Nations Cup soccer tournament

Great job to both soccer teams! 6 good games on Saturday. Very tough competition. 3 injuries... Thankfully Gustavo did not need stitches , but Adnan did have to go to the hospital , but he turned out ok. Thank you Lord for watching over our team. We still have one more game today. It's been great fun to coach and watch the guys play. Go Eagles!

Soccer on Sunday

HS plays at 12:30. Be there at 12.

No Sunday games for the elementary team.

Great job to both teams on Saturday

Softball Pictures

Boys Softball

The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play, And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game. 

A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest Clung to the hope which springs eternal in the human breast; They thought, "If only Casey could but get a whack at that— We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat." 

But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake, And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake; So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat, For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat. 

But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all, And Blake, the much despisèd, tore the cover off the ball; And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred, There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn a-hugging third. 

Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell; It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell; It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat. 

There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place; There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile lit Casey's face. And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat. 

Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt; Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt; Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip. 

And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air, And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there. Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped— "That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one!" the umpire said. 

From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore; "Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted someone on the stand; And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand. 

With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone; He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on; He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the dun sphere flew; But Casey still ignored it and the umpire said, "Strike two!"

 "Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered "Fraud!" But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed. They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain, And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again. 

The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate, He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate; And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow. 

Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout, But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out. 

This wasnt how the boys game went but it was very similar.  The boys ended up losing 18-2.  The bats were not swinging as well as the last game and the defense was a little lax.  They played hard in the rain and wet grass.  They played their hearts out and never gave up.  The next opportunity to play will be this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 4:00 PM.  

Girls Softball

The girls had another game on March 23, 2013.  It was in the afternoon so they were a little sleepy and it took them awhile to wake up.  When they woke up their bats woke up too and they managed to score 8 runs.  EAB was too much too handle though and they scored 24.  It was a nice sunny day to play softball with friends and family.  Their next game should be Thursday, March 28 at 4:00 PM.  Next game they will be ready to play and looking to give their best effort.

Soccer schedule for this weekend (03/23 and 03/24)

All games will be at School of the Nations.

Click on the  link below  to see our soccer tournament schedule. The elementary team is in the category "sub 12" , and the JH/HS team is on the category "futsal" on the last page.

 

Nation's cup schedule  https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=DD862520A086A24F!352&authkey=!ADHEIzACxjvV9vA

 

Please remember to bring a photo id with date of birth to the tournament. Every player needs an id to check in to the tournament. Also remember to bring you shin guards. You must have this safety equipment in order to play in the tournament.

 

The elementary team will play on Saturday

11:00 am BIS vs Nations

12:00pm  BIS vs Boca Juniors

 

There are six teams in the sub 12 category (BIS, Nations, Cougars, Boca Juniors, Fluminense, Ajax), divided into two groups. We are in group A, and we'll play two games on Saturday. If we qualify we'll play again on Sunday.

 

The JH/HS team will play on Saturday

9:30am BIS vs Mackenzie

12:30h  BIS vs Nations

15:30h   BIS vs Escola Francesa

17:30h   BIS vs  EAB

Sunday, 12:30h  BIS vs Ajax. 

BIS vs Colégio Batista

 BIS Eagles vs Colégio Batista

 

The Eagles had a GREAT game against Colégio Batista. Until the last minute the game was tied 4 to 4, but on the final seconds Colégio Batista managed to score two quick goals. This was a very exciting game! Frizald scored 4 goals!! Overall the team played great and the goalies (Gustavo and David) were premium!

The Junior Varsity team also had a good game. BIS scored the first goal and was ahead for most of the first half. At half-time the score was 1 -1, but on the second half Colégio Batista managed to scored more goals to win the game. The final score was 5 -2. Goro scored the two goals for the Eagles  : )