Highschool Soccer

High School Soccer

Since my freshman year I have been on the Palmetto varsity soccer team. Being the only surviving freshman wasn't an easy task, but through hard work I was able to make the team four years in a row. Palmetto boys soccer has never had a really good team, and the last time that the boys were district champs was in 1997. This year was going to be the year that we made history. Having the best team that I ever saw in my years of high school, we all thought that we were going to win.

We started the season by beating last year's district champs and after that day all we did was win. In order to be the best, you have to practice hard and that is exactly what we did. We practiced every day and got better and better. Even though we worked hard, that doesn't mean that we didn't have fun along the way. practice was often filled with jokes and laughter. Even though our practice was filled with banter, we always knew when it was okay to joke around and when we needed to get serious. It wasn't until the end of the season where we started losing, but we still managed to finish 2nd in the league. The day of our district semi-final was nerve racking because we knew that we won the next two games, our goal would have been achieved. Sadly we lost 3-1 against Varela, and our hearts were broken.

Even though we had a great season, we didn't manage to achieve our goal to make palmetto history. For the seniors that were on the team, the loss hit us harder. Our last chance to win districts was gone. Many of us teared up and got emotional, but in the end we did what we could and gave it our all that game. We are all happy to have been on the team this year and I don't think anyone is going to forget what we did this year. I think everyone is proud to be a Panther, I know I am.