Friday, February 1, 2013
Michael Stewart, 18, of the 3000 block Willow Wood Drive, was charged Jan. 22 with two counts of intent to distrubte a controlled substance relating to an incident on March 2, 2012, at Francis Howell North High School.
A St. Charles teen has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance with an intent to distribute after traded prescription bills for cigarettes. Michael Stewart, 18, of the 3000 block Willow Wood Drive, was charged Jan. 22 with two counts of intent to distribute a controlled substance relating to an incident on March 2, 2012, at Francis Howell North High School. According to the probable cause statement, police said that Stewart was in possession of five hydrocodone and acetaminophen, 0.5 grams of methylphenidate and one amphetamine pill. St. Peters Police said Stewart took the pills, knowing they were a controlled substance, from his parents with the intent to sell to a juvenile at the school. …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Brandon Bollig, a graduate of Francis Howell North and winger for the Chicago Blackhawks, got into a fight with St. Louis Blues forward Chris Stewart in the Blackhawks' 3-2 win over the Blues on Tuesday.
The Chicago Blackhawks got off to a fast start Tuesday night in their 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Blackhawks enforcer and Francis Howell North graduate Brandon Bollig got off to a physical one. Less than eight minutes into the game, Bollig, who played for the Junior Blues as a teen, was already dropping gloves with Blues forward Chris Stewart. Bollig managed 5 minutes, 16 seconds worth of ice time Tuesday, averaging nearly a penalty minute per minute on the ice. The quarrel with Stewart was Bollig's second fight of the season. The Blackhawks signed Bollig April 3, 2010. "I grew up watching (the Blues) and I was a die-hard fan of their guys growing up," Bollig said to Blackhawks radio voice John Wiedeman. "There's a little extra…
Saturday, January 19, 2013
FHN girls pick up victory, while the boys are downed by Francis Howell Central.
Francis Howell North split a girls’ and boys’ doubleheader with Francis Howell Central Friday night as part of North’s first ever athletic Hall of Fame Night. In the girls’ contest, Francis Howell North claimed a 49-42 victory to improve to 8-8 on the season. In addition, the Knights are now 2-1 in the South Division of the Gateway Athletic Conference. North jumped out an 18-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, it was all Central in the second quarter, as the Spartans held the Knights scoreless to even things at 18 at the half. Even after 3 quarters, the game could have gone either way. The Knights held a 3-point lead going into the final quarter. The fourth proved to be pivotal as North outscored Central 16-12 for a 7-…
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Fort Zumwalt East's Nikki Taylor is the fan choice for top softball player from the first part of the 2012 season.
Fort Zumwalt East's Nikki Taylor's start to the season did not go unnoticed. The Tigers' slugger—who leads the team in most offensive categories—won the Patch St. Charles County Athlete of the Week award. Here's how the voting broke down: Which St. Charles County softball player has had the best start to the 2012 season? Taylor has been hitting just about everything this season for the Fort Zumwalt East Lions. Taylor leads the Lions in several offensive categories like batting average (.476), homers (three), RBIs (11) and steals (two). She has 10 hits on the year, six for extra bases—two doubles, a triple and three home runs. Taylor's slugging percentage of 1.095 is easily the best on the team. *** Patch wants to thank everyone who voted…
Monday, September 10, 2012
Help decide which St. Charles County softball player has gotten off to the best start in 2012.
Football may be king, but it's far from the only sport being played this fall. After looking at football for the last two weeks in the St. Charles County Athlete of the Week fan poll, we're looking at a different sport. This week we turn our attention to the softball field. Tell us in the poll below: Which St. Charles County softball player has had the best start to the 2012 season? Here are the nominees: Nikki Taylor—Fort Zumwalt East: Nikki Taylor has been hitting just about everything this season for the Fort Zumwalt East Lions. Taylor leads the Lions in several offensive categories like batting average (.476), homers (three), RBIs (11) and steals (two). She has 10 hits on the year, six for extra bases—two doubles, a triple and three …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
The Cougars' Brett Collins is the fan choice for top football player from Week 1 of the high school season.
The wins just keep coming for Brett Collins and the Lutheran Cougars. After helping his team snap an 18-game losing streak in Week 1 of the 2012 high school football season, Lutheran quarterback Brett Collins was nominated for the Patch St. Charles County Athlete of the Week. Collins, with 76 percent of the vote, came out on top. Here's how the voting broke down: Who was the top football player from Week 1 of the 2012 season? Collins had a hand in all four touchdowns for the Cougars. As the quarterback, Collins was 12-for-21 for 209 yards and three touchdowns against no interceptions. As a running threat, Collins carried the ball 17 times for 73 yards and a score. *** Patch wants to thank everyone who voted. Remember, this whole …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Help us name the fan's choice for the top football player from the first week of the high school season.
It's another high school sports season, which means the return of our weekly St. Charles County Athlete of the Week poll. This week we turn our attention to the football filed. Tell us in the poll below: Who was the St. Charles County player of the week for the first week of the 2012 football season? Here are the nominees: Brett Collins—Lutheran High School: For the first time since Sept. 3, 2010, the Lutheran Cougars picked up a win. Snapping an 18-game losing skid that spanned all of last season, the Cougars topped Principia 27-21 on the opening night of the 2012 season. A key piece in the win? Quarterback Brett Collins. The Cougars scored four touchdowns in the game and Collins had a hand in all four. As the quarterback, Collins was…
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Freshman Ashanti Carey's rebound goal in the game's sixth minute lifts Pirates to 1-0 win over valiant Lady Knights.
During the pre-game warm-up before Tuesday's MSHSAA Class 3 girls soccer sectional at Francis Howell North High School, a contigent of male Howell North fans decided it would be fun to heckle Pattonville freshman Ashanti Carey. The hooting and barking towards Carey wasn’t exactly vicious or malicious, but it was pretty loud, and it was the first time anything like that had ever happened to Carey, and for a moment, at least it did distract her. “Oh my God, I thought I was going to cry,” Carey said. “That’s the first time anything like that has ever happened. But my teammates told me to ignore them and that just happens sometimes when a big crowd shows up for a big game like this. So I just tried to calm myself down.” It didn’t take long for…
Monday, May 21, 2012
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Mark Buehrle The former Francis Howell North hurler is 3-4 in the young season, his first with the Miami Marlins. The win-loss record is deceptive. It comes with a solid 3.17 ERA and is complicated by a Marlins squad which has been starved for run support this season. According to mlb.com, Buehrle will take the mound Monday for Miami against ageless 49 year-old wonder Jamie Moyer. Max Scherzer Parkway Central's Max Scherzer, who has struggled this season on the mound for the Detroit Tigers, found his form in dominating fashion Sunday. He pitching seven innings and struck out 15, which according to espn.com is the most in 40 years for the franchise. He evened his record at 3-3, after going 4 innings in his start Tuesday, not enough for the …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Another week is in the books, which means it's time for another chance to find St. Charles County's Athlete of the Week. This week, we turn our attention to the baseball diamond. Here are the nominees for the St. Charles County baseball player of the week for the week of April 23: Travis Vaught—Francis Howell Central: The Spartans Travis Vaught did it all last week. Vaught opened the week on April 24 with a stat-filling performance. In Howell Central's 8-3 win, Vaught was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. To top it off, he added two stolen bases. The next day, against Vianney, Vaught walked once and scored two runs in the Spartans' win. To close out the week, Vaught went 1-for-3 against Fort Zumwalt West. Bryan Ryberg—…
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