High School Boys Soccer
from Coach Hagge
The boys soccer team ended its season with a 1-3 loss to eventual state champion San Antonio TMI. During the game LSA frustrated the states leading goal scorer limiting his opportunities to score. The game was nearly scoreless through the first 40 minutes with a goal for TMI right before the half taking a 1-0 lead. It was the same high-pressure defense that continued to wear on TMI. LSA was able to get on the board in the second half with a corner kick crossed in by Jace Windom for a header from Darryl Scheer. Even though the team’s season ended in the Final Four it was another successful year for the Pioneer soccer program. For the year the team went 20-5 winning the LSA Invitational, winning Districts, winning the Regional Championship, and playing in the State Final Four. The team was lead in goals by Eli Garrabrant with 23 and Jace Windom with 19. Leading the team in assists was Eli Garrabrant with 14 and Jace Windom with 12. Defensively the team was led by center back Darryl Scheer and in goal Braden Leimkuehler had 105 saves and 11 shutouts. Congrats on a great season Pioneers!
High School Boys Basketball
from Coach White
Pioneers Boys Basketball season ended on Tuesday night with a tough loss on the road to St. Joseph Brownsville. The Pioneers had a tough shooting night while it was the total opposite for the opponents. The team battled extremely hard but it just wasn't the night for the Pioneers. The Pioneers were led in scoring by Wyatt Maher with 14 points, Paul Lindberg with 12 points, Braeden Collins with 11 points and Justin Rogers with 10 points. The Pioneers graduate 5 phenomenal seniors in Wyatt Maher, Justin Rogers, Lane Whitney, Kam Byrd, and Braeden Collins. We thank these Seniors for their dedication to the LSA Basketball program. I am excited to see what the future has in store for these men.
High School Track
from Coach Benson
The Pioneers ran in two different track meets this last week. The first was the Concordia Crusader relays on Thursday night. The girls finished sixth in the meet with 49 points whereas the boys finished 6th with 31 points. It was a long night but there were a lot of personal records set. Malorie McGee took home the individual championship in the 200 meter dash with a personal record of 28.4.This was a good meet for all of our athletes who competed.
Friday and Saturday, The Pioneers went to the St Johns School, Maverick Relays. In This meet the Pioneers finished fourth in the girls division with 76 points and 7th in the boys division with 49 points. Ayanna Smith took home the individual championship in the 100 meters and the 200 meters. In the long jump Ayana set a school record with a jump of 18 feet 1/4 inch, for a 2nd place finish.
The boys were very competitive in all of their races. The boys saw one school record fall at the Maverick Relays. The 3200 Meter Relay is one of the oldest records we have on the LSA record board. The 2008 record was 8:51.3. The team of Marcus Gaitan, Matthew Gaitan, Will Spencer, and with Luke Anderson anchoring the race ran 8:48.61 to beat the 2008 record. Congratulations!
Middle School Track
from Coach Einspahr
LSA hosted the Middle School Invitational Track meet on March 2-3. A big thank you to all those who volunteered to make it a success. LSA 6th grade boys finished 1st, the 7th and 8th grade boys placed 2nd in their divisions. The 7th and 8th grade girls finished 1st and the 6th grade girls finished in 3rd in their division.
Jeremy Gaitan set another record for 6th grade boys in the discus. Individual results can be found on athletic.net. Our first-place finishers were:
100m: Brendon Perez (7th), Victoria David (6th), Madeleine Richards(7th)
200m: Jeremy Gaitan(6th), John Leblanc(8th), Victoria David(6th), Anna Schepmann(7th)
400m: Case Noack(7th), John LeBlanc(8th), Anna Schepmann(7th), Conner Koss(8th)
800m: Joshua Gaitan(6th), Case Noack(7th), Lanie Ward(7th, Madison Van Wie(8th)
1600m: Joshua Gaitan(6th), Greer Vasquez(6th), Becca Byrom(7th)
100m Hurdles: Edward Carter(8th), Cassidy Pfeiffer(8th)
200m Hurdles: Corbin Waddell(6th), Cassidy Pfeiffer(8th)
4x100m Relay: 6th grade - Bristol Hernandez, Vittoria Nicolosi, Greer Vasquez, Victoria David; 7th grade- Aley Garza, Becca Byrom, Sydney Wade, Madeleine Richards
4x400m Relay: 6th grade boys - Rhet Lavergne, Laith Manna, Jeremy Gaitan, Joshua Gaitan; 7th grade boys - Cade LaFaver, Brendon Perez, Tayden Robbins, Case Noack; 8th grade boys - Edward Carter, Miller Denton, Ben Edwards, John LeBlanc; 7th grade girls - Arizona Alvarez, Madeleine Richards, Julia Cole, Anna Schepmann; 8th grade Girls- Madison Van Wie, Elli Stoeckel, Conner Koss, Cassidy Pfeiffer
Shot Put: Jeremy Gaitan(6th), Cook Drager(7th)
Discus: Jeremy Gaitan(6th), Bristol Hernandez(6th)
High Jump: Rhet Lavergne(6th), Case Noack(7th), Anna Schepmann(7th)
Long Jump: Victoria David(6th), Anna Schepmann(7th), Conner Koss(8th)
High School Baseball
from Coach Schneider
This past weekend, the varsity baseball program wrapped up back-to-back weekend tournaments finishing the LSA Tournament with a 2-1 record and the Father Wilson/Sister Julia tournament with a record of 2-1-1. On opening night of the LSA Tournament, the Pioneers won game one of a double-header with a 6-5 win over Milby courtesy of a Colt Powledge walk-off single. In the night-cap, LSA scored in every inning for a 9-1 victory over Houston Heights in a game that saw Powledge, Roland Aguillon, and Tyler Ehlinger combine to toss a 1-hitter against the Bulldogs. On Friday night, LSA out-hit the Eagles of St. Thomas, but fell 5-4 in a closely contested ballgame to end the tournament. This past weekend, the Pioneers led off the Father Wilson/Sister Julia Tournament with a 2-0 shutout of Houston Christian. Luke Harrison led the way on the mound striking out 10. Perry Brown picked up the save. Deundre Jones drove in both runs to lead the Pioneer offense. In a Friday double-header, LSA fell 6-3 to The John Cooper School in a morning game before tying St. Thomas Catholic 5-5 in the afternoon tilt. Christian Melillo had 2 RBI on the day with Colt Powledge adding 4 hits and an RBI in the two games. On Saturday, the Pioneers rode an 11 strikeout pitching performance from Nelson Klein to knock of St. John XXIII 5-4 on the final day of the tournament. Tyler Ehlinger picked up the save for LSA on the mound. 8 different Pioneers collected hits in the game with Tyler Helpenstill picking up two. Easton Brenner, Deundre Jones, Tyler Helpenstill, Christian Melillo, and Colt Powledge all had RBI’s in the game.
The Pioneers are 8-3-1 on the season (2-0 in district play) as they head into the second round of district play facing off against Frassati Catholic this week. Tuesday night will be the opener of the two-game series and will serve as the 2021 Senior Night for this year’s squad. First pitch is set for 6:00 PM.
The JV baseball team picked up two big wins last week against Northland Christian and St. John’s School on the heels of a 2-1 finish in the Pasadena ISD public school tournament. Currently, the Pioneers are riding a 4-game win streak. The Pioneer JV squad is back in action this coming weekend as they play in the Deer Park ISD tournament.
