Chris Walker

Berwyn resident Juan Hernandez dreamed of playing against his hometown Morton team. The St. Laurence senior’s reality exceeded his dreams as he scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Morton during Saturday’s Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional championship game.

Heather Buhle helped get Newark off to great starts in both sets with her potent serving and earned the final point in a wild finish in the opening set of a 25-22, 25-13 sweep of Serena in Thursday's Class 1A Yorkville Christian Regional final.

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Zakaria Sajjad’s goal midway through the second half allowed Naperville Central to break a tie with Oswego, lifting the Redhawks to a 2-1 victory in Saturday’s Class 3A Naperville Central Regional final.

Going down to Belleville Althoff and losing last year is something Kaneland senior lineman Jake Buckley hasn’t forgotten. That made Friday’s 55-28 victory in Maple Park even sweeter. 

The end is never fun, but Zach Murray can appreciate the run he’s had playing soccer for DeKalb. The Barbs’ season ended on Wednesday after a 6-0 loss to South Elgin in a Class 3A Elgin regional semifinal.

Sam Knych scored twice as Burlington Central defeated Sycamore 2-0 during Tuesday’s Class 2A Burlington Central Regional semifinal. Burlington Central advances to Saturday’s regional championship against top-seeded Boylan.

David Randecker ran for three touchdowns and Jr Fadahunsi had a pick-6 as Woodstock North traveled to Sandwich for a 55-6 win on Friday night in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

Glenbard West junior Alex Ginder was involved in all four scoring plays during Thursday’s 4-0 win over Glenbard North as the Hilltoppers defended the Glenbard Cup for the fifth straight season.

As the regular season comes to a close, here are some under-the-radar players who have made a huge impact this fall on Suburban Life-area soccer teams.

Roman Villalobos rushed for three touchdowns and Rochelle earned an emotional 21-20 win over Kaneland playing for junior running back Dylan Manning, who remains hospitalized after suffering a head injury last Friday at Morris.

Oswego East scored two goals in a 29-second span to break a tie with less than eight minutes remaining and beat visiting Yorkville 3-1 for the 200th win in program history.

Glenbard West is set to play district rival Glenbard North twice in less than a week's time – the second in the upcoming regionals. That, plus notes on Downers Grove North, Wheaton North and Westmont in Chris Walker's soccer notebook.

Naperville Central senior Malia Shen caught two touchdown passes that deflected off the hands of Glenbard West defenders on Wednesday night and the Redhawks shut out the Hilltoppers 25-0 to win the Naperville Central regional championship.

The Oswego and Oswego East girls volleyball teams played for the names on the back of their shirts while raising awareness and funds for the cause on the front during Tuesday’s match at Oswego East.