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Girls Soccer: Lyons’ Ari Kowalski commits to Indiana

Feb 6, 2012

One of Ari Kowalski’s goals is to play in the Big Ten someday. It turns out, her best opportunity was at Indiana. Kowalski, a Lyons junior defender from Western Springs, did not receive any other serious offers from a Big Ten school. The Hoosiers were always the leading choice for …

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Goletz named to lead successful program at North

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: As Naperville North’s new athletic director, Jim Konrad knew one of his initial challenges would be finding the right person to take over the Huskies’ girls soccer program which added a 2011 state runner-up finish to its impressive tradition of success.

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Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Lincoln-Way East’s Nicole Ernat came back from ankle surgery to earn a spot on the Chicago Fire All-State All-Academic first team.

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Neuqua’s Oyster Naperville Sun player of year

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Most often player of the year honorees in soccer have phenomenal offensive statistics or the individual might be a goalie whose saves and shutouts are the equivalent of a brick wall.

Kaneland’s Heimerdinger the Aurora-area’s best

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: When it came time to select The Beacon-News Girls Soccer Player of the Year, it became obvious that few could meet the standard set by Kaneland senior forward Emily Heimerdinger.

Beacon-News All-Area girls soccer team

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: The 2011 Beacon-News All-Area girls soccer team.

Naperville Sun All-Area girls soccer team

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: When it comes to selecting the Naperville Sun’s All-Area squad, the bar is just about the same as is used for picking the state’s best girls soccer players. That’s not just a bold claim; it’s a fact since six members of the Sun All-Area crew can also be found on the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State unit.

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Huntley’s Wronski leaves impression

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Huntley girls soccer coach Kris Grabner almost had as many adjectives and memorable moments to relate as Aimee Wronski had goals. And that’s saying something.

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Naperville North’s Terada steps down

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Citing the time commitments of a growing family, Naperville North head coach Brent Terada acknowledged his decision to step down as head coach two days after directing the Huskies to a second-place finish in the IHSA Class 3A state girls soccer finals.

Sun-Times girls soccer rankings

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Neuqua Valley, the preseason top-ranked team, also is No, 1 in the final Sun-Times girls soccer rankings for the 2011 season.

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Granite City blanks Huskies in 3A final

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Kaitlin Becherer scored her first goal of the season just before halftime and Granite City held on to beat Naperville North 1-0 Saturday night in the Class 3A statr title game at Naperville Central.

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Marian Central takes second in 2A

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Marian Central waited through a 95-minute lightning delay as well as four overtimes, but fell short to Troy Triad 2-1 in penalties of the Class 2A title match Saturday at Naperville Central.

Young Lemont squad takes third

Feb 6, 2012

GIRLS SOCCER: Despite playing a defensive-minded game, Lemont came out a 2-0 winner against Wheaton Academy Saturday in the Class 2A third-place match at Naperville Central.


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