state semifinal

collocation in English

meaningsofstateandsemifinal

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state
adjective[before noun]
uk
/steɪt/us
/steɪt/
provided, created, or done by the state (= government of ...
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semifinal
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˌsem.iˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˌsem.iˈfaɪ.nəl/
one of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game of ...
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(Definition ofstateandsemifinalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 2008, the football team won three playoff games, eventually losing in thestatesemifinalround.
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Whitehaven was hosting and playing in their firststatesemifinalgame in school history.
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The team reached the state finals twice, and has played in three other state semifinals.
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The boy's soccer team placed second in the state and the football team made it to the state semi-finals.
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In the same year, the baseball team went to the state championships, losing in the state semi-final game.
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The 1986 team went undefeated and 1987 and 1988 made it to the state semi-finals.
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In 1999, the volleyball team advanced to the state semi-finals.
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Chalmette baseball was state runner-up in 1969 and 1977, and made it to the state semifinals in 1978 and 2005.
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He averaged 19.1 points and 17.9 rebounds per game and led his team to a 263 record en route to the state semifinals.
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In both 2004 and 2005 the team made it to the state semifinals.
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His teams won six conference titles and reached the state semi-finals twice, in 1980 and 1981.
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In 2000, the team reached the state semi-finals despite only having a varsity football team for 3 seasons.
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In 2004, his team finished the regular season undefeated, falling in the state semifinals and winning the first conference championship in school history.
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They were also state title runner-up in 2002, and reached the state semi-finals in 2003 and 2007.
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Acadiana has 3 appearances in the state semi-finals 1977,2001 and 2002.
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In 1972 the football team went undefeated and the basketball team was undefeated until losing in the state semi-final round.
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The girls' volleyball team has won numerous district, region, and state semi-finals playoffs as well.
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The boys have multiple district and region championship titles as well as two sub-state appearances, and one state semi-final appearance.
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Winning teams would progress through to state semi-finals and finals.
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He became a four-year starter and helped his team reach the state semifinals three times.
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