Category Archives: Soccer
2nd Half District Success: High School Soccer [Madysen]
So that unbeaten streak didn’t last long after I last mentioned it. That night, HP lost to rival JJ Pearce 1-0 at Pearce. But you got to get back on the horse and ride. And Rockwall was that horse–apparently? Anyway, … Continue reading
District Success?: High School Soccer [Madysen]
So following the pretty successful preseason, non-district opening to the season, the district schedule got started in earnest with a home tilt against rival and defending state champ J.J. Pearce. Though HP went down early 1-0, they got a 2-1 … Continue reading
Varsity Preseason/Non-Conference [Soccer]
So we already looked at some of the earliest games/scrimmages that got Madysen’s junior (/gulp) year started, which–at least on paper–looked good. And things continued on that trend. At a tournament near Austin in mid-January, they won 3-1 over Belton … Continue reading
Buckle Up, High School Season Is Bringing The Cold [Soccer]
It’s been seriously cold in Dallas for the last couple weeks, which means high school soccer season has arrived. Looking forward to getting frozen every Tuesday and Friday night for the next couple months. It all started on January 2 … Continue reading
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Three Ladies And A Man: Soccer And Family In Florida [Travel]
It’s been a week since returning home from our south Florida trip for soccer and family and not much else. Soccer first. Madysen was playing in the top division of the Orange Classic Tournament. It was a showcase tournament, so … Continue reading
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Teeth Present And Accounted For: Soccer [Madysen]
It seems like just the other day soccer was moving teeth and breaking faces, but Madysen is already back on the tournament circuit. Last weekend, she and I were in College Station (a terrible, terrible place in my mind, mostly … Continue reading
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Gentility Abounds In Tournaments: Soccer [Madysen]
While Speed and I were in Norman for the Bedlam beatdown, Madysen was in a little soccer tournament in town, the D’Feeters Thanksgiving Showcase. I did make it to the first game on Friday morning–an absolutely beautiful day in Dallas–against … Continue reading
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Fall League Season Ends [Madysen]
Last time we checked in on Madysen’s soccer team, she was scoring whenever I showed up and they were doing pretty well with 3 games left. They’ve now played those three games. I didn’t make it to any of them, … Continue reading
I Help Madysen Score [Soccer]
Though we are talking about Madysen’s soccer here, I’m on a bit of run here. Going into these two games, Madysen had scored in both games I had been to where I didn’t videotape or photograph the game. She’s very … Continue reading
Catching Up On League Games And Out-of-Town Tourney [Soccer]
And let’s get caught up on Madysen’s soccer games over the last couple weeks. Following their quality tie against Sting 93, they laid a huge egg on Madysen’s birthday. They were never competitive in the 6-1 loss, though Madysen did … Continue reading
