The Class 4 District 5 soccer tournament, hosted by Republic High School, will be held from November 1 to 10.

Quarterfinals are scheduled for Nov. 1, semifinals on Nov. 5, and the championship on Nov. 10. 

The competing teams in the district are Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Rolla, and Waynesville.

The Eagles (16-8) received the No. 2 seed and face the seventh-seeded Rolla (9-12) in the opening round on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. The two teams did not clash in the regular season, marking the first all-time matchup.

During the regular season, Nixa defeated Branson (4-2), Republic (1-0), Waynesville (6-0), and Ozark (2-1), while falling to Kickapoo (1-0) and Glendale (5-1). 

Other first-round seeds and games include No. 1 Glendale (18-4) and No. 8 Waynesville (4-13), No. 4 Republic (11-13) and No. 5 Branson (10-10), and No. 3 Ozark (16-6-1) and No. 6 Kickapoo (6-16).

Click here for the Class 4 District 5 tournament bracket.

Recaps:

Quarterfinals
Nixa shut out Rolla 6-0 to advance to the semifinal round on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

The Eagles jumped out early in the first 15 minutes of the game with goals from Keagan Pycior and Gavin Shaw for the only scoring of the half. Cameron Abernathy started the scoring in the second half, coming off an assist from Pycior. Pycior then netted a brace with an assist from Sergio Zaragoza. With under two minutes remaining, Nixa netted goals five and six from Mason McAfoos and Alex Butler.

The win advances Nixa to 17-8 and the semifinal round, where they await Ozark, who knocked off Kickapoo 3-1.

Glendale and Republic meet in the other semifinal.

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Semifinals
In a back-and-forth, hard-fought overtime thriller, Nixa prevailed over Ozark 4-3.

Nixa struck first three minutes into the game, with a goal by Ryker Pabst. Ozark answered with the next two goals off of set pieces and carried a 2-1 lead into the 10-minute break. 

Similar to the first half, Eagles were quick to get on the scoreboard. Keagan Pycior knotted the game up five minutes into the second, capitalizing on a breakaway. Midway through the half, the Tigers drew a foul and scored off a free kick. Four minutes later, Malachi Horton found the back of the net, evening the ballgame at 3-3, for the final goal of regulation.

With three minutes remaining in the first overtime, Nixa drew a foul inside the Ozark box, and Jake Harvey hammered in the penalty kick in the top corner, sending the Eagles sprinting to the corner in celebration of a 4-3 victory.

The win advances Nixa to its third-straight district championship game, where they will meet the top-seeded Glendale Falcons in a rematch of last year's overtime title tilt. The Falcons knocked off Republic 2-0 in its semifinal.

Championship
For a second-straight year, Nixa and Glendale battled for the Class 4 District 5 title. 

The Eagles were unable to overcome a slow start and fell to the Falcons 2-1, finishing the year with an 18-9 record.

Click here to recap the entire game and view game photos and video highlights.