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[Updated Version] Only two Illinois teams in Class 1A finished the 2011 season as winners: state champ Quincy Notre Dame and the Francis Parker Colonels. Quincy’s 2-0 defeat of Lisle in the finals and Parker’s defeat of W-Latham in the … Continue reading
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Maybe it was the country music blaring on the public address system before the game, or the rows of forlorn dried corn stalks overlooking the stadium, but our urban heroes looked a little disoriented at the beginning of Parker’s first … Continue reading
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The Stillman Valley Soccer Team looked like an Illinois country deer caught in the headlights of an onrushing Chicago El train. Hardly twenty seconds were gone on the clock when Max “Jazzman” Jones lofted the opening kick off to Edgar … Continue reading
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No finger nails were left on the hands of the Parker faithful who made the trek to Winnetka for the 2011 sectional state finals. And one or two defibrillators may have been sighted. Not for the faint of heart, this … Continue reading
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Rain, 20-mile-an-hour winds gusting to 40, a slippery grass field and the spectators before the game cringed to think that anything could happen — knuckle ball shots, balls skipping off the slick surface, players falling… And then when Northridge got … Continue reading
Once again the irrepressible Josh Mintz was taking photos at the Latin game for the regional championship and they are available on his blog at http://gallery.me.com/spearmintz
Also, Sam Mintz came back from Indiana University to witness the game.
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On Friday, October 14, 2011, the F. W. Parker Boys Soccer Team exacted revenge on the Latin Romans for last year’s heartbreaking loss in the first game of the state tourney. And, if you want to admit it, it was … Continue reading
