The Nikiski girls soccer team earned an at-large berth to the Division II state tournament in Anchorage in brackets announced Monday.
The state berth was the first for a Nikiski girls or boys squad.
The Bulldogs are the No. 8 seed at 3-9-1 and face No. 1 seed Kenai Central, at 16-0-0, in the tourney’s first round.
The Soldotna girls (10-5-0) are the second seed in the tournament, while Homer (6-10-1) is the fifth seed.
In the boys tournament, Soldotna (9-3-3) is third, Kenai Central (10-4-3) is fifth and Homer, an at-large berth, is No. 8 with a 5-8-3 record. The Mariners were last at state in 2019.
Division II state soccer tournament
GIRLS
Thursday’s games
Game 1 — Kenai vs. Nikiski, 11 a.m. at West
Game 2 — Juneau-Douglas vs. Homer, 3 p.m. at West
Game 3 — North Pole vs. Grace, 9 a.m. at Service
Game 4 — Soldotna vs. Houston, 1 p.m. at Service
Friday’s games
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m. at South
Game 6 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. at South
Game 7 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m. at West
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m. at Service
Saturday’s games
4th/6th place — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8 a.m. at Service
3rd/5th place — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 9 a.m. at West
Championship — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS
Thursday’s games
Game 1 — Juneau-Douglas vs. Homer, 5 p.m. at West
Game 2 — Ketchikan vs. Kenai, 9 a.m. at West
Game 3 — Soldotna vs. Grace Christian, 11 a.m. at Service
Game 4 — Palmer vs. North Pole, 7 p.m. at West
Friday’s games
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 11 a.m. at South
Game 6 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. at South
Game 7 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m. at West
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 3 p.m. at Service
Saturday’s games
4th/6th place — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 9:45 a.m.
3rd/5th place — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 9:45 a.m.
Championship — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1:30 p.m.
