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Valentines Day Win

Valentines Day Win

Savannah Drnec, Video Editor February 21, 2020

On Feb. 14, Howell Central's girls basketball team took on Holt in a neck-and-neck game. Remaining tied for the majority of the game, the team eventually pulled away, winning 41-35. "We always stay...

Junior Gracie Stugart passes the ball to sophomore Trinity Matthews in their game against the Holt Indians. The Spartans defeated the Indians and since have also taken down the Francis Howell Vikings.

Girls Basketball Strikes Back

Kierigan McEvoy, Web Assignments Editor February 20, 2020

Winning at home is always an adrenaline rush full of screams and shouts of victory, but winning on the road is something else entirely, especially when it’s the team down Highway 94 that you beat.  On...

The team huddled together during time out to motivate and encourage each other. Francis Howell Centrals girls basketball team has officially beaten the school record of 15 consecutive wins as they come out on top to get their 16th win.

Moving Forward

Sarah Percy, Staff Reporter January 31, 2020

The gym fills with the cheering of the student section as the ball swooshes through the net. All eyes watch as the scoreboard climbs in the Spartan’s lead as the clock ticks down. The girls on the court...

The girls basketball team celebrates a win at center circle after defeating GAC South opponent Troy Buchanan High School. The team improved to 12-0 after this win.

A Season of Firsts

Kierigan McEvoy, Web Assignments Editor January 13, 2020

13-0. One of the best season records thus far in program history. Three tournament wins. Facing different opponents every tournament and each time earning some hardware as a result of their efforts. Ranked...

PTR Pays Off

PTR Pays Off

Kierigan McEvoy, Wed Assignments Editor December 9, 2019

They walk around school dressed in their all-black game day sweats. They wear faces full of determination that radiate hard work, alongside their patch on the sleeve of their sweats that remind them every...

Girls Basketball Opens the Season With a Win

Girls Basketball Opens the Season With a Win

Nikki Crangle and Suzie Safi December 6, 2019

The girls varsity basketball team battled against Visitation on Tuesday, December 3rd in the Lutheran Saint Charles Tournament to advance to the semifinals. Visitation kept it a fairly close game with...

Members of the girls basketball program work out in the new workout facility during an early morning workout. The team was forced to move workouts while the center was being created but didnt see a decline in attendance, despite cramped conditions in the temporary workout site.

Continuing to perform

Chloe Schultz, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

The girls basketball team has been training in a series of different ways this last month. With the weight room being redone here at school, the team has had to overcome some obstacles in their preseason...

Gracie Stugart drives down the court, tongue sticking out, displaying her passion and love for the game. her enthusiasm is clear as she looks for one of her teammates to pass the ball to.

Taking Control

Kierigan McEvoy, Staff reporter March 27, 2019

The lights go out. A single spotlight illuminates the opposite sideline of the court with teammates lining both sides like a tunnel to the light. Sophomore Gracie Stugart sits covered in darkness with...

Lady Spartans get first win in state playoffs

Lady Spartans get first win in state playoffs

Natalie Walsh and Isaiah Salin February 27, 2019

The girls basketball team begins to see what they have been training for the last couple of months. Starting in the fall with workouts and conditioning, continuing to preseason training, following through...

Breaking ankles

Breaking ankles

Zoe Lentz, Staff Photographer February 6, 2019

On Jan. 24 our varsity girls basketball team won by a landslide. Whats new?  In the end the score was 45-28. The Lady Spartans played against FZW and even though we won by 17 points it was a good game...

Spartans give a good fight

Spartans give a good fight

Zoe Lentz, Staff Photographer January 29, 2019

On January 22nd our girls JV basketball team showed great effort as usual vs Fort Zumwalt West. It was a great game, nevertheless it was a very aggressive competition. With many shots, scores, and fouls...

The final shot

The final shot

Emily Mann, CO-Editor In Chief March 13, 2018

Bleachers rattle under the tapping, anxious feet of a mighty student section. “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go” escapes their mouths as their eyes gaze on the countdown to the game....

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