I have pretty busy with family life and business and have not written on my Blog in a while. We just finished watching Glenville lose the Division 1 State Football final by one point. Let's see, all three Cleveland area high schools lost in the finals this weekend: Glenville, Maple Heights, and my alma mater Chagrin Falls. Chagrin and Maple got beat bad, but Glenville should have won.
Last month three more Cleveland teams lost in the State Finals of the soccer playoffs: Bay Village, CVCA and my son's team St. Ignatius. I guess us Clevelanders are pretty use to losing, huh?
Quick Recap:
> The Ignatius soccer final was an epic battle between the top ranked teams in the State of Ohio. Ignatius played Gahanna Lincoln and the two teams played to a 0-0 tie through 2 overtimes. The game went to a shoot-out and we lost 4-3. If we would have won, the boys would have been both State and National Champions. Tough loss but great experience for my son. He earned his first high school letter. Exciting time for Jackson.
> Chagrin Falls played in its first state football final in school history. I didn't get to a game this year, but did watch the final game on TV today. They were outmatched by defending state champion Kettering Alter. Congrats to the Tigers.
> Perhaps the team I was rooting for the hardest was Glenville. Glenville is an inner city Cleveland school that has built quite a football program. Coached by Ted Ginn, Sr. Glenville does remarkable things with tough inner city kids. My JV football coach in high school, Matt Chinchar, is Ted's main assistant. It's a wonderful story of godly men leading and changing young lives.
Win or lose, it has been an exciting 2009 fall sports season.
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