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2006 News ArchiveCeltic won Delco League Champions
December 10, 2006—The U13 boys Celtic, won the Delco League Championships 2-0 over FC Delco. Sean McCafferty is the head coach, Lee Martin and Erik Dasbach are the assistant coaches. Congratulations to all the players!
Coppa 82 undefeated and Delco League Champions
December
3, 2006—Spikes $89 . . . Shin Guards $19.99 . . . Pizza & soda with
your teammates at the "Coppa 82" Pizza Restaurant & Bar after winning
the Delco League Championship — Priceless!
Fusion win at the Deep Run Turkey Classic
November 30, 2006—It has been hard to stop the SUSC U14 girls, FUSION, this fall! They went undefeated in their PAGS fall season, were Champions at the WCUSC Summer Classic, Finalists at the SUSC Kick-Off Classic, and finished with an impressive Championship win at the Deep Run Turkey Classic. The girls are looking forward to a competitive indoor and spring season.
Frenzy—PAGS Premier Finalists
November 23, 2006—Congratulations to the Spirit United Frenzy U12 girls who finished the fall 2006 season as finalists in the PAGS Premier division. The team earned a spot in the playoffs with a league record of 6-2-1. In their semi-final match, the Frenzy defeated the division's first place team, Deep Run, in a game that was tied 1-1 after regulation and 2 overtime periods, with the winner decided by penalty kicks (4-3 Frenzy). The team advanced to the championship final against Concord Magic on the next day. Concord came to play and Frenzy just couldn't find the rhythm. Concord Magic won 3-0 over the Frenzy. Congratulations to Concord for a well played game that led them to the championship. As for the Frenzy, last year they finished second from the bottom of the league and this year they finished second from the top. Great job girls!
Region I Players Selected for the National Team November 20, 2006—Melvin Snoh has been selected for the U14 National Team. He plays on the Spirit U13 Celtic team coached by Sean McCafferty. Congratulations!
Lightning Strikes Again!
November 20, 2006—The U-13 Spirit United Lightning girls struck gold competing in the premiere 1 division at the Hempfield soccer classic this weekend. The girls started off on Saturday with wins over the Pittsburgh Puma's and the Montgomery Mustangs by the score of 2 -1 in both contests. They followed up with a win over the Penn forest fusion by the same score 2-1 on Sunday morning and captured the championship with a thrilling win over Pa. Classic Premiere 2-1 in a shoot out. Great job girls!!! The girls are coached by Wes Davis & Meredith Yakscoe- Markle.
Downingtown West — 2006 PIAA State Champions
November 19, 2006—Congratulations
to Downingtown West High School on winning the 2006 PIAA State Championship. The
Whippets won 2-0 over Moon Township in the PIAA Class AAA title match at Hersheypark
Stadium. Wes Davis, coach of the U-13 Lightning is the assistant
coach for Downingtown West. Congratulations!!
Lightning Shines at Parsippany
November 13, 2006—The U-13 Spirit United Lightning had a great showing by taking second place in the Parsippany Pride Invitational Soccer Tournament. playing in the premier division.The girls only allowed one goal all weekend and hit the back of the net five times. They played a hard fought championship game against the Montclair EZ Passers and the game was finally decieded in double overtime 1-0 on a penalty kick. Great job girls!
Girls District 1 AA Champions
Congratulations to Joe Corba and Takiyah Thomas, coaches of the West Chester Bayard Rustin Varsity Girls' Soccer Team on their District 1 AA Soccer Championship, in the team's first year of existence. Joe is also the coach of the Surge (U16 Girls) and Takiyah is also the coach of the Freedom (U12 Girls). Good Luck at States!
Frenzy take the Frederick Cup
October 8, 2006—Congratulations to the U12 Girls Frenzy for their first place finish in the top division at the Kirkwood Girls Premier Columbus Day Frederick Cup. Using a combination of speed, skill, and teamwork, the Frenzy finished with a perfect 5-0 record, while scoring 14 goals, and allowing only two. In bracket play the Frenzy won all three games. The first against FC DELCO 3-0, followed by FC Frederick Premier 3-1. In their final game of bracket play they beat Century United 2-0. The Frenzy went on to beat FC Buck Force 4-1in the semi-finals, and put it all together in the finals beating FC DELCO for the second time in just two days 2-0.Congratulations, girls, your hard work and commitment are paying off.
Spirit United Blue (U9 Boys) placed 2nd in the YMS Columbus Day tournament on October 7th and 8th.
Pictured from left to right (back row) Coach Joe Levan, Levi Maruca, Ian Wilson, Eli Gofort, Drew Brennan, Jordan Ambrose, Chris McFadden and Coach Craig Scangarella. (front row) Sam Goforth, Clay Moyer, Chris McFarland, Luke McGinley and Alex Potter.
Chaos win at Colleen Reilly Tournament
September 10, 2006—Spirit
U15 girls, Chaos traveled to Horsham and placed 1st in the 2006 Colleen
Reilly Tournament, top division, finishing with a 4-0 record. The Chaos girls
frustrated their opponents playing an intense offense hitting the back of the
net 12 times while only allowing two goals against. The Chaos will play in Division
One in PAGS (Philadelphia Area Girls Soccer) league for the 2006/07 season.
Fusion were finalists at the Kick-Off Classic
August 25, 2006—The U14 girls, Fusion were finalists at the Kick-Off Classic in the U14 Gold Division. To date the team has only let up 3 goals in the past 11 games! They lost a tough battle to the Ukranian Nationals for the championship game but had beaten them earlier in the day during the qualifying round. Keep up the "Spirit" Fusion!
Hurricanes finish 2nd at Kick-Off Classic tourney
August 23, 2006—The U12 Hurricanes finished 2nd in the Kick-Off Classic tournament. The team lost a few players to injuries during the tournament but played hard and finished with a 2-1-1 record. The Hurricanes have either won or placed 2nd in the last 5 tournaments — congratulations boys!
August 17, 2006—Coppa 82, the under 14 boys sponsored by Coppa 82 Pizza Bar and Italian Restaurant were Champions at the West Chester Classic. The boys scored sixteen goals while giving up only two over the four games of the tournament. The team is coached by Bennie Jaszczyszyn.
August 14, 2006—Fusion, U-14 girls won the Gold division at the WCUSC Summer Classic. They only let up one goal during the 4 games. The team is coached by Kurt Worley, Peter Manning-Smith, and John Calcatera.
August 10, 2006—The Spirit United Fusion Under 11 girls won at the West Chester Tournament this past weekend. The team went 4-0 winning the championship on penalty kicks. Congratulations girls!
August 7, 2006—The Spirit United Blue Under 9 boys captured 2nd Place this past weekend at the West Chester Summer Classic with 2 wins, 1 lost and 1 tie. The members of the team are from left to right (back row) Chris McFadden, Jordan Ambrose, Drew Bennett and Eli Goforth. (Front Row) Clay Moyer, Chris McFarland, Levi Maruca, Samuel Goforth and Ian Wilson. Missing from the picture are Alex Potter and Luke McGinley. The team is coached by Craig Scangarella and Joe Levan.
Gaels
finish as finalist at National Championships
2006 Region I Champions Congratulations to the coaching staff! The Gaels will be heading to Des Moines, Iowa to compete for the National Championship from July 26 - 30.
Gaels won U-17 State Championship . . . second for Coach McCafferty
June 19, 2006—Congratulations to the Spirit United Gaels [U-17 Girls] for winning the state championship! The Gaels won 2-1 over PA Strikers. The Gaels are coached by Sean McCafferty. He will be busy at Regionals with the Gaels and the Celtic. Good luck in Virginia Beach!
Lightning Girls Bring Home Championship
June 12, 2006—The U-12 Lightning team coached by Wes Davis brought home the championship medal of their division at the PAGS tournament. In the first three preliminary games, the team came through with 2 wins and one tie giving up no goals to any opponent! The championship game was fought against Wyoming Valley going into overtime and a shoot-out. Well done team!
Thunder Wins Championship at YMS Epic
June 1, 2006—The U10 Thunder won the white division at the YMS Epic this past Mother's Day weekend. Their persistence, endurance and hard work payed off, as they won 3 games, and tied 1. They scored a total of 19 goals, while giving up only 7. Go Thunder!
U15 Legend Runner-up at Chesapeake Cup
April 17, 2006—The Spirit Legend U15 Girls took home runner-up hardware in the Chesapeake Cup Classic in Elkton, MD, on Saturday, April 15. The team, led by Assistant Coach Ed Salvitti, played outstanding defense in every contest. The Legend only lost one game a tough 2-0 contest to the Baltimore Shakedown SC in the Championship game in route to claiming the second place trophy.
U11 Hurricanes Win Nether Field of Dreams Tourney
April 15, 2006—U11 Spirit United Hurricanes boys are on a streak winning tourneys at Far Post, placing 2nd in USTC outdoor tourney, and are champions of the Nether Field of Dreams tourney. The boys posted wins against Ridley and Kirkwood and tied Nether. The team is pictured with their championship trophies.
Hurricanes Won at The Far Post
February 20, 2006—Hurricanes U11 Boys win indoor tournament at The Far Post. The boys posted wins again against a local select team (3-0) and against Concord Crew (3-0), and lost 0-1 against Philly soccer. The championship game was a rematch against Philly soccer and Spirit reversed the previous game by winning 1-0 and taking the championship. The boys are pictured here wearing their championship shirts.
Legend U15 Girls are Champions
February 14, 2006—On Saturday, January 29, 2006, the Spirit Legend U15 Girls won all four games en route to the Action Sports Indoor U 14/15 Championship at Action Sports in Pottstown. The final game was a tough 1 - 0 victory in the Championship game over Whitpan FC, a cup level competitior. Led by strong defensive play, the Legend allowed only one goal during the competition while a balanced attack on the offensive side of the ball provided the spark to win the championship. Scoring was led by Stephanie Salvitti and Lauren Shelton with 3 goals each, Audrey Forbes with two, including the game winner in the championship game and Meghan Morley with one.
Three Boys Teams Will Participate at the Jefferson Cup
Coppa 82 are Champions Inside and Out!
January 9, 2006—The reigning EPYSA Outdoor State Cup Champions (Spirit United Coppa 82—U13 Boys) are now also the new Indoor State Cup Champions. The boys went undefeated as they bested a 24 team field at Hershey this past weekend with wins over Brandywine United, West Chester United, and Deep Run to win their division. Shutout wins over the PA Classics and Feltonville in the quarter finals and semi finals put Coppa 82 into the finals against a tough FC Delco squad. A hard fought 2 – 0 shutout victory gave Bennie Jasczczyszyn’s boys the championship. Victory tasted as good as a meal at their sponsor’s restaurant. Great effort Coppa 82!
Gaels Won Disney Soccer Showcase
January 6, 2006—The U17 Spirit United Gaels put in a dominating performance to win the U17 Predator Division of the nationally renowned Disney Soccer Showcase tournament in Orlando, Florida. The four day tournament was held at Disney's Wild World of Sports, December 30 thru Jan 2. The Gaels tied the state champions from Georgia and beat regional champions from northern California and Illinois during the qualifying round. They went on to beat the Ohio and South Carolina state champions in the semi finals and finals. Congratulations to the Gaels who are coached by Head Coach Sean McCafferty and Ass't. Coach Jon Pierce! |
Three
of Spirit United's boys teams were accepted into the prestigious Jefferson Cup,
held in Richmond, VA each year. This tournament will take place on the weekend
of March 18, 19. The U12 Celtic, U13 Coppa 82 and the U15 Premier
teams have all been placed in the highest divisions of their respective age groups.
It is the 6th year in a row that the current U15 Premier team (coached by Joe
Levan, Aaron Thomas and Mike Glauner) have participated in the Jefferson Cup;
they were finalists in 2003 and 2004 and were champions of their division in 2005.
Congratulations and good luck to these teams! 
