Crystal Lake South to celebrate IHSA state champion boys soccer team Wednesday

Gators will be celebrated in school’s theater starting at 6 p.m.

November 07, 2023 at 9:50 am CST

Crystal Lake South players celebrate winning the IHSA Class 2A state championship soccer match against Peoria Notre Dame on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Hoffman Estates High School. — Crystal Lake South players celebrate winning the IHSA Class 2A state championship soccer match against Peoria Notre Dame on Saturday at Hoffman Estates High School. The school will host a celebration to honor the Gators on Wednesday evening. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver )

Crystal Lake South will host a celebration honoring its state champion boys soccer team Wednesday in the school’s theater starting at 6 p.m.

The school will honor the Gators after they defeated Peoria Notre Dame 2-1 on Saturday to win the Class 2A state championship. The state trophy was the program’s third in the past six years, two of those state championships.

[ Photos: Crystal Lake South defeats Peoria Notre Dame in the IHSA Class 2A state championship soccer match ]

The Gators won a share of the Fox Valley Conference title during the season and went on to win a regional, sectional and supersectional title. South took down Rochester 1-0 in the state semifinals to reach the title game Saturday.