The impending birth of his first child has led Nick Clegg to resign as the Maroons' coach, a role he described as a "super rewarding experience."
In his fourth season overseeing the Tigers' program, he guided them to 19 victories and a Class 2A sectional championship.
Congrats to these 11 athletes who led our local boys' soccer efforts this fall.
Check out which local athletes earned recognition for their performances across August, September and October and November.
Preps coordinator Colin Likas dishes out his final rankings for the most recent local boys' soccer campaign.
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Urbana's senior midfielder was part of a team filled with talented athletes, but also a group that would've looked far different without him in the lineup.
CHATHAM — James Barkley stood in the center of an Urbana boys’ soccer circle. His athletes wore a series of 1,000-yard stares, some with tears in their eyes.
A powerful Troy Triad squad stands between the Tigers and their first state semifinals berth since 2012.
Chase Mandra stopped two Normal West attempts in the shootout as Urbana held off its Big 12 Conference enemy following a scoreless 100 minutes of play.
Urbana boys' soccer is enjoying its extended postseason run — the only local program still playing — and hopes to keep it going Saturday in a sectional final.
Urbana will face Big 12 Conference rival Normal West on Saturday morning with a chance at another postseason plaque.
Urbana boys' soccer has collected nine shutouts — including two this postseason — entering Wednesday's Class 2A sectional semifinal versus Rochester.
Urbana earned its first piece of IHSA postseason hardware since 2017 by knocking off rival Champaign Central in the teams' third match this season.
The junior hails from Munich and has provided the unbeaten Tigers valuable minutes off the bench leading into Friday's regional championship match with Champaign Central.
Monticello fell in a Class 1A sectional semifinal, and Mahomet-Seymour was defeated in a Class 2A regional semifinal.
Maroons, Tigers will meet Friday for Class 2A regional title
Two key cogs for Champaign Central and Centennial are close off the field. But know they'll compete mightily against one another when their respective Unit 4 boys' soccer teams meet Tuesday night in a Class 2A regional semifinal match
Danville boys' soccer began its postseason run Friday with a Class 2A regional quarterfinal win over Rantoul.
Junior forward's five-goal performance sends Illineks to sectional semifinal
Biniam Lienhart scored a goal late in the first half for Monticello boys' soccer, and that's all the offense the Sages needed to acquire their second regional plaque in three years.
Fall sports are hitting their peak, with the stakes rising for area programs and teams. And it's such a cool sight to see
St. Thomas More volleyball extends winning streak to 16
Oakwood/Salt Fork and Monticello are slated to meet Friday afternoon to decide who wins the Class 1A St. Thomas More Regional championship.
The postseason is well underway and teams are being eliminated. How does that impact Colin Likas' latest rankings?
Neither St. Thomas More nor Oakwood/Salt Fork as able to find the back of a net during 100 minutes of postseason play Tuesday afternoon.
Athletes from Fisher and Gibson City, Melvin and Sibley have allowed the co-op soccer program to flourish this fall. 'This is a group that, regardless of what happens in the postseason, I'll never forget.'
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