June...what a long, HOT month full of soccer, baseball and camp!
We had an awesome and exhausting month!
We kicked off the month with Sullivan Turning NINE! So hard to believe. We were able to squeeze in a quick party with her soccer teammates in between soccer training and games! We had a blast and the girls played hard at the Franklin Splash Pad and wrapped it up with some time on the soccer field of course!
She chose Hibachi for her Birthday dinner and we had a blast!
June also meant the end of baseball season and the start of Summer basketball season for Thomas! He played in his first baseball tournament and after a rough first day going 0-2, they turned it around and ended up playing back into the finals and finished in 2nd Place! They lost a heart breaker by 1 run in the final inning but he had fun and learned a lot!
He also started Summer Basketball with a few brothers of Sullivan's soccer teammates. They play 3v3 in the Flight League and have had some tough games, but finally got their first win last week!
Hudson wrapped up her soccer season with the big trip to Dallas, TX for SuperCopa. A very big National Tournament for teams U9 to U12 age groups. It is a very tough event and her team battled hard. They didn't get the results they wanted but they were competitive in every game and played against some of the best U11 teams in the country! It was hot, so so hot, but she played hard and was even able to sneak in a little fun - A Rangers Baseball game, some pool time and a trip to Ripley's Believe It or Not.
Sullivan's team also attended SuperCopa in Dallas and had a great week! After losing their first game to the eventual Champions 7-0, they turned it around on day 2 and won both of the remaining bracket games 3-1 and 2-1. After bracket play, they then divide up the teams into SuperCopa, Gold, Silver, etc. Her team was seeded in 7th place (making the SuperCopa Bracket) but due to match-ups, they ended up having to play the #1 seed (a strong team from TX) in the Knock-Out Quarter-Final round. We knew it was going to be a TOUGH game. The team we played had won their games 11-0, 11-0 and 7-0.....so we were in for a battle. Our team was down to 2 subs when one of our players was diagnosed with Mono and was out the rest of the weekend and it was about 105 degrees! But our girls SHOWED up to play! After scoring early on a PK, the other team tied it up 1-1. But because of our hard work and high pressure, we were able to sneak in a second goal and WIN the game 2-1. It was the upset of the tournament (so I've been told) and it was just one of those sports moments that won't be quickly forgotten.
We had just become the FIRST Tennessee Soccer Club (TSC) girls to team to make the SuperCopa bracket AND the first TSC team EVER, boys or girls, to advance to the Semi-Finals in the SuperCopa bracket! It was unbelievable.
Unfortunately, our luck and energy ran out in the Semi-Finals and we lost to another talented TX team 1-2. We battled to the end but we just ran out of gas!!
I am so proud of Sullivan and her teammates. She and a few other girls played every minute of all 5 games in the blazing TX heat! They battled with some of the best teams around the country and proved that this team of 2012s from TN are NO JOKE!!!
The twins of course hung out at home with sitters and got dragged from baseball games to baseball practice! But they did get to go to their very first Soccer Camp at BGA and they loved it! They played from 9:00-12:00 for a whole week and did great! We went with our good friends the Morrissey's and everyone had a blast.....although I think their favorite part was getting to eat in the BGA cafeteria! Haha.
(Sullivan spent the week at Belmont Basketball camp)
That is about all for now! We are headed to the lake this week for a much needed vacation from all the things!
As soon as we get back we head right into Lipscomb Soccer Camp, Widgiwagan Overnight Camp and preseason soccer training! Never a dull moment!
Here are the rest of the pictures from our exciting month of June:
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