Murphysboro High School has announced that senior Izzy Doerr broke the school’s all-time career goals scored record during a season-opening soccer match. According to posts made by the school’s official account on March 19, 2026, Doerr reached her 107th career goal, setting a new milestone for the program.
In a tweet published at 11:59 UTC, Murphysboro HS stated: “By scoring 2 goals in the season-opening Win at Mascoutah (score of 3-0), Murphysboro’s Red Devil Senior Izzy Doerr has set the School’s All-Time Career Goals Scored (107). Each goal she scores this season will add to this total! Congratulations, Izzy!” This was followed less than an hour later by another post congratulating Doerr: “Congratulations to Izzy Doerr on breaking the Murphysboro High School Career scoring record with her 107th goal of her career!”
A third tweet posted at 12:51 UTC contained only a link: “https://t.co/G9oTLA2n3r”, possibly referring readers to additional content related to Doerr’s achievement.
Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across Harrison and Jackson County. The district encompasses several schools including Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School (source). As of the most recent data available from the Illinois State Board of Education, District 186 enrolled nearly two thousand students and reported spending $19,142 per student in fiscal year 2020 (source). The district staff includes approximately 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; women make up about three-quarters of the teaching staff (source).
Demographically, Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 is composed of approximately sixty-nine percent White students, sixteen percent Black students, seven percent Hispanic students and less than one percent Asian students (source). The chronic truancy rate in District 186 stands at about six-point-seven percent—below the statewide average for Illinois public schools (source).
Izzy Doerr’s accomplishment adds to the history and athletic tradition at Murphysboro High School as she continues her final season.
