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Soccer gives team power trip
Screamin' Eagles hope to increase awareness of sport
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Screamin’ Eagle wheelchair soccer teammates Ricky Burnette, left, and Jason Hare pass the ball during practice.
Though Anne Fuqua has a six-hour train ride each week from Birmingham, Ala., to Gainesville so she can play with Flowery Branch’s power soccer team, the North Georgia Screamin’ Eagles, she has one thing to say: “It’s worth it. I love it so much.” This love for the sport is a common thread among the other team members, who put in the work it takes on and off the court each week to make their team great.