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Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior Georg Lembke (14) tips the ball over the blocking of Ladue Rams junior Floyd Davis (7) and Ladue Rams senior Jacari Hayes (11) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams junior Naithan Daniels (1) sets the ball for Ladue Rams junior Floyd Davis (7) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams junior Luke Reiser (10) tries to block the attack hit of Parkway North Vikings senior Brady Sickles (6) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior AJ Peete (11) does a back set over the net for a point during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings junior Kamron LeBramlett (2) receives the serve during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior Misha Goldman (18) reaches up to tip the ball over the net during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com The ball lands on the court before Ladue Rams junior Tennyson Summers (9) can get a hand on it during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior Misha Goldman (18) hits the ball past the blocking of Ladue Rams junior Floyd Davis (7) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams junior Naithan Daniels (1) makes a bump pass during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior AJ Peete (11) dives but can’t get a hand under the ball before it hits the ground during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams junior Lawrence Alomatsi (2) tips the ball over the blocking of Parkway North Vikings senior Georg Lembke (14) and Parkway North Vikings senior Garrick Schinkel (19) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams junior Luke Reiser (10) receives the serve during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior Misha Goldman (18) slides over to receive the serve during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings senior Misha Goldman (18) tips the ball over the blocking of Ladue Rams junior Luke Reiser (10) and Ladue Rams junior Floyd Davis (7) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Parkway North Vikings junior Liam Nord (17) hits against the blocking of Ladue Rams junior Luke Reiser (10) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams sophomore Owen Bullock (12) tries to block the attack hit by Parkway North Vikings senior Brady Sickles (6) during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams junior Naithan Daniels (1) sets the ball for a teammate during the match held on Thursday May 01, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com “Think the biggest key for us today was just playing within ourselves but then still trying to push ourselves to try new things,” North coach Joe Bao said Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Content warning: This story contains themes and uncensored curse words in the text that might not be suitable for young audiences His son had delayed their departure from the Dallas suburb of Grapevine where they were from The son had trouble getting anywhere on time where the younger Post was headlining a concert was relieved to see that someone had saved them a spot.  but he liked his car – a 2015 Jaguar XJL – and he liked his tattoo – an X-ray of the bones in his arm and hand and he’d set up the concert that night for Rich’s son Austin Post – better known as Post Malone.      Post Malone is now one of the biggest musicians in the world he was only starting to burble into hip-hop fans’ collective consciousness But his song "White Iverson" had gotten traction on SoundCloud – enough to sell out Trees with relative ease.  “And I just remember walking through the crowd and thinking ‘All these people are just here to see my kid do what he does.’”  Post’s set was brief even though he played “White Iverson” twice They saw something they liked in this earnest and they were going to make him a superstar.   “During that show you could see [Post’s dad and step-mom] understand the event that was happening before their eyes,” Bric said “You could see them just have this awakening Bric Mason doesn’t really exist anymore.  Cattle roam a pasture at Mason “Bric” LaDue’s ranch in Marquez lives on a spread of family land in Leon County The land is 400 acres of post oak savannah Stands of trees break up otherwise open stretches of fairly flat LaDue has fenced off the pastures to divvy them up among a handful of bulls which are native to the mountains of southern Japan.  better than a black,” LaDue says as he and I sit in his silver F-250 and watch them graze “You get lost in a day watching them eat,” he said “There’s some kind of ASMR thing about watching them eat.”  Mason surveys the land on his family's ranch where he is the only person residing full-time The truck idles and the air conditioner runs No one out here calls LaDue "Bric Mason,” although they are the same person.  “If I’m in the café out here and someone says ‘Bric,’ I wouldn’t like that at all because that means they know me from my past life,” he said.  Mason worked as a tour manager and promoter for more than a decade “He’s of the hip-hop community here in Dallas,” said Pete Freedman founder of the now-defunct Dallas culture website Central Track And he became this kind of conduit … for a ton of people in local hip-hop.”  Reporter Michael Marks shares the story behind the story in next week's Talk of Texas newsletter. 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He grew up in a house that abutted Lake Lewisville and graduated from Marcus High School in 2001 The ranch is the place that’s always felt most like home “Even though I spent my formative years in Dallas this is where all my memories are,” Mason said “I’ve buried every dog I’ve ever had in this pasture here.”  Mason walks past the home his great-grandparents – "Mamu" and "Papu" – built in the 1950s bought the land and built a house in the 1950s They moved to the ranch from the Galveston area He raised some cows; Mamu grew big batches of vegetables could invent anything,” said Clayton LaDue “People would drop off a refrigerator that wasn’t working; he’d take it apart and fix it give it back to them.” He’d go to scrapyards and pick up car parts and build a tractor out of it.”  grew up going to the ranch with their parents They could go to the fence line and hassle the livestock Papu built a go-kart out of an old riding lawnmower and Mason would drive his little brothers around You could play a mean game of flashlight tag There was plenty of opportunity for mischief “He’s like a Tom Sawyer-like figure,” said Andrew Brininstool I think he just ruffled parents’ feathers a bit.”  Mason and Andrew shared a passion for pro wrestling as kids They’d watch matches on cable on Monday nights then re-create what they’d seen on the trampoline.  “We would do stupid things like steal plywood from a construction site to powerbomb each other through,” Brininstool said.   Mason played football until his senior year of high school when he got kicked off the team for habitual lateness and skipping workouts So he was surprised when an opportunity arose to play at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia And I just spite played because I got kicked off the team my senior year." Playing in college felt a little like giving his high school coaches the middle finger Division II ball was a different experience from high school football in Texas.  “It’s not just cool pep rallies and Friday night lights; it’s 20 people in the stands,” Mason said he met two titans of the Houston rap world.  “I had teammates that grew up with Paul Wall and Slim Thug And they came up to watch a game,” Mason said.  Slim Thug and Paul Wall are Houston rap royalty They were on their way back to Texas after playing a show in Arkansas when they stopped by Ouachita Baptist and met Mason.  “I was like ‘Oh my God.’ That was the coolest thing I’d ever seen in my life up to that point because at that point their music was really hard to find But I knew that they were cool,” Mason said.  he ran into them again back in Texas.  He’d only lasted a semester at Ouachita Baptist and eventually enrolled at Blinn College in Bryan Mason spent a lot of time at a hip-hop record store called Da Shack He was there so much that the owners ended up putting him to work and he got his first peek into the music business.  “Just started kinda looking under the hood y’all are buying CDs for $3 and selling them for $10 rappers and promoters would go to stores like Da Shack to push their music so Mason started to meet members of the Texas hip-hop community who remembered him from their meeting in Arkansas started taking him on the road on weekends.  you wanna go to San Marcos and Austin with me?’ Alright So I’d hop in his Lincoln Town Car,” Mason said “He would bring 500 CDs on the road and some molds for his grill and he would hit all the mom-and-pop stores and come home with $20,000-$25,000 cash.”  “I [wanted] to be part of this because it’s easy I don’t really have to have a college education.”  He also loved the music that Paul Wall and his contemporaries were making.  and it sounded different than what anybody else had going on,” he said.   there was a growing demand for chopped and screwed records Producers would cut up and slow down a song to produce a gloopier but his technique sloshed across the country long after he was gone.  a wave of songs that all had accompanying dance moves came out of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in what was called the boogie movement part of the appeal of these sounds was that no one else could claim them.  Just like a cowboy hat,” Mason said.  These Texas sounds were deeply influential to hip-hop nationwide And George Lopez was a big reason why.  promoter and driving force behind the Texas rap collective DSR Lopez built a very successful business by shaking hands and pushing songs.  This music business is 100% about relationships It’s not even about how good your record is; it’s not about that at all It’s all about who you know and who’s going to help you out.”   a Dallas rapper and friend of Mason’s named Tum Tum released the album “Eat or Get Ate” with the backing of Lopez and Universal Republic Records The single was “Caprice Musik” – an ode to custom cars – and it was a hit.  “All the cars in the video was my homeboys’ from the street,” said Tum Tum “No rented cars or nothing ‘cuz we always had old schools that we had fixed up.” Lopez sent it to a deejay he knew named Tony Neal who was well-connected at the BET music video show “106 & Park.”  your video’s going to be on ‘106 & Park’ today.’ I said what? “The song’s trajectory was going up and up and up I guess,” Mason said.     Mason and Tum Tum traveled all over the country throwing extremely rowdy concerts It was life imitating art imitating life.    “I always used to rap about what I was doing like I used to go to the clubs and fight all the time anyway,” Tum said.  A member of the audience jumped on stage during the show “Tum claims he hit the guy with the microphone,” Mason said Mason had a mic-sized goose egg on his head and a separated shoulder It popped back into place sometime on the drive to Arkansas These early shows with Tum Tum taught Mason the basics of music and touring just like Tum had learned from George Lopez it was huge for rumors to start that this show ain’t coming “And so we’d have to show up to like the mall or the CD store that day so people could see you.” “Of course you’d run into your janky promoter situations where it didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell and you know it,” Mason said “We’d call those ‘plenty of parking’ shows Mason talks with Brandon "Lil B" brown during his hip-hop days Another fundamental truth of the business appealed to Mason’s sensibilities: that rapping is like wrestling.  and there you have it,” Tum Tum said.  They’ve attended Wrestlemania together more than once Tum’s granddad took him to the Sportatorium a temple of Texas wrestling set by the Trinity River but always with a sense of spectacle that might make Stone Cold Steve Austin proud Both wrestling and rap – at least the kind Tum Tum was making – rely on bravado.  was attracted to hip-hop partly because of his affinity for the larger-than-life personas that reminded him of another passion: wrestling Middle-right is former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant “That’s probably why rap was so attractive to me there’s some real real real fellas in there is a wrestling pun.     and I said “Brick Flair” instead of Ric Flair Here’s the joke: Nature Boy Ric Flair is one of the greatest wrestlers ever Tum and some friends had just finished playing a game of basketball in which Mason had missed nearly every shot he took – a bunch of bricks “And everyone just died laughing,” he said Bric and Tum Tum would run into plenty of other artists while touring around the country One of the groups they hit it off with was Taylor Gang the Pittsburgh-based collective headed by Wiz Khalifa.  a former military brat born as Cameron Jibril Thomaz became his own galaxy in the music business universe after his 2011 hit “Black and Yellow” took off.   a relationship catalyzed by a shared love for quality marijuana.     In the days before you could legally obtain weed in some states re-stocking on the road could be a major detour for a bus full of stoners Harder still – finding someone with good drugs you’d actually want to spend time with “There’s always people around with good weed but people aren’t always the greatest vibe,” said Will Dzombak Wiz’s manager and the co-founder of Taylor Gang Mason was saved in his phone as "Bric Dallas Good Weed.”  “And Bric could actually be a friend where a lot of other people were opportunistic “And that’s one reason I think we got really close.”  Dzombak asked Mason to join them as a tour manager.  Tour managers “know how every day of the whole tour is going to flow where to park the tour bus when it gets there Kinda just everything and anything that has to do with the road,” Dzombak said.   But Mason was nervous to take it because it would mean less time with his best friend Tum Tum They both had the words “LIVE LIFE” tattooed across their knuckles because I didn’t wanna feel like I step-stoned on him “I’m not one of those ‘hold a person back’ type people I’m not the type to get mad ‘cuz you hanging with somebody with multiple buses to haul all the rappers Even though you’re always going somewhere new it can feel like the same day over and over “So you leave a venue at like 1 in the morning You arrive in the next city at like 6 in the morning you’re at the venue; there’s no real time to run out and do something,” Mason said.  Mason tried to keep a tight routine to keep his sanity “You kinda just spend your morning killing time Then by about lunchtime most of the tour is up and at ‘em It kinda turns into a frathouse by about lunchtime to the show,” he said.  Mason did his job before and after the show no one’s in the backstage area of the green rooms you can not listen to people,” he said.  Companies that wanted to partner with Wiz would give him free stuff that he’d then give to his crew: food There was even a startup that offered short-term rentals for fancy cars we just abused the shit out of that,” Mason said “I’d have a Mercedes G-Wagon for like a week.”  When the Dallas Cowboys licensed Wiz’s song “We Dem Boyz,” they gave Taylor Gang a private tour of AT&T Stadium But Taylor Gang was comprised of Pittsburgh Steelers fans fuck this.’ And Wiz lit up a joint on the 50-yard line.”  traveling the country with friends for a job were disappointed in a lot of his choices around this time.  they thought I was wasting my life away,” he said marijuana and moving violations gave Mason lots of legal trouble He wasn’t doing heroin or things like that,” said Dustin Eash a childhood friend who bailed him out of jail multiple times and sure enough they’re gonna take you in.” It wasn’t just that Mason kept getting in trouble He’d continue to flaunt the rules while on probation compounding headaches for himself and most of the people around him “It was a big knucklehead part of my life,” he said “I stressed a lot of people out unnecessarily Marijuana and moving violations brought Mason many legal troubles in this part of his life – much to the chagrin of his parents He wasn’t supposed to smoke weed; he would He wasn’t supposed to leave Texas; he would.  ‘Yeah I’m not coming in [to the probation office] this month I should have treated probation like the Grammys and the Grammys like probation a judge took it out of his hands and sent Mason to a state jail rehab in Gun Barrel City for six months It wasn’t exactly prison – the rules weren’t nearly as strict – but Mason was still incarcerated It was a mix of legal consequence and substance abuse treatment.  like two-man suites and then community bathroom Mason kept his head down and did the six months this guy just drank a bottle of Listerine to get drunk,” he said like I saw people really fighting for their lives He got out – and didn’t really change his behavior Mason went to Los Angeles to stay with Wiz while he was recording new music and he heard something that caught his attention.  “This song came up and I was like ‘Woah!’ And at that time it had very little plays And the song was just really cool,” he said.  so he did some Googling and discovered a blog post that said he was a Dallas native.  Some social media stalking revealed that he also happened to be in LA at the time.  “This guy was 10 minutes down the street,” Mason said I’m at Wiz’s house – your shit’s really cool; Wiz likes it a lot and he’d just started to release music as Post Malone He showed up at Wiz’s house and hung out at the studio.  “At the time he was still just ‘aw shucks,’ living on his buddy’s floor with no real purpose in mind,” Mason said “White Iverson,” now has more than 1 billion streams on both Spotify and YouTube No one saw this coming when Post moved from Grapevine to Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve 2014 “He went out there with his best friend from high school and they were gonna live in this mansion and make Minecraft videos,” said Rich Post “He was really kind and genuine anytime I’d call and talk to him,” Rich Post said even sometimes when it wasn’t in his best interest to give me the information He never had an official role in his circle Mason had enough clout in the music business to open doors for the up-and-coming artist.  There’s a video of one of these shows on YouTube Post is on a stage that barely lifts him above the crowd He’s got a microphone in one hand and a Lone Star tall boy in the other while he raps “White Iverson.”    Then it cuts to Post and Bric outside the tent Bric’s got his arm around Post’s shoulders but you can see the light catch the grill on Post’s bottom teeth Mason had no financial interest in Post Malone’s career They had no contract together; they hadn’t talked money Mason was trying to help a kid from the same part of the world as him who he thought was legitimately special.    and it’s not going away anytime soon."  did the thought of a potential payday someday cross Mason’s mind he says he was happy to be along for a ride that was quickly going straight up.  Mason booked the Dallas concert at Trees at the request of Post Malone’s management and if you recall from the start of this story “There’s shows from throughout the years in Dallas where if the number of people who claim to have been there were actually there And that certainly happened with the Post Malone show,” said Pete Freedman “When [Mason] reached out to me about wanting to sponsor the Post Malone show like yeah of course we would love to be part of that,” Freedman said “I think part of me in the back of my mind was like ‘I don’t know if this is going to happen.’ But I also knew that if Bric was involved Trees’ management was unhappy with Mason because of how rowdy the crowd was people like Freedman were curious to see what Bric and Post would do next “We kinda went radio silent for a few months,” Mason said.  the relationship just dissolved.   Post Malone declined an interview for this story through a representative isn’t sure why things ended between his son and Mason.  “I know that it wasn’t the way either of them probably wanted it to change I just don’t know why it did,” Rich said.  and Post would hit up Mason when he was in town But Mason couldn’t travel because of legal trouble I wouldn’t have wanted me around either,” Mason said what definitely happened in subsequent years is that the more popular Post Malone got “It messed me up a whole bunch because the bigger he got I was the dude with Apple stock that sold it the day before they went public or whatever Mason almost had a career with one of the biggest artists in the world He managed a local hip-hop group called The Outfit TX and took them on a nationwide tour with Yelawolf – a tour he described as a complete disaster For several years he threw an annual one-day festival called Bric’s Block Party “It wound up being an excuse to book all my friends all the guys I’ve toured with,” he said.   It was also a way to make money when probation kept him from going on the road featuring local artists like Tum Tum and Erykah Badu as well as nationwide talent like Larry June is a rapper from Arkansas and friend of Mason’s who spent time on major labels like Cash Money Records but has been independent since 2010.   hunting wild hogs or something,” Starlito said these hogs are chewing through my fence.’” ‘Did you ever get anything from that Post Malone thing ‘Cuz the whole industry knows that was you “So he just took it upon himself to kind of defend me And they got into an online battle on Twitter.” was appropriating parts of Black culture in “White Iverson.” live and die for this culture,” Starlito said And for this day I feel like I saw it for what it is.” On Twitter, Starlito called out Post But the fallout was the last time Mason heard from Post Mason’s resentment over the situation with Post festered with time “There was a time when … I’d see a billboard and just scrunch up a piece of paper,” he said Mason got so sick he couldn’t listen to music … I didn’t get that ride-off-in-the-sunset moment So I left kinda hat in hand since I’m just not accustomed to quitting,” he said although one interviewer did bring up in 2017: Nardwuar the Human Serviette, a Canadian music journalist who asks his subjects obscure deeply researched questions about their past “Thank you, Bric Mason,” Nardwuar says to Post in the video They are standing close to each other in a small white room Just a super sweet guy and always there and super supportive.”  I needed it." Michael Minasi / Texas Standard After more than a decade on and off the road He started spending more and more time at his family’s property in Leon County.  It was about as far from a tour bus as you could get A schedule of your own making.   There wasn’t a specific point when Mason decided once and for all to stay out there for good and the ranch was the perfect place to ride it out it felt like what he should have been doing all along.   “I’d say that ranching was something I wanted to do before [music] as well It was kinda the original thought,” he said “I even looked at schools for ranch management when I was starting to look at colleges.” Mason takes a break from a hike near the creek on his ranch where he played as a child and raised his dog a summer camp for boys in the Hill Country It’s a 100-year-old property on the banks of the Guadalupe River The camp is owned and operated by Jeepers Ragsdale a world-class rider who was an equestrian coach at the Paris Olympics He has about 75 horses on the property at any time and lent some to Mason I don’t sell horses,” Ragsdale said. “He rode some of my horses until he was ready to go.” a horse trainer and farrier who grew up on the Camp Stewart property but Chimal wasn’t totally sure what to make of Mason when they first met.   “He’s got that tattoo on his arm – I was like that’s pretty cool right there,” Chimal said buying a horse from Chimal is a prolonged process He gets to know the buyer and what they want The transaction with Mason was different.   He’d been well-trained and was above Mason’s skill level of riding Chimal said – but that did not deter Mason.  I don’t care if I go out in that pasture and he kicks me plumb in the face today Mason has about 50 cows and five bulls on his ranch “Our first year was pretty rough,” Mason said ready to do anything asked of him on the ranch He had experience with horses before moving to the ranch full time “There would be some days in the beginning where … I would catch him and if he did something right in the first five minutes It weighed on him that he wasn’t as skilled as he thought he should be But Bolero didn’t seem to resent him for it I wasn’t near the rider he deserved,” Mason said "And I wasn’t near the horseman he required on a sketchy job helping a neighbor wrangle longhorns near the Navasota River “Along the trail all of a sudden there was just like this hog wire sticking up out of the ground just in the middle of a bunch of crap,” Mason said They were both stinky and tired from chasing longhorns through the swamp but that night I got home and cracked me a beer I just felt like that’s what the Marlboro man would’ve done,” he said.  he wasn't quite as experienced a rider as the horse needed Mason was interested in raising wagyu cattle – a premium beef breed from Japan he’d seen in grocery stores and sushi restaurants But then he talked to a friend who’d just returned from Japan But what everyone eats out there … is Akaushi,” Mason said Akaushi cattle come from the Kumamoto region of southern Japan and produce highly marbled cuts of beef.  “They’re a little bit hardier; they have a little more depth They have a little bit more characteristics that I enjoy in a bovine species,” Mason said.   It so happens that the leading producer of Akaushi cattle in the United States He bought a handful of pregnant heifers and slowly built to where he is now “I’m not trying to be the best Akaushi producer in the world,” Mason said Most of the cows on Mason's ranch are Akaushi cattle He wants to do so by working with the landscape Synthetic herbicides and pesticides are out There’s a commitment to protecting native grasses in the pastures and not overgrazing them The learning curve has been steep and humbling “At first I used to think there was a lot of pertinent information on YouTube But then I realized anybody can get views,” he said The person that starts off doing this and thinks they can know it all by just purely research is sadly mistaken Raising cows the way Mason wants requires patience “I can see a big change just in him,” said Luis Chimal Mason’s friend who trained and sold him Bolero because his riding has improved a lot.”   the guy who wins all the arm wrestling competitions on the ranch “Because it takes a real steady hand and a real sure hand to make a clean one You can redo it – it’s going to look like shit They may visit even more soon: Mason’s finishing a house of his own out here freeing up the one he’s been staying in for guests We work so close with each other out here.” It helps that he hasn’t been in trouble with the law since 2015 He’ll manage soil health and grow all sorts of fruits crush oats and crimps oats and all that,” Mason said “Our goal as this ranch is to not really have to go the grocery store Mason has found a sense of peace in his life on the ranch And as he continues to build this new career he has also amended relationships with his parents and maintained friendships with some from his past life He couldn’t have found the same fulfillment on the road we still talk about UFC and wrasslin’ every week Mason’s got nothing but goodwill toward him these days He’d like it if one day they reconnected and talked it out After about a decade of releasing hip-hop and pop hits “F-1 Trillion,” is a country record.  Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here News | Apr 25 Averages:  75 Two-year-old Angus Bulls avg           Kent and Janet LaDue South Dakota.   Disposition is a huge factor in the popularity of these bulls.  Folks want cattle that are easy to raise folks have found this sale to be a great source for two-year-old Angus bulls.  Excellent hospitality and this great gathering bring out the neighbors and many repeat buyers for this yearly sale South Dakota – PPA Cowboy 930 x PPA Cortachy Boy 624 South Dakota – SAV Resource 1441 x BC Matrix North Dakota – OCC Emblazon 354E x Final Answer South Dakota – WT NewCastle Z241 x Payweight Sign up for daily and breaking news headlines Manage Subscriptions Robert Baldwin LaDueDeath date: Jan 1 Share a story where Robert's kindness touched your heart Describe a day with Robert you’ll never forget Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLADUE (First Alert 4) - A man died in a Tuesday morning crash in Ladue The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the head-on crash happened around 10:40 a.m. on Ladue Road east of Graybridge Road. The crash report states that a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander traveled from the eastbound lane into the westbound lane and hit the front of a 2016 Toyota 4Runner The driver of the Outlander was pronounced dead shortly after the crash MICDS junior Henry Rohan crosses the finish line during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday The start of the 800-meter relay race during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday The 400-meter relay race during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday The video board shows off the highlights during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Blue Springs sophomore Tavia Briles reacts to the timer during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Lindbergh junior Olivia Rea leaps into the pit during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Nerinx Hall junior Abigail Todisman tosses the discus during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Blue Springs sophomore Tavia Briles is congratulated during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Norht Point senior Dylan Paul clears the hudle during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Jackson senior Annika Barks leads the pack during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday North Point runner Charlie Fredrick talks with her teammates during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Chaminade senior Andrew Howell during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Hazelwood West junior Neven Douglas lands in the pit during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Hazelwood West junior Aaden Holmes during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Highland senior Payton Frey during the 800-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday CBC junior Karter Woodard during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday The start of one heat of the 100-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Ladue senior Delaney Brinker hits the final 50 meters while running a personal-best time of 23.98 seconds in the 200-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday at Ladue High School Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez lands in the pit during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Ladue senior Delaney Brinker hits the final 100 meters in the 200-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez won the pole vault title at the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday at Ladue High School Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez attempts to clear the bar during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday Email notifications are only sent once a day Lindbergh's Thomas Chavez said: "Once I know I'm scared "It's a little disappointing knowing that this is my last home meet but I'm excited because I got a PR," Brinker said Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCREVE COUER (First Alert 4) - A World Series champion’s home in Creve Coeur is on the market According to the listing agent, Tommy Edman is selling his home on Ladue Woods Estates Drive.The former St. Louis Cardinal player won the World Series after being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this year. 3.5-bath atrium ranch is on a private one-acre lot Laura Sanders of The Laura Sanders Team with Compass Realty Group has the listing. Click here for more information (WCIV) — The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a road sign dedication for fallen Deputy Jeremy LaDue who was tragically killed in a car crash in West Ashley the crash happened in 2020.LaDue was reportedly on patrol in West Ashley when another vehicle collided with his patrol car on Savannah Highway both passed away from injuries sustained in the crash State Legislature passed a resolution to erect a road sign memorial in his honor at the location of the crash. The ceremony will take place on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Charleston County Sheriffs Office Law Enforcement Center on Leeds Avenue before moving on to the crash site along Savannah Highway. Hundreds of games, puzzles & comics online *Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Please subscribe to continue reading… Ladue senior Delaney Brinker hits the final 50 meters while running a personal-best time of 23.98 seconds in the 200-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday at Ladue High School. LADUE — It was a bittersweet moment for Delaney Brinker when she crossed the finish line Saturday afternoon after the 200-meter dash in the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational girls track and field meet. The Ladue senior and Kansas State University signee could only smile as she saw the time staring back at her on the video screen. Her final race in a Rams uniform on her home track was a personal best — 23.98 seconds. “It’s a little disappointing knowing that this is my last home meet, but I’m excited because I got a PR,” Brinker said. It wasn’t Brinker’s first personal record set Saturday. She also ran a new personal best of 12.06 seconds while winning the 100. Though Brinker is a key member of Ladue’s powerhouse relay teams — she ran on state-winning 800 and 1600 relays the last two seasons — Ladue coach Nick Buckvar wanted to give her a breather from the relays and the 400, another one of her standard races. “This is our seniors’ last opportunity to compete here, and I usually let them have a say at some point in the season,” Buckvar said. “I asked them, for your last home meet, what do you want to run?” Buckvar would have been surprised if Brinker responded with the pole vault or shot put, but he may have given her the green light to cut loose in her final race. Instead, Brinker opted for the 100 and 200. She hadn’t competed in the 100 since her freshman season and finished sixth at the Class 4 state meet last year in the 200. “I haven’t run an open 200 dash this year,” Brinker said. “I was like, ‘Let’s do the one and two.’ “ Shot out like a cannon, Brinker edged out Cardinal Ritter senior Kyndall Spain (12.10) and teammate junior Lalia Murray (12.12) in the fastest 100 heat of the meet. Brinker finished runner-up to Pattonville freshman Havyn Smith (23.90) in the 200 later in the day and admitted that being in an open race is harder than being on a relay team. “In some aspects, the open is more intimidating than the relay because you’re by yourself, everyone is watching you,” Brinker said. “I just get into a little strict mindset of not looking at anyone else. Especially before the meet. I never look at heat sheets, I just like being myself.” The time she set in the 200 was more important to Brinker and her coaches than her finish. “It’s more just checkpoints along the way for us,” Buckvar said. “We have really tried to focus on getting better every day in practice, being the best version of herself at each race, each meet. We haven’t really talked about end goals and end times, at least. In the 200, it helps inform what the ultimate 400 could be.” Brinker has turned her attention toward getting prepared for the postseason in her specialist event, such as the 400 and relays. Her performances will play a big role in Ladue’s attempt to defend the Class 4 team state championship it won a year ago. “I’ve been training a lot for the 400, so just keeping my eye on that,” Brinker said. “My block starts are a little iffy, so I’ll work on that and keep my mind on that.” As bittersweet as it was for Brinker, Buckvar is dreading the countdown to when Brinker and members of the 2025 class don their hats and gowns in graduation. In addition to last year’s team championship, Ladue earned a Class 4 fourth-place trophy in 2023. “For all of our seniors, they have been tremendous and raising the level of expectations and standards for our program in terms of performance, but also what it means to be a track athlete,” Buckvar said. “Delaney is a kid who’s here every night with the trainer doing preventative stuff. Never misses a weight room session. All of our seniors are built that way.” MICDS junior Henry Rohan crosses the finish line during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. The start of the 800-meter relay race during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. The 400-meter relay race during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. The video board shows off the highlights during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Blue Springs sophomore Tavia Briles reacts to the timer during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Lindbergh junior Olivia Rea leaps into the pit during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Nerinx Hall junior Abigail Todisman tosses the discus during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Blue Springs sophomore Tavia Briles is congratulated during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Norht Point senior Dylan Paul clears the hudle during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Jackson senior Annika Barks leads the pack during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. North Point runner Charlie Fredrick talks with her teammates during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Chaminade senior Andrew Howell during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Hazelwood West junior Neven Douglas lands in the pit during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Hazelwood West junior Aaden Holmes during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Highland senior Payton Frey during the 800-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. CBC junior Karter Woodard during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. The start of one heat of the 100-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez lands in the pit during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Ladue senior Delaney Brinker hits the final 100 meters in the 200-meter dash during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez won the pole vault title at the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday at Ladue High School. Lindbergh senior Thomas Chavez attempts to clear the bar during the Ladue Brusca-Strohbach Invitational on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ladue High School in Ladue, Mo. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 10:39 a.m. when a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander, traveling eastbound, failed to maintain its lane and crossed into oncoming traffic. The vehicle collided head-on with a westbound 2016 Toyota 4Runner, which had stopped in an attempt to avoid the crash. The driver of the Mitsubishi Outlander, who was not wearing a seat belt, was transported by Ladue Fire and EMS to Mercy Hospital St. Louis, where he was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. by Dr. Davis. The driver of the Toyota 4Runner, a 43-year-old man from St. Louis, was wearing a seat belt and was not reported injured. Both vehicles were totaled and removed from the scene by Terry’s Towing. Dining Move over, cookies, cupcakes, and ice cream—there’s a new sweets concept in town: JARS by Fabio Viviani. Serving up an array of desserts in clear, single-serve jars, JARS will open its first metro area store today at 8853 Ladue Road, a space that previously housed Maggie Moo’s in Ladue. Chef and concept creator Fabio Viviani will be in St. Louis for the Friday opening.   Subscribe to the St. Louis Dining In and Dining Out newsletters to stay up-to-date on the local restaurant and culinary scene. Franchisees Monica and Kit Crooks plan to open five St. Louis area locations over the next five years, with an option to double that number. Opening day hours in Ladue are from 11–8 p.m. After that, hours will be from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. Here’s what to know before you go. The JARS concept originally arose during the pandemic, when most of Viviani’s restaurants were largely shut down. “A need arose to create a different concept,” he says, “one that involved little to no labor, little to no contact, or space, expertise, or investment. A concept where training takes days, not weeks. “JARS provides a fairly safe option for someone who likes food but doesn’t know the food business,” he adds. “It’s for the person who likes the idea of franchising but doesn’t want to drop millions of dollars to open one. It offers a ground-floor opportunity in an industry that’s usually very expensive to get into and one that’s easy to make a mistake in.” Monica Crooks largely agrees. “It was the first franchise that piqued my interest,” she says. “You don’t have to get up at 4 a.m. You don’t need an expensive chef. It’s a simple product. It’s beautiful, fun, and delicious.” JARS is a quick-service dessert idea featuring a variety of concoctions layered into clear plastic, Instagram-worthy, single-serve jars—somewhat akin to a mini-trifle. At any given time, JARS’ menu includes eight classic and six rotating limited-edition flavors that change every month. And with 150 available flavors, returning guests are virtually guaranteed to have new options available. Although the brand’s menu is largely preset, there is room for adjustments, Viviani says. “We would like to introduce a gooey butter flavor here, for example, but it needs to be properly developed and engineered first,” he says. “That’s where we are now. Then, if it sells really well, we may introduce it to other markets. If it’s an absolute sensation, we take it national.” Another revenue source for the business has been its off-site potential, with pre-made JARS available for special events. “Corporate events, themed celebrations, kids’ parties, larger adult gatherings… We’ve found an audience with all of them,” Viviani says. “We’re especially popular at rehearsal dinners and post-wedding day brunches.” Full size JARS are an option, but a mini-size—what Viviani calls a “three-bites-and-you’re-done” experience—was created for such occasions.    The 1,200-square-foot space is spare and lean, equipped only with a counter for ordering and a kiosk counter for self-ordering. Two large video boards show JARS in various stages of production; four other boards display the menu, showing pictures of every item. There are no interior seats, but several outside benches can accommodate a dozen or so guests. During the opening in Ladue this weekend, JARS will conduct a raffle, with such prizes as health/wellness packages, as well as four Cardinals tickets in the all-inclusive Champions Club and passes to watch pregame batting practice from the field. Special guests include Louie from the Blues (on Saturday from noon–3 p.m.) and local MMA fighter Jessie Finney. The first 1,500 people attending the grand opening will also receive a free JAR. Listen Here Listen Here Listen Here Listen Here DINING NEWSLETTERS Start your mornings with a fresh take on the day’s top local news from Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull. No spam, you can unsubscribe anytime you want. Our award-winning content brings readers revealing profiles Start your mornings with a fresh take on the day’s top local news Ladue’s Ahmad Shebl (7) celebrates with Owen Prange (left) Braedan Wallace (second from right) and Andy Schulte (right) after scoring a goal during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship against Vianney on Saturday at Lindenwood University in St CHARLES — The Ladue High boys soccer team could not have picked a better time for its best performance of the season the Rams were in control from start to finish Saturday in a 3-0 victory over Vianney for the Class 3 state title at Lindenwood University It's the first state championship for the Rams (23-6) who finished as state runner-up last year and in 2021 a six-time state champion making its first final four appearance since 2017 It was the teams' second meeting this season; host Vianney beat the Rams 4-1 on Oct "They slapped us around,'' Ladue senior Avi Levin recalled "But we came in today determined to do better." Senior Ahmad Shebl agreed with his teammate they were clearly the better team and they beat us fair and square But we shook that off and came in determined to make a better showing." which survived to win 1-0 in penalty kicks over Van Horn in Friday's semifinals set an early tone with some solid play and took the lead midway through the first half on a free kick Sophomore Jose Sanchez played the ball to the edge of the penalty area for Shebl who made a quick turn and scored with a blast to the corner "Getting a lead in a game like this is huge,'' Shebl said after scoring his team-best 14th goal "I think it gave us a boost in confidence and we managed to keep it rolling from there." Ladue added to its lead early in the second half who scored after breaking through the heart of the Vianney defense "This team is at its best when it's working hard and working together,'' Levin said "We came in hot and we never stopped working Ladue closed out the scoring with about 14 1/2 minutes left came up with a steal and moved the ball to senior Tommy Edrington my job as a midfielder is to win the ball and get it to the guys up top,'' Sanchez said "We knew this'd be a tough game — Vianney's tough — but we also knew that if we played to our potential Key to the Rams' shutout effort was the backfield play of senior Braedan Wallace and juniors Marc Proskey "This team really deserved to win,'' Ladue coach Dave Aronberg said They really bought in all season and tonight was probably the best game they played all season I was nervous because of how we matched up with Van Horn I just told our guys to play loose and to have some fun A game like this against a quality opponent like Vianney Our guys came up with a great effort and played their best game in their last game." Vianney coach Brian Haddock said his squad never could get into a rhythm on Saturday "That's a credit to Ladue and the game they played against us,'' he said "Their best players were able to take away our best players and that was pretty much the difference After playing as well as we did (in Friday's 2-0 semifinal win over Borgia) I felt like we'd come in (Saturday) with some momentum They came out strong to take control and really never let us into the game." Ladue's Tommy Edrington (left), Avi Levin (10) and Braedan Wallace raise the Class 3 state championship trophy on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Avi Levin celebrates after scoring a goal during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship against Vianney on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Zach Sinak (left) wins a battle for a head ball with Ladue's Ahmad Shebl during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Eli Oneal (19) and Vianney's Zach Sinak (2) collide as they battle for a head ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com The Ladue student secton cheers during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's RIley McGill (12) jumps to head the ball as Ladue's Avi Levin (10) and Vianney's Logan Russell watch during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Avi Levin (10 Is mobbed by teammates including Tommy Edrington (9) and Marc Proskey (right) after scoring a goal during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Zach Sinak (right) slides in to tackle the ball away from Ladue's Avi Levin during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Shane Farrow (left) passes the ball past Ladue's Braedan Wallace during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's RIley McGill (right) collides with Ladue's Jared Snyder as he leaps for a head ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Avi Levin (left) passes the ball as Vianney's Leo Mermelstein (28) looks on during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Eli Oneal (left) and Vianney's Leo Mermelstein (center) battle for the ball as Ladue's Jose Sanchez looks on during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com The Vianney student secton cheers during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney goalie Ryker Benz (left) jumps to make a save as Ladue's Eli Oneal comes rushing in during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Avi Levin (right) trips over Vianney's Shane Farrow as the two battle for the ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Andrew Abeln (4) and Ladue's Andy Schulte chase the ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Leo Mermelstein (left) and Ladue's Jose Sanchez try to control an incoming ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's RIley McGill (right) passes the ball past Ladue's Jose Sanchez, who comes sliding in, during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney goalie Ryker Benz (left) jumps out to grab the ball as Ladue's Eli Oneal comes rushing in during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Avi Levin (left) and Vianney's Leo Mermelstein vie for a head ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Nathan Schmidt (left) jumps to head the ball over Ladue's Keegan Cody (center) and Tommy Edrington during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue's Marc Proskey (left) tries to control the ball under pressure from Vianney's Shane Farrow during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Ian Selsor (7 white) jumps to try to clear an incoming ball. Also in on the play are Ladue's Ahmad Shebl (7 blue) and Vianney's Logan Russell (left) during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Vianney's Zach Sinak (2) and Bob Hoffman (center) and Ladue's Avi Levin (10) scramble for the ball during the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer state championship on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Paul Kopsky | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Althoff in Illinois kicked off the first-time champions club that was joined in Missouri by Clayton Design After a two-year search and a lengthy renovation Amy Studebaker Design has found a new home in Ladue (9749 Clayton) The 1,950-square-foot space is a tour through owner and principal designer Amy Studebaker’s take on some great destinations from an English conservatory to a French café to Palm Beach The studio’s design reflects the European feel that many of the firm’s clients are looking for “bringing in those English and French antiques but mixing it with new items in a variety of aesthetics,” Studebaker says and that mix of new and old makes it feel very welcoming.” Louis Design+Home newsletter to explore the latest stories from the local interior design and interior windows with glass-cased openings the conference room and the greatly expanded materials library evoke an English conservatory The carrara marble top table was one of the few pieces Studebaker brought over from the previous studio space in the Interior Design Center of St The studio also has a kitchenette with cabinets painted in Behr “Ovation”—“I love a blue kitchen!” says Studebaker—that features a large Studebaker is interested in old portraits and thought it fit perfectly with the French café theme The kitchenette includes green-and-white checkered tile from Zia Tile which brings in a touch of the conservatory feel to help the spaces flow together I really wanted to have more of that traditional old-school Palm Beach feel,” she says of her office’s bright colors and patterns The walls are painted in Sherwin-Williams “Dishy Coral,” with Sherwin-Williams “Greek Villa” detailing and Benjamin Moore “Stokes Forest Green” trim hand-painted vintage mirror that Studebaker found on chairish.com “It was so over the top and fabulous that I had to have it as a statement piece.” The studio also includes a green powder room decked out in ornate “Hydrangea Drape” wallpaper from Schumacher with Coleen and Company wall sconces the wood floor has been hand-painted based on an initital sketch by Studebaker “Even though [the spaces] are different with the exception of my office,” she says “You have that café feeling in the kitchen it makes sense when you step out of the kitchen and you’re seeing these glass partitions and painted floors.” “This is what I like to do in our clients’ houses you do feel like you’ve gone into another space And now you’re going to enjoy that space for what it is.” Studebaker and her team drew from their favorite brands and vendors They also purposefully brought in various elements into each room to create a “living showroom.” “If we’re saying [to a client] we’d love to design your cabinetry with inset cabinets or here’s how we’d like to place your brass pole or this is what I would like to do with your marble we can bring them to those little rooms … and show examples,” she says As they put the finishing touches on the new studio Studebaker is pleased to have a beautiful space that represents the brand–and offers room to grow Start your mornings with a fresh take on the day’s top local news from Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More a Ladue native and former captain of the U.S women's team who played in three Olympics and three Women’s World Cups announced her retirement Tuesday from professional soccer after a 16-year international career also played in the National Women’s Soccer League for every year it has existed and was a four-time league Defender of the Year She won two championships with FC Kansas City and another with the Portland Thorns “I learned early on that we were all just renting our jerseys,” Sauerbrunn said in a statement Soccer crest once was an honor and privilege for which I’m forever grateful The fact that I got to do it over 200 times is truly humbling I competed with and learned from some of the greatest players and leaders this sport has ever seen and I consider myself beyond lucky to have been able to play a small part in this program’s storied history.” With so much love and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/huOtKMjBmW Sauerbrunn became a consistent starter for the national team starting 167 of her 182 games between 2013 and 2024 She ends her international career with 219 caps good for 10th all-time in national team history Ladue Rams forward Theo Vantine (7) gets a shot off against the defense of MICDS Rams forward Kiefer Winegrad (57) during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MANCHESTER — Ladue forward Theo Vantine couldn’t ask for a better start to the hockey season Vantine continued his sizzling play by scoring a pair of goals and two assists to lead Ladue to a 9-2 win over MICDS in a Mid-States Club Hockey Association Central Division game at the Queeny ice rink on Monday night “Theo is a great player,” Ladue coach Colton Schalk said “He keeps growing and gets better every day He's somebody who shows up every day wanting to work He works hard and he's rewarded on the ice.” Vantine now has eight goals and four assists in just three games for Ladue (4-0-1 overall) Jake McDonald scored twice with two assists David Levinson had a goal and an assist and Ruilong Tang and Andrew Gakhutishvili also scored for the Rams and we're even getting scoring from our depth players Chase Segal and Brayden Strait each had a goal and an assist for MICDS (1-1-1) it was the second straight game between the programs which battled to a 1-1 tie on Saturday night Ladue was without some of its top players for that one including Vantine and McDonald “When we're snapping it around there's not a lot of people that can go with us when we're all going,” McDonald said Ladue took control of the game with two goals in a 39-second span in the second period MacDonald got it started with his fourth of the season at 5:39 to make it 3-1 Ladue Vantine followed moments later with his second of the game the result of tic-tac-toe passing from Levinson and Acree scoring off a Vantine feed with 5:41 left in the second to make it 5-1 Ladue Acree added an unassisted tally for the Rams with 4:00 left “I've known these guys for a while,” Acree said I know I can count on them to cover me and if I make a move these guys one of these guys are always open for a goal.” Strait got one back for MICDS with 1:50 left in the second to cut the Ladue lead to 6-2 Levinson and Gakhutishvili scored for the Rams in the third Vantine got the Rams on the board with his seventh of the season at 4:39 of the first period The goal came just a minute after Ryan Wood almost scored for Ladue after hitting the post on a partial breakaway Tang’s shorthanded goal made it 2-0 Ladue at 5:19 of the first Tang banged home a rebound of a McDonald shot for the Rams’ fourth short-handed goal of the season MICDS answered a couple of minutes later as Segal’s shot from the right point found its way through traffic and into the net to cut the Ladue lead to 2-1 with 7:14 left in the first Ladue is on a mission after losing to Clayton in the Wickenheiser Cup championship game last season We need to have a different culture around our game and we need to play every game like it's our last.” Ladue Rams goalie Nelson Vickar (1) stops the shot by MICDS Rams forward Zane Boeser (23) during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams goalie Nelson Vickar (1) during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams defensemen William Small (16) gets ready to take a shot during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams forward Brayden Strait (15) skates with the puck during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams forward Ruilong Tang (59) and Ladue Rams forward Jake Mcdonald (8) celebrate scoring a short handed goal during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams defensemen Jack Bryan (9) leans into Ladue Rams forward Ruilong Tang (59) to gain control of the puck during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams forward Jake Mcdonald (8) gets ready to take a shot during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams forward Theo Vantine (7) slides the puck past MICDS Rams goalie Max Brodeur (30) and wide of the net during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams defensemen Parker Yaeger (11) tries to keep the puck in the zone while Ladue Rams forward Ryan Wood (55) works to chip it out of the zone during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams defensemen Alejo Theodoro (76) gathers the puck behind his own net during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams forward Brayden Strait (15) slips around the defense of Ladue Rams defensemen Hobey Alton (4) on his way to scoring a goal during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams defensemen Jacob Oberman (98) goes to clear the puck out of his zone before MICDS Rams forward Kiefer Winegrad (57) can get to it during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams goalie Max Brodeur (30) makes a save during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams defensemen Jacob Oberman (98) and MICDS Rams defensemen Jack Bryan (9) battle for the puck during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Ladue Rams forward Ruilong Tang (59) skates against an MICDS defender during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams goalie Miles Jensen (39) makes the save while MICDS Rams defensemen Matthew Carmody (28) blocks Ladue Rams forward Ryan Wood (55) and Ladue Rams forward Jake Mcdonald (8) from getting the rebound during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com MICDS Rams goalie Miles Jensen (39) struggles to control the shot as it bounces out of his glove during the Mid States Club Hockey regular season game on Monday November 18, 2024 at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in Manchester. Rick Ulreich, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate's latest property purchase in Ladue Editor's note: This story has been updated to note that the Schnarr's Hardware building has been purchased said Friday that its real estate branch is buying the building that's home to Schnarr’s Hardware in Ladue principal and CEO of Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate said in a statement that the company is looking forward to continuing to invest in the area “We are excited to welcome 9800 Clayton Road to our portfolio,” he said in a press release “This is a prime property cherished by the local community.” has not purchased the Schnarr's Hardware business which has been owned by Frank Blair since 1995 Commercial real estate website LoopNet lists the property at 12,400 square feet Earlier this month, the firm announced that it is under contract to acquire the Pierre Laclede Center in Clayton It also owns nearby buildings at 100 South Brentwood Boulevard And the real estate branch of the company is headquartered at 8000 Maryland Avenue sought court action to foreclose on the property The Hoffmanns said they are nearing a deal with the loan servicer that would enable them to keep the building owns businesses and properties across the country In Missouri the firm has attempted to create a Napa Valley-esque wine country in the Augusta area And though they’ve had to cut back on plans and sell some properties Louis Post-Dispatch photographers captured August 2024 in hundreds of images Even as it bolstered itself against a takeover the company's board said it would hear out the billionaire investor's proposal