Shoulder to the Wheel

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Congrats to the Steer CC team!  They finished 6th at the Glen Rose invitational. Will Walton won a medal while running his best time of the year (17:21), and finished 9th.

Jake Lanham (26th) and Sam Perkins(33rd) both ran strong races as well.

Graham Steer and Lady Blues tennis defeated Hirschi this past week 10-9.

Graham was losing 7-9 with 3 matches still on the court.  Will Reger and Kaylea Wright won their matches in a close tiebreaker and Adri Ustick won her singles match in straight sets giving Graham a 10-9 victory.  Every kid played hard and competed extremely well.  On Tuesday we lost to a very good Vernon team. On the bright side our mixed doubles team of Marcus Montfort and Sabryna Adrianson won again and are undefeated this year with a record of 8-0.  Marcus Montfort also won his singles match against Vernon.

The Lady Blues open district play this evening at home versus Hirschi.  GOOD LUCK LADIES!

The Graham Steers are on the road against Stephenville.  Safe travels and GO STEERS!

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Shoulder to the Wheel

Some people exhibit an almost miraculous resolve in waiting for someone else to come along and do their work for them.  This Aesop fable may help remind us that we must first begin by attempting to help ourselves.

A wagoner was driving his team along a muddy lane with a full load behind them, when the wheel of his wagon sank so deep in the muck that no efforts of his horses could move them. As he stood there, looking helplessly and calling loudly upon Hercules for assistance, the god himself appeared and said to him, “Put your shoulder to the wheel and goad on your horses and then you may call on Hercules to assist you.  If you won’t lift a finger to help yourself, you can’t expect Hercules or anyone else to come to your aid.”

Heaven helps those who help themselves!

Have a great day, unless you have made other plans.

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