June 16th, 2021 - The Wheaton Academy lacrosse team won their fourth straight game to earn Sectional and Super-Sectional Championships and make their first appearance at State in program history. Yesterday, the Warriors shut out Lake Zurich in the first-ever lacrosse matchup of the schools and won 15-0 in the Super-Sectional Final. Both
Aiden Weisenborn and
Davis Schneider recorded hat tricks while the defense and goalie
John Carrington held the opposing team scoreless for the fourth time this season.
The Warriors jumped out to a 3-0 record by outscoring Kaneland, Neuqua Valley, and St. Francis 57-7 over those first three games. Following a close loss to Benet Academy, they rebounded with a 22-0 victory over IC Catholic Prep. Wheaton Academy closed out the regular season by winning seven of their last eight contests to put together a 12-3 season.
The postseason began with a forfeit win over Bartlett followed by taking down St. Charles in the Sectional Semifinals, behind Weisenborn's four goals and two assists. To win the school's first-ever lacrosse Sectional Title, Wheaton Academy beat Geneva for the second time this year, 11-8 before winning the Super-Sectional Championship with ease last night.
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