The Alexandria boys and girls soccer teams both secured the No. 1 seed in the Section 8AA tournament that will start this week for both programs.
The girls finished the regular season 12-2-1 and will face 8th-seeded Rocori (1-14) on Wednesday night at 7. The Cardinals beat the Spartans 8-0 on Sept. 28.
The winner of Wednesday’s game faces the winner of 4th-seeded St. Cloud Tech (6-6-3) and 5th-seeded Detroit Lakes (7-8-1) with the high seed hosting on Oct. 16. The section championship will take place on Oct. 19 at a neutral site.
East Grand Forks (13-1) got the second seed with the Green Wave’s only loss coming to Alexandria in a 3-1 game on Sept. 21. They will face 7th-seeded St. Cloud Apollo (1-13) in the quarterfinals, while 3rd-seeded Little Falls (12-3-1) hosts 6th-seeded Sauk Rapids-Rice (4-8-2).
The Alexandria girls are going for their third section championship in program history after also making the state tournament in 2003 and 2012.
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Alex boys host EGF
The Alexandria boys (12-1-3) will host 8th-seeded East Grand Forks (1-13) on Thursday with a game time of 7 p.m. The Cardinals beat the Green Wave 8-0 on Sept. 21.
The winner of that game faces the winner of 4th-seeded Rocori (6-10) and 5th-seeded Sauk Rapids-Rice (4-11) on Oct. 19 at the high seed.
The section championship will be played Oct. 21 at a neutral site.
St. Cloud Tech (9-4-2) is the second seed and faces 7th-seeded Little Falls (2-13) in the quarterfinals. Third-seeded St. Cloud Apollo (6-6-3) hosts 6th-seeded Detroit Lakes (5-9-1).
The Alexandria boys are going for their second section championship in program history after making the state tournament for the only time in 2004.
