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The Chaminade Red Devils: Class 4 District 8 soccer champs<br />

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By WARREN MAYES<br />

High school boys state soccer<br />

The Parkway Central Colts captured the<br />

Class 3 District 5 championship with a 2-1<br />

win on penalty kicks over Parkway <strong>West</strong>.<br />

The title is Parkway Central’s first district<br />

crown since 2012.<br />

“I am happy for the guys,” said Parkway<br />

Central coach Brian Adam, who is in his<br />

fourth year at the helm. “Every year is different<br />

and independent.”<br />

Sophomore Jackson Koerner scored the<br />

decisive kick to win it for the Colts.<br />

“Jackson let us know that he was ready<br />

and he stepped up and buried it,” Adam<br />

said. Then, it was time to celebrate. “My<br />

boys were off the line immediately. We had<br />

a large, supportive crowd and the players<br />

and fans came together. I am sure the players<br />

won’t soon forget it. There are some<br />

definite talking points about the game that<br />

will be remembered for years.”<br />

• • •<br />

Winning district titles for CBC Cadets<br />

coach Terry Michler is nothing new after<br />

47 years at the helm of the Cadets.<br />

CBC opened district play with a 1-0 win<br />

in penalty kicks over a determined Marquette<br />

squad. Then, it claimed its 29th district<br />

crown with a 1-0 win in penalty kicks<br />

over rival De Smet Jesuit in Class 4 District<br />

2 play. CBC won 4-3 in penalty kicks.<br />

Converting for CBC were Jack Edwards,<br />

Nolan DeWeese, Colten Walsh and Nate<br />

Temm.<br />

“We had the better of play throughout the<br />

game, so it was satisfying to get the result,”<br />

Michler said. “I’m very proud of the boys.<br />

They showed their grit.”<br />

• • •<br />

The Chaminade Red Devils won the<br />

Class 4 District 8 championship with a 1-0<br />

win over host St. Louis University High.<br />

“We hadn’t beaten them for five games in a<br />

row,” Chaminade coach Mike Gauvain said.<br />

“That’s the last two district finals and three<br />

in the regular season. So, it’s nice to finally<br />

win one. We always have great games with<br />

SLUH and this was no exception.”<br />

Junior Joe Reed scored the only goal.<br />

Reed scored in the second half – his teamleading<br />

12th goal of the season. Zach<br />

White had the assist.<br />

“That was all we needed,” Gauvain said.<br />

“It was just a great goal for Joe. He’s leading<br />

our team. He’s always in front of the<br />

net. I hope it carries over for it.”<br />

None of Red Devils had played in a district<br />

championship game before. Now, they<br />

have.<br />

“It was exciting for them, you know,”<br />

Gauvain said. “These kids believed they<br />

could get it done and they did. We always<br />

try to prepare them the best we can.<br />

“This year, I guess, was our turn. It goes<br />

in cycles a little bit. SLUH is one of the<br />

best teams in the area. They have just a<br />

great team. I felt they were one of the three<br />

or four teams that could win the whole<br />

tournament [but] they couldn’t find the<br />

net. That’s a great testament to Joe and our<br />

defenders.”<br />

High school girls state tennis<br />

Chesterfield’s Caleigh McClain enjoyed<br />

a successful fall campaign playing tennis.<br />

The MICDS Rams finished third in the<br />

Class 2 state team tournament at the Cooper<br />

Tennis Complex in Springfield. In individual<br />

state singles play, McClain finished second.<br />

She was happy the team did so well.<br />

“Incarnate Word was a really tough<br />

[sectional] match and thankfully Meredith<br />

Goldberg came from behind in really<br />

tough circumstances to send us through,”<br />

McClain said.<br />

The Rams lost to eventual state champ<br />

Pembroke Hill in the semifinals before<br />

stopping Springfield Catholic in the thirdplace<br />

match. It was MICDS’ <strong>11</strong>th overall<br />

trip to the Final Four since 2000 and its<br />

third in a row. The Rams have finished<br />

third in each of the last two years after finishing<br />

second.<br />

“This season was amazing for so many<br />

reasons,” MICDS coach Patrick Huewe<br />

said. “They came together as a team on and<br />

off the court all season to give an individual<br />

sport a complete team dynamic, which<br />

is a big part of our philosophy. This is a<br />

very sweet, respectful and hard-working<br />

group that kept a positive attitude during<br />

some tough moments.<br />

“They pushed themselves to get better<br />

and ultimately put themselves in the best<br />

position possible to compete for the state<br />

title. It’s definitely a good feeling to have a<br />

tangible representation of all the hard work<br />

the girls invested throughout the season.<br />

They all got to sign their names on the<br />

back of the trophy to put their stamp on the<br />

season.”<br />

Of McClain, Huewe said, “I’m so thrilled<br />

that Caleigh made it to state and went above<br />

and beyond expectations to make it to the<br />

finals. She had a lot of ups and downs this<br />

season in her matches and to see her play<br />

the kind of tennis she did and sustain over<br />

the course of four matches on the biggest<br />

stage was wonderful to watch.”<br />

Sophomore Samantha Remis, of John<br />

Burroughs, scored a 6-2, 6-4 win over<br />

McClain in the final match.<br />

“Sami is a tough and very experienced<br />

player, and I knew I would have to play a<br />

great match and hope she didn’t, but that<br />

didn’t happen,” McClain said.<br />

• • •<br />

The Lafayette Lancers girls tennis team<br />

reached the Class 2 state tournament for<br />

just the second time in school history and<br />

recorded its best finish ever.<br />

The Lancers finished second, losing<br />

to powerful Rock Bridge, which won<br />

its fourth straight Missouri girls tennis<br />

championship. Lafayette blanked Springfield<br />

5-0 in the semifinal round to earn the<br />

chance to play for the state crown. Coach<br />

Michael Schaaf said his team was prepared<br />

but knew the task would be a difficult<br />

one.<br />

“We felt good going into the Final Four,”<br />

Schaaf said. “We were ready to compete.<br />

We knew Rock Bridge would be good but<br />

I told [the girls] to have fun and enjoy the<br />

moment and leave it all out on the court.<br />

They showed heart. It was hard to lose 5-0<br />

but it was closer than the score indicates.<br />

We’re a deep team but [Rock Bridge is]<br />

really deep.”<br />

While his squad was disappointed,<br />

Schaaf said he liked how they comported<br />

themselves in defeat.<br />

“They handled it like champions and they<br />

were so proud of a second-place finish,”<br />

Schaaf said. “It’s a nice trophy to put in<br />

the case since Lafayette doesn’t have one<br />

like that. I am so proud of the girls. They<br />

fought hard to get to where they ended up<br />

this year. It was the best year in history for<br />

the team.”

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