Friday the 23rd: back at JPM for another day behind the mic, the boys soccer team was holding its Senior Day activities in the stadium. Head coach Adam Wood had personally called me about a week earlier, the very next day Jon Mitchell e-mailed me about it and the girls' team Senior Day as well. The soccer programs usually play at a field close by the stadium but the Senior Day games are always in the stadium to allow for use of the PA. On Friday the boys hosted Manheim Central, the senior recognitions preceded the varsity game at 4:00 with the JV game following. The varsity clinched their division championship with a 2-1 victory, the JV squad lost by the identical score. On Saturday morning it was the girls team's turn, this was a varsity-only date kicking off at 10:00. The pregame festivities were the highlight of the day for JPM, the club finished a one-win season with a 6-1 loss to visiting Northern Lebanon. I'm obviously not involved with the school soccer teams beyond presiding over the annual Senior Days but I'm always glad to do it if I'm able to. High school sports is all about the kids and the soccer teams rarely get to play in the "big-league" atmosphere, if I can help to make their Senior Day memorable that's so much the better for everyone. Both dates were open for fan attendance under certain guidelines, both were reasonably well-attended and by all accounts everybody went home happy. Take care, thanks for reading.
