The 2026 Illinois High School Association boys soccer regional championships were Friday, Oct. 23. On Saturday, Oct. 24, Illini Bluffs will be playing for a Class 1A regional title, while Washington faces Morton in a Class 2A regional final.
Here are the three teams from the Peoria area that won regionals on Friday, Oct. 23 and advanced to sectional semifinals next week.
CLASS 1A
Peoria Christian 1, Roanoke-Benson/Eureka 0
- How they won: This was the title match of the Class 1A Peoria Christian Regional played at EastSide Centre, and a scoreless tie had to be settled in penalty kicks, which Peoria Christian won, 8-7. These teams played to a 1-1 tie on Sept. 14. Roanoke-Benson/Eureka finished 14-3-5 and fell short of its fourth regional title in program history and first back-to-back plaques ever. They were riding a 14-match unbeaten streak (10-0-4). Peoria Christian improves to 9-13-4) and collects the Chargers their sixth consecutive regional title.
- What's next: Peoria Christian plays No. 1 seed Rock Island Alleman at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Chillicothe Sectional semifinal.
CLASS 2A
Dunlap 4, Richwoods 0
- How they won: This was the title match of the Class 2A Dunlap Regional played at Dunlap Valley Middle School. Dunlap beat Richwoods 7-0 in a regular season match on Oct. 10. Richwoods finishes at 15-7-1). The Knights were looking for their first regional title since 2008. Dunlap now is 18-4-1). The Eagles have won four consecutive regional titles, and are riding an 11-match unbeaten streak (10-0-1).
- What's next: Dunlap next plays the winner of Aurora Marmion or Batavia regional title match, which is at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Dunlap will face that winner at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the Sycamore Sectional semifinal.
Peoria Notre Dame 7, LaSalle-Peru 0
- How they won: The Irish won the Class 2A Orion Regional title with a vengeance, pounding opponents by a combined 16-0 in two games. These teams never met in the regular season. PND is 17-1-3 and riding a 14-match (12-0-2) unbeaten streak. The Irish are looking to win the program's first regional since 2024 and fourth title in five seasons. L-P finishes 14-4-3).
- What's next: Peoria Notre Dame (1) plays host Sycamore (2) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the Sycamore Sectional semifinal.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: These three Peoria-area boys soccer teams are headed to the 2026 IHSA sectionals