Libertyville finished second in the PepsiCo Showdown with a 2-1 loss in double overtime to Lyons on Sunday afternoon at DePaul University in Chicago.
The loss ended a tough weekend for the Wildcats, who also lost to Warren on Friday in a North Suburban Conference Lake Division game.
Adrian Valadez got the game-winner in the 89th minute on Sunday for Lyons (10-3-1).
After a scoreless first half, Libertyville (8-3-0) took a 1-0 lead on Ryan Wittenbrink’s goal. Lyons drew even in the 69th minute on a header by Nick Economou off a free kick.
The 80-minute regulation game ended that way, and two five-minute overtimes followed. Only 1:14 remained in the second OT when Valadez scored.
Without the goal, the game would have gone to a shootout.
The 32-team tournament is the season’s most prestigious in-season tourney.
Next year, the PepsiCo Showdown is expected to grow to 96 teams and bring in top prep programs from other states.
This year, Libertyville beat Fenwick 1-0, Solorio 3-0, Lockport 2-0 and Wheaton Academy 1-0.
Lyons beat Burlington Central 3-1, Plainfield Central 1-0, St. Charles North 3-1 and Deerfield 2-1 in a shootout to reach the finals.
Morton, Wheaton Academy, Streamwood and Lyons were the top four seeds.
Libertyville was seeded sixth and Deerfield ninth. Lake Zurich was the only other area team in the field.
Last year, Morton won the tournament. Libertyville won in 2011, beating Lyons in the finals. The Wildcats also finished second in 2010. Warren won in 2006.
In 2010, Libertyville went on to finish second at state, and Warren finished second at state in 2006.
Boys Soccer: Round Lake improved to 11-1 with a 1-0 nonconference win over Grayslake Central on Saturday.
Currently, Round Lake is 5-0-0 in the North Suburban Prairie and will host Lakes on Thursday night.
Lakes is 2-0-1 with games left against Antioch (Tuesday) and Wauconda (next week Monday).
Round Lake is the defending champion in the division.
Boys Soccer: Warren is 3-1-1 in the North Suburban after beating Libertyville 1-0 and tying Lake Forest 1-1 last week.
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The Blue Devils still have Lake Zurich to play in the division. Warren is the defending champ in the division.
Boys Soccer: Waukegan is 9-1-3 after beating Evanston 1-0 and Lake Forest Academy 5-2 and tying New Trier 2-2 last week.
The Bulldogs will play at Maine South on Tuesday. Waukegan is 1-1-2 in the Central Suburban South.
Boys Cross Country: Grayslake Central had five runners in the top 11 and crushed the field at Grant’s James Taylor Invitational on Saturday at Camp Henry Horner.
The Rams’ team score of 29 easily beat runner-up Crystal Lake South (98) in the 19-team field.
Luke Beattie of Woodstock won the three-mile race in 15:35, and Grayslake Central’s Matt Aho was second in 15:50.
Mark Myers of Lake Forest was third (15:53), John Girmscheid of Grayslake Central fifth (16:11), Eli Minsky of Grayslake Central sixth (16:17) and Collin Luell of Zion-Benton seventh (16:25).
Lake Forest was third in the team scoring, Carmel sixth, Zion-Benton seventh, Grayslake North eighth, Round Lake 10th, Waukegan 12th, Grant 13th, Wauconda 14th, Lake Forest Academy 15th and Lakes 18th in a 19-team field.
Girls Cross Country: Stevenson sophomore Isabelle Sparreo won the Palatine Invitational at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve in a time of 17:06. Brooke Wilson of Prospect was second in 17:10.
In the team scoring, Yorkville and Lyons finished 1-2. Vernon Hills senior Vivian Overbeck (17:37) finished sixth.
Girls Cross Country: Grant freshman Danielle Osmon won Grant’s James Taylor Invitational at Camp Henry Horner, finishing the three-mile race in 18:42.
Emma Milburn of Lake Forest was second in 18:45 and her teammate, Lauren Garriques, was third in 18:55.
Lake Forest won the team title with a score of 40 (2-3-6-9-20), with Grant second at 55 (1-8-12-16-18).
Grayslake Central (91) and Carmel (97) were third and fourth.
Grayslake Central was led by junior Megan Girmscheid, fourth in 18:56. Katie Condon of Lake Forest was sixth in 19:05.
Boys Golf: Barrington won the Grayslake Central Invitational at Stonewall Orchard with a 309 total, 13 shots clear of runner-up Jacobs.
Grayslake Central (323) was third, Mundelein (330) fourth, Lake Zurich (358) 13th, Zion-Benton (380) 15th and Wauconda (389) 16th.
Tom Calbi of Barrington was medalist with an even-par 72. Kyle Reynolds of Grayslake Central was second with a 74.
Girls Golf: Libertyville won Freeport’s Pretzel Invitational at Park Hills West Golf Course with a 343 total, 10 shots better than runner-up Crystal Lake Co-op.
Girls Tennis: Stevenson won the 16-team Prospect Fall Classic, with New Trier second and Highland Park third.
At No. 1 singles, Stevenson’s Zoe Taylor won the title, losing eight total games in eight sets. She is 19-0 on the season.
Stevenson’s other champs were Dhawni Kumar at No. 2 singles, Maria Pablos Sarabia at No. 3 singles, Alexandra Zoubareva and Elizabeth Ferdman at No. 2 doubles, and Samantha Burger and Bronwyn Heidkamp at No. 4 doubles.
News-Sun staff contributed.