Winnebago Lutheran soccer is two wins away from trip to state

FOND DU LAC – The Winnebago Lutheran boys soccer team is two wins away from a trip to state.Winnebago Lutheran is a No. 4 seed and started its postseason journey with a penalty shootout win over No. 13 Central Wisconsin Christian. Wyatt Smallish finished with two saves in the win.In the region championship against No. 5 Lodi, Winnebago Lutheran won 1-0 with a goal by Micah Toll. Smallish finished the game with three saves.More: Bauer runs for 4 touchdowns in Lourdes Academy win | Level 1 roundupMore: Quandt caps Lourdes Academy career with second place medal at stateWinnebago Lutheran is now onto the Division 4 sectional semifinals and will hit the road for a matchup against No. 1 Lake Country Lutheran. The game will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29 at Lake Country Lutheran. The winner will face No. 2 Lake Mills or No. 3 Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld on Saturday, Oct. 31 with the time and place to be determined.Lake Country Lutheran has dominated in its first two games with a 9-0 win over No. 16 Lomira and an 8-1 win over No. 8 East Troy.Winnebago Lutheran is looking to make it back to state for the first time since 2016.The state tournament will be held from Nov. 5 – Nov. 7 at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee.Contact or send game stats/info to Ben Schultz at BSchultz@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @benschultz52.This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Winnebago Lutheran soccer is two wins away from trip to state