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After cross-facing his opponent, junior Garabed Sams reaches his other hand between his opponents legs to begin locking up a cradle. Shortly before this, Sams’ opponent called injury time due to strain on his shoulder.

Mind Over Muscle

Rachael Latzel, Staff Photographer • February 20, 2025

Overthinking about matches. Cutting weight. Underperforming. These are all common hardships that many wrestlers know all too well, as the sport is notorious for being rigorous and challenging. Sophomore...

Once Dana Thee Sanchez won her match, she shook her opponent’s hand before also shaking the coaches’ hands as well. Sanchez proceeded to talk with Coach Kurt Kruse who congratulated her and had a t-shirt as a gift for her 100 career wins.

Century Marks Celebrations

Caroline Kraft, Visuals Editor-in-Chief • February 10, 2025

Francis Howell Central’s wrestling is among the most rewarding programs at the high school with both boys and girls having outstanding records this season. The program can thank its hard-working...

Smiling at her teammates, sophomore Izzy Brewer holds the ball on her hip. Brewer laughed with her teammates and got most of her reps within the corner of the court.

Locking Down a Win

Izzy Dunlap, Staff Photographer • February 10, 2025

During the most recent away game for the varsity girls basketball team, the Spartans took on Francis Howell North on their home ground. The Spartans came out victorious in the end with a winning score...

unior Chase Gray jumps up and down to get loose before his match. Gray then walked over to his team so they could send him out.

A Bitter Sweet Goodbye

Amelia Raziq, Social Media Editor • February 7, 2025

  Being a senior is never easy. Your senior year is always full of your last firsts, and being a senior athlete is even harder because when the end of the season rolls around so does senior...

Dominating the Mat

Audrey Webb and Madi Scott • February 6, 2025

Last year, the girls varsity wrestling team took home a win at the state tournament. This year, the entire team is coming back to practice and putting in the hard work in order to take home the win for...

Senior Olivia Tran strains to hand fight her opponent and ultimately get her in a position that makes it to where Tran can take a shot. To take a shot means to get your opponent on the mat and prevent them from getting back up in the hopes to win by pinning them down.

Swift Success for the Spartans

Addison Yeaton, Staff Photographer • February 3, 2025

At St. Charles High School, the junior varsity Gateway Athletic Conference girls wrestling tournament was held on Jan. 24 where teams from various schools competed against each other.  These events...

Senior Addie Henderson holds the ball on the freethrow line as she looks at her teammate Jayla Robinson who is below the basket. She looked for a teammate closer to the basket in order to get a better opportunity to score.

Fighting Till the Finish

Ava Breuer, Staff Photographer • January 31, 2025

As the Spartans make their way through the season, the varsity girls basketball team travelled to St. Charles West on Jan. 21 facing a tough loss against the Warriors with a score of 43-34. Surprised...

The team sits on the bench during a break between shifts, exhausted from the game. Sophomore Matthew Grishman turned his head to the side, as he watched the game progress.

Failing by Five

Mallory Davie, Staff Photographer • January 31, 2025

The Spartan hockey team took a dramatic loss against the Francis Howell Vikings with a score of 10-5. On Jan 20 at the Maryville Hockey Center, the Spartans played a short handed game against the district...

During the medley relay, sophomore Sarah Turner comes up for air during her breaststroke. It's important that the swimmers come up for air regularly so they don’t run out of breath which would lead them to become tired during their race.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Madi Scott, Staff Photographer • January 31, 2025

During the meet versus Fort Zumwalt South on Jan. 23, the girls varsity team fought hard and ended up winning with the final score being 95-91. After the meet their coach Robin Hussey selected two...

Maleah Eichelberger, freshman, stares at the referee as she waits for the whistle. Eichelberger stayed locked around her opponent to make sure she secured a win.

Dominating at GAC’s

Izzy Dunlap, Staff Photographer • January 31, 2025

During the GAC tournament, junior varsity tournament held by St. Charles High on Jan. 24 the Francis Howell Central junior varsity wrestling team came out of the doors with the gold. Sophomore Kenzee...

Sophomore Kylee Call Rolon’s body surges out of the water as she takes a breath in between her butterfly strokes. After continuously pushing herself throughout her event, she helped her relay team earn second in the butterfly relay.

Reprieve and Podium Win

Caroline Kraft, Visuals Editor-in-Chief • January 28, 2025

After weeks of continuous practices and late-night meets, the varsity girls swim team earned an afternoon break during Fort Zumwalt East’s relay meet. Relay meets are viewed as more fun because they...

Senior Owen McCracken looks to his left at his coaches for instruction on what move to attempt next. McCracken was able to put himself into a good enough spot so that he was able to look away from the match for a moment.

Pinning Down Progress

Audrey Webb, Staff Photographer • January 28, 2025

After a very long night, both the girls and boys wrestlers were able to gain the win for the school against the Francis Howell Vikings. The girls were able to win with a score of 39-28 and the boys...

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