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Everyone Loves A Parade
Posted: Jan 27 2009, 09:51 PM
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Between Sarzonia's lone home match of the 25th Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football and its final matchday away, the streets of Woodstock were lined with revelers on hand to watch the Sarzonian national lacrosse team parade through town.

The Slash completed a strong finish in the third World Lacrosse Championships, winning their final six matches, including a come-from-behind 14-11 win over Newmanistan in the final. The Slash finished the tournament with a 10-1 record.

"It's absolutely bedlam!" a television reporter intoned into his microphone as the cameras followed the convertibles driving through the newly re-renamed Timiocato Boulevard. During a period of diplomatic hostility between Sarzonia and Pacitalia, the thoroughfare was renamed 48th Boulevard. Before Senior Vice President and External Affairs Officer Grant Haffner left for Timiocato in an effort to restore relations between Sarzonia and Pacitalia to a close friendship, the street was quietly renamed Timiocato Boulevard.

Even though 16 centimetres of snow would eventually hit the ground on this typically cold winter day in Woodstock, players stood up in their convertibles and waved to supporters and others gathered to watch the parade. Each player wore his navy blue away jersey over a winter coat, plus a navy blue hat with stars on each side in the style of the Sarzonian flag.

The parade would eventually come to a stop at a statue of former Sarzonian national football team manager and current Incorporated Football Federation Chairman Dave Wilson in the centre of town. It stood on the ground where the entrance to the old Hendrix Stadium used to be. The new Hendrix Stadium was three blocks down the road. The Chip Moose Lacrosse Stadium was across the street, along with the light rail stop that would take customers to Bryan Marshall Memorail Stadium.

There, standing at the platform was Sarzonia Coach Harold Price. His car was the first through the parade route and his were some of the loudest cheers from Sarzonian supporters. The other player to receive strong approval from the crowd was midfielder Carter Whitlock, the most outstanding player of the tournament.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Price said as each player lined up to receive a gold medal and congratulations from first gentleman Brian Patrick and vice president for health and athletics Carter Marshall, nephew of the late Bryan Marshall, the first Sarzonian national football team manager. "The Sarzonian national lacrosse team you see here today are the true definition of a team."

A round of applause followed, drowning out Price even through the snow.

"I have never been around a group of men so singularly focued on one goal in my entire coaching career. You ought to be proud of these fine men who exemplify the sort of cooperation we hope will be emblematic of our nation as a whole."

Following the ceremony, which consisted of speeches from attackman Tim Cole and Whitlock, among others, then speeches from Marshall and finally Patrick, the players descended the platform constructed in front of the statue of Wilson and began shaking hands with the supporters who had come out in the cold and the wintry weather conditions to show solidarity and celebrate with their team.

No matter what, Sarzonians have one thing in common: They love winners.
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