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Four-year Sweet Home High School soccer starting goalkeeper Evan Towry, who graduated this spring, is playing college soccer for Division II University of Illinois Springfield this fall. The Prairie Stars compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. “Academically and athletically, it seemed like the best place for me to grow and develop not only as an athlete, but as a person,” Towry said of his choice of school. “I want to be the best athlete and student that I can be, and work as hard as possible to secure a starting spot and go from there.”

Still just a freshman, Towry said he�...