Fort Zumwalt East falls to Van Horn in first state title game appearance

By Greg Uptain | Special to the Post-Dispatch
Nov 22, 2025
Nov 22, 2025
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Fort Zumwalt East vs Van Horn — Fort Zumwalt East forward Tyler Baxter sits on the turf with his head covered after Fort Zumwalt East lost to Van Horn in the Class 3 Missouri state tournament championship game at World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton on Saturday November 22, 2025.
Tim Vizer, Special to the Post-Dispatch

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By Greg Uptain | Special to the Post-Dispatch

FENTON — The Fort Zumwalt East boys soccer team’s memorable postseason journey reached its final destination Saturday afternoon.

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