It's not New Year's Day - so it's not time for the Rose Bowl.
But it IS Labor Day Weekend - and it IS time for a bowl game!
Did you know that Vienna has its very own bowl game? We may be a small town, but we've got big spirit! And you'll see the colors flying tonight at the annual Outback Bowl Game between cross-town rivals - the Madison High School Warhawks and the Oakton High School Cougars.
Tonight's game takes place on the field at Madison at 7:30PM. Anyone who is anyone in Vienna will be there. (The rest of us will be too - LOL!) And just like a "real bowl game", the festivities start much earlier. You'll see kids and parents alike tailgating - I hear there some elaborate tailgates planned. I'm sure that Madison's award winning marching band will be performing. (And we're planning on attending a pre-game party ourselves!)
There's a lot of talent on both teams, but we'll especially be watching two Seniors: running back Luke Willis for the Cougars and linebacker/tight end Ryan McGuire for the Warhawks. Both boys are not only talented football players, but are great baseball players as well. (Luke Willis plays for the Cougars and recently committed to #12 Coastal Carolina for baseball. Ryan McGuire plays for Liberty District Champions, the Madison Warhawks.)
This won't be the last time they face each other on a field. Luke & Ryan will face off across the diamond when baseball season arrives next Spring. But the irony is that both boys played together on the same travel baseball team at the age of 13 - a team that went all the way to the Top Ten in the AAU National Baseball Championship.
This summer they were friends. Tonight they are rivals. And tomorrow they'll be friends again. But only one will have the bragging rights that come with a win tonight!
And that's what makes the Outback Bowl great . . . the friendships & fun that take place off the field . . . and the fierce competition on the field.
Just another reason why WE LOVE LIVING IN VIENNA!
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