Today was the last day of Soccer Regional Tournaments. All 3 kiddos had games today... 2 were playing for championships, one was playing to stay alive.
Kyle had the first game. They had to win their game, and have another team in their division lose in order to capture 3rd place and move on to the Area Tournament. It wasn't looking too good for the Titans at half-time... they were down 2-0. Thankfully they came back, though, and won the game 3-2!! We were so excited for them. Now they wait until tonight to hear how the other team did. No matter what happens, they played a great season, and Kyle was challenged in a new position (midfielder) and has done well.
Megan had the next game of the day. They went up against a team that they lost to pretty badly earlier in the year. (And may I just say, they had REALLY annoying parents! It really felt like there was a mob-mentality going on on the sidelines. Made me really uncomfortable for our girls.) Megan played in goal the whole game, and even though her team lost 2-0, she did a great job. The goals scored on her were just flat-out good goals, and there wasn't really anything she could have done to stop them. She had a lot of fantastic saves, though, so that is something for her to be really proud of. The Sea Turtles finished 2nd in the Region, and they will move on to the Area Tournament in 2 weeks.
Josh's team had our last game of the day, and he was really steamed that he couldn't be out on the field playing with his teammates. He did his fair share of begging and pleading, but to no avail... I stayed strong and wouldn't give in. He did get to sit on the sidelines with his team, and he was their sub monitor for the game. This one didn't turn out in their favor, they lost 2-1, their second loss of the season. They knew that they would be going on to Area, win or lose, so Josh is taking consolation in the fact that he will be playing next weekend. He is also looking forward to the possibility of facing his uncles again on the soccer field.
So, we have at least 2 more weekends of soccer... maybe more if someone happens to move on to State. I'm very thankful that the weather turned out to be nicer than I expected it to. The sun helped to warm things up very well, even if the wind still had a chill to it. Hopefully we will be blessed with great weather the next few weekends!
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UPDATE:
As Kim wrote, the Titans needed a team to lose or tie for them to place 3rd in the Region and move on to Area. The game didn't start until 4:00pm and Kyle was chomping at the bit so he and I went and watched the game. It looked like it was going to end in a tie, but in the last few minutes the team that needed to help the Titans did not. The game ended with the white team winning and the Titans' hopes ending as well.
The Titans played this team twice in the regular season and once in the Tournament and won all three meetings. It is interesting that they get ultimate payback and knock the Titans out of further tourney play. Bummer.
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