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State Cup Final Recap
Unfortunately, this is the presentation of the second-place trophy
Sadly, the Scripps Ranch Girls U-11 Red team lost in the finals to the JUSA Jaguars. But, WHAT. A. GAME.
The wind was the star of the game, as you can see (and hear) in this video. The entire match was played in one-quarter of the field. The Jaguars won an early corner with the wind, and a few odd bounces and mis-kicks took it into the goal.
Our girls fought and fought, and in literally the last minute of the game, we equalized! On to extra time, and once that was goalless - penalty kicks.
Melanie was chose to take the first kick - an incredibly stressful role. I think it's a testament to her coach's faith in her. Despite that, she ended up pushing her kick just past the post. In the end, only one of her teammates scored their kick, and the Jaguars hit three of theirs for the narrow win.
Needless to say, Melanie was heartbroken. The picture below (actually a still from a video) was taken just after the trophy presentation, and while it breaks my heart to look at it, I also think it's beautiful. The emotion on each of the girls' faces... it gets me every time.
Thankfully, it wasn't all tears. Here's Melanie and Avery with the trophy, just minutes later.
All in all, it was a great experience. Melanie and her team got to the finals for the second consecutive year; Melanie scored her first competitive goal, and played some great soccer over the course of the tournament. What more could you ask for? (Save for that penalty kick going three inches more to the left?)
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This is an amazing story in its own right, but we saw something similar - if less posh - just two years ago. We were visiting the tide pools in La Jolla with friends when another family spotted this sea lion pup trapped in a cave, halfway up the cliff.
The family called Sea World, and we watched their kids while they went up to meet them. When they arrived, well - when she arrived, we helped her get the sea lion into a net, and then she explained the situation to the kids. She told them about what probably happened and how they were going to help. I don't remember the details, but it was an amazing thing to witness.
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State Cup Update
Scripps United Girls Under-11 Red won their quarter final match, 4-0, yesterday morning. They won their group games the previous weekend to advance as the top seed, and Saturday they won 5-0 in the first elimination game.
Our semifinal match was scheduled for yesterday afternoon, but all games were cancelled due to weather, and possible lightning storms.
Melanie holding off the opposition
Oh, did I not mention who scored the fourth goal in the quarterfinal? It was this girl -
Needless to say, she's thrilled, as you can probably tell from the photo. The whole thing is a blur to her, but she does remember nutmegging (passing the ball through an opponent's legs) the keeper. If it were hockey, you would say she hit the five-hole.
Hanging with the boy
High Wind Advisory
Thankfully, the tree - and the fence, or part of the house - was still standing this morning.