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The Student News Site of Parkway Central High School

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The Student News Site of Parkway Central High School

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Photo illustration Clare Conlisk.

The Snowball Effect: Winter weather hinders spring sports

Corral Staff
March 14, 2013

As the beginning of spring sports season quickly approached, so did the winter season’s largest snowstorm. Winter storm “Q” brought enough snow to hinder tryouts and practices for spring sports. “Well,...

The varsity lacrosse team celebrates after a goal last year. Many of the players will return in the upcoming season. Photo from Corral Archives.

Young girls lacrosse team looks to move on

Corral Staff
March 14, 2013

Working with a team filled with a “strong” younger class, the girls lacrosse team is looking to take strides of improvement this season and those in the future, according to their coach. “We have...

Junior Brendan Ecker dribbles toward the basket in the boys junior varsity win over St. Charles on Jan. 15. The boys went into overtime against the Pirates and were able to pull out a four-point win. Photo by Matthew Gibbs.

Season Highlight: Boys get revenge in third West matchup

Corral Staff
March 12, 2013

After losing to Parkway West twice this season, the JV basketball team played the Longhorns for a third time and coach Mike Wright stressed the importance of a victory. "Coach Wright was incredibly intense...

Freshman Shannon Flynn looks to make a move in the junior varsity game against Kirkwood on Jan 4.  Photo by Kyla Gersten.

Season Highlight: Girls first game leads to tournament win

Corral Staff
March 12, 2013

The junior varsity girls’ first game of the year was a close game against Parkway North. The team featured a player from each grade level. "We had girls from all grades, which we didn’t think...

Girls Basketball Defeated in Sectional Playoff

Corral Staff
March 6, 2013

In a tale of two halves, The Parkway South Patriots narrowly defeated the Visiting Parkway Central Colts 50-47 in MSHSAA Class 5 Sectionals on Wednesday night at Maryville University. The Patriots...

The 200-yard medley relay of junior Elaine Reichert, senior Ally Neumann, and juniors Kelilah Liu and Courtney Nall stands on the podium. The relay finished in fifth place and set a new school record. Photo by Brandon Weissman.

Girls Swimming and Diving Finishes Season at State

Corral Staff
February 21, 2013

For the third consecutive year, the girls swimming and diving team placed among the top 15 teams at the State Swimming and Diving Championships. This year, the girls finished 12th overall in the competition...

Boys basketball falls short of conference title

Boys basketball falls short of conference title

Corral Staff
February 16, 2013

The boys basketball team would clinch the Suburban South conference title with a a victory at University City.  The University City Lions got out to a quick start with nine straight points scored...

Boys Basketball Defeats Parkway West

Boys Basketball Defeats Parkway West

Corral Staff
February 9, 2013

In an important match-up against Parkway West, the boys varsity basketball team came out on top with a 52-37 win that keeps them tied for first in the Suburban South Conference. “This win puts us...

Junior Christie Bergesch lets off a shot while an opposing player is knocked to the ground in the game against Parkway North on Jan. 11. Photo by Tara Stepanek.

Bergesch pushes herself, team to success

Corral Staff
February 1, 2013

For players on the opposing team, having to guard junior Christie Bergesch can be a challenging task. But even more so, it is dangerous for whoever tries to take the basketball from her. “Christie is...

At the average practice, each lane is occupied by at least seven swimmers, according to sophomore Taylor Burlis. Photo by Tara Stepanek.

Girls swim in wake of adversity

Corral Staff
February 1, 2013

With upwards of 50 girls and four lanes to practice in, the girls swim team adds space to its list of challenges. “Because there are a large number of swimmers, we do have some challenges when...

The boy's basketball team gets a talk from Coach Rick Kirby.  The Colts defeated Parkway South 62-54 on Monday.  Photo by Matthew Bernstein

Boys Varsity Basketball Tops Webster Groves

Corral Staff
January 31, 2013

On a freezing winter night, the boys varsity basketball team defeated Webster Groves by a score of 52-48. Coming into the game, Webster Groves had not lost a conference home game in over 12 years. Last...

Junior Aaron Brickman is positioned to make a save on his Chesterfield Falcons select hockey team.  Photo courtesy of Aaron Brickman.

Hockey never ends for Brickman

Corral Staff
January 31, 2013

A year after trying to start up the hockey program again, Central doesn’t have a team for the winter sports season. One of the standouts, junior Aaron Brickman, didn’t want to take a season off and...

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