Hinsdale Central Boys' Soccer Wins State Championship Against Normal

Submitted by Hinsdale Township High School District 86.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 proudly announced [Nov. 13] that the Hinsdale Central High School Boys’ Soccer Team won the State Championship against Normal Community High School. The match was held at Hoffman Estates High School in Hoffman Estates. This win brings the total number of Hinsdale Central’s State Championship wins to five for the fall season, an IHSA record.

“The 2014 team was a resilient, determined and hard-working group that never gave up,” said long-time Central soccer coach Michael Wiggins. “The big moments were never too big and the defeats never defined them.”

Reflecting on the program Coach Wiggins remarked, “Having completed the first 21 years, I’m excited for the next 21! Next year will bring yet another opportunity for us as coaches to instill the values that are important to developing well-rounded student athletes. The importance of remembering class, sportsmanship, character, always doing things the right way, our goals remain directly related to preparing the boys once their playing days are done, knowing that they gained the benefits of participating in athletics. We believe that if we can do that well, the X’s and O’s will always fall in place. We saw that happen this fall.”

When asked about any highlights of the season, Coach Wiggins replied without hesitation.

“The biggest moment I have been a part of in all my years of coaching came at the 72:08 mark of the IHSA State Championship game when Evan Floersch took a throw in and we watched will McGowen redirect a ball off of Bryan Loebig’s header,” said Wiggins. “That was THE individual highlight.”

Pictured above, from left to right:
Bottom row: Edward Dodson, Bryan Loebig, Mitch Collins, Nick Silva, Justin Yi, Wes Bergevin, Jeremy Yi, Jack Baderman (sitting), Ethan Gama, Sam Johnson; Middle row: Michael Zervogiannis, Michael Usher, Ryan Gleason, Sebastian Skiba, Clark Grosshans; Top row: Coach Jack Ferraro, Head Coach Mike Wiggins, Jimmy Walker, Will McGowen, Austin Beard, Stephen Coan, Dan Lillard, Evan Floersch, Ho-Yoon Kim, Connor Wilke, Coach Tony Madonia, Will Naphin, Coach John Marinier