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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25




By Patrick Z. McGavin


The most unprecedented and unpredictable season in state history is reaching some sense of definition.

Welcome to the penultimate regular season Top 25. Next week we will do a deeper dive into the sectionals and how the state tournament might play out.

The state tournament seeds came out earlier this week, signaling the end of one stage and the beginning of the next.

The boys reformatted season had only games and conference titles to celebrate and honor. The girls are closer to what most of us are used to, a regular season and full state tournament.

The absence of the major tournaments like the Naperville Invitational has left more questions than answers at this point. Many top programs have forsaken out-of-conference schedules and have played teams from their own league in home-and-road dates.

It has resulted in some exciting soccer and some revealing scores, but it has also yielded a certain sameness and familiarity.

On Saturday, one clear exception was the showdown of top-ranked St. Charles East and defending Class 3A state champion Naperville North.

Naperville North managed to puncture some of the air of invincibility from the Saints in the 1-1 tie.

Lyons is still unscored upon in 12 games this season. In the past, the Lions typically played Naperville North or New Trier, and that provided a greater benchmark to their season.

Many of those natural out-of-league rivalries are not viable this season. So, we are left to ponder, until the start of the state tournament.

The Chicago Public League Tournament championship and the MSL Soccer Bowl are the next arbiters of success.

They won’t settle all the questions. They provide a great runway to the start of the next turn of this unique season.







Games through Sunday

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Rk LW Team W L T Comment
11St. Charles East1601Yasmin Martinez is emerging standout
22Benet1300Paige Neri is another strong offensive piece
33Libertyville1110Needs Warren win over Stevenson for 3-way NSC tie
44New Trier1314Charlotte Dellin is gifted young talent
55Barrington1012Must win at Prospect to guarantee MSL title berth
66Naperville Central814Lauren Thorne is player to watch
77Loyola1112Ellie Bradley is making her name at keeper
88Warren1113Mia Gloria a dynamic young offensive talent
910Lyons1200Kate Fulscher a disruptive stopper
1011St. Charles North1042Rian Spaulding is a sharp talent
1112Naperville North723Rosy Viton is stellar against Naperville Central
1215Glenbrook North1013Strong shutout of Evanston
139Sandburg1110LW West ends perfect run
1414Evanston1123Wildkits draw with New Trier
1516Stevenson1021Faces Warren Tuesday for share of conference
1613Joliet Catholic1011Benet gives 1st loss
1717St. Francis1000Lauren Bruce is part of strong junior wave
1819Oswego East1000Mikayla Lambert a bright young prospect
1918Fremd920Sam Gary is a solid keeper
2021Young1231Annelise Kelner stabilizes the middle attack
2122Lane932Mary Rau is fantastic sophomore talent
22HMHighland Park1220Perfect in Central Suburban North
23HMBartlett920Tessa Evans powers winning streak
24HMJones1011Carolina Rondelli is a top sophomore
2523Buffalo Grove943Plays Barrington or Fremd in MSL Cup

Look out for: Look out for: Burlington Central, Prairie Ridge, Cary-Grove, Wheaton Warrenville South, Wheaton North, Geneva, Downers Grove South, Lincoln-Way Central, Plainfield North, Oswego, Downers Grove North, Fenwick, Lemont, South Elgin, St. Ignatius








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