Press Release:

August 6, 2007

On Friday, September 14, 2007, the Walther Lutheran Broncos will face off against the Rockford Christian Life Eagles as they do every season. This year they will do it under the lights on a Friday night. Football teams all over America do this on Friday nights, but in the Private School League, the gridiron matches traditionally take place on Saturday morning and afternoon. So Walther breaks tradition once a year for a special event -- Friday Night Football under the lights.

“I grew up with Friday night football. There's nothing like it,” said Varsity head football coach Bruce Tuomi. “Everything seems to focus on the action on the field. The darkness around the perimeter makes it seem as if the rest of the world has stopped for the game,” he shared.

The Frosh/Soph game kicks off at 5 p.m. and Varsity gets under way at 7:30 p.m. There will be special entertainment and activities between games and the grills will be going as the Boosters serve up Bronco brats, burgers and other favorites. It's all happening at Walther Lutheran High School's Fran Fanelli Jr. Memorial Football Field right across from the school at 900 Chicago Ave. in Melrose Park, Illinois.

Football is one fifteen sports offered at the high school level at Walther, which also coordinates year round grade school athletic opportunities. “It compliments our well-rounded college preparatory academic and extracurricular program,” explained Executive Director Don Gillingham. “We are educating young people to make a difference in their world.” For more information about Walther Lutheran High School or Friday Night Football, call 708.344.0404 or visit Walther.com.

Press Release contact: Lori Solyom, Public Information Coordinator