Christa Szalach (front) Naperville North zeroes in on the ball as two St. Charles North defenders move in from behind. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Christa Szalach (top left) celebrates with Naperville North teammates after scoring the winning goal against St. Charles North with 42 seconds left in the fourth overtime period Saturday. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Zoe Swift (21) of defending state champion Naperville North signed a National Letter of Intent this week to play soccer with Kentucky. She was one of 23 girls soccer players from the Naperville area to sign with Division I programs. | Jon Cunningham~For
Maria Grygleski (middle) of Naperville North controls the ball as Natalie Winkates (5) and Kelly Manski of St. Charles North move in to defend. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
St. Charles North's Lauren Koehl is The Courier-News Player of the Year. | Jon Cunningham ~ For Sun-Times Media
Sophie Pohl (22) of St. Charles North tries to protect the ball from the defense of Anna Prescott (16) of Naperville North. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
St. Charles North goalkeeper Carly Dietrich snatches the ball away from Zoe Swift (right) of Naperville North. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media