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This year’s soccer season was less impressive than in years past; however, there were many things worth celebrating along the way! We had three seniors this year - Cristian Ledesma, Joseph Zuniga and Danny Vargas, who were all multi-year starters and impactful leaders on this team. Together they led us to the success that we have achieved in years past, as well as helping bring about young players who will be very exciting to watch in the years to come! 
Amongst the young players, Derek Lopez and Jona Jimenez are two guys who really stepped up big for us. Derek is an 8th grader and Jona is a 9th grader, and both of these lads demonstrated a profound desire and hunger to perform well beyond what is typically expected of younger players! It’s a treat to get to coach guys this advanced at such a young age!
Another highlight for us this year, and one that I am especially excited about, is the fact that our Junior Varsity team finished 2nd in the district with wins over Pillow Academy, St. Aloysius, and a draw with Bayou Academy. Our guys get fired up any chance that we get to compete against Pillow, so beating them twice in one year at the Junior Varsity level is something that is very much worth celebrating!
While Delta Streets Academy’s soccer season looked different than maybe what we, as a team, had envisioned for ourselves, there was not a moment of it that was spent languishing in self-pity or apathy! It is my goal day after day to help these young men come to understand that the best thing about the fight is the fight itself! Regardless of the outcome when it’s all said and done, a man is recognized by the amount and the effort with which he is willing to work!
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at have you learned from Coach Altman? I learned better positioning and passing more accurately.
d in his career and Chris Jones has a tryout with MDCC coming up in March. 
