The Star’s high school athletes of the week for April 17
Blue Valley Northwest
• YEAR:Senior
• SPORT:Soccer
Priest scored six goals last weekend for the Blue Valley Northwest squad, which went 3-0 in the St. Louis Soccer Classic. She tied a season-high mark with three goals against Parkway South. A four-year starter, Pries already has 12 goals this season, including two hat tricks.
Stephen Mugeche• SCHOOL:Blue Springs
• YEAR:Junior
• SPORT:Track
Mugeche shattered his own school record in a 3,200-meter race last weekend, when he finished in 8 minutes, 58.87 seconds. He is only the third Missouri high school runner to break 9 minutes in the high school regular season. Mugeche will compete on Friday in the Kansas Relays.
This story was originally published April 17, 2014 at 6:44 PM with the headline "The Star’s high school athletes of the week for April 17."