Competitive Bulletin Board

The WC Raptors took 2nd place at the Mission Bell Classic Tournament, played the weekend of 8/21-8/22. The Raptors played aggressive soccer winning both games on Saturday 1-0 against Central Marin and 3-0 against West Marin United and battling to a 1-1 tie with the Livermore Fusion on Sunday morning. The Raptors earned a spot in the Championship game against the Livermore Fusion where both teams played tough but ultimately, the Fusion won with the Raptors taking second. Great show by the Raptors in this open Silver / Bronze tournament where two of the teams were class 1. Raptors coached / trained by Steve Bradley.

During the August 20-22 weekend, the U11 Boys WCSC United premier team played in the Mustang Stampede.  The team played four games to qualify for the finals, and won the final against Mill Valley Fusion to become the Mustang Stampede U11 Boys Gold Champions!!! 

Following up on that success, the boys played August 28-29 and won the championship at our very own WCSC Summerfest beating the Mustang Red Bulls in the finals 2-1 to become the WCSC Summerfest U11 Boys Champions!

Way to go WCSC United!!!

On July 24th WCSC Competitive Coach Damian Scott was married to his sweetheart 
Karlynn Gaare in a beautiful ceremony in the foothills of Placer County.  Damian 
has been a dedicated coach in WCSC for 4 years, currently coaches our U13 & U10 
girls, and runs the girls side of the club's Speed, Core and Agility (SCA) 
program.    The ceremony was attended by other club members Director of Coaching 
Tom Ginocchio, his wife & U11 girls coach Kelly Ginocchio, and U14 girls coach 
Vernon Kurpieski.  The club wishes Damian and Karlynn  the greatest happiness 
and success on their new adventure!

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Walnut Creek Edge

When:  Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Time: All Day - (Dine In or Take Out)

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Please support the Walnut Creek Dynamos U14 Girls Team at their fundraiser yard sale:

The WC Raptors U14G team took 3rd place in the recent Sonoma 6v6 tournament. Playing in the U14 Silver / Bronze division against some tough Division 3 and Division 1 teams, the Raptors team of Annie Damianakes, Blake Balfrey, Hollyn Cetrone, Jessica Privitera, Katie Stephens, Kiley Rempp, Nicole Haley  and Madison Lehmer had 4 wins and 1 loss to earn 3rd place.  All outfield players scored with Hollyn Centrone taking over the 3rd place play off game with 2 blistering second half strikes. Raptors coached and trained by Steve Bradley.

July 24-25 weekend the Legends steamrolled the competition to its second Division  1 tournament final in three tries by outscoring its opponents 15-1 along the way. The Legends defeated BOCA '00 by a score of 3-1, followed by a 7-0 victory over the Heritage Eagles and a 5-0 victory over the Davis Legacy Arsenal. In the Championship, the Legends faced a fast and physical Davis Legacy Premiere squad. The Legends battled hard, having several runs to tie the game in the final seconds and leaving every ounce of energy they had on the field. At the final whistle however, the Legends fell just short losing 1-2 in the Finals. The Legends are trained by Gabe Cienfuegos and Coached by George Koliavas.

The Walnut Creek Cobra's (U14-G, Class 1) soccer team won their division in the Adidas Davis Legacy Showcase on July 11, 2010.  The girls fought hard in near 100 degree heat to take the Championship.  After coming in 2nd place in their pool play, they moved on to the semi-final round against El Dorado United Eclipse.  After ending the regular game in a tie, the game moved directly into Penalty Kicks to determine the winner.  With a great save by the Cobra's Goalie, Colleen Donoghue, the Cobra's moved on to the Championship game. 

The team faced off against Inter Rage Academy SOL , whom the Cobra's had narrowly lost to in pool play.  At the end of regular play, the game ended in a tie and went into overtime.  After the first 10-minute overtime, the score was still tied.  Again in near 100 degree heat, they went into a second 10-minute overtime which also ended in a tie.  After almost 2 hours of playing, the game then went into penalty kicks to determine the winner.  The Cobra's came out victorious after the long, hard-fought game.

The Walnut Creek U16 Division 1 Girls took 1^st place on Monday, August 2 in the Juventus Tournament in Redwood City. Their journey began on Saturday with an early injury in their first game, the team continued with no substitutions in a great defensive game against DFC Arsenal. Unfortunately DFC scored in the second half to win 1-0. In the evening, the Heat, with one sub on the bench, had great defense from Abby Freemire, Bitta Kahangi, Lindsay Hedgecock, Taylor Ryan, and goalie Brooke Balfrey. Taylor Ryan scored the team’s first goal against Livermore Fusion. Sara Settle added the second goal in the second half to cement the win. The path to victory continued on Sunday, with only two subs, the team went up against Newark Mayhem. Great passing from Alia Shafi and Elyse Whitmarsh as well as great control in the middle from Sara Settle, Marie Paladino and Elisa Aliano, allowed Sara Settle to score her second goal of the tournament and the only score in the game to get the win. With two wins and one loss, the Heat advanced to the semifinals against Placer Alliance. Due to injuries the team was down to only one sub. After a scoreless first half and great playing from Brianna Adams and Kylie Llucana, Abby Freemire was able to score a great goal from just over the mid line. The Heat advanced to the championship to play against DFC Arsenal again. The defense was outstanding and the team saw great outside runs from Ashley Kawaguchi and Alia Shafi. The first half ended scoreless. Midway into the second half, Cari Alsterlind had a great breakaway run to score the one and only goal of the game. The Heat did a fantastic job winning the championship with no more than two subs for any game while facing opponents with no fewer than five subs on the bench!

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