Many months ago, Luke S.’s mom floated the idea of a sleep away soccer camp at Furman University to the squad of seven Marist soccer boys. At the time, it was unclear if Covid restrictions would allow the camp to take place. We all agreed it sounded like fun, and tentatively signed up. Sometime around spring break we received word that the camp was ON, and the rest is history.
Because these guys are all tight, and also because boys seem to be easier in this regard, we each listed all seven on the requested roommates slot, and left it to the camp to figure it out. They did so admirably, placing them in rooms all next to/across from each other. Additionally, they were all on the same team!
We didn’t hear a whole lot from Danny while he was gone (in his defense, it was just Saturday night through Wednesday morning). But he did send this picture with Clint Dempsey, who I later learned is one of the best U.S. men’s players ever!
They were up early, played a LOT of soccer - which included Danny’s selection in the All Star game and a game-saving slide tackle to boot - and made fun memories in the dorm, too. When he kept talking about “family movie night,” which equated to 15 of them huddled around Ryan’s phone watching “Cars 2,” I knew for certain he had found a good group of kids. Danny Boy + The Boys continues to be a winning combination.
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