...So since my last post of roughly 20 days ago, the squad has been quite busy. First, I want to give a big Thank You for anyone who helped out the St. Baldrick's event. Once again, it was a huge success and that is in large part due to our parents and all fans who donated, participated, or just attended the event. To date, we have raised over $8,000, and you can still donate! So if you're feeling generous, help us get to that $10,000 mark and donate for a great cause!...
...Now onto the lacrosse side of our fall, which is why we're all here anyways. I think it's fair to say that the team helped defend America's dominance over our northern neighbor when we faced McGill in our annual fall ball match-up. After five weeks of beating up on each other, the team was ready and eager to show what we have accomplished in just a few practices. Top to bottom, the team played awesome and took a big step in the right direction. The final score was 14-7, a convincing win for the Cards. If memory serves me well, the offense was led by senior midfielder Nick Travers, who finished the day with three goals. Along with that, Ryan Hastings, Brendan Damm, and Anthony Pafundi netted two goals each. Overall, the players, as well as the coaches, were very pleased with the performance of the team and I think only made us more excited to get the real season going...
...After the game, the squad still had two more morning and night practices, as well as the Alumni game. I know I speak on behalf of all the seniors when I say we'll all miss the 6a.m. fitness practices very, very much...okay maybe not, but I think it made us realize how all to fast senior year is going by. That Saturday, the old timers of the lacrosse program came up for the annual Alumni game and, confident as always, gave the current players a good challenge. I'm not to sure of the final score, but either way, it was awesome seeing the guys that I played with throughout my career. The game really shows the building of a tradition within the program, and the stronger our alumni base becomes, the more the program will grow. On a side note, I'm calling a guaranteed Win in next years Alumni Game with my class helping the alumni squad out...
...After the alumni game, the team, parents, alumni, and friends enjoyed an awesome tailgate as always. Once again, the parents and fans of this team really go above and beyond, and on behalf of all the players, thank you for that. So now that fall ball is over, its safe to say most players have been catching up on backed up school work, or more likely on some sleep, although I naturally wake up at 5a.m. now so, that isn't possible for me. For now, the team has some community service activities coming up, including the polar plunge. This is always a great event, and nothing is more enjoyable than jumping into Lake Champlain in November...just like Long Beach in mid August, kind of...
...My first and last fall season has come and gone, and quite rapidly as well. Looking at my class schedules, I was a tad shocked and surprised to see we just finished our 9th week of school, yikes. Guess I should start that 30 page paper.....Once again, the team is pumped and ready to go for the spring. Although I won't make any Joe Namath like predictions, I will say that the team has some pretty high expectations this year, and I can't wait to get the season rolling...
As promised, Junior Attackman Timmy Lawrence put together the photos from our hike up Poco Moonshine and made a pretty cool video, and the quality of the images kicks in at the 18 second mark....
And being the video lacks a little in the sound department, and the fact that we live in the greatest country in the world andddd since we just beat a foreign team, here's a little American pride....Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!
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