I always thought Tracey would make our local newspaper before Tommy. The picture above was on the front page of the 8/14/16 Sports section. The boy in the back row looking away from the ball is Tommy. I was thrilled not just because Tommy made the paper but because this event, Dream Soccer, is a special needs soccer event with three age groups, and the group above are the kids I coach. In fact, I am probably just out of range of this picture. Trying to tell the kids to turn around because they are headed to the incorrect goal.
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Meanwhile, Tracey made the sports page today for exactly the reason I expected he would. He scored his first high school goal for his soccer team yesterday. He is a senior, but has primarily played defense so hasn't attempted many shots in the first three years.
Of course, it helped that the statistician who calls in the scores to the newspaper knew that it was his first goal at the high school level and added a tidbit to the paper. Because the statistician for the soccer team is me.
