![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)
In their Feb. 25 Class 5, District 4 championship match-up against Eureka, the Lady Lancers varsity basketball team pulled out a 51-36 victory over their Suburban West Conference co-champion.
The team took hold of a stable lead early, outscoring the Wildcats 21-4 in the second quarter alone before going up 32-13 at halftime.
They were also able to keep Eureka standout center Alex Hillyer under tight control, as the 6-3 junior only scored eight points despite averaging 20.2 points per game (ppg) during the course of the season.
Junior Ashley Hipp led all scorers after putting up 17 points for the Lady Lancer’s. The Conference’s leading scorer, junior Jordynn Martin, also added 14.
The team is now preparing to take on St. Joseph’s Academy, who currently sits at 25-3. This Sectional round matchup of the State playoffs will take place on March 2 at 7:45 p.m. at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
The Angels will led by juniors Maddie Stock (17.8 ppg) and Morgan Stock (10.2 ppg), however their primary threat lies with sophomore Sydney Stipanovich.
As the daughter of the former NBA player Steve Stipanovich, she is averaging 14 points and 12 rebounds per contest and poses an effective force on both ends of the floor.
“If we do what we know how to do then we’ll win,” Martin said, “but if we get intimidated and play scared then the outcome is not going to be good.”
