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IWA Soccer Seeks 35th Consecutive District Title, MSHSAA’s 33rd Title
By Jim Wieners
The Missouri State High School Activities Association began sanctioning State Championships in Girls Soccer in 1985, and Incarnate Word has won 32 MSHSAA District titles in a row.
Make that 34 in a row. Beginning in 1983 IWA had won two consecutive district titles before MSHSAA took control in state.
Beginning May 16 IWA begins their quest for their 35th consecutive district title, 34th in the MSHSAA at home with a top seed in Class Three, District Six and a 4 p.m. game against fourth-seeded Riverview Gardens. After the IWA-RG game second-seeded University City and third-seeded McCluer meet at IWA beginning around 5:30. Winners from May 16 return to IWA May 18 for the district title beginning at 4 p.m.
The Class Three, District Six winner travels to the District Five winner in the May 23 Sectional with the winner playing in the May 27 Quarterfinal. Should the District Six winner in general, and IWA in particular, win the sectional that team would host the Quarterfinal and that winner heads to Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City for the June 2 Semifinal and the Third-Place or Championship game on June 3.
With nine state girls titles IWA currently holds the MSHSAA state record but has not won since 2009. Nearly two month ago IWA set an MSHSAA state record for Girls Basketball titles with eight.
CLASS FOUR — McCluer North is the second seed second in District Three and will play around 5:15 May 16 against third-seeded Hazelwood Central at the North Athletic Complex on the north side of St. Charles Rock Road between Brown Road and Interstate 170. District host Ritenour, which is on the south side of St. Charles Rock Road between Brown and Woodson Roads and runs the North Athletic Complex, is the top seed and has a May 16, 3:30 game against forth-seeded Hazelwood East. May 16 winners play in the May 18 district final at 4:30.
Meanwhile in District Four Hazelwood West will play May 16 as the fourth seed in a 5 p.m., game at top-seeded Francis Howell Central, off Route N in Cottleville-St. Charles. Second-seeded Francis Howell North and third-seeded Pattonville follow at 7 p.m. and the May 16 winners play for the District title May 18 at 6 p.m.
The Class Four, District three winner hosts the Class Four, District Four winner in the May 23 Sectional and that winner plays the District One champion or the District Two champion in the May 27 Quarterfinal. The State Semifinal, Third-Place and Championship games are June 2-3 at Swope Soccer Village.
CLASS TWO, DISTRICT FIVE — Lutheran North begins their quest for their seventh consecutive District title, their eighth overall since 2009, as the top seed and hosts fourth-seeded North Technical May 15 in one of two 4 p.m. games played on two fields. Second-seeded McCluer South-Berkeley plays third-seeded Jennings in the other and the two winners return May 16 for the 4 p.m. District title for the right to host the District Six champion in the May 20 Sectional. State Quarterfinal game, at site to be determined, will be on May 24 while the Semifinal, Third-Place and Championship games are on May 31-June 1 at Swope Soccer Village.
Lutheran North has outscored North Tech 30-0 in three previous “mercy-rule” ending contests. The Crusaders have not won a sectional game and out-scored by Duchesne 35-1 in four sectionals.
CLASS ONE, DISTRICT THREE — Trinity Catholic is the top seed and will play at Tuskegee Airmen Field in Tandy Park, across Cottage Avenue (one-way street northwest), from Charles Sumner High in the St. Louis Ville Neighborhood. Trinity will play May 16 at 4 p.m. against the winner of the May 15 game between fourth-seeded and district host Northwest Academy of Law and fifth-seeded Collegiate School of Medicine-Bioscience. Later that day second-seeded Crossroads College Prep plays third-seeded Sumner at 6:30 and the May 16 winners play in the May 18 District Final at 4 p.m.
The District Three winner hosts the District Four winner in the May 24 Quarterfinal. The winner playsat Swope Soccer Village May 31-June 1. Trinity was runner up to Saxony Lutheran in 2016 and took third place in 2015 in the final game of 47-year head coach Vince Drake.
