The Trigg County boys soccer team put the wraps on its district championship season on Sunday at their postseason awards banquet.
The Wildcats finished with an 8-7 record and put together one of the best defensive squads in program history. Trigg allowed just 21 goals – tied for the third fewest in school history and three away from the school record.
The team also allowed just 1.4 goals per game, which was seventh best in program history.
Three of Trigg’s losses were by 1-0 scores, with the season ending with a 2-1 loss in the region tournament to eventual champion University Heights Academy.
Award winners were:
Defensive MVP – Axel Rayburn
Offensive MVP – Jenson Nolte
Most Improved – Matthew Choate
Field General – Cam McCormick
JV Defensive MVP – Trystan Webb
JV Field General – Dominic Skinner
JV Most Improved – Colby Ross
JV Offensive MVP – Matthew Choate
Letters
James Garnett, Axel Rayburn, Kyle Choate, Max Disney, Connor Harrison, Cam McCormick, Nate Kelly, Jenson Nolte, Joseph Ethridge, Evan Gravil, Matthew Choate, Carsen Gresham, Dominic Skinner, Colby Ross, Landon Gray, Izaiah Ruzicka, Trystan Webb, Corben Woodall, Dominic Graddy, Brody Fleming.
Also receiving a posthumous letter was Dalton Brown, who died after the season.
“I know this has been a hard year. We’ve had heartbreak, loss, things that I know, and I hope that you boys will never have to experience again,” Bleidt said. “We have an empty chair tonight, and I want to say how proud I am of you boys and the families for sticking together because that’s what this program is. Loving one another, being there for one another, and understanding that soccer is such a small part of what we have built here.”
He also offered some advice to the team at the close of the banquet.
“Continue to love each other. Be best friends. Check on each other, and walk in the hallway together. Hold each other accountable with discipline and grace. And always, always be together.”
With 14 wins over the past two seasons, Bleidt said to expect to be challenged in 2026.
“You will play every team in the region next year. We will no longer back down from competition. We are going to play at the highest level because that’s where we want to be. Our goal is to win the regional championship, and we should not want to accept anything less,” he said.
