Soccer
sports
Victorious
Congratulations to our girls' soccer team, who won the district championship tonight.
Several of my students are on the team, so I had to go watch this -- not just our school to cheer but individual students I'll see in class tomorrow and give high fives.
They went to extra time, scored at 0-0, and they won in the final minute of extra time. In a way, though, I feel awful about it: they didn't win on a big strike to the corner of the goal. It was a goalie mistake, pure and simple. Almost a beginner's mistake, I would say. The goal slumped down and began weeping. I felt awful for her: she's going to feel the whole team did their part, and then she let them down. She's going to relive the moment endlessly. She's going to beat herself up over that for weeks. And the team will (and already did) huddle around her and cheer her up, tell her everything is fine -- "We did the best we could!" But that won't help. At least not for a while.
High Jump
The Girl won first place in the high jump today.
First Meet
The Girl had her first meet today. As in, the first meet of her life, not just of the season. It was a monster all-day meet, with 35 schools competing. She took third in the varsity high jump.
Three Pairs of Shoes
The Girl has taken up field sports -- javelin, discus, shot put (?!), and high jump. Today, here throwing shoes arrived, slick on the bottom to allow for maximum spin.
"Now I have three pairs of shoes to take to meets," she laughed. That doesn't count whatever she might wear to the meet.
Game 2
It was a close game, tied 0-0 at halftime and even throughout the vast majority of the second half. And then, with about one minute remaining, the opposing team scored.
It was disappointing, but the boys played well.
Volleyball in Rock Hill
The girls got second place in today's tournament.
Saturday
Playoffs
Last Game of the Regular Season
The Boy had his final regular season game today. Coach had him in the entire first quarter, and he got a rebound that he put back up for a basket.
That's one basket a game for the last three games.
