A dozen athletes sign letters of intent

Gian Wessel, Sports Editor
February 3, 2012

For 12 Lafayette athletes, the Feb. 1 Signing Day marked the next step in their athletic careers. The Image asked all 12 students what the day meant to them and what they are looking foward to at the next level. Brock Behrndt – Northwest Missouri State – Football “It means a lot, I get to take... Read more »

Messer’s big day fuels Lancers in two wins

Gian Wessel, Sports Editor
February 2, 2012

On the same day that he signed a scholarship to play football at William Jewell University, senior Nick Messer caught fire on the basketball court. Messer made six of nine three-pointers and scored 26 points, the most by a Lafayette player this season, as the Lancers dominated Francis Howell North,... Read more »

Lady Lancers take fifth at Springfield Invite

January 31, 2012

The Lady Lancers swimming and diving team travelled to Springfield over the weekend of Jan. 28-29 to compete against teams from throughout the bi-state area. They went in as the top-ranked St.Louis area team, and finished fifth overall with 201.5 points behind Rockbridge, Glendale, Notre Dame de Sion... Read more »

Lancers joust Knights for win number 10

Dylan Corbet, Reporter
January 24, 2012

The Amertime Tournament at Missouri Baptist got off to a running start Jan. 23 with an upset over the Borgia Knights 53-31. Borgia, previsouly ranked at #2 in the small school rankings (according to stltoday.com) could not break the strong defensive performance displayed by the Lancers. Senior Blake... Read more »

Lancer Hockey team fights to take back Silver Skate trophy from Marquette

Brendan Donahue, Reporter/ Staff Photographer
January 14, 2012

In spite of a great comeback in the 3rd period of the Senior Night game, the Lancer Hockey team could not get ahead of the rival Marquette team. Senior forward Spencer Glazer, who contributed two goals on the night, scored late in the 3rd period, tying it 3-3 with 3 minutes left. But after a delayed... Read more »

Lancers hold on to defeat Mustangs in overtime

Gian Wessel, Sports Editor
January 14, 2012

It wouldn’t be a Lafayette-Marquette basketball game without excitement, which this year’s version had plenty of. After being down early on and then up 57-44 in the fourth quarter, the Lancers held off a furious comeback by the Mustangs to win 78-73 in overtime. With just five seconds left in regulation,Marquettecenter... Read more »

Water Polo legend remembered

Dylan Corbet, Reporter
January 11, 2012

St Louis County is mourning the loss of the man who brought the sport of water polo to the St Louis area. Wally Lundt died Dec. 26, 2011. Lundt’s career was filled with illustrious achievements in water polo including an induction to the Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2004. The hall of fame coach began... Read more »

Southern bias makes BCS even more unreliable

Gian Wessel, Sports Editor
January 4, 2012

The biggest joke in sports isn’t LeBron James and his play in the fourth quarter, although I’ve never met a LeBron joke I didn’t like. No, that title is reserved for this year’s Alabama-LSU BCS “championship” game and the ridiculous amount hype placed on college football as a whole. Even... Read more »

Lady Lancers defeat rival Marquette in first home meet

Christine Jackson, Sports Editor
December 15, 2011

After taking down Lindbergh 128-58 in their first meet of the season on Dec. 6, the Lady Lancers returned to Lafayette on Dec. 13 to face Marquette. The girls won the meet with a score of 102-84. Junior Kelly Shaw brought home points in diving, taking first with a point total of 204. Though the team... Read more »

Lady Lancers fall to Rock Bridge

Dominic Corvington, Reporter
December 13, 2011

On Dec. 12 the Lady Lancer varsity basketball team played host to Rock Bridge, the top ranked team in the state. After coming off a 55-34 win against Timberland which was backed by strong play overall, the team struggled to get things going offensively. In the third quarter alone the team had been outscored... Read more »