As the high school spring sports season begins to wind down and we enter postseason competition in each of the spring sports, we’d like to give fans and supporters of area teams an update.Here is a recap of what went down last week and a brief look at what is coming up for area teams: MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS The two-time defending state champion MRH boys track team put itself in position to make it three in a row by easily winning the Class 2 sectional championships at Principia High last Saturday. The Blue Devils won nine of the meet’s 18 events, and took second place in five others, to …

As the high school spring sports season begins to wind down and we enter postseason competition across each of the spring sports, we’d like to give fans and supporters of area teams an update.Here is a recap of what went down last week, and a brief look at what is coming up for area teams this week: BRENTWOOD Much of the recent sports talk at Brentwood has been about its red-hot baseball and soccer teams. The Eagles soccer team pushed its season record to 11-5 with a perfect 3-0 record last week. Brentwood outscored its three opponents, Hillsboro, Maplewood Richmond Heights and Metro Academy…

Brentwood Brentwood High School (6-3) will meet Northwest Academy (8-1) in the regional state playoff game. This is the same point in last year's season when Brentwood beat Maplewood Richmond Heights 10-7 to move on to the state finals. The team the Eagles play this year, the Northwest Academy Hornets, have been ranked in the top ten in the state in the Associated Press poll for most of the season. They've averaged 37 points each game, and allowed their opponents to score only 7.4 on average. Both of those stats led their conference. Brentwood is powered by running backs Tyler Zelt and Andrew…

Football The undefeated Blue Devils (9-0) play their final regular season game—which is also the last of three district games—against Lift For Life (1-4) on Thursday at 7 p.m. MRH is ranked as the No. 1 Class 2 team in the state, according to stlhighschoolsports.com. The road to the Class 2 State Championship begins on Wednesday, Nov. 3, when MRH will either face Principia (2-7) or Brentwood (5-3). The winner of the Nov. 3 game plays again on Monday, Nov. 8. Brentwood football (5-3) is 2-0 in district play, beating Barat Academy 34-8 and Grandview 17-14. On Friday, they face Principia (2-7) …

Football MRH football (8-0) climbed to the No. 1 ranking in the Missouri AP high school football rankings for Class 2 teams. Their next opponent on Saturday, Northwest Academy (7-0), is ranked seventh. Three Blue Devils are getting looks from colleges: Calvin Belts has received offers from Bowling Green, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Illinois State and Eastern Illinois; Marcus Taylor is getting looks from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Bowling Green and Murray State; and Antonio King has interest from Illinois State. Soccer Soccer stands at 9-9 overall and 5-3 in …

Football In Brandon Gregory's first year as head coach, the Blue Devils are 7-0 overall and 5-0 in their conference. They're averaging 38.1 points a game, while giving up only 10.4. Both of those numbers lead the league. Austyn Ford leads the team with eight touchdowns and 54 tackles. They face Carnahan at home on Friday, with two more games after that before playoffs begin. See our coverage of MRH's games against Fredericktown, Perryville, St. Genevieve and Potosi. Soccer This is Chris Meyer's 14th season as head coach, and he says the numbers are up this year and last. Junior Sam Martin …