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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25



By Patrick Z. McGavin


The upcoming weekend is four years in the making.

It will end a week that is almost impossible to fully gauge for its consequence.

A weather glitch gets an assist as it begins with a bang.

The unfashionably cold and snowy weather last Monday, April 18, meant the most anticipated regular-season conference game -- no. 2 Naperville Central vs. no. 3 Naperville North -- was delayed a week. 

Now it becomes the opening bell.

The moment and location is fitting because Naperville is the center of prep soccer metaverse this week with the conclusion of the Naperville Invitational.

Unless something unforeseen plays out, the week will culminate with the tournament's first championship result in four years  Saturday afternoon.

In the most recent edition of the tournament in 2019, Barrington and St. Charles North were declared co-champions after inclement weather and scheduling issues scuttled the final.

The upcoming culmination will be something to behold. It includes a number of consolation matches between ranked teams.

The team of the week undoubtedly is Oswego East (10-1-0). The Wolves drew the toughest Naperville Invitational pool play bracket with games against fellow ranked teams Benet and St. Charles North.

Oswego East ran out to fast 2-0 leads on both teams to win the group. They advance to play top-ranked and undefeated Lyons on Thursday.

The Wolves have won 10 in a row. Their only loss, a 1-0 decision on a penalty kick, came at Naperville Central in the first game of the season.

This is a fast, athletic and explosive team with multiple Division I athletes and an elite keeper in Sam McPhee. Oswego East is proving its undefeated regular-season last year was no fluke.

Any of the other Naperville Invitational quarterfinals would dominate the headlines: New Trier at Naperville Central; St. Charles East at Barrington (a rematch of last year’s supersectional); and upstart Oak Park and River Forest at Naperville North.

This week's poll also features the return of city powers Young and Lane.

The competition they've faced this season is just too hard to overlook. Both teams have competed against multiple ranked programs, including three currently ranked in the top 10. Young has faced Lyons, Evanston and Loyola; Lane has battled Glenbrook North, Loyola and Stevenson.

The state tournament starts to come into focus with Class A seedings released this week.

What a wild ride it's been, and what an amazing week stands before us.


Rk LW Team W L T Comment
11Lyons1100Ava Pike is a two-way threat
22Naperville C1100Lauren Thorne is a skilled forward
33Naperville N1111Cameron Dinkla is dangerous in space
46Glenbrook N1300Impressive win over Libertyville
54Evanston1011Tate Lucas stabilizes the middle attack
67Barrington1110Riley Raynor is gifted attacking player
715Oswego E1011Anya Gulbrandsen 2 goals vs/ SCN
85Libertyville721Abby Gordon is dangerous in space
98Loyola1041Ellie Bradley is an elite keeper
1011Stevenson910Showdown with Warren Tuesday
1112Metea Valley921Kaylee Bannack is skilled competitor
129St. Charles N1020Abby Vichich is a disruptive talent
1310St. Charles E1320Yazmin Martinez sparks attack
1416Deerfield1111Katie Morgan is superb two-way talent
1513Maine S1021Edged by Glenbrook N
1617Benet940Keira Petrucelli is a top-notch freshman
1718OPRF1020Huge win over Warren
1814Warren722Katelyn Crowson delivers midfield punch
1921Plainfield N1032Winners of 7 straight
2022Geneva1040Bella Walls slows down Naperville C
2123Wheaton N830Macy Hutchinson is a top talent
2225New Trier842Sybil Evans is explosive in space
2324Glenbard W830Sophia Brown is a dynamic threat
24HMYoung653Lauren Roche is big time sophomore
25HMLane741Dale Sink energizes the middle attack
Look out for: Lincoln-Way Central, Batavia, Carmel, Payton, Lockport, Andrew, Lincoln-Way East, Wheaton Warrenville South, Fenwick, Fremd, Morton, Saint Viator, Plainfield East, Glenbard East, IC Catholic Prep.

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