{"id":60707,"date":"2026-05-06T04:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/60707\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:20:36","slug":"st-charles-east-takes-down-st-charles-north-geneva-surges-past-batavia-in-tri-cities-night-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/60707\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Charles East takes down St. Charles North; Geneva surges past Batavia in Tri-Cities Night \u2013 Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Tri-Cities Night was one to remember for both St. Charles East<\/a> junior Sophia Wollenberg and Geneva<\/a> junior Claire Reeve.<\/p>\n

Wollenberg slotted in a goal and added a pair of assists to help the Saints to a 3-0 victory over St. Charles North<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the other side, Reeve paced the Vikings with two second-half goals to help pull away for a 4-1 victory against host Batavia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The win for the Saints (15-0-4 overall, 3-0-1 DuKane) marked their first victory over their crosstown rivals in a DuKane Conference game since 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past couple of years, we haven\u2019t played against them the way that we wanted to play,\u201d Wollenberg said. \u201cThis year, we came in with the emphasis of having the energy and leaving it all out on the field. We want to go for that conference championship, so we brought that energy, and that momentum helped us in the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

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St. Charles East\u2019s Mya Leon flips for a throw-in during the Saints\u2019 Tri-Cities soccer night match against St. Charles North on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Batavia. (Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald\/Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald)<\/p>\n

Wollenberg got the Saints out in front early, connecting with sophomore Mya Leon on a long through ball that she slotted away for the 1-0 advantage just 1:39 after the starting whistle.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeading up to the game I was nervous, but right when I saw Soph I called for the ball, and she gave me the most beautiful through-ball,\u201d said Leon, who is up to 37 goals on the season. \u201cI just cut across and shot far post. And I feel like that took away any of our nerves and helped me get my head in the game and prepare for the rest of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wollenberg would get her second assist in the 31st minute, connecting with the foot of Josy Pearce on a corner kick, before adding an insurance goal of her own in the 62nd minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s had 20 goals for us in her first two years, so it\u2019s no shock when she has efforts like this,\u201d Saints coach Vince DiNuzzo said. \u201cShe looked great out there, definitely more confident. She\u2019s been hard on herself in terms of watching film and making some adjustments, and it showed on that finish. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe composure she had there, it was good to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"St.<\/p>\n

St. Charles North goal keeper Lauren Korioth pulls down the ball from a corner kick as teammate Keira Connolly, left, and St. Charles East\u2019s Averie Foulkes make contact in front of the net during Tri-Cities soccer night on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Batavia. (Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald\/Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald)<\/p>\n

The early disadvantage was something the North Stars (4-6-2, 2-1) struggled to come back from for most of the night. But North Stars coach Brian Harks said it was something the team could build off of in case they happen to face them in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the way you want to start off the game, but our girls responded pretty well,\u201d Harks said. \u201cThey settled into the game. In a game like this, sometimes maybe nerves get the better of you, but now everyone\u2019s had an opportunity to have this experience, and we\u2019ll be more prepared for next time.\u201d <\/p>\n

In the second game of the ledger, Reeve ended up giving the Vikings (8-5-1, 3-2) the lead for good in the 60th minute after getting a through-ball in from junior Olivia Pohlman before squaring it away to give them a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The ball bounces in front of Geneva\u2019s Claire Reeve, left, and Batavia\u2019s Samantha Donahue during Tri-Cities soccer night on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Batavia. (Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald\/Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald)<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a real nice assist there, and I just used my right foot, which was weird, because I\u2019m a lefty,\u201d Reeve said. \u201cIt was just kind of a blur, but I was trying to time it so I was onside and managed to hit it in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reeve kicked off the scoring in the contest with an assist after finding senior Teagan Modjeski on a corner kick in the 10th minute. She also secured a brace in the 73rd minute of play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was just the warm-up, walking in and then flipping the switch in the second half,\u201d Reeve said. \u201cThis is a big rivalry game, and we had a lot of energy. The team helped a lot, and we had a lot there at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Geneva’s<\/p>\n

Geneva\u2019s Tegan Modjeski, right, celebrates a first-half goal with hear teammates during Tri-Cities soccer night on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at Batavia. (Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald\/Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald)<\/p>\n

The Vikings finished with three goals in the second half, with Pohlman getting a score of her own in the 72nd minute of play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we knew we had more in the tank and had another level in us,\u201d Vikings coach Megan Owens said. \u201cI mean, what an amazing event that shows why you play. You\u2019re playing in front of your community for a great cause against your biggest rival. What more could you want?<\/p>\n

\u201dBatavia gave us a great match, and it was just fun all around and great to see our team respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freshman Claire Heniff scored the lone goal in the game for the Bulldogs (4-8-1, 2-2-1), drawing her first career varsity score in the 25th minute to draw the game at 1-1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we played a good first 65 minutes, and I thought we performed well besides looking at the score,\u201d Bulldogs coach Mark Gianfrancesco said. \u201cWhat we need to do is making sure we score on some of those opportunities that we\u2019re getting. We had multiple where we were leaning on them. We just had a bad five minutes or so at the end that turned it to that score.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Geneva’s<\/p>\n

Geneva\u2019s Bridget Burke, left, and Batavia\u2019s Payton Haslett both try to control a bouncing ball during Tri-Cities soccer night on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Batavia. (Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald\/Joe Lewnard\/jlewnard@dailyherald)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Tri-Cities Night was one to remember for both St. Charles East junior Sophia Wollenberg and Geneva…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[29213,65,29214,31042,1980,2262,31045,31044],"class_list":{"0":"post-60707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneva","8":"tag-batavia-preps","9":"tag-geneva","10":"tag-geneva-preps","11":"tag-girls-soccer","12":"tag-kane-county-front-headlines","13":"tag-premium","14":"tag-st-charles-east-preps","15":"tag-st-charles-north-preps"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116525716705333892","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}