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VARSITY SOCCER The fall ’13 soccer season has come and gone, and what
a season it turned out to be! It all started with our annual
trip to Camp Mah-Kee-Nac in the Berkshires in late August for our pre-season training. It was a very successful camp with no serious injuries, and I hoped for the same in the
upcoming season. Unfortunately it was not to be; within days of the start of term, we lost our senior co-captain,
Rafe Harvard ’14, with a broken toe, and two other seniors were unavailable for the first three games. With the early
results not as good as they could have been, the boys pulled
together and showed a commitment and focus that I haven’t seen in a while in a varsity team.
After losing to Columbia Prep, the Panthers went on
an undefeated run of three wins and two ties, including a glorious victory against the League and eventual Playoff
had come a long way since the beginning of the season
the playoffs against, yes, you guessed it, Columbia Prep.
game. With a core of young players returning, the future
Champions Lycée Français 3-2, thus securing a #3 seed in The semi-final match was a hard-fought, well-played
affair, with our opponents taking a 2-0 lead deep into the
and showed their true colors in a gallant effort in the final certainly looks bright for soccer at Browning.
As a footnote, the Panthers were awarded The Sports-
second half. With the “never say die” attitude that they
manship Team Award from the other League member
two minutes to go and were putting Columbia under pres-
“Play hard but fair.”
have shown all season long, the boys pulled one back with sure when, unfortunately, the final whistle blew. The team
THE
BUZZER
schools, which could have been their motto this year: —Coaches David Watson and Patricia Zeuner