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At the recent Class 3 state championship on Nov. 9 at Gans Creek Recreation Area in Columbia, MICDS' Julia Ray captured the first individual state crown in the history of the MICDS girls’ program.

Here are the high school girls tennis all-conference tennis teams. Suburban Conference Yellow Pool Player of the year: Kathryn Ferguson, so., Lafayette Coach of the year: Emily Pestka, Lafayette FIRST-TEAM SINGLES Erin Davis, sr., Lafayette SR Michelle Korenfeld, sr., Parkway Central SR FIRST-TEAM DOUBLES Laney Tvrdik, sr., and Meghan Ferguson, sr., Lafayette Maya Martin, so., and Thrisha Kosaraju, fr., Lafayette SECOND-TEAM SINGLES Joycie Chang, sr., Marquette Grace Runge, sr., Kirkwood SECOND-TEAM DOUBLES Korenfeld and Akansha Negi, jr., Parkway Central Hannah Chun, jr., and Jennifer Li, so., Marquette Suburban Conference Red Pool Player of the year: Dani Rosenberger, jr., Lindbergh Coach ...

Lafayette freshman Grace Tyson capped a solid first year running for the Lancers by earning a state medal. Tyson finished third in the Class 4 race at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. Tyson had a time of 18 minutes, 31 seconds. Lafayette freshman Grace Tyson finished third in the recent Class 4 girls state cross country meet. (Photo by Chris Auckley/MoTrackFanatic@outlook.com) The state meet capped a spectacular season for Tyson. She won the Suburban Conference meet and then captured district and sectional titles. Earlier in the fall, Tyson placed third at the Forest Park Festival in the meet’s ...

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MICDS won the Class 3 state championship on Nov. 9 at Gans Creek Recreation Area in Columbia, Missouri. The Rams finished with 104 points. De Soto was a distant second with 129 points.

When there are only two teams left to play, the sad fact is that only one team can win. The Lafayette Lancers finished second in Class 4 volleyball for the second consecutive year. This time, Nixa scored a 25-17, 25-22 victory to earn its first state championship. Lancers coach Zach Young and his girls have been on the other side, winning six state championships. So, to get that close to adding a seventh crown, it hurts. The Lafayette Lancers finished second in the Class 4 state volleyball tournament. “Our team was very disappointed,” Young said. “But there are over 100 ...

The Eureka girls cross country team earned the 10th state trophy in the school cross country history. Eureka finished third with 95 points. That put the Wildcats behind Lee’s Summit West’s state winning total of 109 points and Rock Bridge’s 112 points. The last state trophy for Eureka came in 2013 when the Wildcats finished fourth. The Eureka girls cross country team finished third in the Class 4 state meet in Columbia. “Both Lee’s Summit West and Rock Bridge are very good teams,” Lewis said. “Lee’s Summit West was the defending state champion and the heavy favorite to win again. ...

Tennis player Abby Gaines became the school’s No. 1 singles player and helped St. Joseph’s win the Class 2 state championship at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

After a year of hospitalization and recovery following a car crash last May, senior and outside hitter Fiona Lazzaretti was able to return to the volleyball court with her teammates and coach for Lafayette’s Senior Night.

The Lafayette Lancers are back — back in the Class 4 Final Four volleyball tournament. The Lancers (30-8) begin pool play Friday at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The Lafayette Lancers girls volleyball team won sectional and quarterfinal matches on the same day and earned a trip back to the Class 4 state tournament. “Reaching the Final Four is something special,” Lafayette coach Zach Young said. “Each year is different, but the same goal each year is to be playing your best volleyball at the end of the season to give yourself a chance.” The semifinal round of ...