GO SPARTANS!!!!

As most of you know (if you read my blog, you know anyway) that Hannah is at a brand new charter high school this year. That means that everything they do is a "first" almost. Hannah has been playing on the girls soccer team. It has been a rough season so far. First, there are only enough players to play most games. We are lucky if we have a sub. Then they are playing teams that have at least Sophomores on them. Some teams we play have juniors and seniors on the team as well. We have no home games, because we didn't have CIF sanctioned goals (we do now, so next season we can have home games.). The team has been working really hard. Practicing every day, really getting to know each other, etc. They had 2 games before the Christmas break, they lost them both 5-1. Then they practiced all during the break and last saturday played their 3rd game. They lost 8-1. Still they weren't getting too concerned. Heck the school wasn't even planning on offering soccer, but the kids went out to their classmates and recruited players so they could field a team! They are just happy to be playing!

Well, today started off as a "chamber of commerce" day! GORGEOUS weather! It was sunny, not windy and into the low 80's! Not bad for January. We drove out to Midland School to play their girls' team. Again we would be playing a team with all four grades on it. Midland is a rustic setting out in the hills (right across the street from the drive way to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch..) It is a boarding school that costs $35 thousand a year. The kids live in cabins that are heated with wood stoves. They have to start a fire to heat the water to take a shower. They go to school 6 days a week! So we are out there on this beautiful day, watching history! WE WON! 6-0!!!!! Hannah saw very little action as she is the only goalie and so she was on the side of the field where the ball wasn't most of the game. The 3 times it came anywhere near her, she blocked and kicked really well! Here is a picture of her in mid drop kick. Now we can say the Spartans WON!