The Williamsville CUSD 15 Athletic Department is proud to announce, that the Bullets Boys Soccer team is one of seven varsity teams from the 2023 Fall season to have been awarded the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award. In order to be eligible for this award, a team must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The overall GPA for the department for the season was 3.74, which was an increase from 3.62 in 2022.

The bar has always been set high at Williamsville High School in terms of success for both academics and athletics. We are proud that this group of student athletes has carried on this tradition of excellence both on the field of play and in the classroom.

Boys Golf: 3.43

Football: 3.52

Boys Soccer: 3.65

Boys Cross Country: 3.82

Volleyball: 3.89

Girls Golf: 3.93

Girls Cross Country: 3.94

The Bullets Soccer team saw seight players earn Sangamo All-Conference honors for the 2023 Fall season. Reid Bodine, Sawyer Woods, Drew Farnsworth, and Will Zinn all earned first team honors. Bryton Trickey and Matthew Termine earned second team honors. Drew Mirabile and Garrett Timm both earned honorable mention. The Bullets had the most players earn all-conference honors in the Sangamo for the second straight season.  

The Bullets Boys Soccer team will face the Eagles of Columbia High School at the North-Mac Athletic Complex on Saturday, October 28 at 12:00 pm, as the two teams compete for the 2023 IHSA Class 1A Super-Sectional title and a berth in the 2023 IHSA State Finals.

Tickets can be purchased via Go Fan at this link or from the QR code below:  https://bit.ly/3Sc04hO

Digital tickets are $8.00, cash purchases at the door are $9.00

Gates will open at 11:00 am.

If you cannot make it for the game, you can catch all of the action live on the NFHS Network at the following link:  https://bit.ly/49aj9qE

The Bullets Boys Soccer team will face the winner of the Murphysboro Sectional at the North-Mac Athletic Complex on Saturday, October 28 at 12:00 pm, as the two teams compete for the 2023 IHSA Class 1A Super-Sectional title and a berth in the 2023 IHSA State Finals.

Tickets can be purchased via Go Fan at this link or from the QR code below:  https://bit.ly/3Sc04hO

Digital tickets are $8.00, cash purchases at the door are $9.00

Gates will open at 11:00 am.

If you cannot make it for the game, you can catch all of the action live on the NFHS Network at the following link:  https://bit.ly/49aj9qE

Goals by Sawyer Woods and Bret Mizeur, and a shutout by the defense and Garrett Timm in goal, gives the Bullets the 2-0 win over Teutopolis and the program's first sectional title since 2013. 

The Bullets will now travel to the North Mac Athletic Complex in Virden on Saturday, October 28 to play in the IHSA 1A Super-Sectional. 

The Bullets Boys Soccer team will face the Wooden Shoes of Teutopolis High School at Paul Jenkins Field on Tuesday, October 24 at 7:00 pm, as the two teams compete for the 2023 IHSA Class 1A Sectional title.

Tickets can be purchased via Go Fan at this link: https://bit.ly/45IHDEK

Digital tickets are $7.00, cash purchases at the door are $8.00

Gates will open at 6:00 pm

If you cannot make it for the game, you can catch all of the action live on the NFHS Network at the following link: https://bit.ly/3MfY4Bz

Be sure to purchase your tickets for the upcoming IHSA sectional boys' soccer finals on Tuesday, October 24 at Paul Jenkins Field between the Wooden Shoes of Teutopolis and your Williamsville Bullets at 7:00 pm.

Tickets can be purchased via Go Fan at the QR code above or at this link: https://bit.ly/45IHDEK

Digital tickets are $7.00, cash purchases at the door are $8.00

Gates will open at 6:00 pm

Be sure to purchase your tickets for the upcoming IHSA sectional boys' soccer semi-finals on Friday, October 20 at Paul Jenkins Field. Game One will see the Wooden Shoes of Teutopolis take on the Cardinals of Pleasant Plains at 5:00 pm. Game Two will see the Eagles of Newton take on your Williamsville Bullets at 7:00 pm.

Tickets can be purchased via Go Fan at the QR code above or at this link: https://bit.ly/3Qo4ZuY

Digital tickets are $7.00, cash purchases at the door are $8.00

The Bullets topped Carlinville 1-0 in double overtime in the IHSA Regional Championship on Wednesday, October 18 at the North-Mac Athletic Complex . The win gave the program back-to-back regional championships and the seventh regional title in program history.

The Bullets Boys Soccer team will travel to the North-Mac Athletic Complex in Virden, IL on Wednesday, October 18 to face the Cavaliers of Carlinville High School, as the two teams compete for the 2023 IHSA Class 1A Regional title. Admission for all fans is $5.00, and gates will open at 6:00 pm, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 pm. If you cannot make it for the game, you can catch all of the action live on the NFHS Network at the following link: https://bit.ly/3QfJPim

The Bullets topped Athens 3-0 on Thursday, September 28 to finish a perfect 4-0 in 2023 Sangamo Conference play. The win earned the program the Sangamo Conference Title for the third straight season. 

For the first time in program history, the Bullets Boys’ Soccer team captured the championship at the Four Corners Tournament. The Bullets finished with a perfect record of 4-0 over the course the tournament.

After co-hosting the tournament with Riverton High School over the previous thirteen years the tournament was held, the entire tournament was moved to Paul Jenkins Field for 2023. We are excited about hosting this tournament full time and will continue to look at ways to make it one of the premiere small school tournaments for soccer across Illinois in the Fall.

Head Coach Joe Fandel earned his first career victory as head coach for the boys soccer program in a 1-0 win over Beardstown in the opening match of the 2023 Four Corners Classic on Monday, August 28, 2023. We are excited to be able to celebrate this special career milestone with Coach Fandel, and the many more victories that will come. Thank you Coach Fandel for carrying on the tradition of excellence within the Bullet’s Soccer Program. 

The first day of practice for the 2023 Williamsville High School Boys’ Soccer Team will take place on both Monday, August 7 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at Paul Jenkins Field on the campus of Williamsville High School.

All players must have a current physical within the last year and complete the athletic registration process online, or they WILL NOT be able to participate in tryouts. You can access the athletic registration document at the following link: 23-24 Athletic Registration Form

If a player received an UPDATED PHYSICAL over the summer, they must bring a copy on the first day of try-outs and send a copy to Jennie Wagoner at wagoner@wcusd15.org.

If you have additional questions regarding tryouts, or anything regarding the Williamsville High School Boys’ Soccer team, please contact Joe Fandel at fandel@wcusd15.org.

The Williamsville High School Boys' Soccer program has a variety of open gyms that are taking place throughout the 2023 Summer contact days. You can access the schedule at the following link:

2023 High School Boys' Soccer Summer Calendar

If you would like more information on the contact days over the Summer, or how you can get involved with the Bullets Boys' Soccer program, contact Joe Fandel at fandel@wcusd15.org.

The Williamsville Community Unit School District #15 Athletic Department along with Williamsville High School is excited to announce Joe Fandel as the seventh head coach in the twenty-eight year history of Bullets Soccer. Coach Fandel takes over for Mitch Davidson, who resigned after eight years at the helm at the end of the 22-23 season.

“As a former player and coach for the Bullets over the past eleven years, I have worked with Coach Fandel, and know that he will continue the tradition of Bullets Soccer. Joe has been the head coach of the girls’ soccer program for almost two decades, as well as an assistant for the boys’ program for the past several seasons. In addition, he was a collegiate soccer player for the Big Blue at Millikin. As a father of both a daughter and son who have played for Williamsville, he brings not only a professional interest in the program, but a personal desire to see the team continue to be successful. I look forward to seeing Coach Fandel and the team on the field during the upcoming season” – Mitch Davidson  

Coach Fandel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him as the new head coach for the boys’ soccer program. He has been member of the coaching staff at WCUSD #15 since 2002, coaching junior softball, junior high girls’ basketball, junior high track, and both boys’ and girls’ soccer.

Coach Fandel has been key figure in the development and growth of the girls’ soccer program since 2004, when he became an assistant under then head coach, Max Perienti. After five seasons, he was named the fifth coach in program history, and has held that position for the past thirteen seasons. During this time Coach Fandel has guided the program to two conference titles, six regional titles, one sectional title, and an IHSA State Finals appearance in 2016, where the team finished fourth in class 1A. During his tenure, Coach Fandel has amassed an overall record of 190-85-12, and become the all-time winningest coach in program history during the 2021 season.

Coach Fandel also by key member of the Coach Davidson’s coaching staff over the past seven seasons. Since being named an assistant coach in 2016, Coach Fandel has been on a staff that has guided to the boys’ soccer program to back-to-back Sangamo Conference titles in 2021 and 2022, and two IHSA Regional Titles in 2016 and 2022.

“I am very excited in having the opportunity to coach a soccer program that has had success over the years. I’m looking forward to continuing and building on the success that the boys’ program has experienced.” – Joe Fandel

We are extremely excited for Coach Fandel to continue the success that Coach Davidson and the previous coaches within the program have helped to establish. The Tradition of Excellence that is Bullets Soccer will continue across the area and throughout Illinois for many years to come.