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2026 Soccer Preview: Illini Bluffs looking to break regional championship drought with strong core returning 


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Illini Bluffs' Kash Nolte (left), Ian White (2nd from left), Will Emhoff (middle), Brodie Moore (2nd from right) and head coach Gerard Smith (right). Knox Mynatt/Clutch Sports Media

GLASFORD — Fresh off one of its best seasons in program history where it tied the single season record for wins, Illini Bluffs soccer remains on the hunt for a second regional title and first since 2011.


The Tigers bring back a solid core of seniors in Brodie Moore, Ian White, Kash Nolte, and Will Emhoff, the latter two being IHSSCA All-Sectional selections last season. Of the 45 goals Illini Bluffs scored in 2025, 36 of them were scored by returning players including Emhoff’s team-leading 19 goals. 


The uber-talented scorer will look to further that mark in 2026, something he has done every year since he was a freshman.


Hear from head coach Gerard Smith, Emhoff, Nolte, Moore, and White and get to know about this year’s Illini Bluffs soccer team in its season preview below:

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