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The A-Team holds on to  first-place spot

Soccer star shines bright

shot as "just a lucky kick," but genetics might have something to do with it; she comes from a soccer- playing family.
   Molly and Mike have played organized ball, as have Tim and Michelle. And Magdi, a longtime soccer fan and player, is now a soccer coach.
    Soon we'll have to change the annual football game to a futbol game.

COVINGTON -- And then there was one.
   In a week that saw a matchup between the last two undefeated teams in the family fantasy football league, The A-Team, managed by Mike Scott, held off brother Bob and his team, BludUndEisen.
   Bobby was a class act about it, though, sending along a congratulatory e-mail. He made sure to include a warning, however: "Don't get too comfortable. We will meet again."
   Other big winners include MikefromND, Mike Walsh's team, and Wolfpack, Liz's team, both of whom won and evened their records at   2-2. Also, the charioteers, managed by Robby and Magdi, notched their first win.
   Here are the week's full results, winners in red:

SLIDELL, La. -- Forget Mia Hamm and Brandy Chastain. There's a new soccer star on the scene, and her name is Kelly.
   Playing in only  her second game for the Slidell Youth Soccer Club's Purple Stealers, Kelly scored her team's only goal, a coast-to-coast clinic on dribbling, sprinting and scoring.
   The big moment came as a teammate inbounded the ball to Kelly minutes before the game was called due to lightening. "Kelly turned and kicked the ball toward her goal between three Honey Bee defenders," Bobby wrote in a recent e-mail. "She then out-sprinted all three of them to kick the ball again toward her goal.
   "Two of the Honey Bees weren't able to hold the pace, and Kelly found herself running stride for stride with their best player.
   "Kelly maintained complete control of the ball all the way down the field, but the defender steered Kelly to the right of the goal. ... Inches before going out of bounds, Kelly kicked the ball sideways,   

right in front of the defender and just into the goal."
   The crowd went wild, and Kelly, the good sport  that she is, stayed stone-faced, as if she expected to do the same thing a thousand more times.
   Kelly described the

Pictures of the week

PICTURE PERFECT: Up until now, Bridget and Mack have just told us how beautiful Cambodia is. Now, for those in Missouri, they are showing us. At right is Ankor Wat. Above is a Cambodian boy.
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For more photos  worthy of National Geographic magazine, click here.

> The A-Team, 88.02
BludUndEisen, 47.13

> MikefromND, 80.15
strangebrew, 68.27

> charioteers, 51.01
Big Bad Mamas, 26.95

Ga. Peaches, 31.30
> Wolfpack, 78.93

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