Albion girls soccer pays tribute to Maddox Pearl, others who have fought cancer

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 October 2023 at 9:19 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – The photo of Maddox Pearl is next to a display of banners highlighting players on the Albion boys and girls varsity and JV teams on Saturday.

The school celebrated “Super Soccer Saturday” with home games from the morning to dusk.

Maddox Pearl, 5, of Albion passed away on Sept. 30 after a courageous battle with DIPG, an aggressive brain tumor.

The Albion varsity girls wore yellow “Kick for Cancer” shirts for the game on Saturday against CSAT. The players wore the names of people affected by cancer. This player highlighted Maddox Pearl and the late Byron Neal, who passed away from cancer at age 8 on April 14.

The varsity team and their coach Maggie Orbaker gather for a photo before Saturday’s game at home.

Many of the players wrote the name of Maddox as well as close family members who have battled cancer.