Girls Soccer: With eye on postseason, teams beef up regular-season schedules
Local girls soccer programs saw plenty of success a season ago from programs like Northridge, Westview and Goshen. With those squads eyeing even better seasons and the rest of the teams vying for improvement, everyone is ready to get the 2026 season underway. Northridge went 15-3-2 with a 7-0 mark in the Northern Lakes Conference to bring home the 2025 conference crown. The Raiders won their ...
Local girls soccer programs, like Northridge, Westview, and Goshen, had a successful season last year. Teams are eager to improve and participate in the 2026 season. Northridge, with a 15-3-2 record and a 7-0 NLC mark, won the 2025 conference title and reached the sectional championship. Ten varsity players will return for their eighth year under head coach Chris Mallott.
Goshen, which lost five of its first six games, ended with an 8-7-1 (6-1 NLC) record and lost 1-0 to Northridge in the sectional. Twelve letterwinners will return, including seniors Jiana Camacho and Sydney McLaughlin. Concord, with a 10-7 record, has 11 returners including junior Brynn Weirich. NorthWood, which lost to Culver Academies, has four seniors and expects to be competitive.
Wawasee has eight seniors and hopes for improvement. Westview, the 2025 sectional runner-up, has 15 starters, including seniors Olivia Bontrager and Marilyn Yoder, and is aiming for another successful season. Bethany Christian does not have enough girls for a team in 2026 but hopes to be back in 2027.
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