Dayspring Christian Academy Wraps Up Soccer Season

10/30/08

During the week before last the Eagles and Dayspring soccer teams played the last of their games for this soccer season. They stayed busy scoring goals, defending their end of the field, and staying on top of the ball.
On Monday October 13, the Eagles played the Fire. The first quarter proved lucky for the Fire, with Austin Torbet scoring the first goal, followed by his brother, Riley, scoring number two. In the second quarter Ethan Sapp scored one for the Eagles. No further points were scored and the Fire came out winning 2 – 1.
On Tuesday the 14th, the Eagles went up against the Tornadoes. The first quarter showed that both teams were playing a good defensive game with no points scored. Randy Rogers, of the Tornadoes, scored point one during the second quarter. Another Tornado ball was kicked in the net immediately after half time by Tindell Hart. Both teams gave it their all. The Eagles used good teamwork and added a point to the board with Ethan Sapp scoring a goal, assisted by Lance Peterson. The Tornadoes were not discouraged by this and scored yet another goal, again by Randy Rogers. The game ended with a final score of 3 – 1, Tornadoes prevailing.
Also taking place on Tuesday the 14th Dayspring challenged the Giants. During the first quarter, the scored remained 0 – 0. In the second quarter Ryan Redfern, of Dayspring, scored a point, assisted by Jonathon Long. The second half of the game proved busy for Dayspring as Brennon Price scored two goals for his team. The game ended with a score of 3 – 0, with Dayspring going home the winners.
Thursday, October 16th, was a busy night for both of the teams from Dayspring Christian Academy. The Eagles faced the Storm. There were only three goals scored for the entire game with all of them going to the Storm. Aaron Williams, Garrison Melzer, and Tanner McCoy brought the final score to 3 – 0, Storm winning. Dayspring played their second game of the week against the Hurricanes. The score remained 0 – 0 until the second quarter. Nick Bergman of the Hurricanes scored first point and Dayspring’s Gracelyn Howard quickly tied the score. The Hurricanes scored three more goals during the second half of the game leaving the final score 4 – 1, Hurricanes coming out on top.
This has been a great season for both teams from the school. Both the Eagles and Dayspring teams played hard and gave it their all throughout the entire season. They tuned their soccer skills and also learned a lot about good sportsmanship. Mrs. Patti Kleiser, Dayspring’s administrator, had this to say about the season, "Dayspring has been excited to be a part of the MERE’s soccer program this year. Our two teams have endured the competition and learned life lessons that being part of a team brings."
The Bible states in Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord…---and that is what these teams did.