Maize South’s Miles Edwards

By Hayden Swope

Miles

Edwards,

a soccer athlete from Maize South, was chosen as the Shelter Insurance Athlete of the Month. Last season, Edwards was first team all-league and third team all-metro.

“It’s an honor being selected athlete of the month, it means a lot to me personally,”

Edwards said.

Edwards has big aspirations to take his team to state this season, but has a bigger goal to show off the excitement the team has for the year.

“The big goal obviously is to win the state championship, but I really just want to see our team have major success and show a lot of people that we have love and passion for this sport,” Edwards said. “Some personal stats wise I’d like to have more goals and assists than last year.”

Edwards spent the offseason working on his weaknesses, and getting them stronger for the season.

“I’ve been working a lot on finishing and hitting my targets,” Edwards said. “I really focused on that because I felt that it could be much better.”

Edwards hopes to continue playing soccer in the far future, and is putting in a lot of work to make sure it happens.

“My future plans are looking like me still playing soccer,” Edwards said. “As of right now I’m working the absolute hardest on and off the field to get where I’d like. The future is something exciting for me but it’s all in God’s hands and I can’t wait to see what he’s got for me.”