Earl Austin Jr.

The track and field competition is in full swing at the Summer Olympics in Paris and American athletes have been performing brilliantly. While we are all paying attention to what’s going on in France, there is another track and field athlete from St. Louis who is used to doing big things on the world stage. […]

St. Louisan Napheesa Collier is a new two-time Gold Medalist and also a part of the biggest American team dynasty in Olympic Games history. The former Incarnate Word Academy star helped the USA defeat France 67-66 in the women’s basketball gold medal game on the final day of the Olympic Games on Sunday in Paris. […]

The games of the 33rd Olympiad in Paris have ended and I’m already missing the non-stop action.

Luther Burden will be an NFL first-round draft in 2025 mock drafts. He will line up for his junior season at Mizzou beginning with a home game against Murray State on August 29, 2024 Credit: Photo of 247 Sports | Courtesy of University of Missouri

Lutheran North and MICDS have been two of the top football programs in the area for several decades. These two conference foes will meet on Saturday afternoon in a Metro League showdown at MICDS. Kick-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. Both teams are once again enjoying very successful seasons. Lutheran North enters the game with […]

St. Louisan Napheesa Collier had a season to remember in leading the Minnesota Lynx to a runner-up finish in the WNBA playoffs. The New York Liberty edged the Lynx 67-62 in overtime in the fifth and deciding game of a tremendous WNBA Finals series on Sunday night in Brooklyn. Collier, the former Incarnate Word Academy […]

Freshman guard Jordyn Haywood of MICDS rises up to shoot a jumper over the defense of Ladue’s Tamera Currie and Izzy Dodson during Thursday’s first-round game at the Don Maurer Invitational at MICDS. The host Rams defeated Ladue 65-42. Freshman guard Jordyn Haywood of MICDS rises up to shoot a jumper over the defense of Ladue’s Tamera Currie and Izzy Dodson during Thursday’s first-round game at the Don Maurer Invitational at MICDS. The host Rams defeated Ladue 65-42. Freshman guard Jordyn Haywood of MICDS rises up to shoot a jumper over the defense of Ladue’s Tamera Currie and Izzy Dodson during Thursday’s first-round game at the Don Maurer Invitational at MICDS. The host Rams defeated Ladue 65-42. Photo by Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American

Senior Nevaeh Caffey of Incarnate Word looks to shoot against the defense of Nylah Scales during Friday’s semifinals Photo by Earl Austin Jr. | The St. Louis American

University City senior guard Miyel Taylor (2) going up for two over Montgomery County's Tyler Erwin (20) and Clayton Parker (33) during game action of the Midwest Showdown Shootout Sat. Dec. 21, 2024 at Ritenour High School. Photo by Wiley Price St. Louis American

To visit one of the state’s most outstanding girls’ basketball tournaments, travel no farther than Visitation Academy. The Viz Tournament is the place to be if you want to see high caliber players and teams that will compete and win state championships. The gym is packed as folks come from all over the city and […]