With homecoming next week, Campus Ministry set to make their entry into the Avila banner contest. With the winner receiving $125 toward their club, we got together all of the ladies with creative talent to see what they could pull off. They spent an entire afternoon planning the banner out and they finally set to making it. The finished product looks great and I'm sure Campus Ministry will win.

Thursday, coach cut practice short so that both soccer teams could go watch the KC Wizards take on the LA Galaxy. When we had originally bought tickets, David Beckham was suppose to play, but due to his injuries he didn‘t get to play. The Wizards should have won the game with two early opportunities that went just wide of the goal. However, with two red cards in the second half, they had to play two men down, giving the Galaxy the opportunity they needed to score the only goal of the match. The game was still enjoyable, even if the Wizards didn't win, as both teams had a good time hanging out together in a relaxed atmosphere. Usually we just get to hang out on soccer related bus trips to and back from games.

Unfortunately, this week wasn't all fun and games as tragedy hit the men's soccer team. Turk went to surgery to have his knee fixed, a procedure that was going to allow him to get back onto the playing field in a few weeks. However, the surgeons found that his knee was in worse condition than they had thought, and Turk now has to spend two months on crutches. This was a definite blow to the soccer team as everyone looked up to Turk for inspiration and morale. He never quit and never complained. As this is my last year, it is painful for me not to be able to finish out my soccer career with him.

We played our first conference game on Saturday, coming up short with a score 0-3. The game was extremely physical with tempers flying. In the second half, tempers overwhelmed a few individuals causing a fight to erupt. Cards came out like crazy, mostly against the other team. It was a wild time trying to cool everything back down so we could finish the game. Overall, we had our opportunities; we just didn't finish them. The only upside to the day was that the ladies won their game in an outstanding performance of skill and perseverance.

Well, this coming week should be extremely eventful with homecoming this weekend. So until next week…