01/08/2024
Thank You…It’s Been a Blast!
After the 2017 Warren Harding Raiders boys’ soccer season, I approached Head Coach Tilden Tatebe about promoting the soccer program, via social media, by putting together a page. The 2018 campaign was my oldest son’s junior season and the participation numbers were beginning to shrink in the program. Other Harding programs, football and basketball in particular, receive the bulk of the support and publicity in the community. Parents and children in the Warren City Schools needed to become aware that there was another sport in the fall, other than football, where they could compete and be a part of a team. After getting Coach Tilden’s blessing, this page was born. Little did I know it would become a labor of love for six years and ignite a fire for writing that I did not know I had.
Unfortunately, with my youngest son completing his senior season in October, and his graduation in May, the time has come to “retire” the page. With one son graduating from college and one from high school in May, I will not be able to commit myself to attending every pre-season friendly and regular season match in the future, which is required to give this page the dedication and attention it deserves. I will keep the page active so the parents and kids can look back and relive their memories if they so choose. However, there will be no further posts or updates provided from this point forward.
On behalf of Coach Tatebe and the players, thank you for your support of the program and this page. I received many thanks and compliments on the page over the years so I am glad everyone enjoyed it, even if some match summaries were less than complimentary. I hope to see some of you at a Mollenkopf Stadium match in the future.
To the youth of Warren, soccer is a beautiful game that can take you to places beyond Warren. Don’t be fooled into thinking that football is the only sport that can take you places after high school.
As always, Go Raiders!
Sincerely,
Chris Knupp
