Boys Volleyball
On Monday, the varsity boys volleyball team beat Mehlville 2-0 in the State quarterfinals to advance to the semifinal round.
The team holds an overall match record of 29-5-4 with 64 games won and 21 games lost, which secured them a Suburban West Conference championship.
The varsity team is led by senior Luke Kreienkamp,who is averaging a team-high 3.5 kills per game.
The semifinal game will take place Thursday, May 17 at Kirkwood against St. Louis University High School at 7:30 p.m.
Head coach Doug Ell believes his team has the skill to defeat SLUH despite past losses to them. However he stresses the importance of a strong fan base.
“We need fans there for support. These private schools have rabid fans and crowds to back their team up, and we need our school there to do the same,” he said. “I promise it will be well worth your money and time to come out. The team has the ability to make it to State, and we need everyone there for the journey.”
Girls Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse is on the right track towards victory in the State Tournament.
Due to the lack of teams, Girls Lacrosse participates in a State Tournament instead of Districts.
Senior Hannah Schneider said, “We are state champs if we win the tournament.”
With a 19-8 victory in the first round against Parkway South, the team played at Clayton High School against Ursaline on May 15.
The last time these two schools met up, Lafayette prevailed in a tight game.
“It was a really good game so hopefully tonight will be the same but we will pull through, we will see how it goes,” Schneider said.
Girls Soccer
Girls soccer continued their postseason run on May 15 at 7 p.m. against Marquette at Parkway South High School.
Freshman Anna Saunders was confident about the upcoming game. “I think we’ll win,” she said, “we beat [Marquette] 4-1 last time and I think we can do it again.”
At their last match, Lafayette won 2-0 against Parkway South.
When asked about the team’s potential for state, Saunders said, “I think we can go all the way, we’re really good this year.”
