ETHS soccer: Kits deny New Trier, advance to sectional

Evanston Township forward Matthew Gilroy reacts after scoring a goal versus New Trier Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 at Lazier Field. Credit: Todd Thomas Field position is a sports term most often associated with American football. But winning the field-position battle helped keep Evanston Township High School’s boys soccer season alive on Saturday. Denying rival New Trier a chance to launch too many dangerous attacks, the Wildkits captured the championship of the Class 3A Evanston Regional tournament with a 2-1 triumph over the Trevians at Lazier Field. Evanston avenged a regular-season loss to New Trier behind Matt Gilroy’s two first-half goals and will take a 12-6-1 record into the DePaul Prep Sectional semifinals at 5 p.m. Tuesday at 3333 N. Rockwell St. in Chicago. They’ll meet top-seeded Chicago Taft, and the winner will advance to Friday’s sectional title contest. Gilroy’s goal in the final seconds of the first half proved to be the game-winner as the Kits kept a tactica