Tag Archives: Evan Green

May 2010

May Male Athlete of Month-Orion Wilkinson

Senior tennis number one Orion Wilkinson is out to finally win the big one this year.  The last three years, Wilkinson has taken fourth, third, and second in the state doubles competition. This season, the senior is paired with fellow classman Nick Kirchoff as the team’s top doubles seed.  Thus far, the team pairing is [...]

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May 2010

Hounds ride El Caballo to victory

The Clayton baseball team finally had a game in which they got some breaks from the other team rather than handing them out as the team has done lately.  The team also finally had some timely and consistent production from the bottom part of their lineup to squeak out the win. No player came up [...]

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Apr 2010

Gold leads Hounds in box, on mound and behind plate

Senior catcher and pitcher Graham Gold has gotten off to a torrid start to the baseball season. Gold has helped the team to a 7-5 start while catching, pitching, and batting in the cleanup spot in the order. “Coming in to this season, we had a clean-up hitter in Matt Militello who we really wanted [...]

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Apr 2010

Clayton Lacrosse starts 4-0

The Clayton boys’ lacrosse team has started the season 4-0, with big wins over Webster Groves, Fox, Wentzville, and Republic.  In starting off the season with a 9-6 win over a much more populous school in Webster Groves, the Hounds showed that they are here to play with the big boys this year. In the [...]

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Mar 2010

Boys’ basketball suffers heartbreaking end to season, looks ahead to future

The boys’ basketball team’s season came to a disappointing end on Feb. 28 as they lost 62-58 to MICDS in the district final. The Hounds beat Westminster in the semifinal game on a baseline jump shot by senior guard Devonte Bell with three seconds left in the game.  The Hounds clinched their 50-48 win once [...]

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Mar 2010

Senior guard Bell hits game-winner

On Feb. 26, Devonte Bell’s four-year career came to an abrupt end.  The Hounds had lost to MICDS 62-58 in a fast, non-stop action game.  It was the type of game that Bell has always excelled in. In the game, Bell finished with 22 points, tied for a team-high in the loss.  In the semifinals, [...]

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Mar 2010

In Focus-Basketball

The boys’ varsity basketball team beat the Westminster Wildcats in the district semifinal game on Feb. 24 in Stuber Gym.  Senior guard Devonte Bell hit a game winning jumper with two seconds left in the game to break a 48-48 tie and give the Hounds the eventual win.  In that game, the team battled back [...]

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Feb 2010

Should McGwire be held responsible for an entire era’s possible mistake? Turf Tales

Lately, former Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire has been in the news following his recent admission to steroid use and the thought provoking discussion as to whether he should be allowed into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is now up for debate. The reasons that Big Mac should be allowed into the Hall of [...]

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Jan 2010

Should students really have to pay $5 to watch their classmates play?

This year, varsity basketball had coach Ryan Luhning and assistant coach Mike Nelke came up with an idea to get more fans to come to home games.  That idea was to create a fan club now known as the Clayton Crazies.  This is possibly one of the best ideas I have ever heard presented during [...]

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Jan 2010

Boys’ basketball off to 12-5 start, looking to avenge past playoff history

On Jan. 15, the boys’ basketball team finally got a signature victory, defeating the Whitfield Warriors 66-60 in overtime.  While the team almost choked away the game at the free throw line, watching a 57-51 lead with a minute to play evaporate before their eyes, the team pulled together and gutted out the win in [...]

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