ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Senior, Maddy Hall has been selected as this year’s St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete from
Silex High School. This is the 57th year for the Scholar Athlete program, which honors one
student from every area school, requiring that they participate in athletics and excel in the
classroom. Hall is ranked number one in the Class of 2023 and has played Varsity softball,
basketball and track for the Silex Lady Owls all four years of her high school career. She will
continue her academic career at Truman State University majoring in Agricultural Science. On
the softball field she earned first team All Conference (2 years), first team All District (2 years),
first team All Region and second team All State. In basketball she has earned All Conference and
All District honors as well as being named to the All Tournament Team at the Bowling Green
Annual Basketball Tournament. She is a two time All State athlete in track & field. She is
involved in FFA, Student Council, FBLA, National Honor Society & FCA. Maddy is the
daughter of Scott & Christy Hall of Silex.
The Scholar Athlete Program was the brainchild of Hall of Fame Baseball writer Bob Broeg in
1965. Broeg wanted to honor high school seniors whose success was not only on the field, court
or ice rink – but students who excelled in the classroom as well.
These are young men and women who lettered in at least one varsity sport, are in the top 25
percent of their graduating class and are in good standing at their respective high schools.
(stltoday.com)