What a season!

We haven’t even made it to the playoffs yet - one more week of regular season play - and we have a point differential of 55. We’ve scored 56 points in eight games! But even more impressive, we’ve only allowed one goal, a set play, in eight games!

This is what dreams are made of!

Football Fans

The long awaited event has finally arrived! For months the NFL Draft has been on the family calendar. For months, Evan has pontificated on first round picks. The only way this day could have been better for Evan is if Dallas had a pick. 

Wes took the afternoon off of work, Evan skipped soccer practice, and the two made an afternoon of it. 

I asked Evan what he thought about the event when he got home and he said, “200,000 people and rain and I was unfazed by any of it.”

Soccer Highlights

I’m not a big fan of highschool soccer. I barely survive watching the games, and I always leave wondering if I’m watching something in a third dimension. There have been very few events worth highlighting in this semester’s school soccer season until this week. At Tuesday’s  game, Coach had Evan, who plays defense exclusivly, playing forward. In the first half, he had a through ball played to him from the defensive line. He outran the last defender, but just as he raised his foot to kick, he was fouled from behind and awarded a PK. The centerback scored! 

The 4-1 win gave us an undefeated district record. 

Just when we had begun to consider foregoing college ball to play club ball, Evan came home from practice Wednesday with his first personal invitation to attend an ID soccer camp in June. It was sent to him via his school coach. He was one of four invited to attend. 

We are finishing the season on a high note. 

Easter Happenings

He is risen! He is risen indeed! To save time, I cut and mixed the side dishes for the Easter dinner yesterday. I put the scalloped potatoes in the oven as we left for church. Wes worried all during the service we’d come home to the house burned down. We didn’t. Lunch was perfect! I even made a killer carrot cake.

Today was the first warm and sunny day all season. I wanted to sit outside, but to enjoy the outdoors, I needed the yard cleaned of dog poop. Keagan offered. But he protested the entire time! He suggested we change Ryker’s diet. He suggested Wes take him to the doctor. He returned to the house and said, “I spoke to Dad in Bible Verse, ‘Thou shall no person haven’t deal with that.’”

No dead bunny on our porch today. Maybelle is losing her touch in her old years. 

Hard Work

High school soccer. When is it over? It can’t be soon enough. We entered the season with high hopes, and every game I still expect even better things to happen. But those hopes are shattered again and again every time we leave the field. 

When he’s not at soccer training or soccer games or footwork training, he’s reffing soccer games. He’s worked really hard this semester trying to balance school, sports, and work. He had a free afternoon last week and decided to play a pick up game with some friends. He came home holding his chest with bruised ribs. I swear he gets injured walking down the street. He’s recovered from every injury imaginable and still gives his all. I am so proud of him (and his hair). 

Never Been Prouder of a Loss

Our mediocre team somehow got placed in the gold bracket in this weekend’s tournament. We lost Friday night by 55 points playing 14 year olds built like 16 year olds. I’m not even kidding. We lost Saturday afternoon by 40 points to guys down low who were easily six feet tall. They made our post players look like elementary aged kids. We played again Saturday night, and even though we could have easily given up after such big losses, our boys fought hard to stay in the game. I’ve never been so proud of such effort or heart! We lost, but only by three. Keagan had ten points, one fourth of the team’s points. 

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Tourney

It’s going to be a long season. This weekend was our first AAU tournament, and we did not look very good. We looked like the wanna be team that wants to play but doesn’t have the skills. It appeared we might have a chance in game one when we won 42-18. 

We lost game two 45-47 in an OT heartbreaker that we could have won had Keagan made his two free throws with 4.7 seconds left. Game three was lost 52-67. My number 35 put up great stats with a total of 28 points and 20 assists.

His steal in game two:

We are back at it next weekend!

Game Two: Middle School Soccer

We won 5-0. Keagan has two goals playing CDM. Gosh, this team is so good. We were ahead 2-0 at half and the opposing team celebrated because they were only down by two. No kidding. 

Most of the starters will be at the high school next year. It will be so great to watch them play with the skeletal crew that will be returning to the high school team. 

Play continues Monday night.

Game One: Middle School Soccer

You know it’s time for spring soccer when the cherry trees at the park look like this. Every year I see them, and every year I gawk at the brilliance. Every year I take a picture and regret I am unable to capture the true beauty. 

We won game one of the middle school soccer season with a score of 6-0. I’m not sure how it is possible, but Keagan scored a goal while playing CDM. Our team looked like professionals next to the opposing team.  

Game two is Wednesday, and I’m expecting similar results. It’s a great year to be a Hawk!