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Salvo 97 F Captures MYSL U11 Major Blue Title

Pictured: William Barrett, Matthew Barry, Adam Morris, Nicholas Azar, Mark DerManulian, Cameron Mogk, Jack Bodein, Jack Ryan Williams, Ian Corbett, Tristan Richardson, Robert Durant and Andrew Fabry.  Coaches are Mike Azar and Peter Mogk.

The Grosse Pointe Soccer Association Boys U-11 Salvo 97 F team finished the Fall 2007 season undefeated in league play and tied for first place in the Michigan Youth Soccer League Major Blue (second) Division. The team compiled an 8-0-2 record in league play and a 12-1-3 overall record including tournament play.

Co-Coach, Mike Azar, commented “these young boys gave tremendous effort all season and they earned their success. Every player was a significant contributor and an important part of the team. I could not be happier with the outcome of the season.” Coach Azar went on to say that most of the players on the team are not only outstanding soccer players but excellent athletes and young men. “One thing we realized several years ago is that these boys are talented athletes in several different sports and just needed the chance to play at a high level.”

The team’s success on the field was a culmination of several months of hard work and sacrifices. Peter Mogk, Manager and co-coach said “we started our practices in July with practices at 7:00am twice during the week and on Sunday evenings. We also had to work around our hockey and baseball players’ schedules. In fact, we played several games during the season with only one substitute on the sidelines which makes our season record even more remarkable.” Mogk went on to say “the core of this team has been together for several years now and Mike and I know we are fortunate to have not only great athletes to work with, but also a great parent group that is supportive of our program and dedicated in helping us develop their boys as soccer players.”

Azar pointed out that while the Salvo 97 F is a community based team that only plays in the fall, they were able to compete with and win against many of the state’s most competitive programs.

Breakers ‘93A Win It All At Romeo Peachfest!!
The Breakers ‘93A U15 team went undefeated in tournament play over the Labor Day weekend at the Romeo Peachfest.  The girls started off with a hard played 2-1 victory against the TSC Wildcats.  They followed up later that day with a strong 4-0 victory against the host club NMSC Assault.  The third game was another strong 2-0 showing against the St Clair Shores Strikers.  The tournament point scoring system set up an intense rematch in the finals pitting the Breakers against the TSC Wildcats yet again with the Breakers coming away with a 2-1 victory to win the U15 Silver Division!!

Pictured in their new white on white uniforms, front row left to right: Sarah Lanyon, Shelby Stone, Kylie Barrett, Maggie Clevenger, Sarah Ventimiglia, Chloe Jacob and Ellie Farber.  Back row: Nora Beierwaltes, Kelsey Jones, Carrie Condino, Jaclyn Onstwedder, Joanna Manos, Katie Lanza, Emily Flom, Whitney Morey and Carlee Peplinski.  Not pictured: Maddie McMahon, Natalie Sohn. The Coach is JP Laurenceau (left) and Asst. Coach is Jim Farber (right). The Team manager is Karla Stone (not pictured)

Salvo ‘99A/B Combo Go Undefeated in Troy Elite Tourney!

The Salvo 99A team won the U09 Boys division of the Troy Elite Tournament last weekend. In their pool play, the Salvo racked up 3 wins against Carpathia (4-1), FC NOVA (10-0) and against Troy Elite Select(8-3).

In the final the Salvo played Troy Elite (Garrish). The Troy team scored after 7 minutes putting Salvo in a quick hole. The team persevered and was able to put in two first half goals to take a 2-1 lead. Troy battled back and tied the game up in the second half. Spero Kefkalonis was to complete his “hat trick” by scoring the game winning goal with 2 minutes remaining!

Pictured above are: Mac Welsher, Spero Kefkalonis, Morgan Clevenger, Connor mcCarron, Mikey Carron, Brandon Johnston, Thomas Lynskey, Jack Kohler and Evan Sutherland. Coach Jonathan Pickett is holding the hardware.

Congrats, Salvo! Perfect way to break in those new uniforms!!

Breakers 97A Win Midland Fusion Tourney!!

The Breakers 97A  team took First Place in  the Midland Fusion Invitational Tournament for the U-11 age group this past weekend. Great job, girls!

Pictured back row from left to right: Coach John Sikorski, Justine Lynn, Molly Paddock, Cydney Webb, Abigail Reisen,: Kneeling: Megan Sklarski, Lesie Paglino, Lexi Ciaramitaro, Sarah O’Neill: With the ball: Anne Armbruster.

Not Pictured: Beth Crader and Phoebe Dodge

Breakers ‘99B Make It To Waterford 3v3 Finals
The Breakers ‘99B won their U10 bracket at the Waterford Warriors 3v3 Tournament. The girls played hard but lost in the final to the Livonia Meteors. Great job, Ladies!

Pictured from left to right; Ryane Pangborn, Elizaeth Rauh, Marylise Reiber,Quinn Pangborn and Stephanie Godoshian. Team Coach is Marty De Clercq.

Breakers ‘98B Attend Liederkranz Soccer Classic
The Breakers ‘98B U-10 team trekked south to Mansfield, Ohio in search of hardware and did a great job representing the GPSA. Three of Northern Ohio's better teams lay in the way. The Breakers opened against the Jackson Fury and, after gaining a 2-1 lead, lost 3-2. The host team Liederkranz scored late to steal 2nd match, 2-1. Despite narrowly losing two nail biting games by 1 goal, the Breakers battled in their last game with Ashland on Sunday morning to the close the tournament with a 4-3 victory!

It was a great time for all and while the weather for the Adam Schuster Memorial Tournament is always questionable, we had a delightful Autumn weekend.

Pictured starting left to right in the top row are: Morgan McKee, Molly Murphy, Madeline Schebil, Lana Temrowski, Quinn Pangborn, Ryane Pangborn, Coach Marty DeClercq; Kneeling left to right are: Stephanie Godoshi an,Isabella Gierlinger, Paige Swegles, Molly Walsh, and Ellie Withers.

Breakers 96A Win National Indoor Regional Tournament

The GPSA Breakers 96A won The National Indoor Championship Regional Tournament this past weekend with a sudden death overtime goal by Leah Piepszowski.  Defense was the key in the final game as the Breakers and WAZA took a 0 – 0 tie into the overtime period.  The Breakers defense was anchored by goalie Olivia Withers, sweeper Francesca Ciaramitaro and defenders Leah Piepszowski, Kelsie Schwartz, Alexis Sorce and Christina Ridella.  Breaker mid-fielders Ellie Zak and Franny Weber controlled the pace of the game while helping fuel offensive strikers Danielle Manning, Paige Micks, Jena Paglino and Christina Firl to key goals through the tournament.  With the win, the Breakers qualify for the National Indoor Championship Tournament held in Cleveland, Ohio in early March 2007.

Pictured back row from left: Coach John Mellon, Leah Piepszowski, Danielle Manning, Ellie Zak, Kelsie Schwart, Christina Firl and Manager Lou Micks.  Front Row: Alexis Sorce, Christina Ridella, Franny Weber, Paige Micks, Rocky Ciaramitaro and Goalie Olivia Withers. Not pictured Jena Paglino.

The U-14 Breakers 93A team completed their season in Michigan Premier in a battle of undefeated teams on a rain-soaked and muddy Sunday afternoon. Their opponent, Troy’s TSC Wildcats, came into the game with 6 wins and a tie, allowing only 4 goals and scoring 16. The Breakers had 7 wins, allowing only 3 goals and scoring 20 in their season.

Both teams tested each other early, but footing quickly degenerated in the mud and scoring opportunities disappeared. The Breakers defense allowed only two quality scoring chances, both covered by keeper Joanna Manos. The Breakers had a number of chances, particularly off of set-pieces from Sarah Ventimiglia, but were unable to capitalize on them.  It was a wild and often physical game with lots of slipping and sliding, but it ended in a 0-0 tie with lots of dirty laundry. The tie was as good as a win for the Breakers, who won the division outright by a 2-point differential.  IT is likely the team will move up to the Premier 2 Division for the Sporing ’07 season.   

Congratulations, Ladies! Well played!

Pictured in the front row: Maggie Clevenger, Sarah Ventimiglia, Kylie Huitsing, Katie Lanza, Kylie Barrett and Shelby Stone. Back Row: Coach JP Laurenceau, Chloe Jacob, Carrie Condino, Lilly Arsenault, Natalie Sohn, Kelsey Jones, Nora Beierwaltes, Joanna Manos, Ellie Farber, Emily Flom, Nancy Blake and Bridgette McDevitt

The Breaker’s ’96 Select stormed into Troy this past Labor Day weekend for the U11 Soccer City Classic championship.  The Breakers faced Novi (4-1), the Future Stars (3-1), Royal Oak (4-0), and then took on Rochester. 

Kathy Collins, Jessica Witt, Tenley Shield, Mimi Teodecki, Caitlin deRuiter, and Dani Ventimiglia all contributed goals.  Emily Rubens, Lilly Pendy, and Lauren Mattes also kept the pressure on the opposing goalkeepers.  Mary Weipert, Carly Ventimiglia, Jenny Ponkowski, and Mackenzie Nadeau anchored a defensive front few could penetrate.  Keeper Elizabeth Clevenger allowed only three goals in the tournament.  Coached by JP Laurenceau and Jen Nadeau, the Breaker’s Select went 4 and 0, defeating Rochester 3-1 in the championship game.

Pictured Back row: Coach JP Laurenceau, Tenley Shield, Dani Ventimiglia, Mackenzie Nadeau, Carli Ventimigliz, Caitlin de Ruiter, Kathy Collins, Mary Weipert, Coach Jen Nadeau Middle row: Lily Pendy, Jessica Witt, Emily Rubens, Jenny Ponkowski, Mimi Teodecki, Lauren Mattes. Front row: Elizabeth Clevenger

The Grosse Pointe Soccer Association Breakers 91A team captured first place in the Troy Soccer City Classic Tournament U16 Girls Premier Division over the Labor Day weekend. The Breakers, under the direction of coach Dan Kelly, defeated Jackson United 3-0 in the championship game.  Ellen Muniga opened the scoring in the final game off a corner kick from Jillian Black.  Emma Brush sealed the victory with a pair of goals off of assists from Katherine Corden and Erika Kay.  Keeper Lauren Jacob posted her third shut-out of the tournament. The Breakers earned their trip to the championship game with an earlier tie against Jackson (1-1), and shut-out victories over the Gators (6-0), and the Gators FC (7-0).

Pictured from the left: front row - Charlotte Waldmeir, Sarah Kinnear, Megan Herbst, Megan Ryan and Katherine Corden; second row - Emma Brush, Bridget Haas, Alex Filippelli, Jillian Black, Lauren Jacob, Anna Schulte, and Ellen Muniga; back row - Erika Kay and Coach Dan Kelly.  Not pictured due to injury - Kate Fridholm.

The U14 Salvo team tied its first game of the Tournament 1-1 and went on to win the next two games with shut outs.  The semi-final was a nail-biter that ended in a 1-1 tie after 2 overtime periods, sending it to a 1v1 shoot-out, where the Salvo team scored their 1st 3 attempts.  Salvo goal keeper   Joel Carr saved the Livonia Meteors first 3 attempts, sending Salvo to the Finals against Detroit Diesel.  It was a heartbreaking loss in the final, but a great showing for the Salvo team taking second place among 12 teams in the tournament. The tournament were initial games for the team playing together and the debut with Jonathan Pickett as head coach.

Bottom Row: Michael Dzuiba, John Wendzinski, Tyler Mogk, Zach Wilkins, Scott Henderson, Joel Carr. Top Row: Ryan Corsentino, Eric Marshall, Thomas Shields, Daniel Dusina,  Connor Matthews, Joe Donaldson, A.J. Harris, Fred Weber, John Kohler, Clarke Hughes, and Coach Jonathan Pickett.

Coach Dan Kelly took his Grosse Pointe Breakers U13 A team up to Midland in August, and they returned home with the championship hardware. Playing with only two subs, and a bruised and banged up line-up, the Breakers defeated the host club Midland Fusion Premier with a 2-1 victory in the championship game.

Clare Brennan and Megan Bergeron combined for the goals, while keeper Sarah "Squeaky" Eckert yielded only a single goal off a free kick. The Breakers and Eckert shut out their first three opponents. Somers Brush scored the lone goal in the first game against the Bay City Spirit. Game two saw the Breakers roll over the Oakland Football Club Dragons 6-0, with goals by Elle Wilson, Meg Bergeron and Somers Brush. The semi-final game pitted the Breakers against the Canton Celtics, with Elise Corden setting up Bergeron for the winning goal in a 1-0 victory.

Pictured from left: (top row) Meg Bergeron, Kristin Carlson, Clare Brennan, Coach Dan Kelly,Elise Corden, Gabriella Maniaci, Patti Sherer and Jennifer Haas; (bottom row) Kallyn Conley, Somers Brush, Elle Wilson, Squeaky Eckert, Reilly Whims and Carly Mellos