Soccer

With the fall high school sports season over, check out scenes from the last few months in the Sauk Valley.

Hinsdale Central beat Edwardsville 3-1 to win the Class 3A third place title on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at Hoffman Estates High School.

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.

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

Normal U-High defeated Mendota 1-0 during the IHSA Class 1A State soccer semifinal game on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 at Hoffman Estates High School. The Trojans will face Columbia in the third place game tomorrow at 11:30a.m.

The Mendota soccer team punched their ticket to the State finals after shutting out Aurora Central Catholic 2-0 in the Class 1A Supersectional game on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Mendota High School. The Trojans will face Normal U-High in the State semifinals on Thursday at 7:15p.m. at Hoffman Estates High School.

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

Glenbard West sophomore Catino Harris, who scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of Glenbard West’s 2-1 win over St. Charles North to win the Class 3A Glenbard West Regional title, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Read more about him here.

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

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.

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

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.

Galesburg knocked off Streator 1-0 in Class 2A Regional final on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at Ottawa High School.

Dixon takes on host team Geneseo Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in the Class 2A regional soccer tournament. Geneseo took the win 3-0.

Sterling and Dunlap meet in Geneseo on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in the Class 2A regional soccer tournament. Dunlap bested the Warriors 7-0.

Mendota shut out Princeton 6-0 to win the Class 1A Regional final on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at Serena High School. This is Mendota's 6th straight regional title.

Richmond-Burton faces Marian Central in the IHSA Class 1A Marian Central Regional Boys Soccer Final match on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at Marian Central High School in Woodstock.

A look at the Class 1A Serena Regional, including DePue-Hall, Princeton and Mendota

DePue/Hall beat Earlville 5-1 in the Class 1A Regional soccer quarterfinal game on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 in DePue.

Prairie Ridge faces McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at McCraken Field in McHenry.

Ottawa beat Streator 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 at James Street Recreational Area in Streator.

Crystal Lake Central vs. Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Prairie Ridge High School.

Streator shut out Coal City 4-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 at James Street Recreational Center in Streator.

Richmond-Burton faces Harvard Harvard in the Kishwaukee River Conference championship soccer match on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at Dan Horne Field on the campus of Harvard High School in Harvard.

Yorkville Christian junior Austin Vugteveen, who recorded back-to-back hat tricks in two wins, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Sterling hosts Geneseo in soccer Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Geneseo won 3-1.

Burlington Central faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Thursday Sept. 26, 2024, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Yorkville senior Lukas Kleronomos, who scored two goals, including the tying goal with 46 seconds left, and assisted a third goal as the Foxes rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie Oswego 4-4, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A.

Dixon and Winnebago face off on the pitch Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Dixon. Dixon took the match 3-2 on overtime penalty kicks.

Mendota shut out Streator 9-0 on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 at Mendota High School.

The Oregon Hawks downed Hickley-Big Rock's Royals 3-1 at Oregon Park West on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Steven Guardado scored two goals for Oregon and Danny Chisamore added one. Aiden Hammer and Eduardo Garcia each had an assist. Deryk Withers had four saves in the goal.

Crystal Lake South faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference volleyball match on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Prairie Ridge High School.

Richmond-Burton faces Woodstock North's Logan Barnes during a Kishwaukee River Conference soccer natch on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

Ottawa defeated L-P 2-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle. The game ended in penalty kicks.

Dixon hosts Rockford Lutheran in soccer Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Dixon walloped Rockford 6-0.

Kaneland defeated Ottawa 4-3 on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 at King Field in Ottawa.

Dixon hosts Oregon Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in a soccer match. Oregon won a close one 1-0.

Dundee-Crown vs. Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference soccer match on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at Crystal Lake South High School.

Huntley faces Larkin soccer in a nonconference soccer match on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Huntley High School.

Ottawa defeated L-P 2-1 on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 at Ottawa High School.

Woodstock North faces Rockford East in a nonconference soccer match on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Huntley High School.

Mendota won the boys soccer invitational on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 at James Street Recreation Area in Streator. The Trojans finished 2-0-1 in the tournament. Streator finished second with 1-1-1.

Featuring the DePue-Hall and Princeton boys soccer teams

Area children are learning new skills during the Astra Soccer Academy Program at Jefferson School in Princeton. The free clinics are held two days a week at the school through August. The program is open to boys and girls from birth years 2007-2018. For more information visit www.astrasoccer.com

The Crystal Lake park board discussed whether to allow alcohol sales at kid sporting events after rejecting a request for a soccer tournament.

The DeKalb County United men’s soccer team practiced Thursday as they prepare the 2024 home opener at the Northern Illinois University Soccer and Track and Field Complex.

DeKalb County United kicks off its Midwest Premier League Season against Chicago House on June 8 and is offering to refund tickets to fans if Messi shows up to any of the team’s matches at Northern Illinois University.

Crystal Lake Central faces St. Ignatius College Prep in the Class 2A Deerfield Supersectional girls soccer match on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Deerfield High School.

Richmond-Burton faces Willows Academy in the Class 1A Dominican super-sectional in River Forest on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

York senior Sophia Musial, who scored two goals to lead York past Downers Grove South in a regional final and scored the tying goal in the Dukes’ win over Downers Grove North in penalty kicks in a sectional semifinal, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote.