My friend Sean Brennan called the other day to tell me about the 2010 Force Invitational, slated for this Saturday and Sunday at Jordan Soccer Complex.
It features teams from around the region ranging from U11 to U16.
To learn more, visit their Web site.
If you’ve been reading my column in the sports section on Wednesdays, you already know what I’m about to type.
But in case you missed it…
Douglas Caylor sent in this information on the Force U15 girls’ team: The Fayetteville Soccer Club Force Girls’ U15 team won the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Labor Day Kick Off Tournament with four consecutive wins. The team won its first game against CASL XXTreme, 3-0, the second game against FVAA Flames Red, 9-0, their semifinal match against CASL Wake Forest United, 6-1, and the final match against CASL Lightning 1-0.
Eight different players scored goals and the team had 19 goals while allowing only one.
Pictured in the top photo on this page, from left to right, is coach Aaron Wood (standing) Back Row, Taylor Petroski, Katie Caylor, Rayleen Orello, Hannah Morrison, Madison Wirt, Amanda Priest and Mackenzie Castillo. Front Row, Gina Celata, Abigail Moore, Courtney Deblois, Karly Gustafson, Sam Baker, Laura Deihl and Madi Britt. Kayla Mundell, Helene Beltran and Rachel Bowles are not pictured.
Guy and Shelia Brooks sent this note on the U13 boys’ team:
The U13 Fayetteville Force team was runner-up in the Winston-Salem Twin City Classic Tournament U13 Division. Team members are: Back row, left to right, coach Bobby Graham, John Sellers, Brett Burns, Austin Griggs, Brandon Jordan, Alex Gilland, Matthew English, Tyler Beaman, Jace Ward, Kerry Elder and Alex Brooks. Front row, Joshua Cheshier, Chance Mathias, Kishan Patel and Williams Wicks.
Thanks to Ashley Petroski for sending this in…
The ’97 Fayetteville Force United soccer team capped a 6-1 regular season by winning the 2009 Seaside Soccer tournament held in Wilmington on May 16-17.
The team defeated the ’97 GUFC White 4-2, the ’97 Triangle United Bronze 5-1 and the ’97 LNSC Strikers Claymores 1-0 in order to advance to the championship game against the ’97 PSA Stars Red.
The ’97 Force United defeated PSA 2-1 to clinch the championship title.
Members of the team are as follows: (Pictured above, front, left to right) Jeffrey Petroski, Ian Mask, Phillip Pow, Guy Molnar, Greyson Garcia and Leighton Hatch. Back, Coach Karl Molnar, Kyle Hebl, Henderson Beam, Alexander Musselwhite, James Smith, Coach Jimmy Mask and Jeremy Stone.
Got a note from Brian Heye about the exploits of the Fayettevile Force ’92 Boys.
The Force opened their campaign with a win over Goldsboro last week, and you can see their match schedule here.
Here’s his note…
We won our first game of the season in Goldsboro, beating the Goldsboro Sting, 4-0.
Ross Carroll, a defender, scored first, followed by my son, Sean Taggart, then Chris Ryan and Tiger Court.
Our team is composed of some great players from the area high schools and is coached by Justin Terranova from Methodist University. Ross attends Jack Britt, Sean attends Fayetteville Christian, Chris Ryan is from Pine Forest and Tiger is from Terry Sanford. Fayetteville Academy has two players on the tam as well – our keeper Sam Williams and midfielder, Hunter Bigler.
We are looking forward to another awesome year with improved talent and a few newly added players.
Thanks, Ashley, for sending this in…
The ’97 Fayetteville Force United soccer team won the MidState Soccer League Championship on Nov. 9.
The Force defeated TFC Boca 3-0, the Chatham Dragons 11-0 and the Sanford Falcons 2-1 to advance to the championship game.
They then beat the Cleveland Ice, 7-1, to become the 2008 MidState Soccer League Champions.
Members of the team are: (Front Row, left to right): Jeffrey Petroski, Leighton Hatch, Phillip Pow, Kyle Hebl and Greyson Garcia. Middle row: Alexander Musselwhite, James Smith and Ian Mask. Back row: Coach Karl Molnar, Guy Molnar, Jeremy Stone, Henderson Beam and Coach Jimmy Mask.
We had a note on Monday on the Fayetteville Force U14 girls’ team that won a tournament down in Charleston. We’ve gotten a few more details since then, courtesy of the team’s coach, Aaron Wood.
Here is the article he submitted:
This weekend my travel team, the Fayetteville Force U14 girls, went to South Carolina to participate in the James Island Cup, a tournament that featured 94 teams that covered many youth age groups.
About half the team is comprised of local players from Hope Mills, Grey’s Creek and Stoney Point. They won first place, bringing the James Island Cup home to the Fayetteville Soccer Club.
In the semi-finals they won 2-0, with both goals coming from team captain, Courtney Deblois, and assists from Maddie Britt, and Karly Gustafson. The championship game against the U15 host James Island team was won 3-0, with two goals by Deblois and another by Britt.
The team totaled 10 goals in 4 games, and allowed only two goals against them. The team members are: Helene Beltran, Britt, Katie Caylor, Maggie Fleishman, Gustafson, Grace Lee, Madison Manship, Kayla Mundell, Ray Orello, Alex Sorrells, Alexis Zeller-Meyer, and captains Sam Baker and Deblois.
The team is coached by Aaron Wood, who also coaches four recreation teams: the Hope Mills Railhawks, for Hope Mills Parks and Rec. The 9-10 year old Railhawks are working on their third undefeated season in a row.
The Fayetteville Soccer Club has three levels of progressive soccer available; recreational, challenge and classic. They provide a level of competition that helps further develop players dedicated to the sport.
He also passed along some pictures. You’ll need to register on Snapfish to see them, but it’s free. I did it myself in less than 20 seconds.
Got a note this morning about the Fayetteville Force U14 girls team that captured top honors in their division in a tournament over the weekend in Charleston, S.C. They went 3-1 in four games while allowing only two goals.
Team members are: Standing, left to right – Madison, Karly, Meggie, Courtney, Samantha, Alexis, Alex, Helena and coach Aaron Woods. Kneeling – Grace, Maddie, Katie, Rayleen and Kayla
I’ve also been told that there are 159 pitcures of this event uploaded to Snapfish. You need an account to see them, but don’t worry, it’s free.
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