One of the fan favorite sports at Northtown is back and in full swing. The boys’ soccer team started out strong at the beginning, but seem to be going through a bit of a slump as the season progressed. They are sitting at a 5-6 record.

“The season has gone pretty well,” said senior Tyler Simmons.

The team was on a four game winning streak until they were defeated by Oak Park 2-0 on September 24.

“We got off to a good start,” said soccer coach, Jeffery Lasswell. “We found a way to win games.”

But, the men did beat a team with one of the best reputations when it comes to sports: Staley High School.

In fact, Simmons’s favorite moment so far in the season was “beating Staley in the last 15 seconds of the game.”

Even though the team has accomplished quite a lot so far this season, Lasswell is looking forward to watching “our team grow and eliminating silly little mistakes.”

A lot can change in a year, so changes to the team are inevitable. Lasswell stated that a lot has changed compared to the previous year.

“Our team is a little older. We had a very young team last year, so everyone’s grown a little bit. They are competing at a higher level as well,” said Lasswell.

Another change from last year is the fan support. The teams has caught the eyes of a few more students, who find themselves attending every possible game. A few of those students are Sydney Debrick and Lauren Davis, who are at every soccer game no matter where it may be.

Davis’s favorite thing about the team is the players themselves.

“They are all just really good people. I like going out and giving them support because they deserve it,” said Davis.

Debrick agrees with Davis, saying that her favorite thing is “being there to support the team.”

Lasswell, Debrick, and Davis all have one message to Northtown students.

“They work so hard and they deserve to be more recognized. The only sports here that get recognized are football and basketball. The other teams need support too,” said Davis.

Lasswell confirms the fact that the increase in the crowd positively affects the team and how they play.

“Everyone likes to play in front of more people. Come and support!”