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[Jjatorade Circle of Champions
Player of the Year Eric Chatt
watches the ball for a header,
photo by Nathan Kounkel

One Game At a Time
High hopes were the thoughts really pumped to make it to
going through the minds of the State," Chatt said. "We couldn't
boys varsity soccer players as get the wild card, so the only
they came into the season. With way we coulc get there was to
the leadership of Gatorade win Districts."
Circle of Champions Player of In the District final against
the Year, Eric Chatt and many Omaha Burke the Rams played
other seniors, the Rams hoped one of their best games of the
to be competitive in all the year as they took the Bulldogs
games they played. into a double overtime shootout.
"We wanted to be right there Unfortunately the balls didn't roll
in every game." Eric Chatt said. their way when the second
"Some of the early games we shootout went to sudden death
lost were due to mental errors, and Burke won on their first shot.
and luck just wasn't always on "It was a very disappointing loss,
our side." especially for the seniors." Senior
Peaking at the right time of the Brandon Hamm said, "W e
season was also a goal for the thought after the first shoot out of
Rams. "In past years we've five shots we'd get another five,
played our best soccer towards butitwenttosudden death. They
the middle of the year but our made theirs and we missed ours."
plan was to peak towards Burke went on to win State
Districts and let that carry us into against a "sloppy" Blair team. "I
State." Junior Russell Sledlik. went to that championship
Thisalmostworkedforthe Rams gameand left at half time. "Chaff
as they went into Districts as the said, "The hardest game they
fourth rated team in the state played was against us."
and an 8-5 record. "We were all BEN GALYARDT

Boys' Varsity Soccer
Front Row: Mitch Munsterman, Cori Anson, Andy Dyer, Nick
Leypoldt, Mike Hipp, Aaron Boyd, Jeremy Turco 2nd Row: Todd
Royal, Eric Chatt, Brandon Hamm, Peter Jenkins, Jeremy Carrell,
Terry Peterson, Shane Rokahr, Ben Chatt 3rd Row: Joe Lane, Mike
Reilly, Brandon Meiseinger, Paul Carrier, Russell Seidlick, Brock
Hatterman, Matt Barajas Back Row: Coach Alistar Boyd, Coach Ron
Bernick, Coach Rich Bohnam photo by John Lincoln

Senior Matt Barajas anticipates
the ball in flight while battling an
Omaha South defender, photo by
Brooke Madsen

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