Parkway Central Grad Meyer Shining at Webster University

Katy Meyer is not only a top Division III basketball player at Webster, but has excelled as a student and as a leader.

In 2007, Katy Meyer graduated from Parkway Central with a 4.2 grade-point average. She was also the starting center on the girls' basketball team, averaging 10 points and 7 rebounds per game. Meyer, 5-foot, 10-inches, was recruited by several schools outside the St. Louis area. But instead of leaving town, she ended up without a basketball scholarship while rewriting the record books at Webster University. "I had to ask myself if college was about basketball or academics. If I took the basketball away from it, Webster had the best academics of the schools I was looking at," Meyer said after scoring 16 points in a Webster victory over Augustana College on Nov. 27. In Meyer's freshman season, the Webster Gorloks finished with an 11-14 record…

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Parkway Central Hopes to Carry Momentum Into New Season

Head coach Todd Pannett is expecting to have an exciting team this year following a strong finish in 2009-10.

Last year's Parkway Central boys basketball team was clearly on the young side, starting three sophomores and two juniors. But they improved as the season wore on, finishing with a 9-18 record. Coach Todd Pannett is expecting to have an exciting team this year. "We finished strong last year," said Pannett. "We lost our district game on a shot at the buzzer. This year I have the top eight players all returning." Junior Zach Carel returns for his third season as the Colts starting point guard. At 6-foot-1, Carel led the Colts in scoring last season averaging 15 points a game. "We moved Zach up to the starting position the third game of his freshmen season," said Pannett. "He is as smart as any kid I have had. He understands the game, runs …