The Hurrier I Go the Behinder I Get

It was a whirlwind Labor Day weekend.  Madeline was in a tournament in Minnesota with 3 matches and Meredith had two matches at home in Fayette.  Madeline's first match was against DCTC the host of the tournament on Thursday night under the lights.  Here is the article about the game from the college web site.  DCTC vs ICCC

The team had Friday off and spent the day at the Mall of America which was about 10 minutes away from the hotel.

Debra and I left Chillicothe about 3:30 on Friday afternoon and arrived at the hotel about 9:40.  Madeline's game was at 8:30 am on Saturday against Illinois Central.  I thought it was well played and close.  Iowa Central lost 0-1 but the outcome was in doubt until the very last seconds.  I will update this entry with the official article when it is posted.   Both Games

They played Sunday morning at 10:30 against Bismark State College from South Dakota.  It was about 60 degrees, drizzling rain, and 15 mph gusty winds out of the north at game time.  It certainly was not what we had read in the forecast but shortly after the start the rain quit and the sun came out and it was fairly pleasant.    Bismark was hampered by a short roster and several injuries but played a tough game.  The score line was 2-0 in Iowa Central's favor by half.  The second half Coach McGowan used all players in many different positions so the machine did not look as well-oiled but our offense kept them on their back heels but could not put a goal into the net.  Our defense held tight and the game ended 2-0.  Again I will post the college article here when it is up.

Central Methodist also had a game on Saturday in Fayette.  I was able to watch on my laptop at the hotel via DakStats.  Here is the game article Missouri Baptist game and the Box Score .  Unfortunately Meredith did not get to play in this game.

Central Methodist also had a game Sunday and through the miracle of technology we were able to watch what was happening while we were driving back on Debra's smartphone.  Meredith did start and played the entire game.  Here is the game article and Box score

Both girls play today, Iowa Central vs Scott County in Bettendorf, IA  and Central Methodist in Fayette against  Iowa Wesleyan College.  A couple of IC parents will keep me updated by cell phone on Madeline's game and Debra and I will be driving to Fayette to watch Meredith's game.  More details later.