Cor Jesu’s team motto is “Inch by Inch” and the Chargers seem to be taking it to heart.

Last night, Cor Jesu inched closer to the ultimate goal of a state championship by taking the Class 4, District 3 championship. Cor Jesu, the No. 2 seed, knocked off No. 1 Oakville 25-22, 25-17.

“Oakville is a great team and they have huge blockers,” Cor Jesu coach Kate Caplinger said. Lexi Cibulka “puts on a phenomenal block. We had to make runs and serve aggressively so we could run a good offense.”

Caplinger said setter Aubree Smith did a great job running the Cor Jesu offense and Meg Riley led the team with 13 kills, including several down the stretch. Katie Klages and Ilse Zenteno led a strong defensive effort.

Cor Jesu (27-6 overall) will play Jackson in sectionals at Kirkwood on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. If the Chargers win, they will play in the quarterfinal immediately afterwards against the winner of Lafayette/St. Joseph’s.

But Caplinger isn’t looking that far ahead. That would be a violation of the team motto.

“Inch by Inch,” Caplinger said. “That means not only taking it one game at a time, but one play at a time.”

Most of the other area districts wrapped up their action Wednesday as well. Here are the results from other area district championships:

Class 4, District 3: St. Joseph’s def. Nerinx Hall 25-20, 25-16

Class, 4, District 4: Lafayette def. Washington 25-21, 25-20

Class 4, District 6: Hazelwood West def. McCluer North 26-24, 25-23

Class 4, District 7: Francis Howell North def. Parkway Central 25-17, 25-12

Class 4, District 8: Francis Howell def. Francis Howell Central 25-20, 25-15

Class 4, District 9: Troy def. Holt 25-18, 20-25, 25-21

Class 3, District 2: DeSoto def. Ste. Genevieve 25-19, 25-9

Class 3, District 3: Lutheran South def. Affton 25-20, 25-14

Class 3, District 4: Rosati-Kain def. DuBourg 25-16, 25-18

Class 3, District 5: Westminster def. Duchesne 25-20, 25-19

Class 3, District 6: Villa Duchesne def. Visitation 25-13, 25-16

Class 3, District 7: St. Dominic def. St. Charles West 23-25, 25-19, 25-17

Class 3, District 8: Borgia def. St. Clair 26-24, 25-11

Class 2, District 4: St. Vincent def. St. Pius X 25-23, 25-22

Class 2, District 5: Brentwood def. Metro 25-18, 25-11

Class 2, District 6: Orchard Farm def. Whitfield 25-21, 26-24

Class 2, District 7: Hermann def. Blair Oaks 25-5, 25-10

Class 1, District 11: New Haven def. Crossroads 25-16, 25-11