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Many athletes were told when they were young that they couldn't win all

the time. Most hoped they would never have to deal with it, but losing is one

of life's lessons that every athlete must learn. No matter if one loses or wins,

lessons are learned. At regionals, the ladies soccer team had to learn one of

the harder lessons. After losing on the first day of the tournament, spirits were

down. Shocked and sad were two words that came to everyone's mind.

Losses are not just hard for the players. Coaches also feel the disap­

pointment. All the hours of hard work the coaches put into practice creates a

S c o r e b o a r d

special bond between them and their players. When the team loses, the loss is
9-8 Warner Southern 0-1 A

9-9 Palm Beach Atlantic 0-10 A felt by all. Coach Annette Robinson said, "It was a difficult game as we had a

9-14 Southeastern Univ. 0-4 H

9-22 Toccoa Falls College 0-3 A few key players with injuries that they were trying to play through. Everyone

9-23 Atlanta Christian 3-2 A

The Lady Cougars won in overtime. played extremely hard, just as we had done all season."

9-29 Atlanta Christian 1-2 H Life skills are learned even when a team loses. Losing was tough, but the

9-30 Toccoa Falls College 1-1 H

Tie in overtime girls didn't give up. Teamwork was the key, and the results were worth it. The

10-3 Florida College 4-2 H

10-5 Polk Community 1-8 H season was rough for all who played and coached the team; however, this did

10-13 Brewton Parker Univ. 0-4 A not stop the team. They continued to practice hard, to play hard, and to remem­

10-14 Warner Southern 1-4 H

10-17 Southeastern Univ. 0-4 A ber that God was in control of everything, even of losing.

Row one: Katelyn Lundquist, Alissa Birchard, Bekah Brownlie,

Melissa Fitzgerald, Rachelle Bergeron. Row two: Madeline

Martin, Abigail Flancock, Brooke Littlefield, Annalee Bergquist.

Row three: Cherell Keamo, Megan Creech, Shawna Penny,

Meagan Neale, Susan Brooks, Jaime Blanchard, Mallory Bortz,

Allison Entwistle, Gracelyn Blakemore.

Alissa Birchard looks on together is a value that

as goalie Cherell Keamo these girls learn when play

grabs the ball before it ing on a team.

rolls into the net. Working

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