STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT CAPSULES

CLASS 6A

WHEN Thursday-Saturday

WHERE Little Rock Southwest (boys), Bryant (girls)

DEFENDING CHAMPION Boys: Conway; Girls: Bentonville

TITLE FAVORITE Boys: Conway; Girls: Bentonville

OTHER KEY CONTENDERS Boys: Springdale, Bryant; Girls: Conway, Bryant

SLEEPER Boys: Rogers; Girls: Rogers

FIRST-ROUND INTRIGUE Boys: Cabot vs. Rogers Heritage; Girls: Little Rock Central vs. Rogers Heritage

NOTEWORTHY Conway outlasted Springdale 3-2 in last year’s title match on the boys’ side while Bentonville shut out 6A-West Conference rival Fayetteville 3-0 to win the girls championship. … Rogers’ only loss over its past six girls matches was a 5-1 setback to Bentonville on April 23. … Bryant’s boys had seven ties during the regular season, including four in a row during a stretch in March. … The Bentonville Lady Tigers haven’t been beaten by an in-state team this season.

CLASS 5A

WHEN Thursday-Saturday

WHERE Hot Springs/Lake Hamilton

DEFENDING CHAMPION Boys: Russellville; Girls: Pulaski Academy

TITLE FAVORITE Boys: Russellville; Girls: Pulaski Academy

OTHER KEY CONTENDERS Boys: Hot Springs Lakeside, Searcy, Little Rock Christian; Girls: Searcy, Hot Springs Lakeside, Siloam Springs

SLEEPER Boys: Pulaski Academy; Girls: Little Rock Christian

FIRST-ROUND INTRIGUE Boys: Batesville vs. Pulaski Academy; Girls: Benton vs. Russellville

NOTEWORTHY The Hot Springs Lakeside Lady Rams have allowed only five goals in their 17 matches, all victories. Their closest game was a 2-1 win over Greenbrier on March 2. … Defending boys champion Russellville has been beaten by Class 6A teams Springdale and Rogers Heritage as well as Oklahoma power Broken Arrow. … Pulaski Academy is looking to win its second straight Class 5A girls title. … The Hot Springs Lakeside boys have only lost to De Queen this season.

CLASS 4A

WHEN Thursday-Saturday

WHERE Joe T. Robinson, Little Rock

DEFENDING CHAMPION Boys: De Queen; Girls: Harding Academy

TITLE FAVORITE Boys: De Queen; Girls: Harding Academy

OTHER KEY CONTENDERS Boys: Brookland, Dardanelle; Girls: Shiloh Christian, Bauxite SLEEPER Boys: Joe T. Robinson; Girls: Brookland

FIRST-ROUND INTRIGUE Boys: Joe T. Robinson vs. Hamburg; Girls: Stuttgart vs. Joe T. Robinson

NOTEWORTHY Harding Academy won the Class 4A girls state title in 2023 when it beat Joe T. Robinson 2-0. It was the Lady Wildcats’ first season in the class. Harding Academy’s lone loss this season was to Pulaski Academy. … De Queen’s boys lost their first game of the season but have ripped off 17 consecutive wins since. … The girls teams for Shiloh Christian, Bauxite, Harding Academy and Hamburg all went unbeaten in league play. … Brookland’s boys were shut out in both of their setbacks.

CLASS 3A

WHEN Thursday-Saturday

WHERE Bergman

DEFENDING CHAMPION Boys: Green Forest; Girls: Episcopal Collegiate

TITLE FAVORITE Boys: Green Forest; Girls: Central Arkansas Christian

OTHER KEY CONTENDERS Boys: Central Arkansas Christian, Cossatot River; Girls: Green Forest, Episcopal Collegiate

SLEEPER Boys: Mountain View; Girls: Danville

FIRST-ROUND INTRIGUE Boys: Riverview vs. Maumelle Charter; Girls: Life Way Christian vs. Cossatot River

NOTEWORTHY 3A-East Conference counterparts Central Arkansas Christian and Episcopal Collegiate, which won last year’s crown, split their two regular-season meetings. … In Green Forest’s 15 victories, the Tigers recorded 11 shutouts. The only team to keep them from having a perfect record was Dardanelle, which managed a 1-1 tie when they met last month. … Both Danville and Centerpoint’s girls finished with 5-1 records in 3A-South Conference play. … Mountain View’s boys are 8-0-3.