copyright the Chronicle November 9, 2016
by Tena Starr and Brad Usatch
It’s been nearly 40 years since the Lake Region Union High School boys soccer team made it to a championship game. The last time was in 1978 when they lost to Milton. In the school’s 49 years of existence, the team has often been excellent — but never been a champion.
Until Saturday.
It was a big time payback at South Burlington High School Saturday afternoon when LR once again made it to the championship, and once again faced Milton.
This time, an undefeated Lake Region came home with the trophy and a decisive 4-0 win. Over the course of the season, they outscored their opponents 105-6.
The hard fought first half of Saturday’s game ended 1-0 with the goal by Matthew Lawlor, set up by Riley Urie, who scored three in the second half, pretty much assuring a Lake Region win well before the clock ran out.
…To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe:
Print subscription
Annual online subscription
Short-term online subscription
(To find a particular article, search for the corresponding edition of the newspaper)
0 shares
