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Sun-Times All-Area boys soccer team

Choosing the best in any sport invites a certain controversy. Deserving players are inevitably left off, especially in a high skill level sport where only …

  • Apr 12, 2012

Fremd stuns Libertyville; Prospect prevails

A simple plan guided Fremd to victory on Tuesday night: play staunch defense and capitalize on chances. The Vikings executed both to near-perfection to beat …

  • Nov 29, 2011

Oak Park advances in lightning-shortened game.

Hinsdale Central’s season didn’t end with the final horn, but rather by an announcement made to the team in the locker room. Oak Park-River Forest …

  • Oct 25, 2011

Witucki’s goal on throw-in keys Libertyville victory

A back issue prevented Adam Witucki from delivering any long throw-ins for the past month. The Libertyville midfielder made up for lost time on Saturday, …

  • Nov 3, 2011

Round Lake pulls upset on Libertyville

Edgar Rodriguez and Balam Mena scored four minutes apart in the second half to give visiting Round Lake a 3-1 victory over No. 2 Libertyville …

  • Oct 11, 2011

Fast start propels Libertyville to win

Any worries that Libertyville’s boys soccer team might have a letdown after winning the prestigious Pepsi Showdown last weekend vanished in the first 12 minutes …

  • Oct 4, 2011

Libertyville’s OT goal nets title

Adam Witucki knows how crucial it is to take advantage of any scoring opportunity that comes his way. A second chance is rarely guaranteed. The …

  • Oct 3, 2011

Libertyville takes down Morton

Some sweet revenge on the path to a title game, that’s what Libertyville wanted and that’s what the Wildcats got on Saturday. No. 2 Libertyville’s …

  • Oct 1, 2011

Libertyville rolling right along

Libertyville coach Andy Bitta wasn’t very excited about the conditions at Lyons for Saturday’s action in the Pepsi Showdown. But the veteran Wildcat s coach …

  • Sep 13, 2011

Libertyville blanks Chargers

Libertyville boys soccer coach Andy Bitta was sweating all day Thursday, and not because he feared his Wildcats weren’t prepared to face St. Joseph of …

  • Sep 16, 2011

Boys soccer rankings

Record (in parenthesis), previous rank 1. Naperville North (5-0-1) 1 Capture loaded Best of the West 2. Libertyville (4-1) 2 Finding answers behind net 3. …

  • Sep 21, 2011

Top boys soccer teams, players

Top 10 teams 1. Naperville North: Coach Jim Konrad is high on underclassmen Madison Gonzalez, Austin Maggard and Matt Vogel. 2. Libertyville: The Wildcats return …

  • Aug 30, 2011

McNeir shoots Wildcats past St. Viator

Libertyville coach Andy Bitta has a mantra he's told his team before every game the past four seasons: "Be the hammer, not the nail." After …

  • Oct 28, 2010

Libertyville tops Maine West

Three was the magic number for Libertyville on Tuesday night. Using a three-forward formation, the Wildcats scored three goals in a span of 2:14 in …

  • Nov 3, 2010

Bitta brothers at dad's side

The state tournament is nothing new to Andy Bitta. He coached the Libertyville boys soccer team to a second-place finish in 1986 and a quarterfinal …

  • Nov 5, 2010

Boylan beats Libertyville in overtime

Libertyville boys soccer program collected five trophies this season. They just weren't as big as the Wildcats would have liked. Substitute Griffin Pils scored with …

  • Nov 7, 2010

Libertyville holds off Lakes

Libertyville 4, Lakes 2: Austin Bitta netted one goal and added two assists. …

  • Aug 25, 2010

Libertyville shuts out Zion-Benton

Libertyville 4, Zion-Benton 0: Joey Ruppert and Tomite Owalabi had two goals each while Austin Bitta added two assists. …

  • Aug 31, 2010

Libertyville's lone goal enough vs. Oak Park

The Libertyville boys soccer program faced its first test of the season Saturday. Thanks to a more intense off-season workout regimen, the No. 9 Wildcats …

  • Sep 12, 2010

Libertyville tops Lake Zurich

Libertyville 3, Lake Zurich 0: Austin Bitta scored two goals and Andrew Bitta had 10 saves for No. 6 Libertyville. …

  • Sep 15, 2010

Libertyville advances to Pepsi final

Larkin forward Danny Valdez scored in the 11th minute and the Royals dominated possession for most of the first half but Libertyville scored twice in …

  • Sep 19, 2010

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