Last evening, I had a great surprise when I got done teaching classes Monday evening. My family was waiting to surprise me in the parking garage. They had just finished their high school soccer game. Not just any soccer game, but their conference tournament. The game was on the near north side, so stopping by IUPUI was on their way home.
After the first half, the opponents were up 1 to 0. In the second half one of their team mates scored a goal, tying the game at 1-1. The game ended normal play in a tie. They then went into a 7 minute overtime -- no goals. Another 7 minute overtime -- NO GOALS. Finally a shoot-out. In the shoot-out each coach picks 5 players to shoot against the goalie of the opposing team. Both of my boys were selected for our team. The pressure was clearly on. In the shoot-out the opposing team made 4 of their 5 goals. Our team made 5 of their 5 goals.
The victory was made even sweeter, by the fact that this is the first time in 9 years our team beat this school in soccer. This is also the first time Lutheran High School has been part of a conference. Lutheran is a high school of about 250 total students. Prior to this Lutheran played many games with a random set of opponents, but never as part of a conference. So the soccer team has the proud distinction of being the first team at Lutheran High School to win a conference tournament.
Even neater for me is that fact that they wanted to share this accomplishment with me immediately after their game. We had an awesome night hearing the boys recount their stories of the game and having supper at 11 pm at the Steak and Shake near our house.
Congratulations to the Lutheran High Soccer team which put in a tremendous team effort to win the first Conference title in Lutheran High School History.
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