Boys Soccer | Illinois Valley
Ottawa senior Jorge Lopez — a player with exception overall skills — scored 12 goals and passed for a pair of assists from his striker spot this past season and is the 2025 Times Boys Soccer Player of the Year.
Here are the top boys soccer players across The Times coverage area, The 2025 Times All-Area Boys Soccer Team.
A look at the top boys soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.
Mendota senior Johan Cortez is the NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year after leading the Trojans to a Class 1A runner-up finish.
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.
The Interstate 8 and Little Ten released their all-conference volleyball teams and the Three Rivers announced its all-conference soccer team.
Mendota rallied from a goal down to tie, but lost to Columbia 3-1 in the Class 1A state championship game. Regardless, the 25-win Trojans has the best season in program history.
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.
A look at the Mendota, Coal City, Columbia and Chicago Academy boys soccer teams ahead of the Class 1A state tournament.
Seniors Angel Orozco, Alex Beetz and Luis Ramirez along with sophomore Abel Nanez, playing in front of veteran keeper Mateo Goy, have been strong for the Mendota boys soccer team this season. The Trojans play at state Thursday.
The Mendota boys soccer team is playing at state for the second year in a row. The Trojans will play a Coal City program making its first state appearance in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mendota senior Johan Cortez was voted Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State, while several other Trojans also claimed awards.
Here is the 2025 All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys soccer team, as selected by KRC coaches. Richmond-Burton's Nick Kyes was named Field Player of the Year and Woodstock North's Alex Carbajal earned Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
After not scoring in the regular season, Mendota senior Mauricio Salinas has become an offensive weapon for the Trojans in their return to the Class 1A state tournament.
The Mendota boys soccer team beat Quincy Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday in the Class 1A Mendota Supersectional to punch its ticket back to the state tournament.
The Mendota boys soccer team won its second consecutive sectional championship with a 6-0 win over Harvest Westminster Christian on Friday.
The Mendota boys soccer team took on Harvest-Westminster Thursday in the Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional championship in Waterman.