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Feature Athlete /// St. Elizabeth Hornets Boys Basketball


Hornets Nest


The


Story by: Bryan Hudnell Photography by: Andrea Holtymeyer


   a memorable run for the St. Elizabeth Hor- nets boys basketball team this past season. Though their season ended in the state championship game, the legacy they crafted will  


    we’d come.”


Senior guard Nick Heckemeyer sealed that game with clutch free  “That was my favorite moment of the season,” Nick said. “To be in


         Whether it was Cole Wilde knocking down three straight threes against Hermitage or Blake Wobbe tossing a backboard lob to Gavin Williams in the season opener, the Hornets created memories that will last a lifetime.


St. Elizabeth’s return to Mizzou Arena carried special meaning. 82 /// May 2025


After falling short of expectations the year before, the team was determined to prove they belonged back on the big stage. “This year, being able to play in a championship game there was  your home crowd on that kind of stage.”


The foundation of the Hornets’ success was their chemistry and collective leadership. A senior-heavy lineup featuring Williams, Wob- be, Heckemeyer, and others delivered on years of shared experience. “We’ve been playing together since we were little,” Wobbe said.


“To end it at state proved how far we’d come together.”          


 to put the group above individual goals. “We had to overcome worrying about stats and just focus on what the team needed,” Coach Heckemeyer said. “They learned to trust   hustle, and knowing someone would always step up when needed. “Teamwork was everything,” Wobbe said. “That’s what carried us.”


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