Another Win, Another Shutout for Soccer Rebels

Priory blanks MICDS 5-0 Wednesday in a Metro League contest at MICDS.

The Priory soccer team has played 11 games this season. The Rebels have won them all and have given up just one goal all season. They recorded their 10th shutout of 2011 Wednesday in a convincing 5-0 Metro League victory over MICDS. "We are strong all over the field and everybody defends," Priory coach John Mohrmann said of the key to the tremendous defensive record. "It keeps the pressure off the backs and the keeper." Rebel senior sweeper Kyle Martin is often without a lot of work during a game. "There are times that 20 or 25 minutes go by and I don't touch the ball," said Martin, who has started on varsity since he was a freshman. "Our motto this year is "fierce" and that is the way we play defensively from the forwards all the way to …

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Eighth-Grader Turns An Observation Into A Chance To Help

Sydney Lefton saw a need and decided to do something about it.

MICDS eighth-grader Sydney Lefton turned a school field trip to North Side Community School into a charitable project. “When I first saw the school my impression was I was lucky because they didn’t have any books. It’s really small there; they don’t have a lot of supplies in their classrooms,” Sydney said. So she decided to start a book drive to help the students. This collection drive for books for kindergarteners through second-graders became Sydney’s project for her bat mitzvah. “I made flyers and told my friends about it. And I invited everyone who I invited to my bat mitzvah; I sent a list of books.” She then picked a day and asked everyone to drop off the books at her home. Apparently Sydney’s efforts worked because she collected …

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Weekly PatchCast: Centene Donates to Special Olympics, Wabash Days and More

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Whiz Kid: Kelly Marra Learns TLC At Creve Coeur Hospital

MICDS senior Kelly Marra likes working with children and is thinking of a nursing career. The TLC program at St. John's Mercy is gives her a good look into the medical field.

Each week, Creve Coeur Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week to highlight. This Week's Whiz Kid: Kelly Marra Age: 17 School: MICDS Key To Awesomeness: Kelly Marra has discovered she loves volunteering around St. Louis because it widens her horizons. She thinks she might like to go into nursing, and is currently in a program at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur. There, with other teens, she volunteers and learns about medical occupations. Marra, an MICDS senior, has volunteered with operation Food Search and Beyond Housing. She said she really …

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Viewfinder: Carnival Time for Kids at St. John's Mercy

Area high school students in Creve Coeur volunteer program host a fun time for pediatric patients.

Some St. Louis-area high schoolers interested in a medical profession have spent learning about many aspects of working in a hospital. St. John’s Mercy Medical Center hosted the program called TLC, Teens Learning in the Community, a 6-week project that combined presentations from hospital staff and student volunteer opportunities.. Lauren Lee, Administrative assistant for volunteer services, said they learned what it’s like on a day-to-day basis from pediatricians, nurse practitioners, radiologists covering medical to administrative tasks. The 27 students also had the fun opportunity to plan a carnival for pediatric patients and their families. That event was held Thursday afternoon at the hospital's Rooftop Garden. “They made all the …

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Creve Coeur Area Golf Teams Teeing It Up in 2011

De Smet joined defending state champion, Whitfield, for a match at Bellerive Country Club, early in the 2011 golf season.

Despite this spring's unpredictable weather so far, the local high school golf season is for 2011 is getting underway. Patch caught up with a pair of Creve Coeur squads earlier this week at Bellerive Country Club. De Smet joined defending Class 2 state champion, Whitfield in a quad match, which also saw Lutheran North and MICDS in competition. Whitfield coach Harold Barker enjoys the return of his top two golfers in juniors Mitch Rutledge and Jake Andrews. Rutledge was first team All-Metro last season and finished fifth in state. Barker sees Rutledge as the anchor of the squad. "We're real excited about Mitch this year, he's probably got several rounds in the 60's in his bag, and he will be a big part of our hopes to repeat at state," said…

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Daily PatchCast: Creve Coeur Group Raises More Than $100K for Families in Need, Jefferson Books Identified at Washington University and More

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Jeff Brandt

7:34 pm on Monday, February 21, 2011

Nice work, Nate! I like the guy holding the little dog in the HavenHouse story. Also, the Thomas Jefferson book discovery is awesome.   more ›

Whitfield Prevails at 45th Annual MICDS Eric Lewis Invitational

Area teams saw championship performances at the MICDS event, while Whitfield took the top spot ahead of Rockwood Summit.

Area wrestling squads gathered at McDonnell Gymnasium this weekend to participate in the Eric Lewis Memorial Tournament at MICDS. It was the 45th time the school has hosted the event, which for several years now has honored Lewis, a former member of the MICDS coaching team. Lewis died in a car crash in 1999 and soon after the school acknowledged his impact at MICDS by naming its annual tournament after him. The tournament featured several top area teams, including Whitfield and Rockwood Summit, a pair of squads who’ve now faced off on back-to-back weekends. Whitfield took the top spot again this time with 213 team points to runner-up Summit’s 185. Holt (168 points), McCluer North (140 points), and Mexico (139 points) rounded out the top …

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Chaminade Shrugs Off Beal's Slow Start, Powers To Win Over MICDS

Chaminade keeps perfect season intact.

By his own admission, Chaminade senior Bradley Beal wasn't on his game. But Thursday night's 69-46 Red Devils nonconference victory at home over MICDS was the perfect example of why basketball is a team game. Beal pumped in a game-high 28 points, which is four below his average, but the University of Florida-bound recruit knocked in 17 of those points on 26 free throw attempts, which is part of his arsenal–drive hard to the hole and induce contact. But it was guys like Luke Bumgarner, Tevin Evans, Andy Kleinlein and Brendan Kelly who picked up the pace for their leading scorer. "I probably had the worst first half I can remember playing in my life," said Beal, who helped the Red Devils remain undefeated at 12-0. "I'm just so fortunate to …

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