While some students hang up their gear after a season, Parkway South sophomore Tommy Horejes is already lacing up for the next. This will be back-to-back years where Horejes plays multiple varsity sports all while maintaining a 4.167 GPA.
“It isn’t easy to balance my life between sports and school. Making the most of my time and getting my homework done as soon as possible helps balance the two,” Horejes said.
Horejes plays soccer, baseball, and as well as basketball last year. However, he will not be suiting up for basketball this upcoming ‘25-’26 season.
Though the season just wrapped up for the Patriots’ soccer team, Horejes led the varsity squad scoring 13 goals at the forward position.
This time last year Horejes would be getting ready for this first basketball game. Horejes played JV basketball as a middle schooler. However, he will not be tying up the laces this winter for basketball due to him breaking his finger on Nov. 4 during the Patriots’ last soccer game against Ladue.
JV basketball coach Greg Williams said he will miss having Horejes on the court this season.
¨He’s very considerate of others, he’s a very good teammate and he’s big into the team success, not just his own,¨ Williams said.
Once the weather warms up and the calendar turns to March, Horejes turns into a baseball player. Last season he posted a .292 batting average on the varsity team. He also started at third base and posted a .927 fielding percentage.
“Baseball is the most challenging but the one I want to go D1 in for college,” he said. “Baseball is what challenges me the most. It’s so much of a mental game as well as you playing. The mental aspect of the game is so hard because the odds are against you. I batted .300 last year. Meaning I got a hit 30% of the time, which is not good, but in baseball, it’s pretty impressive. You can’t let one mistake dictate the rest of the game, and baseball has helped me learn that.”
Horejes’ baseball coach, Matt Brown, said he stands out on the field.
“He sticks out from the rest mostly because of his unbelievable work ethic,” Brown said.
Horejes was the only starting freshman on South’s varsity baseball team last season. The Patriots advanced all the way to the Final Four and placed third in state last year.
“[Horejes] belonged. He was never overmatched,” Brown said. “He is one of the greatest baseball players that’s ever come through Parkway South.”
Not only do coaches think highly of Horejes, so do his teammates.
“On the field he’s a motivator and a hard-working individual. Off the field he’s a kind and funny person who is very helpful in the Parkway South High community,” said junior Drew Birkenholz, Horejes’ baseball and soccer teammate.
Williams described Horejes work ethic as “off the charts.”
“He has a very bright future and things just because of how he handles himself,” Williams said.
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