Delaney tries to approach all situations with no regret

By Delaney Whittet

Editor-In-Chief

“Do everything right,” he said. “Do everything in your power the right way, so if things don’t end in our favor, you won’t have any regrets.”

I didn’t understand the wisdom of my coach’s advice until a week later, when I sat in silence with 19 of my closest friends watching members of the opposing team raise a national championship trophy above their heads.

This summer, my club soccer team was  in a position to win a national title. We had spent three years clawing our way toward the top, desperately awaiting the day that we would get to place those blue National Championship hats on our heads.

We were certain that 2016 was our year, but when the championship game’s final whistle blew, our season ended in heartbreak.

We didn’t accomplish what we set out to do, but my team left everything on the field. Just as my coach said, we had no regrets.

I have one more chance to win a national title, but that game was the last one that the four seniors on my team would play with our team. Now, as I embark upon my final year as a Costa student, I can’t help but think of all the “last” moments that lie before me, and hope that I can “do everything right.”

There are so many decisions that I have yet to make and goals that I have yet to meet, and I can’t stand the thought of venturing into the next phase of my life without making the most of every moment. 

From  energetic sports games to Homecoming to the crazy La Vista production nights, I don’t have room for any regrets.  Luckily, I have one year left: one year at high school, one year of club soccer, one year to accomplish everything that I can.   

I know that I cannot guarantee the outcome of the experiences that I am to face. However, I can control how I approach them, and I intend to graduate knowing that I left it all on the field.