There Is No I In TEAM

The 2012 Lady Spartans Varsity soccer team played a season for the record books. We were undefeated in regular season with a conference and sectional titles for the third time in my career, and our unofficial record was 17-1-1. Although we slipped two years in a row in regional games to the Leo Lions, this years’ team proved to be the best team I’ve been a part of during my four years on the varsity squad.  We all got along effortlessly, all 21 of us, and became the best of friends in a matter of weeks. With seven seniors, four juniors, four sophomores, and six freshmen, we were the team that made for a nearly perfect season. Through scorching hot practices throughout the summer months to cold and dank practices in the fall, we won our way to the 6^th ranked team in the state. There was minimal “girl drama” because we were all so close and no one hated anyone else’s guts for the first time in four years. There were no tears of frustration unlike the insane amount of waterworks that flowed in previous seasons. And until our final bus ride together, no tears had been shed as only tears of laughter ran down our cheeks at pasta parties. The devastating loss to the Leo Lions this year in sudden death penalty kicks was the toughest loss I’ve endured on a high school team because we had the determination to advance to state since day one. Despite the emotional end to our record setting season, this team created lasting memories together and I hope this program continues to strive for excellence in years to come.