BASEBALL
Class S semifinal
No. 1 St. Paul vs. No. 28 Immaculate-Danbury
When: Tuesday, 1 p.m.
Where: Zipadelli Field (Sage Park, Berlin)
Records: St. Paul 21-2; Immaculate 10-10
Road to the semifinal: St. Paul — def. No. 32 Tourtellotte-Thompson, 17-7; def. Hale Ray-Moodus, 5-4; def. Shepaug-Washington, 16-6; Immaculate-Danbury — def. No. 5 Civic Leadership-Enfield, 18-0; def. No. 12 Thomaston, 4-3; def. No. 20 North Branford, 4-2
Previous state tournament meeting: St. Paul 6, Immaculate 5 (2017 Class S second round)
Key players for St. Paul: Seniors — Shaun Remillard, Owen Davis; Juniors — Ryan Daniels, Mario Izzo, Casey Cerruto, Brendan Foley; Sophomores — Jamie Leggett, Devin Kulas, Steve Morelli
Of note: Both teams have defeated a Berkshire League foe in their road to the semifinal (Shepaug and Thomaston). St. Paul is looking for its first state final appearance since 2016, when it won the championship.
BOYS LACROSSE
Class S semifinal
No. 4 St. Paul vs. No. 17 St. Joseph-Trumbull
When: Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Where: St. Paul, Bristol
Records: St. Paul 14-4 (regular season + CIAC games); St. Joseph 10-8
Road to the semifinal: St. Paul — def. No. 13 Lewis Mills, 15-3; def. No. 12 Somers, 13-11; St. Joseph — def. No. 16 Stonington, 21-1 (qualifying round); def. No. 1 New Fairfield, 8-7; def. No. 8 Haddam-Killingworth, 18-8
Previous state tournament meeting: St. Joseph 11, St. Paul 1 (2018 Class S quarterfinal)
Key players for St. Paul: Seniors — Brycen Kennedy, Dylan Kelly, Christian Decker, Ryan Bogdanski, Connor Matthews, Nick Jackson; Sophomore — Erik Suzio (All seven received All-Western Connecticut Lacrosse Conference accolades)
Of note: St. Paul is looking for a much different result than the matchup in 2018. The Falcon program has grown by leaps and bounds, and this is the first state semifinal in their history. St. Paul hopes to make it a very memorable one.
Tickets for both contests: Must be purchased on the GoFan website to comply with social distancing. Someone on social media suggested that people wanting tickets should download the GoFan app. It apparently works pretty well.
