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What a fun game tonight!

Ever see those shirts that are half University of Michigan and half Ohio State?

When Shawnee and Elida meet these days I feel I need a shirt that is half Shawnee with a Grand Lake United shield in the middle and Elida on the remaining quarter. Hey, my son does play for Shawnee!

Lance Brown, Tanner Mayer, Matthew Daily, Nicholas Hoffman, Yunseong Lee and Jonathon Andrews have all represented both Shawnee and Grand Lake United.

Adam Ordel, Shawn Ezell, Jerod Houston, Chase Watson, Garrett Brinkman and Ethan Schaeffer have all represented both Elida and Grand Lake United.

Here's something else... 6 of the 7 captains for tonight's match are Grand Lake United teammates when not playing for their respective high schools! That's special!

Tonight's match was something of a family reunion for our Grand Lake family. We love seeing so many of our "adopted sons" playing at the same time. What a fun time this was tonight. Both teams went after each other hard, but cleanly. Only one yellow card was issued and that was for PI or persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game as opposed to anything of a violent nature.

A shout out to veteran officials Michael Lause and Mark Kleman who managed an excellent game. They let the boys play, talked with them as needed and blew their whistles when necessary. It is a pleasure to have such excellent officiating for an intense rivalry match.

You have all heard the spiel given before high school athletic contests about "friendly rivals." That is exactly what this was all about tonight. Both teams had their chances. Both teams played stellar defense. A little smack talked between friends. And both teams played hard!

Well played gentlemen!

Good Luck to both Shawnee and Elida the rest of the season!

Oh yeah, the match ended in a 0 - 0 tie, but that wasn't the real story here anyway.

Hopefully we will meet again in the OHSAA tournament.

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About Me

I believe that God comes first, followed by family and friends. I am third.

I worked in corporate accounting at The Limited and Cellular One before returning to Lima with my family and becoming a stay at home father. I am also the founder and director of CBA Soccer. I am in my second year as Head Coach / Program Coordinator with the Lima Senior Spartans and am excited about the progress in the process in helping this program take the next step. I have recently re-entered club coaching. This time with Lima Select where I will work with a U16 boys team

I have been married to Christi (Moritz) for 31 years. Christi is starting off on a new career path and we are excited for her. She is involved as a Lay Reader and a member of the bell choir at church. She also serves on the Foundation Board. She is a devoted mother supporting her sons in whatever they do and wherever they may go.

We have 3 wonderful sons. Sometimes we wonder where time has gone. We often speak of building memories and we have been blessed with many wonderful ones of our family.

Grant is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics. He has a job with Nationwide Insurance. Grant is continuing his education to better position himself for the future. Grant coaches in the Columbus Crew SC Academy and youth development program.

Treg is engaged to Julie Moore and is a graduate of The Ohio State University having majored in animal sciences. Treg is presently working at the Columbus Zoo. He has studied abroad in Germany and France and worked on a ranch in Colorado. He is planning to enter grad school. Treg also continues to referee soccer and will participate in both regional and national events this summer

Lance played soccer for the Blue Knights of Urbana University. In High School Lance made all-league and all district teams while also being Shawnee's Offensive Player of the Year from his defensive mid position. At Urbana, Lance transitioned to the position of forward/striker . Like his brothers before him Lance referees soccer to help with educational expenses. Lance has also been invited to participate in regional and national events as a referee.

We have a 14 year old cinnamon colored Siberian Husky with two blue eyes named Kiko. She is every bit the puppy she was when we first got her, at least at heart. Full of fun and eager to love and be loved.

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