Medina’s boys soccer team got the No. 4 seed in the Division I Northeast District draw, held Oct. 4. The district features 17 teams from Mentor to Perrysburg, Toledo Whitmer and Findlay, and as far south as Canton McKinley.
The top seeds went to St. Ignatius (11-0-1), Strongsville (11-1) and Perrysburg (9-1-1). Records were at the time of the draw. Medina was 8-2-2.
The Bees are the top seed in their Northeast 3 quarter-bracket and will play at home at Ken Dukes Stadium on Oct. 21 against No. 13 Canton McKinley (5-6-2). The winner will play at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at North Royalton against either No. 5 GlenOak (10-3) or No. 6 Brunswick (8-2-3).
The district winner will move into an Oct. 29 regional semifinal against the Northeast 2 winner. No. 1 St. Ignatius is a heavy favorite to be that opponent. The game will start at 7 p.m. at Nordonia. The regional final will be Oct. 2 at Twinsburg at a time to be determined.
Here’s a look at other local teams’ possible tournament routes:
Girls soccer
Despite being unbeaten at the time of the vote (and still at press time), Medina’s girls soccer team was voted the fourth seed in the Division I Northeast District, which includes portions of Northwest Ohio as well. Medina (10-0-2) is seeded behind Perrysburg (10-0-1), Strongsville (8-1-2) and Walsh Jesuit (9-4-1).
The Bees will open tournament play at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at Ken Dukes Stadium as part of a boys-girls tourney doubleheader. Medina will take on No. 16 Canton McKinley, which is also who the boys will play. The winner will move to a 2 p.m. district final Oct. 25 at Twinsburg against either No. 5 Magnificat (4-5-4) or No. 18 Toledo Whitmer (2-11-1). Medina tied Magnificat earlier this season.
The District 2 champ will take on the District 3 champ, likely Strongsville, in a regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Streetsboro’s Rocket Stadium.
Volleyball
Propelled by a strong second half after a slow start, Medina’s volleyball team (10-8) was voted the No. 7 seed in the Northeast Division I District. Top seeds went to Mentor (14-4), Perrysburg (15-5), St. Joseph Academy (11-5) and Massillon Jackson (11-5).
Playing in a mini district bracket, Medina will head to Mentor to take on No. 11 Stow (8-9) in a 7 p.m. semifinal Oct. 21. The winner will play at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Parma Normandy against either Euclid (3-16) or Mentor, which meet in the other semifinal.
The winner of that match will play in a regional semifinal against the District 1 winner, most likely Perrysburg, at a date, site and time to be determined.
Division II — Boys soccer: Highland
The Hornets (7-4-1) are seeded 21st out of 33 teams in their super-district, which includes all teams from Northeast Ohio and is made up of seven mini-district tournaments. Highland is in the NE 4 District and was scheduled to open play at home against No. 21 Austintown-Fitch on Oct. 13.
If they won there, the Hornets will play at No. 4 Hudson (8-3-2) at 7 p.m. Oct. 22. The district final will be held at Chagrin Falls at 7 p.m. Oct. 25, with No. 10 Shaker Heights (8-5-1) and No. 18 Massillon Perry (6-4-2) in the other half of the bracket.
Top overall seeds are Avon (9-2-3), Avon Lake (11-1-2) and Brecksville (8-1-2).
Division III — Boys soccer: Buckeye, Cloverleaf
The Bucks were a modest 2-10-2 but still were seeded ahead of 14 teams in the 53-school super-district, which has six district brackets. Buckeye was set to travel Oct. 15 to University School to face the 10th-seeded host squad (7-6-1 at the time of the vote). The winner would play Oct. 23 at a site to be determined against either No. 12 Chardon (10-3-1) or No. 16 Painesville Harvey (7-6-1).
Cloverleaf got the No. 27 seed and was to play an Oct. 15 home game against No. 21 Canal Fulton Northwest (11-2-2). The winner would move to a 7 p.m. district semifinal at a site to be determined, likely against No. 5 Westlake (8-2-2). The district final is Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Mayfield High School. No. 6 Revere (7-3-3) is the top team in the lower bracket.
Top overall seeds in Division III went to Aurora (9-1-3), Warren Howland (13-1), Canfield (10-2) and Gates Mills Hawken (12-1-2).
Division II — Girls soccer: Highland
The defending state runner-up Hornets (11-1-2) are the No. 3 seed in the 31-school Northeast District. The top seeds went to Hudson (12-0-1) and North Royalton (10-0-1), with Twinsburg fourth (9-1-2).
The Hornets were to take on No. 31 Firestone (0-4) at home Oct. 16 and will most likely host No. 27 Warren Harding (2-9-1) at 7 p.m. Oct. 21. That winner will play in a district final at 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at Strongsville’s Pat Catan Stadium against either No. 24 Cleveland Heights (3-7-1) or Massillon Perry (11-3).
Division III — Girls soccer: Buckeye, Cloverleaf
Buckeye (8-2-3) is seeded sixth out of 43 teams. The Bucks hold the top line on the Northeast District 1 bracket and were to face No. 41 Barberton (2-9-2) on Oct. 16. They should be playing Oct. 21, also at home at 7 p.m., against either No. 17 CVCA (6-6-2) or No. 36 Geneva (6-5-3). The winner will play in a 2 p.m. district final at Nordonia, likely against No. 8 Aurora (9-4-1).
Cloverleaf (7-5-1) nabbed the No. 22 seed. The Colts drew a first-round game at home against No. 31 Alliance on Oct. 16, with the winner most likely heading to Cleveland Heights to face No. 3 Beaumont School (9-3-1) for a 7 p.m. district semifinal Oct. 21.
The district final is at 5 p.m. Oct. 25 at Brooklyn’s Jerry Younger Athletic Field, with No. 10 Copley (8-3-1) the favorite to emerge from the other side.
Top Division III teams are Hoban (12-2-1), Bay (9-3), Beaumont and Rocky River (8-3-3).
Division III — Volleyball: Highland, Cloverleaf, Buckeye
The Hornets (11-5) are the 11th seed in the 46-team Division III Northeast super-district. They were to play at home Oct. 16 against No. 41 Barberton (2-14), with the winner moving on to play Oct. 21 at 5 p.m., likely against No. 13 North Olmsted (16-4) at Willoughby South High School. The district final is 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Medina, with No. 10 Willoughby South (12-4) the likely opponent.
Cloverleaf is seeded 18th and was set to host Westlake on Oct. 16. The winner will play at 7 p.m. Oct. 21, most likely at No. 7 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (10-8) in Chardon in a district semifinal. The district final is at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Girard. The top seed in the other half of the bracket is No. 5 Canfield (16-1).
Buckeye is seeded No. 13 and was to head to Uniontown to face No. 19 Lake (10-8) on Oct. 16. The winner will play Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. in a district semifinal at a site to be determined. The district final is 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Holy Name in Parma.
Top seeds went to Hoban (14-4), Padua (12-5), Bay (17-2) and Gilmour Academy (8-6).
