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MARQUETTE -- The annual Upper Peninsula Soccer Tournament for boys high school teams will kick off at the Kaufman Sports Complex in north Marquette on Saturday .
Three fields will be employed for nine teams, which includes favorite Marquette Senior High School in Division 1 and the Negaunee Soccer Club in Division 2.
All teams not reaching their respective championship games have a chance to play for third place during the 10-game schedule which gets underway starting 10 a.m. (EDT).
Other teams include Houghton, Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Sault Ste. Marie varsity teams in Division 1; and Bayside Soccer Club (Escanaba), Copper Country Christian from the Keweenaw and Houghton JV in Division 2.
Instead of playing the usual high school 40-minute halves, the games Saturday will have 30-minutes halves with a five-minute intermission. Tie games will immediately be decided by a five-player shootout, with a sudden death shootout after that if needed.
Medals will be awarded to individuals on the top three teams in each division, with a team trophy to the champion.
Admission is $5 per person for the entire day of games.
Field 1 is the field closest to and left of the park entrance, Field 2 is the back left field with a scoreboard and Field 3 is the far back field behind the Marquette BMX track.
The tournament schedule is as follows (all times EDT):
DIVISION 1
Championship bracket -- Houghton vs. Iron Mountain (Field 1), 10 a.m.; Marquette vs. Houghton-IM winner (Field 2), 11:30 a.m.; Sault Ste. Marie vs. Kingsford (Field 3), 11:30 a.m.; championship game, 11:30 a.m. winners (Field 2), 3:30 p.m.
Third-place bracket -- Houghton-IM loser vs. Soo-Kingsford loser (Field 2), 1:30 p.m.; 3rd-place final, Marquette-Houghton-IM loser vs. 1:30 p.m. winner (Field 1), 3:30 p.m.
DIVISION 2
Championship bracket -- Bayside SC vs. Houghton JV (Field 2), 10 a.m.; Negaunee SC vs. Copper Country Christian (Field 3), 10 a.m.; championship game, 10 a.m. winners (Field 1), 1:30 p.m.
Third-place bracket -- Bayside-Houghton JV loser vs. Negaunee-CC Christian loser (Field 1), 11:30 a.m.
Report compiled by Mining Journal sports editor Steve Brownlee.