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A game for the ages

By on October 23, 2011 in General, The Varsity

The first time SLUH quarterback Trevor McDonagh played at DeSmet’s Pierre LaBarge Stadium, the game didn’t go so well. McDonagh was a sophomore, making his varsity debut because SLUH senior quarterback Michael Riddering had broken his collarbone in the previous game. McDonagh’s first set of downs was a disaster: a sack, a missed throw and […]

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Center of attention

By on October 9, 2011 in Game Stories, The Varsity

High school football is both brutal and beautiful, exhilarating and humiliating. For the moms. The players? They’d probably choose different adjectives. Now seven games into the season, there’s a motherhood of brotherhood that has evolved around SLUH football. At every game you’ll find 45 moms in various incarnations of Jr. Billiken apparel, proudly wearing our […]

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