Longtime high school coach and Tucson Soccer Academy founder Wolfgang Weber picked up a milestone recently. He won his 500th game and continues racking up the wins. Here’s a look at his accomplishment. 

             Youth coach Ryan Ringdahl will be holding the Y-Academy once again beginning Feb. 17 and going through April 10. It’ll be every Tuesday and Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park. Registration is $100. The participant will get great training in addition to  two shirts, a bag and ball for participating. For more information contact Ringdahl at: 520-227-7804 or at rringdahl@gmail.com. You can register your child at www.tucsonsocceracademy.com.     “I think the Youth Academy is helping our younger players develop and learn the game from experienced coaches who understand what is age appropriate training,’’ Dave Cosgrove said. “TSA continues to see great dividends from the Y Academy.’’

            The annual Fort Lowell Shootout proved to be successful for a number of the younger TSA teams. Here are some of the highlights: 01 Red Boys beat TSA Espana, 1-0  to win the U9 title. The TSA 99 Boys Blue beat San Tan Legacy, 3-2, for the Copper division title. The Girls U11 team lost to the Scottsdale Blackhawks, 1-0, in the finals. The U13 Girls finished second, losing 2-0 to the El Paso Heat. And the 98 Boys Red finished fourth, going 3-1 overall despite not allowing a goal all tournament. It lost in PKs. ...  “I think the Shootout is great for younger kids and parents to experience,’’ said Dave Cosgrove, TSA’s director of coaches. “The youth TSA teams did very well and the club was represented very well.’’

 The 98 Boys Red team was able to continue some strong play in Las Vegas when it won the title at the Silver State tournament.

            “The 98s won in Vegas, beating the #2 team in Nevada,’’ Cosgrove said “What I like most is the in the last eight games we have conceded only two goals. The team is starting to become more organized and disciplined. There is lots of work to be done on technique, physical development and attacking soccer but we have made progress and have worked hard and improved in our organization.’’

 TSA 96 Boys Blue are champions in the Boys U14 Silver Bracket in the October 9-11 Sereno Pro Classic.  Coach Bob Coate and Assistant Coach Matt Coate and their team played Flagstaff United (3-0), MSC United (1-1), Sereno Blue (7-1), and championship game with Sereno Blue (3-1) . 

If you have questions about any TSA program, contact David Cosgrove, TSA Director of Coaching 370-3717.

For questions about registration, contact Kim Kenworthy, TSA Administrator, at 991-2118.

And if you have any notes you feel are worthy for the TSA website, contact Steve Rivera at 661-5302.

UNLV’s Nick Marshall was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Brine Player of the Week.  Nick, TSA 91 and a May CDO grad, came off of the bench to tally 9 points in his first collegiate week. He scored 4 goals and had 1 assist  to leadg the Rebels to victory in two of their first three contests. Making his first appearance as a Rebel, Marshall scored the game-winner in the second overtime at No. 23 Cal Poly on Sept. 1. He followed that up with 2 goals in the Rebels’ loss to Central Arkansas on Sept. 4 and 1 goal and 1 assist in the win over Robert Morris on Sept. 6. Marshall leads the squad in total points with 9. 

TSA’s Academy teams are wearing the same Errea jersey material this year as worn or is being worn by Middlesbrough in the EPL, Parma F.C. and Atalanta in the Serie A. Other teams in Italy, England, France, Japan and Hungary, Latvia, Malta and Spain wear this innovative material that repels water and oil, and has ground-breaking anti-stain, anti-static, anti-bacterial and breathability properties.  

TSA Espana, a  U-9 team coached by Greg Whitney, won first place in the U10 Blue flight of the CDO Classic.