In the case of Portage senior center midfielder Donovan Cole, statistics don't truly explain his abilities on the soccer pitch.
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Crete-Monee's Carlos Posada has been on quite the scoring streak the past two seasons. In those two years, Posada recorded 131 goals on his way to shattering Illinois' all-time scoring record.
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Bay Kurtz isn't the type of soccer player who would rub individual or team accomplishments into anyone's faces.
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INDIANAPOLIS | Alex Fenn readily admitted it wasn't the prettiest shot, but at the highest echelon of Indiana high school soccer, looks simply didn't matter.
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INDIANAPOLIS | Though he's only been eligible since the first game of the Merrillville Regional, there has been no more important player to Crown Point's postseason run than Christian Lomeli.
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The Crown Point boys soccer team won another postseason game on penalty kicks to capture the first-ever Class 2A state championship.
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CROWN POINT | During what has been an eventful season for Crown Point, the Bulldogs certainly haven't been lacking in impressive defensive performances.
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LEMONT | This was a hard pill to swallow for the Crete-Monee soccer team.
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CROWN POINT | Coming from a long line of soccer players, it's no surprise how Crown Point's Zach Sneiderwine has developed his skills on the field.
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LEMONT | Maybe a weather delay is the only thing that can slow Crete-Monee down.
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Washington forward Misael Martinez wouldn't wish his senior season on anyone, even his worst enemy. That is, he wouldn't wish the injury part on anyone.
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WARSAW | Christian Lomeli found himself hoisted up above his teammates Saturday, while chants of "MVP" traveled through the cool night air.
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CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Saturday was a busy day for Crete-Monee senior Carolos Posada, even by his standards.
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WARSAW | Crown Point coach JR Rosenbaum didn't hesitate. He put every ounce of his faith in Christian Lomeli.
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CROWN POINT | Laura Small has a plan. Sort of. Well, maybe.
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CROWN POINT | This is a feeling Joey Davis isn't used to experiencing, but the Crown Point senior wants to ride it for as long as possible.
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HOMEWOOD | Homewood-Flossmoor and Bloom Township battled evenly Tuesday for a berth in the 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional final for almost the entire 80 minutes before someone finally scored a goal.
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LAKEVILLE | The only time Andrean boys soccer team didn't mark up Femi Hollinger-Janzen, he made the 59ers pay dearly.
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MERRILLVILLE | It may have had appeared to be completely inadvertent, but it turned out Carmelo Morales' odd-looking goal was exactly what Crown Point needed to rewrite history.
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MERRILLVILLE | Crown Point goalie Christian Lomeli started in net for the Bulldogs during his freshman season.
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CRETE | Once Carlos Posada broke the Illinois high school scoring record Tuesday night with a six-goal performance against Rich Central, he didn't let up. He just kept adding on.
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LAKEVILLE | Andrean scored two goals before halftime and then let its defense do the rest.
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MUNSTER | As a junior last season, Munster forward Sam Smith endured a painful injury, but the mental anguish of being unable to play was what hurt the most.
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PEOTONE | It wasn't how Illiana Christian coach Chip Bevan drew it up, but he'll take it.
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Whether he's making a play on the pitch or barking out instructions, Boone Grove senior Chris Vasquez has his teammates' attention.
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CRETE | Crete-Monee's Carlos Posada sometimes felt like there was more than one monkey on his back.
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ST. JOHN | No matter what accolades Lake Central coach Jereme Rainwater has earned throughout his career, each one of them always holds a special place.
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VALPARAISO | For the past two years, Chesterton had knocked off Valparaiso in the sectional.
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RENSSELAER | Gavin Voss hoisted the Class A Rensselaer Sectional championship trophy high above his head as his Wheeler teammates reached up to touch the hardware after Saturday's well-deserved 2-1 victory over a very good Hanover Central squad.
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MERRILLVILLE | Crown Point sophomore Carmelo Morales was born in 1995, coincidentally the same year the Bulldogs last won a soccer sectional.
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HAMMOND | As a transfer from Lowell, Kyle Costa never experienced the sweet feeling of hoisting championship hardware as a member of the Red Devils soccer team.
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BOONE GROVE | Boone Grove adjusted its style of play in a rematch with Kouts on Saturday afternoon and the host Wolves cashed in with different results.
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If the Beecher boys soccer team needs A.J. Johns to drive the bus to the Peotone Regional, don't expect the senior captain to shrink at the task.
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MUNSTER | Alejandro Contreras can punt like he's on the moon, so all he needs is a lead and he'll handle the rest.
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MERRILLVILLE | When you're as fast as Crown Point, the opposition has to worry about that first and foremost.
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ST. JOHN | Highland coach Mirko Maric was so fired up at halftime, his voice became hoarse and he could barely speak in the postgame huddle.
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VALPARAISO | When the IHSAA decided to split the state soccer tournament into two classes, Valparaiso coach Danny Jeftich knew that the Vikings would have a chance to host the sectional, even if that meant giving up the regional site.
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BOONE GROVE | Thanks to Jordan Greavu, Kouts boys soccer team avoided a case of déjà vu.
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RENSSELAER | Hanover Central's boys soccer team made more program history Wednesday.
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I'll admit that penalty-kick shootouts in soccer are thrilling for players, coaches and fans, but that doesn't mean I endorse the format.
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MUNSTER | Munster boys soccer coach Jim Prasopoulos knows the long road of the postseason will only be rougher from here, with talented competition stepping in his team's path.
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HAMMOND | The shot-to-goal ratio may not have been ideal, but it was good enough for Bishop Noll to come away with a 3-0 win over Michigan City Marquette in the boys soccer Sectional 33 opener Monday.
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RENSSELAER | It was a historic win for the Hanover Central boys soccer program in the opener the Class A Rensselaer Sectional on Monday.
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MERRILLVILLE | To say Andrean's boys soccer team has caught some people off guard this season would be an understatement.
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WHITING | Bright, bold and beautiful, the colors made a giant horseshoe behind the back of Jose Juan Serrano Sr.
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