Sports
Season outlook for the fall Magic season
Every Tuesday afternoon, it is common to see long lines of cars parked on Rosehill Ave., the street along STLCC – Meramec’s soccer and baseball fields. This is because players from Meramec’s men’s and women’s soccer and men’s baseball are preparing for the upcoming fall season.
Dattoli’s Magic baseball team looks toward the new season
Magic baseball team had a 30- 29 record last season, which to Magic coach Tony Dattoli was a successful season, but to their standards was not good enough for them.
Rams hope Bradford can bring success
The St. Louis Rams are coming off their worst three-year stretch in franchise history. Having only recorded six wins over the past three years, General Manager Billy Devaney deemed it necessary to build their team around f o r m e r – Oklahoma quarterback and first-overall draft pick Sam Bradford. Having done little else…
Baseball needs to evolve
I think baseball needs to go further with instant replay because baseball should not be decided on close calls. The play was never reviewed because baseball wants to stay with the human element.
Athletic training keeps Jones in the game
Jones, the certified athletic trainer for all sports on the STLCC-Meramec campus, has had a wide range of professional experience before his 13-year career with the Magic.
Meramec outfielder’s dream within grasp
Not since the St. Louis Cardinal third basemen David Freese has an STLCC-Meramec alumnus been drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. That could change in a couple of years.
Passion For Soccer Returns To St. Louis
AC St. Louis, a newly formed Division 2 professional soccer team, held its home opener in a sold-out stadium to a crowd thirsty for soccer since 1984, the last time St. Louis had a soccer team.
Superstitions play with the athlete’s mind
Exploring the positives and negatives of athletic rituals