Saint Louis got a road win over Duquesne on Wednesday, 73-64. Cody Ellis came off the bench for 16 points including making 11 of 12 free throws. Grandy Glaze had eight points and 11 rebounds for the Billikens. St. Louis stopped a short two-game losing streak to go to 13-and-5 overall and 2-and-2 in the Atlantic 10. SLU plays at Saint Bonaventure Saturday.
The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Seth Schenck. The New Haven Junior won the state title in the the 800 meter run at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. His time of 1:59.20 set a new school record. Seth also took second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:30.49 and anchored the 4X800 relay team that captured seventh place. Seth also played basketball and ran cross country in his junior year at New Haven.
Undoubtedly, the capture of Boston marathon bombing "Suspect #2"--as named by law enforcement--has quickly brought the issue of Islamic terrorism to the forefront.
Union High School has hired a new girls basketball coach. Dusty Weiskopf is a graduate of Sullivan High School and University of Missouri-St. Louis. He replaces Grant Young who left Union to take the boys basketball coaching job at Washington High. His teaching duties include Health and PE. This past season, Weiskopf was an assistant coach at Waynesville High School, under Coach Chris Pilz.
