Notes and Boasts: Hampton Roads PDL Piranhas, Meg Lenczyck, W-League Team of the Week, Lizzie Barnes, U18 Richmond Strikers, US Developmental Academy playoffs, Will Bates, Lynchburg News & Advance All-Area awards, David Rochow, Genna Freeman, US Youth Soccer Region I Championship results, Real Maryland, Philadelphia Independence, PDL and W-League Piranhas, WPSL Maryland Pride, Longwood University women, 60,000+ Attend Ronaldo Intro at Real Maryland, Another America Heads Overseas, Stay Healthy During Summer Training
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| Soccer Watch: Jamaica v Costa Rica, El Salvador v Canada, Haiti v
Grenada, US MNT v Honduras, Guadeloupe v Nicaragua, Mexico v Panama, Costa Rica v Canada, Rochester v Puerto
Rico, El Salvador v Jamaica |
Tournaments: Prince William Courage Toys For Tots Tournament Registration Open, OBGC Capital Cup Labor Day Tournament Now Accepting Applications, 2009 Thunder Soccer Fest at Maryland SoccerPlex Sept. 5-6, Summer Sizzler 5v5 Tournament August 1-2 at Western Regional Park (MD), Baltimore Beach Blast: 5v5 Sand Soccer at the Inner Harbor July 11-12, LUYAA SC Fall Kick Off Invitational in Frederick August 29-30, 3rd Annual Discovery Cup: October 10-12, 2009
Camps and Clinics: Soccer the Brazilian Way Day and Residential Summer Camps, Prince William Courage Soccer Summer Camps, Let MSA Bring "The Dutch Touch" To Your Players, Attend or Host a Camp, D.C. United Youth Summer Camp Registration Now Open!, NPC Soccer Summer Camp - Alexandria/Springfield
Leagues and Events: Win a Match with Real Maryland Professional Team, Baltimore International Festival 5th Annual Mayor's Cup Tournament
Tryouts: McLean Youth Soccer U.S. Development Academy Tryouts Under Way
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> AC Milan signs local product Oguchi Onyewu
AC Milan
have wrapped up a deal for United States center back and local product
Oguchi Onyewu. The 27-year-old, who impressed in the U.S. side's run to
the Confederations Cup final last month, has joined on a free transfer
from Standard Liege and penned a three-year contract.
[more +]
> U.S. wins Gold Cup opener, face Honduras at RFK Wednesday
The U.S. Men's National Team continued their dominance in opening matches of the CONCACAF Gold
Cup Saturday evening with an easy 4-0 victory against Grenada at Qwest
Field in Seattle. Robbie Rogers was man of the match, providing an
assist to local product Freddy Adu, Stuart Holden, and getting a goal
of his own.
[more +]
> D.C. United preview of tonight's U.S. Open Cup match v Harrisburg City
D.C.
United faces the Harrisburg City Islanders in a U.S. Open Cup
quarterfinal match tonight at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, MD.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Should the team advance tonight, it
would host the winner of Rochester Rhinos vs. Wilmington Hammerheads at
the SoccerPlex on July 21.
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> Sundhage names U.S. WNT roster for upcoming matches
U.S.
Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named 21 players for
two July matches against Canada. The roster includes local product
Christine Nairn (Bowie, Md.), and the Washington Freedom's Cat
Whitehill and Abby Wambach.
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> D.C. United waste chances at road win in Columbus, draw again
D.C.
United was forced to settle for another tie after relinquishing a lead
on the road, and dominating their opponent. The Black and Red
technically remained in first place, but have played more games than
their nearest rivals, and will have to solve their road woes soon in
order to secure first place for the season.
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> Marta's magic means woe for Freedom
Marta, the magical
midfielder/forward for the Los Angeles Sol, provided a tremendous
performance before 5,143 Sunday at the Maryland SoccerPlex, as the
Brazilian and reigning world player-of-the-year netted the game's only
goal in injury time to give L.A. a 1-0 win over the host Washington
Freedom.
[more +]
> Richmond Kickers celebrate July 4th with 3-0 win over Charlotte
The
Richmond Kickers celebrated a 3-0 win over the Charlotte Eagles in
front of a Fourth of July crowd of 3,577 Saturday afternoon. Kickers
forward David Bulow scored twice while midfielder Gerson dos Santos
notched his first professional goal in the first half.
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> Crystal Palace comes away from Harrisburg empty-handed
Crystal
Palace Baltimore fell 3-1 in Harrisburg last Friday to the
league-leading City Islanders. Rookie Jordan Seabrook gave Baltimore
the early lead, but a disputed equalizer revived the home side.
Ex-Palace striker Brandon Swartzendruber came on as a substitute to
notch two goals in the waning moments to secure the win for Harrisburg.
[more +]
> 2009 Region I Championships Round Up for Maryland and Virginia
Here is a round up of the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships for
2009, as compiled by Potomac Soccer Wire staff. We did not have a
representative on site in West Virginia, but do encourage anyone who
was there to send us more match details or full-blown articles.
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The Hampton Roads PDL Piranhas (5-3-3) celebrated July 4th with a 3-1 trouncing of the West Virginia Chaos (3-8-3). The Piranhas have only lost once in their last nine games.
Washington Freedom W-League midfielder Meg Lenczyck was named to the W-League Team of the Week. She had three goals and one assist in the Freedom's two wins this past week.
Navy's two-time First-Team Academic All-American Lizzie Barnes has been selected as the Patriot League's 2008-09 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Barnes is the third Navy women's soccer player to earn the laurel in the 18 years of the award and is the third-straight and fifth overall Navy student-athlete to receive the accolade.
The U18 Richmond Strikers competed in the U.S. Developmental Academy playoffs last week, celebrating their first appearance in the playoffs. The Strikers went 2-1 in group play and, though they tied for first place, didn't go through based on goal differential.
Will Bates is the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year, adding to a list of honors that includes Central Region Player of the Year and Gatorade State Player of the Year. He's a member of the USA Junior National Team.
The Lynchburg, Va. News & Advance has named it 2009 All-Area Boys Soccer Team and Coach of the Year.
Jefferson Forest's David Rochow has been named 2009 Boys Soccer Player of the Year by the Lynchburg News & Advance. Moving from midfielder to forward in the spring, he notched 20 goals, five of which were game winners.
E.C. Glass' Genna Freeman has been named 2009 All-Area Girls Soccer Player of the Year, by the Lynchburg News Advance.
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Preliminary and Semifinal results for the U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Championship have been posted. Several local teams are participating in the tournament.
Real Maryland FC will be hosting a "Youth Club Soccer Night" at their upcoming match on Saturday as they take on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in USL-2 action. Kickoff is at 6pm at Richard Montgomery H.S. The Monarchs are offering discounts and a contest for a game against the pros to local club teams.
The newest Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) team, the Philadelphia Independence, unveiled its logo on the Fourth of July.
The PDL and W-League Piranhas traveled south Sunday night to take on the Cary Clarets and the Lady Clarets in a doubleheader at Middle Creek Park. The men's side came away with a 0-0 draw in the opening game but the Piranhas' women's squad dropped the high-scoring nightcap 5-3.
The WPSL Maryland Pride (2-4-2) ended their three-game losing streak, tying the Lancaster Inferno 1-1 on the road last week. The 5-1-1 Inferno defeated the Pride at home two weeks ago 2-0.
Longwood University's women's team has announced their 2009 recruiting class, including two transfers and eight incoming freshmen who are all local products.
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60,000+ Attend Ronaldo Intro at Real Madrid: That's right. They packed Real Madrid's stadium, the Bernabeu with 60-80,000 fans JUST to see him say a few words and wearing the team kit for the first time in public. Do you have your tickets to the Real's friendly with D.C. United at FedEx Field later this month? It's a CAN NOT MISS if you're a soccer fan at any level. You can get a 4-ticket package from PSW's ticket rep Dan Giffin here. [https://secure.dcunited.com/international-4pack?r=DG ]
Another American Heads Overseas: Everton are expected to confirm the signing of American midfielder Anton Peterlin, who impressed the team on a 10-day trial last season. Moving from the PDL Ventura County Fusion for a nominal fee, he is expected to complete the details of a one-year contract.
Stay Healthy During Summer Training: Leslie Bonci, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a certified specialist in sports dietetics, offers some useful advice on proper nutrition and hydration to accompany your training session.
Bad Fields in West Virginia?: Watching the video of the Region I matches on USYouthSoccer.org, the fields from every venue pictured look like a cow pasture. balls bouncing on simple passes, long grass, and divots. What's the reason again for holding one of the region's top tournaments in one of the hardest places to get to, on the fringes of the region's geography? Surely there are better fields in West Virginia somewhere? Poor fields may not specifically favor a team that likes to play boom-ball soccer, but they are absolutely a disadvantage for teams that try the play the fast paced, tactically-superior, and possession-oriented soccer all the top minds and talking heads in our sport are calling for. Why then does the biggest youth soccer organization in the country put their most important games on fields like that? |
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