DYER - The Illiana Christian girls soccer team won the Class 2A Sectional 17 championship on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a 6-0 win over Highland at Illiana Stadium.
The Vikings led 3-0 at halftime, added three more goals in the second half and finished the sectional without allowing a goal. Illiana Christian beat Hanover Central 1-0 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 5, after also beating the Wildcats in a regular-season shootout, and Kankakee Valley 2-0 in the semifinals on Oct. 7, outscoring its three sectional opponents 9-0.
The semifinal win avenged a 2-0 loss at Kankakee Valley in the season opener on Aug. 18. The Kougars entered the
semifinal 11-4-1 and had won three straight. Illiana Christian also beat Highland 2-0 during the regular season on Sept. 8.
Saturday's win was the Vikings' fifth straight shutout. Illiana Christian has outscored opponents 25-0 since Sept. 29, a stretch that also includes a 7-0 win over Lowell and a 9-0 win over DeMotte Christian. The Vikings have scored at least six goals in three of those five matches.
The Vikings (10-5-1) entered the sectional at 7-5-1 and have won five straight. Illiana Christian hosted the sectional and played all three of its matches at Illiana Stadium.
Highland, which outscored River Forest and Lowell 14-0 to reach the final, finished 9-9.
Illiana Christian plays at South Bend Saint Joseph at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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