Lutheran Earns 12th Victory, Beats MICDS 52-44

Lutheran South played a solid game from wire to wire, their 12th victory of the year.

If Parker Van Nest has taken geometry at Lutheran South, then he knows the shortest distance between two points is a flat line. Shooting free throws with just a bit of arc on them, Van Nest was lights out down the stretch, converting both ends of 1 and 1 free throw opportunities three times, and hitting on the front end of another, enough points to lift Lutheran South to a 52-44 win over home team MICDS. This was exam week for the host Rams (11-11) and they played like it. Holding second place in the conference, the Rams went scoreless for the first 4:33 of the third quarter, and what was a 21-18 halftime deficit turned into a commanding 31-21 Lancer lead midway through the third. Actually, the Rams could muster just 8 points in the third …

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Missouri High School District Football Schedule

In the new Missouri system, every team has a shot at a state title.

High school football coaches have been busy cramming about prospective opponents over the weekend. They left the field Friday and Saturday afternoon, still not quite sure who they'd be playing this week in the new state football playoff system that now includes the "district system" used in other sports, with seeding thanks to a point differential that made every score count. Saturday evening, that schedule was released. Here's how it all will start shaking out: October 25 October 26 You can search the entire playoff bracket by going to the Missouri State High School Activities Association website.

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"Lack of Focus" Gives Lutheran South Fourth Loss

The Lancers fell to O'Fallon 14-1

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Whiz Kid: Lutheran South Track Star Is Graduation Speaker

Jon Lauer is our first Whiz Kid from Lutheran High School South.

Name: Jon Lauer School: Lutheran High School South Grade: 12 Activities and Accomplishments: Jon has been named the graduation class speaker for the class of 2011. He is a state track medalist and has been a member of the varsity track team for four years. He recently broke a 30-year-old school track record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.73 seconds. He’s a KAIROS small group worship leader, president of Messengers (a student chapel drama group) and a member of the Lancer Singers. He is an honor roll student. He is also in the National Honor Society and the National German Honor Society. He also played soccer at LHSS for four years and basketball for three years. Key to Awesomeness: “It’s really not about me.  It’s about using the …

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Notebook: Affton Boys Volleyball, Bayless Baseball Heating Up

District playoffs loom as the spring sports season begins to wind down for area teams.

It’s been another big week in high school sports in South County. We’d like to give fans and supporters of the Affton, Bayless, and Lutheran South High programs a quick recap of what went down this week, while also taking a brief look at what is in store next week. AFFTON The Affton boys volleyball team continued its hot play with a perfect 3-0 record last week. The Cougars boast a 21-5 record this season, and have won six consecutive matches. Last week was particularly exciting for Affton, which managed to pull out three-set wins over Westminster Christian Academy on Monday, and Bishop DuBourg High on Wednesday, before securing a straight-set victory over Rockwood Summit High last Thursday. The standout players, like they’ve been all …

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Lutheran South Wins at Busch Stadium

Lutheran South beats Lutheran North, 8-5, at Busch Stadium for its sixth win in the past seven games.

Behind the five-hit performance from starting pitcher Gary Yearout, the Lutheran South Lancers posted an 8-5 win over Lutheran North on Thursday evening at Busch Stadium. The win for Lutheran South (14-9, 4-3 ABC League) marks the Lancers’ sixth win in the past seven games. Their lone loss during that stretch was a 9-3 setback at home against Westminster. “This was a great experience and great opportunity for our guys,” Lutheran South head coach Steve Pfund said. “I think we came out nervous in the first inning and gave up a few runs, but once we settled in, the guys did a great job at the plate and Gary (Yearout) did a great job pitching.” Yearout completed six innings in which he gave up two earned runs on five hits. The senior left-…

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Lutheran High South Performs 'Brigadoon'

The school's drama department explores magic, music and humor in this Broadway classic.

The Lutheran High School South drama department put on the classic musical Brigadoon as its spring performance Friday and Saturday. Telling the story of two American tourists who stumble upon a time-warped Scottish village, the musical featured live bagpipes played by sophomore student Ian Ebrecht. The show was directed by Richard Reiss, and the pit orchestra was conducted by Matthew Janssen. The cast included senior Billy Horton, junior Amanda Behnke, senior Brendan Johnson, senior Alex Lahue, and senior Bethany Poppitz.

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Andrew Dana Hudson

12:07 pm on Friday, April 22, 2011

Thanks for the kind words, Lynn. We did not have an event on our calendar for this, and we did not do a preview, but we are working to make our calendar more comprehensive, especially on school events. We also do a weekend planner of five cool events to go to each weekend, which you might want to check out. Since you missed the play at Lutheran South, you might want to check out Affton High's …   more ›