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2013 PSA Spotlight News!

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Click to enlarge photos	2013 PSA Spotlight News!
	Congratulations to the U-17C2 Rebels, who took first place in the NSC Spring Cup!
	Congratulations to the U-15 Girls team, who took second place in the Eagan Future Stars Tournament.
	Congratulations to the U-12 PSA Elite, who played the NSC spring cup this weekend and took first in the U-13 yellow bracket.
	Congratulations to the PSA boys U-12C1 Elite, who went to Kansas city this weekend and won the u-12c1 11vs-11 Championship in the Kansas City Cup. They beat the Arkansas state Champions 1-0 in the Sunday final to cap off an undefeated weekend. The U-12 boys are coached by Wayne Bellamy and Chad Ogle.
Click to enlarge photos	2012 PSA Spotlight News!
	Congratulations to the U10GY101 (PSA PUMAS) team coached by Kortney Esper. During the 2012 fall season, the team went undefeated with 5 wins and 1 tie. The team also won the Winter I Ralia session (U10 girls) that just ended, going undefeated with a record of 8-0-0.
	Congratulations to our U12C1 boys team, coached by Wayne Bellamy and Chad Ogle, for winning their bracket at the MYSA 2012 Fall State Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota yesterday. In wins over Woodbury (Championship) and Minnesota Thunder Academy and Arsenal (Pool Play) the team scored 26 goals while giving up 4. Team members include Michael, Cameron, Benjamin, Pat, Daniel, Nathan, Joshua, Jake, Ryne, Jake, Jimmy, Stuart, Bennett and Gavin.
	Congratulations to the PSA U12BC101 Boys Team who are the 2012 NSC Fall Cup Champs!
	Congratulations to the PSA Wildcats (U10GY202) for completing their 2012 fall MYSA season undefeated at 6-0! The team is coached by Andrew Pole (pictured), Tim Ceman, and Steve Gould.
	The PSA U17GPR Storm competed in the College Search Showcase (CSK) in Muscatine Iowa. They won all 3 games, placing 1st in their group. They beat HSC Eagles Premier (IA) 5-2, Dubuque SC White (IA) 5-2, and CSA Academy (NE) 3-1, while being watched by over 50 college coaches from the midwest. Thanks to Infiniti players Jillaine D. and Sophie L. for guesting with us again. It was a great way to end to a wonderful season!
	Congratulations to the PSA Penguins (10GY202 team)! After completing an undefeated MYSA league season, the Penguins played in the USA Cup Weekend tournament where they won all four games and did not allow any goals! For the season, the Penguins finished 19 - 1 - 3, with one of the ties against the Apple Valley maroon 101 team. When you include last fall's undefeated season, the Penguins U10 team finished with an overall age group record of 25 - 1 - 3! The Penguins are coached by John Atkinson and Dan and Jen Mendelsohn.
	Congratulations to PSA Inferno, who took 2nd in U11C1 girls division in the Burnsville FireCup the weekend of June 29th.
	Our U12C1 boys team, coached by Jim Williams, won their bracket at the 2012 PSA Minnesota Classic Soccer Tournamernt on June 17. Recovering from a 1-0 loss to the St. Paul Blackhawks, the team overcame Blaine 7-0 and tied Minneapolis United 2-2 to advance to the championship game. Playing the St. Paul Blackhawks for the 2nd time in 3 days, they won the championship 4-1 on a Sunday afternoon filled with sun, rain and wind.
	Our U15C2 girls (Ice) team, coached by Derek Engler, won their bracket at the 2012 PSA Minnesota Classic Soccer Tournament on June 17th. The Ice scored 10 goals while allowing only 1 - in pool play wins over Wright County, over Golden Valley and a tie with Hopkins. Playing Hopkins for the 2nd time in 3 days, the girls came thru with a close 1-0 championship game win on Sunday June 17th.
	The U17GPR Storm, coached by Chris Laird, competed successfully in another spring tournament. They played in the REAL Colorado College Showcase, one of the top showcase events in the nation, in Denver, over Memorial Day weekend, . They beat teams from Colorado and Nebraska, and tied a REAL Colorado team, to place 1st place in their group. Congratulations Storm!
	Congratulations to the U13C2 Girls PSA Force, coached by Julie Rezac, who won the Head of the Lakes Tournament in Duluth. They beat Gitchi Gummi 3-0, Blaine Blaze 1-0. In the semi-finals they played Blaine again and beat them 4-0. The championship game against East Select Soccer was won in a shootout, 3-2.
	Congratulations to PSAU13C201 team, who won the Male U13C1 flight at the PSA Minnesota Classic Soccer Tournament.
	Congratulations to PSA U12 C1 boys on winning the NSC Spring Cup.
	Congratulations to PSA U12 C1 boys on winning the U13 C2 Maplebrook Tournament.
	Congratulations to PSA U12 C1 boys on winning the PSA Minnesota Classic Soccer Tournament.
	The PSA Girls U14C302 team, coached by Stephanie Gibbs, won the Apple Valley Tournament this weekend. They played in a U13/U14 C3 bracket (appropriate since the team is actually a mix of 13’s and 14’s)…they won their first game Saturday 3-0 over White Bear Lake, took the second game with a 4-1 win over Inver Grove. Sunday morning brought a tie against New Prague and we advanced out of the bracket due to goal differential. We beat Eagan in the Sunday afternoon Championship Game 3-2 in a shootout! It was a great weekend for the girls.
	Congratulations to PSA's U14C3 girls FLASH team, coached by Nacole Kiss and Nathan Almquist, for finishing 2nd in their bracket at the May 19-20 Kickers Spring Classic in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. After an opening game 2-0 loss to the Northern Lights Velocity, the FLASH rebounded with a late Saturday 10-0 win over St. Croix and an early Sunday morning 4-0 win over CI Blue Thunder. Playing their 4th game in two days, PSA lost 2-1 to Northern Lights Velocity.
	Congratulations to the PSA U14C1 "Berners" girls team, coached by Paul Trobiani and Pat Jones, for winning their bracket at the 2012 Kickers Spring Kickoff Tournament. The Berners scored 7 goals and allowed none in a win over Mahtomedi, a win over NW Kickers and a tie with St. Michael Albertville. Strong defense prevailed in a 2-0 championship game win over the NW Kickers on May 20th.
	U12C1 Girls from the Galaxy & Fury teams won 1st place at the Shakopee Cup Tournament May 19-20 in the U12 Gold Division, winning over Prior Lake 1-0 in the Championship game. Coached by Terry Brick.
	Congratulations to the U12C3 PSA team. We had a great tournament weekend to start off the season. Only 12 of the 14 players were able to be there for the championship game (see photo), but all 14 got to play in at least one game of the tournament. 15-2, 1-1, 6-0, 2-0 (with both goals scored during overtime). Go PSA Pumas!
	The PSA U16 Infiniti Premier Girls traveled to Las Vegas March 22-25 and finished tied for first in their bracket of eight in the Players College Showcase, considered to be the top college showcase in the country. The Infiniti finished 3-1, with the only loss being to the #15 team in the country from California. They defeated other top 100 ranked teams from California, Hawaii, and Arizona. Coached by Chad Morse, the Infiniti now prepares to challenge in May for the Minnesota State Cup, as they head into April, themselves ranked #103 in the nation. Congratulations Infiniti!
	The PSA U17GPR Storm, coached by Chris Laird, enjoyed a very successful first tournament of the 2012 season. The Storm competed in the Puma Champions Cup College Showcase in Rockford IL April 13-15. After playing a Canadian team and 2 Minnesota teams, the Storm made it to the championship game, where they faced North Metro PR. PSA won 1-0. The Storm thanks the 2 great guest players they had from the PSA 16PR team, Jillaine D. and Sophie L.
	Tthe PSA U14GPR Dynamite, coached by Mark Wielebnowski, were the 2012 champions at Just for Girls. Competing in the top (purple) flight, they had a 2-1 record going into play-offs, having beaten teams from Nebraska and MN and lost to an Iowa team. PSA then beat Arsenal 5-1 in the semifinal, and faced MUS PR in the championship game, which the Dynamite won 3-0.
	Congratulations to the PSA U12C1 Girls team who are the Holiday Ralialujah Champions!
	Congratulations to the PSA U14Pr Girls Dynamite team who won the Ralia Session 1 championship for the "A" league. Way to go, girls!
	Congratulations to the PSA U11 C-2 boys team who completed an undefeated season by winning the fall state cup in a shootout over Edina.
	PSA U14GPR Dynamite, coached by Mark Wielebnowski, got 2nd place in the top flight at the NSC Fall Cup. They beat Dakota Rev and MTA White, and tied MUS, earning 1st place in their bracket. They then faced Centennial in the championship game. With only 2 subs, they battled Centennial's squad of 18 to a 1-1 tie in regulation play. Centennial scored in OT, beating PSA 2-1. Great tournament Dynamite!
	Congratulations to the undefeated PSA Penguins U10GY202 team for winning all of their 2011 Fall Travel Season Games!!! They are coached by John Atkinson, Dan Mendelsohn and Jennifer Mendelsohn. Great job, girls!!!
	PSA Berners GU14C1 Team take first place in the NSC Fall Cup. The Berners tied the third game to Dakota Rev, winning Dakota Rev in the forth game. This Dakota Rev team had taken first place in the summer State Tournament C2 bracket in 2011. Great job Berners! The Berners are coached by Paul Trobiani and Pat Jones.
	The Plymouth Soccer Association U11 C2 Butterflies, coached by Jim Williams, completed an outstanding season with a 2-0 win over MTA in the MYSA State Championship game on July 27. To advance to the championship game, the Butterflies defeated the St. Paul Blackhawks 1-0 and Northwest Kickers 9-0. The Butterflies finished the season 31-0, outscoring their opponents 206-9.
	The U18BC101 team coached by Chris Laird won the 2011 State Tournament and will be promoted to Premier for the 2012 Season. They beat Maplebrook, handily 6-1, to take first place. Congratulations!!!
	PSA U16GPR Storm was the runner-up at the USA Cup Weekend in the A Flight, losing the championship game in the shoot out. Playing in conditions of extreme heat and humidity, with halves shortened to 15 minutes for some games, the girls did a great job, making it to the championship game for the 2^nd year in a row.
	PSA U13GC1 Dynamite won 1st place in the top flight of the 2011 USA Cup, beating the Tony Glavin Green team from Missouri 2-1 in the championship game. A special thanks to Wayne Bellamy for coaching us to victory through the 3 play off games and the championship game. The Dynamite has qualified for Premier status in 2012.
	Congratulations Team Gravity is league winner Summer 2011. Way to go Gravity! PSA Gravity is coached by Paul Trobiani and Pat Jones.
	The PSA U13GC1 Dynamite were runners up in the 2011 PSA Tournament. They lost in a shoot-out to Centennial, the top ranked U13 team in Minnesota (won state cup.) Congratulations Dynamite on a great game!
	The PSA U16GPr Storm placed 2^nd in the 2011 Eden Prairie Cup. Playing up, in the top U17 flight, they lost the championship game 2-1 to the Twin Cities Fire U17C1 team, who are undefeated in league play. Thank you to guest players Margaret R, Caitlin F, Lindsey P and Maggie S. The Storm had a good first year playing premier, and they will retain premier status for 2012. The Storm is currently the 3^rd ranked U16 team in the state.
	The PSA Boys U12BC301 Eagles won the Boys C3 level for the PSA Tournament. Congratulations!
	The PSA U11 Girl Panthers won the Wisconsin River Falls Tournament. Through several rainy days, they scored eleven and allowed zero goals. Their skill of playing beautiful games earned the respect from opponents and their sportsmanship of not running up scores gained compliments from parents of other teams. A classy display of the PSA club by both coaches and players! Congratulations! Coach Paul, Terry, girls and parents!
	The PSA U9BY101team won all three games in the MN Thunders West tournament: 7-1 against GV Phoenix, 8-1 against Fargo Jedi, and 4-0 against MTA01 w White. Congratulations on a job well done!
Click to enlarge photos	PSA U11 C20 Boys win the Dakota Rev Tournament. In four games they outscored their opponents 35-. Congratulations.
Click to enlarge photos	PSA U11 Girls won 2011 Ralia Champion Session II. They won 6 games, tied one game and did not lose any games. Congratulations.
Click to enlarge photos	The PSA U13GC1 Dynamite, coached by Bojan Nikolic, won the championship in the U13/U14 Girls League at Ralia for Session II.

2010 PSA Spotlight News!

Click to enlarge photo	PSA U11C2 Boys Win MYSA State Title The Plymouth Soccer Association U11C2 Cheetahs, coached by Joshua Rutz, completed an exceptional 2010 season with a 4-1 win over Minneapolis United in the MYSA State Championship game on July 28th. To advance to the championship game the Cheetahs also downed Eagan 9-0 and North East Soccer of St. Paul 3-2. In the MYSA Summer league, the Cheetahs were 11-0-0, scoring 70 goals while allowing 5.
Click to enlarge photo	PSA U14C1 Boys Win MYSA State Title The Plymouth Soccer Association U14C1 Cosmos, coached by Eric Hoffman, capped an extraordinary 2010 season with a 1-0 victory over Edina (West District Champions) in the MYSA State Championship game July 28^th. After finishing the summer season with a 7-1-2 record and winning several invitational tournaments, the Cosmos defeated North Metro (North District Champions) 3-0 on July 25^th and Minnesota Thunder Academy 3-2 (previously undefeated and South District Champions) on July 26^th to advance to the championship game.
Click to enlarge photo	PSA U15C1 Girls Win MYSA State Crown The Plymouth Soccer Association U15C1 Storm, coached by Igor Stosic and Chad Kelly, capped a magical season by winning the MYSA State Tournament Championship 3-0 over East District Champions St. Croix on July 28th. Along the way to the championship the Storm scored 7 goals in the state tournament and gave up none. Regular season performance includes a 10-0-2 league record (29 goals scored, 4 given up), championships in the June 2010 PSA Minnesota Classic and the July 2010 Schwan’s USA Weekend Cup and a second place finish in the April 2010 Just For Girls Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.
Click to enlarge photo	PSA U17C1 Boys Win State Title The PSA U17C1 boys team, coached by Chris Laird, won the 2010 MYSA State Championship July 28th with a 2-0 victory over previously unbeaten Valley United of Apple Valley, Minnesota. After finishing in 2nd place in the MYSA West District U17C1 league with an 8-1-1 record, and yielding a lowest-in-the state of only 4 goals all summer, the PSA U17 boys fought to a 1-1 tie with Three Rivers Soccer (1st Place, North District) on July 24th and then overcame St. Croix Soccer (East District Playoff Winner) 3-1 on July 26th to get to the championship game.
Click to enlarge photo	PSA U13C1 Eagles Finish 2nd In State The PSA U13C1 Eagles, coached by Dominic Duenas, won the 2010 MYSA West District league title with a 10-1-1 record while scoring 31 goals and yielding only 8. Advancing to the MYSA State Tournament, the team first defeated the St. Paul Blackhawks (East District Champions ) 4-2 before winning a close 1-0 match over South District playoff winner Eagan. Although coming up short by a score of 4-2 in the state finals, the Eagles scored as many goals (2) as Lakeville had yielded in it’s previous 10 matches!
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Storm U15 C1 Girls on their 1st Place Win at the 2010 Schwan’s USA Weekend Cup. The girls went undefeated in their six tournament games playing teams from Wisconsin, Alaska, South Dakota and Minnesota. The championship game was played vs. Eau Claire with the Storm coming out on top with a 1-0 victory. The girls played with the same determination they have shown all season, not to mention having just completed their league play, which consisted of three consecutive games going into this tournament. Congratulations Storm Players: Alex, Anna, Breanna, Elly, Emily, Emma, Elizabeth, Janice, Katie O., Katie S, Mara, Marika, Morgan, Nicole, Rachel, Summer and Therese. The Storm are coached by Igor Stosic and Chad Kelly. Congratulations PSA Storm U15 C1 Girls for their 2nd Place Win at the Just For Girls 2010 Tourney in Des Moines, IA, April 17-18. In only two days the girls played five full regulation games with two of them going into double overtime and shoot outs! The storm defeated Lakeville, West Des Moines Freedom Royal (the 2009 Iowa state champions), Rushmore and Dakota Alliance. This brought them to their championship game vs. Wayzata Premier where they were defeated in a shootout. What isn’t known is that the girls went into this championship game at a major disadvantage to their opponent as their bracket required them to play one additional game (which turned out to be their second double OT w/shootout game) just prior to the championship game. The girls gave it everything they had and while they may not have come home with the 1st place trophy, they knew in their hearts they were winners. Congratulations Storm Players: Alex, Anna, Breanna, Elly, Emily, Emma, Elizabeth, Janice, Katie O., Katie S, Mara, Marika, Morgan, Nicole, Rachel, Summer and Therese. The Storm are coached by Igor Stosic and Chad Kelly. The PSA Storm U15 C1 Girls Took 1st Place at the 2010 PSA Minnesota Classic Tournament. The Storm played in the girls U16C2 bracket and took the championship with a hard fought win over the west league champion Eden Prairie U15C1 Girls. Congratulations Storm Players: Alex, Anna, Breanna, Elly, Emily, Emma, Elizabeth, Janice, Katie O., Katie S, Mara, Marika, Morgan, Nicole, Rachel, Summer and Therese. The Storm are coached by Igor Stosic and Chad Kelly.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Sparks U11 C2 Girls who won 1^st place at the 2010 PSA Minnesota Classic Tournament. On route to the championship, the Sparks bested teams from Hopkins, North Metro Soccer and Three Rivers Soccer by a combined score of 10 goals for with only 2 given up. The Sparks are coached by Mark Wielebnowski.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Cheetahs U11C2 Boys who won 1^st place at the 2010 PSA Minnesota Classic Tournament. In winning the trophy, the Cheetahs defeated Bloomington 5-1, Dakota Rev 3-1, Prior Lake 10-1, and the tournament only Arsenal Irukandji 5-0 and again 3-1 in the Championship game. Joshua Rutz coaches the Cheetahs.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA Cosmos U14 C1 Boys who took 1st Place at the 2010 PSA Minnesota Classic Tournament. On their way to the championship, the Cosmos defeated Prior Lake United 4-0, Albert Lea Tigers 3-0, and tied the PSA Eagles 0-0. In the Championship Game, a rematch with Prior Lake ended up with a 4-0 victory for the PSA Cosmos. The boys are coached by Eric Hofman. Championship Picture: Nick W, Nick O, Tyler, Harrison, Ben, Sam, Brandon, Alex M, Scott, Alex H, Callaghan, Nick R, Steele, Joey (guest Player), Andrew (guest player), John, Michael, James and Coach Eric.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA U14C1 Girls, Champions of the PSA Classic that took place June 18-20! The PSA Infiniti team played in the girls U15C2 bracket and took the championship with wins against the Dakota United Renegades, Granite City Kicks and PSA Fuerza. The head coach for PSA Infiniti is Chad Morse. He is assisted by Colin Hall. Team members are Sarah, Hannah B., Sophie, Hannah R., Megan G., Michelle, Katie, Mary, Jada, Sophia, Maddie G., Jillaine, Maddie L., Kasey, Libby and Meghan R.
Click to enlarge photo	The PSA U14C1 Girls Took 2^nd Place at the Grove United Soccer Memorial Day Shootout in Schaumburg, IL, May 28-31! PSA Infiniti played their first game against Green White Premier Saturday afternoon, dominating play and winning 2-0. Their next contest was against CL Force Elite with another decisive victory of 3-0. After two games, PSA Infiniti was ranked 2^nd, pitting them in a semi-final game against the #3 team, Northwest United on Monday morning. In semi-final play, PSA Infiniti, in a storm delayed and shortened game, tied Northwest 1-1, sending the game into an overtime shootout. PSA prevailed in the shootout, scoring four of their five shots and advanced to the Championship game against Glenview SC GSC. To PSA’s advantage, the Championship game was delayed due to storms, giving players a short but much needed rest under cover in a parking garage. To PSA’s disadvantage, Glenview had a bye, making the Championship game Glenview’s first and only of the day. Because of the delays, the game was shortened to two-20 minute halves. Glenview scored half way through the first and the pressure was on. PSA came out the second half and played well, keeping the ball almost exclusively in the attacking zone. But Glenview played tough defensively and PSA could not overcome time and tiredness to put the ball in the net, losing 1-0. PSA Infiniti is coached by Chad Morse. Team members are Hannah B, Jillaine D, Mary G, Megan G, Maddie G, Sophia G, Sophie L, Maddie L, Jada L, Sarah N, Libby P, Meghan R, Hannah R, Kasey S, Katie Y and Michelle Z.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA U12C1 boys, Champions of the Minnesota Thunder West Invitational which took place May 14-16 at the National Sports Center in Blaine. In pool play, PSA United defeated Minnesota Thunder Academy 99e Blue 4-0, Iowa Rush Black 3-1 and Centennial 4-0. In the Championship game they faced Iowa Rush Blue. In pool play, Iowa Rush Blue had also gone undefeated with victories over Minnesota Thunder Academy 98e White, Rochester Scorpions and Blackhawks Castelan 97-98. In the Championship game against Iowa Rush Blue, PSA battled physically, did what the coaches asked of them and played well together as a team to decisively take the Championship with a 5-1 victory. Head coach for PSA United is Joseph Orr who is assisted by Craig Schilling. Players are AJ O., Alex s, Brady G, Cole D, Cole D, Danny N, Dillon R, Ethan T, Jack B, Jacob H, Josh A, Macartan C, Sam K and Tanner S.
Click to enlarge photo	The PSA U14C1 Boys captured 2nd place at the Woodbury 5th Annual Summer Classic Tournament May 15th & 16th weekend 2010. Game #1 was against Mankato which ended in a 2-2 tie. Both goals were scored by Scott with the assists going to Joey & Cole. Game #2 was against Northfield and ended with a 4-1 victory for PSA. The goals were spread out with 1 each scored by Scott, Kyle, Joey & Nick. 2 were unassisted and 2 assists went to Sam & Joey. Game #3 was against North Metro early Sunday morning and PSA took home another win with a 3-1 score. 2 goals were scored by Scott with assists to Nick & Jannik and the 3rd goal was scored by Cole with an assist going to Joey. The 2 wins and 1 tie gave PSA the right to go to the championship game which was another match up against Mankato for the tourney title. Mankato struck first and then scored on a direct kick. PSA answered that with a goal leaving the score 1-2. Then Mankato scored with a perfectly placed header goal off a corner kick. PSA worked hard to match up the score, but the game ran out of time and Mankato had the lead so PSA settled for 2nd. The lone goal was scored by Sam with an assist to Andrew B. The Boys are coached by Dan Galbraith & Steve Klucas. Pictured are: Back Row: Coach Klucas, Jake, Ryan, Nick, Scott, Joey, Billy, Teddy, Josh and Coach Galbraith. Front Row: Andrew C., Jannik, Kyle, Sam, Andrew B., Noah & Cole.
Click to enlarge photo	Congratulations to the PSA U11C2 boys who took first place in the April 2010 West Des Moines Premier Games, scoring 21 goals in wins over West Des Moines (IA), Shawnee Metro Elite (KS), VSA Green (IA) and KC Legends (KS) and a tie with EFC Everton (KS). Strong defense held powerful teams to just 13 goals in five games.
Click to enlarge photo	JUST 4 GIRLS TOURNAMENT 2010 CHAMPIONS. PSA Wildfire U18 Girls Premier Team - Champions! Well done girls!