Lutheran South, St. Dominic prepare to battle for Class 2 championship

Both encountered challenges along the way, but the St. Dominic an Lutheran South soccer teams are right where they expected to be -- competing for a Class 2 championship this weekend in suburban Kansas City. “Honestly, we've had KC in the back our minds since last year when we lost to (eventual Class 2 state runner-up) Trinity in sectionals,'' said Jerry Amsler, in his second season as head coach at South. “We returned most of the key guys from a 16-9-2 team and pretty much picked up right where we left off. What I like about the kids at South is that they're extremely competitive and coachable. They bought into what we're trying to do, and they've worked hard to make the system work.''...