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Thursday Ph. finished his freshman
\nsoccer season<\/a>
\nwithout a single loss.  Well yeah, he had a coach and teammates who were
\npretty good, too.<\/p>\n

At alma mater, E. &
\nCo.<\/a> are ranked
\n
\n7th nationally<\/a> with one regular season contest remaining–today against
\nthe fourth-ranked team.  The national tournament this year is at Daytona
\nBeach in late November.  How far is DB from Syracuse?  Too far, I’m
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