Trinity Girls Soccer Opens With 5-0 Shutout Over McCluer North

By Jim Wieners

Trinity Catholic Girls Soccer began a new era March 23 with a 5-0 shutout over McCluer North at James Eagan Field at Eagan Civic Center, across Waterford Drive from the Ferguson-Florissant School District Administration Building and McCluer North High.

Five Titans — freshman Casey Clark, senior Morgan Clark, senior Hannah Dietker, junior Kelsey Keppler and junior Kierstyn Weaver — each scored a goal while Morgan Clark added two assists. Trinity outshot McCluer North 21-3 but McCluer North sophomore goalkeeper Navone Armstrong made 13 saves.

The Titans are now coached by Don Schmidt, who succeeded Vince Drake after Drake coached at St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy and Trinity since the late 1960s. Drake guided Aquinas-Mercy to 11 State Boys Titles, two of them before the Aquinas-Mercy Merger (one shared with Bishop DuBourg) and a 1987 Girls State title. Drake ended his coaching career by leading the Trinity Girls to a third-place finish in state last year.

Trinity played at O’Fallon-Christian March 28 and at Lutheran North March 30, will be at Lutheran-St. Charles County, April 4, 5 p.m. before playing their home opener, April 6, 6 p.m. against North Tech. McCluer North played March 29 at Ritenour, visits Hazelwood West Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. and hosts Riverview Gardens April 5, on campus at 4 p.m.

15th PARKWAY COLLEGE SHOWCASE — Trinity and McCluer North will also play in the 15th Parkway College Showcase Friday, April 1, at Lou Fusz Soccer Park, 2155 Creve Coeur Mill Rd, Maryland Heights. Trinity plays Lake St. Louis-based Liberty (Wentzville School District) at 3 p.m. while McCluer North plays Parkway Central at 8:30.

Also Friday Hazelwood Central plays Washington, Mo., at 3 p.m., Hazelwood West plays Wentzville-Timberland at 3:15 and Incarnate Word Academy plays Parkway South at 6:30. On Saturday, April 2, Hazelwood Central has a 9 a.m. game against Lake St. Louis-based Liberty, then IWA Junior Varsity goes up against Poplar Bluff at 9:30 a.m., the same time the IWA varsity plays Wetntzville-Timberland.

   FORT ZUMWALT KICKOFF TOURNAMENT — Hazelwood Central played at Fort Zumwalt South and won 1-0 March 22 over Wentzville-Holt while losing 9-1 March 21 to Eureka and 1-0 March 24 to Fort Zumwalt South. Freshman Jada Harvey scored against Eureka and Wentzville Holt. Hazelwood West played at Fort Zumwalt East and lost 3-0 March 21 to Webster Groves, 4-0 March 22 to Fort Zumwalt East and 4-1 March 24 to Troy-Buchanan.

 

 

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