From Foster’s Daily Democrat:

Dover U7/U8 girls soccer opens season

Monday, September 16, 2013

The Dover U8 girls soccer team includes, top, left to right: Tory Vitko, Stella Athans, Morgan Wigmore, Megan Healy, Sarah Bastille, Emma Clickman Addison Hopkins and Karolyi Campano. Bottom, left to right: Elizabeth Dean, Lilyana Tellez, Olivia Marchesi, Isabel Carter and Karoline Salvatore.
(Courtesy photo)

DOVER — The Dover Soccer Association’s girls U8 travel soccer team traveled to Salem for their first game of their 2013 fall season against the Salem Strikers on Saturday, Sept. 8.
Dover, which lost 4-0, started strong offensively with steals by Karolyi Campano and Elizabeth Dean. In goal, Stella Athans made several saves leading Dover in excellent defense. Karoline Salvatore led many attempts to the Salem goal.

The second quarter brought solid defensive action by Olivia Marchesi and Isabel Carter. After many several outstanding saves by goalie, Megan Healy, Salem was able to sneak in their first goal. Emma Clickman brought the ball up the field many times only to be blocked by Salem’s defense.

In the third quarter, quick footwork by Lilyana Tellez and Addison Hopkins brought Dover back into scoring position but Salem’s defense kept the ball away from the goal. Dover’s Sarah Bastille was tested in the goal with multiple saves protecting Dover’s chances at a comeback. In the final seconds of the quarter Salem scored again.

In the fourth quarter, Dover rallied hoping for a strong comeback finish. Tory Vitko brought the ball to the Salem goal several times only to be blocked by their strong defense. In the end, after several saves by goalie Morgan Wigmore, Salem scored its final goal.

The team is coached by Jaime Bastille and assistant Aimee Marchesi.

Eight years old!??!!  How can that be?!  Happy birthday Emma!

When I think of you, all kinds of interesting, wonderful words come into my head that define you:

pretty.

artistic.

inquisitive

smart

amazing listener (okay, two words)

creative

athletic

clever

interested

curious

caring

helping

And one more word… Amazing!  I love you Emma.  Here are some of my favorite photos of you from this year: