Rachel Crader is the editor of semoball.com. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May of 2009 before spending the summer covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

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Correction: Perryville soccer team won school's third state title

Posted Sunday, November 16, 2014, at 12:37 AM

The Perryville boys soccer team won the school's third state championship on Saturday afternoon. It was the first title for the boys soccer team.

A graphic on the front page of Sunday's Southeast Missourian incorrectly identifies the title as the school's first. I realized it was wrong about 10 minutes after we could do anything about it.

I'm sure corrections will pour in tomorrow, and rightfully so. We'll run a correction in Monday's paper, but I wanted to post it here as well.

I'm sorry for the error and feel (really, really, REALLY) terrible about it.

Thanks to Jamie Wachter on Twitter for the heads up.

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Coach received a very heart warming email from a grandparent of a player from St Pius X KC. who we played in the State Semi-Finals that represents the character of our players and what the Perryville Soccer Program strives to represent. Here it is, ENJOY.

"You and your team earned and deserved the State Championship. My name is Mike Cissell. Trevor Cissell is my grandson and plays for Pius X in Kansas City. I witnessed the exciting game in Blue Springs and marveled at the deep throw-in and the magnificent forceful header to win the game with 37 seconds remaining. Throughout the entire game your team maintained great discipline by denying Trevor passes and dropping off to block or change his shots. You have a balanced team who possess a high work rate and heart.

I'd like to recognize you for a quality that means far more than a State Championship. Your team is a team in the true sense. At the end of the game a member of your team picked my grandson up from the turf and hugged him. I counted five other Perryville players hug him, shake his hand, or make a comment to him before exiting the pitch. Trevor gets hacked, kicked, held and punched in a typical game. Your team played him hard, but clean and within the spirit of the game. After the game Trevor said, " I want Perryville to win. They are a group of great guys who play for each other." He never has praised another team following a loss. Perryville is the State Champion. Your team feels fulfilled about WHAT they did. You should be proud of HOW they did it. Congrats!"

-- Posted by deckerd31 on Thu, Nov 20, 2014, at 10:14 AM
Nice!

-- Posted by joefrank78 on Thu, Nov 20, 2014, at 7:18 PM

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