MANSFIELD — For a handful of area teams, postseason journeys began earlier in the week. For others, the tournament season is beckoning.
Here’s a look at all the girls soccer tournament action coming up this week, as well as the Ohio Cardinal Conference teams.
Ashland is the lone area Division I team and earned the No. 4 seed in the Sylvania Northview district field. The Arrows will host No. 8 seed Findlay at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a sectional title. Finally blanked Toledo Start 12-0 on Monday.
In Division II, Madison earned the top seed at the Lexington district and will host No. 9 Mansfield Senior at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The winner meets No. 8 Galion at noon Saturday, with the higher seeded team hosting the sectional final. No. 2 Lexington will host No. 7 Vermilion in a sectional final at noon Saturday, while No. 3 Ontario hosts No. 6 Sandusky Perkins at 6 p.m. Thursday. Fourth-seeded Clear Fork welcomes No. 5 Norwalk to the Valley at noon Saturday.
In Division III, Crestview earned the No. 2 seed in the Findlay district and will play No. 10 Ada at 5 p.m. Tuesday. No. 3 Mansfield Christian has an opening-round bye and will host either No. 4 Van Buren or No. 6 Riverdale at 5 p.m. Thursday for the sectional championship. No. 7 seed St. Peter’s visits No. 5 Bluffton at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Elsewhere in Division III, No. 9 seed Hillsdale beat No. 8 Mapleton in a shootout Monday and will visit top-seeded Northwestern at 7 p.m. Thursday. Seventh-seeded Loudonville blasted No. 10 Tuslaw 6-1 on Monday and will play at second-seeded Chippewa at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Ohio Cardinal Conference
2019 Girls Soccer All Conference
Offensive Player of the Year: Taylor Huff, Jr., Madison.
Defensive Player of the Year: Paige Swanson, Sr., Ashland.
Coach of the Year: Dave Zimmerly, Ashland.
First Team: Lacee Bethea, Sr., Lexington; Julia Litt, Sr., Madison; McKinley Mendenhall, Jr., Ashland; Anna Meixner, Sr., Ashland; Abby Eifrid, Sr., Lexington; Christie Fransen, Fr., Wooster; Emily DePolo, Sr., Mt. Vernon; Katie McQuillen, Sr., Ashland; Phyllis Stanfield, Jr., Madison; Gabby Monastra, Sr., Wooster; Kaylin Martin, Sr., West Holmes; Kalie Blaising, Sr., Madison; Addyson Van Houten, Sr., Mansfield.
Second Team: Carlie Stutzman, Jr., Ashland; Lauren Alexander, Soph., Lexington; Hannah Schmidt, Sr., Madison; Sydney Wright, Sr., Wooster; Cailey Adkins, Sr., Lexington; Morgan Stephenson, Sr., West Holmes; Kiera Kaeser, Soph., Ashland; Olivia Reddy, Soph., Mt. Vernon; Trinity Tucker, Jr., Madison; Sydney Ebin, Soph., Wooster; Maddie Wade, Sr., Mansfield; Ashleigh Bechtel, Jr., Madison; Nelia Alvarez, Jr., Ashland.
Honorable Mention: Jordyn Shafer, Jr., Ashland; McKenna Brokaw, Soph., Mt. Vernon; Emily Stutzman, Jr., Ashland; Lexi Rapp, Jr., Mt. Vernon; Emma Sturts, Jr., Lexington; Katrina Rolince, Jr., West Holmes; Clara Giefer, Sr., Lexington; Liberty Arnold, Sr., West Holmes; Kari Eckenwiler, Jr., Madison; Audrey Vanliew, Sr., Wooster; Chesney Davis, Jr., Madison; Sophie Gamble, Jr., Wooster, Alexia Gerber, Soph., Mansfield; Regan Roberts, Soph., Mansfield.
