Pretty Intense

Tonight was the game that Cam had been waiting for since it was cancelled in early September, Wawasee vs. Bethany.  When Mom and I arrived we were pleased to see that Cade Beer was on the Warrior team.  He hadn't played the past two years and I hadn't seen him since last May.  He and Cam were just the best of friends and the last time they played together they were actually on the same team during their LYC days.  There were other Milford 8th graders that Cam knew as well which added to his excitement in playing in the game.

Last year Bethany beat Wawasee 8-1.  Cam was hopeful that they could produce another win.  Unfortunately, Wawasee had improved greatly and Bethany lost 4-2.  As much as Cam was anxious to play in the game, his teammates and coach must have been as well.  It was definitely the most intense game of the season with one Bruin player being pulled after earning a yellow card for saying "What the . . ." (He later told my Dad that he did not finish the question.)  Then after watching a Warrior playing continually pull on the Bethany strikers' jerseys, Cam's coach had had enough and yelled at the ref, prompting a red card and an ejection from the game.  The players on the bench let everyone know that the coach said "Gees, oh peeps!"  My guess was that it was the intensity of how it was said and not the actual words that got him the card.  It definitely was the highlight of the game, especially since the assistant coach was not there tonight.  For awhile it looked like Cam or Beck were going to have to finish out the game, but in the end Hank came over to coach the boys and the team calmed down.

I enjoyed tonight's game as I got a chance to catch up with Pam Beer.  I really haven't talked to anyone from Milford since I quit last June.  I also got a chance to talk with Wawasee's coach who was a former Milford student and star soccer player from the time that Doug coached the high school boys.  Fernando was such a good kid.  I was glad to hear that he had graduated from college and was going to grad school to be a social worker.  He had a message of thanks for me to give to Mrs. Fiscus that made her day.

While we were at Bethany, Doug was at Meg's game at Lakeland.  She had a great game earning the only assist on the night in a 3-1 loss.  She also had several shots on goal that the goalie made great stops on, preventing her tenth goal of the season.  Lakeland's third goal of the night brought out the intensity on their field.  While the girl drove in to shoot, Jackie went down.  Kassy and Jackie instantly let the ref know that the girl pulled her down, but he would not call the foul.  This brought loud protests from the Bethany parents.  In the end it did not change the outcome.  Regardless, Meg was happy with her play tonight and she and Doug arrived home just after Cam and I.  He decided to stay for the girls middle school games.  I used the extra time to get more reading done in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.