soccer 'super fans' kick it into gear
OnMonday,Sept.19,juniorMiloradMilicpreparestokick thesoccerball.Milichasplayedsoccerforsixyears.“[After we win a game] we all become closer I feel,” Milic said.
Receivinghighfives fromthecheerleaders,juniorRaymond Saarirunsontothe field on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Saari playedvarsitysince his freshman year. Senior Mark Makrai kicks the ball on Monday, Sept. 12. Makrai was a foreignexchangestudentfromHungary; heplayedsoccerfor six years.
soccer ‘super fans’ kick it into gear.
Livestronggameunitesfans,raisesmoneyforcancer
studentsshowspiritinvariousways
two soccer forces
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champion a cause On Thursday, Oct. 13, the $4,273 inprofitsgeneratedfromthefestive,inyour-facebrightyellowLivestrongshirts soldbeforethegameandthejerseys soldthenightofthegameagainst Staleysignedbythesoccerteamand SportingKCwereraffledoffduring halftime went to a good cause. “We talked about it with [junior] Raymond Saari, so we decided to giveitatry,”saidvarsitysoccercoach DerekNoll.“Ray[whowasdiagnosed withcancerlastyear]wasbasically the inspiration behind doing it.” Sporting KC defender and 2007 graduateKevinEllisalsoplayedhis part hyping up the game. “Iplayedvarsitysoccermyentire senioryearhereandcoachWilliam ThompsonhadcontactedusandItold myteammatesandtheyweremore thanhappytocome.Wewouldalso like to do a charity game like this. I wasonboardtodosomethinglikethis formyoldschool;Iwouldbegladto do it with my team too,” Ellis said. ScottLorenz,alsoadefenderfor
SportingKCwhocametosupport thatnight,carriedthesamesortofattitude,althoughhewasn’tanalumnus. “Iactuallydidn’tevenknowabout thegameuntilearliertoday.Iknew Kevinhadgraduatedfromhere.When he asked us to come I wanted to helphimsupportfightingcancerand youjusthavetogivewhenyoucan,” Lorenz said. As far as scores go, the varsity gamewas3-0;anotherundefeated game for the boys. “Thebestpartwasraisingmoneyfor agoodcause,butalsobeatingStaley atthesametime,”saiddefenderjunior Derek Harvey. DefenderDanielCyrussummedit up for the Sporting KC players. “Iwoulddoanythingformyteammates;I’mverytruetothemasthey aretome,”Cyrussaid.“Weallwould bemorethanwillingtohelpoutthose withcancer.Itaffectseveryonesomehow;Icanonlyhopeourteamwould do a similar game as well.”
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“Thisyearwasunbelievable.Theydidincredible.Theywereliterallyunstoppableattimes. Eventhoughtheirseasonwascutshort,theystill wonstateinmyeyes,”saidseniorCodyFisk. Spiritsgrewhigherthroughoutthevarsity season:fanscametogether,familiescheered andtheteamachievednewgoals.Butabove all, the crowds grew in size. “Justlookingoutfromthecallboxandseeing everyone was really cool, and it made theschoolasoccer-basedcommunitysortof. Itraisedschoolspiritwhentheyallneededit most,” said sophomore Jake Boeding. JuniorJenniferStocksawsimilarchanges. “Isawahugeincreaseinfans.Itmadeitall memorablebringingeveryonetogetherevenif wedidn’tgoasfaraswehoped.Itjustdidn’t matter,” Stock said. Everyonesupportedtheteamandreturned for similar reasons. “It’sfuntocheerontheteamandhangout withthemandjustbewithyourfriends,”Stock said. Theteamgaveeveryoneagoodshoweach game. “IguessI’mthebiggestfanbecausealot ofmyfriendsareoutthereplaying,andIlike soccer.Seeingthemoutthereplayingisreally
cool.Plusyoudon’tseealotof‘superfans’for soccerorbaseball.SoIdecidedIwouldreally supportthemandraisethebarforthenext person,” Fisk said. Asanannouncerfortheteam,Boedingheld hisspiritshighandcarriedhisvoiceevenhigher. “Beingtheannouncer,IfeellikeIowemore tothemthantojustshowuptohomegames becauseIhaveto.They’retheteamthatmade mefallinlovewithsoccer;theyweretrulyan amazing team to watch,” said Boeding. HeadcoachDerekNollalsoarrangedfor afanbustotransportstudentstothedistrict game. “Ithoughtthefanbuswasafantasticidea. Theschoolisgettingit’sspiritbackandit’s bringingustogether.I’msureitmeantalotto theplayersandIhopethatithappensmore,” sophomore Nicolette Swofford said. Fisk,thoughnotthebiggestfanofthebus, was still behind the idea. “Thefanbusgavemeahugeheadache.It wassupercrampedandloud,butitwassuper cool,”Fisksaid.“Itgavetheplayershugesupportonthefieldsinceitwasanawaygame. Iloveit.Ionlywishtheywouldhavedoneit more than my senior year.” story by Madisson Stanley design by Sydney Bennett
OnMonday,Sept.19, juniorPierreFrancois racestowardstheball. ThiswasFrancois’first year on varsity.
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OnMondaySept.12juniorMiloradMilickicks theballtohisteammate.ThiswasMilic’sthirdyear on varsity.
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On Monday, Sept. 12, senior Adel Abu-Omar attemptstogettheballawayfromhisopponent. Abu-Omarwasonvarsityforthreeyearsandwas a defender who also played other positions.
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SeniorErminRizvanovicpreparestokicktheballonWednesdaySept.21.Rizvanovic has been playing soccer for about nine years. jeffries
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Receivinghighfives fromthecheerleaders,juniorRaymond Saarirunsontothe field on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Saari playedvarsitysince his freshman year. Senior Mark Makrai kicks the ball on Monday, Sept. 12. Makrai was a foreignexchangestudentfromHungary; heplayedsoccerfor six years.
soccer ‘super fans’ kick it into gear.
Livestronggameunitesfans,raisesmoneyforcancer
studentsshowspiritinvariousways
two soccer forces
jeffries
champion a cause On Thursday, Oct. 13, the $4,273 inprofitsgeneratedfromthefestive,inyour-facebrightyellowLivestrongshirts soldbeforethegameandthejerseys soldthenightofthegameagainst Staleysignedbythesoccerteamand SportingKCwereraffledoffduring halftime went to a good cause. “We talked about it with [junior] Raymond Saari, so we decided to giveitatry,”saidvarsitysoccercoach DerekNoll.“Ray[whowasdiagnosed withcancerlastyear]wasbasically the inspiration behind doing it.” Sporting KC defender and 2007 graduateKevinEllisalsoplayedhis part hyping up the game. “Iplayedvarsitysoccermyentire senioryearhereandcoachWilliam ThompsonhadcontactedusandItold myteammatesandtheyweremore thanhappytocome.Wewouldalso like to do a charity game like this. I wasonboardtodosomethinglikethis formyoldschool;Iwouldbegladto do it with my team too,” Ellis said. ScottLorenz,alsoadefenderfor
SportingKCwhocametosupport thatnight,carriedthesamesortofattitude,althoughhewasn’tanalumnus. “Iactuallydidn’tevenknowabout thegameuntilearliertoday.Iknew Kevinhadgraduatedfromhere.When he asked us to come I wanted to helphimsupportfightingcancerand youjusthavetogivewhenyoucan,” Lorenz said. As far as scores go, the varsity gamewas3-0;anotherundefeated game for the boys. “Thebestpartwasraisingmoneyfor agoodcause,butalsobeatingStaley atthesametime,”saiddefenderjunior Derek Harvey. DefenderDanielCyrussummedit up for the Sporting KC players. “Iwoulddoanythingformyteammates;I’mverytruetothemasthey aretome,”Cyrussaid.“Weallwould bemorethanwillingtohelpoutthose withcancer.Itaffectseveryonesomehow;Icanonlyhopeourteamwould do a similar game as well.”
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“Thisyearwasunbelievable.Theydidincredible.Theywereliterallyunstoppableattimes. Eventhoughtheirseasonwascutshort,theystill wonstateinmyeyes,”saidseniorCodyFisk. Spiritsgrewhigherthroughoutthevarsity season:fanscametogether,familiescheered andtheteamachievednewgoals.Butabove all, the crowds grew in size. “Justlookingoutfromthecallboxandseeing everyone was really cool, and it made theschoolasoccer-basedcommunitysortof. Itraisedschoolspiritwhentheyallneededit most,” said sophomore Jake Boeding. JuniorJenniferStocksawsimilarchanges. “Isawahugeincreaseinfans.Itmadeitall memorablebringingeveryonetogetherevenif wedidn’tgoasfaraswehoped.Itjustdidn’t matter,” Stock said. Everyonesupportedtheteamandreturned for similar reasons. “It’sfuntocheerontheteamandhangout withthemandjustbewithyourfriends,”Stock said. Theteamgaveeveryoneagoodshoweach game. “IguessI’mthebiggestfanbecausealot ofmyfriendsareoutthereplaying,andIlike soccer.Seeingthemoutthereplayingisreally
cool.Plusyoudon’tseealotof‘superfans’for soccerorbaseball.SoIdecidedIwouldreally supportthemandraisethebarforthenext person,” Fisk said. Asanannouncerfortheteam,Boedingheld hisspiritshighandcarriedhisvoiceevenhigher. “Beingtheannouncer,IfeellikeIowemore tothemthantojustshowuptohomegames becauseIhaveto.They’retheteamthatmade mefallinlovewithsoccer;theyweretrulyan amazing team to watch,” said Boeding. HeadcoachDerekNollalsoarrangedfor afanbustotransportstudentstothedistrict game. “Ithoughtthefanbuswasafantasticidea. Theschoolisgettingit’sspiritbackandit’s bringingustogether.I’msureitmeantalotto theplayersandIhopethatithappensmore,” sophomore Nicolette Swofford said. Fisk,thoughnotthebiggestfanofthebus, was still behind the idea. “Thefanbusgavemeahugeheadache.It wassupercrampedandloud,butitwassuper cool,”Fisksaid.“Itgavetheplayershugesupportonthefieldsinceitwasanawaygame. Iloveit.Ionlywishtheywouldhavedoneit more than my senior year.” story by Madisson Stanley design by Sydney Bennett
OnMonday,Sept.19, juniorPierreFrancois racestowardstheball. ThiswasFrancois’first year on varsity.
story by Madisson Stanley
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OnMondaySept.12juniorMiloradMilickicks theballtohisteammate.ThiswasMilic’sthirdyear on varsity.
052 sports
On Monday, Sept. 12, senior Adel Abu-Omar attemptstogettheballawayfromhisopponent. Abu-Omarwasonvarsityforthreeyearsandwas a defender who also played other positions.
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SeniorErminRizvanovicpreparestokicktheballonWednesdaySept.21.Rizvanovic has been playing soccer for about nine years. jeffries
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