Football…

  Not the American version of course, but Soccer.  Alex finished his season on Friday with a loss to one of the Raleigh area schools.  This was part of the single elimination post season tournament so they will not be moving on.  The team did a good job holding the opponents to a tie in the first half, but the second half was a little different – final score was 4-2.  Alex played very well again and had another beautiful crossing pass, but nobody could get to it in time.  Basketball tryouts were last week and we are still waiting to hear if and which team Alex makes this year (varsity or junior varsity).
  Sam’s soccer team suffered another loss today in a very wet match… it rained most of the game and at times was pretty hard.  Sam’s team although losing 4-0, played a much better game today and actually had the ball on the offensive side for part of the game as well and managed one shot on goal.   Sam had several good kicks to clear the ball out on the defensive side.  Sam also threw the ball into play on several occasions and took a pretty good shot to the chest when one of his kicks ricocheted  off the defender – both players were a little stunned at how fast it moved.