‘Dores blank Tunica-Rosa Fort in tennis

Lafayette made quick work of the Tunica-Rosa Fort Lions Tuesday afternoon. (more…) (March 28, 2012, Page 7)

Lafayette tops Cleveland in tennis action

Lafayette defeated Cleveland, last year’s Class 4A state champions, 6-1 Monday afternoon. (more…) (March 27, 2012, Page 12)

Challenging match turns into 4-3 win for Lafayette

Lafayette’s challenging start to the 2012 tennis season produced a big win Thursday at the courts behind Oxford-University Stadium. (March 2, 2012, Page 6A)

Versatile Smith took her game to another level

Heading into this season Lafayette volleyball coach Rachel Wenzel was faced with a rather large problem: How could the Lady Commodores replace the production and leadership that left along with the graduated senior class?

She knew it would be no easy task, but senior middle blocker Ashley Smith went to Wenzel and requested that her coach trust her enough to allow her to play all the way around, rather than be substituted in the back row. (more…) (October 26, 2011, Page 1B)

Lady Bruins eliminate LHS from playoffs

MADISON — Rachel Wenzel knew her team had its work cut out for it well before the team bus arrived on the gated campus of St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Madison on Tuesday.

Her assumptions were correct.

The Lady Bruins were as good as their 16-match winning streak suggested and they did just enough to eliminate Lafayette from the first round of the Class I playoffs with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) victory. (October 5, 2011, Page 6)

LHS has its hands full with Lady Bruins tonight

Lafayette’s quest for its first state volleyball title officially gets underway tonight in Madison with its Class I first-round matchup against St. Joseph Catholic School.

The Lady Bruins (29-5-1) head into tonight’s match fresh off of a 3-0 sweep of Northwest Rankin that capped a 16-match winning streak to conclude their regular season. (more…) (October 4, 2011, Page 6)

LHS volleyball tops Byhalia

The Lafayette volleyball team earned a lopsided victory at Byhalia on Thursday, topping the Lady Indians 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-7) to improve to 6-4 overall. Ashley Smith led LHS with eight kills, while Holly Robinson had a team-best seven aces. Lafayette returns to the court on Tuesday at Lewisburg. (September 16, 2011, Page 7A)

Lafayette holds on to top Tigers

The Lafayette volleyball team faced off against a somewhat familiar foe on Tuesday.

The Ripley Tigers aren’t familiar in the sense that the two squads play one another often. (more…) (September 14, 2011, Page 6)

LHS overcomes slow start, tops Senatobia

Rachel Wenzel was  momentarily speechless following her Lady Commodores’ volleyball match against Senatobia on Thursday evening.

After dropping the first two sets, Lafayette rallied to claim a 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 15-9) victory at the LHS gym. (September 2, 2011, Page 9A)

Lady ‘Dores work out kinks against WVHS

The Lady Commodores volleyball squad made quick work of Water Valley on Thursday, cruising to a 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-9) win at the LHS gym.

For Lafayette (2-3 overall), Thursday’s match provided coach Rachel Wenzel an opportunity to tweak her starting lineup. (August 26, 2011, Page 7A)