St. Pius, Grain Valley, St. Michael win Missouri semis, play for state titles Thursday

The St. Pius X High School baseball and Grain Valley and St. Michael the Archangel girls soccer teams play for Missouri state championships Thursday.

St. Pius advanced to the Class 3 state final in baseball with a 4-1 victory Wednesday afternoon over Jefferson. St. Pius will play the winner of a later semifinal between Linn and Elsberry for the championship Thursday afternoon at 1:30.

The game will be played where Wednesday’s was — at U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark.

St. Pius scored in the third, fifth (twice) and sixth innings to beat Jefferson, the school from Festus.

Also Wednesday, Grain Valley beat Notre Dame (St. Louis) 1-0 and St. Michael beat Lutheran South 2-1 in the state soccer semifinals at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton.

St. Michael’s Class 1 win propelled the Guardians to a 12:30 p.m. game for the championship Thursday against John Burroughs, a 4-0 Wednesday winner over New Covenant Academy.

Class 3 Grain Valley plays Fort Zumwalt South, a 2-1 winner Wednesday over Union, for the state title Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

On Friday, Oak Grove plays St. Charles at 10 a.m. and Pleasant Hill plays Ursuline Academy at 12:30 p.m. in the Class 2 state girls soccer semifinals, also at Fenton.

In Class 4 girls soccer, Lee’s Summit West and St. Teresa’s Academy play in separate Friday semifinals at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park: Lee’s Summit West at 4 p.m. against St. Dominic and St. Teresa’s at 6:30 against Nerinx Hall.

This story was originally published June 2, 2021 at 2:18 PM.