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| January 2012 |
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Edgewood’s Turkey Trot Homewood Soccer Team
wins state championship
The Homewood U-16 Freedom Team won the state championship. Photo courtesy of Lee Lavette
By TODD KEITH Edgewood Elementary Turkey Trot winners.
Parents, faculty members, siblings, and more than 400 students participated in Edgewood Elementary School’s Turkey Trot this year. The purpose of the Turkey Trot is to encourage families to get out and exercise together. Edgewood was also very grateful to the high school and middle school students who volunteered to help during the Trot. The Trot, which is a mile, also counted towards Edgewood’s Kids’ Marathon total the students need for the race in February. Winners for kindergarten and first grade boys were Henry Allen (first),
Harrison Hensarling (second), Rigdon Gibbons (third). Girls were Maris Owen (first), Linlee Dunn (second) and Sarah Kemper (third). For second and third grade boys, Will Sutton (first), Len Irvine (second) and Liam Dwyer (third). For girls, Anna Grace Gibbons (first), Brinley Cassell (second) and Victoria Thompson (third). For fourth and fifth grade boys, Connor Smith (first), Pate Owen (second) and Connor Warren (third). For girls, Olivia Dowda (first), Meg Robinson and Audry Nabors (tied for second).
The Homewood U-16 Freedom Team won the state championship in the Alabama Youth Soccer Association State Cup Tournament. This annual tournament is the only state-wide soccer championship and qualifies the team to participate in the US Youth Soccer Region III South Presidents Cup in Greensboro, N. C., in June. The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup is designed for those teams seeking additional challenges to play against teams of similar abilities for a national title. The cup provides a progressive, competitive experience to teams that might not otherwise get the opportunity to
participate in a series of unique experiences highlighting competition, camaraderie and community from the state to regional to national levels of US Youth Soccer. “After a year of hard work, the U-16 boys clenched the final match with a 6-0 win over Fusball,” Coach Mason Cook said. “The boys should be very proud of their undefeated season and their hard work. The club is especially proud of the way these young men represented Homewood with class and dignity throughout the season.”
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