Church news from Florissant, Hazelwood, Black Jack, Ferguson, Spanish Lake

Lutheran North Stops Trinity; Hazelwood Central, East Fall

By Jim Wieners Too bad that about 5,000 fans according to media reports, including power-five conference college scouts, at Lutheran North’s Bill Lamothe Football Field were not watching a Class…

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Little Creek Nature Area Previews 2018 50th Anniversary Celebration

  Ferguson Florissant School District's Little Creek Nature Area kicked off its year-round 2018 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, Oct. 28 at its annual homecoming at 2295 Dunn Rd. The…

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Trinity-Lutheran North Meet Nov. 3; Hazelwood Central-CBC Showdown

By Jim Wieners In the Sept. 21 edition of   The Independent News, the Sports Headline mentioned that Trinity Catholic High and Lutheran High North are on a Friday, Nov. 3…

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Hazelwood West Boys Swimming Entered In 7 State Events; Hazelwood Central in 2

By Jim Wieners Hazelwood West Boys Swimming will compete in seven Class Two State events beginning with the preliminaries Friday, Nov. 3, 5 p.m. at the St. Peters’ Rec-Plex. This…

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Fall Weather Making It Great For Watching Prep Football and Soccer

by Randy Gardner It’s playoff time for area high schools. Every year I talk about getting out and supporting your local area team and this year is no different. It…

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Show Me State Volleyball For IWA, Sectional Boys CC For Haz. West

By Jim Wieners For the 25th time in school history (beginning in 1976), but the first time since 2010, Incarnate Word Academy Volleyball will be competing in a state tournament.…

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After 2 Weeks Off Trinity Hosts Rematch With Cardinal Ritter

By Jim Wieners It has been three weeks since 8-0 Trinity Catholic Football played a varsity game on the field defeating John Burroughs 62-7 on Oct. 6 After St. Charles…

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North County Churches Uniting Presents Awards for Racial Harmony and Justice

Under the direction of Barbara K. Thomas and Rance Thomas, the North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice (NCCU) celebrated its 13th Annual NCCU Awards Dinner on October…

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Florissant Parks Host Cross Country, Soccer; LHSN Hosts Girls Volleyball

By Jim Wieners Two Florissant City Parks will be sites for the Oct. 21 District Cross Country meet and the Oct. 21-28 Boys Soccer tournament. Meanwhile, Lutheran High School North…

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