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Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...
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Emmonnie Henderson • Edwardsville track and field
A senior thrower, Henderson won both the shot put and discus in Class 3A for the third consecutive year. Her shot put heave of 50-9.5 broke the state mark she set in the prelims of 49-7.75. She won the discus with a throw of 156-07. Henderson's best throws this season in the shot (50.9.5) and discus (167-8) also were tops in the area. A three-time first-team Post-Dispatch All-Metro ...
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Alex Moll • Lafayette volleyball
A 6-foot-3 senior right-side hitter, Moll had a match-high 15 kills to lead the fourth-seeded Lancers to a 25-14, 26-24 win over No. 3-seeded CBC in the Class 4 state championship match at Maryville University. Moll also led the way for the Lancers in a 25-19, 25-23 first-round win over Oakville with 10 kills and racked up 12 kills and four digs in a 25-12, 25-13 upset victory over Mehlville in ...
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Josh Lightner • Mascoutah tennis
A senior, Lightner won the singles title at the Belleville West Sectional, culminating in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Belleville East's Aaron Skaer in the championship match. Lightner (21-1) beat Belleville West's Hank Weck 6-1, 6-0 in round one and downed Belleville East's Zach Fields 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals. Lightner's regular season was highlighted by a victory at No. 1 singles ...
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Calvin Munson • Francis Howell baseball
A senior pitcher and first baseman, Munson tossed a two-hit shutout and contributed a two-run double as the Vikings beat Holt 8-0 to win the Class 5 District 8 championship. In the semifinals, Munson went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored in a 16-6 win over Washington. Munson (7-0) is among area leaders in wins and ERA (0.53). He is batting .416 and is one of the leaders in home ...
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Becca Vogt • Red Bud softball
A senior pitcher, Vogt earned three victories last week by working 20 innings and giving up just one earned run on nine hits with 19 strikeouts. She tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts in a 10-0 victory over Chester in Round 1 of the Class 2A Trico Regional. Then, in a conference game against Breese Central, she gave up one run on three hits and fanned seven in a 6-1 win. She capped off the ...
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Michael Wells • Cleveland track
At the Class 2 state meet in Jefferson City, the junior sprinter won the 100-meter dash (10.79 seconds), the 200 (22.02) and was on both the school's winning 400 and 800 relay teams. Wells was the first male competitor to win four gold medals at a state meet since Maplewood-Richmond Heights' Fred Taylor did it in 2008. His stellar effort helped the Commanders finish second as a team ...
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Justin Wrozier • Lutheran St. Charles golf
A senior, Wrozier won the Class 2 state championship, helping the Cougars to the team title at Freemont Hills Country Club in Nixa. After shooting a 74 on Day 1, he entered the final round tied for the lead with Blair Oaks' Tanner Elder. Wrozier then carded an even-par 71 to finish the two-round tournament with a three-over 145. The total was good enough to best four golfers who tied for ...
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ILLINOIS REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP OFallon sweeps Belleville East advances to play Edwardsville
O'Fallon had not lost in the past 17 matches after falling to Belleville East in three games on April 6.But the Panthers have more than avenged that setback. They have since beaten the Lancers three times, including a 25-19, 25-23 victory Wednesday in an Illinois regional final at home."It's probably one of our biggest wins of the year," Panthers setter Luke Terhaar said. ...
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Class 3a Softball Regional Semi Triads Bailey Blanks Civic Memorial
o In two games earlier this season, the Triad softball team edged Mississippi Valley Conference rival Civic Memorial.The stakes were higher this time around, though, as the team squared off in a Class 3A regional semifinal Wednesday at Triad.This time around, the Knights had a dominating pitching performance from senior Kelsey Bailey as she one-hit the Eagles in Triad's 4-0 win."I felt ...