This story is sponsored by: The Marshfield Tiger Booster Club
By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
The WIAA released its pairings for the upcoming boys soccer tournament.
Play begins with regional semifinals on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Divisions 1 and 2, and Thursday, Oct. 22, in Division 3. Regional finals in all divisions are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, with sectional play set for Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 31.
The 2020 WIAA State Boys Soccer Tournament will be played Thursday, Nov. 5, to Saturday, Nov. 7, at a site to be determined.
In Division 1, Marshfield is the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 D.C. Everest in a regional semifinal on Oct. 20 at Heiting Community Stadium at 7 p.m. The winner will play a regional final at No. 1 seed Wausau West on Oct. 24.
In the same bracket, Wisconsin Rapids is the No. 2 seed and will host No. 7 Tomah, and No. 6 Wausau East will play at No. 3 Baraboo. The winners will face each other in the regional finals.
In Division 3, Marshfield Columbus Catholic earned a No. 1 seed in the bottom half of the Sectional 1 bracket and received a first-round bye. The Dons will host the winner of No. 4 Northland Lutheran and No. 5 Three Lakes/Phelps on Oct. 24 at Griese Park. A game time has yet to be announced.
Stevens Point Pacelli is the No. 6 seed in the same bracket and will host No. 3 Nekoosa at Portage County Youth Soccer Complex on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.
As with everything in the high school sports world this fall, this is all subject to change.
2020 WIAA State Boys Soccer Tournament
Division 1
Sectional 1
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Chippewa Falls at No. 4 Onalaska
No. 6 Menomonie at No. 3 New Richmond
No. 5 D.C. Everest at No. 4 Marshfield, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Wausau East at No. 3 Baraboo, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Tomah at No. 2 Wisconsin Rapids, 7 p.m. (Washington Soccer Complex)
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Onalaska-Chippewa Falls winner at No. 1 Hudson
New Richmond-Menomonie winner at No. 2 River Falls
Marshfield-D.C. Everest winner at No. 1 Wausau West
Baraboo-Wausau East winner vs. Wisconsin Rapids-Tomah winner, at higher seed
Sectional 2
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 West De Pere at No. 4 West Bend East
No. 6 Kaukauna at No. 3 West Bend West
No. 5 Hartford at No. 4 Pewaukee, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Watertown at No. 3 Sussex Hamilton, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Waukesha North at No. 2 Hartland Arrowhead, 4 p.m.
Regional finals, Oct. 24
West Bend East-West De Pere winner at No. 1 Slinger
West Bend West-Kaukauna winner at No. 2 Hortonville
Pewaukee-Hartford winner at No. 1 Oconomowoc
Hamilton-Watertown winner vs. Arrowhead-Waukesha North winner, at higher seed
Sectional 3
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Westosha Central at No. 4 Waterford
No. 6 Burlington at No. 3 Lake Geneva Badger
No. 7 Wilmot at No. 2 Mukwonago
No. 5 Union Grove at No. 4 Kenosha Bradford/Reuther
No. 6 Franklin at No. 3 Kenosha Indian Trail
No. 7 Oak Creek at No. 2 Kenosha Tremper
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Waterford-Westosha Central winner at No. 1 Elkhorn
Mukwonago-Wilmot winner vs. Badger-Burlington winner, at higher seed
Bradford/Reuther-Union Grove winner at No. 1 Muskego
Indian Trail-Franklin winner vs. Tremper-Oak Creek winner, at higher seed
Sectional 4
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Waukesha West at No. 4 Brookfield Central, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Waukesha South at No. 3 Wauwatosa East, 7 p.m. (Whitman Middle School)
No. 7 Wauwatosa West at No. 2 Kettle Moraine, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Mequon Homestead at No. 4 Glendale Nicolet
No. 6 Menomonee Falls at No. 3 Brookfield East
No. 7 Germantown at No. 2 Cedarburg
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Brookfield Central-Waukesha West winner at No. 1 Milwaukee Marquette University
Wauwatosa East-Waukesha South winner vs. Kettle Moraine-Wauwatosa West winner, at higher seed
Nicolet-Homestead winner at No. 1 Whitefish Bay
Brookfield East-Menomonee Falls winner vs. Cedarburg-Germantown winner, at higher seed
Division 2
Sectional 1
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Amery at No. 4 Osceola
No. 6 Spooner/Shell Lake at No. 3 Unity/Saint Croix Falls
No. 7 Baldwin-Woodville at No. 2 Somerset
No. 5 Hayward at No. 4 Antigo, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Ashland at No. 3 Lakeland, 7 p.m.
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Osceola-Amery winner at No. 1 Rice Lake
Unity/Saint Croix Falls winner vs. Somerset-Baldwin-Woodville winner, at higher seed
Antigo-Hayward winner at No. 1 Rhinelander
Lakeland-Ashland winner at No. 2 Medford
Sectional 2
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Adams-Friendship at No. 4 Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro
No. 6 Berlin at No. 3 West Salem
No. 8 Mauston at No. 1 Sauk Prairie, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Portage at No. 4 Platteville/Lancaster, 4 p.m. (at Platteville High School)
No. 6 Wisconsin Dells vs. No. 3 Madison Edgewood, site TBA
No. 7 Reedsburg at No. 2 Dodgeville/Mineral Point
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro winner at No. 1 Mosinee
Berlin-West Salem winner at No. 2 Wautoma/Wild Rose
Sectional 3
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Marinette at No. 4 New Holstein/Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
No. 6 Denmark at No. 3 Plymouth
No. 8 New London at No. 1 Seymour
No. 5 Appleton Xavier at No. 4 Fox Valley Lutheran
No. 6 Winneconne at No. 3 Waupaca
No. 7 Shawano at No. 2 Freedom
Regional finals, Oct. 24
New Holstein/Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah-Marinette winner at No. 1 Manitowoc Roncalli/Two Rivers
Plymouth-Denmark winner at No. 2 Luxemburg-Casco
Sectional 4
Regional semifinals, Oct. 20
No. 5 Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic at No. 4 Kewaskum, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Wisconsin Lutheran at No. 3 Grafton, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Sheboygan Falls at No. 2 Port Washington, 7 p.m.
No. 5 East Troy/Palmyra-Eagle at No. 4 Waukesha Catholic Memorial
No. 6 New Berlin West at No. 3 Milwaukee St. Thomas More
No. 7 Greendale Martin Luther at No. 2 Delavan-Darien
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Kewaskum-Pius XI winner at No. 1 Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Grafton-Wisconsin Lutheran winner vs. Port Washington-Sheboygan Falls winner, at higher seed
Catholic Memorial-East Troy/Palmyra-Eagle winner at No. 1 New Berlin Eisenhower
St. Thomas More-New Berlin West winner vs. Delavan-Darien-Martin Luther winner, at higher seed
Division 3
Sectional 1
Regional semifinals, Oct. 22
No. 5 La Crosse Aquinas at No. 4 Cumberland
No. 6 Chippewa Falls McDonell/Eau Claire Regis at No. 3 Arcadia
No. 7 Saint Croix Central at No. 2 Coulee Christian/Providence Academy
No. 5 Three Lakes/Phelps at No. 4 Northland Lutheran, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Nekoosa at No. 6 Stevens Point Pacelli, 4 p.m. (at Portage County Youth Soccer Complex)
No. 7 Wausau Newman Catholic at No. 2 Northland Pines, 4 p.m.
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Cumberland-Aquinas winner at No. 1 Barron
Arcadia-McDonell/Regis winner vs. Coulee/Providence-Saint Croix Central winner, at higher seed
Northland Lutheran-Three Lakes/Phelps winner at No. 1 Marshfield Columbus Catholic
Nekoosa-Pacelli winner vs. Northland Pines-Newman Catholic winner, at higher seed
Sectional 2
Regional semifinals, Oct. 22
No. 5 Omro at No. 4 Oshkosh Lourdes/Valley Christian
No. 5 Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran/Providence Academy at No. 4 Wrightstown
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Lourdes/Valley Christian-Omro winner at No. 1 Peshtigo
No. 3 Amherst at No. 2 Neenah St. Mary Catholic
Wrightstown-NEW Lutheran/Providence winner at No. 1 Kiel
No. 3 Howards Grove at No. 2 St. Lawrence Seminary
Sectional 3
Regional semifinals, Oct. 22
No. 5 Random Lake at No. 4 Central Wisconsin Christian
No. 6 Ozaukee at No. 3 Kohler
No. 7 Cedar Grove-Belgium at No. 2 Sheboygan Christian/Sheboygan Lutheran
No. 5 Milwaukee Heritage Christian at No. 4 Brookfield Academy
No. 6 Living Word Lutheran at No. 3 Lake Country Lutheran
No. 7 Dodgeland/Hustisford at No. 2 Whitefish Bay Dominican
Regional finals, Oct. 24
Central Wisconsin Christian-Random Lake winner at No. 1 Oostburg
Kohler-Ozaukee winner vs. Cedar Grove-Belgium-Sheboygan Christian/Sheboygan Lutheran winner, at higher seed
Brookfield Academy-Heritage Christian winner at No. 1 University School of Milwaukee
Living Word Lutheran-Lake Country Lutheran winner vs. Dodgeland/Hustisford-Whitefish Bay Dominican winner, at higher seed
Sectional 4
Regional semifinals, Oct. 22
No. 5 St. John’s Northwestern Academy/Chesteron Academy at No. 4 River Valley
No. 6 Richland Center at No. 3 Lakeside Lutheran
No. 5 Shoreland Lutheran at No. 4 Kenosha Christian Life
No. 6 Racine Lutheran at No. 3 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic
Regional finals, Oct. 24
River Valley-St. John’s winner at No. 1 Lake Mills, 6 p.m.
Lakeside Lutheran-Richland Center winner at No. 2 Watertown Luther Prep, 1 p.m.
Kenosha Christian Life-Shoreland Lutheran winner at No. 1 Racine The Prairie School
St. Joseph-Racine Lutheran winner at No. 2 Racine St. Catherine’s