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Steve Millar

Thornton co-op brought home the program’s first sectional crown with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Lockport at Sandburg.
Lockport defeated Stagg 1-0, while Thornton knocked off Andrew by the same score. The two schools meet Saturday for the Sandburg sectional title.
Blake Van Bruggen’s senior year at Andrew is turning out to be more memorable than he possibly could have imagined a few weeks ago.
Marian Catholic knew the program’s first regional title since 2008 wasn’t going to come easily.
Fabian Sustaita’s goal made it 2-0 with 14:05 left in the game and Andrew went on to a 4-1 win in Blue Island.
Homewood-Flossmoor thinks it’s primed for a deep postseason run. With the playoffs looming next week, though, the Vikings weren’t looking past Stagg.
Michael Souffrant led a terrific defensive effort from Crete-Monee, who knocked off Bremen 1-0 in a Class 2A Rich East Regional title game.
T.F. United’s 4-2 win over Marist in a Class 3A Lockport Regional semifinal set up a meeting against Lockport, who beat Homewood-Flossmoor 4-1.
Freshman Jimmy Allen scored twice as Timothy Christian defeated Chicago Christian 5-2 in a Class 1A sectional semifinal in Palos Heights.