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Iowa high school girls’ state soccer: Brackets, scores, schedule for 2022 tournament
Tournament runs May 31-June 4 in Des Moines

May. 26, 2022 9:18 pm, Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 6:40 pm
Xavier players celebrate their team’s victory at the regional final soccer game on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Brackets are set in all three classes for the 2022 Iowa high school girls’ state soccer tournament, which kicks off Tuesday at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines. The championship games are set for next Saturday.
Teams advanced with wins in Thursday night’s regional finals. State qualifiers are seeded based on the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union’s final regular-season rankings.
All three 2021 champions return this year — West Des Moines Valley in Class 3A, Waverly-Shell Rock in 2A and Davenport Assumption in 1A. Valley and Assumption are ranked No. 1 again. Dallas Center-Grimes is the top seed in 2A, with W-SR ranked second.
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Here are the pairings, rankings and schedules for all three classes. This post will be updated with scores and coverage throughout the state tournament.
Class 3A girls’ state soccer pairings
Quarterfinals — Tuesday, May 31
No. 1 West Des Moines Valley 3, No. 10 Muscatine 1
No. 5 Ankeny Centennial 2, No. 4 Waukee Northwest 1
No. 2 Council Bluffs Lincoln 3, No. 8 West Des Moines Dowling 0
No. 3 Ankeny 1, No. 7 Pleasant Valley 0
Semifinals — Thursday, June 2
No. 5 Ankeny Centennial 2, No. 1 West Des Moines Valley 1 (2-0 PK)
No. 2 Council Bluffs Lincoln 1, No. 3 Ankeny 0 (OT)
Final — Saturday, June 4
No. 5 Ankeny Centennial 2, No. 2 Council Bluffs Lincoln 0
Class 2A girls’ state soccer pairings
Quarterfinals — Tuesday, May 31
No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes 5, No. 10 North Polk 0
No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 3, No. 4 Spencer 1
No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 3, No. 7 North Scott 1
No. 3 Norwalk 3, No. 6 Lewis Central 1
Semifinals — Thursday, June 2
No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes 3, No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 1
No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 1, No. 3 Norwalk 0
Final — Saturday, June 4
No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes 2, No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 0
Class 1A girls’ state soccer pairings
Quarterfinals — Tuesday, May 31
No. 1 Davenport Assumption 1, No. 10 Center Point-Urbana 0
No. 5 Nevada 1, No. 4 Sioux City Heelan 0
No. 2 Des Moines Christian 3, No. 8 Van Meter 1
No. 6 Underwood 4, No. 3 Dike-New Hartford 2
Semifinals — Thursday, June 2
No. 1 Davenport Assumption 2, No. 5 Nevada 1 (3-1 PK)
No. 2 Des Moines Christian 2, No. 6 Underwood 0
Final — Saturday, June 4
No. 2 Des Moines Christian 1, No. 1 Davenport Assumption 0
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