Their season ended in a monsoon by a penalty kick coming following a questionable call at the end of the game, the DeKalb Middle School Lady Saints can still boast their most successful season in team history after bowing out in the first round of the district tournament.

“I’d say they are some teams still in the tournament who were glad to see us put out,” said DMS Head Coach Justin Nokes following his team’s 2-1 loss to Prescott here Tuesday played during a deluge. “We were competitive with even the top teams in the region. We lost just 1-0 to Algood who is the top of the conference.”

The Lady Saints took an early lead against Prescott last Tuesday afternoon on the flooded middle school field. However, midway in the second half the rains came, washing away the Lady Saints’ hopes of making it to the second round of the tourney. A soggy shot past the goalie and a penalty kick at the end concluded their season.

“There wasn’t one complaint from either team about the conditions. They just played on,” Nokes said of the large puddles on the field and torrential downpours that turned the home pitch into a mosh pit. “I’m proud of how they played.”

While losing, the Lady Saints amassed their best record in team history going 5-2-2 and finishing fourth in the district, that finish good enough to host a tournament game against the fifth-seeded Prescott team who DMS had beaten 2-1 earlier in the season.

With the completion of the season, Nokes said he will be losing 12 eighth graders, nine of whom had seen considerable playing time.

“We have some seventh graders coming up who were able to get some experience this season,” Nokes said of rebuilding next season.

However, before that Nokes has another task to complete – coaching the DMS Saints boys’ team. Tryouts for the boys’ team will be held this Wednesday and Friday (Oct. 3 and Oct. 5) at the practice field on DCHS campus next to the girls’ softball field.