Boys Soccer

Mendota goalkeeper Mateo Goy made some big saves during the Class 1A state tournament to help the Trojans place third. He was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week for his performance.

Here is the 2024 All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys soccer team, as selected by KRC coaches.

A number of McHenry County-area boys soccer players earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association after impressive seasons this fall.

Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference boys soccer team, as selected by FVC coaches.

Mendota's Cesar Casas was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after scoring two goals and recording an assist in the sectional final and supersectional to help the Trojans advance to state.

Henry Knoll's goal in the 69th minute – his 25th of the season – sent Prairie Ridge past Lemont 1-0 in the Class 2A third-place on Saturday in Hoffman Estates.

Hinsdale Central scored three goals in the first 25 minutes Saturday in a 3-1 win over Edwardsville in the Class 3A third-place game in Hoffman Estates.

Lemont and Prairie Ridge met Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A state third place boys soccer game at Hoffman Estates High School.

The Lemont boys soccer team allowed a goal for the second time this postseason Friday in a 1-0 loss to Althoff Catholic in a Class 2A semifinal.

The Huskies’ 1-0 defeat of Hinsdale Central sends Mike Rusniak’s club into its first state final in program history.

Prairie Ridge faces Chicago De La Salle in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Hoffman Estates High School.

The Hersey and Hinsdale Central boys soccer teams played Friday for a chance to advance to the state championship game.

The Mendota boys soccer team beat Columbia 2-1 in penalty kicks Friday in the Class 1A third-place game in Hoffman Estates.

Lemont faces Belleville Althoff Catholic in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Hoffman Estates High School.

The Mendota boys soccer team lost 1-0 to U-High in a Class 1A state semifinal Thursday in Hoffman Estates.

A look at the Mendota, U-High, Columbia and Cristo Rey Jesuit boys soccer teams that will compete at the Class 1A state tournament this week.

Mendota juniors Isaac Diaz and Johan Cortez have played a key role in the Trojans' first state berth three years after their brothers, Yahir Diaz and Johnathan Cortez, had Mendota on the brink of state.

Austen Szurgot's goal with 1:12 left sent Hinsdale Central past Lockport 2-1 in Tuesday's Class 3A Morton Supersectional.

Prairie Ridge faced Benet boys soccer in the Class 2A Wheaton Academy Supersectional on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Wheaton.

Prairie Ridge senior Henry Knoll scored with 17:10 left in the first half to turn a scoreless but seemingly lopsided game around, and the Wolves went on to a 4-1 win over Benet in the Class 2A Wheaton Academy Supersectional to advance to state for the first time in 25 years.

The Mendota boys soccer team defeated Aurora Central Catholic 2-0 on Saturday to earn the first state berth in program history.

Geneva boys soccer faced Conant in the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional final on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in St. Charles.

Conant’s improbable run continued Saturday as the Cougars stunned top-seeded Geneva 2-1 in penalty kicks to win the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional title.

Ismael Gomez scored two goals, but it was Aleko Kolliniatis' kick with 8:44 left that won the game as Lockport rallied past Lincoln-Way East 3-2 to win the Class 3A Joliet West Sectional title.

After 80 scoreless minutes and two overtimes still produced no goals, Prairie Ridge defeated Wauconda in penalty kicks Friday night to capture its first sectional championship since 1999.

Huntley's season came to an end Friday with a 4-0 loss to Elgin in the Class 3A Streamwood Sectional final. The Red Raiders, who won their third regional title in four years, were hoping to get their first sectional since 2021.

Huntley face Hampshire in an IHSA Class 3A boys soccer sectional semifinal game on Oct. 30, 2024, in Streamwood.

Huntley, Elgin punch tickets to Class 3A Streamwood Sectional title match.

Cesar Casas scored a goal with less than a minute left to help the Mendota boys soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Peoria Christian in the Class 1A IVC Sectional championship Wednesday in Chillicothe.

Morton turned a couple of surprises into a 2-0 victory over Lyons in the Class 3A Reavis Sectional semifinals. The Mustangs advance to face Hinsdale Central, a 3-1 winner over Downers Grove South, in Friday's sectional final.

Prairie Ridge scored early in order to beat Crystal Lake Central 3-0 in Tuesday's Class 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal. Harvard lost 3-2 to Wauconda in the sectional's other semifinal.

Crystal Lake Central faces Prairie Ridge in a IHSA Boys Soccer 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal match on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Grayslake Central High School.

Aurora Central Catholic's Chris Incandela scored with 4:05 left in the second overtime to lift the Chargers to a 2-1 win against Richmond-Burton in the Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Sectional championship on Tuesday.

Ben Murphy scored two goals and assisted on two more in the span of eight minutes to start the second half to help top-seeded Geneva win a shootout against fourth-seeded Glenbard West to advance to the sectional finals.

Geneva boys soccer faced Glenbard West on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional semifinal in St. Charles.

Wauconda faces Harvard in a IHSA Boys Soccer 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal match on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Grayslake Central High School.

Princeton's Chase Sims scored three goals to lead the Tigers to a regional semifinal win, earning NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

Hampshire, Crystal Lake Central and Huntley each won their respective boys soccer regional championships Saturday. Plus more playoff soccer and regional boys and girls cross country scores.

Fourth-seeded Glenbard West used two goals in the final 12 minutes, including the game-winner from sophomore Catino Harris with 50 seconds left in the game, for a come-from-behind victory over fifth seeded St. Charles North to win a regional title.

Devin Wong scored on a stunning strike against the run of play with 19:36 left in the second half, and it was all Lyons needed to turn away Downers Grove North's upset bid in a 1-0 win in the Class 3A Lyons Regional final.

Cary-Grove faces Harvard in the IHSA Class 2A Harvard Regional Championship match on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Harvard Junior High School in Harvard.

Harvard overcame an early deficit Saturday afternoon to beat Cary-Grove 2-1 to win the Class 2A Harvard Regional championship. It's the program's first back-to-back regional title since 2011-12.

The Mendota boys soccer team controlled possession from the start and scored four goals in the second half to beat Beardstown 5-0 in a Class 1A IVC Sectional semifinal Saturday.

West Aurora scored two goals in the first half and went on to a 2-1 win over Bolingbrook in Saturday's Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional final.

A goal with 2:21 remaining proved to be the difference Saturday as Galesburg defeated Streator 1-0 in the final of the Class 2A Ottawa Regional.

Dixon lost to Geneseo in a soccer match delayed three times due to the field lights going out and Sterling fell to top-seeded Dunlap in Wednesday's regional semifinals in Geneseo.

Juliana Cashmore set the school's all-time blocks record during Johnsburg's 25-10, 25-21 Kishwaukee River Conference win Wednesday night. Plus more girls volleyball and boys soccer playoff scores.

Morris falls in boys soccer, Minooka falls in girls volleyball in Wednesday's roundup.

The shots started falling for Aurora Central Catholic in the second half and they knocked off Genoa-Kingston in a regional final, ending the Cogs' season at home.

Down 1-0 at halftime, Burlington Central tied things up quickly in the second half then prevailed on penalty kicks to eliminate Sycamore in a regional semifinal.