And now for the latest installment of Adam’s bragging on Luke …
Let’s just say that I’m a pretty proud brother! The Des Moines Menace just won the PDL (Premier Development League) Championship! 54 teams started the season and they came out on top. Most of it is due to their great ability to work as a team, but really the hidden reason is their goalkeeper, Andy Gruenebaum.
The Menace played and won three different post-season PDL tourney games in order to get to this one, against the El Paso Patriots in El Paso. It was a very close match for the entire game. Regulation ended with a 0-0 score and both overtime periods also closed at 0-0. Luke played the entire game as the right defender (120 minutes!). At the end of the overtimes, they went to penalty kicks and at the end of 5, each team was tied 4-4. So, they went to the 6th round. Tied 5-5. So they went to the seventh round and Andy blocked their guys shot. What a position to be in. Our shot wins the game. Who steps up? Luke. He puts it in, lifts up his shirt, and points to the Drake logo. 
So here are what some of the others online are saying:
“Please don’t go to PKs. I hate PKs. A coin flip would be just as valid a method of determining a winner.”See Blog entry here
“Sorry dude.”See Blog entry here
“EP…Castaneda…Gruenebaum SAVES!!!
DSM…Luke Frieberg…be a hero Luke…c’mon…GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAA AAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!”See Blog entry here
“DSM ARE PDL CHAMPIONS 7-6 ON PK’S!!!
Frieberg shot lower right, wrong footing keeper..”See Blog entry here
“I loved Frieburg’s T-shirt after the game winner! Kind of like, “This is the next team I’m getting a crown with!” That’s right boys, bring us home a Drake NCAA title now!”See Blog entry here
OK, I’m excited for him and now I need to sleep — oh gosh!
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