Junior midfielder Matthew Lipp underwent a personal transformation this season for South Elgin.

Like a sculptor, Lipp worked on creating the chameleon, bending and conforming his clay to fit into the classic mold of a scorer and creator. And through it all, his artistry shined for the Storm.

“I played multiple positions, even some I personally don’t like,” Lipp said. “But when you’re playing on such a high-level team and all the boys are working together, it makes everything easier.

“The team flows so well I can be put anywhere and it’ll still work.”

Lipp, the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Boys Soccer Player of the Year, worked wonders while taking South Elgin to unprecedented heights in the program’s 20th anniversary season.

In 2006, in their first year of competition, the Storm lo

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