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    Samantha's soccer team had their first game on Saturday, 
April 18th. The weather was beautiful for this time of year, and you could tell 
by watching the kids play. The first half of the game was played 7 on 7, and 
with that many kids on the field there were no goals scored. Sam started out the 
day in goal, and she made a couple of nice saves during her time in net. The 
second half of the game was played 6 on 6 (don't ask why this was done - I don't 
think anyone involved really understood the reasoning) and our offense woke up a 
little with a little room to roam. Although we only scored one goal (the one 
that mattered), we were able to spend much more time in the opponents end. 
Overall, today's game was an enjoyable one to watch, and the win certainly 
helped. Hopefully we will have many more to follow. 
	
		
			
			Game 1
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			Samantha started out playing goalie in the first part of the 
			game.
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			Sammy made a nice save and through the ball out to her teammate 
			to get some offense going.
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			Sam making another save while playing goalie.
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			Sam trying to get her teammates lined up where they need to be 
			on the field.
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			Sam trying to get the ball into the opponents net. She had a 
			couple of good drives towards the goal during this game, but she 
			just came up empty.
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			Sam trying to get defensive positioning to prevent the opponent 
			from getting a good corner-kick towards the net.
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