![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)
On Jan. 19, the Lancer varsity wrestling team took on Marquette in a Suburban West match up. They suffered their first loss since Dec. 8.
The boys struggled to take control of matches and lost by a final of 27-33.
On Jan. 22, the team ran the table in their own tournament. They took first ahead of the DeSmet Spartans who still, were nowhere close. The Lancers finished with a total of 442.5 points. The Spartans, who placed second, scored 272.
Lafayette picked up wins from seniors Dan Clutter, Ryan Siebert, Dan Wrocklage and sophomores Jason Federer and Nick Olejnik,.
Jan. 26, the Lancers took on Lindbergh, who sat at 12-8 heading into the match against the Lafayette. The night belonged to the Lancers from start to finish. The team fell back early, being behind 10-6, but got a pin to go up 12-10 and never looked back from there.
Lafayette put away Lindbergh by a final of 45-28. Seniors Will Burgess, Taylor McKenna and Ryan Siebert all had pins to add to their teams lead.
