"He needed to see them as much as they needed to see him," Incarnate Word president Sharon Gerken said of Dan Rolfes' campus visit.
A 1979 St. Joseph's grad, Julie Matheny began as an assistant in 1992 and took over as head coach in 1999 of the Angels girls basketball program.
The girls basketball coach, who suffered a heart attack at the state tournament, will undergo outpatient physical therapy.
Incarnate Word Academy junior point guard Nevaeh Caffey is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls basketball player of the year.
Read about the St. Louis area's top high school girls basketball players and their accomplishments throughout the 2023-24 season.
The Hawks went 28-3 under Chantell Polk this season and won the Class 4 girls basketball state championship, the program's second title in four seasons.
Dan Rolfes is listed as "stable with small signs of improvement" according to a release from the school's president. He is still in the intensive care unit.
With longtime coach Dan Rolfes in the intensive care unit of a hospital across the street, Incarnate Word persevered to win to its seventh straight state title.
Incarnate Word talks to media after winning Class 6 girls basketball state championship over Kickapoo
"It's a tragedy for the basketball world. A legend in the sport. You just feel for his (players) and his family right now," Vashon boys coach Tony Irons said.
The Red Knights are scheduled to play Kickapoo at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Class 6 girls basketball state championship game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
The Red Knights girls basketball coach went into a medical emergency following a state semifinal win and was taken to the hospital.
"Energy and effort are the two main things we like to focus on," Incarnate Word's Zoe Best said.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Cor Jesu ran into a well-balanced scoring attack Friday afternoon.
The Bombers claimed the Class 5 girls basketball state championship by beating the defending champion Cougars.
Lift for Life (28-3) claimed its second championship in school history to go along with a Class 3 crown in 2021.
Lift for Life talks to media after winning Class 4 girls basketball state championship
John Burroughs talks to media after winning Class 5 girls basketball state championship
"You always wish you could end (your career) with a trip to state, but you're never sure it can really happen," Cor Jesu's Sophia Bellistri said.
The Bombers permitted just two second-half field goals and held Marshfield to a season-low in points scored during a 44-30 victory in a Class 5 semifinal at Mizzou Arena.
Lift For Life is looking for its second girls basketball state championship to go along with a Class 3 crown in 2021.
The defending state champion Cougars (26-4) won their eighth in a row and will face John Burroughs (28-3) in a much-anticipated title contest at 4 p.m. Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Allysa O’Connor remembers the feeling.
"We love supporting each other and always will," Chaminade sophomore Jamison White said. "It's great that we'll both be playing (for state championships) this weekend."
John Burroughs is the only school in Missouri’s six classes that had both its girls and boys basketball teams advance to the final four in the 2023-24 season.
Lift for Life (26-3) will play Chillicothe (27-1) at 8 p.m. Wednesday in a Class 4 girls basketball semifinal at Mizzou Arena.
"It felt great to be back out there and even better to help my team get the win,'' said senior Ally Auringer, who missed seven games with ankle injury.
“When you attack, good things are gonna happen,” Incarnate coach Dan Rolfes said.
Lift for Life (26-3) will play Chillicothe (27-1) at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the second Class 4 state semifinal game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
“There’s no place like playing at home,” John Burroughs senior and Gonzaga signee Allie Turner said.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week.
Check out some of the best performances produced by St. Louis area high school athletes last week.