Published on October 19, 2026 8:04 am
Last Updated on October 19, 2026 8:43 am
Teutopolis and Effingham advanced in the Class 1A Effingham Soccer Regional Friday.
The Wooden Shoes took on Mount Carmel and blanked the Golden Aces by a 9-0 count.
Gus Niemerg scored first at the 30:44 mark on an assist by Caleb Deters. Gavin Pals then scored at 25:10 assisted by Simon Lee. Lee put across the third goal at 19:35 as Pals had the assist. Chris Habing scored on a PK at 10:49. Lee tallied a second goal with only 6.7 seconds in the first half and the Shoes led 5-0.
In the second half, Lee came back to knock in his third goal at 38:00. He then scored a fourth goal at 12:10 around a goal by Niemerg at 37:00. Tucker Dhom assisted on both of those goals. The final score came from Mark Probst at 9:05 with an assist by Ethan Runde.
Teutopolis had 30 shots, 22 on goal. Isaiah Lee had one keeper save.
Effingham then faced Vandalia Saturday and pounded the Vandals by a 13-0 count. No other information was provided.
Teutopolis advances to face Altamont at 4:30 p.m. while Effingham will now meet Newton at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for the right to advance to the championship game which is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday.
At Olney
Effingham St. Anthony fell to Greenville at the Class 1A Olney Regional Saturday.
“What a heartbreaking and proud way to end the season,” said St. Anthony Coach Martin Reyes. “We played very well. Rucker Harris touched the ball maybe five or six times all game. We created chance after chance but just couldn’t put one in. Regulation ended 0-0 and overtime ended 0-0, and it went to penalties, where Greenville advanced 4-2.
“The defense was excellent. Issac Fallert, Levi Flowers, Chae Swick, and Elijah Underbrink did very well. Eli Hiatt and Alex Koester were very good in the midfield, and the LaSarge bothers, Joey and Jackson did very well as wingers going forward. Jackson had two great chances. We were so good on corners. Elijah had a rebound off a corner that hit a defender on the line.
“Thank you to everyone who supported the team all year. They left everything on the field today.”