Defending champs advance at state high school soccer championships

All four of 2019′s state champions are back in the semifinals of the high school soccer tournaments.

The Colony Knights, the defending Division I boys champions, held off South 3-2 Thursday at West High to move into a Friday semifinal match againt the Service Cougars. The Knights never got a chance to defend their title last season, when the championships were canceled because of COVID-19.

Other 2019 champs winning on Thursday were the Dimond Lynx in the Division I girls tournament, the Kenai Kardinals in Division II boys and the Juneau Crimson Bears in Division II girls.

The state championships kicked off with 16 games played at three high schools on Thursday.

Play concludes Saturday with four straight championship matches at Service High.

ASAA/First National Bank state soccer championships

Division I boys

Thursday’s results

Dimond 3, Chugiak 0

West 2, West Valley 0

Service 3, Lathrop 0

Colony 3, South 2

Friday’s consolation games

1 p.m. -- Chugiak vs. West Valley, West High

1 p.m. -- Lathrop vs. South, Service High

Friday’s semifinal games

7 p.m. -- Dimond vs. West, West High

7 p.m. -- Service vs. Colony, Service High

Division I girls

Thursday’s results

Colony 3, Chugiak 1

South 3, Wasilla 2 OT

Dimond 6, Service 0

West Valley 2, West 1

Friday’s consolation games

9 a.m. -- Chugiak vs. Service, Eagle River High School

11 a.m. -- Wasilla vs. West, Eagle River High School

Friday’s semifinal games

3 p.m. -- Colony vs. Dimond, West High

5 p.m. -- South vs. West Valley, West High

Division II boys

Thursday’s results

Kenai Central 3, Grace Christian 1

Soldotna 4, Palmer 0

Thunder Mountain 9, Monroe 2

Juneau 2, North Pole 1

Friday’s consolation games

9 a.m. -- Monroe vs. Grace Christian, West High

9 a.m. -- Palmer vs. North Pole, Service High

Friday’s semifinal games

11 a.m. -- Thunder Mountain vs. Kenai, West High

11 a.m. -- Soldotna vs Juneau, Service High

Division II girls

Thursday’s results

Juneau 3, Palmer 0

Homer 3, North Pole 1

Soldotna 9, Monroe 0

Thunder Mountain 4, Redington 0

Friday’s consolation games

1 p.m. -- Palmer vs. North Pole, Eagle River High School

3 p.m. -- Monroe vs. Redington, Eagle River High School

Friday’s semifinal games

3 p.m. -- Juneau vs. Homer, Service High

5 p.m. -- Soldotna vs. Thunder Mountain, Service High