Wreckers Return From Maine
Rafting the Kennebec (front to back): Sean Gallagher, James Hickok, Court Lake, Connor Walsh, Mikey Scott.
Each year, the returning varsity players take a pre-season trip. It’s not about soccer; it’s about being together as a team, sharing experiences, having fun, and tightening the bonds that are so important for a successful year.
This year’s destination was the Kennebec River in Maine. With Mike Smith ’08 as chaperone, and James Scott ’03 — a former soccer player and volleyball star — as river guide and outdoor guru, 9 Wreckers spent 4 action-packed days at the fantastic Northern Outdoors center in The Forks (18 miles north of Bingham, as the logging truck drives).
The team rafted Class 4 rapids on the river, did a high ropes adventure course, slept in tents in the woods, built campfires, ate well — and got ready for the exciting season that begins later this month.
RRollin' on the river (clockwise from left): Court Lake, Mikey Scott, Mike Smith, Sean Gallagher, Brendan Lesch.
Greg Gudis kicks it in his kayak.
A group photo. Front: Jake Krosse, Mike Scott. Rear (from left): Brendan Lesch, Mike Smith, Court Lake, Steven Denowitz, James Hickok, Sean Gallagher, Connor Walsh, Dan Woog.
Mike Smith and James Hickok help each other on the ropes course.
The challenge: Get everyone from one end of the ropes course to the other — with a full water bucket. Brendan Lesch and Sean Gallagher lead the way.
Court Lake, high above the Maine woods.
Mikey Scott swings from the trees.
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