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October 27, 2007
NSCAA/adidas
National #1Evansville Memorial won its first IHSAA Boys Soccer State
Championship, defeating Chesterton 1-0 Saturday evening at Kuntz Stadium in
The Tigers (23-0-2) were on
the scoreboard first in the 61st minute thanks to a header goal from
junior midfielder Andrew Fuchs, his 22nd of the season. Senior midfielder Daniel Farabaugh
was credited with the assist thanks to a well placed corner kick.
The Trojans (18-5-1) stayed
close through a fast paced first half that saw the scoreboard read 0-0. The second half was much of the same, as each
team’s keeper came up with numerous big saves.
Chesterton’s best chance to score came early in the second half, as
sophomore Cole Galloway’s shot hit the crossbar and went out of bounds.
Memorial posted an 24-5
advantage in shots for the match. The
Tigers junior keeper Trev Wilgus
had two saves in the match.
Coach Bill Vieth’s
Saints advanced to the final match with a 2-0 shutout of
Evansville Memorial’s Mitchell
Day received the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award following Saturday’s finale.
Mitchell Day of
Day is the
Treasurer of his Senior Class, as well as a member of National Honor Society,
Spanish Club, Key Club, and the Newspaper staff. He was also named to the
Day
ranks 13th in his class and carries a 5.90 cumulative grade point average on a 6.0 scale. He is
Day is the son of
Mary and Craig Day of
Indiana Farm
Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner,
presented a scholarship check for $1,000.00 to
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