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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

Notre Dame wins state soccer; Eureka, Elmwood-Brimfield win cross country

Plus, Pekin's football season ends at Normal West and Morton moves on to the quarterfinals.

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Peoria Notre Dame beats Crystal Lake South 1-⁠0 to win the Class 2A boys soccer state title

Notre Dame went 22-⁠1-⁠3 to Crystal Lake South's 18-⁠6-⁠2

22Wins18
1Losses6
3Ties2

Source: Shaw Local

If you like your state title games tight, this one delivered. Peoria Notre Dame beat Crystal Lake South on Saturday for the Class 2A crown, 1-0. Senior Cal Byrkit headed in a cross from sophomore Matteo Teran with 14 minutes left to break a scoreless tie.

Byrkit's header hit the ground and bounced over Gators goalie Noah Dunteman at Rockford Guilford High School.

  • Saves: 's Max Schmidt 2, Gators' Noah Dunteman 4
  • Gators' six losses: all by one goal
  • Notre Dame's titles: sixth in program history

The win also avenges the Irish's loss to Crystal Lake South in the 2023 state final. The Irish hoisted the trophy Saturday night.

Notre Dame's sixth state title follows five earlier ones

  1. 2004 win an IHSA state championship.
  2. 2008Irish win an IHSA state championship.
  3. 2010Irish win an IHSA state championship.
  4. 2012Irish win an IHSA state championship.
  5. 2022Irish win an IHSA state championship.
  6. 2023Irish lose the state championship to Crystal Lake South.
  7. 2026Irish beat Crystal Lake South 1-0 for the 2A title.

Source: Central Illinois Proud

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Eureka girls and Elmwood-Brimfield boys win Class 1A cross country state titles at Detweiller Park

If you were at Detweiller Park on Saturday, you watched two local teams take state titles. The Eureka girls and Elmwood-Brimfield boys won Class 1A cross country championships, and WEEK 25 News Now reported the same two wins. Eureka's girls finished with 104 points, ahead of Elmwood/Brimfield's 141.

Eureka's girls won Class 1A with 104 points

Source: Peoria Journal Star

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Value
Eureka104 pts
Elmwood/Brimfield141 pts
Shelbyville166 pts
El Paso-Gridley179 pts
Anna-Jonesboro211 pts
Winnebago232 pts

Morton's boys also took second in the Class 2A race. The top three teams in each race earn state trophies, and the top 25 runners are named all-state.

  • Class 1A girls, fourth: El Paso-Gridley, 179 points
  • Elmwood's Cole Cahill: 13th, leading the Trojans
  • Trophies: top three teams in each race

Six area teams finished in the top four at state

TeamClassFinish
Eureka girls1A1st
Elmwood-Brimfield boys1A1st
Elmwood/Brimfield girls1A2nd
Morton boys2A2nd
IVC boys1A3rd
Eureka boys1A4th

Source: Peoria Journal Star

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Football

Normal West beat Pekin 33-21 Friday in the Class 6A second round. The Pantagraph says the Wildcats added a new wrinkle to an offense already hard to prepare for. Normal Community (7A), Morton (5A) and El Paso-Gridley (2A) won second-round games and advanced to state quarterfinals. Peoria Journal StarThe PantagraphCentral Illinois Proud

Normal West beat Pekin 33-⁠21 in the Class 6A second round

  • Pekin21
    Normal West33
    FinalClass 6A second round, Friday, Nov. 6, at Normal West High School

Source: Peoria Journal Star

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Notre Dame wins state soccer; Eureka, Elmwood-Brimfield win cross country

Plus, Pekin's football season ends at Normal West and Morton moves on to the quarterfinals.

The TLDR

  1. Notre Dame beats Crystal Lake South 1-0 for the 2A soccer title
  2. Eureka girls and Elmwood-Brimfield boys win 1A cross country titles
  3. Pekin falls to Normal West 33-21 in 6A football playoffs
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