2021 Soccer Season A Huge Success! The St. John’s Northwestern Academies Lancers soccer team had a tremendous season! Great words to hear, but it did not come easy. To help the players and coaches, the soccer program (which co-ops with Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee) has three standards that everyone holds each other to: Team, Commitment, and Communication. The words sound simple enough; however, when there is about a 90% turnover rate from the previous year, these words can prove difficult. Keeping the focus on the standards, we approached every game with confidence leading to an overall record of 14-2-1 and a 5-1 record in conference (half game out of first place). Because of the success of the regular season, we received the Number 1 seed in Sectional 3 for the division 4 WIAA state tournament. This ranking is decided by the coaches of the sectional. The number 1 seed gave us the
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home field advantage, and that proved to be a surprising boost. The home crowds at SJN were the largest and loudest in a long time. The student body was very well represented, and this had a large impact on the outcome of the games. The team was able to ride the momentum, winning our first regional title in over ten years and winning the school’s first-ever Soccer WIAA Sectional title with a visit to the state semifinal game. Unfortunately, we came up a little short, losing to the eventual state champions, but we fought in the last game like we did all year. We never took anything for granted, and we are very thankful for our opportunities and our successes. The varsity team started two seniors, eight juniors, and a freshman, so the future looks bright!
St. John’s Northwestern/Chesterton Varsity Soccer Team 2021 JoseMaria Cota 2023 | Defence | #12 Jonny Dorrow 2022 | Goalie | #1 Luca Goldring 2024 | Halfback | #14 Emilio Gonzalaz 2023 | Forward | #14 Santiago Guerrero 2023 | Defence | #9 Hunter Hopwood (Freshman) | Halfback | #10 Akio Kasuga 2023 | Halfback | #16 Caden Malby 2023 | Halfback | #2 Jose Pablos 2023 | Defence | #8 Josh Pandl 2022 | Forward | #23 Ramiro Perez 2023 | Halfback | #6 Joe Schinner 2022 | Forward | #7 Sam Schrieber 2023 | Defence | #19 David Schroettner 2025 | Halfback | #20 Noah Schultz 2023 | Forward | #11 Rafael Yan 2023 | Defence | #3 Gabriel Zignego 2023 | Halfback | #17 Greg Prospero - Head Coach Dave Burkle - Assistant Coach St. John’s Northwestern
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