The post-season begins for girls high school soccer teams with the opening round of regional action tonight in class 2A. Most of the rated teams drew first round byes and won’t play until Thursday night.
The defending champion in 2A is West Des Moines Valley. The Tigers finished the seassion top-ranked and will open Thursday against the winner of tonight’s nmatch-up bnetwee Des Moines Lincoln and Indianola. Johnston is second-ranked and will host the winner of tonight’s game between Marshalltown and Des Moines North.
Number three Cedar Rapids Kennedy will be at home on Thursday against the winner of tonight’s meeting between Clinton and Dubuque Senior. Des Moines East visits Southeast Polk tonight. The winner visiots fourth-rated Urbandale on Thursday.
Fifth-rated Cedar Rapids Jefferson will take on tonight’s winner between Waterloo West and Dubuque Hempstead. Among the rated teams in action tonight, 15th-ranked Des Moines Roosevelt hosts Newton.
Class 1A regional action begins on Wednersday and all the teams will be looking to qualify for the state tournament which begins June 8th in Muscatine.