Thanks
to all who helped with the Stryker Picnic!
The Club-Wide
Meeting June 23rd was abbreviated due to the approaching
storm. Please click here
to see the comments that were going to be delivered by PSC President
David Rice to welcome members to the Club (including recognition
of teams that did especially well this past year and at our tourney).
Photographs
of Tourney Champions are posted
U10
Girls has 2-3 openings:
contact
Frank Rodin ASAP (365-9892 or frodin@parker.com)
U13
Boys Select has 3-6 openings:
contact
Melissa LaFave ASAP (303-1028 or mlafave3644@gmail.com)
U15
Girls Select has 2-5 openings:
contact
Brian Varney ASAP (365-1755 or brianvarney@charter.net)
PSC
Club-Wide Meeting
was
Wednesday June 23rd at 7:00 pm
if
you missed it, contact your coach ASAP re uniform ordering etc
Tryouts
are complete
Some teams still have some openings
2010-2011
coaching roster
U13
Boys PSC Premier team finished first in Premier 2
this spring and will be
promoted to Premier 1 for U14
Tryouts for U14 Premier team will
be Saturday June 12th at 8:00 am at Practice
Facility | |
| U13
Boys Premier: Finalists at Cincinnati Elite Spring Thaw tourney
In early spring, the U13 Lightning Premier team
went south to compete against 16 of the strongest teams in the midwest. Facing
teams including Westfield (ranked #16 in Indiana) and Javanon (ranked #1 in Kentucky),
the PSC team made it to the final where they played Libertyville (ranked #7 in
Illinois) to a 3-3 draw in regulation before falling in penalty kicks. Congratulations
boys on a good outing! (click on photo above for names and larger image) |
View
the PSC Code of Ethics that all players, parents,
and coaches are expected
to abide by
24th
Annual
June 11-13, 2010
Congratulations
Tournament Participants!
Photographs
of Champions are now posted
Congrats
PSC Alumnus Eric Alexander on a
solid
MLS Debut for FC Dallas (read
more)
Good News! PSC
Coach and former Coaching Director Blake Glass is now
convalescing at home
after suffering a heart attack while vising relatives
in Canada. You can follow
his recovery at the CaringBridge
blog.
IU
senior Eric Alexander played four years with the Portage Soccer Club
and
was honored by the club with a plaque near the entrance to our soccer
complex.
PSC is very proud of the accomplishments of alumni on and off the
pitch. Here's
a quick update on Eric and other notably PSC soccer alumni
(click
on each name for more).
| Eric
Alexander just finished an outstanding 4-year career at Indiana University,
and was last week drafted by FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Four years ago
Alexander was selected Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. Read
about one of his games with FC Dallas as they faced Houston Dynamo in the Lone
Star rivalry here. |
| Jacob
Peterson had his 4th MLS season with the Colorado Rapids cut short by an unfortunate
ACL injury after a standout career at Indiana University where he scored goals
in national championship victories two years in a row. We're already looking forward
to his 5th season where he'll be closer to home with Toronto
FC and coach Preki. |
| Lindsay
Tarpley was recently named ESPN National High School Player of the Decade
in girls soccer after a standout college career at UNC and two Olympic gold medals
with the US Women's National Team. She also played with the Chicago Red Stars
in the WPS inaugural season, and last month she was traded to St. Louis Athletica
(read
more!). |
| B.J.
Snow, who also had a standout college career at Indiana University that involved
national championships, completed his 4th season on the coaching staff of perennial
powerhouse UCLA, most recently as Assistant Head Coach. |
World
Cup draw: US men to face England in opener (more)
You
make the call! In
the match that denied Ireland a chance to compete in South Africa, did Henry handle
the ball? |
 | Please
use the new Lightning-Green recycle bins at the soccer complex to recycle aluminum
cans and plastic bottles. Please do not deposit garbage in these bins. And thank
you for being green! |
| |
| U13
Girls: Champs at SoccerZone Fall Classic Tournament
Over Labor Day Weekend the Portage Lightning U13 Girls team
won
the
SoccerZone Fall Classic
by
only conceeding a single goal
during preliminary play on their way to the tournament final where they defeated
Michiana Echo 3-0. Congratulations girls! (click on photo above for names and
larger image) |
| |
| U14
Girls Elite: Champions at SZ Fall Classic in Kalamazoo
The Portage Lightning U14 Elite team won
the SoccerZone Fall Classic over Labor
Day weekend. Congratulations girls! (click
on photo above for larger image) |
| |
| U16
Girls Elite Win Capital Area Classic in East Lansing
The third girls team to bring home hardware in September was the Portage
Lightning U16 Elite team.The girls went 4-0 in the U-16 Gold bracket of the tournament
and won their games by scores of 3-0, 5-0, 1-0 and 2-0.
They defeated the
Ann Arbor based AAU Premier team in the finals.
Congratulations ladies! (click
on photo above for names and larger image)
|
read
here for more info
Boys
U17/18 team this coming spring has openings for four field players and one goalkeeper.
Contact Bill Restivo
at 269.353.2751
CONGRATULATIONS
TO PORTAGE CENTRAL AND HACKETT HIGH SCHOOLS FOR WINNING 2009 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
| |
| U12
Boys Elite: Champs at Junior Irish Tournament
Over Memorial Weekend the Portage Lightning U12 Elite team
won
the
Junior Irish tournament in South Bend
by
outscoring
opponents 26-1
and winning all six games. In
preliminary
play
they defeated
Jr. Irish Premier, Vardar West,
Michiana
Echo,
and
Jaier. After defeating Georgetown in the
semifinals,
they
faced
the host Jr. Irish Premier team
again in the
finals,
and then brought
home some
nice hardware. Congratulations
guys! |
| |
| U13
Girls Win Junior Irish Tourney in South Bend
On Memorial Weekend the Portage Lightning U13 Elite team outscored
opponents 18-4 in five games on their way to
the Junior Irish title.
Preliminary
games against Livonia-Red, Kingdom Reserves,
Elkhart,
and Michiana
prepared them to face Livonia again in the
championship,
where they
won an exciting 1-0 match. Congratulations
girls! |
| |
| U19
Men win Lakeshore Tournament during a busy spring where they also went undefeated
in 8 games in the U-19 Elite League. Well done!! |
| |
| U17
Boys Win Crusader Cup, hosted by Kingdom Premier
The Portage Lightning defeated AFC Jaier, Midland 91 boys and tied Capital
Area SC to advance to the final, where they stormed through Capital Area SC 4-0
to win the championship. Congratulations guys! |
| |
U12
Boys Gold team Finalists in Novi
in the U12 Boys Gold Division!
The Portage Lightning defeated Rochester Lightning,
Canton Celtic, and Novi Jaquars in preliminary games. In the semifinals they defeated
South Lyon before losing a tough one to Ann Arbor United in the final. Congratulations
guys! |
Looking
for a Few More Good Coaches There
are a couple openings for coaches for the 2009-2010 soccer season.
If you
have the qualifications to teach / coach age-appropriate skills and
tactics,
and your values fit those of the Club, please contact
Mark Murry.
If you'd like more
information about PSC first, contact Mark or any
board member.
Info about the support PSC provides coaches is available
on the Coach's Page.
Parents:
Please take a few minutes and fill out a coach
evaluation form.
Lindsay
Tarpley mural is rededicated at Portage Soccer Complex
Plaque
of appreciation given to Pfizer for use of Practice Facility land
PSC
launches new U-7 / U-8 Player Academy (click
here)
Four
Honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards
