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Dec 2011

Fall sports athletes receive regional, state acclaim

  Clayton was well represented in post-season awards for fall athletic performance. On the girls’ side, junior Carly Cassity was selected for the Post-Dispatch second team all-metro.  Cassity and doubles partner Caroline Greenberg finished third in state.  Cassity was also selected an all-metro athlete a year ago. “I’m honored to be recognized,” Cassity said. “It [...]

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Dec 2011

Chris Paul and the Resurgence of the Los Angeles Clippers

Many people, whether they are avid or casual basketball fans, will remember the infamous “Decision” television broadcast, where LeBron James announced he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and signing with the Miami Heat. Though they were hated, the new Miami Heat became a top tier team their first year together, ultimately reaching the NBA [...]

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Dec 2011

Elizabeth Krane: Making Waves

Senior Elizabeth Krane is, without a doubt, one of the most talented student-athletes at Clayton High School.  Yet despite playing a Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) sanctioned sport, she has never donned a Clayton uniform in her four years at the high school.  Instead, Krane has been competing at a national level with [...]

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Dec 2011

Caleb Grady Athlete Spotlight

As the winter sports season warms up and many student athletes at CHS prepare for the coming meets, matches and games ahead, one student stands out from the crowd. Senior Caleb Grady. Grady is a three sport athlete who leads by example. Not only does he exude commitment and focus, but his attendance at practices [...]

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Dec 2011

Blues New Coach: Ken Hitchcock

The St. Louis Blues changed coaches on Nov. 6 after playing only 13 games. Replacing Davis Payne is Ken Hitchcock, a veteran coach who has won the Stanley Cup and had more than 1,000 games of coaching experience. Hitchcock believes that the Blues have the potential to become a play-off team and declared that he [...]

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Nov 2011

Cut too short: In memory of Brandon Hsueh

It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon at about half past two, and the St. Louis Priory School’s cross country team was out for a practice run near the 1200 block of Conway Road near Williamsburg Road. Although it seemed like merely a routine practice, one misstep and fall had fatal consequences when seventh grader Brandon [...]

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Oct 2011

Over and Out

Tony La Russa announced his retirement from the sport of baseball.

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Oct 2011

A Series To Remember

The events that happened in the 2011 World Series may never be forgotten. The Cardinals were down to there last strike, twice, each time battling back with clutch hits from David Freese and Lance Berkman. The series showed defense so sloppy that at times it looked like a fourth grade little league game. Yet, at [...]

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Oct 2011

WATCH: Linebacker Luke Ulrich Injured

Senior Linebacker Luke Ulrich was injured in the Hounds’ loss to the UCity Lions. Without him, the Greyhounds fell to rival Ladue the next week. (VIDEO)

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Oct 2011

Girls Tennis Cassity and Greenberg Clinch Third at State

In a thrilling final week of the Girls Varsity Tennis season, Carly Cassity and Caroline Greenberg won districts, sectionals and placed third at State in electrifying fashion. After finishing first in districts over the Clayton two seed doubles, Isabella Jacobs and Carly’s younger sister, Connor Cassity, Carly Cassity and Caroline Greenberg continued to defeat a [...]

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