Four Kansas Soccer Teams Advance to State Finals

Dodge City, Blue Valley North, Maize South, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Berean Academy and Rose Hill all won semifinals to reach Saturday's championship games.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Soccer

Expressive editorial sports illustration of a soccer player striking the ball in mid-stride on an open green pitch in kelly-green and white team colors under a warm prairie sky. — Four Kansas high school boys' soccer teams, including Maize South and Kapaun Mt. Carmel, advanced Thursday to Saturday's state championship games in Classes 6A, 5A, and 4-1A. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Four Kansas high school boys' soccer teams advanced to Saturday's state championship games in Class 6A, 5A, and 4-1A after winning Thursday semifinals. Dodge City, Blue Valley North, Maize South, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Berean Academy and Rose Hill all claimed their berths.

Why it matters

The semifinal results set the final matchups for the state's top prep soccer classifications, with several games decided by penalty kicks or overtime. The championship games will determine this season's state titles in three classes.

Dodge City beat Valley Northwest 1-0 and won the penalty-kick shootout 5-3, while Blue Valley North beat Wichita East 1-0 and won its shootout 5-4. Berean Academy won its Class 4-1A semifinal 3-2 in overtime over Heritage Christian Academy.

The players

Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA)

The KSHSAA is the governing body that organizes and administers interscholastic athletic and activity championships for public and private high schools across Kansas.

The details

Semifinal winners in Class 6A and 4-1A were decided by penalty kicks after tied regulation and extra time. Maize South beat De Soto 3-2 in Class 5A, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel beat Blue Valley Southwest 2-1 before winning a 5-4 shootout in the same class.

Thursday: Class 6A, 5A, and 4-1A semifinal matches were played.
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.: Class 6A third-place game.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: Class 4-1A third-place game.
Saturday, 12:30 p.m.: Class 5A third-place game.
Saturday, 5 p.m.: Class 6A and 4-1A championship games at Topeka's Hummer Sports Park.

Season Trajectory

The semifinal results set this year's championship matchups under the KSHSAA's classification-based state tournament format. Teams that advanced through penalty-kick shootouts and overtime now carry momentum into the final weekend of the season.

Fans heading to Topeka can catch three state championship games on Saturday, with the Class 5A final following the 5 p.m. matchups. The third-place games earlier that morning and afternoon offer additional matches for those attending the event.

The takeaway

Playoff-style penalty shootouts and overtime decided several of this week's semifinals, a reminder that close margins often define state tournament runs. Readers following Kansas prep soccer can watch Saturday's three championship games in Topeka.

What happens next

The Class 6A and 4-1A championship games are scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m., and the Class 5A championship game follows at 7 p.m., all at Topeka's Hummer Sports Park.