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Notre Dame wins all-Peoria IHSA girls soccer sectional championship

adam duvall, peoria journal star
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The Peoria Notre Dame Irish celebrate a goal by Alli Stickelmaier (8) against Richwoods in the first period of their Class 2A soccer sectional title game Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Washington. The goal proved to be the game-winner as the Irish advanced to the Kankakee Supersectional next Tuesday with a 1-0 victory.

WASHINGTON — Peoria Notre Dame is a sectional soccer champion once again.

The Irish defeated city rival Richwoods 1-0 on Saturday to win the Class 2A Washington Sectional, the Irish program's 22nd title at this level and second in a row.

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PND (23-1-1), ranked No. 1 in 2A by MaxPreps, advances to face New Lenox Providence at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Kankakee Supersectional. The winner there advances to the IHSA state finals next weekend at North Central College in Naperville.

Richwoods (21-4-1) tied a school record for wins and played in its first sectional championship since 2005-06, when the Knights also lost to Notre Dame in the two-class format. Richwoods this season won its first regional title since the three-class split in 2008-09 and defeated Morton in the sectional semifinals.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA girls soccer: Peoria Notre Dame vs. Richwoods in sectional final