How good is the soccer in this area?

Well, half of the 10-team field in the inaugural Tournament of Champions are in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Benet (2000, 2019), Hinsdale Central (1975, 2014), Lyons (2009), Morton (2011) and York (2021) participated in Naperville North’s inaugural Tournament of Champions which finished on Saturday in Naperville. All participants have won an IHSA title.

No champion was crowned during this year’s tournament though, but Morton matched Naperville North as the only teams to finish 3-0.

“I thought it was a great experience for the kids and for fans of high school soccer,” Morton coach Jim Bageanis said. “10 state champions all playing, and high school soccer has improved so much with the parity of all these kids playing club very competitive

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