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Out of 520 total entries for “Beginnings”, freshman Annabella Graham’s long exposure photo will be one of 74 on display at the St. Louis Kooyumjian Gallery. “I had no clue my photo was gonna get picked at all,” Graham said. “But I was very happy about it.” photo contributed by Annabelle Graham
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Out of 520 total entries for “Beginnings”, freshman Annabella Graham’s long exposure photo will be one of 74 on display at the St. Louis Kooyumjian Gallery. “I had no clue my photo was gonna get picked at all,” Graham said. “But I was very happy about it.” photo contributed by Annabelle Graham
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Boys basketball wins Battle of 109, Lancers take first at Fred Ross Invitational

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Senior Josh Pitney attempts to steal the ball from a Eureka player. The Lancers beat the Wildcats 51-49.

After a long winter break, we at the Lancer Feed expected to quickly get back in the swing of things and continue to bring you our sports recaps after every game. 

But, a snow-ridden one-day school week caused us to fall behind on recapping our sports coverage. 

To make up for these missing stories, we decided to make a collection of our recent sports coverage to make sure you know what the Lancer athletes have been up to these last few weeks.

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Junior Drew Pickering jumps up to score for the Lancers. Pickering's 18 points helped the Lancers win 51-49.

Girls and Boys Basketball @ Eureka- Dec. 19

The Lafayette boys and girls basketball teams travelled to Eureka to play in the Battle of 109, Dec. 19.  

In the girls, the Wildcats took a dominant 16-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Lancers tried making a comeback, out scoring Eureka 14-12 in the second quarter. 

Lafayette was unable to keep this momentum going as the Wildcats defense stepped up, allowing just three points in the third. The Lancers went on to lose, 52-28.   

The boys game turned out to be a lot closer, the Lancers won by two points, as junior Drew Pickering led both teams in scoring off his 18 point game.  

The Wildcats held a 25-24 lead heading into the second half, before Lafayette went on a 16-9 run to end the third quarter, making the score 40-34, Lancers.  

Eureka tried to rally back scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter, but Lafayette held on scoring 13 points of their own to win out the game 51-49. 

 

Hockey Battle of 109 @ Maryville University – Jan. 3

Lafayette met again with Eureka in the rink for a close, down-to-the-wire hockey showdown.

With a 2-0 record against the Wildcats this season, the Lancers arrived at the Maryville University Hockey Center with confidence, Jan. 3.

Eureka opened the scoring with a goal several minutes into the first period. Lafayette responded with goals from senior forward Jacob Basom and sophomore defenseman Quentin Parks to make the score 2-1.

After Eureka scored two goals, Lafayette responded with a shot from senior forward Alem Garibovic to tie the score 3-3.

With 4 minutes left in the game, a Eureka skater made a shot on Lafayette senior goalie Blake Parks and hit the top left corner of the net to bring the game to its final score, 3-4 to give Eureka the Battle of 109 Trophy.   

Fred Ross Wrestling Tournament –  Jan. 11

Lafayette held its annual “Fred Ross” Invitational wrestling tournament at Lafayette, Jan .11, hosting 25 different schools from all over the country. 

The tournament is named after former Lancer wrestling coach Fred Ross, who was in attendance as the Lafayette boys teams won the tournament and the girls Lafayette team placed second. 

Sophomore Riley Sumner took down a defending State champion to win his weight class and was voted as the tournament’s outstanding wrestler. Coaches from all teams took part in the voting for the award.

The Lancers also had eight other wrestlers finish on the podium for their respective weight classes.  

 

Girls Basketball @ Webster Groves – Jan. 13

The Lancers and the Statesmen competed in a neck-to-neck contest at Webster Groves, Jan 13.

Both teams got out to a quick start with a score of 25-23 with Lafayette in the lead at the end of the first half.

Later in the game junior Faith Szukaski made two free-throws to tie the game 37-37 and keep the game close.


Lafayette made a final triumph in the 4th quarter but finished 47-53 in a close loss against Webster Groves.

 

Wrestling Dual vs. Eureka – Jan 16.

Lafayette and Eureka in the Lafayette gym for a dual wrestling meet, for the Lancers Senior Night, Jan. 16. 

It was also senior night, making it an incredibly special night for 12 graduating Lancer wrestlers.

Girls wrestling had multiple riveting matches including quick pins by seniors Ashlee Dakin and Hannah Henderson. After a hard fought meet, the Lancer girls would take down the Wildcats 45-30.

The Lancer boys had a dominant meet against the Wildcats. The highlights of the night were Nico Khuenel’s come-from-behind victory by decision and Carter Welsh’s win by pin in just 21 seconds. The Lafayette boys would defeat Eureka 64-6.

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