The St. Louis U. High Rugby team played its third matrix match last weekend against Eureka rugby. The Jr. Bills emerged victorious with a score of 32-17. 

“Rome wasn’t built in a day.” A quote that summarizes how Ultimate Frisbee is looking to traverse the upcoming season and years ahead of it. With the loss of eight class of 2023 members and due to some injuries, the squad has relied heavily on the current seniors and freshmen in both recent league games and the Indy Invite, the team’s latest out of town tournament.

The St. Louis U. High Track and Field team competed fiercely this past week at the SLUH JV/C 2 and the 2024 Brusca Strohbach Invite at Ladue, taking second place in the latter. After a tough battle, the Jr. Bills fell short of the Kirkwood Pioneers by a mere three points, a preview of what could be a tight state matchup.

After a fantastic run of victories, the St. Louis U. High lacrosse team’s win streak finally came to an end last weekend with a disappointing 16-3 loss to Jesuit rival Rockhurst High School. 

The golfers of St. Louis U. High faced a series of tough opponents these past two weeks, enduring matches against MICDS, Chaminade, De Smet, and CBC. The team also finished first at Winghaven Country Club in the Fort Zumwalt West Tournament and seventh at Dalhousie Golf Course in the Notre Dame Tournament. 

Coming off of a powerful 4-2 record, the St. Louis U. High volleyball program failed to capitalize in its three most recent matchups against some of the areas toughest competition, losing 3-1 to De Smet, 3-2 to De Smet again, and 3-1 to Belleville East and showing the early kinks in the chemistry between the young and promising Jr. Bills varsity team.

Don’t let the Jr. Bills get hot! St. Louis U. High baseball has continued their impressive run through MCC play by sweeping De Smet Jesuit and improving their MCC record to 6-0 on the year. However, SLUH split a double header last Friday, beating St. Dominic and losing to Lafayette. 

The Varsity Tennis team faced a challenging week with two matches that tested their skills, determination, and spirit. A week of powerful forehands, graceful backhands, precise serves, and aggressive volleys from the Jr. Bills culminated in a tough loss against Lindbergh, but ended with a close and thrilling victory against Priory.

There's a new buzz in the iLab … and it isn’t a table saw. The space is set to get a major facelift in the coming years, especially because its use will now be incorporated into new classes. Alongside these new changes the director of the Innovation Lab, Jeff Schaefer, will be stepping down from his position at the end of the year. 

St. Louis University High’s Asian Student Alliance plans to begin an early celebration for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month next week. Although AAPI Month does not officially start until May 1, the ASA decided it would be a good idea to get the SLUH community thinking about the whole month celebration a few weeks early.