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2026 WIAA State Girls Soccer Tournament recap

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MILWAUKEE – Four divisional state championships were decided at the 2026 WIAA State Girls Soccer Tournament, which was held Thursday, June 18, through Saturday, June 20, at Uihlein Soccer Park.

DIVISION 1
Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels (19-2-2) denied Muskego (14-3-3) its second-straight D-1 state title with a 3-1 victory in the championship game June 20.

All four goals in the game were scored in the second half, with Mary Stith breaking a 1-1 tie with a goal just 14 seconds after Muskego had evened the score.

Reese Roethe and Sarah McElherne also scored goals for the Angels, who captured their sixth state title in all.

DIVISION 2
Brookfield Central (15-4) repeated as Division 2 state champions with a 5-0 rout of Wauwatosa East (16-5-1).

The state title is Central’s eighth in program history.

Alexandra Rossi scored twice, and Stella Wien had a goal and an assist in the win for Brookfield Central, which held a 14-4 shot advantage.

DIVISION 3
McFarland (18-0-4) blanked Kiel (25-1-1) 2-0 to win the D-3 title in a battle of undefeated teams.

Bergen Weststrum scored in the 25th minute and Allison Charbonneau added a goal 8:36 into the second half to provide McFarland with all it needed to win its second state title, the with other coming in 2021.

DIVISION 4
The Prairie School of Racine (20-1-1) stopped Appleton Xavier (22-2) from a second D-4 title in a row, shutting out the Hawks 5-0.

Meghan Gavigan scored just 4:56 into the game and The Prairie School dominated from there, holding a 12-6 shot advantage as goalkeeper Finley Remington had to make just two saves in the win.

Gavigan added a goal later in the first half, and Constanza Belaunzaren had two goals and two assists for The Prairie School, which won its third state title.

2026 WIAA State Girls Soccer Tournament
June 18-20, at Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee
Thursday, June 18
Division 2 Semifinals

No. 1 Brookfield Central (14-4) 1, No. 4 Holmen (18-4-1) 0 (OT)
No. 2 Wauwatosa East (16-4-1) 1, No. 3 DeForest (14-7-1) 0
Division 1 Semifinals
No. 1 Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels (18-2-2) 3, No. 4 Kimberly (22-2) 0
No. 3 Muskego (14-2-3) 2, No. 2 Oregon (16-2-4) 1
Friday, June 19
Division 4 Semifinals

No. 1 Appleton Xavier (22-1) 4, No. 4 Ozaukee/Random Lake (18-4-1) 0
No. 2 Racine The Prairie School (19-1-1) 2, No. 3 La Crosse Aquinas (16-4) 0
Division 3 Semifinals
No. 1 McFarland (17-0-4) 2, No. 4 Rice Lake (17-3-3) 1
No. 2 Kiel (25-0-1) 3, No. 3 New Berlin Eisenhower (13-2-2) 2
Saturday, June 20
Championship Games

Division 2: No. 1 Brookfield Central (15-4) 5, No. 2 Wauwatosa East (16-5-1) 0
Division 1: No. 1 Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels (19-2-2) 3, No. 3 Muskego (14-3-3) 1
Division 4: No. 2 Racine The Prairie School (20-1-1) 5, No. 1 Appleton Xavier (22-2) 0
Division 3: No. 1 McFarland (18-0-4) 2, No. 2 Kiel (25-1-1) 0