The St. Olaf mens soccer team (3-1-1) was harried 2-1 by Bethel Tuesday, Sept. 28, causing them to fall from first to third place in the MIAC conference. However, the team quickly rebounded from their disappointment at Bethel to defeat St. Johns 2-0 Saturday at Rolf Mellby Field.
In light of the St. Olaf football teams amazing 31-point, come-from-behind victory over Luther earlier this year, we here at the Messenger began to wonder how that unbelievable feat stacks up against some of the other great accomplishments in the Colleges relatively brief sporting history.
Despite a valiant come-from-behind effort, the St. Olaf football team fell to St. Thomas 24-21 before an estimated crowd of 3,000 at OShaugnessy Stadium in St. Paul last Saturday.
After a 4-1 demolition of Bethel brought the St. Olaf womens soccer teams conference record back to .500, the Oles dropped back below the break-even mark with a tough 2-1 loss to MIAC power St. Bens on Sunday.
Coming off an exceptional team effort at the Roy Griak Invitational just a week earlier, the St Olaf womens cross country team turned in another solid performance Friday at the NCAA Pre-Nationals race in Colfax, Wis. The women fought their way through a field of 22 elite teams to a fifth place finish.
Without question, parental involvement in youth athletics is far too intense. From parents who file lawsuits against school districts whose coaches cut their children from freshmen baseball teams, to a father I witnessed sprint onto the soccer pitch to tackle one of my younger friends, parental involvement has transcended committed interest and has arrived regrettably at lunacy.
