In the last month I have shot an interesting variety of assignments. My favorite was easily the U.S. Olympic Curling Trials. I became fascinated with curling when it became an Olympic sport in 1998 and by the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, I easily watched more curling than any other sport. While it seems as though the sport is the butt of jokes (primarily because people don't understand it), I am fascinated by the strategy and after seeing it in person, the true athleticism of the curlers--those sweepers work up a sweat! I'm hoping to give curling a try by the end of the year and, who knows, maybe I'll be making a run at the 2014 Olympics. In any event, here are a few of my favorites from the women's final:
Another great thing was the start of the Middle Park HS girls soccer season. We have a great group of girls this season and they have been working very hard. Their hard work was rewarded a week ago at the Mesa Ridge Tournament, a tournament we have been going to for five years. Each year we have done a little better and we felt we had the players to win it this year. And sure enough, the girls rose to the occasion and defeated three 4A schools to take first place and win the first-ever trophy for the soccer program at Middle Park. The 3-0 start to the season is the best start we have ever had and the winning continued this weekend with a 7-0 defeat of the Denver School of Science and Technology, our first league game of the season.
