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Defining Moments
Melissa Holy lines up the shot.
Soccer with Haylee Vomberg, Class of 2010 The 2009-10 soccer season was dramatic in that every week was different. Our team weathered several ups and downs, from the delay of tryouts to the deflated feeling that came when archrival St. Joe refused to play us due to our failure to shine at the South State Championships. We finished the season with a morethan-respectable record of 14-3-3, but we aren’t defined by statistics typed in ink on paper. Instead, our team was defined by all the tough practices, social soccer dinners, games, and random-to-profound team conversations. We were defined by the way we pushed when it wasn’t going our way and the effort we put into having the best season we could. We knew what we had to do and, whether it was fun or not,
With the Honor Soccer with Timothy Hopper, Class of 2010 This soccer season didn’t go according to plan. The plan went something like this: we would beat archrival St. Joe in the regular season a couple of times, and then in the state championship, we would beat St. Joe again. The reality went something like this: thanks to inclement weather and a number of other unfortunate circumstances, we never even played St. Joe. But despite that shortfall, my last soccer season as a Saint was the most fun-filled of my high school career. Under the dynamic leadership of Coach Beggs and Coach Chad, we put in strong efforts against much larger schools and were competitive in every game we played. Key player Will Sneed provided the Saints with shut-down defense
we did our best. That is what truly defined our team and that will ultimately be what we remember most about this season.
that kept opponents scoreless through most of district play and the early playoff rounds. In the midfield, Daniel Duddleston tackled hard all season and used his laser shot to strike fear into all of our opponents. John Sullivan was a dangerous forward all season, and even though it was his first season to play, Charles Henry Goodwin proved to be a formidable goal-scoring threat. In goal, Ben Collins was spectacular, pulling some of the craziest stunts I’ve ever seen, including leaving the box to take a header against Clarkdale. The personality Aubrey Threadgill brought to the team, the many free kicks served up by Connor Buechler, and David Holland’s uncanny ability to get into our opponents’ heads all proved to be an integral part of our team’s success. Whenever I took throw-ins, John Sullivan’s dad would announce from the press box, “That’s Timothy Hopper with the honor.” And it truly has been an honor to be part of the St. Andrew’s soccer team. 50
“We knew what we had to do and, whether it was fun or not, we did our best.”
Timothy Hopper looks for an opening.
“Under the dynamic leadership of Coach Beggs and Coach Chad, we put in strong efforts against much larger schools and were competitive in every game we played.”