Girls soccer's stretch run features clash of undefeated Wayzata and Edina

Wayzata and Edina are Nos. 1 and 2 in Class 3A as the regular season winds down.

October 3, 2023 at 4:59PM
Grace Estby of Wayzata (left) and Izzy Engle of Edina are prominent players on the state’s top two Class 3A teams. (Minnesota Soccer Hub/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

High school soccer's regular season will reach its end this week. For Wayzata's girls, ranked No. 1 among girls Class 3A teams, and Edina, No. 2, it will be a dramatic conclusion.

Each team is 15-0, and they'll meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kuhlman Stadium at the Edina Community Center. Not much separates the teams. Edina has given up seven goals all season, Wayzata 10.

Elsewhere, Minneapolis Washburn (13-1-0) returned to the top of the Class 3A boys rankings, replacing Maple Grove (13-0-1). Washburn's loss was to Wayzata, ranked third at 12-0-2.

Section tournaments begin next week and must be completed by Oct. 20. Quarterfinals begin Oct. 24 and lead to Nov. 1 semifinals and Nov. 3 finals. Semifinals and finals will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium.

State rankings

BOYS

By the Minnesota Soccer Coaches Association

Class 3A

1. Minneapolis Washburn; 2. Maple Grove; 3. Wayzata; 4. Minnetonka; 5. Edina; 6. East Ridge; 7. Cretin-Derham Hall; 8. (tie) Rochester Mayo and Woodbury; 10. Stillwater.

Class 2A

1. Holy Angels; 2. Orono; 3. Hill-Murray; 4. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton; 5. DeLaSalle; 6. Willmar; 7. Worthington; 8. Delano; 9. Benilde-St. Margaret's; 10. St. Anthony.

Class 1A

• 1. Breck; 2. St. Cloud Cathedral; 3. Holy Family; 4. St. Paul Academy; 5. Southwest Christian; 6. Minnehaha Academy; 7. St. Croix Prep; 8. Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa; 9. Rochester Lourdes; 10. Hiawatha Collegiate.

GIRLS

Class 3A

1. Wayzata; 2. Edina; 3. Woodbury; 4. Centennial; 5. Stillwater; 6. Blaine; 7. (tie) Eagan and Minnetonka; 9. White Bear Lake; 10. Lakeville North.

Class 2A

1. Benilde-St. Margaret's; 2. Holy Angels; 3. Mahtomedi; 4. Hill-Murray; 5. Winona; 6. Alexandria; 7. Byron; 8. Delano; 9. Cloquet-Carlton; 10. Zimmerman.

Class 1A

1. Providence Academy; 2. Southwest Christian; 3. Minnehaha Academy; 4. Watertown-Mayer; 5. St. Croix Prep; 6. (tie) Esko and Rochester Lourdes; 8. (tie) St. Charles and St. Cloud Cathedral; 10. East Grand Forks.

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Kevin Bertels

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Kevin Bertels has led the Star Tribune’s high school sports coverage since fall 2021. Before that, he spent 23 years as the newspaper’s night Sports section coordinator, placing him in charge of the Sports copy desk.

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