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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

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