Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting.
He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com.
In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.
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Missouri
Illinois football commit Carson Boyd racks up 413 total yards, 2 TDs in season-opening win
Carson Boyd, a University of Illinois commit, throws for 312 yards and two TDs and runs for 101 yards in Cardinal Ritter's season-opening win over visiting Jackson.
Missouri
Nebraska football commit Jamarion Parker scores 4 TDs in Cardinal Ritter's season-opening win
Parker, who scored team-high 26 touchdowns during state championship junior campaign, leads Cardinal Ritter to 44-7 win over Jackson
Missouri
Detroit Lions wide receiver has number retired by his high school
Jameson Williams, a first-round pick in 2021, was a standout wide receiver at Cardinal Ritter High School in St. Louis
Indiana
Vote: Who should be SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (8/26/2024)?
Candidates for SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff
Missouri
Missouri high school football: 10 games to watch in Week 1
The Missouri high school football season begins on Thursday, August 29.
Indiana
Indiana high school boys soccer: ISCA soccer polls (8/26/2024)
Indiana high school boys soccer: Indiana Soccer Coaches Association soccer polls (8/26/2024)
Missouri
Payton Brown, SEMO freshman running back, runs for three TDs in debut
Hillsboro (Missouri) High School grad Payton Brown ran for 97 yards and three touchdowns in the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks' comeback victory over North Alabama in FCS Kickoff showdown
Cathedral stuns top-ranked Ben Davis in season-opening battle of ranked Indiana high school football squads
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