Joe Lyons

6 days ago | stltoday.com | Joe Lyons

ST. CHARLES — Clayton High sophomore Maxine Bejasa took a chance midway through the first half Saturday afternoon at Orchard Farm High. And it ended up paying off in a big way. In a Class 2 girls soccer state quarterfinal, Bejasa decided to go all out on a challenge at the edge of the Orchard Farm penalty area. She ended up blocking the clearing attempt of Eagles goalkeeper Ryan Strunk and the carrom deflected into the goal.

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Joe Lyons

O'FALLON, Ill. — The O'Fallon High girls soccer team started slowly in Friday's Class 3A sectional final. Coming off a one-goal victory over archrival Edwardsville in the sectional semifinals Tuesday, the Panthers' match Friday against visiting Minooka was delayed about 45 minutes due to the Indians' travel problems. But the Panthers shook off the slow start and eventually rolled to a 3-0 victory.

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Joe Lyons

LADUE — John Burroughs junior forward Morgan Gable took advantage of her second chance Tuesday afternoon. Midway through the second half of the Class 3 District 3 girls soccer title game at Burroughs, the Gable scored the lone goal, lifting her squad to a 1-0 win over top-seeded Ladue. With a 16th consecutive win — the Bombers lost 1-0 to Ladue in their season-opening game on April 1 — Burroughs moved on to the quarterfinals in Class 3 for the first time.

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Joe Lyons

BALLWIN — Summit baseball coach Jason Schneider has come to appreciate winning district championships. The Falcons (24-7) captured their third consecutive district title Saturday with a 3-2 win over Pacific at the Ballwin Athletic Association. Summit, the Class 5 District 3 champ, advanced to play the winner of Monday's 1 p.m. District 4 showdown between host St. Dominic (22-9-1) and Fort Zumwalt East (19-11). That best-of-three quarterfinal series will begin Friday.

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Joe Lyons

CHESTERFIELD — With time running short, St. Joseph's Academy came up with the goal it needed Friday night. The Angels' Claire Pingel headed in a corner kick from fellow junior Maggie Drozda with 3 minutes and 9 seconds to play in regulation for a 2-1 victory in the title game of the Class 3 District 2 girls soccer tournament at Parkway West. The goal, the first of the season for Pingel, put the finishing touch on a well-played match that could've gone either way.