So far, one Peoria-area boys soccer team has moved onto the Sweet Sixteen of the Illinois High School Association postseason.
Dunlap survived penalty kicks to win its Class 2A sectional semifinal on Tuesday night in Galesburg. Mid-Illini Conference counterpart Washington plays its Class 2A sectional semifinal on Wednesday in Washington.
Dunlap
Top-seeded Dunlap defeated Kankakee (19-7) in penalty kicks at the Class 2A Galesburg Sectional semifinals on Tueasday night. The Eagles (19-3-3) advance to meet Rock Island (12-5-1) in the championship game at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.
Dunlap goaltender Joseph Heiar stopped the final shot to help the Eagles win in PKs, 4-3. The teams went to overtime tied at 2-2, with Dunlap getting a pair of goals from Jackson Orris — including one with three minutes remianing in the second overtime.
Washington
On Wednesday, second-seeded Washington (25-1-1) — in its fourth Class 2A sectional the last five seasons —faces Urbana (11-8-2) at 5 p.m. in the Washington Sectional at Babcook Field.
The winner advances to the championship game, set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, against the winner of Normal West (17-4-2) and Mahomet-Seymour (9-11-3).
Class 1A
Peoria Christian lost to Quincy Notre Dame, 4-2, in a Class 1A Chillicothe Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, while Roanoke-Benson/Eureka lost to Rock Island Alleman, 6-0.
QND advances to meet Alleman at noon Saturday, Nov. 1 in the sectional final.
R-B ends its season at 13-8-2 and won its first regional since 2019. PCS, in its fifth consecutive sectional, ends its season at 20-6-2.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: What’s next for Peoria-area soccer teams in the 2025 IHSA sectional finals
Reporting by Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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