Mark Soehren strode tiumphantly over Mutiny Brook Bridge proclaiming, "I'm done pouting," referring to the difficult season he's had at the helm of the winless Poland Knights football team.
To understand how far Soehren had to come, one needs only look at how he spent his Saturday night.
The Knights squared off against the Lake Region Lakers in a game that would hand the victor its first win of the season. Down at the half, Soehren attempted to rouse his players with a speech described by Ted Tibbetts as the loudest yelling he's ever heard from Soehren since they met 9 years ago. The Knights ended up on the short end of the stick, losing 24-0.
The loss may not have been the low point: Just after half, in an event unrelated to Soehren's half-time rant, Soehren's 9-year-old son Atticus was curled up in a ball under the bench with blood covering half his face after a tooth-to-the-head collision in a little kids' game that was played nearby.
Soehren's other son, who had been told not to bother Soehren during the game "unless there's blood," got his dad's attention, telling him, "Atticus is bleeding."
Welcome back Mark.
Following the introduction of Jon to 'Wam footbal in week 3, the 'Wam also welcomed newcomer Bill. Again, newcomers only get a last name after a full season.
The addition of Bill brought the total of actual football players to three (Tibbetts, Bill and Soehren), which made some huddles in need of an interpreter to help 'Wam veterans with terms like "dig," "flag" and "spy." The 'Wam vets retaliated by calling archaic rush violations on Tibbetts 7 different times. (Click the "Rules" tab to see the rush rules defined.)
The participants (minus Hank Burns and Chris Easton who left early):
Player of the game, sort of:
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