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My granddaughter plays on her high school varsity lacrosse team, and they play a semi-final playoff match this afternoon.\u00a0 If they win this game they will play the team they lost to in last year\u2019s championship; consequently, I am feeling nervous anticipation for her and her team.\u00a0\u00a0 I am also excited, can\u2019t wait, looking forward to the game, deep into the state of an unknown outcome.<\/p>\n

So now I have to get ready to go to the game.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m back.\u00a0 I ran into an old neighbor as I was heading out the door, stopped to chat then ran to catch the bus.\u00a0 The driver recognized me as a retired Transit worker and we had a lovely exchange.\u00a0 I left the bus through the front door so that I could wish him well.\u00a0 I got to the field in time.\u00a0 My granddaughter\u2019s team dominated the first half; then the opposing team roared to a tie, then went ahead by one goal.\u00a0 My granddaughter scored two more goals with fantastic assists by her teammate, and they won by one!<\/p>\n

This was as much fun<\/em> as one could have on a beautiful spring day and I enjoyed<\/em> every minute of it. I am a great supporter <\/strong>and cheerleader<\/strong>.\u00a0 I am proud<\/strong> of my granddaughter\u2019s determination and lacrosse skills. I resisted<\/strong> boasting to anyone standing next to me, which was particularly hard today.\u00a0 I did let my granddaughter know how terrific she is.<\/p>\n

Epilogue<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final championship game was as exciting as anticipated.\u00a0 My granddaughter\u2019s team played their arch nemesis in a repeat of the championship from the year before when they lost in overtime.\u00a0 The game this year was neck and neck; one team scored the other came back and scored. At one point into the second half, I went down to field level to watch the game through the chain linked fence, obviously not for the better view, but to alleviate the tension by walking and pacing.\u00a0 It helps at the NBA games I attend, and it helped here as well.\u00a0 With time slipping by, the opposing team went up one goal.\u00a0 In the first two of the final three minutes, my granddaughter\u2019s team scored two goals which put them ahead by one.\u00a0 On the last face-off, the opposing team took control and made a shot on goal miraculously saved by the goalie.\u00a0 My granddaughter\u2019s team now had control of the ball with a little over a minute left in the game and up by one. \u00a0The coach called a time out.\u00a0 Back on the field my granddaughter\u2019s team managed to maintain possession but not without aggressive defense on the part of the opposing team.\u00a0 I held my breath along with all the others until we reached the countdown: 10, 9, 8\u2026. My granddaughter\u2019s team won with true team play, six players scored the eight goals and the goalie made 14 saves.\u00a0 What a game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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