By Rich Palzewic
Sports Editor
BROWN COUNTY – The WIAA recently released the boys’ soccer brackets for the upcoming postseason.
Tournament series action commences Tuesday, Oct. 22, with the opening round of regional play.
Regional final games will be played Saturday, Oct. 26, while sectional play begins Thursday, Oct. 31.
The state tournament is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 7-9, at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee.
Locally in Division 1, Bay Port received the No. 1 seed and will host No. 8 Appleton East to begin regionals.
The Pirates (14-0-3 overall) recently won the Fox River Classic Conference title and have yet to lose this season.
Green Bay Preble is a No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 Kimberly.
If Bay Port and the Hornets both win, they’d face off in the regional finals in Suamico.
The Pirates beat Preble in the regular season, 5-4.
No. 3 De Pere will play host to No. 6 Appleton West in the regional opener.
In Division 2, No. 2 Pulaski will entertain No. 7 Merrill, while No. 3 Green Bay East will host No. 6 Wausau East.
If the Red Raiders and Red Devils both win their opener, they would play in the regional finals in Pulaski.
No. 5 Green Bay Southwest will travel to No. 4 Marshfield, and No. 8 Green Bay West will travel to No. 1 Hortonville for a first-round matchup.
No. 10 West De Pere will travel to No. 7 West Bend West, while Ashwaubenon, the No. 14 seed, will travel to Milwaukee to play Nicolet.
In Division 3, No. 3 Notre Dame Academy will host No. 14 New Holstein.
Lastly, No. 11 Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran/Providence Academy will travel to No. 6 Lourdes.