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Triad gains revenge on Saint Viator, earns title berth

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Triad’s Brynn Presley (22) races past St. Viator’s Zophie Perez (19) and Emilie Doersching (3). Photos by Michael Wojtychiw

By Michael Wojtychiw

PALATINE – Triad came into Friday’s second Class AA semifinal at Fremd with gaudy stats.

The Knights: boasted a 105-3 scoring margin; won 22 straight after tying Granite City in the season opener; hadn’t allowed a goal in the past 13 games; and made its third trip to state in the past five years in search of its second title in that stretch.

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Offensive onslaught powers Joliet Catholic past Saint Ignatius

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Joliet Catholic’s Brynn Higgins (left) and St. Ignatius’ Lauren Tiemann eye the ball in a Class AA semifinal at Fremd. Photos by Michael Wojtychiw

By Michael Wojtychiw

PALATINE – Many soccer players dream of scoring a hat-trick at the state finals, but very few ever get the opportunity to fulfill that dream.

Count Joliet Catholic’s Morgan Furmaniak as someone who saw that wish come true Friday in the first Class AA state semifinal at Fremd.

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