![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)
AFJROTC participates in Florida marching contest
From Dec. 4 to Dec. 9 a group of more than 30 students traveled to Florida for an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Trojan Force Southwest regional drill meet.
“Our drill team and a few extras head down to Florida for the competition, but we try to make it a fun trip for us too,” said Colton Morgan, sophomore and member of AFJROTC. “We went down to Daytona beach first for a couple of days and then we went down to the competition.”
The teams competed in a drill contest, which consists of students marching in patterns and obeying orders.
“There is both a regulation and an exhibition drill team. The regulation team is a bit more basic and every team from the different schools do the same routine. The exhibition team gets to make up their own moves and marches and it can be a lot more complicated,” said Kylie Blechle, senior and member of the AFJROTC drill team.
Though the teams did not place in either category of this year’s competition, they are looking forward to what they will do in the future.
“Though we didn’t place, we aren’t letting that discourage us. We were happy that we just got to go and have a fun time at the beach and drilling,” said Blechle.
With the Florida competiton come and past, the team is now preparing for their next competition in Joplin, MO.
“We have to practice for Joplin, since we only have two more contests left in the year, but we’re looking forward to seeing what will happen,” Morgan said.
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![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_6823-600x400.jpg)
