BISMARCK – The bracket is set and WDA boys' soccer tournament play will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 3 with a pair of play-in matches. The seeds were set following the final night of regular season play on Sept. 28. Bismarck Legacy and Jamestown tied atop league standings with 35 points and both earned a share of the WDA regular season crown. The pair have already qualified for the ND state tournament, but will meet again in the WDA Tournament title to determine who earns the top seed from the West for the state tournament.
On Oct. 3, No. 5 Bismarck Century hosts No. 8 Williston in a play-in match. The winner will advance to a state qualifier on Saturday, Oct. 7 to face No. 4 Bismarck High. The other play-in contest has No. 7 Mandan traveling to No. 6 Dickinson. The winner of that match meets No. 3 Minot High in a state qualifier. Saturday's qualifiers and the title match between Legacy and Jamestown will be held at Bismarck's Sanford Sports Complex.
2023 WDA Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, Oct. 3
(7) Mandan at (6) Dickinson, 5 p.m.
(8) Williston at (5) Bismarck Century, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7 (Matches at Sanford Sports Complex, Bismarck)
(5/8) Play-in winner vs. (4) Bismarck High, 12 noon
(6/7) Play-in winner vs. (3) Minot High, 2 p.m.
(2) Jamestown vs. (1) Bismarck Legacy, 4 p.m.
Photo: Jamestown's Henry Yolain (23) battles Legacy's James Matthew Guenther for ball possession