OIA Division I girls' soccer tournament opens Monday


Division champions Mililani in the West and Kahuku in the East are the top seeds for the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I girls' soccer tournament, which opens Monday.

But as Pearl City taught the field last year, being a lower seed does not diminish a team's chances. The Chargers were the West's fifth seed and won the OIA crown. This year, the Chargers are the West's fourth seed.

The 12-team tournament features the top six teams from each division. The top six will secure Division I state tournament berths.

Here are the tournament schedules for both levels, including JV:

Division I Tournament

Monday, Jan. 26
Opening round
At Kapolei
Campbell (West 3) vs. Kailua (East 6), 5:30 p.m.
Castle (East 4) vs. Kapolei (West 5), 7 p.m.
At Pearl City
Moanalua (East 3) vs. Waianae (West 6), 5:30 p.m.
Pearl City (West 4) vs. Roosevelt (East 5)

Tuesday, Jan. 27
Quarterfinals
At Mililani
Winner of Campbell-Kailua vs. Kaiser (East 2), 5:30 p.m.
Winner of Castle-Kapolei vs. Mililani (West 1), 7 p.m.
At Kahuku
Winner of Moanalua-Waianae vs. Aiea (West 2), 5:30 p.m.
Winner of Pearl City-Roosevelt vs. Kahuku (East 1), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 28
Fifth-place semifinals
At Roosevelt
Losers of quarterfinals, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 29
Semifinals
At Castle
Winners of quarterfinals, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.,m.

Friday, Jan. 30
At Roosevelt
Fifth place, 5:30 p.m.
Third place, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31

Championship

At Castle
Winners of semifinals, 6:30 p.m.

Division II Tournament
(Top four qualify for Division II state tournament)

Wednesday, Jan. 28
First round
At Kaiser
Nanakuli (West 2) vs. Farrington (East 3), 5:30 p.m.
McKinley (East 2) vs. Waialua (West 3), 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 29
Semifinals
At Roosevelt
Winner of McKinley-Waialua vs. Waipahu (West 1), 5:30 p.m.
Winner of Nanakuli-Farrington vs. Kalani (East 1), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31
Championship
At Castle
Winners of semifinals, 5 p.m.
Third place
Losers of semifinals, 2:30 p.m.

JV Division I Tournament
Thursday, Jan. 22
Semifinals
At Kaiser
Mililani (East 1) vs. Kahuku (East 2), 5:30 p.m.
Kaiser (East 1) vs. Pearl City (West 2), 7 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Jan. 24
At Kaiser
Winners of semifinals, 6:30 p.m.

JV Division II Tournament
Thursday, Jan. 22
Semifinals
At Waipahu
Kalani (East 1) vs. Radford (West 2), 5:30 p.m.
Waipahu (West 1) vs. Farrington (East 2), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24
Championship
At Kaiser
Winners of semifinals, 5 p.m.