Seeds announced for high school state soccer tournaments

Wayzata earned the top seed for Class 3A boys, Edina for 3A girls.

October 22, 2023 at 4:43AM
Trojans Eddy Ignatius (7), Aaron Kibaya (22), and Charlie Piler (16) celebrate after Ignatius scored against Washburn in the first half at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Wayzata defeated Washburn 5-1.
Wayzata’s Eddy Ignatius (7), Aaron Kibaya (22), and Charlie Piler (16) celebrated a goal by Ignatius earlier this season. (Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The seedings for the boys and girls state soccer tournaments were announced Saturday, with defending state champion Wayzata earning the top seed for Class 3A boys and Edina for 3A girls.

Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Woodbury earned the Nos. 2-4 seeds in the 3A boys bracket, with Wayzata, White Bear Lake and Andover receiving that distinction in the girls bracket.

Orono is the top seed for Class 2A boys and St. Cloud Cathedral for 1A. In the girls tournament, defending champion Holy Angels is No. 1 in 2A and Providence Academy in 1A.

The quarterfinals will be held Tuesday through Thursday this week. Semifinals are Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 with championship games on Nov. 3. The semifinals and championship games will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.

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