Senior spring athletes reflect on lost 2020 season
Morgan Vehige, Assistant Editor
April 29, 2020
After the spread of COVID-19 and the cancellation of school for the remainder of 2020, the entire spring sports season was shut down along with it. The announcement came from the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) soon after Governor Mike Parson made his announcement on the decis...
MSHSAA cancels remainder of 2020 spring sports season
Morgan Vehige, Assistant Editor
April 17, 2020
Following Governor Mike Parson’s announcement of in-person school shut down on April 9, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) released a statement saying that all remaining spring sports events are canceled. The statement contains quotes from MSHSAA’s Executive Direct...
COVID-19 affects spring sports at LHS
April 2, 2020
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the move to online schooling, Lafayette's spring sports have been unable to be held at Lafayette. These changes have impacted each sport in a different way. As of now, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has not confirmed previously menti...
Spring sports teams reflect on seasons, prepare for State competitions
Kayla Carpenter and Carson Luther
May 24, 2019
As the school year has drawn to a close many spring sports teams' seasons have also concluded; however, some teams are still preparing for their final postseason competitions including the girls lacrosse team, the boys track and field team and the girl track team. Here's a look at those Lancers' preparations...
Girls Lacrosse Hype Video
Sophia Scheller, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019
The varsity girls lacrosse team currently holds an undefeated record of 18-0. Senior Katherine Goddin leads the team with 81 goals.
The freshman phenomenon
Morgan Vehige, Assistant Editor
May 13, 2019
Many freshmen are taking to the fields, courts and pools in order to make their mark at the varsity level. At Lafayette there are only a handful of freshmen that play on the varsity level instead of on a freshman or junior varsity team, and there’s even more who swing up to sub in for injured playe...
Girls track team hosts Conference Meet
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2019
On May 3, the girls track team hosted the Suburban Yellow Conference Meet. The Lady Lancers placed second in the final meet of the regular season, finishing just 11 points behind Eureka. The girls track team will kick off the postseason on May 11 at Eureka where the Lady Lancers will compete in the Cl...
Howard leads soccer to a 10-2 start
Sophia Scheller, Staff Reporter
May 3, 2019
Nobody really knew what the girls soccer team was going to get from freshman Rylee Howard, but the freshman standout has already made her mark on the team, leading in scoring with 19 goals and 45 points. Head girls soccer coach Tim Walters said, "[I] had a good idea she was coming. Never know for...
Weekly Sports Update: April 14-April 21
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2019
Baseball: On April 13, the baseball team had a double header against Francis Howell North, and they defeated the Knights in both games 11-7 and 6-0. Then on April 16, the Lancers defeated Parkway South 9-5 as senior Austin Ohland had two RBIs and sophomore John Kramer hit a home run. The Lancers are ...
Boys lacrosse looks to make playoff run
Jonah Nickerson, Videographer
April 17, 2019
This season, the boys varsity lacrosse team has an in-state record of 3-3. The team is led by senior captains Jack Politte and Quinn Miller alongside junior captains Braeden Williams and Mason Hewlett....
Weekly Sports Update: April 8-April 14
Morgan Vehige, Assistant Editor
April 16, 2019
Baseball: The baseball team played a three game home series over the week. On April 8, they played against De Smet, losing a close game with the final score being 7-6. The next day, the Lancers won against Lindbergh 11-1 with senior Austin Ohland leading the team with three RBIs. On April 11, the te...
Weekly Sports Update: March 31-April 7
Carson Luther and Kayla Carpenter
April 9, 2019
Baseball: On April 1, the baseball team hosted and defeated Parkway West 9-1. On April 2, Lafayette traveled to Oakville where they won 6-5 after trailing for the first 6 innings. Over the weekend, they played two games. For the first game, they hosted Washington, where they won 11-0. The aftern...
