A St. Charles pitching ace came through for the final time in a state semifinal win

SULPHUR — St. Charles pitching ace Brady St. Pierre tossed a three-hit shutout and capped his high school pitching career without a loss in the postseason, helping the two-time reigning state champion Comets defeat Menard 1-0 in a Division III select state semifinal Wednesday at McMurry Park. His only nervous moment came when fourth-seeded Menard (24-9) put runners on second and third and two outs in the seventh inning and St. Pierre threw a breaking ball that got weakly hit to the right side of the infield for second baseman Landree Leblanc to make a short throw for the final...