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Jim Wieners’ Prep Sports Roundup: IWA Basketball . . .

Joins 10-Title Club After Another Class Four 3-Peat By Jim Wieners Incarnate Word Academy Basketball is enjoying their last 10 years of going to the Missouri State High School Activities…

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Jim Wieners’ Prep Sports Roundup: Girls’ Basketball

Lutheran North Girls Basketball Can’t Stop Strafford’s 4-Title, 115-Game Streak By Jim Wieners For the second time in three years Lutheran High School North Basketball were in the Missouri State…

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Mark Your Calendar for March and April

Mark Your Calendar is a regular feature in The Independent News each issue. Items of general interest from non-profit and fraternal groups will be published if received at our office…

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Jim Wieners’ Prep Sports Roundup: A Basketball Rivalry

Stars Or Hawks Are A Win Away From Final 4, While Titans Fall Short By Jim Wieners For years, the Boys Basketball rivalry between McCluer North and Hazelwood Central included…

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Jim Wieners’ Prep Sports Roundup: Basketball Finals

Lutheran North Back To Final 4; Hawks, Incarnate Win Districts By Jim Wieners After losing in last year’s Class Three State Girls Basketball Quarterfinals to Clark County, Lutheran North is…

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Jim Wieners Prep Sports Roundup: District Basketball

McCluer North, McCluer Boys And  IWA Girls Are Top Basketball Seeds                  By Jim Wieners On Jan. 25, Ferguson-Florissant School District rivals McCluer North hosted McCluer in a Boys’ Suburban…

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Jim Wiener’s Prep Sports Roundup: Basketball Showdown

Titans Have Showdown At Vashon After Hawks Play Bloomington, Ill. By Jim Wieners Vashon High School is winners of 10 State Boys Basketball Championships, which makes them third overall but…

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Jim Wiener’s Prep Sports Roundup: Girls Wrestling

McCluer North Girls Wrestling Sends Three To State; Boys Districts Feb. 8-9                        By Jim Wieners Girls’ Wrestling marks its inaugural Missouri State High School Activities Association state championship appearance…

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