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More Than A Football Field

For the average visitor, a five-minute drive through the Village of Lena will establish its identity as a football community. But the folks who live there know it's about so much more.

Sure, the handmade Panther Football signs lining the streets serve as a love letter to a team that has brought home six Illinois 1A championships since 2010, punched consecutive tickets to state since 2019 and enter each season fielding questions about their chances of adding to the trophy case.

Nobody appreciates that more than Head Coach Ric Arand, who now shares his name with the Panther's football field. As...

 

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