West Suburban Sports

Friday, January 29

Announcements:

College commitments:
Lyons Township senior Billy McGuinness to Princeton
Naperville North senior Mike Wiest to Bowling Green State
Geneva junior Brady Wahl to Ohio State in 2011
(Players: please email us with your college commitments)

The IHSSCA Annual Clinic will be held at Oswego East HS on February 19-20. It is open to all coaches.
Information can be found at www.ihssca.com

Girls' high school players, parents, or coaches interested in having West Suburban Soccer cover your soccer season this spring can contact Gary Larsen via email at garylarsen@westsuburbansoccer.com

Coming soon: Players' Choice Part II

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Fire Academy update

U-16 and U-18 squads see first competition in Phoenix showcase

Stories will appear in the near future
on the initial few weeks of training
for both of the Fire Academy teams

Wednesday, December 15, 2009

Players' Choice Part I: The Scorers

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009

Fire Academy begins its journey

Fire Academy Coverage

The story of the 50-plus players who were selected for the Chicago Fire Development Program will appear over the next few months.

Each week we'll run stories about how things are progressing for the U-16 and U-18 teams and have player profiles for each squad.

After going through intense training during the past three weeks, 20 players from each squad are headed to Phoenix today where they will compete against other development teams in a showcase.

Once the teams' seasons begin in the spring, we'll provide stories for nearly all of their matches, whether at home or on the road.

About half of the members of the U-18 team and a quarter of the U-16 squad were reported on here in the past high school season.

We hope that you enjoy our coverage of the Fire Academy teams.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Lewis to the Final Four

IHSSCA Banquet award winners

Roselieb to Missouri State

Boswell off to Denver

Check back for these stories:
St. Viator's Three Amigos

Fire Academy kicks off training

Players' Choice 2009

If you've made your college commitment, please click on the
Contact Us button on the menu bar and drop us an email

Coming: Miller to Hobart College

Monday, November 9, 2009

Lyons Township state finals interviews

Coming soon:
Players' Choice story '09

Thank you to the soccer community

When we launched West Suburban Soccer we weren’t sure what to expect from the soccer community. We started with the hope that 8 or 10 teams would sign on, and somehow we ended up with 25 teams willing to roll the dice on this new form of soccer coverage.

Our goal has simply been to give high school soccer players the recognition they deserve for their effort and commitment to the sport. From Lyons Township west to West Aurora, and from Barrington south to Neuqua Valley, we’ve been lucky enough to watch and report on some of the best high school soccer programs in Illinois.

With the season winding down, we just wanted to say thanks to the soccer community for embracing the coverage we’ve provided. The importance of the support and enthusiasm that parents, coaches, and players have put forth to make this site a success can’t be overstated. Without their help, this venture would have never gotten off the ground.

Saint Viator state finals interviews

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Saint Viator takes the 2A crown

Viator gets revenge on Notre Dame

McGuinness sends LT into a frenzy

Check back on Monday for more
interviews with state champs

Class 2A Championship
Saint Viator 1, Notre Dame 0

Class 3A Championship
Lyons Township 2, Lake Zurich 1 (OT)

Congratulations to both Lyons Township
and Saint Viator on winning state titles

Lyons Township, the new 3A king

Saturday, November 7, 2009

2A: Saint Viator 5, Triad 0

Lyons staying calm, cool, collected

Saint Viator vs. Peoria Notre Dame II

Today's state finals results
from North Central College

Class 2A Championship
Saint Viator 1, Notre Dame 0

Class 3A Championship
Lyons Township 2, Lake Zurich 1 (OT)

Congratulations to both Lyons Township
and Saint Viator on winning state titles

3A: Lyons Township 2, New Trier 0

Friday, November 6, 2009

Looking back:
The 2004 DG South Mustangs

By Gary Larsen

Five years ago today one of the most heart-stopping moments the state title game has ever seen occurred. It’s captured on a 27-second piece of game tape from the 2004 title game between Buffalo Grove and Downers Grove South.

“Even now, when I watch that play, I cringe,” Mike McCormack said. “It was so close and the timing of it was so critical.”

With only seconds left in a scoreless state title game, Buffalo Grove had a throw-in deep in Downers Grove territory.

The ball was flicked and came down six yards out from the near post, where a Buffalo Grove player stepped forward and hammered a head shot that by all rights should have given the Bison a state title.

Lyons Township ready to go

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Neuqua's outstanding season ends

Saint Viator rolls into the Final Four

Lions in the hunt for a state title

Friday's state finals schedule
At North Central College in Naperville:

Class 2A
Notre Dame vs. Freeport 11:00 a.m.
Saint Viator vs. Triad 1:00 p.m.

Class 3A
New Trier vs. Lyons Township 5:00 p.m.
Lake Zurich vs. Edwardsville 7:00 p.m.

LT's Fox pulls off a rare feat