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Mendota soccer player Cesar Casas earns IHSSCA All-State honors: NewsTribune/BCR sports briefs · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Mendota senior Cesar Casas earns Iska All State Honors News Tribune BCR
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  Sports Briefs. Written by Kevin Schlumber. This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. Mendo sr. Cesar Kassas
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  was voted Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All State, becoming just
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  the second Trojans player to earn that honor.
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  Casas scored 44 goals and had 21 assists this season as he
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  led the Trojans to a 21-6-1 record, their eighth consecutive regional title
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  and third straight sectional championship.
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  Casas finished his career as Mendota’s all-time leading goal scorer with 140
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  goals.
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  Two-time NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year Johan Cortez is the
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  only other Mendota player to earn all-state, claiming the honor as a
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  senior in 2025.
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  Cesar has been tremendous for us dating back to his first day
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  freshman year, Mendota coach Nick Myers said. He’s what any coach wants
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  in a player. He’s 100% dedicated, always gives his best effort no
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  matter what whether it’s a win or a loss. He’s the true
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  definition of a leader. He steps up and performs even better against
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  good teams or when we need him the most.
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  Cesar was one of those players who as long as he was
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  on the field, you always felt like you had a chance to
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  win. He’s a great kid in the classroom also.
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  Junior Abel Nanez was named all-sectional and senior Daniel Garcia was honorable
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  mention all-sectional. Casas also was the all-sectional sportsmanship award winner and senior
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  Cole Kleckner was named all-sectional all-academic.
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  PC’s Sarah Wiesbrock named TCC Defensive Player of the Year
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  Putnam County senior libero Sarah Wiesbrock was voted the Tri-County Conference Defensive
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  Player of the Year.
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  St. Bede junior Kijah Lucas was a unanimous first-team All-Tri County selection,
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  while Wiesbrock and junior teammate Myah Richardson and Henry-Senachwine senior Brynna Anderson
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  were voted to the first team along with Midland’s Anna McGlasson, Seneca’s
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  Graysen Provance, Dwight’s Claire Sandeno and Roanoke-Benson’s Jordyn Tomlinson.
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  St. Bede junior Nelle Potthoff and Henry senior Grace Anderson were named
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  to the second team, while St. Bede junior Hanna Waszkowiak and Putnam
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  County junior Britney Trinidad were honorable mention choices.
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  Four Bureau Valley volleyball players earn All-LTC
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  Four players from the Lincoln Trail Conference champion Bureau Valley volleyball team
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  were voted to the all-conference team.
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  Senior setter Libby Endress and junior middle hitter Mya Shipp were selected
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  to the first team, while junior outside hitter Brynley Doty and junior
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  libero Brooke Helms were named to the second team.
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  The Storm went 11-0 in league play.
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  Bureau Valley football players named all-conference
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  Bureau Valley running back Dane Stewart and offensive/defensive lineman Reid Maynard
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  were unanimously selected to the All-Lincoln Trail Conference team, while linebacker Wyatt
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  Smith also earned a spot on the first team.
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  Running back Tucker Shane, kicker Lawsen Smith, defensive back Owen Cady, defensive
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  lineman Rogan Stull and punter Blake Foster were second-team selections.
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  Little Ten announces all-conference boys soccer
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  DePue-Hall freshman forward Sergio Penaloza and Earlville sophomore forward Darik Farley were
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  voted to the 18-player All-Little Ten Conference team.