Area soccer teams ready for state
Published 10:30 pm Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Kenai Central boys and girls, Soldotna boys and girls, and Homer girls soccer teams begin play at the Division II state tournament today in Anchorage.
On the girls side, Homer, Kenai Central and Soldotna are all clumped on the same side of the bracket.
Homer, the No. 3 seed at 11-5-2, faces No. 6 Kenai Central (9-5-2) at 11 a.m. at West Anchorage. The Mariners defeated the Kardinals 1-0 and 2-0 in the regular season before the Kardinals notched a 1-0 victory over the Mariners in overtime Saturday in the championship game of the Peninsula Conference tournament.
Soldotna (7-7-2) earned the No. 7 seed as an at-large berth. The Stars play No. 2 Grace Christian at 5 p.m. Thursday at Service. The Stars just lost to the Grizzlies 2-0 on May 14.
On the boys side, Kenai Central and Soldotna are on the same side of the bracket.
The Kardinals, at 9-5-2, are the No. 5 seed after winning the Peninsula Conference championship Saturday. Kenai faces No. 4 Ketchikan at 9 a.m. at Eagle River. Ketchikan and Kenai played to a scoreless tie May 5 at Kenai.
The Stars, the No. 8 seed at 6-7-1 overall, face top-seeded Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kale at 1 p.m. Thursday at West Anchorage. The two teams have not played this season, but share an opponent in Homer. The Mariners lost to the Crimson Bears 9-0, while the Stars beat Homer 3-0, 4-1 and 2-1 in overtime Friday.
Division II state soccer tournament
GIRLS
Thursday’s games
Game 1 — Juneau vs. Houston, 3 p.m. at West
Game 2 — Ketchikan vs. North Pole, 11 a.m. at Eagle River
Game 3 — Homer vs. Kenai, 11 a.m. at West
Game 4 — Grace vs. Soldotna, 5 p.m. at Service
Friday’s games
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m. at Service
Game 6 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9 a.m. at West
Game 7 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m. at Service
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m. at West
Saturday’s games
4th/6th place — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 9:45 a.m. at Eagle River
3rd/5th place — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 9:45 a.m. at West
Championship — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1:30 p.m. at Service
BOYS
Thursday’s games
Game 1 — Juneau vs. Soldotna, 1 p.m. at West
Game 2 — Ketchikan vs. Kenai, 9 a.m. at Eagle River
Game 3 — Thunder Mountain vs. Palmer, 9 a.m. at West
Game 4 — Grace vs. North Pole, 1 p.m. at Eagle River
Friday’s games
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 11 a.m. at Service
Game 6 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 11 a.m. at West
Game 7 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m. at Service
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 3 p.m. at West
Saturday’s games
4th/6th place — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8 a.m.
3rd/5th place — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 9 a.m.
Championship — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 11:30 a.m.
