The girls' soccer team here at Palos South is full of hardworking girls that tried out against about 54 girls! They stood out against that many people, they tried out for 2 hours doing drills such as passing, shooting, and dribbling. This article is about the talented girls on the soccer team. So, stay tuned to read about your school's soccer team.
Girls' soccer tryouts lasted for 2 hours against almost 54 people! Since there is only one girls' soccer team, 8th, 7th and 6th graders tried out for the team. Out of the 54 girls, only 17 girls made the team take real talent to do that! Especially with only being 1 tryout instead of being 3 tryouts. The hardworking girls that made the team are; Jena Akel, Maeve Coffey, Sofia De La Garza, Eleni Fitzgerald, Eva Hardaloupas, Quinn Jones, Abby Kjeldsen, Sofia Marquez, Lilly Masini, Haily Masini, Hannah Miller, Lily Miller, Andrea O’Boyle-Carr, Poppy Perakis, Riley Rispin, Molly Roe and Zoey Sanchez.
Ah, soccer. Mostly kicking a black-and-white ball around a green field full of allergens which we’re forced to do for gym class. But other than that, there’s a lot of heart and passion. Case in point, Alan Lojko, 8th Grade and Dominik Miazga, 8th Grade. (Max was here for, like, one question). And today they is here for one night and one night only to be interviewed about soccer! Here's some questions and responses.
[DISCLAIMER: THEY ONLY GAVE A MAXIMUM OF, LIKE, 10 WORD ANSWERS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO LEAVE SOON AND THEY REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO TALK. THEY ALL EXCUSED THEMSELVES TO THE BATHROOM AND THEN ESCAPED]
Me: Why did you choose to play soccer in the first place?
Alan: “I was forced to by my parents and my friends.”
Dominik: “My friends brought me into it.”
Max: “I had friends who played.”
Me: What was your best game?
Alan: “Against Jerling.”
Dominik: “Against Jerling, we won by penalties.”
Max: N/A
Me: Do you ever play e-sports?
Alan: “Yes. I play E-soccer.”
Dominik: “I play Fifa and that’s it.”
Max: N/A
Me: What is your favorite soccer drill?
Max: N/A
Dominik: “Scrimmage.”
Alan: “Scrimmage.”
Me: What are your numbers?
Max: N/A
Dominik: “20”
Alan: “15”
Me: What are your positions?
Dominik: “We both play midfield.”
Alan: “Yes.”
So next time you play soccer in gym and all you can think about is how you’d rather be doing anything else because you’ve been forced to do this or you’ll get a bad grade even though you can’t breathe and your legs are super itchy because you forgot to take your allergy pill this morning and you’ve already been hit in the face twice by the soccer ball and your shoes are totally soaked and smelly because you’re in zero hour gym class because being in band is the only good part of your day and beacuse it’s so early in the morning the grass is still wet, think about Alan’s wise word: “Yes.”
Thank you and peace out from Bella Slack ο(=•ω<=)ρ⌒☆