- by darius
Suwa
Seiryo High School has several sports days during the year, in the fall and
two in spring. The students choose what sports will be played, and the teachers
try to rally a team together. This year I was recruited to join the teachers
Soccer team, and we started playing in the morning (October 7,1999) in spite
of black skies and pouring rain. Anyway, I had on my 4 year old sneakers which
afforded none too much traction, but I managed to hang in there for the whole
day, and even score several goals. It was determined that since I was one of
the youngest members, I should play forward. I now see why! I am completely
exhausted, and have an hour and a half to recover before the party starts (it
is a thursday and we've got school tomorrow, but never mind that).
It turns out that in spite of the kids yelling about how tired we looked and
offering to take us to a geriactic hospital, the teacher team managed to defeat
4 student teams in a row, and capture the championship! There were a total of
15 teams, so it is a big honor! It did not come at a cheap price though, of
course every member of the team is in extreme pain now, but one member (Mr.
Moria) was forced to call for a sub when he bashed his face on the back of a
students head at the end of the semifinal game. He was coming down from heading
a ball into the goal in the last 5 seconds which cinched the victory for the
teachers, and unfortunately collided with a student. In the final game, at least
two students had to call for subs on account of injuries. A very hard fought
tournament, but justly won by the teachers team!!!
