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Woodstock grad Purkey tosses three TDs in first half for Concordia-Wisconsin

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Former Blue Streak Michael Purkeynow plays quarterback for Concordia University Wisconsin. (Courtesy photo)

Michael Purkey, a Woodstock graduate and Concordia University-Wisconsin senior, passed for three  touchdowns, all in the first half of the Falcons first game, a 55-14 drubbing of the Martin Luther College Knights. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback completed 17-of-27 passes, three of which were touchdown strikes, for 186 yards.  At the 11:53 mark of the first […]

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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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