Notre Dame wins all-Peoria IHSA girls soccer sectional championship

WASHINGTON — Peoria Notre Dame is a sectional soccer champion once again.

The Irish defeated city rival Richwoods 1-0 on Saturday to win the Class 2A Washington Sectional, the Irish program's 22nd title at this level and second in a row.

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PND (23-1-1), ranked No. 1 in 2A by MaxPreps, advances to face New Lenox Providence at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Kankakee Supersectional. The winner there advances to the IHSA state finals next weekend at North Central College in Naperville.

Richwoods (21-4-1) tied a school record for wins and played in its first sectional championship since 2005-06, when the Knights also lost to Notre Dame in the two-class format. Richwoods this season won its first regional title since the three-class split in 2008-09 and defeated Morton in the sectional semifinals.

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