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SouthtownStar’s girls soccer rankings

By Steve Millar

Records through May 4. Previous ranking in parentheses.

1. Lemont 12-1-2 (1)

2. Sandburg 9-5-1 (2)

3. Lincoln-Way North 13-3-1 (3)

4. Andrew 8-3-2 (4)

5. Lincoln-Way West 13-3-1 (5)

6. Tinley Park 11-5 (6)

7. Shepard 11-4-1 (7)

8. Lincoln-Way East 10-5-2 (8)

9. Bloom 9-1 (NR)

10. Joliet Catholic 7-7-1 (9)

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