State Polo

We both took Friday off to go to to the state water polo tournament, and we ended up having two back-to-back early mornings, leaving our house at 5:45am to get to Tualatin. The boys played Tualatin at 7:30am and won 9-8. Grant played well and had the winning assist to Parker. I was a nervous wreck during that game. Something about Grant being the youngest one out there with all those big guys had my heart racing (119 bpm!), and it was a close game. The girls won their game against Tualatin that afternoon 5-2. Day 1 was a success! 

Day 2 was a bit rough. The boys lost their early morning game 23-5 to Lake Oswego, as expected. Grant got a goal, though! The girls lost their game against Lakeridge 4-8. They played hard, but their shots were just not going in. The boys lost their last game 8-19 against Newberg to get 4th in state. They were disappointed, but that was better than we expected at the start of the season. The girls were down 4-8 in the 4th quarter of their last game against Lake Oswego, and we were feeling nervous. I remember asking Rachael who was sitting next to me, "Do you think they could score 4 goals in the next couple minutes?" The girls rallied and ended up outscoring the other team 6-1 in the 4th quarter to come back and win 3rd in state! It was such an exciting, happy ending! 

What a fun, full season it was. I loved getting to watch both kids and love that they got this one year in high school together and on this team. I shed a few tears the night of the awards, knowing this was Aubrey's last polo event. Her senior year is off to a great start.