Two boys soccer teams from the Peoria area won sectional championships on Friday, Oct. 30 in the 2026 Illinois High School Association playoffs.
These two squads – Peoria Notre Dame and Washington – advance to play in the Elite Eight on Monday, Nov. 2.
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Illini Bluffs (16-1-1) faces Rock Island Alleman (16-5-1) at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Class 1A Chillicothe Sectional championship match hosted by Illinois Valley Central High School.
Details about their wins are below.
DEKALB — Peoria Notre Dame High School out-lasted Aurora Marion in a battle of No. 1 seeds to win the IHSA Class 2A sectional title at Northern Illinois University, 1-0, on Friday, Oct. 30.
The Irish locked up the 25h sectional championship in program history and first since 2024.
What happens next: Peoria Notre Dame (19-1-3) faces Lemont (16-2-3) in the Darien Hinsdale South Super-Sectional at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Panthers survived rain and a scoreless duel with Normal U-High on their home turf and came out winners on Friday, Oct. 30.
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Washington worked through a scoreless regulation and overtime, then won the Washington Sectional championship, 1-0, on a penalty kick.
Panthers senior midfielder Finn McGreevy netted the winner, lining up a penalty kick and left-footing it softly into the top left corner of the net to touch off a celebration.
What happens next: Washington (21-1-2) advances to the Urbana Super-Sectional at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, where they will play Troy Triad (19-3-3).
