What: The 2026 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association girls state soccer tournament.
When: June 18-20.
Where: Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee.
Tickets: Available for $11 per game plus fees through WIAA ticketing partner GoFan.
Results/live stats: Available on the WIAA website.
Broadcast: The championship finals of all four divisions will air live on the WIAA state television stations WKOW 27.2, WAOW 9.2, WQOW 18.2 and WXOW 19.2, WVTV 24.1 in Milwaukee and WCWF 14 in Green Bay/Appleton. The finals will also be streamed live on the network stations’ websites.
Journal Sentinel coverage: The Journal Sentinel will be live-blogging from WIAA state girls soccer for pre-finals games at JSOnline. Recap stories for all area championship games will also be published June 20.
WIAA state girls soccer tournament schedule
June 18
Division 2 semifinals
No. 1 Brookfield Central (12-4-0) vs. No. 4 Holmen (18-3-1) – 11 a.m.; No. 2 Wauwatosa East (15-4-1) vs. No. 3 DeForest (14-6-1) – 1:30 p.m.
Division 1 semifinals
No. 1 Divine Savior Holy Angels (17-2-2) vs. No. 4 Kimberly (22-1-0) – 4:30 p.m.; No. 2 Oregon (16-1-4) vs. No. 3 Muskego (13-2-3) – 7 p.m.
June 19
Division 4 semifinals
No. 1 Xavier (21-1-0) vs. No. 4 Ozaukee/Random Lake (18-3-1) – 11 a.m.; No. 2 The Prairie School (18-1-1) vs. No. 3 Aquinas (16-3-0) – 1:30 p.m.
Division 3 semifinals
No. 1 McFarland (16-0-4) vs. No. 4 Rice Lake (17-2-3) – 4:30 p.m.; No. 2 Kiel (24-0-1) vs. No. 3 New Berlin Eisenhower (14-2-3) – 7 p.m.
June 20
Championships
11 a.m. – Division 2; 1:30 p.m. – Division 1; 4:30 p.m. – Division 4; Division 3 – 7 p.m.
AREA TEAMS IN THE FIELD
Division 1
Four-time reigning D1 state champion Muskego returns to state for the 11th time in the past 13 years, seeking its sixth title in the past seven years. The Warriors’ current streak matches Brookfield Central’s run of four straight from 2002 to 2005, and trails only Catholic Memorial’s run of six straight titles from 2012 to 2017. Its 2026 semifinal matchup is a rematch of an April 25 meeting that played to a 2-2 draw with Oregon at the UW-La Crosse Invite. Now the two teams will look to settle what their prior meeting could not and determine one of two D1 finalists. Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association 2025 all-state first-team goalie Savannah Mittelstaedt shut out opponents in 10 of the Warriors’ wins this year, helping Muskego achieve five one-nil victories over the course of the year. Senior striker Bree Scafe (16 goals, 1 assist) is the Warriors’ leading offensive threat. Junior midfielder Taylor Collins helps control the pace on both ends of the pitch (8 goals, 5 assists), and senior midfielder Sadie Mittelstaedt (5 goals, 2 assists) uses her 5-foot-10 frame to create occasional shot opportunities as well. Muskego’s playoff defense has showed up, with shutouts of Westosha Central (5-0), Kenosha Indian Trail (1-0) and Whitefish Bay (1-0) to return to state. Under two goals allowed is the magic number for the Warriors, as Muskego was 0-2-1 in games allowing two or more goals this year.
After a run of four straight state appearances for Divine Savior Holy Angels (excluding the 2020 season canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic) from 2019 to 2023, the Dashers end a two-year drought with the program’s 13th appearance. DSHA is a battle-tested unit that has run through a murderer’s row of area powers since mid-May. D2 state qualifiers Brookfield Central (1-0) and Wauwatosa East (4-3), as well as eventual D1 sectional finalist Whitefish Bay (7-2), fell to the Dashers in May. Fellow Greater Metro Conference contender Brookfield East got two cracks at DSHA for the conference title (2-1) and eventually a trip to the sectional final (2-0), losing both. Arrowhead was unable to replicate a 2-0 regular-season victory over DSHA in the sectional final as the Dashers won 2-1 to return to state. A junior-heavy lineup has also gotten a boost from freshman forward Reese Roethe, the team’s goals (12) and points (31) leader. Junior defender Lucy Colvin (17 assists) and junior midfielder Avery Roethe (9 goals, 11 assists) are elite table-setters for midfielders Sarah McElherne (11 goals, 9 assists) and Samiyah Khan (11 goals, 3 assists). Led by longtime Marquette University High School boys coach Steve Lawrence, DSHA will have to maximize scoring opportunities in its D1 semifinal against a Kimberly program with 19 shutouts and a mere five goals allowed on the year.
Division 2
Reigning D2 state champion Brookfield Central makes its 16th program appearance and seeks an eighth program title. The Lancers have an aggressive attacking group capable of threatening double-digit scoring totals in a single game. A 7-0 victory over eventual fellow state qualifier Wauwatosa East on May 5 highlights a dominant run against opponents at Brookfield Central’s level of competition all year. Aside from its three losses to D1 opponents and a 1-0 loss to D2 Nicolet, Brookfield Central did not allow a goal in its 12 wins over seven D2 opponents and five D1 foes. Senior forward Dylan Romero is the lone double-digit scorer (12) for a program that has had 17 players score at least a goal this season. Its production in assists has been just as diverse, with 14 players registering an assist this year led by junior midfielder Katy Craddock and sophomore defender Charlotte Vaughn each with seven. Sophomore keeper Annie Robinson has allowed less than a goal per game on the year, thanks in large part to a senior-led defensive group that limits scoring opportunities. The Lancers face a Holmen team in the semifinal that has been nearly as stingy defensively, but also has fewer offensive producers to key on.
Wauwatosa East is making its 10th program appearance at WIAA state and the first since 2017. A title for the Raiders would be the program’s first since 1997. Tosa East finished tied for third in a competitive Greater Metro Conference with Brookfield Central, behind Brookfield East and DSHA. The Raiders are led by first-year coach Megan Drews, a Wauwatosa native who played at UW-Eau Claire. A competitive 4-3 loss to DSHA stands out for a team that has bought in quickly under Drews to establish itself as another elite contender in the conference. Tosa East knocked off the leading two finishers in the Woodland West to close out its postseason run, defeating Greendale (2-1) and Pewaukee (2-1) to advance to state. Junior midfielder Chloe Kizewski (11 goals, 3 assists), senior midfielder Chase Taylor (8 goals, 4 assists) and senior forward Abbie Toyama (4 goals, 12 assists) are the leading producers on the year. Shots can come from all over on this offense, however, with five Raiders registering 20 or more on goal throughout the year. The semifinal matchup is with a DeForest program making a breakthrough first appearance at the WIAA state tournament, which Tosa East will be seeking to make a one-and-done trip.
Division 3
New Berlin Eisenhower, similar to DSHA in D1, ends a two-year drought of state tournament appearances after a string of them leading up to 2024. This is the Lions’ ninth appearance at the WIAA state tournament as they seek a second program title (2022). A superb trio of sophomores lead the Ike offense, as midfielder Evangeline Schaffart (16 goals, 24 assists), forward Piper Bissell (20 goals, 14 assists) and forward Bella Banton (8 goals, 16 assists) have been the most productive scoring opportunity creators. The Lions have also gotten secondary scoring from junior forward Kelsey Roemer (11 goals, 7 assists) and freshman Emily Monreal (11 goals, 5 assists). Ike is led by another first-year head coach leading her program to state, as Whitnall native and former UW-Oshkosh player Katie Schauer leads the Lions.
Lining up against the Lions in the semifinal are the curiously-seeded Kiel Raiders, who despite having far and away the best record of the remaining D3 teams fell to the No. 2 seed. Kiel has made the state tournament the past four seasons, highlighted by a 2023 state title. The Raiders have put up some eye-popping numbers offensively this year, led by senior midfielder Taavi Saeger (39 goals, 21 assists) and sophomore forward Deanna Schwaller (29 goals, 19 assists).
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Defending champions highlight Milwaukee-area teams at girls state soccer
Reporting by Zac Bellman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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