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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays From The Activities Department
This holiday season the Howell Activities Department would like to thank the many students, coaches, sponsors, parents and community members that help to make our programs possible. As our programs continue to see unprecedented success in activity and sport, our Howell programs have continued to raise the bar in and out of activity and sport. As we approach the holidays we hope you and your family are able to spend time with family and loved ones. As we put an end to 2019 we also hope you are able to reflect upon the many great things that have taken place in our programs and the positive outcomes our programs have worked to create. We hope that you will continue to support our programs and work to create great experiences for our student-participants in 2020. From the Howell Activities Department to all Vikings, we wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season!
Four College Bound Vikings Added To 2020 Signing Class
December 18th Early Signees
Josh Kyle - Wrestling - Wyoming - NCAA DI
Drake Heismeyer - Football - University of Missouri - NCAA DI
Erik Kiewiet - Baseball - Iowa Wesleyan University - NCAA DIII
Kimmie Browne - Shooting Sports - Missouri Valley College - NAIA
Josh Kyle
Wrestling
Drake Heismeyer
Football
Kimmie Browne
Shooting Sports
Erik Kiewiet
Baseball
#7 State Ranked Boys Basketball Moves To 6-0
The #7 State ranked Boys Basketball program moved to 6-0 on the season with an overtime win over U-City in the GAC/Suburban Shootout on Saturday night. The Vikings won 68-65 over U-City on a game winning shot with three seconds remaining in overtime by Matt Schark. You can view the game winning shot below. Next up for Boys Basketball is the very talented field in the MICDS Holiday Tournament. Good luck to our Vikings as they look to extend their
Boys Wrestling Takes 3rd In 24 Team Lee's Summit Holiday Tournament
The Varsity Wrestling program traveled to the Lee's Summit Tournament that had a loaded field of 24 teams from across the State. The Vikings turned in a strong 3rd place performance and brought home five medalists. Congratulations to the following Vikings for a great performance at the two day Lee's Summit Tournament!
Medalists
106 - Cooper Corley (12-4) placed 4th and scored 27.5 team points.
113 - Michael Roberts (15-4) placed 3rd and scored 31.5 team points.
126 - Josh Kyle (18-2) placed 2nd and scored 31.5 team points.
145 - Hayden Trezek (16-4) placed 4th and scored 27.5 team points.
195 - Cole Litteken (15-5) placed 4th and scored 26.5 team points.
285 - Ryan Skillington (19-1) placed 5th and scored 26.5 team points.
Girls Swim Turns In Strong Performances At Lindbergh Invitational
The Girls Swim program continued their strong start to the season in Lindbergh Invitational. Several Lady Vikings brought home medals. You can view the medalists from the meet below. Congratulations to Girls Swim for a great day at the Lindbergh Invitational.
Lindbergh Invitational Medalists
Lilli Dempewolf places 5th in the 200 IM
Natalie Nguyen places 4th in the 50 Free
Abby Ekstrom takes 5th in the 100 Butterfly
Paige Schulze places 8th in the 100 Free
Natalie Nguyen with a state cut time places 1st in the 100 Back
Ava Jansen takes 4th in the 100 Breaststroke
Paige Schulze takes 8th in the 200 Free
Natalie Nguyen, Ava Jansen, Abby Eksteom and Caitlin Mattingly take 3rd in 200 Medley Relay
Girls Wrestling Places 4th At Holt Tournament
The Girls Wrestling program placed 4th at the Holt Tournament on December 14th. The Ladty Vikings were led by six wrestlers placing in the top three. Congratulations to the following wrestlers on a strong showing at the Holt Tournament!
Top 3 Finishers Abby Eberwine placed 2nd and scored 11.0 team points. Sophia Wuest placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points. Audrey McDonnell placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points. Katt Mossinghoff placed 2nd and scored 9.0 team points. Sierra Hayes placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points. Alyssa Miller placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Girls Wrestling Takes 5th At 25 Team FZE Tournament
Several girls wrestlers turned in strong performances at the FZE Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Vikings had five wrestlers finish in the top five. Congratulations to the following wrestling for a great day at Fort Zumwalt East!
Top 5 Placers
103 - Abby Eberwine (9-2) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points. 115 - Jersey Persons (2-4) placed 2nd and scored 18.5 team points. 142 - Audrey McDonnell (8-3) placed 5th and scored 17.0 team points. 166 - Sierra Hayes (5-6) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points. 187 - Alyssa Miller (8-2) placed 3rd and scored 19.0 team points.
Boys Wrestling Has 10 Wrestlers Finish In Top 3 At Holt 9/10 Meet
The Howell freshman and sophomore wrestlers recently travled to the Holt 9/10 Meet on December 14th. It was a great day for our Vikings that saw four championships earned and a total of ten wrestlers finish in the top three. Congratulations on a great tournament by from our 9th and 10th grade group!
Top 3 Finishers
Tyvrik Evans (2-1) placed 2nd.
Don Carlos Woody (2-1) placed 2nd.
Malik Lovelace (1-2) placed 3rd.
Irvin Heggemann (4-0) placed 1st.
Josh Wildschuetz (2-1) placed 2nd.
Max Degrande (4-1) placed 2nd.
Connor Reed (2-2) placed 3rd.
Andrew Rockenbach (4-0) placed 1st.
Aaron Powell (4-0) placed 1st.
Judah Johnson (3-0) placed 1st.
Coach Sampo Named Teacher Of The Year
Book Club Donates Gifts To Carondelet Leadership Academy
STUCO Raises Money To Purchase Toys For St. Charles County Shop With A Deputy
Stay Connected With The Activities Department
There are many ways for Viking fans to stay informed and aware of everything going on at Howell. Below you can find several platforms to find information specific to the Howell Activities Department. Finding information and content on our activities, clubs and sports has never been easier!
Twitter- @FHVikings
Website & App – www.howellvikings.com
Instagram - FHVikings
TikTok - FHVikings
Viking Insider (Weekly E-Magazine) Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/vikinginsider
Youtube Channel - https://tinyurl.com/VikingTube
Camp Website – www.fhvikingscamps.com
Activities Hotline- 636-851-4700 (Option 1)
2019-20 Start Dates & Dead Periods For MSHSAA Activities & Sports
The summer, fall, winter, and spring dead periods and starting dates for MSHSAA sponsored activities has been released for the 2019-20 school year. These dates can be found below. We hope that this information helps all Vikings and their families coordinate and prepare for the summer and sports seasons ahead during the 2019-20 school year.
Summer Dead Period (All MSHSAA Sponsored Activities) - June 29 - July 7, 2019
Fall Sports Dead Period (Fall Sports) - August 5 - August 11, 2019
Fall Sports Begin August 12, 2019
Winter Sports Dead Period (excluding girls swim) - October 27 - November 3, 2019
Winter Sports (excluding girls swim) begins November 4, 2019
Winter Sports Dead Period (Girls Swim) - November 3 - November 10, 2019
Girls Swim Begins November 11, 2019
Spring Sports Dead Period - February 23 - March 1, 2020
Spring Sports Begin March 2, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
Francis Howell Activities Department
261 GAC Championships
163 District Championships
79 Final Four Appearances
28 State Championships
Email: sean.erwin@fhsdschools.org
Website: www.howellvikings.com
Location: 7001 Missouri 94, Saint Charles, MO, United States
Phone: 636-851-4700
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Twitter: @fhvikings