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 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 4-8. They played hard, but their shots were just not going in. The boys lost their last game 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, 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.