Newton Eagles (Newton, IL) boosters exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they witnessed their soccer team triumph over the visiting Pana Panthers (Pana, IL), 8-1 in a non-league outing.

The Eagles (5-1) will now prepare for their outing against Staunton (Staunton, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league outing with a 2-1 record. In their last outing, Staunton got by Riverton (Riverton, IL), 3-1, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now sport a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they host Athens/Greenview/Illini Central for a non-league test on Saturday, September 6. Pana will confront a Warriors squad coming off a 6-2 non-league loss to Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 1-5.