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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Determination and hard work


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           characterized this year’s soccer


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           team. Through the many trying


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           times of a winless season, each


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           player still kept his Christian



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           testimony foremost. An example of


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the excitement experienced at the


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           games was seen when five goals were


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           scored in fifteen minutes of play


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          against St. Petersburg Junior



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          College. Impressive new uniforms


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           lifted spirits while Captain Rob


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Starner and Coach Mr. Robert


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Carver encouraged the team to do


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          their very best. Mr. Carver


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          emphasized throughout the season



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the fact that more valuable lessons


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          can be learned through losing than


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          through winning. Under his


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          leadership the players learned much


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          about the real effort that it takes to



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          be successful in any endeavor. We


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          know that the season’s scores don’t


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          tell the real story: it was one of the


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          best soccer seasons we have ever


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          had!
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