5 points. The event kicked off Jan. 7 at Hazelwood Central High School and brought together 28 of the 30 schools from the Suburban North, South, East and West conferences to settle who stands atop the rest. The event, the brainchild of McCluer coach John Combest, serves as an unofficial championship of sorts for St. Louis suburban schools. Semi-finals and championship matches are to be held Jan. 8. The tournament is modeled after a 32-man bracket with wrestle-backs to third place. The top four in each weight class are seeded and given their own quarter …

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