CLASS 4-1A
 

BISHOP MIEGE

Coach: Nate Huppe

Record: 10-8-1

Regional results: beat Maranatha, 8-0; beat Atchison/Maur Hill, 8-0.

State quarterfinal: at Bishop Seabury (14-3-0), 5 p.m. Monday

Key players: Bella Castillo, sr., F; Ashley Myers, sr., GK.

Worth noting: Stags are nine-time reigning state champions. … Miege has 10 state championships total with 15 trips to the final four including 11 in a row. … Stags also have three runner-up and two third-place finishes. … Miege extended its playoff win streak to 48 straight games with its win over Atchison/Maur Hill, securing the program’s 25th regional title. … Key wins include Blue Valley, St. Michael (Mo.) and McPherson. … Stags have six shutouts on season. … Miege has 12 different goal scorers with seven scoring three or more. … Stags lost eight starters from last year’s title team, which beat Hayden 2-1 in the title game. … Miege had to replace 50 goals, 36 assists as well as its backline and goalkeeper from last year. … Lost 5-0 to Hayden six weeks ago in rematch of last year’s final. … Huppe is 206-110-8 in his 17th year as Miege head coach and has a 62-6 record in the playoffs. … Myers and Castillo are senior leaders. … Castillo has signed with Avila University. … Myers has five shutouts.
 

BISHOP SEABURY

Coach: Ivo Ivanov

Record: 14-3-0

Regional results: Bye; beat Baldwin, 1-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Bishop Miege (10-8-1), 5 p.m. Monday

Key players: Macy Ankenbauer, so., Mid-Def; Amelia Rozzi, fr., GK; Presley Peterson, fr., F; Isabella Gonzales, so., F.

Worth noting: Seahawks are making first quarterfinal appearance in program history. ... Peterson leads Seabury attack with 29 goals and 16 assists. ... After registering 20 goals and 17 assists as freshman, Ankenbauer has 20 goals and 11 assists this season. ... Peterson scored regional final’s only goal in the second minute in victory over Baldwin. ... Seahawks had 11-match winning streak snapped by Eudora on May 12. ... Seabury posted 10th shutout of season in regional final. ... Gonzales, a right winger, has 14 goals and 4 assists. ... Seahawks won the Kaw Valley League title for the first time.
 

HAYDEN

Coach: Klaus Kreutzer

Record: 18-0-0

Regional results: Bye; beat Cair Paravel, 6-1.

State quarterfinal: vs. Trinity Academy (7-7-3), 4 p.m. Monday

Key players: Carsyn Broxterman, sr.; Reese Huscher, sr.; Emma Slyter, fr.; Grace Funk, sr.; Avery Becker, jr.; Kellyn Specht, sr.; Hailey Schmidtlein, so.;  Sawyer Wrench, so.;  Sophia Wichman, so.; Kadence Watts, sr.; Lauren Borjon, sr.

Worth noting: Since Kreutzer became head coach in 2000, Wildcats have won three state titles (2012, 2013, 2015), finished runner-up six times, placed third four times and fourth twice. … Hayden lost in double overtime to Miege in last year’s state final. … Wildcats avenged that loss earlier this season with 5-0 win over Miege. … Broxterman has totaled team-high 26 goals and 18 assists. … Huscher has added 16 goals and eight assists while Slyter has recorded 15 goals and six assists. … Other top scorers include Funk (nine goals, 10 assists), Schmidtlein (eight goals) and Becker (six goals, nine assists). … Other key wins include Washburn Rural and Manhattan en route to Centennial League title. … Goalkeepers Watts and Borjon each play a half every match and alternate starts. … They have helped Wildcats record 12 shutouts.
 

KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN

Coach: Rebecca Miller 

Record: 14-4-0

Regional results: beat Chanute, 8-0; beat Eudora, 2-0.

State quarterfinal: at Louisburg (14-3-1), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Joey Willhite, jr., F; Keianna Saffery, fr., Mid; Lola Humphrey, fr.; Mid/F; Kate Guerry, sr., GK.

Worth noting: Panthers are coming off second regional title in program history. … Win in Monday’s quarterfinals would send KC Christian to semifinals for first time. … Willhite has set single-season school record with 37 goals while adding 12 assists. … Saffery is second on team with 17 goals and leads team with 22 assists. … Humphrey has added 11 goals and 15 assists. … Guerry has recorded 74 saves and eight shutouts while allowing just 12 goals all season. … KC Christian is approaching 90 goals on season. … Panthers have not allowed more than two goals in regulation all season. … Miller is in sixth season as head coach.

 

LOUISBURG

Coach: Dawson Schoning

Record: 14-3-1

Regional results: Bye; beat Tonganoxie, 5-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Kansas City Christian (14-4-0), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players: Tatum Battle, fr., F; Faith Sewell, sr., Mid; Mena Fercho, sr., Def.;  Cora Roche, so., Def; Kahlan Harris, so., F.  Worth noting: Wildcats returned to the semifinals last year, finishing fourth after reaching the final four in four consecutive seasons from 2017-21 (2020 excluded for COVID). … Louisburg has been regional champion in nine out of 10 seasons of program history. … Wildcats were state runners-up in 2018 and 2019. … Battle has scored 44 goals in her freshman season, setting the single-season school record. … She tied the state record for most goals in a game with six against Chanute, despite playing just 20 minutes in that contest. … Harris has scored nine goals. … Sewell, who is committed to Union University, has dished out 13 assists and anchors the midfield. … Fercho has recorded three goals and 10 assists. … Louisburg finished second in Frontier League behind Spring Hill. … Wildcats forced a 3-3 draw with Eudora after scoring with 30 seconds left in regulation. … Also hung tough with Class 5A De Soto, taking a 1-0 loss. … Schoning is in his first year as head coach.
 

MCPHERSON

Coach: Chris Adrian

Record: 13-4-1

Regional results: Bye; beat Wichita Classical, 7-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Rose Hill (13-5-0), 6 p.m. Monday

Key players:  Grace Prescott, sr., Mid; Allison Randa, so., F; Brodie Kuhn, sr., Def; Becca Lulloff, sr., F; Addison Shaft, sr., F; Ellie Herrera, so., GK; Audra Sandbo, so., Def; Rut Diaz Chay, so., Def; Adeline Kramer, fr., Def; Quinn Liebl, so., Mid. Worth noting: Bullpups are looking for their 11th state semifinal appearance. … McPherson was state runner-up in 2015 and has seven third-place finishes. … Bullpups have outscored opponents 74-11, notching 11 shutouts. … Four different players have recorded double-digit goals. … Randa leads team with 18 goals followed by Prescott (13), Lulloff (12) and Shaft (11). … Prescott’s 20 assists are a single-season school record. … Lulloff has 10 assists. … McPherson went 7-0 in league play. … Key wins for Bullpups include Rose Hill, Circle and Buhler. … Entering quarterfinals on a six-game shutout streak. … Adrian has a 188-76-9 record in his 16 years as head coach.
 

ROSE HILL
 
Coach: Shelby Kaba
 
Record: 13-5-0
 
Regional results: beat Winfield, 8-0; beat Buhler, 2-0.
 
State quarterfinal: at McPherson (13-4-1), 6 p.m. Monday
 
Key players: Avery Hottovy, so., F; Kyia Kelly, sr., F; Blythe Hacknet, jr., Mid; Katie Leck, so., F; Brynlie Liebl, fr., F; Brinley Fouts, jr., Def; Nevaeh Salinas, so., Mid; Raymie Kroeker, so., GK.
 
Worth noting: Rockets making fourth state quarterfinal appearance after matching program-best, third-place finish a year ago. … Hottovy leads team in goals (24) and assists (19). … Rose Hill finished second to McPherson in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III-IV. … Season goals scored total of 84 ranks among top five in program history. … Kroeker has recorded 8 shutouts with 49 saves. … Kelly has scored 19 goals and Hacknet has 10 goals and 16 assists. … Liebl has 13 assists. … Non-league losses include two to 5A regional finalist Andover, 6A quarterfinalist Garden City and 5A West top seed Eisenhower.
 

TRINITY ACADEMY
 
Coach: Casey Casamento
 
Record: 7-7-3
 
Regional results: beat Wichita Independent, 6-2; beat Circle, 5-1.
 
State quarterfinal: at Hayden (18-0-0), 4 p.m. Monday
 
Key players: JoJo Henderson, sr., Def; Ava Deutsch, sr. Mid; Madison Babb, sr., Mid; Abby Tofteland, sr., Mid; Abby Diefenderfer, so., F; Trinity Bonitati, so., Def.
 
Worth noting: Knights won 14^th regional title since 2004. … Trinity won 4-1A title in 2014 and finished state runner-up in 2012, 2016 and 2023. … Knights advanced to state quarters as No. 7 seed. … Trinity played fellow 4-1A quarterfinalist McPherson to scoreless tie in regular-season finale. … Henderson and Diefenderfer were first-team all-state selections last season. … Knights’ scheduled included seven teams that advanced to state quarters in their respective classes.