Cardinal Ritter's Aniyah Brown takes the baton from Charlye Moody as the Lions run to victory in the 400-meter relay in meet-record time of 46.14-seconds at the Missouri track and field championships on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Jefferson City High School in Jefferson City, Mo. Chris Auckley | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Chris Auckley
Girls track and field: Led by sophomore Aniyah Brown, the All-Metro athlete of the year, the Lions rolled to their second consecutive Class 5 team state championship. Brown’s undefeated season finished with two individual titles and two relay titles as the Lions won team honors by almost 40 points.
Football: Fought through demanding schedule to finish 7-7 after reaching the Class 3 semifinals, the program’s second consecutive final four appearance and its third in four seasons.
John Burroughs celebrates after the Class 4 state championship game on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo. Paul Halfacre, STLhighschoolsports.com
Paul Halfacre
Girls basketball: Bombers won the first state championship in program history by beating St. Joseph Benton in a tightly contested Class 4 title game. It capped a 17-game winning streak and 23-4 season, culminating in Bombers’ first state tournament appearance since 2003.
Boys soccer: Metro League champ finished 18-7-1 and third in Class 4, the state’s highest classification, after falling to eventual champ Rockhurst 2-1 in the semifinals.
Lutheran St. Charles reacts to defeating Lamar to win the Class 2 state championship at the Show-Me Bowl, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Michael Gulledge
Football: Won the first state championship in program history by beating perennial power Lamar 33-27 in the Class 2 title game on a touchdown with six seconds left to play. Finished 12-2.
Boys soccer: Beat St. Pius X 3-0 in a Class 1 championship game featuring two first-time state finalists. The Cougars finished 22-5-1 by going 14-0-1 down the stretch to claim their first crown.
Westminster's Tatum Osmon celebrates victory of the Class 4 Championship volleyball match on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Westminster defeated Logan-Rogersville 3-0. Gordon Radford | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Gordon Radford
Girls volleyball: Swept Logan-Rogersville in Class 4 state final for first state championship since 2012 and the second in program history. Metro League champs finished their 26-8 season on a 14-match win streak.
Girls track and field: With senior Brooke Moore leading the way by capturing three individual events, Wildcats won the Class 3 team championship by more than 30 points. It was the first state team title in program history.
