Boys Basketball
The Lancers beat their Rockwood rival Marquette 45-41, last week, breaking a five-game losing streak. Their next game will be the Coaches vs. Cancer game which is against another Rockwood rival, Eureka. They will face the Wildcats at home and at 7 p.m. The game will raise funds for cancer research and feature a halftime ceremony.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Lancers also broke a five-game losing streak resulting in their first win of the season. They faced Oakville, winning 37-35. Freshman Maria Golfo scored a team-leading 21 points and scored the game-winning shot. The Lady Lancers would lose to Marquette later in the week, 61-41. Despite their loss against the Mustangs, Golfo thinks their season will turn around. ” I think our [Oakville win] gives us more confidence to win more,” Golfo said. The Lady Lancers will also be playing rivals Eureka at home at 5:30 p.m in their Coaches vs. Cancer game.
Hockey
The Lancers went 1-1 this week. They lost against Oakville 4-2 but bounced back with a 5-0 win against Fox. Juniors Mack Freeman and Matthew Ridgeway scored 3 and 2 points respectively. Freeman and Ridgeway lead the team in points, with 12 each. The Lancers will take on Fort Zumwalt North Jan. 19.
Boys Wrestling
Last week, the Lancers beat Northwest 48-3, Dec. 13. Then they traveled to Kansas City during the weekend for their KC Stampede Tournament placing 8th out of 72 teams. Individually, freshmen Carter Brown placed 4th and Caleb Frankenberger placed 7th, junior Aiden Schoen placed 6th, seniors Drew Mattison and Andrew Wier placed 8th. They have no upcoming events this week but continue to train for their Granite City Holiday Tournament on the Dec. 28 and 29.
Girls Wrestling
The Lady Lancers lost to Northwest 51-21, Dec. 13. They also traveled to the KC Stampede Tournament and placed 20th . They only sent three Lady Lancers and they all placed in the top five, individually. Juniors Aaliyah Grammer placed 3rd, Hannah Henderson placed 4th and senior Toby Goertz placed 5th. They have no upcoming events this week but will participate in the Wonder Woman Tournament Dec. 28 and 29.
Girls Swimming and Diving
The Lady Lancers lost to Kirkwood 115-71 last week and have no upcoming competitions this week.
![After beating her Eureka opponent, senior Mera Flores holds her hand up in victory. Flores also finished 2nd in the Lindbergh Invitational later that week. Flores believes shes grown as a wrestler this season. I think [Ive improved]. I feel like Im more confident when Im taking shots, going for a takedown, Flores said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WrestlingGirlsvEureka_Farmer-SNO-1200x800.jpg)
