Prrrrrrrrt! The whistle ends the match, with Cathedral finishing the soccer team’s season with another State – Semifinal run, losing the match 2 – 1 at the BCSC Soccer Complex on Oct. 21, 2023. With defeat, there is always hope for the next year to come that the new opportunities that present themselves. Varsity soccer coach, Andy Glover shares some words on what the upcoming season holds.
“We simply take our matches one at a time,” Glover said. “The team this season has been through so much, we are embracing our process even more. We are constantly chasing our best, most mature performance.”
Glover gives more on the details behind how next season will be embraced the best way possible.
“ This is not an easy process, and the team embraces the challenge daily,” Glover said. ”Optimally, regardless of the outcome of one match, we can construct a mature performance close to 95% of our very best. We seek to do this in everything we do, preventing complacency. We’re quite used to playing a strong schedule, and the strength of schedule pleases me greatly. The team loves a challenge, and the schedule proves that.”
Junior Jony Garcia shares what he is looking forward to the most this upcoming season.
“State, we made it my freshman year, lost to Noblesville but made it to the final four,” Garcia said. “ It’s my first year starting thats definitely exciting. We have kind of a younger team, some freshman starting and a couple sophomores. “
Senior Konnor Gribbins’ states why he is looking forward to this upcoming season with excitement.
“ My brother actually just joined the team. He is a freshman and he will be playing with so that’ll be really fun for me,” Gribbins’ said.
Learning takes your knowledge or skills and releases that new knowledge into the open. Freshman Luccas Peda shares where he sees himself at the end of this upcoming season.
“ I see myself as a varsity player as well as a player who can go onto the field and make an impact, “ Peda said.
Sports bring people together of all ages and create communities, Garica explains how soccer impacts students at North.
“ I think it brings our community closer together for sure,” Garcia said. “At the North vs. East game everyone comes out, and everyones having fun,” Garica said.
Peda explains his view on how soccer can impact everyday students at North.
“ Bonding with the teammates, hanging out with the members of the team, and just being all together and winning games,” Peda said.
Trying to translate success from one year to the next is a tough challenge for anyone to face. But Gribbins’ has hope that his team can make a final four run yet again and explains on why they’ll create havoc once again.
“ I think right now we are in a really good spot if we keep working, grinding, putting in the work, do the running in practice, and focus on what we do best,” Gribbins’ said. “ We have lost a lot of seniors who have put in the work and have done the running for the past few years, but this year we are building upon that and we have a good backline who are all really experienced.”
