One of my favorite nights of the school year is Senior Night. After a hard fought soccer, wrestling, softball, etc. match, with the sun setting on another season, the players, coaches, parents and friends gather to recognize the work of the senior members of the team. The night is less a celebration of individual contributions, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘soccer’
Recognize!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friday Night Lights
Posted in Community, Sports, tagged Community, soccer, Sports on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let the trumpets sound: Let the food be prepared: Let the people assemble: And let the Games begin: For last Friday was the Homecoming Doubleheader for the Varsity Boys & Girls Soccer squads – as well as all of their loyal fans. There were two great matches with a beautiful Fall sky colored by a [...]
Let’s Play 2!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer on October 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
As Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs great, was known for saying, “it’s a great day for a ballgame… Let’s play two!” Well, the sun’s set in a blue sky, the temperature is just right, the field is dry, it’s a great day for a soccer match – let’s play two! In fact, the Girls and the [...]
Let the Games Begin!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Tis the season. No, not that season. The gift-giving season I’m talking about is the Fall Sports Season. The halls are decked with Boys & Girls Soccer, Girls Volleyball and Cross-Country. As pictured above, the athletes have donned their play apparel, as we await what this new season might herald. The Girls MS Soccer team, [...]
Sports Center
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged soccer, track on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Sports Center Headline Story: Don’t mess with a Bengal. Why, you ask. Well, let’s do a little Wrap Up of one of the best Falls for Burke Sports since the Giants last won a World Series (before this one, of course): Mens Varsity Soccer: Made the Quarter finals; had 3 players selected for the [...]
Homecoming ’10 – The Sequel
Posted in Community, Sports, tagged music, soccer on October 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
You’ve seen it live, you’ve read the book – and now you can see the movie – Burke Homecoming 2010. Part 1 lays out the Homecoming medley soundtrack. Recorded at the Pep Rally Assembly, various Burke bands bring home the funk, pop, spice & sincere falsetto. All of that pump-up music sets up the film’s [...]
Soccapalooza
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Fasten your seat belts, this week we’re entering the soccer version of March Madness, with a Fall Frenzy of soccer playoffs. Yesterday kicked it off with Middle School Girls and Boys matches. The Varsity teams take to the playoff pitch later this week. Last night the MS Boys played valiantly in a hard-fought 3-1 loss [...]
And the Oscar Goes To….
Posted in Performing Arts, Sports, tagged soccer on October 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not only did the Mens Varsity Soccer team beat Field in its Homecoming game, scoring a mind-bending goal to win one-to-zip at the end of double overtime – but they also took home the Oscar for Best Video Short Filmed On or Near a Utility Vehicle. The film, What Happens on the Boys Varsity Soccer [...]
5-0!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Right now the only undefeated teams out there are the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL (3-0) – and the Girls Varsity Soccer, which is rolling down the track at Five and Ohhhhhhhh!! The Bengals won their last game over Montrose, 4-0, with goals spread evenly among Faith S., Julia O., [...]
Let the Games Begin
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Long, long ago – as far back as this past Labor Day (hard to believe that it was only 5 days ago!), the Girls Varsity Soccer (or Futbol) team issued a challenge to the rest of the Burke World to take them on in a warm-up scrimmage. Various brave souls, young and old, firm and [...]
Spain May Have the World Cup, But Romy’s Got the National Title
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Burke Soccer stalwart, Romy Hernandez was featured in last week’s Northwest Current. The article highlights his role on his travel team, the Baltimore Bays Chelsea, which just won the National Title in their age bracket. But, just as importantly, it also focuses on why Romy, who had his pick of schools, chose to play and [...]
Ceviche Cooks
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Though Ceviche didn’t make it through to the second course round of 16, the team did close out the Summer 2010 season with plenty of chiles. The squad, which also goes by the Fish, Raw Fish, Pink and many other savory and unsavory names, includes various Burke friends and family. Some Burkies grace the photo [...]
El Mundialito 2010
Posted in Community Service, Sports, tagged soccer on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, as a warm-up to the fast advancing World Cup, Burke held its first annual El Mundialito Soccer Championship 2010. As you can see from the photos below and at BurkePix, there were several teams wearing the colors of powerful soccer nations, including Brazil, France, Netherlands and Lichtenschlang. You had players of all grades, sizes [...]
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