With school back in session, fall sports are in full swing. Head Coach Bill Smith and the boys’ soccer team have been waiting and preparing for the 2012 season for months. The boys’ soccer team has been committed to training since April. Throughout the summer, the team could be seen practicing at the high school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Not only did this improve their soccer skills, but by working hard and practicing together it also was a great bonding experience for the everyone. “As a team, we’ve really improved a lot since last year,” Sophomore Sam Sharpless said. The team is very optimistic about this year’s season. “Not too many seniors were lost last year, so luckily that wasn’t too bad of a hit,” Senior Captain Evan Mengel said. With a strong group of seniors in addition to both new and old underclassmen, the team is confident that their hard work will pay off. They hope to be able to do even better than last year; during the 2011 season, the boys’ soccer team made it to the playoffs. Making playoffs is the ultimate goal of this year’s team. “All of our games have been exciting so far, and we really have hopes to make it to playoffs this year,” Junior Tyler Shingleton said. The toughest challenge the team faces this season is the division change. Last year the boys were in the A division, and have now moved to AA this season. “The teams in this division are bigger and harder than before,” Mengel said. The soccer team encourages Freedom students to show off their school spirit and come out to support them this season.