Heavy rain during the past few days has the Concord River overflowing its banks.  The Old North Bridge pictured above looks more like a causeway than a bridge at the moment. Fortunately, the well-drained CCHS turf soccer fields were in perfect playing condition for our semi-final play-off match against the Northshore Seadogs. My team advanced to the finals with a 1-0 win against a highly disciplined and defensively focused team. For the first time ever, the Concord United franchise will advance to the Division 1 finals in the over-56, over-50, and over-40 divisions.  We have an over 30 team in the hunt as well but results were not in at the time of this posting. I played well and most importantly avoided any new injuries.  The finals will be held in Lancaster on grass, which is not a surface we traditionally play well on.  After a celebration barbecue with the team, I paused on the way home to capture an image to celebrate Veteran’s Day.