Boys soccer: Borge caps a fantastic career at Lyons
If April, says the poet T.S. Eliot, is the cruelest month, it only stands to reason soccer is the cruelest sport. “It’s so unpredictable,” another …
- Nov 7, 2011
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 …
- Nov 29, 2011
Jesus Morales PK lifts Morton to win
Jesus Morales only had one idea in mind. “I just knew I had to make it for myself and my team.” The Morton senior midfielder …
- Nov 29, 2011
Lyons pushes past Downers North
Three different Lyons players scored goals in Saturday’s Class 3A York Regional final, but it seemed most appropriate that Elliot Borge was one of them. …
- Nov 4, 2011
Senior’s first goal clinches for Lyons
Kevin Shaw’s first career goal was all No. 10 Lyons needed in its West Suburban Silver showdown at No. 4 Oak Park-River Forest Tuesday night. …
- Oct 25, 2011
Lyons edge out Hinsdale Central
He dove to his right and when he did, Lyons goalkeeper Max Hadley secured the win for his side in one of the oldest and …
- Oct 18, 2011
Lyons still in running for league crown
It’s been a topsy-turvy type of season in the West Suburban Silver this year. When the season began, many observers thought the conference race would …
- Oct 18, 2011
Lauser comes up big for Lyons
With star midfielder Elliot Borge serving a one-game suspension after picking up a red card in Sunday’s overtime loss to Libertyville in the Pepsi Showdown …
- Oct 5, 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
Lyons takes down Metea Valley in OT
Lyons forward Mark Pawula had only one thing on his mind after Metea Valley goalie Derek Carothers made an incredible effort to knock his hard …
- Oct 1, 2011
Lyons fights off stubborn Larkin
A nailbiter can often bring out the best in a team, as Lyons found out on Saturday in the Pepsi Showdown quarterfinals. The short-handed Lions …
- Sep 14, 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
Sanchez' late goal lifts Lyons
As he has been so many times in his career, Horacio Sanchez was in the right place at the right time Thursday night, scoring twice …
- Oct 8, 2010
Huskies take down Lyons in 2OT
Max Auden scored from 15 yards out on a header 46 seconds into double overtime off a free kick into the box by Evan Trychta …
- Nov 3, 2010
LT falls just shy of return trip to state
Senior Peter Kralovec-Kirchherr had a moment Tuesday where he really thought Lyons Township was a team of destiny. Coming off a stunning come-from-behind sectional final …
- Nov 3, 2010
Lyons ready to defend title
Kyle Kurfirst's and his teammates' cell phones went crazy as word spread last November that Lyons had ended previously undefeated Neuqua Valley's season with a …
- Aug 21, 2010
Lyons shuts out Hinsdale South
Lyons 2, Hinsdale South 0: Brett Heimerdinger and Horacio Sanchez scored one goal each for No. 3 Lyons (2-0). …
- Aug 27, 2010
Lyons, Neuqua Valley play to tie
In a contentious rematch of a Class 3A supersectional from last year, Mark Pawula's goal with 45 seconds remaining completed second-half comeback to earn host …
- Aug 28, 2010
Morton hands Lyons first loss
Down one with less than five minutes, Xavier Corona and his teammates weren't shaken. If anything they were stirred. Corona scored with 3:52 remaining in …
- Sep 19, 2010
Spanish region says adios to tradition
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making it Spain’s first major region to ban the deadly, centuries-old ballet between matador and …
- Mar 2, 2011










