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Boys Soccer: Morton outlasts Naperville Central in OT, claims 3A

It was a dream deferred though not denied. Joel Salmeron made sure of it. The Morton midfielder drilled a left-footed blast from about 12 yards …

  • Apr 12, 2012

Boys Soccer: Morton advances past Warren, into finals

Mario Romero never lost his faith. The freshman Morton midfielder took a secondary role after Mustangs’ star Joel Salmeron returned to the starting line up …

  • Apr 12, 2012

Boys Soccer: Some unexpected teams have their eyes on prize

Soccer is dominated by the unpredictable, especially in the state tournament. A strange bounce here, a deflected shot there. It all adds up to success …

  • Apr 12, 2012

Boys soccer: Morton plays spoiler for Lincoln-Way East

If the Morton soccer team was to play a role in the storybook playoff run of Lincoln-Way East, they hoped to play the spoiler. The …

  • Apr 12, 2012

Alonso Torres’ double lifts Morton

This time Morton made sure there was no comeback. Senior midfielder Alonso Torres scored two first-half goals and senior forward Joel Salmeron scored a goal …

  • Apr 12, 2012

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 …

  • Apr 12, 2012

Torres’ late goal lifts Morton

Downers Grove South gave Morton a great challenge for 99 minutes Tuesday night. But Morton aced the test in the 100th minute. Alonso Torres scored …

  • Oct 18, 2011

Leyden scores huge win over tough foe Morton

Leyden took a huge step toward winning the 2011 West Suburban Gold soccer championship when it defeated host Morton 2-1 on a penalty-kick goal with …

  • Oct 18, 2011

Salmeron, Morton down Addison Trail

Joel Salmeron is starting to get his groove back. That spells trouble for opponents of Morton soccer. The star Mustangs senior forward, who missed his …

  • Oct 4, 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

Morton edges St Charles North in OT

Morton is a team thriving on living on the edge. The Mustangs won their third consecutive one-goal match in the single-elimination Pepsi Showdown by edging …

  • Sep 21, 2011

Morton tops West Chicago in OT

Most goals in soccer boil down to one good pass, one good look on net, and one good strike. Morton’s Abdon Delgado had the pass …

  • Sep 21, 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

Morton sneaks past Hinsdale South

In a battle between short-handed teams, perennial power Morton still owns the upper hand over Hinsdale South. The defending West Suburban Gold champion Mustangs opened …

  • Sep 21, 2011

Huskies stymie Morton in showdown

In the showdown of soccer powers Naperville North and Morton, the scintillating individual talent was marked by an asterisk denoting two significant absences. Two returning …

  • Sep 21, 2011

Morton comes back vs. Leyden

Morton goalkeeper Kenny Kucinski had a little extra motivation when Leyden's David Wisniewski stepped up looking to extend the penalty-kick shootout in Tuesday's West Suburban …

  • Oct 6, 2010

Salmeron's goal the difference for Morton

Players from both Morton and Oak Park came into the teams' sectional semifinal Tuesday at Argo expecting a physical game. What they didn't expect was …

  • Oct 27, 2010

Lyons comes back vs. Morton

William Shakespeare said ‘the fewer the people, the more the glory.' That couldn't have been more true for No. 1 Lyons as they came back …

  • Oct 30, 2010

Morton shuts out Willowbrook

Morton 4, Willowbrook 0: Torribio Romo netted two goals for No. 5 Morton (1-0). …

  • Aug 27, 2010

Morton shuts out Hersey

Morton 3, Hersey 0: No. 5 Morton (3-0-1) was led by Joel Salmeron (two goals) and Ivan Chavez (goal). …

  • Sep 7, 2010

Morton downs Lake Zurich in penalties

Joel Salmeron is quick to distribute the ball and seize on an opponent's mistake, much like somebody who constantly feels like he is running out …

  • Sep 8, 2010

Corona kicks Morton past Wildcats

Xavier Corona didn't know he was going to be asked to win the game, but he knew he was on call. Corona stepped up and …

  • Sep 27, 2010

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