NDSean

The game has been postponed until Friday. Bummer.

Are any of you folks in attendance going to be posting some live scores? Because, you know, that would be pretty sweet if you did.

Well that sounds better than anticipated. Hopefully it is a great success!

He's saying that "your" is a possessive adjective, while "you're" is a contraction, meaning "you are". You are confusing the two, and it is frustrating him. Only the Gulag Archipelago and the holocaust are considered greater tragedies.

I am biased, but I am going to miss being able to sit in the same seat, in a stadium with stands, and watch four games, one right after another, in one day. I get wanting to have a later start for the games, but this isn't a select tournament with 150 teams crammed in. These girls deserve a bigger stage.

Looking at the layout for the park, it doesn't appear that there are stands for fields 3 and 5, which is apparently where the girls will be playing. In fact, according to the website, those fields arent even 11v11 size. I wonder if they have changed the layout for the tournament? But I am with you, there ought to be a lot of parents and support at the games, much more than a rec or select tournament, you would think they would have ample space on the sidelines for said support. Please keep us informed when you get there!

I think he is saying that if they forced a Public Only division, then the small privates would have to split from TSSAA as to not go bankrupt.

Well, the first option they used was Collierville's Myspace page.

AAA, the Grace goalie really was commanding. Hopefully ND won't have to see CCS right away, but I guess we'll find out later today? Don't they mix up the brackets at this point?

ND 2 Grace 1 Deciding goal made in last minute or so. ND had really one defensive breakdown, which led to the goal, but controlled much of the game. Same problem as usual, not finding the back of the net. The Grace parents were really energetic, and ND had a few parents tossed, but I'm truly not sure why. It was a great atmosphere tonight!

Hume Fogg lost? Based on "rankings" that seems like a pretty big upset.

I waited until the kids on the other team started to cry, then I would instruct the players they could only score on bicycle kicks.

Geez, MVM beat me to the reply button.

Grace is actually a perfect example of a school building a soccer culture well before the high school years. They don't have elite facilities for soccer, unless you count having a field, and perhaps a few bleachers. They start them early in soccer, and it is paying off. In fact, thinking about the A/AA privates in Chattanooga, I can't think of any of them having elite facilities in soccer, with perhaps the exception of CCS, which was really for football. I have coached kids in all of these schools, primarily the ones leading up to ND and the schools are building a culture of soccer, and the kids want to be a part of it. It isn't the facilities, it's the pride. And yes, they train 300 days a year. And yes, because they are part of small schools, they also populate the track team, the softball team, etc. So we have a bunch of soccer players running track, which means our track teams don't usually excel. I guess that isn't fair to us, but we don't make a habit of complaining about shortfalls due to our low enrollment. Sometimes it just sucks being a small school. Anyway, best wishes for your school and the kids that represent it.

Yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the TSSAA to carve out another division, filled with girls soccer only schools, who have to use athletes from other sports to fill the team, and don't have a soccer establishment within 50 miles. That will level the playing field. Oh, and since ND can't compete with CAK or KC based on $$$, facilities, players, they really ought to be in a different division, too, since that isn't really fair to us. Don't forget the suburban public schools, filled with talent rich soccer players. They are out, too! And the urban magnet schools, they recruit! I am actually seeing where you are coming from. There should be 50 divisions, so everyone has a fair chance against schools that most resemble them. Utopia in high school sports! It can happen!!!

ND 2 Bearden 1 What a great game. Intense from the first minute.

I can say, with much due respect, that I have been excited to see what Grace would look like this year. Their middle school team has been tremendous the past few years, beating our girls at St Jude for the title 2 out of the past 3 years. They are loaded with club players, like ND. They have a great middle school system, like ND; and passionate parents, like ND. I can tell you with great certainty that the girls at ND, at least the ones from St. Jude, are anxious to get another shot at Grace. I'm happy that Grace has performed so well and lived up to the potential that you just knew was there. Whether or not they schedule the world-beaters is another story for another day, they could prove themselves to be world-beaters in the coming month. But let's hope not. Go Irish!

Eh... Notre Dame 13 Marion County 0

What?? Which 8th graders are playing? I am so out of the loop. Makenna? Alison?

Word on the street is that ND is moving to Div2 next year due to the unlimited resources of the parents, world class facilities, and the fact that 97% of the players are recruited from Norway and Brazil. Sorry, wrong forum.

Why did Schermerhorn get that yellow card? That ref must have had bionic ears. Great game overall. If wet field conditions hurt a precision passing game, then I don't want to know how good CPA is on a dry field. I thought they were outstanding.

Way to go D and all the ladies and the schools they represent. It was great to watch D and Carey play for 4 years, they will be missed!

It seemed that the Irish really had control of that game, despite conditions, but you have to take your hat off to the goalie from Silverdale. She was really fantastic, a great mixture of size, instinct, speed and strength. Perhaps one of you ND fathers (past or present) can help me out here. One thing that makes me a little nervous going further is the depth for ND. Am I mistaken, or did Carey play the entire game? It appeared that there were only minimal substitutions. I have been to a lot of the games this year but don't remember seeing so many clean uniforms on the sideline. Is this an issue, or am I misguided? Or both?!?

David, say it aint so! How is she doing? Were they expecting her to breakout this season with Kris gone? Who do you see stepping up?

David, you also missed that the cookout is for local posters from CoachT.com, as well. Are the ribs going to be pork or beef, Don?