iNEWS: April 2007

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May 31, 2007 ~ Volume 1, Issue 4

Welcome to iNEWS, the official monthly newsletter of the Internationals Girls Soccer Club!

A Note from our Director

I am extremely happy and proud of all of you (the Internationals players). I am looking forward for the upcoming Regionals and beyond where we will be further challenging ourselves and preparing for a great future as the Internationals.

I look forward to seeing you at the next event - healthy and happy and having fun, playing to the best of your ability.

I am committed to your future growth and development on your journey to excellence. It is a journey... not a destination.

We are here to pave the road for others to follow. Our commitment, dedication, and hard work will continue to separate us from the rest.

WE are the IT... the Internationals.

~ Zdravko

Club Happenings ~ May 2007 (part of June, too!)

State Cup: Visit OYSAN for all state cup results.
- Preliminary Rounds: U10-U17 Toledo, Ohio May 18-20
  Upon completion of the preliminary State Cup games our success on the soccer field is unparalleled to anyone else within the state of Ohio
  North and beyond. THE GIRLS PLAYED IN 25 GAMES WITH A TOTAL OF 23 WINS, 1 TIE, AND 1 LOSS. AT THE SAME TIME OUR BOYS PLAYED IN 29 GAMES WITH A TOTAL OF 21 WINS, 3 TIES, and 5 LOSSES. The combined club record is 44 WINS, 4 TIES, and 6 LOSSES! This is hard to believe, however it is a fact that we all need to be proud of. It is a result of ongoing consistent growth and development of our players and teams on and off the soccer field. All of our boys' and girls' teams except one advanced to the state cup final games!
- Semi's & Finals : U10, U11, U12, U13, U15, U16, U17 Copley, Ohio June 2-3
  During the entire State Cup Competition, the girls' teams competed in a total of 36 games, accumulating 30 wins, 1 tie and 5 losses. This overall record speaks for itself. This provides the facts of our overall strength of all of our girls' teams.
  
  Our boys teams played total of 39 games, accumulating 25 wins,3 tie and 11 losses. As a Internationals club we played 75 games, won 55, tied 4 and lost 16. No other single club even comes close. We will compete at Regionals with total of 5 teams - by far most then any other club in Ohio North.
  
  State Cup Results (Girls):
  
  U10: State Champions
  
  U11: State Runner-up Lost 1-0 in finals in a very competitive game that could have gone either way.
  
  U12: State Runner-up Lost 3-2 in finals to a team we previously defeated 3-0 in the preliminary round. So over the 2 games, each team
  had one win and we outscored them 5-3.
  
  U13: State Champions
  
  U14: Lost a competitive game in the preliminary round to the eventual State Champs. Our U14 is good team that can play with anyone.
  
  U15: Lost 1-0 in the Semi-finals. We defeated eventual state champions in a preliminary game. (Our U15 is a much improved
  team on the way to establishing consistency in performances which should contribute to future success.)
  
  U16: State Runner-up Lost 1-0 in the Finals to a team we previously defeated 2-0 in the preliminary round. U16s will advance to
  Regional's as the MRL representative. They successfully competed against other state champions in the Midwest and we will be
  very competitive at Regionals. We have already played most of the same teams during the MRL season and we have proven that we can
  effectively compete with them all.
  
  U17: State Champions (We will return to Regional's as the defending champs and national contenders.)
Memorial Day Shootout: Erie, PA; May 26-28
- The Memorial Day Shootout at Family First in Erie was another great success for our teams and club overall. We participated with the
  U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15 and U16 teams. Out of 7 possible Championships, we won 6 titles. We played a total of 35 games with a
  record of 33-1-1. (Full Results: http://www.memorialdayshootout.com/ )
MRL, State League, & GAASA league play is heating up
- Our U10-U14 teams are playing in the Boys Divisions of the GAASA league. All teams had a fantastic regular season and are in the Semi-finals of each bracket (U10-U14 Boys C1).
- Our U10-U13 teams are also tearing it up in the girls State League. So far we have a combined W-L-T record of 23-2-3. See results here!
- Our U14-U17 and above are facing the region's best teams in the Midwest Regional League. Follow the action here!
Youth National Team Updates
- Paige Maxwell (U17) has been named to the 2007 U17 Youth National Team Pool.
- Jessica Rostedt (W League and former Internationals Youth player) has been named to the 2007 U21 National Team Pool and was recently called into camp for a trip to Germany (May 18-27).
On the recruiting trail… many of our U17 players have made verbal commitments to some of the best athletic and academic institutions in the country. One additional player has made a decision since the last newsletter. See the compete list in the March & April '07 iNEWS. We have a few more that are in the process of making a decision… stay tuned.
- Adrianna Long - Verbal to Bellarmine University