The first couple of games were the thoughest because we had never played together as a three player team.

So, we lost the first game 11 to 8.

But we did better the second game, we only lost 5 to 4 :)

By the third game we finally figured out what we were doing wrong and how to fix it.

We not only started scoring goals, but were able to finally stop the other team from scoring too many goals against us. We played hard the whole game and won 12 to 4.

But still, we were kind of sad we did not do better in the tournament and were ready to play the consolation game the following day.

The following day S U R P R I S E !

Because we scored so many goals during our third game; together with some other teams not doing so well, we qualified by 1 point to the Semi-Finals as the last wildcard team!!!

We played hard, the first seeded team also played hard and the game ended in a 3 - 3 tie.

But during over-time, we scored first (golden goal rule) and we made it to the finals!

We got lucky before, when we made it to the semi-finals, and we were not counting on getting lucky again.

For the final game, we were ready to play harder than ever, every minute we were on the field. So we did, and it did pay off.

We won the final game 12 goals to 1!

Click here to see the Official Tournament Results and Standings for the Under 15 Pool.

After the final game we went to visit with the Railhawks mascot.

Three tired, but very happy friends...

Michael getting his medal...

Will, about to shake hands after getting his medal...

Dylan about to get his medal...

Rapids, the proud Championship Team.

With a few reinforcements, we'll be representing North Carolina in the Regional Championship for the Southern Region.

It will be held in Columbia Co., GA on August 9-10, 2008.

Please come back and visit after August 10.

We're going to play real hard for our state and would love to represent North Carolina in the National Championships!

Thanks for dropping by, we'll keep you posted...