AMES KCCI. SHANNON EHRHARDT HAS THE STORY. WELL, WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY. NOT THE WEATHER, BUT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FIELD. WE SAW THREE GOALS IN FOUR MINUTES IN THE GIRLS, THREE, A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. DEFENDING CHAMP WAUKEE NORTHWEST AGAINST A SURGING VALLEY TIGER TEAM. WE SAW THREE YELLOW CARDS BEFORE A SINGLE GOAL IN THIS GAME. WE’RE IN THE FIRST NORTHWEST, NATALIE ELLIOTT SERVES IT IN AND CORA SUNDET RATTLES IT PAST THE KEEPER. THAT GOAL OPENED THE FLOODGATES. THIS IS NOT DEJA VU. ONE MINUTE LATER, ELLIOTT PUTS THIS ONE IN THE AIR. SUNDET GETS A HEAD ON IT. AND THAT IS A GOAL IN NO TIME. NORTHWEST LEADS TO NOTHING. TWO MINUTES LATER, VALLEY FRESHMAN BRYNN KENWORTHY SOARS IN OUT OF NOWHERE, NAILING IT IN WITH HER HEAD. TALK ABOUT HAVING A HEART AND NOGGIN. SO WE JUST WATCHED THREE GOALS IN ABOUT FOUR MINUTES. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE SAW ZERO GOALS IN THE SECOND HALF. SO THAT MEANS WAUKEE NORTHWEST IS STATE CHAMPS YET AGAIN. THE TWO ONE WIN OVER VALLEY IS HISTORIC. WAUKEE NORTHWEST IS THE FIRST THREE A SCHOOL EVER TO GO BACK TO BACK. IT’S HARD WORK. IT’S DEDICATION. AND YOU KNOW WINNING’S HARD. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT LEVEL. AND SO WINNING IS HARD. AND SO COMING OUT ON TOP FEELS GREAT. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. AND TO DO IT WITH MY BEST FRIENDS, IT’S AMAZING. YEAH, I STARTED CRYING. BUT IT’S IT’S CRAZY. WE FOUGHT. THEY PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR WE PLAYED OUR GAME FIGHTING FEET. IT’S IT’S INSANE. I HAVE NO WORDS. HONESTLY. IT’S TO BE THE FIRST BACK TO BACK CHAMPION IN CLASS THREE A ON MY LAST GAME. MY LAST YEAR. I HAVE NO WORDS. NORTH POLK WAS THE CINDERELLA OF THE TOURNAMENT, MAKING IT INTO THE FINALS AS THE SEVEN SEED AND LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. NORTH SCOTT WAS HERE TO RUIN THEIR FAIRYTALE. OKAY, BEFORE WE START, THE SKINS NEED TO GET IN ORDER. NORTH POLE MUST HAVE WATCHED THE U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM FRIDAY NIGHT, BECAUSE JUST SIX MINUTES INTO THE GAME, AMELIA CROTON ON THE LONG THROW FINDS ADDISON FLYNN IN THE BOX. SHE STOPPED. BUT JORDAN HALVERSON IS THERE ON CLEANUP DUTY, AND SHE LEAVES NO EVIDENCE. NORTH POLK SCORES ON ITS FIRST OPPORTUNITY. SECOND HALF, ONE NIL NORTH POLE SCOTT WITH A CHANCE. IT’S HEADED TOP SHELF, BUT MADELINE CORRIE PUNCHES IT OVER THE CROSSBAR. SHE HAD TEN SAVES AND THE NORTH POLE DEFENSE SUNK IN, HOLDING OFF NORTH SCOTT TO WIN ITS FIRST STATE TITLE. THE COMETS BLOW UP THE BRACKET, TAKING THE TITLE AS THE SEVEN SEED. LIKE ACTUALLY INSANE. LIKE I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. AND THIS TEAM, WE ALL DESERVE IT SO MUCH. WE’VE BEEN WORKING ALL SEASON FOR IT. I HAVE NO WORDS. I MEAN, IT MEANS THE WORLD JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH MY FAMILY AND MY TEAM. I DON’T KNOW, I JUST I REALLY HAVE NO WORDS FOR IT. NO ONE EXPECTED US TO COME IN HERE AND DO SO WELL AND FIGHT SO HARD. BUT, I MEAN, WE PULLED THROUGH. THE CINDERELLA STORY IS COMPLETE. I’M I’M JUST REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. I’M REALLY EXCITED FOR T
Iowa girls state soccer: Championship highlights, all-tournament teams and more
KCCI has all the action this week in Ames
Updated: 11:11 PM CDT Jun 13, 2026
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That’s a wrap on the girls state soccer tournament. Championship Saturday saw three tight games, with Waukee Northwest winning the 3A title, North Polk taking 2A and Hudson topping 1A. Scores, brackets, livestreamMatchups, schedule and scoresClass 3ATuesday quarterfinals#1 Waukee Northwest 7, #8 Dubuque Hempstead 0#5 Bettendorf 4, #4 Waukee 2#2 West Des Moines Valley 4, #7 Linn-Mar 1#3 Ankeny Centennial 5, #6 Ankeny 1Friday semifinals#1 Waukee Northwest 1, #5 Bettendorf 0#2 West Des Moines Valley 1, #3 Ankeny Centennial 0Saturday final #1 Waukee Northwest 2, #2 West Des Moines Valley 1Class 3A All-TournamentGrace Thomason, Waukee NorthwestJosie Ehlinger, Ankeny CentennialEvie Boyle, Ankeny CentennialKayle Pezzetti, Ankeny CentennialDreya Kern, Linn-MarAlivia Snow, BettendorfIzzy Simonini, Waukee NorthwestSabrina Rogers, West Des Moines ValleyGrace Hummel, Waukee NorthwestOlivia Rotich, West Des Moines ValleyNatalie Elliott, Waukee Northwest (Captain)WATCH: Highlights from Day 1 of the 2026 Iowa girls state soccer tournamentClass 2AMonday quarterfinals#1 Norwalk 6, #8 Lewis Central 0#4 North Scott 3, #5 Gilbert 0#7 North Polk 2, #2 Waverly-Shell Rock 1#3 Dallas Center-Grimes 3, #6 Bishop Heelan 0Friday semifinals#4 North Scott 2, #1 Norwalk 1#7 North Polk 1, #3 Dallas Center-Grimes 0Saturday final#7 North Polk 1, North Scott 0Class 2A All-Tournament TeamMadelyn Cory, North PolkAddison Flinn, North PolkCamryn Jones, North ScottPearl Brown, NorwalkOlivia Welch, NorwalkRylee Renz, Dallas Center-GrimesAnaka Ott, Waverly-Shell RockPaige Coon, North ScottCampbell Schulz, North PolkReese Barnett, North ScottBlythe Knight, North Polk (captain)WATCH: Highlights from Day 2 of the Iowa girls soccer state tournamentClass 1AMonday quarterfinals#1 Denver 8, #8 Iowa Falls-Alden 1#4 St. Albert 4, #5 Des Moines Christian 2#7 Aplington-Parkersburg 1, #2 Assumption 0#3 Hudson 1, # 6 Treynor 0Thursday semifinals#1 Denver 3, #4 St. Albert 2#3 Hudson 1, #7 Aplington-Parkersburg 0Saturday final#3 Hudson 1, #1 Denver 0Class 1A All-TournamentAddyson Shepard, DenverCallie Stickfort, HudsonEleanor Coughlin, St. AlbertEllie Larmie, St. AlbertEmma Haan, Aplington-ParkersburgShelby Arkulari, Aplington-ParkersburgAddy Oetker, Des Moines ChristianStella Sornson, TreynorTaylor Davis, HudsonGrace Mullihan, DenverGia Baldiviezo, Hudson (captain)
AMES, Iowa —
That’s a wrap on the girls state soccer tournament. Championship Saturday saw three tight games, with Waukee Northwest winning the 3A title, North Polk taking 2A and Hudson topping 1A.
Scores, brackets, livestream
Matchups, schedule and scores
Class 3A
Tuesday quarterfinals
#1 Waukee Northwest 7, #8 Dubuque Hempstead 0
#5 Bettendorf 4, #4 Waukee 2
#2 West Des Moines Valley 4, #7 Linn-Mar 1
#3 Ankeny Centennial 5, #6 Ankeny 1
Friday semifinals
#1 Waukee Northwest 1, #5 Bettendorf 0
#2 West Des Moines Valley 1, #3 Ankeny Centennial 0
Saturday final
#1 Waukee Northwest 2, #2 West Des Moines Valley 1
Class 3A All-Tournament
Grace Thomason, Waukee Northwest
Josie Ehlinger, Ankeny Centennial
Evie Boyle, Ankeny Centennial
Kayle Pezzetti, Ankeny Centennial
Dreya Kern, Linn-Mar
Alivia Snow, Bettendorf
Izzy Simonini, Waukee Northwest
Sabrina Rogers, West Des Moines Valley
Grace Hummel, Waukee Northwest
Olivia Rotich, West Des Moines Valley
Natalie Elliott, Waukee Northwest (Captain)
WATCH: Highlights from Day 1 of the 2026 Iowa girls state soccer tournament
Class 2A
Monday quarterfinals
#1 Norwalk 6, #8 Lewis Central 0
#4 North Scott 3, #5 Gilbert 0
#7 North Polk 2, #2 Waverly-Shell Rock 1
#3 Dallas Center-Grimes 3, #6 Bishop Heelan 0
Friday semifinals
#4 North Scott 2, #1 Norwalk 1
#7 North Polk 1, #3 Dallas Center-Grimes 0
Saturday final
#7 North Polk 1, North Scott 0
Class 2A All-Tournament Team
Madelyn Cory, North Polk
Addison Flinn, North Polk
Camryn Jones, North Scott
Pearl Brown, Norwalk
Olivia Welch, Norwalk
Rylee Renz, Dallas Center-Grimes
Anaka Ott, Waverly-Shell Rock
Paige Coon, North Scott
Campbell Schulz, North Polk
Reese Barnett, North Scott
Blythe Knight, North Polk (captain)
WATCH: Highlights from Day 2 of the Iowa girls soccer state tournament
Class 1A
Monday quarterfinals
#1 Denver 8, #8 Iowa Falls-Alden 1
#4 St. Albert 4, #5 Des Moines Christian 2
#7 Aplington-Parkersburg 1, #2 Assumption 0
#3 Hudson 1, # 6 Treynor 0
Thursday semifinals
#1 Denver 3, #4 St. Albert 2
#3 Hudson 1, #7 Aplington-Parkersburg 0
Saturday final
#3 Hudson 1, #1 Denver 0
Class 1A All-Tournament
Addyson Shepard, Denver
Callie Stickfort, Hudson
Eleanor Coughlin, St. Albert
Ellie Larmie, St. Albert
Emma Haan, Aplington-Parkersburg
Shelby Arkulari, Aplington-Parkersburg
Addy Oetker, Des Moines Christian
Stella Sornson, Treynor
Taylor Davis, Hudson
Grace Mullihan, Denver
Gia Baldiviezo, Hudson (captain)
