SLUH News 2008-10-06T16:29:30-05:00 Isom ’85 New Chief of Police 785 Major Daniel Isom, a 1985 St. Louis University High School graduate, has been appointed as the new Chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. A member of the department since 1988, Isom is the city’s 33rd Chief of Police.

The St. Louis Police Board selected Isom after a six-week process following the departure of Chief Joe Mokwa. He was one of eight finalists (three lieutenants and five majors). Isom, who holds a doctorate in criminal administration and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, will be the third African-American to lead the department.

For further details, visit the St. Louis Post-Dispatch online by clicking HERE.

]]> 2008-10-06T16:29:26-05:00 2008-10-06T16:29:22-05:00 - Football Team Wins in Record Fashion 784 St. Louis University High School fans came to watch a football game, and a track meet broke out. On Friday, October 3rd the Jr. Bills varsity football team defeated Vianney 63-42 at home, and in the process eight school records were set. Senior running back Ronnie Wingo blazed past the Griffins’ defense to score seven touchdowns and set an astonishing five individual records.

"It was an outstanding night for Ronnie Wingo and the Jr. Bills," says coach Gary Kornfeld. "I am sure Ronnie would be the first to credit the offensive line and the receivers for their excellent blocking. Ronnie has to be the most dangerous high school football player around."

The following summarizes the "new" and "old" football records, both on individual and team levels.

Individual Records

1. Most Net Yards Rushing, Game
403 yards, Ronnie Wingo vs. Vianney, 10/3/08
Old Record: 293 yards, Ronnie Wingo vs. Vianney, 11/3/06

2. Points Scored, Game
44 (7 TD,1 EP Run), Ronnie Wingo vs. Vianney, 10/3/08
Old Record: 30 pts (5 TD) Frank O'Leary vs. Belleville Township, 9/29/21

3. Most Points Scored, Career
248 pts (41 TD, 1 EP Run) Ronnie Wingo, 2006-2007-present season
Old Record: 220 pts (36 TD, 2 EX Runs), Mark Kornfeld 1997-1998-1999

4. Touchdowns Scored, Game
7 TD (6 Rush, 1 Reception) Ronnie Wingo vs. Vianney, 10/3/08
Old Record: 5 TD (5 Rushing) Frank O'Leary vs. Belleville Township, 9/29/21

5. Rushing Touchdowns, Game
6, Ronnie Wingo vs. Vianney, 10/3/08
Old Record: 5, Frank O'Leary vs. Belleville Township, 9/29/21

Team Records

6. Most Points Scored, Both Teams
105 pts, SLUH (63) vs. Vianney(42), 10/3/08
Old Record: 85 pts, SLUH (65) vs. Alton Marquette (20) on 10/5/69

7. Most Yards Total Offense, Game
650 yards (511 Rushing, 139 Passing) vs. Vianney, 10/3/08
Old Record: 575 yards (442 Rushing, 133 Passing) vs. East St. Louis Assumption, 9/29/69

8. Total Net Yards Rushing, Game
511 yards vs. Vianney, 10/3/08
Old Record: 442 yards vs. East St. Louis Assumption 9/28/69

The Jr. Bills nearly surpassed the record for most points scored by a SLUH team in a game. Tops in this category include:
1. 83 pts vs. Belleville Township, 9/29/21 as Junior Bills won 83-0
2. 65 pts vs. Alton Marquette, 10/5/69 as Junior Bills won 65-20
3. 63 pts vs. Vianney, 10/3/08 as Junior Bills won 63-42

Going into the upcoming Chaminade game on October 10th and beyond, Wingo has the opportunity to set a few more records, including:
1. Yards Rushing (Season), Wingo needs 725 yards to surpass Stephen Simmons
2. Points Scored (Season), Wingo needs 43 points to surpass Gardner in 1980
3. Yards Rushing (Career), Wingo needs 132 yards to surpass Stephen Simmons

]]> 2008-10-06T15:26:50-05:00 2008-10-06T15:26:45-05:00 - Jr. Bills 63 Vianney 42 783 The Jr. Bills deafted Vianney Friday night by a score of 63 - 42. Ronnie Wingo broke 3 school records on the evening. 1. 403 yards rushing in a single game - breaks his own record of 293 set in 2006. 2. Ronnie scored 44 points in this game - 7 Td's and one 2 point conversion 3. Ronnie broke the career scoring record of 220 points set by Mark Kornfeld - Ronnie now has 247 points and counting. The Jr. Bills play at Chaminade Friday, game time is 7:00.

]]> 2008-10-04T02:31:02-05:00 2008-10-04T02:31:01-05:00 - Vianney defeats C-Team in MCC action 781 The C-Football team traveled to St. John Vianney High School to take on the Golden Griffins and lost to the Griffins 21-14. Vianney took the opening kickoff and marched down the field on a 7:00 minute drive and scored on a 3 yd. run. After a series by the Jr. Bills stalled, the Vianney offense went on another long drive and capitalized with a short run to make the score 14-0. The Jr. Bills got on the scoreboard right before half with a 36 yd. touchdown pass from Trevor McDonagh to Mitch Klug to make the score 14-7. The Jr. Bills dominated most of the third quarter and the first part of the fourth when they scored on a 23 yd. touchdown pass to tie the score at 14-14. Vianney was able to take advantage of a block punt late in the game to score with 1:45 left to take a 21-14 lead. The last effort by the Jr. Bills ended in a failure on a fourth down conversion and St. John Vianney came away with the victory. The C-Football team is 5-3, which include a 1-1 D-game record, and 2-1 in the MCC. They will next be in action on Thurs. 10/9 when they host the Red Devils of Chaminade. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

]]> 2008-10-03T07:28:02-05:00 2008-10-03T07:28:01-05:00 - This Week In SLUH Sports Oct. 6-11th** 780 THIS WEEK IN SLUH SPORTS WEEK OF MONDAY OCTBER 6TH TO SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH
A.M.D.G

MONDAY OCTOBER 6TH**
JV Football vs. Vianney at SLUH - 4:30 p.m.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 7TH**
Varsity Soccer at Jr. Billiken Classic Lutheran South vs. Jefferson City - 5 p.m.
SLUH vs. Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
JV Soccer vs. DeSmet at SLUH - 4:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH**
C-Soccer at CBC Tourna ment - 5:00 p.m.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 9TH**
Varsity Soccer at Jr. Billiken Classic Edwardsville vs. Jefferson City - 5 p.m.
SLUH vs. Lutheran South - 7 p.m.
C-Football vs. Chaminade at SLUH - 4:30 p.m.
B-Soccer vs. Webster at Selman Field - 4:15 p.m.
Varsity Swimming vs. Mehlville at FPCC - 4:00 p.m.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 10TH**
Varsity Football at Chaminade - 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH**
Varsity Soccer at Jr. Billiken Classic Edwardsville vs. Lutheran South -12 noon
SLUH vs. Jefferson City - 2 p.m.
C-Soccer at CBC Tourn. - TBA
Varsity/JV and C-Cross Country at MCC Championships at Chaminade - 10 a.m.

Call the SLUH Athletic Hot Line at 531-0330 Press 5**

]]> 2008-10-03T07:28:02-05:00 2008-10-02T17:26:24-05:00 AD Ritenour JV Football Date Changed 778 The JV Ritenour Football game against SLUH that was scheduled for Thursday October 16th at 4:00 p.m. has been moved to Monday October 20th. The game time will still be played at 4:00 p.m. and the site will be St. Louis U. High

]]> 2008-09-30T08:24:21-05:00 2008-09-29T12:03:09-05:00 AD This Week In SLUH Sports Sept. 29-Oct. 4th** 777 THIS WEEK IN SLUH SPORTS WEEK OF MONDAY SEPT. 29TH TO SATURDAY OCTOBER 4TH
A.M.D.G

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH**
D-Football vs. CBC at SLUH - 4:30 p.m.
JV Football at CBC - 4:30 p.m.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH**
C-Soccer vs. Duchesne at SLUH - 4:00 p.m.
B-Soccer vs. Duchesne at SLUH - 4:00 p.m.
Varsity Soccer vs. Duchesne at SLUH - 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1ST**
No Events Scheduled

THURSDAY OCTOBER 2ND**
C-Soccer vs. CBC at SLUH - 4:00 p.m.
C-Football at Vianney - 4:30 p.m.
Varsity Swimming vs. Ft. Zumwalt West at FPCC - 4:00 p.m.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3RD**
Varsity/JV Cross Country at Jorgenson Invit at Ladue Jr. High - 4:00 p.m.
Varsity Soccer vs. Parkway South at SLUH - 4:00 p.m.
B-Soccer vs. Parkway South at SLUH - 4:00 p.m.
JV Soccer vs. CBC at Forest Park - 4:15 p.m.
Varsity Football vs. Vianney at SLUH - 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 4TH**
C-Soccer at CBC Tourn. vs. St. Mary’s - 12 noon

Call the SLUH Athletic Hot Line at 531-0330 Press 5**

]]> 2008-09-30T08:24:21-05:00 2008-09-29T10:42:45-05:00 AD Soccerbills Three-Peat CYC Tourney Title 776 St. Louis University High School's varsity soccer squad defeated Vianney 1-0 on September 27th at Anheuser-Busch Center to earn the school's third consecutive CYC/Bob Guelker Memorial Tournament title.

Senior Nick Maglasang clinched the victory for the Jr. Bills by scoring eleven minutes into the second half on a pass from junior Brysan Duvall. With this victory, the team improved to 12-2 on the season. The Jr. Bills topped No. 1-ranked CBC in the tournament semifinal game.

]]> 2008-09-29T09:07:29-05:00 2008-09-29T09:07:24-05:00 - National Merit Scholars Named 772 Forty students from St. Louis University High School have been recognized for their outstanding academic promise as National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars.

To become a semifinalist and eligible for scholarships from the National Merit program and its sponsors, semifinalists must maintain high grades, achieve a PSAT score among the top in the state, and complete an application and essay. Sixteen students from SLUH have been distinguished with this recognition. They include:

  • Daniel Baxter

  • Shawn Blythe

  • Christopher Brennan

  • Nicholas Eshelman

  • Michael Ford

  • Nathaniel Fox

  • Trenton Going

  • Kevin Kissel

  • Matthew Kocisak

  • David Kuciejczyk-Kernan

  • Peter Mackowiak

  • David Martin

  • Stephen Murphy

  • Matthew Nahlik

  • James Perkins

  • Mark Waterman

The honor of Commended Scholar is conferred on those whose Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores were among the top 5 percent nationwide. Twenty-four SLUH students have been recognized as Commended Scholars:

  • Jack Berger

  • John Berger

  • Alex Brooks

  • Mark Cahill

  • Kevin Casey

  • William Derdeyn

  • Thomas Kickham

  • Matthew Kliethermes

  • Michael Kressig

  • John Lally

  • John Mantia

  • Daniel Miller

  • Andrew Morris

  • Michael O’Neill

  • Nevin Peeples

  • Duncan Reynolds

  • Brendan Ross

  • John Schwartz

  • Brian Schwartze

  • Alexander Smittle

  • Zachary Stauder

  • Jeff Wang

  • Kevin Wright

  • Joseph Zanaboni

]]> 2008-09-25T16:18:15-05:00 2008-09-25T16:18:10-05:00 - Junior Wins SLU Competition 771 Junior Chad Carson recently earned first place in a competition hosted by Saint Louis University for up-and-coming entrepreneurs. The competition was part of an intensive, multi-day program at SLU’s John Cook School of Business focused on innovation, as well as the practical steps needed in jumpstarting a business.

Twenty high school students from the St. Louis metropolitan area gathered to learn about entrepreneurship through hands-on experimental learning, interacting with St. Louis entrepreneurs, touring a local business incubator, and team-building exercises. The program culminated with a business idea competition.

Carson was part of a two-person team, earning first place for their business idea, Keystone Musical Services, a teaching and merchandising service for music lessons.

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