![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
Missouri All-State and All-Suburban Musicians announced
November 14, 2016
Twenty-three Lafayette musicians have been named All-Suburban both orchestra and band departments.
Preston Boyd, Emily Budde, Jacob Hinton, Elizabeth Ho, Anna Karner, Kevin Qi, Nina Ruan, Edward Vakula, Pranav Vasishta and Kyle Yerby were all named to the St. Louis All-Suburban Orchestra with Michael Christian and Karena Wong as alternates.
Students named to the St. Louis All-Suburban Band include: Sai Allu, Rachel Blankenship, Emily Dobson, Geoff Ladue, Drew Leslie, Jenna Killips, Ryan McCarthy, Liam Newman, Mel Northem, Emily Schaper and David Zhang. These students will travel to Columbia, Missouri on December 3rd to audition for the All-State Band.
Senior, Daniel Young has made the Missouri All-State Choir and will sing with other Missouri choir students at the Missouri Music Educators Conference that will take place in January.
