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St. John the Divine’s Orange Crush

St. John the Divine’s Orange Crush (Photo: Fred Provada Photography)

St. John the Divine’s Orange Crush team (pictured) won the United Church Athletic League soccer championship. Led by coaches Shawn Gross and Billy Bragan, the third- and fourth-grade boys defeated a River Oaks Baptist School team, 3-1, in the final game. The Orange Crush finished the regular season in a tie for first place and was seeded first in the playoffs. The championship soccer team is (top row, from left) coach Billy Bragan and coach Shawn Gross; (middle row, from left) Stockard Bragan, Maxwell Gross, Sam Griggs, Angus Harris, Lawson Duncan, David Qian, Phillip Sitton; (bottom row, from left) Spencer Fairbanks, Adrian Castillo, Connor McCain, Pierce Crist, William Sasser and Parker Moore; not pictured: Lachlan McFarland.

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Angie Frederickson is a writer and stay-at-home mom. When those worlds collide, she has been known to hide from her children in order to meet writing deadlines.

St. John the Divine’s Orange Crush

St. John the Divine’s Orange Crush (Photo: Fred Provada Photography)