High school boys soccer practices opened up across Illinois this week. Here are five storylines we’ll be watching in 2025 across The Times coverage area.
Ottawa looking to build off back-to-back solid seasons
The Pirates have captured 13 wins in each of the past two seasons, the program’s most in a two-season stretch since the early 1990s. While the squad lost a number of key performers from last season’s roster, players such as juniors Jorge Lopez (F), Alexio Fernandez (MF) and Maddox Mathews (D) along with sophomore Rory Moore (MF) will be expected to help led the way to another solid season.
Lopez scored 13 goals last year and was a Times All-Area first-team selection and an Interstate 8 Conference honorable mention pick.
Can Streator put together a bounceback season?
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