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“Regional Tournament here we morrow" and what it held for them.

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come!" The attitude of the men’s soc­ The team played well but unfortu­
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their trip to Georgia. Parents, friends against its rival team, Southeastern.

ft? W and soccer fans went to Toccoa Falls They lost 2-0 in a hard-fought game.

to cheer on the team and their favor­ After a heart-breaking loss to

encouragement the ite players. Coach Mark Bates kept Southeastern College in the regional

the team “close-knit" for the regional finals, the season ended. A trip to na­
team gave each

weekend to foster team unity and to tionals was no longer a dream. Sea­

other. We realized get his team “pumped up." son-ending losses do not always de­

The First game against Atlanta note failure in a season. The men's

you win and lose Christian ended in a win with a score soccer team overcame much adversity.

of 2-0. The men were excited; after Despite a second-place Finish, the

as a team. the game, they celebrated at a cook- season can still be considered . i m*

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Front Row: Josh Williams, Jeremy Leach, Wilson Appiah, Laurence O’Donnell well and held their own. 9-9-1

III, Nate Nekvasil, Steve Crayton, Nathan Mong. Back Row: Trevor Daniel, Luke Even though they did not

Perrie, Jeremy Dillard, Brent Lockhart, Sam Greeley, John Gore, Dave Edwards, win Regionals, many say they

Andrew Bates, Bryan McLaughlin, Nate Soncrant, Jim Gardner, Josh Hollenbeck,

Adam Chambers, Keith Lundquist, Muithi Mwanthi, Wambua Mwanthi. won the battle of testimonies, and

that battle leads to everlasting rewards.

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