St. Charles North goalkeeper Carly Dietrich snatches the ball away from Zoe Swift (right) of Naperville North. | 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
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
Jen Korn (left) of Naperville North takes a kick to the head from Natalie Winkates of St. Charles North on Saturday. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Cora Climo of Naperville North moves the ball past Alyssa Brandt of St. Charles North on Saturday. | 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
St. Charles North's Lauren Koehl is The Courier-News Player of the Year. | Jon Cunningham ~ For Sun-Times Media
Christa Szalach knew time was running out. “I had to take a shot,” the Naperville North junior midfielder said. “You can’t win unless you take a shot.” Taking a beautiful backtap from senior teammate Hunter Drendel, Szalach smashed a ball from the left side from …
