Kudos Korner

Congratulations........

• CPSC U12 girls Crusaders – 2013 Rotterdam Kick Off Classic Champions
  
  Crusaders are coached by Melissa O’Hara, Chris O’Hara and Gina Pekola
  The Crusaders went undefeated all 4 games and gave up only 1 goal. Congratulations girls!
  
  
• (Front row above) Sam Pekola, Jackie Whitehead, Lauren Maher, McKenzie Ryan, Emma Rabideau, Cara Lecoz. (2nd row) Meghana Caron, Camille Penman, Alex O’Hara, Lindsey Sherwood, Seyi Olabige, Allison Underhill. Missing from photo but a solid contributor at the tournament was Katie Roche; also missing - Taylor Ralston
• The CPSC hosted a Round Robin Tournament between the Clifton Park U8 girls and the girls from the Saratoga Soccer Club. We had U8 travel players, as well as great players from our Rec League participate in a fun filled day of soccer! The event ended with a parent/player game, pizza, drinks and participation ribbons for all! I’d like to thank Kevin Ross for helping me coordinate this wonderful event, the U13 New York Elite Boys for refereeing the games, the players who played very hard in the heat and all the families who brought their daughters to participate. Thank you for your support! Melissa O’Hara - Event Coordinator

• Ashley O’Hara won the U8 Clifton Park Elks Lodge Shootout held at the Clifton Commons on Saturday, June 16th. She scored 40 out of a possible 45 points, making 14 out of 15 shots. Congratulations Ashley!

• Congratulations to the Clifton Park U12 Girls Lightning Team coached by Melissa O'Hara. The girls finished in 3rd place at the Burnt Hills Fathers Day Invitational Tournament on June 16th. In addition, Clifton Park swept the Shootout! Ashley Wilson took first place - beating out 13 other teams and earned the Striker Trophy, Sarah Nichols won the Goalie Trophy and Lindsey Sherwood earned the second place goalie trophy. Great job girls!
  *Missing from the photo but a solid contributor at the BH tournament is Allison Underhill.

• The Clifton Park Soccer Club U12 Yellow Jackets coached by Paddy Nolan took first place in their division at the Burnt Hills Father's Day Invitational.

• The Clifton Park Soccer Club U14 B team, The Tornadoes, participated in and won the Bethlehem annual outdoor tournament on May 20, 2012, competing with three other teams. The team also participated in the Guilderland annual memorial weekend tournament on May 26-27 and came second, competing with teams from Pittsfield, Bethlehem, Galloway and Guilderland. The Guilderland club was represented by the FC Dutchman U13 Premier team which included at least two players of regional caliber from last year’s U14 BlackWatch Academicals. Losing by only a very narrow margin of 2-0 against a Premier team and finishing second with three wins was more than commendable for our very competitive B-team.
  
  Standing – left to right: Jeff Romeo (Ass. Coach), Gregory Bern, Nathan Taubkin, Donovan Suguitan, JohnKyle Konye (JK), Kevin Guardino (Captain), Kyle Pfaff, Lukas Temperine, Robert McCurley, Said Bouzidi (coach)
  
  Kneeling – left to right: Jeff Romeo Jr, Daniel McDonnell (DJ), Mathew Gootz, Lyes Bouzidi, Mikolaj Standa (Nicki), Alexander Rakowsky, Cameron Shanahan

• CPSC U11 Vipers - 2012 Guilderland Memorial Day Tournament U11 Champions (photo): 1st row(kneeling) L to R: Andrew Michel, Ryan Katinas, Mitchell Carley, Chris Conger, Dylan Maxon, Dylan Ines. 2nd row: Craig Miller, Kevin Lynch, Jimmy Alexander, Eric Makhatadze, Ben Kogan, Brady Van Epps. Missing from photo: Ethan Brunell and Eddie Greene.
  
  The Vipers won the U11 division with 4 victories and no defeats vs teams from Massachusetts, Rockville Ctr (Long Island) and Plattsburgh. Throughout the competition the Vipers demonstrated a potent offensive attack averaging over 8 goals per game.

• CPSC U11 Vipers – 2012 Irondequoit Challenge Tournament Champions (photo): coached by Brett Miller, Dave Conger and Joe Greene, the Vipers won the U11 division vs teams from Wayne County, Elmira & Rochester, scoring 26 goals, allowing 2.
  
  Awards, as given by the opponents: Sportsmanship: Dylan Maxon (2), Dylan Ines, Chris Conger, Eddie Greene, Finals MVP: Jimmy Alexander. Note: Goalkeeper, Mitchell Carley made a spectacular, fully extended, diving save with2 minutes remaining to preserve the 1-0 victory in the finals on Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day to our wonderful Soccer Mom’s!!!

• CPSC U11 Vipers – 2012 Saratoga May Day Tournament Champions (photo): U11 Vipers, coached by Brett Miller and Joe Greene, won the U12 division, scoring 16 goals in total & allowing 5. Great job Vipers!

• Several CPSC club members participated in the Afrim’s Spring Soccer Showdown 3v3 tournament on March 23, 2012, competing in two coed age divisions against players 6-10 and 11-16yrs of age from around the Capital District.. The team led by Dylan Maxon won the Over-10 championship and Chris Conger won the individual shoot-out, while the team led by Georgia Greene won the Under 10 championship
  
  Standing – left to right: Meghana Caron, Alexandra O’Hara, Sarah Monroe, Danielle Casey, and Eddie Greene.Kneeling – left to right: Christian Blood, Ashley O’Hara, Georgia Greene, Dylan Maxon, and Chris Conger.
  
  
• The Cooke's (player, Griffin, mom, Nancy and dad, Chad) were the most recent CPSC Raffle Winners. Congrats!

• CPSC wins Afrims' 1st Annual King Cup 3v3 Tournament - U8 Division! Ashley O'Hara, Georgia Greene and Aidan Arpin played 11 games today and had 9 wins - including 4 shutouts. Georgia Greene also won the U8 skills competition! Congrats!

• CPSC U12 Girls Lightning Sportsplex West Division Champions (photo): U12 Lightning, coached by Melissa O'Hara, Chris O'Hara and Sean McMullan, went undefeated in divisional play and won the U12 West division for Session 1 at the Sportsplex. The Lightning had an outstanding first session together including scoring 34 goals!

• Alanna Costigan signed her letter of intent to play lacrosse for Urbana University in Ohio. Alanna is an assistant coach for the U10 Girls Cosmos team and last year she was an assistant coach for the U10 Girls Cheetahs. Congratulations!!

• The U10A Shooting Stars had a meet and greet with the Siena Women’s Soccer team and played a game on the home field for the Siena fans during halftime.

• CPSC U11 Vipers Beekman Cup Champions (photo): U11 Vipers, coached by Brett Miller and Joe Greene, won the U11 division, scoring 16 goals in total & allowing only 3 ! They competed against teams from Dutchess County : Carmel United SC , East Hudson North Salem SC and Chappaqua YSC. Great job Vipers!
  
  
• CONGRATULATIONS to all the Clifton Park Teams who were Champions or Finalists in the 2011 Clifton Park Tournament. See some of the Boys Photos and Girls Photos from all teams!!

2011 Clifton Park Champions or Finalists
Boys (link to Photos)	Champion or Finalist
U12 Boys - Gold Upper	CP Stingers
U12 Boys - Gold Lower	CP Hurricanes
U14 Boys - Gold Upper	CP Golden Express
U16 Boys - Lower	CP Steamers
U19 Boys	CP Strikers
U23 Boys	CP Celtics
Girls (link to Photos)	Champion or Finalist
U12 Girls - Gold Upper	CP Panthers
U12 Girls - Gold Lower	CP Crusaders
U14 Girls - Gold Lower	CP Dragons

 

• The U16 Girls Sundevils were champions of the Niskayuna tournament in June.  They also won the CDYSL league championship.  Congratulations

• The U10 Lazers travelled to Western NY for the Northstars Cup 2011. The Lazers succeeded as Champions (6-1-0) in the U10 division, competing with premier teams: Empire United Soccer Academy, Soccer Central, Liverpool SA and Irondequoit Challenge SC.

• The U12 Yellow Jackets were finalist in the 2011 Burnt Hills Tournament.

• Darien Espinal of the U8 CP Stingrays, won the shootout competition at the 2011 Niskayuna Tournament.  Darien and his teammate Suhana Singh both made it to the final round.  Congratulations to Darien, Suhana and all the Stingrays! 

• The U16 Boys (Steamers) won the 16/17 year old division at the Saratoga May Day Tournament.  They also won the Rotterdam Tournament in the 16 division in April. Congratulations!!

• U10 Boys Lazers, coached by Brett Miller, competed at the Oakwood Premier Indoor Tournament with a record of 1-1-2. The boys won the 2011 Saratoga May Day Tournament, 4-0-0. They are off to compete at Oakwood Premier Memorial Day Tournament.
• U14 Girls Dragons, coached by Steve Karbowski, won the Mountain Mayhem ADK Tournament with 4 shut out games. Erin Hulbert won the U14 shootout.

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