Sunday, May 29, 2011
Orchard Farm High School beats John F. Kennedy Catholic 4-3 in overtime to reach the state tournament.
Nope. Brooke Burckhardt cannot tell a lie. The Orchard Farm High School forward thought her team was done after John F. Kennedy took a one-goal lead with just 2:09 left in Saturday's Class 1 quarterfinal soccer match at Bob Goodwin Field. "To be honest, I started crying," Burckhardt, a junior, said. "I figured it was all over." Her teammate, Alexis Robbers, had other ideas. The Eagles' junior sniper scored on a penalty kick 30 seconds later to send the match into overtime. Burckhardt took over from there. Given a new life, she converted on a partial breakaway 3:49 into the extra session to give the Eagles a heart-stopping, history-making 4-3 triumph. Orchard Farm (17-7) advances to the state semifinals where it will face John …
Monday, March 7, 2011
Kennedy rallies in the second half at Crystal City, but loses, 44-43, in the Class 3 District 4 championship game.
With a 31-20 deficit staring them in the face at halftime in the Class 3 District 4 championship game, the John F. Kennedy girls basketball team was up against the ropes in the Celts’ most important day of the 2010-11 season. But that didn’t keep Kennedy (17-9) from battling back in the second half to take a 44-43 lead with a little over four minutes left in the fourth quarter. However, the Celts ran out of steam, falling to Crystal City, 59-47. “I thought we pretty much lost the game in the first half,” Kennedy head coach Jeff Stevens said. “All the energy that we spent in the second half was just to get us back into the game.” The win for Crystal City (22-4) moves the Hornets into the Class 3 sectional game against Scott City this …
Friday, November 19, 2010
Although the John F. Kennedy Catholic High School girls' swimming team is only in its fourth season, it has already revealed plenty of promise and excitement.
Although the John F. Kennedy Catholic High School girls' swimming team is only in its fourth season, it has already revealed plenty of promise and excitement. For the Kennedy Catholic boys' swimming team, this past season is already complete. Coached by Ann Hawkey, the girls team has had the opportunity to take a swimmer to the Missouri state swimming competition in both the 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle events in each of her first two seasons. Hawkey is hopeful she will get to take a few more to state in the very near future. Hawkey is especially excited about three returning swimmers: seniors Shannon Rogers and Carly Robison, and sophomore Carlye Chaney. "They all do a lot for the team," Hawkey said, "and they are especially helpful …
Chase Castle
4:48 pm on Monday, March 7, 2011
Pretty exciting close to a great season. Congrats to everyone tied to the JFK girls' team. more ›