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2026 Record Newspapers boys soccer preview capsules · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: 2026 Record Newspapers Boys Soccer Preview Capsules. Written by Skylar Casellas.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlit. Boys soccer season is already underway
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  Speaker 1: in Kendall County. As the first week of competition wraps up,
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  Speaker 1: here are previews for each team in the Record Newspapers
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  Speaker 1: coverage area. Oswego coach, Gaspar Arias, last season's record. 15-8,
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  Speaker 1: 8-3 Southwest Prairie Conference. Top returners, Dustin King, SRF, Christian
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  Speaker 1: Lopez Jr., GK, Ryan Mavis Jr., MF, Alex Neves Jr., MF.
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  Speaker 1: Key newcomers, Javier Resendiz, SR, MF, Ulises Cruz Cisneros, SR,
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  Speaker 1: DeKellen Dolan, FRF, Eric Mendez, MF Brody, Menske Jr., MF.
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting, the Panthers still haven't suffered a losing season,
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  Speaker 1: entering Arias' ninth season at the helm. Oswego returns four
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  Speaker 1: starters and five rotation players from the 2025 squad that
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  Speaker 1: advance to a regional final, including all-area picks King and Lopez.
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  Speaker 1: King had 14 goals and 11 assists to earn team
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  Speaker 1: MVP honors last fall. Lopez was the Panthers' most improved player.
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  Speaker 1: With a large number of new players joining the team
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  Speaker 1: this season, we expect another exciting challenge as we continue
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  Speaker 1: to build and develop our program, Arias said. We have
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  Speaker 1: a young, energetic group with plenty of enthusiasm, talent, and potential.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego East coach, Steve Szymanski. Last season's record, 8-9-2, 5-6
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  Speaker 1: Southwest Prairie Conference. Top returners, Jacob McPhee Jr., Matt Lopez,
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  Speaker 1: MF Cade Cummings, D. Cam Hens, D. Paxton Smith, D.
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  Speaker 1: Juan Gomez, G.K., Jacob Mann, D. Other key returners, Gabe Lopez,
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  Speaker 1: Parker Morrison, Ashton Pope, Andrew Alunga, Worth noting, this will
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  Speaker 1: be Szymanski's 20th season leading the Wolves, who retained 5
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  Speaker 1: starting defenders, all with 11 or more starts under their belts,
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  Speaker 1: and both goalkeepers. McPhee and Lopez had five goals apiece
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  Speaker 1: last year, and Lucas recorded three shutouts. Jake McPhee is
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  Speaker 1: going to have a breakout year as a junior, Shemansky said.
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  Speaker 1: He was one of our best players last year as
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  Speaker 1: a sophomore, and I look forward to him having an
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  Speaker 1: even better season this fall. Our backline of Cade, Cam, Jacob, Juan,
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  Speaker 1: and Paxton is going to keep us in every game.
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  Speaker 1: If we can find guys to score consistently, we could
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  Speaker 1: surprise a lot of teams this fall. Plano coach, Adrian Cervantes.
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  Speaker 1: Last season's record, 9-13-1, 3-4, Kishwaukee River Conference. Top returners,
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  Speaker 1: Isaiah Trujillo, SR, CB, Adrian Moreno Jr., F, Liam Soik Jr., GK,
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  Speaker 1: Miguel Galindo Jr., CBMF, Alan Arellano, so CB. Key newcomers,
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  Speaker 1: Giovanni Galindo, FRMF, Aaron Cervantes, FRFMF, Eduardo Medina, FRMF. Worth noting,
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  Speaker 1: the Reapers brought back two of their three all-conference honorees
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  Speaker 1: from last year in Trujillo and Soik. Trujillo, a captain,
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  Speaker 1: had seven goals and seven assists. Soik posted five shutouts,
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  Speaker 1: allowed 49 goals, and made 161 saves. Leading goal scorer Moreno,
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  Speaker 1: 15 goals, 5 assists, also returns as a first-year captain,
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  Speaker 1: along with Galindo and Arellano. We are a young, talented team,
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  Speaker 1: Adrian Cervantes said. A bit inexperienced, but ready for the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming challenges. We look for Isaiah Trujillo to be our
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  Speaker 1: main leader as it is his last year in our program.
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  Speaker 1: Sandwich coach? Ian Sheline. Last season's record, 120-06 Kishwaukee River Conference.
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  Speaker 1: Top returners, Miguel Cuevas Jr., MF, Julian Burciaga, so F.
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  Speaker 1: Dillon Gower Jr., GK. Key newcomers, Josh Marks Jr., D.,
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  Speaker 1: Harrison O'Neill, FR, GK, Joey Butts, FR, F. Worth noting,
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  Speaker 1: the Indians trudged through a difficult season last year, winning
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  Speaker 1: just one of its 21 matches. Fourth-year coach, Sheeline, hopes
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  Speaker 1: things will look different in 2026 with a 26-man roster
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  Speaker 1: and key starters coming back. Cuevas had a goal and
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  Speaker 1: an assist. Bersiaga, four goals and two assists, and Gower
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  Speaker 1: averaged 12 saves per game. The program has gained a
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  Speaker 1: significant number of players this year, along with an assistant coach,
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  Speaker 1: Josh Hamer, Sheelan said. I'm hoping that this year is
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  Speaker 1: the program's first steps towards a solid foundation for a
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  Speaker 1: successful soccer program that will last well into the future.
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  Speaker 1: Yorkville coach, Chris Palmaisano. Last season's record. 7-11-1, 4-5-2 Southwest
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  Speaker 1: Prairie Conference. Top returners, Kai Jamison, SARF, Andres Esparza, SARCB,
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  Speaker 1: Braden Jones, SARF. Key newcomers, Emmanuel Contreras, so GK, Jackson Sirota,
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  Speaker 1: so D, Bodie Barron, so D, Andreas Cruz, so MF.
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting, Yorkville took a 9th place conference finish last season,
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  Speaker 1: which ended with a first round playoff loss to Plainfield Central.
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  Speaker 1: The Foxes will try to get further this year. Returning
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  Speaker 1: goals leader Jamison, Six goals should help, along with Arriaga, five,
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  Speaker 1: and Jones, four. Esparza will be another instrumental piece on
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  Speaker 1: the defensive end. Yorkville Christian coach, Austin Walker, last season's record, 7-2.
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  Speaker 1: Top returners, Kenny Fox, SR, GK, Graham, Roganstuck, SR, MF.
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  Speaker 1: Other key returners, Luca Colosimo, so MF, Nathan Bejarano Jr., MFF.
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting, Yorkville Christian turned in its second-best winning percentage
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  Speaker 1: in program history. and reached a regional semifinal last fall
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  Speaker 1: under Javier Garcia. Now his assistant Walker is in charge.
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  Speaker 1: This year's goal, continue to build a competitive culture. Fox
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  Speaker 1: had a pair of shutouts in goal a season ago.
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  Speaker 1: Razum was the Mustangs' third leading scorer with eight goals,
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  Speaker 1: while Stuck logged a goal and two assists.