AVYSL Comp and Select Soccer
The New Tiered/Club Program - What It's All About
Philosophy and General Framework
To create an environment for comp and select programs to work together, placing players on the appropriate team based on their given abilities, and provide the best opportunity for player development.
Congratulations to the U17B Almaden Newcastle United-Class 1 Team!
First Place Finish Fall 2009 Season
The Class 1 team finished with 7 Wins – 1 Loss – 2 Draws. 23pts.
They also had the most goals for with 35, and the least amount of goals conceded with 10.
Stealth U13 Boys Champions at Almaden Halloween Classic
Congratulations to the Almaden Stealth BU13 on taking 1st place in the Almaden Halloween Classic last week in Morgan Hill . Pictured above are: (Top) Coach Ben Graham, Jared Malabed, Michael Cerone, Nicolas Culine, Neil Bhagat, Jackson Bordelon; (Middle) Brian Chiorean, Taylor Palmaffy, Michael Maniglia, Will Hackett, Cameron Meeks; (Bottom) Roy Blume, Shane Smith, Zach Pulling, Justin Fathali, Alston Crosby.
Congratulations to the U19B United and U19G Rebels
Winners at the Hayward Holloween Tournament
The boys finished 2nd and the girls finished 3rd – each team winning 3 out of 4 games.
Both teams are trained and coached by Joe Escobedo.
Good Job Almaden Xtreme U14 Girls for Taking 2nd
At Class 3 Fall District 2 Cup 2009
The Almaden Xtreme GU14 recorded 2 wins and 1 tie in pool play to qualify for the championship match. The finals did not disappoint. After regulation play and 2 overtime periods the match was unresolved at 1-1, forcing a penalty kick shootout that went to extra kicks.
Congratulations to the BU14 Almaden Strikers
For taking 1st place in the Fair Oak Festival 8/15-16/09!
The Strikers went undefeated with 14 goals for and 0 against.
The team had only 1 substitute and played in the scorching Central Valley heat.
What a way to start the season! GOOOO STRIKERS!
Congratulations Almaden Mercury Green 97 Boys U12
The Almaden Mercury Green 97 Boys U12 team went 2-0-1 in pool play, giving up just one goal in 3 games sending them to the championship game. There, they played a tough game, but came up short in a 1-0 loss.
Pictured for the Mercury Green 97 boys: (front row) Evan Gililland, Matthew Goldstein, Anders Rathjens, Trevor Sochocki, Tyler Bullock, Joey Johnson. (back row) Head Coach Adam Whaley, Marcus Andersen, Gannon Eberle, Jonathon Laughlin, Mauricio Sanchez, James Kelbert, Jeffrey Zhao, Mikey Reickerd, Asst Coaches Colin Goldstein and Dave Eberle. Not pictured: Neil Aoun.
Congratulations to the GU16 Flames
For winning 2nd place in the Summer '09 Napa Valley Wine Country Classic.
The Almaden Flames Girls U16 team went 3-0 in pool play, shutting out all 3 teams and scored the highest point total of all the teams in the Girls U16 group. They also played well in the championship game but ended up with a tough 1-0 loss. This Almaden Flames Girls U16 team was a recent merger of the existing Almaden Flames and the old Almaden Ice U15 team and have been playing together for just 8 weeks.
Pictured for the Almaden Flames girls: (front row) Victoria Higareda , Milan Pollifrone (2nd Row) Alexandra Kirchick , Madison Stanton, Madeline Newton, Maddy Myslinski, Katherine Nunez, Ginger Paulson, Emily Espinosa (Back Row) Mariah Gutierrez, Ashley Ahlgren, Alyssa Conmy, Arazue Moghtaderi-Zadeh, Coach Jeff La Plante, Marisa Cavanna, Katy La Plante, Brittany Bristol, Mikayla Manriquez. Not Pictured: Jessica Muniz, Coach David Conmy, Trainer Ron Ramirez
Congratulations Almaden Rebels for winning '09 Spring District Cup Gu17 - Class 3!
The Almaden Rebels won the u-17 Class 3 girls division of the Spring District Cup defeating a PV (Pajaro Valley) United team 2-0 in the finals. The PV United team was undefeated in league play and had allowed only 2 goals the whole season.
The Rebels are comprised of 8 Leland girls, 6 Pioneer girls, 2 Branham girls, 1 Presentation and 1 Willow Glen.
Front row L to R - Michaela Meyer, Ashleigh Brendlen, Kristen Hoyt, Erika Eisenberg, Aubrielle Ramirez, Erinn Hoyt.
Back row L to R - Joe Escobedo (trainer/coach), Lisa Schill, Kristin Fickett, Melissa Cota, Jessica Revallier, Michelle Dills, Christina Greteman, Sanam Mozaffari, Rachelle Tanase, Scott Hoyt (coach/manager), Melissa Howe, Sabrina Azevedo.
Kimmy Rodriguez and Jenny Hinojos not pictured.
Almaden Quicksilver Girls U15 Advances to District 2 Cup Championship
Almaden Quicksilver earned two victories in pool play to finish at the top of their bracket in the U15 Class 3 Gold Division. Quicksilver finished in 2nd Place after a 1-0 loss to SASC United in the championship. Quicksilver was the only AVYSL team in U14-U19 to advance to a District Cup championship game.
Earlier in the season, Quicksilver U15 team won the U16 championship at the Vacaville United Shootout. Most of the 12 teams competing were a year older than the Quicksilver team, yet Quicksilver emerged as the only team winning all their games over the weekend.
Pictured: (Front) Jillian Marquard, Dana Sever, (Middle) Jacqueline Gill, Megan Keys, Jessica Blecher, Julia Mangin, Jenny Politoski, (Back) Stephanie Scannell, Anahita Asefi, Megan Dingley, Savannah Trudeau, Samantha Engstrom, Brenna Fowler, Tamara Qutmiera, Ellen Tung, Katelyn Parker. (Coaches) Joe Blecher, Bob Parker, John Politoski
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