The holiday season is soon upon Cornerkicks,
Let's lift our pop cans and take a few final….kicks.
To Steib’s Broncos and Bergstorm’s Warriors, blazing a trail to state glory,
Leaving the critics in the rearview mirror with nothing to worry.
To soccer academies, either bullies or heroes,
No one surely knows, but will the bill show $$$ or nothing but zeroes?
To the woeful IHSA, which seldom does the right soccer thing,
Is Marty Hickman working on his next version of IHSA-YSO for this spring?
To Eclipse’s Dames and Magic’s Matkovich, two of the best,
Training countless soccer players and separating them from the rest.
To Gibault’s Corsi, soon to join the IHSSCA Hall of Fame ring,
Proved his kids could play with ring No. 3.
To Barry Jacobson, Mr. 399,
Here’s to No. 400 and many more.
To St. Viator’s Jon Harris, one of the best at his craft,
An undersized goalie that showed he didn’t deserve the shaft.
To Lynn and Scott Magnesen, Kim Levitt, Renee Nutt, Veva Doogan and Marybeth McDonald, some of the best people in town,
Always bringing smiles to faces to help them up when they are down.
To Vanessa DiBernardo, whose state-title hat trick was stellar,
Never forget the high school crowd cheering you for being No. 1.
To Public League coaches, whose fields are woe,
Let’s hope the 2008 CPS Sports Administration office isn’t run by Curly, Larry and Moe.
To Chip Huber, what can we say,
You deserve much more than anyone could ever pay.
And to the readers, I offer this cheer,
Let the 12 days of Cornerkicks begin, so we can cap off this year.

- Joe Trost