Oakville Soccer Falls to Cor Jesu for District Title

The Chargers won 1-0 in overtime.

Board Approves Freshmen Laptop Expansion

Approximately 550 students in the two high schools will have laptops in the fall.

More than 600 laptops and a new technician will be added to the district’s high schools in August. The school board unanimously voted to expand the district’s laptop pilot program at Thursday’s meeting. The pilot began this spring when one communication/arts class from each high school used laptops to learn from open sources on the internet. The district studied the students’ achievement and found success. Phase II of the pilot expands the laptops to math, science and social studies classes. Knost estimated the cost at $428,510, about $171,000 less than the allocated $600,000 he originally asked for Phase II of the program. “We really see this becoming one of our central themes and our big focuses over the next number of years,” Knost said…

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Oakville Soccer Heads to District Title Game

The Tigers will take on No. 1-seeded Cor Jesu Wednesday.

Two-Game Win Over Oakville Gives Panthers District Edge

Mehlville defeated the Tigers on their way to a second-place finish in the district tournament.

Mehlville got sweet revenge Friday night as they defeated cross-town rival Oakville in two games, 25-19 and 25-19. The Panthers previously fell to the Tigers on Senior Night at Oakville, but won when it counted at the Class 4 District 1 tournament, also hosted at Oakville. “That’s a big hump that our school has fought to get over for awhile,” Mehlville coach James Fischer said. “They’ve owned us. Finally getting over that hump is beautiful.” Mark Leininger led in kills for Mehlville with eight, but sophomore Ryan Hoyer tacked five, showing his worth in the postseason. “Ryan Hoyer is a star in the making. As a sophomore, he’s gone through the process, he’s had some developing to do,” Fischer said. “I expect big things from him in the future…

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Students Celebrate Prom Downtown

Parents shared photos of their kids before prom Saturday.

Week in Sports

Lindbergh Golf and Mehlville Baseball Face Off for Athlete of the Week

Also, baseball districts start this weekend.

The Affton baseball team was coming off an offensive explosion entering Thursday's non-conference contest against Mehlville. The Cougars defeated McCluer South-Berkeley 29-3 Wednesday, scoring nine runs in the first inning, nine more in the second and eight in the third in the four-inning game. Affton should have saved some runs for Thursday, as it went from scoring 29 runs to being shut out by the Panthers. Senior southpaw Aaron Onkle pitched five scoreless innings as the Panthers defeated Affton 10-0 in six innings. "That was the longest outing in Aaron's career," Mehlville coach Tim Ode said. "We have used him in several different scenarios although he has not pitched that much. He had one other start, against Parkway South, which he …

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Seniors and Parents: Upload Your Prom Photos

Share memories of prom on Patch.

Tonight, Mehlville and Oakville students will dance the night away, enjoying a classic high school rite of passage.  Students, show off your glitzy dress, freshly-pressed tux or wrist corsage by uploading your photos to Patch.  Parents, upload some of the 1,000 photos you'll take of your children posing on stair banisters or at the park.  Simply click on the 'Upload Photos' button above and don't forget to tell us who you are! Wishing the Mehlville and Oakville juniors and seniors a safe and happy prom.  Check out our photos from last year's prom.

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Sarah Flagg

5:15 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012

Thanks for all of the great photos! Sounds like the kids had a great time.   more ›

Merz, Fussell Earn Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete Recognition

The two athletes are stars on and off the court.

Lauren Fussell will need a very large varsity jacket. The Oakville High School senior is the first female to play three varsity sports all four years at the school, earning her 12 letters.  As a result, the girls softball, basketball and soccer teams will have a huge void to fill next fall.  Fussell is the ultimate team player, leading the Oakville soccer team with 13 assists. She also led in assists during basketball season with 75. Her postseason acclamations range from All-Conference Honors to basketball Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 to soccer Outstanding Player of the Year in 2011.  She's attending Missouri State University on a soccer scholarship and hopes to major in criminology, eventually leading to a career in law …

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