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State Final Teams: Chicago (C. Academy) | Coal City | Columbia | Mendota

   Mendota Trojans (24-4)


School Information

Name: Mendota High School
City: Mendota
County: LaSalle
Classification Enrollment: 485
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Conference: Three Rivers Athletic
Superintendent: Denise Aughenbaugh
Principal: Joe Masini
Vice Principal: Nicole Cromwell
Athletic Director: Chance Blumhorst
Head Coach: Nick Myers
Assistant Coaches: Rey Arteaga, Daniel Hernandez, Tom Bender
Athletic Trainer: Kayla Olson, Mia Orozco
Captains: Mateo Goy, Johan Cortez, Sebastian Carlos
Managers: Ariana Sanchez, Kashia Ortega
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Columbia, 2-1, in State Third Place Game

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Mateo Goy GK 5-9 Sr.
2 Angel Orozco DEF 5-9 Sr.
3 Gael Garcia MID 5-10 Jr.
4 Cole Kleckner DEF 5-9 Jr.
5 Mauricio Salinas MID 5-10 Sr.
6 Danny Garcia MID 5-10 Jr.
7 Isaac Diaz STK 6-1 Jr.
8 Ramiro Palacios MID 5-10 Sr.
9 Abel Nanez DEF 6-3 So.
10 Johan Cortez MID 6-0 Sr.
11 Cesar Casas MID 6-1 Jr.
13 Sebastian Carlos MID 6-0 Sr.
14 Kevin Herrera STK 5-9 So.
15 Luis Ramirez DEF 6-0 Sr.
16 Osvaldo Arteaga STK 5-10 Sr.
17 Omar Nanez MID 6-2 So.
18 Hugo Falcon DEF 5-9 So.
19 Aaden Castle STK 5-9 Sr.
20 Arian Chavez STK 5-10 Fr.
23 Alex Beetz DEF 6-2 Sr.
24 Aaron Venegas MID 5-11 Jr.
25 Illan Garcia DEF 5-10 Fr.
26 Axel Ruiz MID 5-10 Fr.
33 Gianni Figueroa GK 6-0 Jr.

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  Games
  Shots
  Goals
  Assists

 

 

  Osvaldo Arteaga
   28 
   
  1
  0

 

 

  Alex Beetz
   28 
   
  2
  4

 

 

  Sebastian Carlos
   28 
   
  2
  9

 

 

  Cesar Casas
   28 
   
  36
  21

 

 

  Aaden Castle
   28 
   
  2
  1

 

 

  Arian Chavez
   28 
   
  0
  1

 

 

  Johan Cortez
   28 
   
  38
  28

 

 

  Isaac Diaz
   28 
   
  35
  13

 

 

  Hugo Falcon
   28 
   
  2
  1

 

 

  Danny Garcia
   28 
   
  3
  11

 

 

  Gael Garcia
   28 
   
  0
  1

 

 

  Illan Garcia
   28 
   
  0
  0

 

 

  Kevin Herrera
   28 
   
  2
  0

 

 

  Cole Kleckner
   28 
   
  0
  1

 

 

  Abel Nanez
   28 
   
  1
  0

 

 

  Omar Nanez
   28 
   
  1
  1

 

 

  Angel Orozco
   28 
   
  0
  3

 

 

  Ramiro Palacios
   28 
   
  9
  6

 

 

  Luis Ramirez
   28 
   
  0
  1

 

 

  Axel Ruiz
   28 
   
  0
  2

 

 

  Mauricio Salinas
   28 
   
  4
  3

 

 

  Aaron Venegas
   28 
   
  1
  3
 



  

 


Name
  Games
  Goals
  Avg.
  Saves
  PK Blkd
  PK Allwd

 

 

  Gianni Figueroa
  28
  0
  .00
  0
   
   

 

 

  Mateo Goy
  28
  18
  .64
  81
   
   
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  8/25
  DePue
  W
   9 
   0 

 

 

  8/26
  Moline (H.S.)
  L
   2 
   4 

 

 

  Streator Tournament
 

 

 

 

  8/30
  Bloomington (H.S.)
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

 

 

  8/30
  Streator (Twp.)
  W
   8 
   1 

 

 

 

 

  8/30
  Bartonville (Limestone)
  W
   3 
   2 

 

 

  9/2
  Port Byron (Riverdale)
  W
   9 
   0 

 

 

  9/3
  Rochelle
  W
   8 
   1 

 

 

  9/4
  Orion
  W
   9 
   0 

 

 

  9/5
  Earlville
  W
   10 
   1 

 

 

  9/6
  Quincy (Notre Dame)
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  9/8
  Yorkville (H.S.)
  W
   4 
   1 

 

 

  9/10
  Kewanee (H.S.)
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  9/15
  Somonauk
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  9/18
  Washington
  L
   1 
   2 

 

 

  9/20
  Monmouth (M.-Roseville)
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  9/22
  Streator (Twp.)
  W
   5 
   0 

 

 

  9/23
  Princeton
  W
   8 
   0 

 

 

  9/25
  Sterling (H.S.)
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  9/30
  Orion
  W
   5 
   0 

 

 

  10/2
  Kewanee (H.S.)
  W
   5 
   0 

 

 

  10/11
  Ottawa (Twp.)
  W
   6 
   1 

 

 

  10/14
  Peoria (P. Christian)
  L
   2 
   3 

 

 

  10/16
  Rock Island (H.S.)
  L
   0 
   2 

 

 

  Mendota Regional
 

 

 

 

  10/22
  Elgin (St. Edward)
  W
   6 
   0 

 

 

 

 

  10/25
  Schaumburg (S. Christian)
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  Shabbona (Indian Creek) Sectional
 

 

 

 

  10/29
  Genoa (G.-Kingston)
  W
   2 
   0 

 

 

 

 

  10/31
  Elgin (Harvest-Westminster)
  W
   6 
   0 

 

 

  Mendota Super-Sectional
 

 

 

 

  11/3
  Quincy (Notre Dame)
  W
   2 
   1

Head Coach Nick Myers
Year W-L-T
Mendota
2008 5-18
2009 5-13
2010 6-10
2011 8-8-2
2019 18-5-1
2020 8-2
2021 22-1
2022 19-7
2023 21-3-2
2024 24-2-1
2025 24-4
11 yrs. 160-73-6

Tournament History 

2024-1A     2    1  1-1 (25-3-1)   3rd  Nick Myers
       L    0    1  Normal (University)
       W    2    1  Columbia