![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)
Boys tennis heads to Districts
This season has been a season of growth for boys tennis. The team is led by first seed Franco Noseda Olivari, second seed Carson Krone, third seed Drew Davis and fourth seed Vladimir Trifunovic.
They currently have a record of 11-6 in spite of their rough start.
Krone said, “We had a rough start, but then we got our lineup figured out.”
They started off the season 2-3, losing to Marquette and Edwardsville in blowout fashion (7-2 and 9-0 losses respectively), and Dunlap in a close set of games.
They then proceeded to win nine of their next 12 to end up at 11-6.
They started District play on May 9, where they headed to Parkway South to face rival Eureka. The Wildcats were defeated handily, 5-0. They then defeated Parkway West in the second round 5-4 in a close match.
Today, May 11, they face Marquette, hoping to avenge their loss from earlier in the season.
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