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2007 PSA Spotlight News!

	Congratulations! PSA would like to make special mention of the success of our teams and other notable PSA announcements!

Plymouth Soccer Association takes three state summer titles BY Nick Clark * SUN NEWSPAPERS (Created: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:44 PM CDT) By sending a record 13 teams to the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association Summer State Tournament, Plymouth Soccer Association officials figured things were going well. And they ended up getting better. PSA sent six teams to MYSA Summer State Tournament title games, and came home with three state championships in all. "We are very proud of our presence in the state tournament the past few weeks," said PSA president Chad Kelly. "The 13 teams were a high for any club, and to have six play for championships, we are just extremely proud of them." The three teams that ended up winning state championships were the U13 CI Boys International, the U14 C1 Boys Blitz and the U15 C1 Girls Rage, and all three took those titles with one-goal wins. The International topped Bangu 2-1, the Blitz got by Edina 4-3 and the Rage beat St. Croix Valley 1-0. The three teams that fell in the championship game also each lost their respective games by a single goal. The U11 C2 Boys Cosmos fell to Woodbury 7-6, the U12 C1 Girls Storm lost 2-1 to Wings and the U16 C2 Girls Lyons was defeated by Eagan 2-1. Last year, PSA didn't win a single MYSA Summer State Tournament championship, and Kelly noted the difference this year could be the combination of the size of the association and the work its players have put into their winter training. "The club has been growing, and we have tremendous athletes in the area, but we've also enhanced our winter training program," Kelly said. "It is among the best offered anywhere in the state, and it is producing results for us on the field in the summer." Update August 22, 2007: PSA had an MYSA high of 13 teams competing in the 2007 Minnesota State Tournament. Six PSA teams made the State Championship games, and three brought home the title of “Champions!” We offer congratulations to: Our Three PSA State Champion Teams…. U13 Boys C1 “International” coached by Mohamed Said U14 Boys C1 “Blitz” coached by Joe Orr U15 Girls C1, “Rage” coached by Meghann Green and Kirsten Horn And our three PSA State Runners-up Teams…. U11 Boys C2 “Cosmos” coached by Ari Aristides and Tim Eyer U12 Girls C1 “Storm” coached by Lindsay Seim and Chad Kelly U16 Girls C2 “Lyons” coached by Sean Lydon
The PSA board congratulates the following teams who each qualified for the Championship Game in the Minnesota State Tournament 2007: U11 Boys C2 PSA “Cosmos” – coached by Ari Aristides and Tim Eyer (Final Game Friday Night, 7:00, Field D5N) U12 Girls C1 PSA “Storm” - coached by Lindsay Seim and Chad Kelly (Final Game Friday Night, 7:00, Field D3) U13 Boys C1 PSA “International” - coached by Mohamed Said (STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!!) U14 Boys C1 PSA “Blitz” - coached by Joe Orr (Final Game Friday Night, 5:00, Field A4) U15 Girls C1 PSA “Rage” – coached by Meghann Green and Kirsten Horn (Final Game Friday Night, 5:00, Field A1) U16 Girls C2 PSA “Lyons” – coached by Sean Lydon (Final Game Friday Night, 5:00, Field L1) PSA has an MYSA high of 13 teams competing in the Minnesota Summer State Tournament this summer. The PSA board offers special congratulations to each of these PSA teams on their hard work and dedication for this fine achievement. *C1 Teams* U12 Girls C1 PSA “Storm” - Won Districts – Coached by Lindsay Seim and Chad Kelly U13 Boys C1 PSA “Hammers“ - Won League – Coached by Muhamed Said U14 Boys C1 PSA “Blitz“ - Won Districts – Coached by Joe Orr U15 Girls C1 PSA “Rage” - Won Districts – Coached by Meghann Green and Kirsten Horn U15 Boys C1 PSA “Thunder“ - Won Districts – Coached by Chase Stoneback and Chris Gibbs U16 Girls C1 PSA “Strikers“ - Won League – Coached by Pepe Jon Chavez and Rachel Chavez *C2 Teams* U11 Boys C2 PSA “Cosmos“ - Won Districts – Coached by Ari Aristides and Tim Eyer U12 Girls C2 PSA “Soccer Stars” - Won Districts – Coached by Charnelle Hendricksen and Mark Buechele U16 Girls C2 PSA “Lyons“ - Won League – Coached by Sean Lydon *C3 Teams* U11 Boys C3 PSA “Black Knights“ – Coached by Luis Holguin U12 Boys C3 PSA “Townies“ - Won League – Coached by Alex Townsend and Matt Strom U14 Girls C3 PSA “Bangers“ - Won League – Coached by Bruce Clarkson and Jeff Bangen U15 Boys C3 PSA “Titans“ - Won League – Coached by Ryan Kitzman and Jeff Dunn Additionally the PSA board offers congratulations to the PSA Teams that played in the District Finals but will not be playing in the state tournament: U14 Girls C1 PSA “Pumas“ - Coached by Jean Viardin U17 Girls C1 PSA “Niks“ – Coached by Bojan Nikilic and Igor Stosic U17 Girls C2 PSA “Panthers” – Coached by Betsy Persby and Lindsay Youngdahl
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Cosmos U11 C2 Boys who took 2nd Place at the 2007 Schwan's USA Cup Weekend Tournament in the top A Flight. The Cosmos were undefeated going into the Championship Game beating Edina 4-2, British School (Costa Rica) 6-5, Northern Lights 4-0, and Blaine Blue Thunder 3-1 in overtime in the Semi Final Game. The Cosmos lost to Whitby Iroquois (Canada) in the Championship Game 1-4. Click here for team photo. Runner Up Picture: Michael, Alex M., Harrison, Cole, Nick O., Sam, Alex A., Coach Tim Eyer, Tyler, Nick W., Nick R., Scott, Alex H., Mark, Alec and Coach Ari Aristides
	Congratulations to the PSA Phenomenon, who won the U16/U15 bracket at the Rochester Star of the North Games June 22-24. The girls beat St. Criox 4-1, tied Maplebrook 1-1, beat Valley United 3-1 and won the championship game 4-2 against NESA. The team also fared well at the Eden Prairie tournament July 7-9, taking second place in the U16 C2/C3 bracket. First, the girls tied last year's state champion at C3, Farmington 0-0. They then beat previously unbeaten Red Wing (who finished the season unbeaten) 1-0, beat Mankato in a shoot-out on the last shot 2-1, and lost in the final to a very fine Valley Untied team 1-0.
	Congratulations to the C2 U13 PSA Girls on their 1st place finish in the PSA Minnesota Classic! The C2 U13 Girls team finished the PSA Minnesota Classic (June 22-24) with four victories against just one defeat to win the inaugural PSA Minnesota Classic Soccer Tournament. The PSA Strikers began the tournament with a thrilling 1-0 victory over Sting after scoring a goal in the 70th minute. After a hard fought, 1-0 defeat to a solid Owatonna team, PSA followed with 5-0 victories over Champlin and the PSA Shooting Stars. The championship game featured a rematch with Owatonna and a chance to avenge PSA's only defeat of the tournament. After battling Owatonna to a 2-2 tie through regulation and overtime play, the game was decided in a shootout. A PSA goal in the ninth round of the shootout coupled with a miss by Owatonna secured the victory and the 1st place trophy!
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA U12C101 Boys , who took 1st Place at Woodbury tournament held June 22-24 2007. PSA played Wayzata for their first game on Saturday and won 5 goals to zero. Their second game on Saturday was against the Hudson Raiders which they won 4 goals to zero. After the six teams in the tournament completed the second round of play, PSA had already been assured of advancing to the championship round based on their points. Their third game was played against St Croix United was a loss of two goals to three. The championship game was played once again against the Hudson Raiders who had advanced from their group after having tied the Woodbury team and beating a Wings team 2 to 1. PSA won the championship game against Hudson, 11 goals to 2.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Cosmos U11 C2 Boys who captured the 1st place trophies at the PSA Minnesota Classic on June 22nd-24th. The Cosmos went undefeated in this tournament. In pool play the Cosmos defeated Kickers 7-2, Wayzata 8-0, PSA#2 4-1 and Twin Cities Fire 5-3. The Championship Game was a rematch against the Twin Cities Fire in which the Cosmos beat the Fire this time 5-2. Championship Picture: Alex A., Michael, Sam, Alex M., Nick O., Harrison, Tyler, Cole, Coach Ari Aristides, Scott, Alec, Nick R., Alex H., Gio, Nick W. and Coach Tim Eyer. Not in picture: Mark
	The Rage - PSA U15 C1 girls won their second tournament in less than a month! They secured four shut outs and defeated the Mahtomedi U16 C1 team 2-0 to take the championship game of the Coon Rapids Invitational. Congratulations Girls!
	The PSA Girls U12 C1 “Storm” are the proud champions of the first annual PSA Minnesota Classic. The girls played solid soccer from start to finish defeating Monticello 5-0, Maplebrook 3-1, White Bear 2-1 in round robin play. Then, in the Championship game, the Storm were only able to field 10 players, and they played with passion and commitment on a hot day to triumph 3-2 against a very strong Maplebrook team. Congratulations Storm!!!
Click to enlarge photo	The PSA U11C302 Boys take 2^nd at the 1^st annual PSA Tournament held June 22 – 24, 2007 in Plymouth. The PSA started out with a 9-2 win against Orono in an early morning game on Saturday. Game #2 was against Eagan and PSA won 6-1 with a hat trick by Aric & Jake. Game #3 on Sunday was against PSA C301 boys and it ended in a 3-3 tie. The final championship game was again against Eagan. PSA pulled off 2 late goals, one a penalty kick, to tie it 3-3 at the end of regulation play. After 2-5 minutes halves of overtime and still no additional score, it went into a shoot-out. PSA scored 1 and Eagan scored 2 in the shoot-out and Eagan edged out PSA for the tournament championship. Pictured are coaches Steve Klucas & Luis Holguin, the players are: Grant, Braeden, Michael, Miguel, Ryan, Jake, Aric, Kai, Daniel, Josh, Ryan & James. (not pictured: Mark (injured) & Jannik (out of state).
Click to enlarge photo	The U11C302 Boys took 2^nd place at the recent Father Hennepin tournament in June 8-10, 2007. The boys won their first 3 games. Game 1 was against Minnesota Revolution and PSA won 7-1, Game 2 was against Elk River United and PSA won 5-1. Game 3 was against St. Louis Park and PSA won 1-0. The final championship game was against the home club team, the Rebels and PSA lost in a close tooth & nails game 2-3 to take 2^nd place. Pictured: Coach Steve Klucas, Braeden, Jannik, Aric, Josh, Jake, Ryan, James, Grant, Daniel & Mark. Not available for tournament: coach Luis Holguin, Miguel, Michael, Kai, & Ryan.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Thunder U16 C2 Boys who took 2nd place at the Cedar Valley Moonlight Classic on June 8th-10th in Waterloo, Iowa. In a very physical, low scoring tournament the Thunder went 1-1-1 and brought home the 2nd place trophies. They beat Cedar Rapids 2-1, tied Cedar Valley 2-2 and lost to the tournament champion Dubuque 0-1. Players attending this tournament included: Fernando, Andy, Parker, Andrew, Wade, Sean, Cody, Chris, Michael, Coach Vinnie Brooks, Nelson, Chad, Asher, Tommy H., Tommy L., Ben and Weston.
	Congratulations to the Girls U15 Rage, who brought home the St. Croix Cup! Playing four U16 teams the Rage secured 4 shut outs to bring home the hardware - well done ladies!
Click to enlarge photo	PSA Super Eagles Win U15 Boys State Cup PSA's U15 Super Eagles Team, coached by Jerry Yonga and Kufre Akpan, won their second consecutive Minnesota State Cup on May 20th by defeating White Bear Lake, St. Croix, WINGS, Valley United, and Bangu by a combined score of 18 goals scored and 2 allowed. The Super Eagles now advance to the Midwest Regional Tournament June 22-27 in Des Moines, Iowa (see http://www.region2.com/2007Cup/ for details).
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the U11 C2 Girls "Blaze" who won the Maplebrook tournament on June 1st-3rd. The Blaze finished 1st in their pool, beating St. Paul Blackhawks 6-0, Wings #2 8-1, and Monticello 5-0 before beating Wings #1 in the Championship game 2-1. The Blaze scored both goals in the Championship off set pieces. Brianne P scored the first goal with a corner kick while Mary G forced a long throw in to Hannah B for the second goal. Paige M posted two shutouts during the tournament and stopped an early breakaway from a Wings player in the Championship game. Other team members include Maddie L, Megan R, Hannah R, Samatha B, Maddie S, Julie N, Kasey S, Katie Y, and Sophie L. The Blaze is coached by Gregg Leininger, Chad Morse, Jeff Bangen, and Mike Yeager. Great going Blaze!!
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the U12 C1 Girls “Storm” who won the Dakota Rev tournament on May 11-13. The Storm dominated the competition beating Mahtomedi 3-0, St. Paul Blackhawks 2-0, and White Bear Lake 5-1 before beating undefeated Eden Prairie in the Championship game 3-0. Way to go Storm!!
	Congratulations to the U14C3 girls team who won their very first soccer tournament playing in the Dakota Rev Invitational. The competition was Lakeville (1-1 tie), Tonka United (2-0 win) and Prior Lake (1-0 win) in the preliminary round. In the championship game the Hurricanes defeated Owatonna 2-0. The Hurricanes passing offense and stingy defense were the keys to the success. Members of the team are: Ali B, Jess B, Kara C, Capt. Paige D, Nicole F, Lindsay H, Capt. Sarah K, Kate K, Katie O, Kate O, Beth P, Anna P, Samantha S, Becca S, Becca S (guest player) and Ahnika W. The team was coached by Jeff Bangen, Steve Bailey, assistant Bruce Clarkson and manager Warren Hawkins. Needless to say a very nice Mother's Day present for Mom.
	PSA Fury honored with Good Sportsmanship Award. The boys U16C3 team played in the Cottage Grove Running with the Wolves Tournament on May 12^th and 13^th and came away with a trophy for Good Sportsmanship. The team has undergone significant personnel change over the winter and is now about half U15 and half U16 players. They've been practicing together since February but the tournament was the first time they've played in a competitive situation as a group. There was no letting up from the team during their games and they managed to raise the eyebrows of their opponents. One opposing coach commented on how well the team they played together especially considering the lack of experience playing as a team. Everyone gets along and the players have come together as a unit in a very short time said their coach, John Kalpin. Hopefully, we can translate that camaraderie into wins this season.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the U13C1 Boys International, who won the Blaine Breakout tournament this past weekend. After a hard fought 2-1 loss to Blaine in the first game, they played very well in beating Centennial 5-1, then winning against Hopkins 4-0 and finally beating Eagan 3-0 to get into the championship. The championship was a rematch against Eagan and once again International controlled much of the game for a 3-0 victory. It was an excellent start to the season for this newly formed PSA team.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the U16C1 Strikers, who won the JFG's Premier Tournament in Des Moines this past weekend. They played BANGU and won 2-1; Burnsville and won 5-0; Dakota Gold and tied 0-0 (a bad offsides call on a goal, it should have been 1-0:); Anoka semi final and won 2-0; and the final against KELIX and won 5-0!!!!
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Cosmos U11 C2 Boys who won the Sportsmanship Award for the U11 Boys Division at the 2007 West Des Moines Premier Games in April. All the teams in this tournament were from regionally ranked clubs from six different states. The center and assistant referees completed a sportsmanship scorecard for each team at the conclusion of each game. Each team was evaluated on their positive play, respect towards opponents, respect toward referees, and behavior. The assessment criterion was based 50% on player's conduct, 30% on coach's conduct, and 20% on spectator's conduct. Players attending this tournament included: Harrison, Sam, Alex A., Gio, Nick O., Alex M., Alec, Tyler, Mark, Nick R., Scott, Alex H. and Nick W. Ari Aristides and Tim Eyer coach the Cosmos.
	Congratulations to PSA's U15 boys Super Eagles, who won the championship at the Cocoa Expo Soccer Tournament Dec. 26-30 in Cocoa, Florida. The team plays in the Minnesota Premiere League and is coached by Jerry Yonga, assisted by Kufre Akpan. To read more about this, click on the link below to an article written by Dave Pedersen at Sun Newspapers: http://www.mnsun.com/articles/2007/01/26/sports/rs25soccer.txt
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the U10 PSA Eagles team who won the NSC 5 V 5 Holiday Classic Tournament in Blaine over the New Year’s holiday. They took first place in their bracket scoring more than 40 goals while only allowing one. Then in the championship game they played the White Tigers and won 10 – 2. The players in the photo are from left to right starting with the first row: Clayton, Logan, Kevin, Jack, Carter, Max, Michael, Andrew with Coach Keith in the back.