Soccer Tourney Pairings Set

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS — Bethany's boys will play John Glenn in a semifinal at LaVille while the girls get Elkhart Christian in an opening-round match at Marian to kick off the first-ever two-class edition of the IHSAA state soccer tournament series, according to pairings released this evening by the association. The boys were two-time sectional champions in the five years of the single 64-class tournament, while the girls were 5-for-14 in the 32-class alignment still used there.

The girls sectional is tentatively scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 4, with the Bethany game at 7 p.m. after LaVille-John Glenn at 5; the boys tournament starts 25 hours earlier with ECA playing Marian at 6:00. The Bethany-Glenn boys game will be the first semifinal on Wednesday, Oct. 5; final schedules will be announced later.

The boys would progress through four-team regional and semi-state tournaments at LaVille, while the girls two-team regional and four-team semi-state would be at Marian and Argos, respectively. State championship matches for both genders will be at Indianapolis' Kuntz Stadium October 29.

The full schedule is below.

IHSAA Boys Soccer State Tournament Series
Sectional at Newton Park, Lakeville
Next Monday's First Round
ECA vs. Marian, 6 p.m.

Next Wednesday's Semifinals
Bethany vs. Glenn, 5 p.m.
LaVille vs. ECA/Marian, 7 p.m.

Next Saturday's Final
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Regional at Newton Park, Lakeville
October 13's Semifinals
Winner at Rensselaer Central vs. winner at Hammond Noll, 5 p.m.
Winner at Boone Grove vs. winner at LaVille, 7 p.m.

October 15's Final
Semifinal winners, TBA

Semi-State at Newton Park, Lakeville
October 22
Winner at Caston vs. winner at LaVille, 10 a.m.
Winner at Tipton vs. winner at Garrett, noon

State Finals at Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis
October 29
Winner at LaVille vs. winner at Evansville, 1 p.m.

IHSAA Girls Soccer State Tournament Series
Sectional at Mishawaka Marian High School
Tuesday's First Round
LaVille vs. Glenn, 5 p.m.
Bethany vs. ECA, 7 p.m.

Thursday's Semifinals
Tuesday winners, 5 p.m.
Bremen vs. Marian, 7 p.m.

Saturday's Final
Semifinal winners, TBA

Regional at Mishawaka Marian High School
October 15
Winner at Marian vs. winner at Garrett, TBA

Semi-State at Argos
October 22
Winner at Canterbury vs. winner at West Lafayette, 10 a.m.
Winner at Marian vs. winner at Argos, noon
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

State Finals at Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis
Winner at Argos vs. winner at Evansville, 10:30 a.m.
October 29