The 2026 postseason is here in the state of Minnesota. Four teams from the Wright County Area still have a shot at reaching the state tournament starting Tuesday night! Here is a look at the section finals involving Wright County Area teams. Note, Delano still has a shot to reach state on the boys side as well, but they are only in the semifinals. Delano will take on Zimmerman Monday night, and if they win will advance to the Section finals on Wed night. Good luck to all the teams!
Schedule is subject to change.
Boys Soccer.
Section 8AAA Semifinals.
Tuesday, October 20th, #5 Moorhead @ #2 STMA, 5 PM. You can hear this game at AM1360 KRWC, krwc1360.com and on our app. Pregame begins at 4:45 PM.
STMA Knights.
Record, Section results: 6-9-3, defeated Elk River on a shootout goal, and rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Monticello, 2-1.
Last Year: Lost to Alex in Section semifinals, 1-0.
Key Players: Femi Omotayo, 22 goals, 4 assists, Molique Doeyou, 5 goals, 5 assists and goalie Eli Schmoyer, 2.06 GAA.
Key Stat: After a 3-9-1 start the Knights have gone 3-0-2 in their last five, including a 2-2 tie with #2AAA Wayzata.
Did you know? Femi Omotayo scored all three goals in the Knights 3-2 win over Moorhead earlier this season.
Knights advance to state if…Omotayo is the best player on the pitch, and Schmoyer comes up big in goal.
Femi Omotayo, above, scored all three goals for the Knights in their win over Moorhead earlier this season.
Moorhead Spuds:
Record: 12-5-1, defeated Alex, 3-2 and Buffalo 3-2 in double overtime.
Last Year: Lost to Monticello, 4-1 in quarterfinal round.
Key Players: Tyler Gast, hat trick against Buffalo in semifinals, Gyven Beljulji, and Eric Kolo.
Key Stat: The Spuds proved that they are legit threat to win the section as they defeated the #1 seed Buffalo twice this season, 2-0 and 3-2.
Did you know: The Spuds have had to travel to Alexandria, Buffalo and now STMA for the Section finals during the playoffs. That’s over 500 miles in less then two weeks.
Spuds advance to state if…..They keep that chip on their shoulder. They are better than a five seed and they are proving it.
Tyler Gast, above, scored three goals in the Spuds win over Buffalo in the Section semifinals.
Girls Soccer.
Section 8AAA Final, Tuesday, October 20th, #5 Alexandria @ #2 STMA, 7 PM. You can hear this game at AM1360 KRWC, krwc1360.com and on our app.
STMA Knights:
Record and Section Results: 11-6-1, defeated Moorhead, 7-1, and Bemidji 1-0.
Last Year: Advanced to state with win over Buffalo, 1-0, then lost to Wayzata is state quarterfinals, 1-0.
Key Players: Olivia Ostile, So., Kennedy Gayken, scored game winner against Bemidji, and G, Paola Hernandez.
Key Stat: The Knights are red hot coming into the finals, winners of five of their last six.
Did you know? The Knights are looking for their fifth straight trip to state if they defeat Alex on Tuesday.
Knights advance to state if…..They get another great game in the nets from Hernandez, and they find away to score a few goals, because Alex has an explosive offense.
Action from STMA’s 1-0 semifinal win over Bemidji last Thursday.
Alexandria Cardinals:
Record, Section results: 13-4-1, defeated Buffalo, 3-2, and Brainerd, 2-1.
Last Year: Lost to Bemidji, 1-0 in Quarterfinals.
Key Players: Ersyn Dahl, 21 goals and 12 assists, Emma Laurent, 10 goals, and Emma Schmidt, 8 goals and four assists.
Key Stat: The Cards have scored six or more goals in a game seven times this season.
Did you know? Emma Laurent has three goals in the last two games for the Cards.
Cards advance to state if…..Laurent stays hot, and they limit the Knights chances with shots on goal.
Emma Laurent, #20, has scored three goals in the two Cards win’s at section.
Section 6AA Finals, Tuesday, October 20th, #2 Monticello @ #1 Becker, 6 PM.
Monticello Magic:
Record, Section Results: 14-2-2, defeated Zimmerman 3-0, and Annabelle Castro scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over St. Francis.
Last Year: Lost to St. Francis, 2-1 in the Section finals.
Key Players: Kaydin Kouril, twenty two goals and five assists, Annabelle Castro, fourteen goals and seven assists, and G, Brooke Johnson, 0.72 GAA.
Key Stat: The Magic have only allowed three goals or more just once this season, in a 3-2 loss to Brainerd.
Did you know? The Magic have never advanced to the state tournament in soccer. This will be their second straight final appearance.
Magic advance to state if……Kouril continues to produce at an elite level and Johnson is her usual solid start in goal.
Kaydin Kouril, above, #9 on the left, leads the Magic in goals this season.
Becker Bulldogs:
Record, Section Results: 14-4, defeated Princeton, 9-0 and Big Lake, 14-1.
Last Year: Lost to Monticello, 3-1 in Section semifinals.
Key Players: Adele Changmire, 64 goals and 12 assists, Andersyn Changmire, 29 goals, 31 assists, and Alyssa Kinney, 8 goals and 15 assists.
Key Stat: They defeated Monti earlier this season, 2-1, but had to stop twelve shots to get it done.
Did you know? The Bulldogs have outscored their last four opponents, 38-1!
Bulldogs advance to state if…..They continue to score at an elite level, and they get another strong game in goal like they had last time against the Magic.
Adele Changmire, above in white, has scored 62 goals this season for Becker!
