Soccer: The agony of defeat

Teammates watch from the bench as Springport forward Devin Underhill screams in agony after being knocked down hard with eight minutes left in the game. Underhill was taken out of the game, but brought back in within the last four minutes. Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Christian High School."It's dissapointing. I wanted to win," she said. "It was a good game, a heartfelt game. We haven't been able to beat Dansville for four years, but know that we never gave up in this game."



Springport forward Devin Underhill burries her head into her jersey as she cries after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Christian High School.



Springport senior Reba Patterson, right, cries in the arms of teammate and sister Julie Patterson after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday at Jackson Christian High School. "Losing. It's a heartbreak," Reba Patterson said. "We've been working so hard, and it's going to be so hard to move on after this game. ... Some of us don't get to go on and play anymore."



Springport senior Reba Patterson laughs in the arms of teammate and sister Julie Patterson who attempts to pick her up and carry her on the field to cheer her up after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday at Jackson Christian High School.