In southern Illinois, just across the Ohio River from Paducah, Ky., lies the town of Metropolis, the self-proclaimed fictional hometown of an adult Clark Kent, also known to comic book fans by his other name – Superman. About 35 miles south of downtown St. Louis, on the banks of the Mississippi River, lies Crystal City,… Read more »
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1984-1989 Era Crystal City High School Girls Track & Field
To say the Crystal City High School girls track & field teams from 1984-89 were pretty good is a vast understatement. They were simply dominant, winning six consecutive Class 2 state championships, the longest such streak for a girls track & field program in the state. With legendary head coach and fellow Class of 2023… Read more »
Lynn Long
In the early 1990s, after having coached boys high school basketball teams for almost decade, Lynn Long faced this reality: His three daughters soon would play on the hardwood in middle school and high school, so, if he continued on, Long likely would miss many of their moments and memories. After all, all the hours… Read more »
Arvel Popp
Arvel Popp was Bill Bradley’s basketball coach at Crystal City High School. He worked in virtually all sports at the high school before he retired as a coach in 1975 after 28 years with the Hornets. He was one of the area’s most successful coaches at the time but always was associated with Crystal City’s… Read more »