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| Chad Ellis spoke with the Kane County Chronicle about his All-American, All-State and All-Conference honors. |
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| The Kane County Chronicle previewed the 2009 IHSLA semifinal between StC and New Trier, with a focus on All-State LSM Pat Killeen. |
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| All-State Goalie Sean McGushin discussed his decision to play D1 football at the University of Illinois with the Kane County Chronicle. |
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The Club honored its graduating seniors and their parents at the annual Senior Day on May 9.  |
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| Junior Mitch Potts, the JV Goalie, was named "Mr SCN" in St Charles North's annual tongue-in-cheek talent show. Watch video of Mitch's interpretive dance. |
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The varsity elected its 2009 Co-Captains.
30 March 2009 |
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Alek Szmajda commits to
D3 Carthage College
6 Feb 2009 |
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Nick Campana commits to
D2 St. Leo University MORE
Nov. 2008 |
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Paul De Bord commits to
D1 Towson University MORE
Nov. 2008 |
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Sean McGushin commits to
D1
Bellarmine Univ. MORE
Nov. 2008 |
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Varsity goalkeepers and North Star Football players Sean McGushin and Blake Chamberlain were members of the 2008 St Charles North Homecoming Court. Sean is the North Stars' QB and Blake is on the O-line.
October 2008 |
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Rising sophs Evans and Erickson run a backyard lacrosse clinic.
August 2008 |
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StC foursome battle Blue Lions, Crabs and bears at Vail Shootout.
August 2008 |
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The Chicago Machine recognized 2008 senior attackman Sean Brogan as its McDonald's High School Lacrosse Player of the Week.
Sean, who also earned First Team All Conference and State All-Star honors this season, was singled out for his "terrific career at St. Charles and his volunteer work as a host at Machine community events."
June 2008
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Senior Day was Saturday, May 9, between games of the StC vs Hinsdale Central doublebill. Following the JV's 8-6 win and just prior to the Varsity's 14-7 victory, our eight graduating seniors, their parents and escorts were introduced and honored.
 All save one of the eight have been four-year members of the Club, and all have contributed in so many ways to the Club, both on and off the field, during their time with us.
Thank you, Seniors. And best wishes and good luck. |
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Photo by Dennis McGushin |
Senior Alex Szmajda headed to D3 Carthage College in Fall |
"It's great to finally have a player from St. Charles," says Carthage College Head Coach Dave Neff, who will welcome senior attackman Alek Szmajda to the Kenosha, Wisconsin, school this Fall.
 Alek is the fourth St Charles senior to commit to play for a NCAA program in the Fall. Earlier, Nick Campana, Paul De Bord and Sean McGushin also announced plans.
Last year, his first on the varsity, Alek's five goals and two assists ranked seventh on the team in both categories. His sophomore year, he started at attack for a JV squad that went 10-1 in conference play and 15-4 overall.
Alek has also been a member of several offseason tournament teams, including this past summer's Players Indoor Centre U19 Elite team, which took third place at the Vail Shootout.
"I think one of the nice things about Alek is that he has a familiarity with [other recruits] that were with Coach Stolzer and Coach Thompson this past summer on the Players Indoor Vail team," says Coach Neff. "[Current Red Men] Spencer Curley, Alex Rearick, Kyle Honn, Brian Teschke and George Sikes were all teammates with Alek..
"It's an exciting class," says Coach Neff, who was the St Charles Head Coach in 2005 and 2006. "We'll be bringing in twelve to fifteen
players, and we have had players turn down
schools like Kenyon and Denison and choose Carthage."
Congratulations, Alek!
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Evans-Erickson Academy is now open |
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For months, the younger boys in his neighborhood had been asking soph d-pole Trace Evans (back row, left) to teach them how to play lacrosse. So, in August, Trace and fellow soph Greg Erickson (back row, right) gathered up their own equipment as well as items from the Club's stockpile of used equipment, and conducted their own backyard lacrosse camp. It was intended to be a one-week camp, but proved so popular that Trace and Greg extended it to two weeks. |
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StC Quartet Battles Blue Lions, Crabs and Bears |
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Quite a weekend it was for Head Coach Andy Thompson (bottom, 2nd from left) and '08 varsity players (left to right) Brian Sullivan, Sean Brogan and Alek Szmajda, who were part of the Players Indoor Sports Centre U19 Elite team that took third place at the recent Vail Shootout in Colorado. The squad went 4-2, losing only to the eventual tourney champs and eventual
runner-up.
 "This was certainly a trip to remember for all our guys," says Players Coach Paul Stolzer. "In addition to some great lacrosse [there was] a whitewater raft trip down the Eagle River and a black bear confrontation in a parking garage."
Sean Brogan, who safely negotiated that "confrontation," also was one of just three middies named to the All-Tournament team. "They only took 12 players out of the 200 or so players in the tournament," says Coach Thompson. "Sean had a great tournament and deserved the recognition." |
Stephen Colbert -- and Sean
Brogan -- know all about bears. |
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St. Charles High School Boys Lacrosse Club
PO Box 83, St Charles, IL 60174 • stclacrosse@comcast.net • 630.513.8711
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