Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary participated in the annual soccer and volleyball tournament hosted by Conception Abbey Seminary in Conception, MO. Six other seminaries from across the Midwest also came to compete.
The OLGS soccer team played St. John Vianney Theological Seminary from Denver, CO on Saturday. Though the team went down a goal early in the first half, OLGS came back strong in the second half to score three goals and win the game 3-1. This qualified OLGS for the final the next morning.
Before that, however, the OLGS volleyball team went to play in the volleyball tournament held in the Conception Seminary gymnasium on Saturday evening. The team fought hard in all their games, and barely lost a game that could have got them into the final. Though this was not their year, the volleyball team make improvements every year and will hopefully soon clinch the trophy.
The next morning, after an early Mass said by the soccer team coach Fr. Guichard, the soccer team again assembled out on the field to play the final against Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Both teams played a strong first half, each having opportunities to score; but the score remained 0-0 when half time was called. Early in the second half, Kenrick scored to pull ahead. Shortly after, however, OLGS answered with another three goals to make the score 3-1 at the final whistle. This was the second time OLGS has won the Conception Abbey Soccer Tournament.
