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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) released Nov. 8 high school state tournament brackets for girls soccer. Here are the local matchups across multiple classifications:
2A:
• Nov. 10 No. 15 Lindbergh Eagles (12-5) at No. 2 Bainbridge Spartans (16-0-3)
Kickoff at 7 p.m. at Bainbridge High School
It has been eight years since Lindbergh, of Renton, has made the state tournament in girls soccer and that drought is finally over. Lindbergh defeated Cedarcrest 2-1 in penalties on Nov. 5 to punch their ticket to state, for just the 11th time in school history. Lindbergh had been in middling territory for the last three seasons, always coming short especially in the last two years to Nathan Hale specifically who the Eagles beat in the first game of districts.
3A:
• Nov. 13
No. 12 Bishop Blanchet Bears (10-5-2) at No. 5 Liberty Patriots (16-1-1)
Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. at Roy Anderson Field, Gig Harbor
Liberty enters the state tournament as a top-five seed with real momentum in intrigue in 2026. After coming up just shy of a state championship last season, the Patriots, of Renton, are looking to finish on the right side of history with a state title. It was a harder path than last season, but winning the final game of the KingCo tournament over Bellevue, a team the Patriots had not beaten in 10 games, is significant momentum. Head coach Ryan Johnson has now been to three state tournaments since spring of 2025 when he made it to the final with Hazen. Johnson is developing a pedigree of winning games when the lights are the brightest, that experience will take a young Liberty team far this post season.
• Nov. 13
No. 9 White River Hornets (17-2-1) at No. 8 Eastside Catholic Crusaders (10-3-3)
Kickoff time TBD at Union Stadium, Mead
The result of losing the district championship 1-0 to Gig Harbor? How about you travel to Spokane to play the eighth seed, which the chance to take on the No. 1 seed in the state. That is what White River is now tasked to do after one of the more impressive NPSL seasons as of late. The Hornets recorded 46 points in the regular season, 14 more than the next closest team in the standings. The gap between Decatur (32 points) and Kent-Meridian who won just four games all season, is one point more than the difference between first and second.
• Nov. 10
No. 17 Auburn Mountainview Lions (11-4-4) at No. 16 Silas Rams (9-3-4)
Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Tahoma High School
If Silas were in the North Puget Sound League, it seems like it would be the Auburn Mountainview Lions. Both teams had great regular seasons with wins over Decatur and big losses to Gig Harbor. Auburn Mountainview recorded its two biggest wins in the Jen Barnes era over Timberline and Bellarmine to advance to the state tournament. But the Lions didn’t play well against Gig Harbor losing 7-0, their biggest loss since a 8-1 loss to Decatur on Oct. 23, 2024. But the Lions are on the brink of history, it has been 13 years since Auburn Mountainview girls have won a state tournament game. That is the only win in school history at state for girls soccer.
• Nov. 13
No. 3 Mercer Island Islanders vs. No. 19 Shorewood Stormrays or No. 14 Ferndale Golden Eagles
Kickoff at 5 p.m. at Mercer Island High School
The Islanders might be the team to beat this year as the KingCo champion. The Islanders defeated both Liberty and Bellevue en route to a very stacked resume that granted them the No. 3 seed in the state. Mercer Island has seen immense success on the boys side and now the girls are looking to have that same success, making their first state tournament since 2018.
4A:
• Nov. 10
No. 14 Lake Stevens Vikings (11-4-2) at No. 3 Mount Si Wildcats (16-2)
Kickoff at 7 p.m. at Mount Si High School
It would be sacrilegious for Mount Si to not be a top-three seed as a new host of the state semifinals and finals and the Wildcats are just that. The 2025 state champions continue to get better and better and now with home field advantage can be expected to continue to rise. In regular time and overtime, Mount Si had won 13 games in a row until Issaquah beat them 3-1 on Oct. 20.
• Nov. 10
No. 12 Stadium Tigers (13-6) at No. 5 Issaquah Eagles (14-2-2)
Kickoff at 6 p.m. at Issaquah High School
A game one rematch is going to be really interesting with the added stakes of the state tournament as Stadium and Issaquah link up once again. Issaquah beat Stadium 4-0 on Sept.1 which was the first in a three-game losing streak for the Tigers. But since Oct. 8 the Tigers have lost just one game, 3-2 to the No. 1 seed in the state tournament (Sumner). Issaquah on the other hand has possibly one of the best wins, 3-1 against Mount Si.
• Nov. 11
No. 13 Curtis Vikings (12-2-5) at No. 4 Skyline Spartans (13-4-1)
Kickoff at 6 p.m. at Skyline High School
Skyline, the KingCo champs of Sammamish, is a well-oiled soccer playing machine. The Spartans have taken their lumps against some really good competition but a win over Issaquah on Nov. 7 helped seal themselves as a top-five team in the state. Skyline beating Mount Si and Issaquah in back-to-back games gives Skyline impressive momentum and a program that knows how to win in November make them a dangerous team.
