Lady Owls soccer begin postseason journey with district crown

By Editor | October 20, 2026 |

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Tuesday October 13, 2026

District 5A Semifinals were held at Jackson County. Smith County played Cannon County. The previous meeting between these two teams was a 3-0 road win for the Lady Owls. This night would see Smith County advance in the tournament with a 4-0 win over Cannon County. Senior Aubree Spain had a hat trick that included a free kick and a penalty kick, while Kylie Ciapperini also added a goal to the scoreboard.

Thursday October 15, 2026

District 5A Championship game between Jackson County and Smith County. It was a physical, hard-fought battle, both teams came with something to fight for and fight they did. At the half the Lady Owls were up by a score of 2-1. Senior Aubree Spain scored first on a PK and five minutes later Jackson County answered with a goal to tie it up. With less than a minute left in the first half Matty Walker would score with an assist from Julie Bowker to make it 2-1. The second half Jackson County would score first, leveling the game at 2-2 in the first 6 minutes. It was a tense second half but with less than four minutes left in the game Matty Walker sent the ball in from the corner and Spain made sure it stayed put. This was the game winner but there was still a very intense few minutes left to protect that lead and secure the Championship, which they did.

Smith County Lady Owls are the 2026 District 5A Champions. Jackson County are the District Runner-up. The Lady Owls had a few other trophies from the tournament: Catie Belle McCarter is the District Goalkeeper of the year, Julie Bowker is the District Midfielder of the year, Aubree Spain is the District MVP. Lexie White and Mattie West were named to the District 2nd team, while Chloe Gill, Courtney Haley and Matty Walker were all named to the District 1st team.

Region 3A Semifinals will take place Tuesday October 20th, with Smith County hosting Innovation Academy and Jackson County traveling to Merrol Hyde. The winners of those two games will meet in the Region Championship on Thursday October 22nd and Sectionals will take place on Saturday October 24th.

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