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Woodstock grad Purkey passes for two TDs, runs for one

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Woodstock High School grad Michael Purkey in action as quarterback for Concordia. (Courtesy photo)

While the sports term “hat trick” is not a term used for football very often, it fits Michael Purkey’s performance against Lakeland College.  The Woodstock graduate passed for a pair of touchdowns and rushed for another to lead the Concordia University-Wisconsin to a 31-28 win over Lakeland.  The Falcons earned the game-winning points when Purkey […]

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Dan Chamness

Dan Chamness, who writes “College Report” for the Sports section of The Independent, was a track and cross-country athlete at Elmhurst College, now Elmhurst University, where he earned a degree in speech communication with a minor in journalism. He writes for local papers 15 different states.
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Dan Chamness

Dan Chamness, who writes “College Report” for the Sports section of The Independent, was a track and cross-country athlete at Elmhurst College, now Elmhurst University, where he earned a degree in speech communication with a minor in journalism. He writes for local papers 15 different states.
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