"It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day."
Willie Mays
At the morning meeting on Friday, Coach Alexander espoused on the above quote by Willie Mays. He discussed the previous night's value meeting "The Habit of Excellence". Coach said we make our habits and then our habits make us. He asked the boys to strive to make excellence a habit, then quoted Aristotle, "Excellence is not an act, but a habit." He also shared the cadet maxim used by the United States Military Academy, "Risk more than others think safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible." Motivated, the camp raced down the hill for the first of Friday's match ups.
Although there were some great games played yesterday, there was one that became the highlight of the day. The Florida Gators upset the undefeated Texas Longhorns in football, 13-0. Florida stopped Texas from scoring three times inside the 15 yard line. Texas remained good sports as Florida celebrated their victory with a "Gator Chop". Congratulations Gators!
Last night at the campfire, Texas rallied. Not only did they have the highest score for cleanest rooms, they also performed a superb skit. They enjoyed a pizza party on dorm last night for winning both of those competition's. Way to go Texas! The Eyes of Texas are Upon You...
Additionally, the Camper of the Week Awards were handed out and we enjoyed skits from UNC, Florida and Ohio State. There were some great things said about this week's award winners. The other skits were funny too and included a round of Jeopardy and Family Feud. Pretty clever guys!
Last night was such a beautiful night. I tried to capture it on film from up at the campsite. We are truly blessed to live in such a setting. Check it out on the slide show.
Today the camp is gearing up for the 4th of July Celebration. Each team has chosen a camper to compete in an individual event. In the late afternoon, we'll all gather at the outdoor pool for swimming, volleyball, a "tug of war" and a cook out. We're crossing our fingers that the weather holds up. It should be a great day.
Have a safe and happy 4th of July holiday!
Football
Florida vs Texas 13-0 Florida
LSU vs Penn State 6-0 Penn State
Oklahoma vs Michigan 12-0 Michigan
Soccer
Ohio State vs Notre Dame 2-1 Notre Dame
Virginia vs USC 4-0 USC
UNC vs Duke 2-1 UNC
Softball
Oklahoma vs USC 10-9 USC
Ohio State vs Duke 12-1 Ohio State
Virginia vs Texas 10-0 Texas
Basketball
LSU vs Duke 36-16 Duke
Oklahoma vs Texas 35-34 Texas
Ohio State vs Penn State 38-27 Ohio State
Hockey
UNC vs Penn State 6-2 Penn State
Florida vs Michigan 4-1 Florida
LSU vs Notre Dame 5-0 Notre Dame
Lacrosse
Virginia vs Michigan 8-1 Michigan
UNC vs Notre Dame 4-3 UNC
Florida vs USC 4-0 Florida
