{
  "id": 11853164,
  "title": "State Class AA and A soccer playoffs slated to open on Tuesday, Oct. 6",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/state-class-aa-and-a-soccer-playoffs-slated-to-open-on-tuesday-oct-6",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T05:06:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/state-class-aa-soccer-playoffs-050641144.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Dakota state Class AA and A high school soccer playoffs are set to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The quarterfinals for Class AA teams and the semifinals for Class A teams are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, with the Class AA semifinals taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The championship games will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Allen Mitchell Athletic Complex in Watertown. The day kicks off with the Class AA boys championship at 11 a.m., followed by the Class AA girls at 1 p.m., the Class A boys at 5 p.m., and the Class A girls at 7 p.m.\n\nNotable teams include Harrisburg's girls, who have won four consecutive titles, and Sioux Falls Lincoln's boys, who have claimed three consecutive titles in Class AA. Sioux Falls Christian is the defending champion in both Class AA girls and Class A girls, while James Valley Christian holds the title for Class A boys.",
  "summary": "State high school soccer championship games scheduled for Oct. 17 at Watertown.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}