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Once again the weather turned out much better than forecasted and week 2 was outstanding. The juniors continue to show great improvement. Andrea Cellucci, Danny Barber, Justin Almonte, Nick Mininson and Sebastian Pinto all managed to find the back of the net for the Tigers. The Dogs and Cats rebounded with 2 goals each by Charlie Hinz and Christina Kerwin. The fifth goal was scored by Liam O'Brien to tie the match at 5-5. The seniors played against the coaches and squeaked out a 4-3 victory. Goals by Matt Saraiva, Andrew Abberton, Stefani Egre and Billy Russo withstood a late charge by the coaches who just ran out of time. Debbie Chin made a game-saving stop late in the game to ice the win. She may have blinded the opposition with her stylish shades, who knows. Excellent refereeing made it an enjoyable morning. Our young coaches were in top form as they buddied up with some of the athletes to assist them in honing their soccer skills.

Rich Bletsch, Director

Girls Division

TRAVEL:

U-12

Waldbaum's Cup - Round 2

NHP Lady Bengals 2 Deer Park Lady Falcons 1 - What a fabulous game! Each player on the Lady Bengals squad contributed to this victory and really out played their opponents. Deer Park opened up the game with a goal but that didn't stop our girls. Our midfielders today worked the ball beautifully sending up a shot to Kathy Kariotis who then sent a rocket into the net off her left foot to tie the game. At halftime the score remained tied until Alexa Epstein took a penalty shot and blasted the ball over the goalie's head to put the Lady Bengals on top. Way to play the game girls ..... This victory was truly a TEAM EFFORT ...Go Lady Bengals!!!!!

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The Cheetah Girls vs. Wild Things -

The Cheetah Girls played tough throughout the entire game vs. The Wild Things on this cloudy Sunday afternoon. In goal for the first half for The Cheetah Girls was Kasey Kennedy who was ready at her post making fantastic saves and clearing the ball out quickly to her offense. The defense led by Silvana Seidita and Irene Tsahas stood strong challenging the Wild Things offense and refusing to let them advance past them. The offensive line led by Sephanie Chacko, Daniela O'Modie and Nida Mirza received nice passes from their defense for great shots on goal. The offensive line this time was led by Irene Tsahas, Daniela O'Modie and Stephanie Chacko were on the attack with great footwork and passes from their teammates netting goals by Irene Tsahas and Daniela O'Modie. Way to go Cheetah Girls! In goal this time for the start of the second half was Silvana Seidita moving post to post making quick decisions to stop a potential goal by The Wild Things. Nothing was stopping Daphne Siozios today who despite getting knocked down by the ball got up quickly without giving up rushing down the field to make impressive shots on goal as well as making impressive saves as the goalie for the latter part of the second half for the Cheetah Girls. Also in goal for the second half was Nida Mirza whom saved powerful shots by the Wild Things. Great Goaltending Nida!! Both teams played extremely well!! Feel better Alexandra Gootman and Lauren Vowinkel. Thank You to all Linesmen/Ref's./Parents!!

Lightening 4 - Panthers 1

In a match-up of 2 undefeated teams, the Lightning and Panthers squared off in a showdown on Sunday. The Lightning got on the board first when RF Kaitlyn Krems got a hold of a loose ball in front of goal and sent in home to make it 1-0 about 10 minutes into the first half. LF Jordyn Seagul applied relentless pressure from the left side, and just missed on 2 scoring chances on plays set up by Striker Sophia Leeds and Isabel Ugolini. Isabel had a super game at midfield and left defense. Mollie Zimmerman played an aggressive brand goal tending in the first half and stopped everything but 1 shot which tied the game at halftime. In the second half, the Lightning started to apply serious pressure as Kaitlyn and Sophia Leeds worked their give-and-go magic down the field several times, resulting in some very dangerous scoring chances. Sophia recorded 2 assists and Kaitlyn netted 2 goals [to give her a hat-trick for the day] en route to the 3-1 final score. The Defense was rock solid with Bethany Ambrosio holding down the Center and aggressively coming up to set up the offense. Jessica Goldstein on right D did the same and contributed to several scoring chances down the right wing. Dylan Sanders and Kasey Borduas did a very nice job on left D clearing balls wide and then up the sideline. Casey Sanders did a find job at center midfield distributing the balls to the forwards and then took her turn in goal where she made 2 nice saves. Marisa Menist did super on Left Forward, showing good skills dribbling the ball and making passes. All in all, a very nice effort with some super passing and nice follow-up on the scoring chances. Kristin Granieri and Sophie Michaels, we missed you!

Panthers vs. Lightning

With the weather being unpredictable, the only thing that was certain was that the game between the Panthers and the Lightning would be exciting. The Lightning opened up the scoring in the game and were threatening to score early and often, but thanks to some heads up goal keeping by Ciara Lennon and the defensive play of Ally Petricca, Bonnie Charles and Mackenzie Griffin, the Panthers held the High potent Lightning offense to one goal in the first half. With the ball deep in Panther territory, Kelsey Nathan passed the ball to an open Deirde Lynch, who drilled the ball into the right side of the goal to tie the score at one at the half. In the second half of play, the Lightning scored two goals late in the game, but Hannah Dienstag made several diving saves to keep the Lightning from extending their lead. Natalie Giordano and Ciara McGreevy literally covered the entire field, playing both offense and defense in the second half of play. Both teams hustled for the duration of the game and treated us to some fine soccer.

Cabbage Patch

PATCH

U-7

April 6

Firecrackers vs. Strikers - the chilly temperature could not keep the Firecrackers vs. the Strikers away from the field. The teams competed like lions in a den and fought for their individual victories. The competition was tough and each team demonstrated strength, enthusiasm and a desire to win. The Firecrackers managed to score first, with two goals. The Strikers came back with Giselle Correia and Marina Pappas leading the offense. Claire Kivelowitz, Orna Kidanian , Nicolena Vega and Gabbie Caicedo played great defense to hold down the Firecrackers. Channing Woo did a great job in goal. The Firecrackers put on a great demonstration of competition and fight. With the game tied, both teams fought hard and till the bitter-end. Congratulations for both teams, for giving everything they had.

Firecrackers vs. Strikers

The cold and wind didn't stop the Firecrackers from playing a great game on Sunday. It was an exciting game to watch. Logan Ward, Anika Mathai, Cayla Mikowski, and Emily Gaviria played a great offensive game.

Kitty Kats

The Kitty Kats played an awesome game. On goal were Alina Kachar and Randi Sarf. Some very amazing blocks girls! Julia Feldman and Stephanie Zovich were a strong defensive team consistently clearing the ball. Caroline Nuttall and Caitlin Biggs showed some fancy footwork in bringing the ball up to the goal. Madeline Slaski chased down all loose balls. We missed Jasmine Kamdar and Jordan Wachsman. Congratulations to both teams!

April 13

The Strikers played against the Wonder Cats on a cold Sunday. In the first half ,the Strikers came out really strong with quick goals by Marina Pappas and Giselle Correia. The defense lead by Orna Kidanian, Claire Kivelowitz and Allison Liman kept the Wonder Cats from scoring. Channing Woo played some outstanding goalkeeping. Gabriella Caicedo and Nicolena Vega made some great opportunities. In the second half, Giselle and Marina played excellent defense stopping every Wonder Cat attack. Allison, Claire and Gabbie tried their best to get thru the Wonder Cats strong defense. Nicolena Vega contributed both on offense and defense. Orna adjusted well in Goal. Both teams exhibited fine team play and good sportsmanship.

Boys Division

Travel

U-12

Waldbaums Cup- Round 2

April 12

NHP Jaguars vs. Manhasset

Although the sky was overcast with a threat of a storm, the NHP Jaguars were certainly not under the weather on Saturday. The team played hard as the parents cheered the players on from the side lines. The Jaguars were down a goal at half time, the team pushed harder in the second half. It was the pass from Christopher Pun to Andrew Curcio that gave the Jaguars the opportunity to tie the game at 1-1 in the second half with a beautiful goal by Curcio. With the game tied at 1-1 at the end of the second half, the Jaguars were roaring in overtime play, determined to keep the opponents on their toes. Within the first minute of overtime, the Jaguars forward, Roy Cunha, led the Jaguars to victory with an unassisted goal. What a great 2-1 win for the team, which locks in two wins in the Waldbaums Cup play. The Jaguars defense was so tight, the opponent was only able to score one goal and goalie Daniel Flori saved several more. The boys are all team players and show respect for one another on the field. Keep up the hard work Jaguars!

April 12

Boys U9/10

Fire vs. Red Bulls

Great match today by team Fire against the feisty Red Bulls. Christian Carrick opened the scoring off a great pass from Frankie Maropakis. The next goal was a beautifully placed corner kick by Carlos Alvarado. Team Fire stayed hot and Jack Nuttall buried one in the net off a nice feed from Tristan Robinson. Our next goal came from Eric Fidler on a sleek move around the defender. The Red Bulls answered back with two goals but Christian finished the scoring with a blast from just outside the box. Jeremy Lau and Sadek Syed were awesome in goal. Great team work boys! Go Fire!

Panthers vs. Tigersharks

The Panthers third game was a very exciting one. Chris Valentine, Joseph Steves and Frankie Palmeri lead our offense with some awsome goals. Our first line of defense was , Anthony Carbone, Steven Polito and Nick Lopez protecting their goalies, Baily Lee and Joseph Steves. The Tigersharks played a tough game . Panthers keep up the good work.

Boys U8

Lightning vs. Galaxy - The Offense played by Phillip Chang, Brian Schoenberg, Justin Pumillo and Brendan Kiernan displayed some amazing passes moving the ball up the field. Brian Shoenberg took some great shots on the net throughout the game. The defense didn't let much pass through; David Escorcia, Robert Sirotkin and Matthew Chung were constantly on the attack and clearing the ball out of their end. Yanni Nicolaides played hard hustling for the ball at all times. Dylan Edwards played a good first half in goal and then went out strong on defense with some powerful kicks. In the second half a joint effort by offenders David Escorcia and Brian Schoenberg successfully got one in the net for the Lightning. Goal was played by Dylan Edwards, Brian Schoenberg, Justin Pumillo and Phillip Chang. They all did an amazing job saving the ball. Only two got passed them. We missed Gabriel Rodriguez who was home sick; Feel better soon. Thanks to John Schoenberg for filling in for Assistant Coach Mike. It was an exciting game

Continental

U-7

Celtics vs. Cosmos - There was thunder before the game and thunder on the field as the Celtics took on the Cosmos in a tough game. Chris and Jason held tight as goalies while William, Connor, & Ben gave great support on defense doing their best to keep the Cosmos onslaught from getting to goal. Kevin, Matthew, & Sean kept pushing the ball forward and showed us some great footwork and passing. Reggie worked his hardest regardless of being on offense or defense. Great teamwork boys keep it coming!