Not many athletes get an opportunity to play college football. Far fewer get a chance to play in a bowl game. Thus far, Thor Paglialong, a Marian Central Catholic graduate […]
Even in the state of Wisconsin, Woodstock graduate Michael Purkey found his Illinois gridiron hookup. The sophomore quarterback found it not once, not twice, not three times, but a total […]
A victory would have made it much better for Michael Purkey as well as Concordia University-Wisconsin. The Woodstock graduate earned his first start in the 41-21 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran […]
FOOTBALL Michael Purkey, a Woodstock graduate and Concordia University-Wisconsin football player, threw only one pass in CU-Wisconsin’s recent 49-32 loss to Lakeland College. But his lone completion for 17 yards […]
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