Read about some of the 最新杏吧原创 area's top high school girls volleyball players as the season gets under way.
- Joe Lyons | Special to the Post-Dispatch
"Right away, I liked him and the way he competed,'' SLUH coach Bob O'Connell said of Paddy Byrne.
- Joe Lyons, Special to the Post-Dispatch
As the season gets underway, here are five standout high school boys soccer players in the 最新杏吧原创 area to keep an eye on.
- Joe Harris | Special to the Post-Dispatch
The Red Knights senior competed in the Under-20 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
- Steve Overbey | Post-Dispatch
"We're No. 1, we're No. 1," East 最新杏吧原创' Ronnie Gomiller repeated four times after the contest.
- Joe Harris | Special to the Post-Dispatch
Columbia won the Class 2A state championship last season with a 39-1 record and returns several key players from that effort.
- Joe Harris | Special to the Post-Dispatch
Lafayette seeks fifth successive title. Incarnate Word hungry for more. Script flip at Mater Dei.
"Being a running back is my favorite thing," Columbia's Jackson Lawal said.聽
"This is the best offensive line I've had since I've been at Triad,"聽Triad football coach Calvin Potthast said.
BELLEVILLE 鈥 Steven Brown had heard some of the talk surrounding Althoff's football team heading into the 2026 season.
鈥淲e wanted to make sure we formed an identity and come out and do what we wanted to do,鈥 Explorers coach Eric Dickerson said.
鈥淲e play with a lot of grit,鈥澛燜reeburg junior running back Cooper Kisgen said.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to get back to the drawing board," Belleville East's James Johnson said.
"I thought our guys settled in and ended up playing a pretty solid and disciplined game," West coach Ken Turner said.
Who's ready for the high school football season? Every year, the Post-Dispatch ranks 30 of the area鈥檚 top senior college football prospects.
East 最新杏吧原创 coach Darren Sunkett said: "We're going to make defenses respect Myson."
Cardinal Ritter coach Brennan Spain said: "We can't just be content with just getting there."
The Flyers open the season at 6 p.m. Saturday against Chicago Mount Carmel at Illinois State University.
Illinois is getting the high school football season started a week early this year. Enjoy!
Howell Central coach Malach Radigan said: "He's one of a kind who will be greatly missed, but I'm just thankful for the time we had with him."
"People might not know about these guys, but they can play some football," CBC coach Scott Pingel said.
"State title or bust," coach Raeffel聽Merriweather said.
"You don't see kids like him very often," Ladue coach Adam Hamilton said of Evan Via.
"We've got to show them who Kirkwood is," receiver Travis Shores said.聽
The Cougars open the season at 7 p.m. Friday by playing host to Effingham in a nonconference game.
"The best part about him is that even though he's done a lot, he still works as hard as anyone," St. Mary's senior wideout Greg Hollis said.
The Spartans check in as the No. 4 large school in the STLhighschoolsports.com preseason rankings.
"Every season has the beauty of birthing itself," third-year Hawks coach Tony Woolfolk said.
"We know he'll come out on top the majority of the time," East 最新杏吧原创 coach Darren Sunkett said of Raheem Floyd.
鈥淲e feel like the last couple of years we didn鈥檛 leave anything on the table,鈥 Festus coach AJ Ofodile said.
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最新杏吧原创 area high school athletes brought home the gold and made a lot of history last week.
Some of聽the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week includes some state champions and school record holders.
Check out some of聽the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week.
Columbia High graduate聽Dominic Voegele picked by Orioles, Mascoutah High grad Brendan Brock taken by Yankees.
Zach聽Van Hook is likely to draw plenty interest from major league teams during the weekend鈥檚 annual MLB draft in Philadelphia.
Triad junior first baseman Keegan Seipp is the All-Metro baseball player of the year.
Read about the 最新杏吧原创 area's top high school baseball players and their accomplishments from the 2026 season.
"I am proud of what we built with St. Dominic over 25 years,'' Greg Koeller said.聽
最新杏吧原创an Maddie DiMaria (Cor Jesu) won the Gatorade National Player of the Year honors for the 2026 season.聽
Cor Jesu junior forward Maddie DiMaria is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls soccer player of the year for the second successive season.聽
Read about the 最新杏吧原创 area's top high school girls soccer players and their accomplishments from the 2026 season.
Haffner was one of 10 coaches in all sports throughout the country to earn the coach of the year honor.
De Smet senior outside hitter Cole Esparza is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys volleyball player of the year.
Read about the 最新杏吧原创 area's top high school boys volleyball players and their accomplishments from the 2026 season.
鈥淒own 0-2, back against the wall, we just knew we had nothing else to lose, really,鈥 De Smet setter Ryker Whittle said.
Read about the 最新杏吧原创 area's top high school spring softball and their accomplishments from the 2026 season.
Red Bud senior Ava Wagner is the All-Metro spring softball player of the year. Wagner has signed with Western Illinois University.
The Rockets, in their first state tournament appearance, play for third place Friday.
The Rockets take a 24-7 record against Dakota (29-4) in a semifinal game at 10 a.m. Thursday at Louisville Slugger Softball Complex in Peoria.
East 最新杏吧原创 scored 28 fourth-quarter points to rally past four-time defending state champion Mount Carmel 42-23. See photos from the season opener at Illinois State University's Hancock Stadium.聽
"We're No. 1, we're No. 1," East 最新杏吧原创' Ronnie Gomiller repeated four times after the contest.
Check out scores from the opening night of the high school football season in Illinois. Missouri teams kick off Aug. 27.
Catch up on opening-weekend high school football across the Metro East, with results, game coverage, photos and video from the Post-Dispatch.