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U12F Firecrackers win Silver Bracket at Ft Lowell Shootout

It was a great weekend of soccer for the TSA U12F Firecrackers, starting Friday night with the Soccer Olympics in which they took first place in the accuracy shooting competition. The weekend culminated with an exciting championship game between the TSA Firecrackers and the North Scottsdale SC Jaguars. The Firecrackers fell behind 2-0 after ten minutes of play, but took control of the game from that point on, managing to tie the game at two in the second half. The game was decided on penalty kicks 3-1, in favor of the TSA Firecrackers.

U10M Fireballs top pool bracket at Ft Lowell Shootout

Our U10M boys had an incredible time - 3 games (a tie and two wins) to come out on top in their pool bracket. They came together as a team and played solid soccer. Here’s a photo right after the game on Sunday at Lincoln. They were so excited, they called their coach (Bryan Dejonghe) to tell him the good news as he is unable to attend their weekend matches.

U9M Kingsnakes win silver medal in Ft Lowell Shootout

Our second place finish was decided by points with a clear advantage after a 1-1-1 record. It was an exciting experience to play on Sunday morning for a winner take all opportunity. The flight 1 team from Atlas had won both their games going into the match by scores of 7-0 and 9-1. We played them as tough as possible and ended up losing 3-2. We also had fun and success in the Saturday night Olympics, our group of Kingsnakes won the silver in the shooting accuracy.

96B Blue took first place in CCV Stars Tournament

Desert Classic U14 Gold Champions

95 Girls Red

The 95 girls convincingly won their group, won on penalty kicks (3-0) following a 1-1 draw in the semi-fianls and defeated the team from Richmond, Virginia 1-0 in the finals.

U12M United win Bronze Bracket at Jacobs Classic

93G Red win first place in Pima Cup U16 Gold Bracket

96B Red win first place in Pima Cup U13 Gold Bracket

U9M Flying Ponies win first place in Pima Cup

98B Select win 2nd place in Pima Cup U11M Bronze Bracket

97 Girls Select - Pima Cup Champions - U12 Girls Silver Flight

Arizona Open Cup U12 CHAMPIONS

97 Girls Red

It took overtime and PKS for the 97 girls red coached by Lisa Fraser to win the finals of the Arizona Open Cup

96 GIRLS RED REPEAT AS STATE RUNNERS UP

The 96 girls acheived two of their seasonal goals by playing in the State Cup Championship game and scoring against Sereno.

Congratulations Girls!

U12F Firecrackers win Silver Bracket at Ft Lowell Shootout

U12F Red win Gold Bracket at Ft Lowell Shootout

91 Boys Red Takeover Got Soccer's Number 1 Arizona Ranking.

The 91s defeat 2008 State Champions 3-0 in Tournament Finals

Over the weekend of November 1-2 , the 91 Boys Red defeated Sereno White 2-1 and Hammers 4-0 to win the 2008 U18 boys Arizona State League

The Mike Nicholson Scholarship

Minh Vu receives the 2008 Nicholson Scholarship

Mike Nicholson loved soccer – watching it, playing it, coaching it. He believed that youth soccer provides kids with opportunities to learn skills they won’t get anywhere else – opportunities to work successfully as part of a group, to volunteer to help those with less and to think “outside of” one’s self, to learn to think independently in support of the larger strategy, and to see the value in working for the greater good. He would be very pleased and proud to know that a scholarship established in his memory will support a player who exemplifies the qualities that he believed are most important for our kids to develop: responsibility, personal accountability, and good citizenship.

96 Boys Red are Champions at Ahwatukee

After finishing 2nd at Notts Forest and TSA tournaments, the 96 boys red break through at Ahwatukee to win the U13 Gold flight.

TSA Teams Succeed in 30th Annual TSA Tournament

5 Gold Flight Championships and 2 Finalists - 2 Silver Flight Champions and 2 Finalists

96 Girls Red - U13 Gold Champions              96 Boys Red - U13 Gold Finalists
95 Girls Red - U14 Gold Champions              95 Girls Blue - U14/15 Silver Finalists
95 Boys Red - U14 Gold Champions              94 Girls Red - U15 Gold Champions
94 Boys Blue - U15 Silver Champions           94 Boys Red - U15 Gold Finalists
92 Boys Red - U17 Gold Finalists                  91 Girls Blue - U17/19 Silver Champions
91 Boys Red - U18 Gold Champions

TSA performs well at 2008 Notts Forest Champions

The 95BR, 95BB, 96BR, 97,BR 92GR, 96GR and 97GR traveled to San Diego over Labor Day weekend to start the 2008-09 season at Notts Forest Cup.
The 95 Boys Red went 5-0 defeating the Arizona State Champ, SC del Sol in the finals
The 95 Boys Blue won on PKs in the Bronze Championship
The 96 Boys Red, undefeated going into the championship game fell to Nomads

The 94 Boys Blue lost in the Semi-finals on PKs
The 96 Girls Red went 2-0-1, winning their bracket before falling in the semis to CN Slammers

93 Boys Red, Champions at North Huntington Beach

Boys win the silver flight at California Labor Day weekend tournament.

94 Girls Red are Finalists at North Huntington Beach

Girls perform well, their only loss coming in the last minute of the Championship

The TSA 94 Girls Red took Southern California by storm in their season debut winning their first 3 games 2-1, 1-0 and 4-0 to make the NHB Tournament Silver Division Championship game. They played to a 1-1 tie until the closing minutes when Ballard FC Blue eked out a 2-1 victory. Alexis Torres, Maya Aldaghi, Leeandra Smith, Savanna Schmidt, Jenna Glad and Ashley Estrada all contributed goals in the impressive showing. The stingy 94 Red defense with goalkeepers Megan Baker and Rachel Caramusa amassed 5 consecutive shut out halves. Coach Charlie Kendrick said, "This is the most successful effort in North Huntington by a TSA girls team in my memory."

94 & 95 Girls Attend TSA camp at NAU

Girls train under the direction of Graham Ramsay

For a week this summer girls representing all four of the TSA 94 and 95 competitive teams escaped the heat and traveled to NAU to train. Organized by the 94 Girls Select, the girls trained under the direction of Lisa Fraser’s favorite mentor Graham Ramsay. The success of this TSA camp at NAU certainly will lead to similar camps in the future.

Former TSA and current UA player earns honors playing
with Tucson's WPSL team this summer

Analisa Marquez (TSA 89) helped lead Tucson’s entry in the Women’s Premier Soccer League to the league’s championship game in the team’s first season. Analisa entering her Junior year as a Wildcat at the University of Arizona is also a Tucson Soccer Academy Coach in the Developmental Program.

RSL-AZ Defeats Houstonians FC 2-1 to Claim Doug Hamilton Memorial Cup

Victory Gives RSL Youth Development Program Second Major Tournament Win of the Summer

SALT LAKE CITY (Tuesday, July 29, 2008) ?C The Real Salt Lake Youth Development Program picked up its second piece of hardware this month thanks to the RSL-Arizona Under-17 Team, which defeated Houstonians FC (TX) 2-1 thi s morning to claim the Boys U-17 Super Group title at the US Club Soccer National Cup VII in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Marco Carrillo’s conversion of a Jann Nash corner kick in the 60^th minute would stand as the tournament-winner, allowing the second-year RSL-Arizona outfit to lift the Doug Hamilton Memorial Cup as the tournament’s U-17 champions.

RSL-Arizona, which qualified for National Cup VII via its Region F tournament win in California last month, began its title quest in Virginia Beach with a pair of 1-0 victories in group play over Shattuck St. Mary’s (MN) and Crossfire SC Premier (WA) on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Those wins allowed RSL-Arizona a chance to advance to the final with a win or tie in its final pool play contest against Howell SC Strykers (NJ) on Monday, and a 1-1 draw would put the team atop its group on seven points and thrust the squad into the championship game against Houstonians FC. RSL-Arizona used a goal from Minh Vu just two minutes into this morning’s final to take a 1-0 lead, but the Texans would equalize in the 15^th minute to even the score at 1-1. Carillo would come to the rescue with his heroics at the hour mark, and RSL-Arizona would hold on from there to give the Phoenix-based squad a national championship.

"For RSL-Arizona to win the cup memorializing the best MLS general manager ever, Doug Hamilton, is truly a great honor," said Real Salt Lake GM Garth Lagerwey. "Full marks to our kids for their perseverance and tenacity in winning this championship and conveying further glory on themselves and RSL on the heels of our SUM Cup victory. There are certainly some players in our youth system we may see playing in MLS in the next couple of years."

This morning’s win for RSL-Arizona comes just weeks after three members of the team also helped a combined Real Salt Lake Under-17 squad (using players from the RSL-Utah, RSL-Arizona, and RSL-Florida programs) capture the SUM Cup title over 13 fellow MLS youth development programs. The US Club Soccer ch ampionship marks the second national tournament appearance for an RSL-Arizona team in as many years, as the RSL-AZ Under-16 Boys squad finished third in the 2007 Super Y-League National Championships after winning the Rocky Mountain Division regular season title last summer.

For more information on RSL-Arizona and the Real Salt Lake Youth Development system, click on the "YOUTH DEVELOPMENT" link on RSL’s official website, www.RealSaltLake.com.

RSL-Arizona Under-17 US Club Soccer National Cup VII Champion Roster

Colin Anderson, Marco Carrillo, Michael D’Arrigo, Luis de la Rosa, Kodiac Gamble, Gilberto Gomez, Ju stin Incarnati, Nick Marshall, Anthony Mohammed, Jann Nash, Jon Pearman, Phillip Porter, Adrian Saldana, Eduardo Sanchez, Minh Vu

Head Coach: Harry Demos

Assistant Coaches: Keir Cochran, Jon Pearlman

TSA 95 Boys & Girls Competing in Spain with Arizona ODP

The Arizona Olympic Development Program U14s travel to

the The Donosti Cup held in San Sebastian, Spain.
Check out the Arizona ODP travel blog.

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.

Former TSA goalkeeper returns to Arizona Pro Camps

On Monday, June 16 from 9:00 - noon, professional goalkeeper Luis Robles held a free clinic for 50 goalkeepers at the Arizona Pro Camp held at Salpointe High School. Read that day’s sport page article on Luis.

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 competed in May at the Lisbon International Tournament. The U.S. team fell to Norway 2-0 in their opening game, topped host Portugal 1-0 with a goal in the 81st minute and fell to Sweden 1-0 in their final match.
Additionally, Donny Toia TSA 92 was selected for the 2008 Adidas ESP Camp for elite players in July. http://www.adidas-esp.com/about.shtml.