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Naperville North coach Brent Terada is a big proponent of letting his players express their creativity and personality on the soccer field. Sometimes that backfires and sometimes, like it did Tuesday night, it works wonders. Junior Hunter Drendel’s back-heel pass in the box found sophomore sensation Zoe Swift in front of the right post and Swift’s six-yard shot skittered inside the left … ]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 22:10:17 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/5705934-393/swifts-goal-advances-huskies.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/5705934-393/swifts-goal-advances-huskies.html
Madisen Gonzalez was the model of efficiency Tuesday. The Naperville North junior forward took three shots and scored on all of them to lift the host Huskies to a 4-0 victory over Neuqua Valley on the opening night of the Best in the West Tournament. It was the first career hat trick for Gonzalez, a three-year starter who is playing up top … ]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:06:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/14793151-393/story.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/14793151-393/story.html Naperville North midfielder Hunter Drendel was one of many players who walked off the field in tears last year following a 1-0 loss to Granite City in the Class 3A state championship game. Drendel was again in tears Saturday night, but for a much different reason. The senior was shedding tears of joy after setting up the only goal as the Huskies … ]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:00:31 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12943940-393/girls-soccer-state-title-sweet-redemption-for-hunter-drendel.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12943940-393/girls-soccer-state-title-sweet-redemption-for-hunter-drendel.html
Christa Szalach knew time was running out. “I had to take a shot,” the Naperville North midfielder said. “You can’t win unless you take a shot.” Taking a beautiful pass from Hunter Drendel, Szalach scored from about 12 yards out in the 119th minute to lift the top-ranked Huskies to a 1-0 Class 3A state championship win over No. 6 St. Charles … ]]> Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:08:26 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12943700-393/girls-soccer-christa-szalachs-fourth-overtime-smash-lifts-naperville-north-to-state-title.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12943700-393/girls-soccer-christa-szalachs-fourth-overtime-smash-lifts-naperville-north-to-state-title.html
Zoe Swift is her sharpest critic who holds herself to very exacting standards. Glenbrook South was on the wrong side of her individual brilliance. The star Naperville North junior forward scored twice in powering the top-ranked Huskies to an impressive 2-0 victory over No. 5 Glenbrook South in a Class 3A semifinal Friday at North Central College in Naperville. The win snapped … ]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:13:15 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12920832-393/girls-soccer-zoe-swift-strikes-twice-naperville-north-back-in-final.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12920832-393/girls-soccer-zoe-swift-strikes-twice-naperville-north-back-in-final.html
Only twice in IHSA girls soccer history has a team finished second in the state one year and become the champion the next year — Libertyville in 1991 and New Trier in 2006. Naperville North is hoping to add its name to that list this weekend at North Central College. The Huskies enter the Class 3A state tournament as the favorites, holding … ]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 19:56:45 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12899514-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-eager-to--bring-it-home.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12899514-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-eager-to--bring-it-home.html
Naperville North dodged every bullet. Now the question is whether the Huskies are going to be the last team standing. The top-ranked and defending Class 3A state runner-up Huskies avoided the win-or-go-home state tournament format that clipped previously top-ranked Loyola, New Trier and Conant. “We have a very deep team, and we’ve had different players step up,” first-year Naperville North coach Steve … ]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:23:32 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12898131-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-glenbrook-south-highlight-state-quarterfinal-matchups.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12898131-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-glenbrook-south-highlight-state-quarterfinal-matchups.html Naperville North’s girls soccer team had to take the scenic route to earn the right to play in this weekend’s Class 3A state tournament across town at North Central College, but the Huskies didn’t mind the ride. North cruised two hours south to the Class 3A Normal Supersectional and easily handled downstate Collinsville, 4-1, to advance to state for the second straight … ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 20:32:35 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12854493-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-advances-to-state-for-second-straight-season.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12854493-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-advances-to-state-for-second-straight-season.html
Zoe Swift scored early in the second half and Sarah Feder added an insurance goal with just under 10 minutes remaining to lift Naperville North to a 2-0 victory over Lockport in Friday’s Class 3A Naperville North sectional title game. Swift utilized her speed to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead, running down the left sideline to catch up with the opportunity … ]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 21:50:30 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12777211-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-downs-lockport-claims-own-sectional.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12777211-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-downs-lockport-claims-own-sectional.html
Jillian Van Kampen was probably one of the last players anybody figured would score a game-winning goal in a big playoff game. But that’s what the Naperville North junior defender did Wednesday, booming a 37-yard shot into the upper-left corner of the net to give the top-seeded Huskies a 2-1 victory over No. 4 seed Neuqua Valley at the Class 3A Naperville … ]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 21:26:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12734449-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-ousts-neuqua-valley.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12734449-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-ousts-neuqua-valley.html There are no easy games for teams placed in the murderer’s row that is the Class 3A Naperville North Sectional. On Friday, Naperville North claimed the Bolingbrook Regional title after it held off a second-half rally from Wheaton Warrenville South. Abby Mangefrida, Zoe Swift and Abbie Boswell each scored for the Huskies in their 3-1 victory. “You know that you’re going to … ]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 21:53:14 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12629041-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-claims-regional-crown.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12629041-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-claims-regional-crown.html
Naperville Central and Naperville North play soccer like a modernist writer whose books lack easy interpretation or a clean resolution. Five days after Naperville Central prevailed 1-0 on penalty kicks to capture the Naperville Invite, No. 2 Naperville Central and No. 3 Naperville North failed to decide the rematch. With the DuPage Valley conference title hanging in the balance, the highly-anticipated game … ]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 21:45:12 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12306989-393/girls-soccer-naperville-central-naperville-north-play-to-draw-in-rematch.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12306989-393/girls-soccer-naperville-central-naperville-north-play-to-draw-in-rematch.html Abbie Boswell has the look and manner though hardly plays like a typical freshman. Entering a loaded Naperville North soccer lineup, the forward has proved repeatedly that she has the talent, toughness and drive to succeed against elite competition. Boswell scored a goal that provided Huskies an early advantage and distributed a key assist for junior Zoe Swift’s go-ahead score as No. … ]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:51:46 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12181159-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-rolls-in-showdown-with-neuqua-valley.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12181159-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-rolls-in-showdown-with-neuqua-valley.html
Zoe Swift and Abbie Boswell have led Naperville North in scoring, but the Huskies have gotten game-winning goals from several other people as well. That was the case again Thursday as freshman defender Kayla Sharples bagged her first career goal to spark No. 1 Naperville North to a 2-0 victory over No. 18 Waubonsie Valley in the Naperville Invitational quarterfinals. The host … ]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:16:47 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12161062-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-dumps-waubonsie-valley-improves-to-14-0.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12161062-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-dumps-waubonsie-valley-improves-to-14-0.html
It was the kind of direct confrontation that the best sports are build on as a great offensive player matched one-on-one against a talented defender. Score one for the offense. Naperville North junior forward Zoey Swift broke loose in the middle of the field off a through ball from freshman forward Abbie Boswell and smashed a ball past Metea Valley keeper Megan … ]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:09:47 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12117294-393/girls-soccer-zoey-swifts-goal-keeps-top-ranked-naperville-north-unbeaten.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12117294-393/girls-soccer-zoey-swifts-goal-keeps-top-ranked-naperville-north-unbeaten.html Top-ranked Naperville North has been unbeatable this spring, but the Huskies had never been as effective as they were Saturday. The host Huskies (12-0) tallied three goals in a nine-minute span early in the first half and cruised to a 4-0 victory over Lincoln-Way Central to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals of the Naperville Invitational. “I think we just played better … ]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:23:23 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12054520-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-uses-five-minute-surge-to-top-lincoln-way-central.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/girls_soccer/12054520-393/girls-soccer-naperville-north-uses-five-minute-surge-to-top-lincoln-way-central.html