Below are projected pairings for the 2022 girls state tournament. Pairings will be made official on Wednesday morning by the NSAA. In this year’s one week state tournament, Classes A, C-1 and D-2 will play Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Classes B, C-2 and D-1 will play Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the tournament which begins March 7.
A reminder that these game times have flexibility to be adjusted by the NSAA if the same school qualifies for the state tournament in different classes and they play on the same day.
Class A
Monday, March 7 | All games at Pinnacle Bank Arena
1:30 PM — 1. Millard South (25-0) vs. 8. Bellevue West (18-6)
3:15 PM — 4. Omaha Central (23-3) vs. 5. Lincoln Southwest (19-5)
6:00 PM — 2. Fremont (22-2) vs. 7. Lincoln Pius X (19-6)
7:45 PM — 3. Lincoln High (21-2) vs. 6. Bellevue East (19-6)
Wednesday, March 9 | Semifinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 6:00 and 7:45 PM
Friday, March 11 | Finals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 6:00 PM
Class B
Tuesday, March 8
at Pinnacle Bank Arena
9:00 AM — 1. Elkhorn North (23-1) vs. 8. Waverly (12-11)
10:45 AM — 4. Norris (20-4) vs. 5. York (21-4)
at Bob Devaney Center
6:00 PM — 2. Omaha Skutt (24-1) vs. 7. Blair (18-6)
7:45 PM — 3. Adams Central (22-3) vs. 6. Beatrice (16-5)
Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 1:30 and 3:15 PM
Saturday, March 12 | Finals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 1:00 PM
Class C-1
Monday, March 7 | All games at Bob Devaney Center
TBD — 1. Lincoln Lutheran (22-3) vs. 8. BRLD (19-6)
TBD — 4. Broken Bow (22-4) vs. 5. Gothenburg (18-7)
TBD — 2. North Bend Central (24-2) vs. 7. Malcolm (20-6)
TBD — 3. Grand Island Central Catholic (20-5) vs. 6. St. Paul (21-4)
Wednesday, March 9 | Semifinals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 9:00 and 10:45 AM
Friday, March 11 | Finals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 11:00 AM
Class C-2
Tuesday, March 8 | All games at Lincoln Southeast High School
1:30 PM — 1. Hastings St. Cecilia (23-2) vs. 8. Elkhorn Valley (22-4)
3:15 PM — 4. Crofton (22-4) vs. 5. Ponca (24-1)
6:00 PM — 2. Guardian Angels CC (25-1) vs. 7. Oakland-Craig (18-7)
7:45 PM — 3. Bridgeport (24-1) vs. 6. Sutton (22-4)
Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals at Bob Devaney Center | 1:30 and 3:15 PM
Saturday, March 12 | Finals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 4:00 PM
Class D-1
Tuesday, March 8 | All games at Lincoln Southwest High School
TBD — 1. Elmwood-Murdock (23-3) vs. 8. Hartington Cedar Catholic (13-15)
TBD — 4. Shelton (24-1) vs. 5. Niobrara/Verdigre (18-8)
TBD — 2. Archbishop Bergan (18-6) vs. 7. BDS (23-4)
TBD — 3. Humphrey/LHF (19-6) vs. 6. Nebraska Christian (20-5)
Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals at Bob Devaney Center | 9:00 and 10:45 AM
Saturday, March 12 | Finals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 9:00 AM
Class D-2
Monday, March 7
at Lincoln Northeast
9:00 AM — 1. Falls City Sacred Heart (24-3) vs. 8. Wynot (15-10)
10:45 AM — 4. Anselmo-Merna (19-6) vs. 5. Sterling (19-6)
at Lincoln North Star
6:00 PM — 2. Humphrey St. Francis (23-3) vs. 7. Diller-Odell (16-7)
7:45 PM — 3. O’Neill St. Mary’s (19-6) vs. 6. Crawford (20-4)
Wednesday, March 9 | Semifinals at Bob Devaney Center | 6:00 and 7:45 PM
Friday, March 11 | Finals at Pinnacle Bank Arena | 8:00 PM