Rochelle's Antonio Ruiz, Player of the Year, is among the boys soccer players named to the Interstate 8 All-Conference team for the 2025 season. Here are the 2025 Interstate 8 All-Conference boys soccer award winners.
With the winter sports season right around the corner, the Coal City community took a little more time Wednesday to celebrate the boys soccer team's first-ever run to state.
Coal City's Carter Nicholson had nine saves in the soccer team's sectional championship win over Manteno.
The Coal City boys soccer team beat Chicago Academy 6-1 Friday to earn a third-place finish at the IHSA Class 1A state finals.
Mendota pulled away late Thursday for a 3-0 win over Coal City in the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament semifinals, advancing to the state title game for the first time in program history.
The Mendota and Coal City boys soccer teams met Thursday in an IHSA Class 1A state semifinal game at Hoffman Estates High School.
Coal City secured a 1-0 win over Williamsville in the Class 1A Maroa-Forsyth Super-Sectional on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to advance to state for the first time in program history.
Lincoln-Way Central advanced to the Super Sectional round for the first time in 19 years, but they were unable to make it back to state as St. Laurence bested them 2-1 in overtime.
With a 1-0 win over Williamsville in Monday's Maroa-Forsyth Super-Sectional, Coal City kept the longest postseason run in program history alive and advanced to state for the first time.
Lincoln-Way Central competed against St. Laurence during a Class 3A Boys Soccer Super-Sectional game at Lyons Township High School’s South Campus on Monday, Nov. 3.
Lincoln-Way Central wins first sectional championship in 19 years with victory over Lincoln-Way West
Lincoln-Way West had a Cinderella run through the 3A boys soccer playoffs, but Lincoln-Way Central ended that run and advanced to the supersectional round on Saturday morning.
Lincoln-Way Central's boys soccer team picked up a 3-0 win over Lincoln-Way East in the Class 3A Joliet West Sectional, setting up a Saturday match with Lincoln-Way West for the title
Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West competed in the 3A Joliet West Sectional boys varsity soccer match at Joliet West on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Coal City defeated Herscher 7-2 as Manteno defeated Chicago Christian 1-0 in the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional semifinals on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The Coalers and Panthers will meet in Saturday's championship game.
Coal City and Manteno will meet in Saturday's IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional championship after the Coalers downed Herscher 7-2 in Tuesday's semifinals and Manteno beat Chicago Christian 1-0.
Lockport lost to Naperville North 4-0 in the first of two Class 3A Naperville North Sectional semifinals on Tuesday.
Manteno secured back-to-back regional titles for the first time in school history with a 3-0 win over Reed-Custer in Saturday's IHSA Class 1A Momence Regional championship.
Manteno defeated Reed-Custer 3-0 in the IHSA Class 1A Momence Regional championship to secure back-to-back regional titles for the first time in school history on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.