STL’s Sug Sutton having a standout WNBA season

Former Parkway North girls’ basketball star Sug Sutton is having a magical WNBA season as the starting point guard for the Washington Mystics. In her third WNBA campaign, the 5’9” Sutton is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 assists and one steal a game for the Mystics, who entered the week in seventh place in the league and in playoff contention. 

Sutton is shooting 47% from the field, 42% from 3-point range and 70% from the free throw line. She has also provided steady and consistent play for a Mystics team that starts two rookies in Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Cintron. 

Sutton had one of the WNBA’s top scoring performances last week when she registered 13 points in a victory over the Seattle Storm. She also scored 14 points against the Los Angeles Sparks this month.

She was a former McDonald’s All-American during her career at Parkway North and starred during her collegiate career at Texas.

Peach Jam bears fruit

St. Louis area prep basketball standouts Quentin Coleman of Principia and Jamison White of East St. Louis were instrumental in Brad Beal Elite’s run to the championship of the Nike EYBL Peach Jam.

Both players started the grassroots seasons as reserves on the team, but injuries pressed them into starting roles, where they both shone brightly at the Peach Jam.

In addition to celebrating the coveted Peach Jam title, the respective players have also seen their recruiting stock rise to prime-time level. Both players have received numerous offers from solid mid-major programs around the country. 

The 6’3” Coleman received new offers from Wake Forest, Kansas State, Illinois, Virginia, and Iowa. The 6’8” White received new offers from Penn State and Vanderbilt. 

Both Coleman and White were members of the St. Louis American “Fab Five” First Team All-Stars after the 2025 season.

Earl’s World

Rising junior volleyball star Shaye Witherspoon of Lafayette recently gave a commitment to national powerhouse Nebraska. Witherspoon, a 6’3” outside hitter, is ranked as the No. 10 recruit in the nation by the volleyball website PrepDig. As a sophomore, she helped lead the Lancers to the Class 5 state championship. Last season, she teamed with her older sister Maya Witherspoon on the Lancers’ state championship team…John Burroughs girls basketball standout Moriyah Douglass has committed to Texas Tech. The 6’3” Douglass is ranked among the top five prospects in the Class of 2026 by the basketball website Prep Girls Hoops Missouri. As a junior, Douglass was a Class 6 All-State selection after averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds a game. She helped the Bombers to the Class 5 state championship as a sophomore in 2024. She is the granddaughter of former Saint Louis University great Monroe Douglass and daughter of former Chaminade College Prep standout Monroe “Money” Douglass…The Napheesa Collier Elite 17U team, coached by Jordan Olufson, won the national championship at the E40 National Tournament in Louisville. It was the third consecutive E40 championship by this talented Phee Elite squad. The Phee Elite team features several players from a powerful Incarnate Word Academy program in guards Peyton Olufson, Savannah Stricker, Addi Owen, and forward Nevaeh Lucious. Other top contributors include Lutheran St. Charles teammates Kennedy Stowers and Kyrii Franklin, forward Brooke Blankenship of Festus St. Pius, and guard Olivia Christopher of O’Fallon (IL)… The Phee Elite program also won a couple of other championships in Louisville. Their 16U team, coached by Aqua Bradley won the NE2K championship and their 17U/Adams team won a Platinum Division title…On the boys’ side, the Gateway-Knights brought home a couple of championship trophies as they 15U and 16U teams won their respective age groups at the National P32 League Championships in Memphis. The Southwest Illinois Jets won the 16U championship at the Recruit Looks Chicago Bracket championship last week.

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