U13G Champions at Gettysburg

August 30, 2010  Gettysburg, PA  The U13 Girls - Blaze went 3-0 and shutout all 3 teams in the play-in portion of the tournament. This was good enough to place them #2 of the 28 teams who played in the U13 bracket. The girls stumbled a bit in the first round of the playoffs, but were able to overcome and win in overtime. They won the semi-final game 1-0 and ended up facing the #1 seed in the finals. The team saved their best for the final and won 3-0. It was a great weekend... good weather, fun, friendship, family and soccer.    


U15G Finalist at Spirit Kick-Off Classic

August 23, 2010  Downingtown, PA  The U15 Girls - Stars came out strong winning their first game on Saturday 3-1, but ran into "trouble" during the afternoon session losing by the same score 1-3. Fortunately, the team won the tie breaker for second place in their bracket. Sunday's semi-final match was against the first place team from the other bracket. The girls came out tough and held a commanding 3-1 lead until late in the game, but still won 3-2. The final was a scoreless until late in the second half, when their opponent dropped a 30 yarder into the top of the net. After a short rain delay, the stars could not come up with an answer and lost 1-0.  


U16G Champions at RSMC Tournament

August 16, 2010  Harleysville, PA  The U16 Girls - Fusion played won their fist tournament entered as a new team over the weekend. The girls won their first two games on Saturday and then held their Sunday opponents to scoreless ties on Sunday. It was a great show, not allowing a single goal in 4 games!! It will be exciting to watch this new team this fall....stay tuned!

 


U16G Co-Champions at Lititz Showcase

July 25, 2010  East Petersburg, PA  The U16 Girls - Strike  played up an age group at the Lititz College Showcase over the weekend and went home Saturday with a commanding 1-0-1 lead in their bracket. The team was up 1-0 near half when a fierce thunderstorm hit and resulted in the tournament being cancelled. Based on points earned, the team was awarded Co-Champions later in the week by the tournament committee. 


 U12G Finalist at Lehigh Valley

June 13, 2010  Allentown, PA  The U12 Girls took second place at the 29th annual Lehigh Valley Tournament over the weekend. The girls won two tough games against teams from New York and Western PA, but could not muster the strength to beat a very good "tournament team" from PA.


The U14 and U16 Girls play well at the Virginian over the Memorial Day weekend.

May 31, 2010  Fairfax, VA -  The U16 Girls played up in the U17 group and went 2-1 in round robin play which ended in a 3 way tie. After all the tie break rules were exhausted , the girls found themselves in a shoot out with a team they had beat on Saturday 2-1. Unfortunatly they lost 5-4 in pks. Our girls went on to beat the second place team from another bracket 5-0, while the other team eventually won the tournament with only one loss - to our team


The U14 girls also had a good weekend with a 2-2 record playing some very good teams from VA and MD.


LebCo U16 Girls claim 1st place at Hempfield Fall Classic with a 3-0-1 record.

November 22, 2009  Manheim, PA -  The U16 Girls finished out the 2009 outdoor season with a convincing win at the Hempfield Classic. The team shut out 3 of the 4 teams they played over the weekend, giving up 2 goals in a tie with the WV 2009 State Cup winner. It was a fantastic year for the girls winning the EPYSA State Challenge Cup, being part of the final 16 teams competing for the USYS President's Cup, and competing in 2 elite premier tournaments.


LebCo U16G go 1-1-1 at the Discovery Cup in Maryland over Columbus Day weekend.

October 12, 2009  Boyds, MD -  The U16 Girls played well in the Discovery Cup at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD. The girls played the 2009 Maryland State Cup winner, Thunder Extreme ( ranked #5 in MD ), to a 0-0 tie 10 minutes into into the second half, and then unfortunatly pulled a red card and had to play down a player for the remainder of the game. The Extreme was relentless and the Strike eventually could not keep the attacks in check and gave up 2 late goals. It was the last goal the girls gave up during the weekend, playing McLean Fusion ( ranked #10 in VA )  to a 1-0 win and then finishing up the weekend with a 0-0 tie against LOUDOUN. It was a great weekend and the soccerplex was a fantastic facility.

   
 U15G Presidents Cup ends at Region 1 Finals

June 21, Kirkwood, DE -  The U15 Girls run to the Presidents Cup nationals ended over the weekend in poor weather and field conditions at the Kirkwood Soccer complex in Delaware. The team lost to a very good New Jersey team ( ranked #6 in NJ ) 4-1. Although the girls played well the first 40 minutes with the game 1-1 at half, NJ Jersey made the best of their opportunties in the second half. Playing NY ( ranked #8 in NY ) tough was not good enough in the second game as the girls lost another match 2-0. The final game on Sunday was canceled due to bad field conditions. 

Congrats goes out to all the players on a job well done. They far exceeded their expectations by first winning the EPYSA State Challenge Cup and then winning a place in the Region 1 finals of the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup. Being part of the final 16 teams in the US was quite an accomplishment!!     


LebCo U15G move on to Presidents Cup Region 1 Finals to be played June 20/21.