Matthew
No I’m not talking about those crazy tri-athletes. I am talking about the North Pittsburgh
Catholic Ironmen Football team. This is
the first year for the team and we have been very proud of our boys. This team is comprised of 5 different schools
in our area and has been a really great experience for all the kids. Matthew has started every game and has shown
his mother that he can take care of himself out on the field. Matthew plays all 60 minutes of the game, he
is a wing back and a free safety. It is amazing when he gets the ball and is
able to get through a hole is the line and then look out!!! Matthew can take off like a rocket. With just one game left, the boys have shown
that they are a force to be dealt with. Although
the season did not go as planned, it is possible to end the season with a 4-4
record. We are looking forward to next
season.
Cross Country has also been very successful for speedy. Although he was only able to run in the home
meets, due to football practice, he did very well in all the meets. The course is two miles through Zelienople
community park. Usually, Matthew would
win, but he didn’t race against all the teams so he had no idea how he would
fair at Championships. That meet was
very exciting, he placed 13th out of 230 runners at the Championship
race. The weather this year was perfect
for running, cool, not cold and snowy as we have had in the past. To see the results of the race go to www.runhigh.com click on race results. The race was on Oct 3, 2009. You can also check on results for Emily and Andrew there too.
As if Matthew doesn’t have enough going on, Basketball is
starting this week. The team is going to
be big this year and so we don’t know how much playing time each boy will get,
but it’s about playing with his friends and having fun. It seems as though basketball season just
ended.
Here is
Matthew and his dad before a big game.
There is much debate as to who has had more fun this season, Father or
Son. We all enjoy watching the games the
first time around but these two watch the games over and over. How many times can you watch the same play,
well it depends on the hit.
