Fall Sports Wrap Up

This is the last of the fall sports posts - I promise!  I feel like most of what I've posted about this fall has revolved around field hockey and football, and a few weeks ago we came to the end of both seasons.  Sarah's team celebrated their season with a wonderful banquet at the Olmstead.  All three high school teams celebrated together, and we had a great night remembering highlights from the freshman, JV and varsity seasons.  Being a part of the high school program has been fun for Sarah this year...she's gotten to be around a lot of great, older girls, and I think it makes her excited for what's to come in her future years at CAL.  They may not be as competitive as teams like Assumption and Sacred Heart, but at the end of the season, they've all grown in their skills and more important, their character and friendships.  I think as a parent sometimes it's difficult to look past her performance on the field and remember that who she is becoming is more important that how well she plays on any given day.  I'm proud of all our girls and look forward to watching them grow even more in the years to come.

The freshman girls take a bow

This same week John practiced for the All Star game for his football league.  He was selected along with two other team mates to play on the All Star team for the "east", and they had four practices before a game against the "west" All Star team on Saturday.  This was a little challenging, because football takes a lot of time, and throwing a group of kids together for four practices doesn't give them much time to learn many plays, but John loved being on the team, and we were proud to watch him play with some of the best players in his league.  The game resulted in a 0-0 tie (again, hard to get much offense rolling when you've only practiced a few hours together), but all in all it was a good experience for him.  The All Star coach was pretty tough...John wasn't used to being screamed at quite so much, be we were proud that he took it all in stride and came off the field smiling.

He got to be one of the captains - #59

Time to block!

Playing center for the first time this season

John and his cheering section - the best part!

Three generations of football lovers

#1 Fan

Fellow Centurion All Stars, Harrison and Brandt

The boys actually missed their last practice to attend their banquet on Thursday night. I'm glad they skipped practice because they loved celebrating a great season with their team mates.  Here are some kind words John's defensive coach had to say about him.

I'm proud of both my Centurions...it's been a great season - can't wait for next year!