Dave Condit

Hunched over her putter, junior Addy Surber reads the putt. Surber won Conference Player of the Year and qualified for State. While she was excited that she won Conference Player of the Year, she wasn’t surprised, “I was happy but I was undefeated for all my match, so I kind of expected it.”

Boys Cross Country

The Lancers placed 3rd at the Patriot Statesmen Invitational, Oct. 7, with a score of 73. Senior Jack Robeson finished in 2nd place, with a time of 16:11.80. His fellow seniors Sagan Alsop, Dillon Cronin and Luke Snyder also placed. Alsop placed 50th, Cronin placed 6th and Snyder placed 24th. Juniors Michael D’Andrea and Daniel D’Andrea placed 21st and 22nd respectively. Oct. 14 is the next meet, which is the Suburban Conference Championship.

Girls Cross Country

Placing 4th with a score of 99, the Lady Lancers competed at the Patriot Statesmen Invitational, Oct. 7. Freshman Alexis Sandberg finished 4th, Sandberg raced with a time of 20:03.40. Other notable finishes include junior Mizelle Groenewald placing 26th; junior Abigail McGinnis placing 13th; sophomore Shreeya Basappa placing 33rd and freshman Kelly Archambeault placing 31st. The Lady Lancers will race Oct. 14 at McNair Park for the Suburban Conference Championship. 

Girls Golf

Placing 2nd as a team, the Lady Lancers played in the Suburban Yellow Pool Conference Oct. 2. Junior Addy Surber won 1st place and Conference Player of the Year. Additionally, junior Lila Dantuono and sophomore Lexi Napuli placed 12th and 8th respectively. The Lady Lancers then played in Districts, placing 4th, Oct. 9. Surber placed 2nd, shooting a 75, qualifying for State. Surber has high expectations for State. “I hope that I medal, but getting top five is definitely the goal.” In addition to that, Surber is proud of her team’s season. “We definitely had a good season. We were really close to our team being able to go [to State], but definitely next year we will have some people be able to go to State with us.” 

Field Hockey

The Lady Lancers won two away games this week. First, they defeated Oakville 6-5, Oct. 3. Then, they beat Lindbergh 4-3, Oct. 5. Senior Olivia Williams scored 6 goals between the two games. The Lancers will play against Parkway Central Oct. 10 and Marquette Oct. 12. The first game will take place at Parkway Central High School and the second at Lafayette.

Football

In the Battle of 109, Oct. 6, the Lancers beat the Wildcats 28-21. This is the sixth consecutive game the Lancers won, after starting the season off with a loss. Junior Robbie Preckel led the team with 14 receptions for 243 yards. The Lancers will play at home against Ritenour Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.

Boys Soccer

At their Senior Night, the Lancers beat Seckman 5-0 Oct. 3. However, they lost to Eureka 1-0 Oct. 5. The Lancers have three away games this week, first at Westminster Oct. 10, next at Kirkwood Oct. 12 and finally Parkway West Oct. 13. 

Boys Swimming & Diving

Against Parkway South, the Lancers won 110-60, Oct. 5. The Lancers will have their Senior Night against Kirkwood, Oct. 10 at 4:15 p.m. 

Girls Tennis

The Lady Lancers won Districts and Sectionals this week. First, they took down Rockwood rivals Marquette, 5-1, Oct. 5. Then Oct. 9 the Lady Lancers continued their dominance with a 5-2 win over Rock Bridge and won a Sectional title. The Lady Lancers will move on to the State Semifinals, Oct. 20.  The Lady Lancers’ Individual State Tournament, however, will take place Oct. 12-13. Senior Amber Yin and junior Maddi Pffeifer will compete in singles and sophomore Mia Yin and freshman Mary Sublette will compete in doubles together. Amber has high hopes for her singles tournament. “This is what I’ve been preparing for all season. At the start of the season I was aiming to get into the State tournament,” Amber said. In addition to her berth into the singles State tournament, she and her team are also preparing for their team State tournament. “[We’re] just trying to get in shape and just get ready. A lot of it is just mental, we’re all just trying to prepare. We’re still really happy that we won [Sectionals], so we are still in that phase. But starting today or tomorrow we’re definitely going to be focusing on trying to perform as well as can.” Their State send-off will be at 8:15 a.m. Oct.11 in the Commons. 

Girls Volleyball

The Lady Lancers went undefeated for the third week in a row. They swept Webster Groves, Oct. 3. In their “Love Like Chris and Dig Pink” match, the Lady Lancers swept Marquette 3-0 Oct. 5. Then on the weekend they beat Francis Howell Central 3-1 and St. Pius X 3-0, Oct 7. Their record stands at 23-2. 

Softball

The Lady Lancers went 2-1 this week. They beat Oakville 12-2 and Webster Groves 11-0. However, they did lose in the Battle of 109 against Eureka. The Lancers will play Waynesville Oct. 12.