Articles filed under Soccer
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Waldoch's smarts match her skillsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The World Cup started Thursday in Brazil, and if you're looking for an area girls soccer player who'd been counting the days until the tournament began, you'd want to st...
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Girls soccer all-area team / Lake CountyJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Mikayla Abbeduto AntiochWhen Antioch found the net, it was usually Abbeduto doing the honors. The junior totaled 25 goals and 11 assists in putting together an all-s...
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Barrington's Szczesny springs forwardJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - It would be fair to say that April through June were the months which launched Jenna Szczesny into the stratosphere of high school girls soccer. After finishing the 201...
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Special Olympics role leads to teaching passion for Hoffman Estates teenJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Carina Valencia remembers the moment. The 19-year-old was trying to teach a special-needs student a certain way to kick a soccer ball really, really far one afternoon ou...
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Will Brazil's Cup spotlight burn too bright?Jun 12, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's day has finally arrived. The sun was rising Thursday on a tropical nation hosting its first World Cup in 64 years. Nearly half the world's pop...
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Pope to World Cup: Overcome racism, greed in sportJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has a message for the World Cup: Let football be a showcase for teamwork and solidarity, not an exhibition of racism and greed. The Argentine...
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Girls soccer all-area team / Tri-CitiesJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - By Darryl Mellema Daily Herald Correspondent Jenny Barr, St. Charles North Versatility was a key for Barr. Naturally a forward-thinking player blessed with great speed, ...
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Teen's passion for soccer culminates in trip to USA GamesJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Like most Olympians, 17-year-old Matthew Sommerer of Hoffman Estates has spent near a lifetime preparing to compete at the highest levels. In his case, that will be play...
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Hanover Park sees potential in youth sports complexJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - You live in Hanover Park, but you identify more closely with the bedroom community's neighbors. That's the dynamic that's troubling village officials in their new strate...
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Silva scores 3 goals, United beats Impact 4-2Jun 11, 2014 1:01 am - MONTREAL - Luis Silva scored three first-half goals and D.C. United beat the Montreal Impact 4-2 on Wednesday night to take lead in Major League Soccer's Eastern Confere...