He had grown up not far from St. Louis, just to the southwest of the metro area, and basically lived and breathed the game of basketball. For Randy Albrecht, you could say that coaching the sport was his destiny. After all, he lived right across the street from the local high school and often attended… Read more »
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Team: St. Louis Community College-Meramec
2019 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2019 Nick Admire (Lebanon High School/University of Missouri) Charissa Fuhr (Kickapoo High School/Iowa State University) Hailee Hendricks Fury (Miller High School/Northwest Missouri State University), Colby Hughes (St. Louis Community College- Meramec/Missouri-St. Louis/Colorado Rockies) Logan Hughes (North Arkansas College/Missouri-St. Louis) Trent Oxenreider (Strafford High School/College of the Ozarks) Joey Rich (A.S.A./USA Softball) Brad Roweton (Bolivar High… Read more »
Celeste Knierim
She lived the dream that made an impact. Of coaching community college women’s athletes. Of recruiting St. Louis-area teens for basketball, field hockey, volleyball and softball. Of setting them up for success on the field, and in life. Then again, Celeste Knierim certainly wasn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves. In fact, when offered the… Read more »
Bob Lesslie
A multi-year all-star for Lutheran South High School, Lesslie and his team won the league championships in both 1968 and 1969. He would Lesslie attended St. Louis Community College-Meramac, leading his squad to the JUCO national tournament in 1970 and 1971. Lesslie was an All-Conference selection both seasons and was selected to the Junior College… Read more »
Ric Lessmann
Listening to old baseball stories never gets old, and veteran baseball coach Ric Lessmann likely has a million of them. Here’s one of the more memorable ones: Recruiting for his team at Meramec Community College and doubling as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1980s, Lessmann got a tip about Brian Boehringer,… Read more »
Bob Murrey
Robert “Bob” Murrey was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His family moved to Waynesville, Missouri when he was 14 years old. There, he attended high school, graduating in 1946. As a high school student, he led the Waynesville High School basketball team to a third-place finish in the one-class Missouri State High School Basketball Tournament… Read more »