12-year-old distance running phenom sets a world record for his age group in Portland, Ore.
At the Portland Track Festival, Silva ran the mile in 4 minutes 43.78 seconds, joining an age-group list of world-record holders that includes former Olympians Jim Ryun, Steve Cram and current USA star Alan Webb. Silva broke the record for 12-year-olds set in 1968 by United Kingdom distance-running star Glen Stewart.
Luis Robles
Former TSA goalkeeper returns to Arizona Pro Camps to present free clinic to TSA keepers
On Monday, June 16 from 9:00 - noon, professional goalkeeper Luis Robles will run a free clinic for all TSA goalkeepers at the Arizona Pro Camp held at Salpointe High School.
TSA's Donny Toia selected to play with U.S. U18 Men's National Team
After a week long training camp in April, Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Bob Jenkins placed Donny Toia on the 18 man roster that will compete in the Lisbon International Tournament. The U.S. will take on Norway on May 21, Portugal on May 22 and Sweden on May 24.
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Wild 96 Girls Red on the card at Far Western Regional Championships
The 96 girls red returned from Hawaii last week after competing in the Far West Regional Championships. The girls lost their opening match to the Washington State Champs, Emerald City FC. The next day the girls rebounded to hold the eventual finalist West Coast FC 0-0 at half before running out of gas in the second half. The final match against the Utah WC ended in a 1-1 draw with the TSA girls coming from behind and pressing for the go ahead goal.
2nd place - Arizona State Championships
90 Girls Red Finalist in State Cup
TSA girls fall to Sereno in the U18 championship game.
Working their way back through the loser’s bracket, the 90 girls red defeated their nemesis, AZFC Hammers to reach the Championship game against Sereno. Their fine second place finish will be followed by many of the girls donning college uniforms in the fall. Check out the Alumni page to see where they are headed.
TSA Launches new Website with Demosphere
With the approaching 2008-2009 season, the Tucson Soccer Academy launches its new website. Hosted by Demosphere International, the content management system website will allow volunteers with no knowledge of HTML coding to maintain and update Academy news and information. If you are interested in volunteering to help create the potential of this website contact TSA Director of Operations,
Steven Jackson
