High school roundup: St. Vincent soccer takes first step toward repeat

The defending Class 1 state champions added another trophy to the case Wednesday.

St. Vincent shut out St. Pius 3-0 to claim the Class 1 District 1 girls soccer title.

"It's always nice to win at least one, and when you win another one back-to-back, it just makes it that much more special," St. Vincent coach Dustin Wengert said.

St. Vincent senior Liz Brueckner took a pass from Holly Cissell and deposited it into the goal seven minutes into the game.

Emily Cissell and Rachel Sutterer scored back-to-back goals in the second half to pad the Indians' lead.

Rachel Sutterer and Valerie Smith recorded assists in the win.

Miranda Unterreiner recorded three saves to help boost St. Vincent to 21-2.

"It's always exciting seeing it all come together, but these girls just don't get too excited," Wengert said. "This just feels like something they should do."

The Indians advance to the sectional, where they will face St. Elizabeth at 5 p.m. May 27 at the Anheuser-Busch Center in Fenton, Mo.

Class 2 District 1

Top-seeded Notre Dame earned a spot in the championship game with a 3-0 victory over De Soto.

Allyson Bradshaw, Brianne Sanders and Lacy Boeller all scored for the Bulldogs.

Kelsey Westrich contributed two assists and Katherine Blasiney added one as Notre Dame improved to 12-9.

Lindsey Strieker recorded three saves for Notre Dame.

"I thought it was one of the best games we had this season," Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley said. "They had a player with 46 goals this season and we were able to limit her to one shot."

Perryville saw its season end with a 2-1 loss to Sikeston. The Pirates end the season 14-7.

Notre Dame will face Sikeston at 6 p.m. Friday in Farmington for the district title.

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Class 3 District 2

Perryville suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Park Hills Central in the semifinals.

The Pirates clung to a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning when Park Hills struck for two runs with two outs to grab a 2-1 lead.

Perryville tied it in the top of the seventh when Cale Regelsperger scored on a ground out.

Park Hills won the game in the bottom of the seventh with two outs on a bloop hit that scored a runner from second base.

"It was a fun ballgame," Perryville coach Don O'Keefe said. "What a great game."

Perryville took the lead in the third inning when Ethan Reiss scored on a sacrifice fly. Reiss finished with two hits.

Ross Moldenhauer was the tough-luck loser. He went 6 2/3 innings and allowed six hits.

-- From staff reports