Lower Merion Soccer Club 1999 / 2000 Winter Newsletter

FALL SEASON WRAPUP
As our 32nd season of fall soccer comes to an end, we would like to take some time to recap the season for the Fall Intramural Program, the Travel Team Program and our Adult Women's Program.

Once again, LMSC set a new record for players signed up to play. Our Fall Intramural Program grew over 100 players to 1767 participants.

Our Travel Team Program had its best year ever. We entered 25 boys teams in the fall Delco League and 15 girls teams in the Philadelphia Area Girls Soccer League (PAGSL). Of our 40 teams, an unprecedented NINE teams won league championships while four other teams got to the championship game of their division.

The highlight of the season was our Under 9 boys 'A' team, the LMSC Hammerheads, who went 12-0-0, scored 56 goals and allowed 4 en route to becoming the first LMSC team since 1996 to capture a Division One championship. The Hammerheads also won the Marlboro New Jersey Tournament as well as the Delco Columbus Day Tournament where they competed, and won, in the older Under 10 Division 1.

Many LMSC alum had a lot of success this year. Former LMSC player Suzie Grech is now the starting goalkeeper for Spain's Under 18 National Team. Grech, who holds dual citizenship, was recently called up to play for the full Spanish National Women's team. Look for her to someday soon compete against Mia Hamm.

Former LMSC players Jon Conway and Nathan Laver both had great seasons this year. Conway is a senior at Rutgers University and was named second team All American by the NSCAA. He led Rutgers to a top 20 national ranking and a trip to the NCAA playoffs. Laver was captain of Division 1 Lehigh University and earned All League honors. Laver and Conway were standouts for the LMSC Gorillas who won the Under 13 Indoor and Outdoor State Championships in 1990. The Gorillas are the only LMSC team to capture both honors in the same year. They also captured the Under 14 Delco League Division 1 title later that year.

Another former LMSC player, and current LMSC travel team coach, Allan Greaves, played professionally this summer for the Reading Rage of the U.S.L. Greaves is one of six former LMSC players to have made it up to the professional level of play. Former LMSC player Justin Ceccarelli (and son of former LMSC President Chick Ceccarelli) has played for the Worcester Wildfire of the A-League for the past four seasons.

The 1999 season also saw a change in indoor soccer at LMSC. After four years of great success, Sports Rink was closed down due to the massive construction taking place at The Haverford School. This winter, many of our LMSC players are currently playing indoor ball at Rocket Sports in Wayne. The Rocket Sports in-house league has over 1040 participants in their first session. Unlike Sports Rink, Rocket Sports will have a second indoor session that will run in February and March.

With the fall season finally over, LMSC is now planning for their Spring Intramural Program which will run on Sundays starting in early April. Information on that program, as well as information on tryouts for our Travel Team Program, will be available in early March.

BOYS TRAVEL TEAM ROUNDUP
The Boys Travel Team Program had a very successful year. Five teams were crowned Delco League champs and three other teams made it to their championship game. The highlight of the fall was the perfect season of our Under 9 Hammerheads who finished with a 12-0-0 record and won the Division 1 championship.

Also winning titles were: the Under 10 'D' Demons (division 5), the Under 11 'B' Rebels (division 2), the Under 11 'C' Gunners (division 4) and the Under 12 'C' Aliens (co-champions in Division 4).

Below is a collection of articles written by several of our boys team coaches for our newsletter.

Under 9 'A' Hammerheads - The undefeated Hammerheads became the first LMSC team since 1996 to win a Division 1 championship. Their record in the Delco League was 12-0-0, they outscored their opponents by the margin of 56-4. They also won the Marlboro, N.J. Tournament in August as well as the Delco Columbus Day Tournament, which they won playing up a year in the Under 10 Division.

Leading the Hammerheads offense were high scorers Alec Weiss, Georgie McFarland and Greg Robbins. Their scoring efforts averaged almost 5 goals a game during the season. Midfielders Matt Quinn, Jordan Obrant, Matt Dean and Gary Magill helped with the goal scoring and had many nice assists. Their two way play was fast paced and furious.

The Hammerheads defense gave up only four goals all year. They recorded 8 shutouts during the season thanks to the efforts of Danny DiLullo, David Dubow (our Most Improved Player Award winner), Crazy Calhoun and goaltender Colin Fleming.

In the championship game, goals by Matt Quinn and Greg Robbins, along with great goaltending by Colin Fleming, earned LMSC a 2-1 victory over Spirit United.

The Hammerheads were a perfect 4-0-0 at Marlboro, allowing only one goal in the tournament. They beat the second place team 7-1 in the tournament, with all seven goals coming in a fast paced first half of play.

Under 9 Spider Monkeys - Despite the label of a 'B' team, the Spider Monkeys not only were entered in the first division, but managed to finish the season in second place behind the LMSC Hammerheads. The Monkeys had a very strong defense, led by Jason Kass, Sam Pillion and goalie David Barnett. The Monkeys barely lost in their Division One semifinal game as they went down 1-0 to Spirit United.

In the summer, the Spider Monkeys won the West Chester tournament. The highlight of the tournament was their 2-0 win over Yardley-Makefield who had claimed to have not lost in their last 71 games.

Offensively, the Spider Monkeys were led by Peter Liebman and Adam Castellitto. The Monkeys look forward to a fun indoor season and hope to have continued success at the Division One level next fall.

A special congratulations to coaches Miguel Nuila and Tom Pillion for guiding the team into the Delco League Playoffs. Their leadership guided the Spider Monkeys to the most successful 'B' team finish in club history.

Under 9 Lightning - The Lightning had a successful first season both in their division, going 7-4 and missing the playoffs by only 1 point, and in their tournaments. The highlight of the season was beating the eventual winner of the division, Liverpool, in an exciting 1-0 game which was Liverpool's only loss of the year. The team was led by the midfield play of Avatar Jones and leading scorer Tyler Joseph. The defense of goalies Justin Corrado and Danny Wigrizer and defenders Daniel Assiran and Brett Richardson was one of the best in the division. The Lightning had strong team spirit and expect to do even better next year.

Under 10 Stingers - The Stingers capped an exhilarating season by taking a 2-1 upset win over top-seed Southern Chester County in the Division 2 semifinal. First half goals scored by Max Maguire and Brian Hoffstein were enough to notch the win. This stirring triumph avenged an earlier season loss to a team that had become our arch rival over the past two seasons. Though we later lost a hotly-contested division final 2-0 to a superbly disciplined Reading-Berks team, this barely dimmed the glow of a season that was a resounding overall success.

Like last year, the team rebounded from a mid-season lull to surge into the playoffs on the strength of five consecutive wins. The offense was keyed by newcomer Maguire, whose Lindros-like combination of power and finesse was simply too much for most opponents, and Daniel Fedder, whose spectacular left wing play kept constant pressure on opposing defenses. Matt Bernstein provided a special highlight with a four goal outburst in the season opener against Nether. The defense was led by the incomparable Daniel Stadlin in goal, and a solid core of fullbacks Alex Wood, Ben Rossman, and Jon Casper, who quickly adapted to our mid-season switch to a 3-1-3 alignment. Peter Vagnoni and Rich Hoffman skillfully patrolled the midfield, while Colin Yarnell was our utility man extraordinaire, playing all field positions with speed and grit.

Successful tournament play was an additional bonus for this year's Stingers. Traveling to Marlboro in late August with only 9 players, and deprived of any real practice by the drought, the team toughed it out for a first place finish in our flight. Michael Real scored the season's most exciting goal on a semi-breakaway with under three minutes to play in a 1-0 thriller against Monmouth, then set up Bernstein for the game winner in the final against Middletown. Though play at the Delco Columbus Day tournament was shortened because of rain, there was no washing out a sterling first day of play that was good enough for finalist trophies, and included a 3-0 payback against Rose Tree for an earlier regular season loss.

Our parental support was terrific throughout a season filled with fun, growth as players, and plenty of sportsmanship, to complement our on-the-field success.

Under 10 Chargers - While compiling an impressive record against very strong competition, 8 of its 11 opponents were "A" teams, the Chargers narrowly missed the playoffs. The Chargers were led by the stellar defense of Nick Wilson, and George David, whose powerful corner kicks and penalty shots resulted in a number of goals and near goals; goalkeeper Dan Kessler who allowed only 8 goals in 11 games and who also was a playmaker at midfield, Josh Fox whose powerful left foot and quick moves as a striker led the team in goals scored.

In addition, the team also received strong play by midfielder Jay Kramer who played aggressive defense and offense; by attacker Ethan Alderman who used his speed on breakaway goals; by midfielder Rob Schwab, a skillful ball handler; and, by David Fox, a speedy and quick attacker. Finally, the team witnessed tremendous improvement by defenders Justin Cerone and Mark Schaevitz, and by midfielders Croom Beatty, Brian Brodsky and Blake Shafer.

The Chargers also finished a strong second in their division in the Yardley Columbus Day Tournament losing a heartbreaker, 2-1, on a penalty shot.

Under 10 Demons - The Demons were crowned Delco League U10 Division 5 Champions. The Demons finished the regular season with a record of 8-1-1. The team was lead by the goal scoring of Alex Stempel (8 goals), Andrew Segal (7), Jake Greenberg (7) and Douglas Emrich (who scored 3 goals in one game).

Every player on the team scored at least one goal. Our defense was anchored by Jordan Blumenthal and Scott Chernoff, with great goaltending by Eric Goldwein, Steven Stewart, Michael Kofsky and Nathan Udren. Providing great midfield support were Rob Levinthal, Ben Lucas, and Andrew Switkay. We went to the Delco Columbus Day Tournament and won the three games we played, but the rain caused the tournament to be canceled. The Demons made a habit of coming from behind to win in 5 of the regular season games and both playoff games.

After defeating Brandywine in the semifinals, all the players wanted the final game to be against Kedron, because they were the only team to beat us during the regular season and they got their wish. In a great game the Demons defeated Kedron for the Division Championship 2 to 1. It is a pleasure to be associated with this great group of boys.

Under 10 Eliminators - Goalie Michael Pasek, sweeper Matt Taylor, and Charles Baron were defensive stalwarts as the LMSC Eliminators (5-5-2) yielded only 10 goals in 12 games and scored 18. Wes Huntoon (7 goals, 6 goals), Michael Siegel (5 goals) and Alex Kassarich (7 assists) sparked the offense. Michael Collinelli, Sean Savett and Ellery Wulczyn came up from midfield to score several goals.

Under 11 Rebels - The Rebels enjoyed a championship season, winning the Delco Division 2 championship with an intense 1-0 win over East Brandywine. In the semifinals, the Rebels defeated a tough Concord team by a score of 2-0. Philip Jones excelled in goal for the Rebels in the playoffs, including two world-class saves in the final. David Shapiro also was exceptional in the playoffs and throughout the year at sweeper, anchoring a back line that allowed only six goals in 13 Delco league games. Earlier in the fall, the Rebels took the championship trophy in their division of the Ross-Haney Tournament, knocking off a strong F.C. Bayern team by 4-0 in the final. Sam Kessler, one of five new players on the Rebels this year, was named the MVP of that championship game by the Philadelphia Soccer Club.

Over Columbus Weekend, the Rebels won four games to make it to the finals in the "B" division of the Yardley-Makefield Tournament, but fell to the PSC Claymores by a score of 1 - 0 in the final. The Rebels had a balanced attack, with many players contributing important goals over the season, and also developed strong midfield play. Brandon Yoshimura and Matt Magill stood out as hard working team players.

Under 11 Gunners - The Gunners capped a great season by beating Havertown 1-0 in the U-11 Division 4 Championship game. Billy Goldman converted a breakaway three minutes from time to provide all the scoring in the match. Prior to the final, the Gunners had recorded a 6-1-2 regular season mark and had posted a 2-0 win over a tough Hockessin team in the semifinal.

The Gunners' defense was as solid as any in Delco. In the nine regular season and two playoff games, the team conceded a total of only 2 goals! Hats off to keeper Diego Martinez-Krippner and backs Richie LeDonne, Fred Hudson, Kalle Blindenbacher, Dominic Origlio and Jake Baumohl.

Any successful soccer team has to possess a quality midfield, and the Gunners were no exception. While Will Devon-Sand, Brendan McCarel, Walter Einhorn and DJ Kurz ran riot on the flanks, Brett Yalof, Stuart Fleishman and Billy Goldman held down the center, with Goldman providing a consistent scoring threat.

Speedy frontrunners BJ Glenn and Aaron Gross rounded out the squad, with both players finding the back of the net on numerous occasions. The season's highlight had to be Glenn's spectacular eighty-yard run with the ball against Hockessin, which concluded only after he had deposited a low bullet into the goal to seal the 2-0 semifinal win.

Congratulations to all the Gunners on an extraordinary championship season!

Under 11 Lasers - The Lasers had a tremendous season, finishing the year at 9-2-1. Led by Ryan Melvin, Louie Goldberg, and Josh DePowell, we led the league in scoring with 30 goals. And on defense, led by Noah Berson, Mike Abrams, Zach Realberg and Elliott Yodh, we held our opponents to a lead leading 4 goals. In the playoffs, despite dominating Interboro, we lost a heartbreaker 1-0. Overall it was a great season and we look forward to the winter season at Rocket Sports.

Under 12 'A' Lasers - The Lasers commenced the 1999 fall season with a championship in the Premier Division at the always tough Marlboro Tournament in Marlboro, New Jersey. The Lasers had to come from behind in the second half of their 2-1 championship victory over a very strong team from Voorhees, NJ.

The Lasers followed up that performance with a successful campaign in the "A" U-12 Division of Delco. Their Columbus Day Tournament included a victory over the U-12 New Jersey State Cup finalist. Their overall record for the fall season included 13 wins, 7 losses and 3 ties against the top Under 12 competition from the Southeastern Pa, Delaware, and New Jersey. The Lasers received strong goalkeeping from Alex Stitt in holding their Delco rivals to a low 15 goals in 11 games. Alex received strong defensive support from Chris DiLullo, Drew Erickson, Todd Herman, Kevin Healy and Max Kramer.

The Lasers midfield was anchored by Jon Glass, Lee Rubenstein, Rob Goldwein, and Marc Leven. Consistent scoring was provided by Harrison Avart, Ben Smolen, Chase Becotte, Dave Bershad, and Scott Lavoritano. Several players from the Lasers were asked to play on a regional tournament team sponsored by LMSC, Radnor, Nether-Providence, Havertown, Aston and West Chester: Chris DiLullo, Drew Erickson, Jon Glass and Lee Rubenstein. The Lasers are entered in the Indoor EPYSA State Cups for 1999 and are hoping to improve upon last year's semifinalist status.

Under 12 Aliens - The Aliens completed a highly successful season as co-champions of U-12 Division 4 of Delco. The Aliens fought back from a 1 - 0 deficit in the championship game when Matt Levin scored the equalizer with time running out in regulation time. Ben Schutzman set up the crucial talley with a terrific run out of the left corner. The Aliens continued to carry the play through the overtime, with strong defense, anchored by Erik Abi-Khattar, Mikey Conry, Alex Kadesch, Mark Adzick and Emile Gogineni, and dangerous offensive chances by Dan Escott, Adam Conston, Scott Schneider and John Haldy, but were unable to break the tie. The co-championship left the Aliens undefeated in Delco League play.

Earlier in the fall, the Aliens enjoyed great success at the Yardley-Makefield Columbus Day tournament. After winning all 3 games in the second division qualifying round, strong play by midfielders Chris McGinley, Max Abrahams and Jesse Kasser, and by striker David Goldstein, resulted in a 4 - 0 upset of a strong Council Rock squad, and propelled the Aliens into the finals against the LMSC Heat. The Aliens gave their club rivals a good game but had to settle for second place.

The Aliens' success was fueled by the marked improvement of hard working individual players and the development of coordinated team play and communication. Each player on the team made important contributions, which together added up to a winning effort.

Under 12 Dynasty - The Dynasty went 5-1-3 in League play this year, posting 7 shutouts in the 9 games played. The team finished in second place in league play, but in league play, it beat the first place team, Radnor, 1-0

and tied Radnor in the other game 0-0. The team's defense was anchored by Jordan Cooper in goal, with Jason Berman, Evan Gibson and Andy Pickens playing fullbacks and sweeper respectively. Goal scoring punch came from Alec Raiken as a midfielder (who made several penalty shots this year) and Josh Isenberg who played left wing.

The team reached the semifinals against Interboro, where it lost a heartbreaker of a game in overtime, 1-0 on a bad bounce goal that caromed off of one of the defenders with 7 minutes gone in the first overtime. The team had several goals in the playoff game that unfortunately were disallowed because of closely called offside calls. Nevertheless, it was a great year for the Dynasty, and a successful season where a lot of new faces blended together to become a very strong team.

Under 13 'A' Delinquents - Once again, the Delinquents had a great fall season. The team ended in first place in season play, defeated Langhorne in the semifinal, only to fall to longtime arch rival Downingtown. The Delinquents also excelled in tournament play emerging as Finalists at Marlboro, and Champions at both the YMS Columbus Day and West Deptford Thanksgiving tournaments. The team continues to be one of the strongest teams in the state in the age group, and has done so while retaining a strong LMSC and community base, despite rampant recruitment and player movement among many of the other state contenders.

The team's defense was especially notable this year - the team only let up 5 goals during the 13 game regular season, possibly a record. Relative newcomers Jack Hartman and Mathew Schwartz, both of whom moved up from the 'B' team, were outstanding in the outside defensive back positions. Morgan Frank also had a strong year in the midfield.

The team looks forward to preparing and competing in both the Indoor and Outdoor State Cup tournaments in 2000.

Under 13 Slammers - With 10 returning and 6 new players, the Slammers were challenged again this year at the beginning of the season to play together as a team in the tough division 2 bracket of the league. This division included A teams from Kirkwood, Philly Soccer, T\E, Rose Tree, etc. We were 1 of only 3 other 'B' teams in this division of 13 teams. The start of the season was made worse with the inability to practice together until literally the first game of the season. In spite of these obstacles and challenges, the team managed a 2-2 record in the first part of the season.

One of the wins was a 2-1 defeat over the former division 1 AGRA team, in which we discovered the awesome shooting ability of our new striker, co-captain and current state select player Logan White. In this game, he delivered his first of many goals for the season, which was a rocket propelled into the upper 90 from 25 yards out. On Columbus weekend, the Slammers then proceeded to nearly capture the B division championship of the Yardley Tournament. The semifinal and final games both went into double overtime and PK's to decide the winners. Unfortunately, in the final championship game, in the second round of PK's the opposing team finally edged out the Slammers.

The key to our success during this part of the season was the solid defense led by co-captain Brendan Cannon. As starting goalkeeper, Cannon let in an average of less than one goal per game while he was tending the nets. When playing in the field, Brendan also added additional firepower as striker and offensive midfielder. A solid core group of defenders kept the ball out of our defensive third of the field, including outside backs Tim Day and Mike Ruggieri, backed by the efforts of Sam Stabert at sweeper, and Justin Jeffers and Phil Jackson at stopper.

With a record of 6-5-1, the Slammers missed making the playoffs by 1 point, and with the momentum that this team generated at the end of the season, a chance to play the top team was very inviting, but just slightly out of reach.

Under 13 Marvels - The Marvels entered the season trying to win the third championship of their division in the past 4 years. A total team effort allowed them to win 7 straight after losing the first game of the year.

The Marvels had a well balanced attack. The defense led by Perrin Hamilton, Ben Brier-Rosenfield, Bob Nasuti, Alec Schoenfeld and Dan Kaufman allowed a league low 12 goals in 9 games. Greg Luehrs, Kevin Kelly, Zack Spector, and Jarret Banks anchored the midfielders. The Marvels had a potent scoring attack; 30 goals were scored in the 9 games played. Dylen Sklar, Andrew Herman, Evan Goldberg, Alex Adler, Dan Cooper, and Dan Penne led the offense. The championship game against T/E was one of the most exciting games one would see. The game was a seesaw battle; the Marvels battled back from one goal deficits three times to send the game into overtime. It took 2 overtime periods to finally get a winner. Unfortunately T/E won the game after the second overtime, 5 -4. It was a shame that any team had to lose a game as exciting as this one. The Marvels will be back next year fighting for another run at the championship.

Summary of the Boys Travel Team Program

AGE GROUP	DIVISION	TEAM	COACH	LEAGUE	PLAYOFFS
U-9A	1	Hammerheads	B. Sturla	12-0-0	Champions
U-9B	1	SpiderMonkeys	M. Nuila	7-2-1	Semifinals
U-9C	2	Psychos	G. Buckmann	1-8-1
U-9D	4	Lightning	A. Corrado	7-4-0
U-10A	1	N. Disasters	R. Whelan	8-2-1	Semifinals
U-10B	2	Stingers	M. Fedder	8-4-0	Finalists
U-10C	3	Chargers	A. Kessler	5-4-2
U-10D	5	Demons	A. Macia	10-1-1	Champions
U-10E	5	Eliminators	R. Savett	5-5-2
U-11A	1	Rovers	A. Greaves	5-4-2
U-11B	2	Rebels	G. Moore	10-2-1	Champions
U-11C	4	Gunners	W. Einhorn	8-1-2	Champions
U-11D	4	Destroyers	H. Goldner	1-8-1
U-11E	5	Lasers	E. Berson	9-2-1	Semifinals
U-12A	1	Lasers	M. Rubenstein	4-4-3
U-12B	2	Heat	B. Richardson	1-6-4
U-12C	4	Aliens	A. Escott	7-0-3	Co-Champs
U-12D	5	Dynasty	G. Gibson	5-1-3	Semifinals
U-12E	5	Blasters	M. Davis	0-7-2
U-13A	1	Delinquents	D. Grauman	11-1-1	Finalists
U-13B	2	Slammers	M. Strohsacker	6-5-1
U-13C	4	Marvels	R. Kaufman	7-2-0	Finalists
U-14A	2	Flames	G. Brooks	4-6-0
U-14B	4	Spikes	B. Pritchard	1-7-1
U-15A	2	Gators	J. Hillsberg	5-2-3

GIRLS TRAVEL TEAM ROUNDUP
The girls Travel Team Program had a very successful year. Four of our girls teams managed to capture championship trophies while another team captured second place.

Whirlwinds	U-11 Division 4 finalists
Red Storm	U-12 Division 3 champions
Devils	U-14 Division 2 champions
Red Hot Chili Peppers	U-14 Division 4 champions
Red Hawks	U-15 Division 2 champions

Congratulations to all the girls on a great season. Below are articles on the season that were written by some of our girls travel team coaches.

Under 9 'A' Stingrays - The Stingrays finished their first fall season of play, taking 3rd place in the PAGSL first division. The team won the Hamilton, New Jersey Columbus Day Tournament and went 2-1-1 in the tough Marlboro tournament.

The powerful Stingrays offense was led by forwards Sarah McGovern, Anna Currier and Allie Rosenberg. These girls were terrors on offense and gave all of our opponents nightmares. Goaltending was spread out among many players, most notably Hanni Blindenbacher and Megan Trainer. In front of them was a the very tough defense that had several shutouts during the year. Abbie Rosenberg and Caroline Gundersen were always there to keep the opponents away from goal, never giving up till they got the ball away from the other team.

This year, the Stingrays learned to play as a team and started to make many nice passing plays. Our midfield players included Leah Sack, Haley Pearlstein, Hanni Blindenbacher, Hannah Newman and Megan Spagnola. Our coaches (Karin Sturla and Robert Pearlstein) rotated the players around so that the players learned all of the positions. The Stingrays are now playing in the Rocket Sports league and several indoor tournaments.

Under 10 'A' Fireballs - The Fireballs had an excellent season in a competitive league. Beginning with a first place finish at Marlboro N. J. and ending with competitive matches against division leaders Fishtown and Kirkwood. Wonderful wing play and finishing from Jess Rosenbluth, who averaged a goal a game, and Brooke Stokes. Strikers Zeller, Kadesch, Hamlin

and Bernstein rounded out our offense. Middies D. Dickler, J. Girl and C. Fortney won plenty of balls and kept play in our offensive half. Anchoring our backfield were P. Kahn and A. M. Burke, the "iron curtain". Goalie extraordinaire Cayla Huppert was the final solution when all else failed. Finishing well within the hunt for a league trophy Gorson's Gang is already getting prepped for next fall.

Under 10 Dragons - The Dragons completed another successful season. The season opened and closed with two exciting victories, but the highlight of the year came on Columbus Weekend when we ventured to Stroudsburg for an invitational tournament. Regulation play found the Dragons posting a 3 and 1 record-- good enough to gain a spot in the final game against the only team to have beaten them (by one goal). On a wet field in the drizzle of Sunday afternoon, the game ended in a scoreless tie. So did the 2 overtime periods. It was down to a penalty kick shoot out. When the dust had settled (which seemed more like mud!), the Dragons led 3-2 and took home the gold medals.

Huge thanks to a great group of supportive parents, and our 12 MVP's: Roseann Day, Jenny Retig, Susanna Hamilton, Becky Porter, Laura Erstad, Julia Fleekop, Lucy Haller, Francie Middleton, Lizzie Garrity, Margot Freedman, Jocelyn Eisenstaedt, and Kate Stevenson (and coaches Hobie Porter, Fran Day and Anthony Haller).

Under 11 Whirlwinds - The Whirlwinds had an awesome year! We were 5-1-3, losing only one regular season game. We made it to the finals of the playoffs. The girls played as a team from our first game and developed both individual and team skills as the season progressed. The technical sessions with Danielle Fagan and Rose Miller were a key part of the skill development.

It was great to see the individual skill development. In our first playoff game, Brittany Rodriguez made a spectacular move on the left wing, put the ball through a defender's legs and continued down the wing. Rachel Mosner used her great change of direction moves to get free all season. In the first playoff game, midfielder Danielle Rodriguez made a fantastic trap in the closing minutes of the game, juggled the ball on her knees as she moved the ball upfield, finally passing up to a teammate. Rachel Vass was developing as a midfielder before we lost her to a non-soccer related injury.

Rebecca Greenberg was a force at forward, showing great individual moves and the ability to create shots off the dribble. Nora Stabert was a strong and enthusiastic forward all year and developed moves and the ability to find open teammates as the season progressed.

Laura Weir was a key stopper at the defensive end who developed excellent trapping and passing skills.

Andrea Bowring was terrific in the middle, getting back on defense and distributing the ball on offense. Rebecca Arch was a creative and hard shooting forward, always moving to the goal, and was also our backup goalie.

The highlight of the season was a win in the playoff semifinals against a rough, physical Interboro team. Amy Goldstein and Maggie Diamond were great in the goal, as they had been all season, through the regular game and two overtime periods. Amy and Maggie played magnificent midfield when they weren't in the nets.

Carly Bernstein kept going to the goal all game and had a couple of great shots early in the game. Alexa Adler pushed the ball up the wing as a midfielder and always got back on defense. Anna Adler battled with the Interboro defenders and showed great aggressiveness in going for the 50-50 balls. The defensive trio of Alex Vargo, Allie Gibson and Melissa Frankford played tough defense in front of the goal and fed the ball back up the wings to the attack. Alex, Allie and Melissa played defense together all year and kept the team in all our games. Maya Mosner ran the field as a midfielder, showing tenacity as a defender and creativity on the offensive end.

The game came down to penalty kicks, a first for the team. Andrea Bowring smashed the first penalty kick past the goalie. Melissa Frankford blasted the second into the corner. Rebecca Arch ripped the third into the net. Amy Goldstein put the fourth and winning shot over the goalie's head. Amy Goldstein, in goal, stopped two of the four shots she faced to ensure the win.

Under 12 'A' Warriors - The Warriors competed in the highly prestigious Cup Division. The team won two high level tournaments this year. We won the West Chester summer classic and the Bordentown Thanksgiving Tournament. We won 4 games in each of these tournaments. The Bordentown Tournament was a great ending to a challenging season in the very competitive U-12 Cup Division.

In the Bordentown Tournament, our first game was against the Manhattan Lasers (Francesca Gilberti's old team - Francesca joined our team this year) and we beat them 2-0 in a very well played game. In the next game we played the Hamilton Lady Hawks and beat them handily (7-0). Amanda Schwab, Eva Williams, Myra Sack, Mariana Uribe, Jennifer Robbins, Sara Greenberg and Kristin Nottebohm all scored. In the third game we played the Hiberian Hericanez (another strong NJ team) and we won 3-1. The goals were scored by Myra Sack, Amanda Schwab, and Maya Orchin (Maya had a great "dance" after she scored her goal). Since we won our division we played in the finals against an excellent New Jersey team (Edison Dynamite). It was a great game which we won 1-0 on a tremendous (best goal of the year) shot by Myra Sack into the far corner of the goal with less than 5 minutes to go in the game.

It was a nice way to end our season. We are especially proud of the 3 girls chosen for the select PAGS team. Myra Sack Amanda Schwab and Christie Komlo.

Awards for our team include: 1) most valuable forward: Amanda Schwab; 2) most valuable midfielder: Myra Sack; 3) most valuable defender: Christie Komlo (who developed into a great sweeper); 4) most improved players: Julie Retig and Christine Wallingford; 5) leading scorer: Myra Sack; 6) most aggressive players: Lauren Rosner and Francesca Gilberti; and finally 7) most valuable goalie: Rosemary Peterson.

Our team should be proud of the way they played this year. We worked hard and never gave up. We are looking forward to more impressive seasons from the Lower Merion Warriors.

Under 12 Red Storm - I have coached for over 12 years and every year I have been blessed with players and parents with a sense of fairness, excellent spirit, will-do attitudes, and the abilities to find happiness in the most special places. This year was no exception. Many players juggled family and religious commitments so they could support our team and be at the games and practices. We entered the Jack Walsh Invitational Columbus Day Tournament and were the champions. In the PAGSL league, we ended the regular season with a 7-2-1 record, ending in second place.

Red Storm showed their discipline and concentration by beating Springfield in the semifinal 2-1. In the final game, at the end of regulation play and two, ten minute overtimes, they were tied with Nether Providence 2-2. It took seven penalty shots to take the championship.

Red Storm's front line was Randi Bernheim, Jessica Currier, Rachel Cohen, Tracy Needles and Allison Wolfe. Nikki Hatza, Valerie Kirk, Sarah Lubeck and Emily Walzer specialized as halfbacks. Strong goal tending by Sary Kinosian and Molly Prince, was reinforced by a solid fullback line of Ashley DuBay, Alida Haslett, Brittany Morgan, Andrea Tullman and Laura Ware.

Under 14 'A' Devils - The Devils enjoyed a very successful season, which ended in capturing the championship against Lionville in a very exciting 2-1 overtime game. The Devils tied up the game with five seconds remaining in regulation when Emily Carson received a pass from Jen Sebolka at the top of the eighteen and put the ball pass Lionville's goalkeeper.

In the first overtime period, Emily Carson put in the her second goal of the game to give the Devils' their first championship win. After a disappointing lost in a double overtime semifinal last year the players goal was to win the league this season. Through hard work and dedication, the Devils went 9-2-1 outscoring their opponents 19-10 and tallying four shutouts during the regular season.

From the beginning of the season until the very end, each player was striving to improve her individual skills as well as the team play. Each player added to the success of the team as someone new stepped up each game to secure a win.

At the end of the season team awards were given to Julia Hillengas (Most Valuable Player), Katherine Narvaez (Coaches Award), Jen Sebolka (Most Improved Player) and Lee Trope (Unsung Hero). The following three players were selected and will represent Lower Merion on the U14 PAGSL Select Team: Rachel Abrahams, Emily Carson, and Jennifer Sebolka.

Under 14 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The LMSC Peppers were RED HOT this year and won their division championship. The Peppers have made tremendous progress since that team five years ago that couldn't win a game. Two years ago, they made it to the playoffs, last year they won their first play-off game, and this year they went all the way.

The championship was won in the same dramatic fashion that the season was won: a hard-played, physical game, where the defenders made one super play after the next, and goals came at the right time. Wouldn't you know that the opponents would get a penalty kick in the last minute with the score 2-1?. Fortunately, the ball clanked off the goal post. Whew!!

Special congratulations to the Original Peppers, Justine Malloy, Dana Moosburner, and Jessie Bloomfield, whose commitment led the way, goalie Ani Hatza, who gave her right arm (wrist) for the team; defenders Margot Lesch, Julia Meyer, Christy MacGregor, and Sarah Quigley who stopped everything and got the attack going. The offense was led by Alice Cullina, Sarah Maguire, our goal leader, and Cricket Bailey, supported by midfielders Keri Zug, Emily Silverstein, and Addie Spector.

Under 15 Red Hawks - The Red Hawks finished their most successful season, going 6-1-1 in the regular season and capping that with an exciting, championship victory over a talented West Chester team, 1-0. Defenders Sara Lippa, Deanne DeCrescenzo and Stacey Alfaia led a unit that formed a bruising, stingy defense, and stoppers Lena Meunke and Erica Adler dominated the defensive center of the field in the crucial late season games.

Goalkeepers Katie Gould and Tiana Bodison combined for five shutouts in nine games, and the defense as a whole gave up only 7 goals all season. Bodison was spectacular in the championship game, deflecting three high, rocketing shots from the West Chester attackers. Our strong midfield play from Susy Tollerud, Leah Pearlman-Storch, Laura Dennis and California addition, Christine Salameh, set up a devastating attack up front led by striker Carly Kursman, and wingers Katherine Steele, Jayne Barrickman and Jess Tomlinson.

The Red Hawks offense outscored opponents 3-1 and scored nine goals in the last three games. In keeping with our emphasis on sportsmanship, the team played a tough, attacking style of defense and offense, but received no red cards during its championship season.

Summary of the Girls Travel Team Program

AGE	DIVISION	TEAM	COACH	LEAGUE	PLAYOFFS
U-9A	1	Stingrays	K. Sturla	5-3-1
U-10A	1	Fireballs	N. Gorson	4-4-2
U-10B	3	Dragons	H. Porter	2-8-0
U-10C	5	Red Devils	G. Betancourt	4-3-2
U-11A	1	Force	N. Worby	3-5-2
U-11B	3	Cool Cats	K. Kraus	1-4-4
U-11C	4	Whirlwinds	J. Bowring	5-1-3	Finalists
U-12A	Cup	Warriors	R. Schwab	1-8-1
U-12B	3	Red Storm	D. Sutton	9-2-1	Champions
U-12C	4	Tornadoes	F. Robinson	1-6-0
U-13A	1	Lightning Bolts	D. Fagan	0-12-0
U-14A	2	Devils	R. Miller	7-2-1	Champions
U-14B	4	Chili Peppers	M. Malloy	6-1-3	Champions
U-15A	Cup	Dynamite	C. Campbell	0-7-0
U-15B	2	Red Hawks	C. Dennis	8-1-1	Champions

INDOOR SOCCER NOW AT ROCKET SPORTS IN WAYNE
The construction at The Haverford School made it impossible for us to again offer indoor soccer through Sports Rink. The boards and corporation have been sold to a group in Harrisburg.

Rocket Sports offers two large board systems for play. Both rinks have an Astroturf playing surface. Rocket Sports offers travel team leagues and tournaments (where many LMSC teams play) as well as adult soccer leagues (men's, women's and coed leagues).

The first session of in-house leagues is underway at Rocket Sports. A total of 1040 players are signed up and playing. Another 200 were turned away since all age groups were filled up.

Rocket Sports will be offering a second indoor season starting in early February. The program will be seven weeks long and run on Saturdays. The program is open to boys and girls ages 5-17. Registration material for all of their programs (including lacrosse, roller hockey and birthday parties) can be found on their web page at: http://www.rocketsports.com

Registration for the second session will also fill up fast. If you wish to play, please register right away.

The Rocket Sports web page also lists the back road directions from Lower Merion Township. These are very quick directions and avoid the congested Route 202.

In September, LMSC President Biff Sturla became the Sports Director at Rocket Sports. Through his efforts, LMSC was able to have their Intramural All Star games at Rocket Sports for the first time ever.

ALL STAR GAME ROSTERS

INTERMEDIATES DIVISION

Abbott Chris Ancona-Cole David Annesley Billy Arch Zachary Aronson Jeremy Beatty Alex Berkowitz Jake Blechschmidt Jeff Blumenfeld Zach Cohn Matthew Crowther Julian D'Orazio Bobby Dilks Matt Dolezal Jonathan Duffy Ryan Fagan Max Farina Arthur Furcht Ben

Garnick Adam Glickman Jake Going John Goldman Michael Goldstein Frank Hoffstein J.J. Holm Spencer Kramer-Golinkoff Coby Krantz Mark Kuhl Jeremy Kurtz Adam Lawson Patrick Lobb Henry Loewenstein Michael Lunkenheimer Kraig MacGregor Scott Mack Andy Margolies Alex

McCann John McLaughlin Brandon Peabody Drew Pollack Seth Prifti Stephen Pryor Zachary Rapuano Patrick Sachs Adam Seltzer Alon Servetnick Alex Smith Ian Steele John Sweeney Daniel Toner Sean Useche-Rodrigo Lorenzo Vellios G.A. White Andrew Wimmer Joel Wolf Jordan

MVP Award Winners: Michael Goldman, Brandon McLaughlin, Jeff Blechschmidt, J.J. Hoffstein, Joel Wimmer, Jake Berkowitz

JUNIORS DIVISION

Albert Elliot Aoyama Julien Bachstein Perry Becker Daniel Chatterjee Avi Crockett Parker Familetti Jeffrey Fleischer Alex

Fleming Blaine Gage Curtis Glass Eric Helfaer Jonathan Ingerman Kyle Johnston Peter Kursman Daniel Origlio Philip

Peskin Jordan Potter Mark Robbins Michael Silver Andrew Silverman Jake Spencer Chris Vander Ben Wheeler Van Zachary-Duncan Ahmad

MVP Award Winners: Julien Aoyama, Daniel Kursman

PROTONS DIVISION

Alburger Anna Arronson Olivia Baumstein Hannah Birnbaum Julia Bracaglia Anne Burch Chloe Burch Neely Chamoun Hana Cines Courtney Cohen Rachel Dash Rachel Edler Katherine Eyre Libby Flanagan Fiona Fortney Margaret Fox Candace Geftman Brooke Greenberg Ali Gribbin Bridget

Hall Jessie Hoffman Alexa Jakobowski Kasey Lawlace Margaret Lefkoe Rebecca Liss Madison Lucas Maggie Lutz Christina Lydon Jennifer Magill Stephanie Manning Carolina Marshall Bailey Mayernick Tori McCaffrey Kaitlyn McCarthy Emily Meehan Caroline Melikian Anayis Mezochow Gabrielle Milsop Devin

Murray Casey Myers Dana Nehls Kristen Pearlman Gracie Rappaport Adrienne Rittenberg Rebecca Rizzo Madeline Santora Taylor Sawin Alexandra Sax Emily Schoenberg Elizabeth Silberthau Kara Steidle Bailey Stokes Tara Tow Molly Walsh Kathryn Whitehead Madelaine Zimmer Nicola Zucker Corinne

MVP Award Winners: Anne Bracaglia, Candace Fox, Tara Stokes, Kasey Jakobowski, Kaitlyn McCaffrey, Fiona Flanagan

ELECTRONS DIVISION

Aiken Caroline Berman Jennifer Berschler Dana Burgio Ashley Burke Kelly Carpenter-Farran Nina Chitester Lauren Cutler Samantha DeCamp Sarah Dormans Laura Dworkin Leah Gindin Molly

Glassner Ilana Gritter Kristina Haack Christina Haas Jennifer Holm Shannon Kenty Nora London Rachel McCallion Kelly Morse Hannah Murtagh Paige Post Samantha Purcell Cindy

Readinger Abbie Rittenberg Emily Rosenfeld Cara Rutstein Beth Schneider Samantha Sears Elana Solomon Ruth Ann Tanenbaum Eva Jeanne Vallet Mia Zuckerman Rachel Zuzelo Allison

MVP Award Winners: Jennifer Berman, Maggie Lucas, Ilana Glasner, Nina Carpenter-Farren

COSMOS DIVISION

Alexander Sophie Axelrod Rachel Becker Ryan Berschler Samantha Christiansen Ashley Cohen Amanda DeCrescenzo Mia DellaPorta Aimee DerKrikorian Laura Eyre Toby Foltz Victoria Formica Nicole

Fox Alexandra Frechie Jennifer Haack Alexandra Laplant Jacquelyn Lavi Karen Luehrs Stacy Lundy Elizabeth Maguire Kate McCarthy Julia McClatchy Julia Melvin Alyssa Metzler Lynne

Morris Austin Murtagh Darian Roberts Sarah Rosenberg Emily Rosenblum Lauren Shapiro Allison Solomon Rebecca Sottile Lauren Stovall Enonge Tannenbaum Alexis Wurzak Chelsea Zagrabbe Katie

MVP Award Winners: Darian Murtagh, Lauren Sottile, Aimee DellaPorta, Samantha Berschler

SENIORS DIVISION

Barnes Derek Becker Tim Blistein Jonathan Bloomfield Gabriel Corrigan Graham Cutler Max Drucker Jonathan Epstein Alex Epstein Daniel Gordon Jeffrey Granoff Pir Haimm Ethan

Hearn Alex Henwood Chris Hollin Doug Kirschner Bryan Lautman Philip Levin Daniel Lipson Casey LoPreto Michael Lurio Ben McCallum Jack McConnell Devlin Moser Ben

O'Connor Rory Orleans Mike Quinn Jack Reagan Billy Richter Ronald Rosner Dan Selarnick John Silverman Daniel Spradling Dylan Steinberger Martin Tanenbaum Jack Zakheim Daniel

MVP Award Winners: Ronald Richter, Dan Rosner, Bryan Kirschner, Jonathan Blistein,

MAJORS DIVISION

Bellah Matthew Bridges Adrian Brownstein Chuckie Burgio Stephen Calderwood Chris Canter Josh Cohen Ross Deasey Frank Dworkin Ian Feenane J.D. Feinberg Alex Felix Jared Force Farzad

Goldberg-Morse Ben Golden Jonathan Greenberg Cory Haack Ben Hearn Ben Howson Daniel Hoyer Steen Kagan Isaac Kluger Andrew Kramer Zach Lucas Peter Moran Michael Myers Daniel

Nevo Ori Niemtzow Andrew Read Billy Sears Landon Sherwin Chris Siegal Gregory Tan Joseph Walsh Brian Walsh Sean Wulc Danny Yarnell Thomas

BANTAMS DIVISION

Beatty William Bender Justin Bernstein Matt Borowsky Sammy Bronstein Danny Buchwald Michael Carabasi Cary Carp Daniel Clair Joshua Comer Jeremy Cotler Paul Dupre Sam Ellison Zachary Farrell Jay Foust Shane Gallen Tyler Gilmour David Goldstein Jonathan Hauser Beau

Heller Adam Herrine Oliver Keating Jay Kleiman Alex Kleiner Zachary Kurnick Daniel Laboz Andrew Lanni William Levin Jacob Lombardo Nicholas McGibbon Ian McGuinness Andrew McNamara Will Moshal Alex Normile Nicholas Peabody Jake Pearlstein Ian Perry Kyle Posner Daniel

Powell Scott Rosenbluth Kyle Ross Larry Rublin Matthew Salaman Daniel Sansweet Daniel Santora Jordan Sax Jonathan Schaeffer Jay Schwartz Griffin Schwartz Jonathan Seltzer Charles Sieger Jacob Stein Eric Sulvetta Daniel Weker Richie Winig Gregory Woolley Ian

MVP Award Winners: Jacob Levin, Nicholas Lombardo, Michael Buchwald, Griffin Schwartz, Daniel Posner, Shane Faust

SOCCER COACHING COURSE GRADUATES
Congratulations to LMSC Coaches Jim Van Dusen, Gabe Betancourt and Bryan Richardson for successfully completing the high level, 36 hour 'D' level coaching course. Their time and effort in taking this course will definitely be an asset to the players they coach. Many of our travel team coaches take these courses in an effort to improve their coaching knowledge. LMSC pays the cost of the course for any coach who is willing to commit their time to help themselves and the program.

On behalf of LMSC, our thanks to Jim, Gabe and Bryan for their hard work and dedication.

OUR UNDER 8 DEVELOPMENTAL TRAVEL TEAMS
Each winter, LMSC has tryouts for the top 7 year old players in the intramural program to form Under 8 Developmental Travel Teams (one boys team, one girls team). This year's teams were open to players born between August 1, 1991 and July 31, 1992.

During late October and early November, tryouts were held for the two teams. The boys team had 75 players tryout, the girls team had 55 players try out.

Congratulations to the following 20 boys who were chosen for the Boys Under 8 team:

Ancona-Cole David
Arch Zachary
Blechschmidt Jeff
Dolezal Jonathan
Duvoisin Alex
Hoffstein J.J.
Holm Spencer
Krantz Mark
Lawson Patrick
Lobb Henry
Mack Andy
Margolies Alex
McCann John
McCue Slater
McLaughlin Brandon
Sachs Adam
Seltzer Alon
Servetnick Alex
Smith Ian
Wolf Jordan

Coaches: Biff Sturla, Miguel Nuila

Congratulations also to the following 20 girls who were chosen for the Girls Under 8 team:

Cavros Irene
Chamoun Hana
Cines Courtney
Fortney Margaret
Fox Candace
Goldberg-Morse Hannah
Greenspan Leah
Hoffman Alexa
Jakobowski Kasey
Liss Madison
Lucas Maggie
Marshall Bailey
McCaffrey Kaitlyn
Nehls Kristen
Pearlman Gracie
Rizzo Madeline
Sawin Alexandra
Schoenberg Elizabeth
Stokes Tara
Walsh Kathryn

Head Coach: Danielle Fagan

Each team will practice regularly during the winter in local gyms and play in an indoor league at Rocket Sports in Wayne. Each team will also compete in several indoor tournaments there as well.

The purpose of the Under 8 teams is to identify and develop the top players in the age group for the Travel Team Program. In late spring, the players will tryout for the youngest "real" travel team age group, Under 9, where LMSC will field up to four teams of 12 players each. These teams will compete in the fall travel leagues (boys Delco and girls PAGSL).

COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Each year, the LMSC Directors honor our top travel team coaches and one intramural coach for outstanding contribution to the program and overall success in adhering to the club philosophy of "providing each child with a fun filled experience in a soccer environment."

Our Boys Travel Team Coach Of The Year Award goes to Miguel Nuila, head coach for the Under 9 'B' team, the Spider Monkeys. The Spider Monkeys were one of the only 'B' teams from any club to compete in Division One in the Delco League in any age group. Through the leadership of Miguel, and his assistant coach Tom Pillion, the Spider Monkeys finished the regular season in second place, behind the LMSC U-9 'A' team.

With their excellent finish, the Spider Monkeys qualified for the Delco League Under 9 Division 1 playoffs. The Spider Monkeys dropped a tough 1-0 game to Spirit United. This was definitely the best showing by a 'B' team in the history of LMSC. The club would like to recognize this accomplishment by making Miguel the 1999 Boys Travel Team Coach Of The Year.

Our Girls Travel Team Coach Of The Year Award goes to Chris Dennis, head coach for the Under 15 Red Hawks. Under Chris' leadership, the Red Hawks won the PAGSL Division 2 championship after finishing the regular season with a 7-1-1 record. This is the first year that LMSC has been able to field two U-15 girls teams. The primary reason for this was the enthusiasm that the girls have had being on this team.

Over the years, Chris has tried his best to expand his coaching knowledge. He received his 'E' level coaching license and, more recently, attended the four day NSCAA Soccer Coaches Convention.

He entered his team in the prestigious Marlboro, NJ soccer tournament, the first time an LMSC 'B' girls team has ever entered. Chris has been a great role model for his team. His leadership not only kept this team going when their previous coach stepped down, but led them to their championship season in 1999.

LMSC would like to thank Chris for his excellent work with the Red Hawks by presenting him with the 1999 Coach Of The Year Award.

Our Intramural Coach Of The Year Award for 1999 goes to Steven Spencer, the head of our Special Needs Program. Through the efforts of Steve (and before him, Susan Reynolds), the Special Needs Program was able to offer soccer to 25 kids who have either physical or mental limitations that prevent them from playing in our other soccer programs.

Running this program is not an easy task. Some of the players require walkers to get around the field. Other players require special 1 on 1 coaching to comprehend the game.

Steve has organized a staff of coaches and referees who are able to bring the game to players who would not normally be able to play soccer. For that, we would like to honor Steve as our Intramural Coach Of The Year.

LMSC Coach Of The Year Award Winners

1999	Miguel Nuila	Boys Travel Program
	Chris Dennis	Girls Travel Program
	Steven Spencer	Intramural Program
1998	Rick Whelan	Boys Travel Program
	Rose Miller	Girls Travel Program
	Stephan Axelrod	Intramural Program
1997	George Moore	Boys Travel Program
	Danielle Fagan	Girls Travel Program
	Dan Sutton	Intramural Program
1996	Ray Hurtado	Boys Travel Program
	Traci Brody	Girls Travel Program
	Joe D'Orazio	Intramural Program
1995	Dan Grauman	Travel Program
	Marty Rubenstein	Intramural Program
1994	Kip Lord	Travel Program
	Susan Reynolds	Intramural Program
1993	Chris Campbell	Travel Program
1992	Chris Scott	Travel Program
1991	Lance Laver	Travel Program

SUMMER SOCCER CAMPS
Our LMSC web page will list different soccer camps that will be held in the area during the summer months. Most postings will be on our web page by March. Please visit our web page at: http://www.netreach.net/~lmsc at that time for camp information.

Rocket Sports will also be offering a wide range of summer soccer camps. Please visit their web page in early spring: http://www.rocketsports.com

Some local area camps are for intramural level players and beginners. Other camps are geared for high level travel team players. Please be sure to pick a camp that offers the appropriate level of play.

TRAVEL TEAM CHAMPIONS

UNDER 12 RED STORM - DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONS

Randi Bernheim Sarah Lubeck
Rachael Cohen Brittany Morgan
Jessica Currier Tracy Needles
Ashley DuBay Molly Prince
Alida Haslett Andrea Tullman
Nikki Hatza Emily Walzer
Sary Kinosian Laura Ware
Valerie Kirk Allison Wolfe

Coaches: Dan Sutton, Dan Bernheim, Jose Garcia

U-14 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - DIV. 4 CHAMPS

Cricket Bailey Sarah Maguire
Jessie Bloomfield Julia Meyer
Alice Cullina Dana Moosburner
Ani Hatza Sarah Quigley
Margaret Lesch Emily Silverstein
Christy MacGregor Addie Spector
Justine Malloy Keri Zug

Coaches: Marty Malloy, George Moosburner

UNDER 15 RED HAWKS - DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS

Erica Adler Sara Lippa
Stacey Alfaia Lena Muenke
Jayne Barrickman Leah Pearlman-Storch
Tiana Bodison Christina Salameh
Deanne DeCrescenzo Katherine Steele
Laura Dennis Suzy Tollerud
Katie Gould Jessica Tomlinson
Carly Kursman
Coaches: Chris Dennis, Eli Pearlman-Storch

UNDER 14 DEVILS - DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS

Rachel Abrahams Johna Hoey Jennifer Bronson Maya Millic
Emily Carson Katherine Narvaez
Allie Cicoski Caroline Newcombe
Rebecca Dorey-Stein Maggie Schiller
Aimee Frank Jennifer Selbolka
Carly Greenspoon Tracy Sukoneck
Katherine Hamilton Lee Trope
Julia Hillengas

Coaches: Rose-Marie Miller, Danielle Fagan

UNDER 9 HAMMERHEADS - DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS
Jeff Calhoun Georgie McFarland
Matt Dean Jordan Obrant
Danny DiLullo Matt Quinn
David Dubow Greg Robbins
Colin Fleming Alec Weiss
Gary Magill

Coaches: Biff Sturla, Ed Weiss

UNDER 10 DEMONS - DIVISION 5 CHAMPIONS
Jordan Blumenthal Michael Kofsky
Scott Chernoff Andrew Segal
Douglas Emrich Alex Stempel
Eric Goldwein Steven Stewart
Jake Greenberg Andrew Switkay
Rob Levinthal Nathan Udren
Ben Lucas

Coaches: Art Macia, Mitch Blumenthal

UNDER 11 REBELS - DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS

Eric Buckmann Sam Kessler Jeffrey Puklin
Chris Gagnier Chris Lawrence Luke Rappoport
Ben Grant Matt Magill Tyler Schwartz
Ryan Ivory Andrew Meinster David Shapiro
Philip Jones Sam Moore Brandon Yoshimura
Coach: George Moore


UNDER 11 GUNNERS - DIVISION 4 CHAMPIONS

Jake Baumohl Fred Hudson
Kalle Blindenbacher D.J. Kurz
Will Devon-Sand Richard LeDonne
Walter Einhorn Diego Martinez-Krippner
Stuart Fleishman Brendan McCarel
B.J. Glenn Dominic Origlio
Billy Goldman Brett Yalof
Aaron Gross

Coaches: Walt Einhorn, Jim Krippner

UNDER 12 ALIENS - DIVISION 4 CO-CHAMPIONS
Erik Abi-Khattar Dan Escott Jesse Kasser
Max Abrahams Emile Gogineni Matthew Levin
Mark Adzick David Goldstein Chris McGinley
Michael Conry John Haldy Scott Schneider
Adam Conston Alex Kadesch Ben Schutzman

Coach: Alan Escott

2000 LMSC SPRING INTRAMURAL PROGRAM
Once again, LMSC will be running the Spring Intramural Program for younger boys and girls. The program is tentatively set to run every Sunday afternoon from April 9 through June 15 (except Memorial Day Weekend).

Divisions will be formed as follows:

Boys 1995	Atoms	Girls 1995	Neutrons
Boys 1994	Bantams	Girls 1994	Microns
Boys 92/93	Intermediates	Girls 92/93	Protons
Boys 90/91	Seniors	Girls 90/91	Electrons

Travel team players will NOT be allowed to register for the Spring Intramural Program.

Unlike the fall program, there are no midweek practices in the older divisions of the Spring Intramural Program.

Due to the limited amount of field permits that we are issued in the spring, LMSC will again have to put a cap on the number of players that will be accepted into the spring program.

Registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis in the Protons, Electrons, Intermediates and Seniors Divisions. Once we have received the maximum number of registrations, we will not accept any additional registrations for the above listed divisions.

Registration material is now available on the LMSC web site (http://www.netreach.net/~lmsc). Registration material will also be available in our Spring Newsletter which we will mail out in mid-March.

If you know of anyone not on our mailing list who would like to play, please have them forward their name, address and date of birth.

OLDER AGE GROUP SPRING SOCCER - New for 2000, for kids born before 1990, Rocket Sports in Wayne will be offering a Spring Intramural Program. Information on their Spring Program will be available on the Rocket Sports web site in February. Their web page address is: http://www.rocketsports.com

U.S.S.F. REFEREE CERTIFICATION COURSE
The USSF Referee Certification course enables you to become a licensed referee who can referee travel team games and other USSF affiliated games. There is a great need for referees. The money that can be made is quite good, starting at $17 per game for the youngest travel team divisions.

To qualify to be a travel team referee, you must be at least 14 years of age. This course is six nights long, during three weeks in April. If you are interested getting more information about the upcoming course, please contact LMSC.

2000 TRAVEL TEAM TRYOUTS
One of the primary goals of our intramural program is to develop the top players for our highly prestigious Travel Team Program. This program is where the vast majority of our most talented players wind up playing. The Travel Team Program is essential for those players who wish to compete at higher levels of play in the future (high school, college and beyond.)

Tryouts for the fall season travel teams are held each spring, just before Memorial Day. We will send tryout notices to all people on our mailing list in our Spring Newsletter (early March). Teams will be formed for ages Under 9 (Aug. 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992 birth) up through Under 15 (Aug. 1, 1985 - July 31, 1986).

The primary season for the teams is in the fall. Most travel teams play a limited amount of indoor soccer during the winter months. Our 'A' travel teams play in several spring and early fall tournaments.

SOCCER COACHING COURSES
Our club is in big need of having MANY more people to coach in the intramural program, especially at the youngest age groups. You do not need to have a significant background in soccer, many of our coaches have never played the game. We need people with an interest in working with children. We need parent volunteers to continue making the program a success.

This spring, we again plan to offer the United States Soccer Federation's six night 'E' level coaching course. This course is recommended to those planning to coach in the 6 - 10 year old divisions. LMSC will pay the full cost of the course for any coach in our program.

The course covers the following topics: Coaching Methodology, Team Management, Care and Prevention Of Injuries, Technique, Tactics and Laws Of The Game. All courses are taught by a member of our State Association's coaching staff.

Most all of our Travel Team coaches have completed the 'E' course or higher, many of our intramural coaches have also completed the course.

Information on the spring "E" level coaching course will be sent out to all current LMSC coaches at a later date. Anybody who has not coached before but who would like information about the coaching course should either send us an e-mail or call our hotline.

ADULT WOMEN'S PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW

The LMSC Moonlight Ladies program continues to grow. This fall, the Moonlight Ladies entered two teams in the Tri-County League, which offers competitive play in two divisions. The 'A' team competes in the Tri-County First Division. The 'A' team is geared for younger, more experienced players. The 'B' team competes in the Second Division. This team is geared for novice players who have little or no previous soccer playing..

In the winter, the Moonlight Ladies have entered four teams in the Rocket Sports Adult Women's League which play every Sunday night through the winter.

The Moonlight Ladies always welcome new players. No prior soccer experience is needed to participate. The team plays year round. New players are always welcome to the program and are taught the basic skills and tactics of the game. Veteran soccer players and newcomers who would like more information about the program should either e-mail (lmsc@netreach.net) or call the LMSC hotline at 215-953-8060. Be sure to leave your name, phone number and address.

EQUIPMENT RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR INNER CITY SOCCER
Each year, LMSC makes a major contribution of soccer clothing and equipment to Inner City Soccer Programs.

Our contributions allow organizations to form soccer programs for children that cannot afford to buy the equipment necessary to play the game.

These programs are always in need of soccer shoes, shinguards and most of all, soccer balls which are given to the children to practice with on their own.

PLEASE save outgrown soccer items. We will have our annual collection drive in early June at the Lower Merion High School cafeteria during our annual Travel Team Registration Night.

Information about our collection drive on Travel Team Registration Night will be in our Spring Newsletter.

Again, please save all outgrown soccer items that are still usable and donate them to this worthy cause.

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO...
Each of our intramural divisions is headed up by one or more volunteers to run the program with guidance from the LMSC Directors. Their work helps to make the program a major success each fall. We would like to thank the following people who served as Division Commissioners this fall:

Boys Divisions
Majors 1986-88 births Mark Berman
Seniors 1989, 90 births Nancy Barnes
Intermediates Advanced 91, 92s Steffie Crowther
Juniors Beginners 91, 92s George Moore
Bantams 1993 births Brad Bernstein
Atoms 1994 births Michael Mark

Girls Divisions
Cosmos 1986-88 births Dan Sutton
Electrons 1989, 90 births Dan Sutton
Protons 1991, 92 births Harold Goldner
Microns 1993 births Jay Several
Neutrons 1994 births Michael Mark

Special Needs 1985-1992 Steven Spencer

A special thanks to Suzie Grech and Monika Sutton, our two intramural referee assignors who did an excellent job ensuring that most all of our games had referees.

Special thanks to members of our field crews, especially Field Crew Directors Tagg Boyle (Gladwyne), Michael Day (Penn Valley), Richard Zeller (Merion), and Monika Sutton (Bala Cynwyd Playground). Their time and effort was greatly appreciated by everyone.

Also, thank you to Sue Obrant, who has taken over as our Administrative Assistant. Sue's hard work in the fall enabled people to get information from us faster.

Finally, thank you to all of the coaches who put in many hours this fall. Without you, there would be no program. Hopefully the coaches were able to enjoy the season as much as the players.

Sincerely,

The LMSC Directors:
Biff Sturla, President
Marty Rubenstein, Vice President
Harold Goldner, Boys Travel Team Director
Nancy Worby, Girls Travel Team Director
Bryan Richardson, Treasurer
Noah Gorson
Dan Sutton