You can kiss it goodbye! The 2009-2010 scholastic sports season is already over. It seems like just yesterday that the boys soccer team was on their way to a section championship, or the Freedom faithful were spending every Friday night at the football stadium. Let’s take a look back at a year that will always be remembered in FHS sports history. We will start in fall with the much anticipated football season. Expectations were high with a new coach and system in place. However, the season did not live up to those expectations, as only two wins were recorded. On the cross-country team, senior Julia Kubica and freshman DeeDee Adams ran their way to states. The golf team played well above their expectations, posting a winning record, but were unfortunately unable to clinch a playoff spot. Soccer was the sport this year that gave fans the most excitement, primarily on the boys’ end. The girls played well, but showed a lack of experience. The boys soccer team won its first section title in over a decade and made a far run into the WPIAL playoffs. Led by Luke Mesing, Tanner Mesing, and Erik Gabrich, the soccer team was able to send fans into a frenzy. It was as if the school had caught playoff fever for two weeks. Winter proved to be a season of growth in the sports world at Freedom. A young wrestling team posted a great record, but it was unable to clinch a playoff birth in their tough section. The girls basketball team experienced a high amount of growing pains as it failed to record a win the entire season. The boys fared better than the girls, racking up three wins. However, the boys’ record did not reflect how well they played this past season, as they suffered many close defeats. The swim team endured the most hardships of any team at Freedom this past sports season, with fewer than five home meets and 25 practice cancellations, as the pool continued to have problems the entire season. Following suit with the preceding year, the spring turned out to be the most successful sports season at FHS. Both the girls and boys track teams rode undefeated section records to the WPIAL playoffs. The girls were bounced from them in the playoffs, but the boys made it to the WPIAL Championship finals, where they ultimately came in 4 th place. Five wins were recorded by the softball team, but none were more important than the last one, as the seniors were able to leave on a high note. At first, things looked dim for the baseball team, as it struggled to squeeze out victories early in the season. However, they redeemed themselves as they went on a tear at the end, picking up nine straight victories on their way to the WPIAL playoffs where they ultimately lost to Laurel in an 11 inning classic. It has been quite the year here for sports at Freedom. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were lost fighting for victory. Many players laced up their cleats for the last time wearing their red and white, and will either trade it in for a jersey of a different color in college, or never play competitively again. Either way, whether you were a freshmen or a senior, the memories that you made this year will last forever, and you shouldn’t want it any other way.