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2006 News ArchivesFitzGerald named to NSCAA/adidas Girls' Youth All-America Team; Four U18's on NSCAA All-America Teams Fitzgerald, who does not play high school, has been a fixture in the Region II 1989 Girls' ODP team and was recently selected to travel to Brazil with the team later this winter. To view the complete list, click here. Three U18 Girls Premier players named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Girls' High School All-America Team Sydney Hiance (Highlands HS, Fort Thomas, KY) is commited to attend the University of Kentucky and was also named Kentucky's Miss-Soccer. Kelly Blumenschein (Beavercreek HS, Beavercreek, OH) is commited to attend Dayton University and was also named to the All-Ohio Division I First Team. The honorees will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, as part of the 2007 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. To view the complete list, click here. Congratulations Ladies! Technical Director to present at the Ohio North Special Topics Series From the Ohio North Youth Soccer website.... Classics Hammer FC Dominates
Go-o-o-alrilla Classic with Four Championships and Four
Finalists The 96G Royal team, who earlier in the week secured promotion to Comp 1 in CUSL earned their first tournament title with an exciting last-second goal in the U10 White Division. In the U10 Boys Division, the 96B Premier were easy winners with an 8-1 victory in the final. The win comes on the heels of an appearance in the finals of the High Five Challenge. The newly formed 93B Royal team earn their first tournament championship in the U13 Boys Division after falling in the final of their other two tournaments. The team has lost only three games all season - two to CUSL Premier teams - and has earned promotion to Comp 1. In the U11 Girls Division, the 95G Premier team suffered only their second loss of the season in the Finals, 2-1, after beating the same team 4-1 earlier in the day. The 94B Royal team made their way to the Final of the U12 Boys Division where they fell 4-2. U10 Royal
Girls Champions of the Go-o-o-alrilla Classic Led by coach Julie Tomlinson, the girls outscored their competition 14-2, advancing to the championship game after beating the Tippecanoe Firedevils 6-0, Klass Cobras 3-0 and Cincinnati Futbol Academy 3-1. They beat the Bellbrook Blast 2-1 with a heart-stopping goal at the final second of the game to clinch the championship. The U10G Royals completed their Fall Regular Season 6-0-1 and secured advancement in the CUSL bracketing for spring. GREAT SEASON, GIRLS!!!! U10 Premier
Boys Champions of the 2006 Go-o-o-oalrilla Classic “The last two weekends have been great for the team. The boys have started to gel and their play has improved tremendously. Having played 8 games in two weeks, it is very evident to me that all of their hard work is starting to pay off. I am very pleased with the progress that we have made on an individual level as well as on the team level. Things are heading in the right direction,” said Coach Rob Clawson. Congratulations to the entire team which includes Christopher O’Brien, Cody Schwarz, Cullen Small, George Gunning, Henry Stutz, Jack Green, Jimmy Frank, Luke Treadway, Matthew Kohls, Max Pochobradsky, Stephen Schmuck and Will Keitel . The team is coached by Rob Clawson and trained by Thom Nickley. U11 & U13 Girls win FC Pride;
U11 Boys advance to Finals The 93 Girls Premier team brought home their second straight tournament title after beating FC Pride 2-1 in the Finals. After drawing their first two games, the team needed a bit of help to advance to the finals where they faced the #3 ranked team in the Region. The girls took advantage win an impressive win. The 95 Boys Premier team fell 1-0 in overtime to the St. Louis Soccer Club after an impressive run and the 93 Boys Premier lost 2-1 to the reigning Ohio South State Champs Worthington United in the semi-finals. U11
Premier Girls Crowned Champions of the Ohio Premier Invitational The Ohio Premier Championship comes on the heels of an appearance in Finals at the Arsenal Challenge Cup, and a CUSL Premier League Championship and adidas Warrior Cup Championship last spring. Congratulations to the girls and coaches for this fantastic win! Classics Hammer takes home 2
Championship, 2 Finalists from the American Cup In the U11 girls age group, the newly formed 95 White team avenged an opening game (their first game of 2006) 4-1 loss to Ohio Select with a 2-0 win in the Championship game. In the U12 boys age group, the 94 Royal team earned the title by going undefeated in pool play. At U13 boys, the newly formed 93 Royal team advanced to their second final in two tournaments, losing to a CUSL Premier team. The team has outscored their opponents 34-10. The 95 Boys White (U11) also advanced to the final and took home Finalist honors. Congratulations!! U14 Boys Royal wins Bluegrass
Cup, U13s fall in Championship game. Classics Hammer FC formed two brand new teams in the U13 boys age group and the U13 Royal team made a great run in their very first event as a team. Because they are a new team, they will play in the CUSL Competitive 2 division, but had 6-1 and 6-0 wins over KY Competitive 1 equivalent teams and a 3-3 draw against a KY Premier team. The team fell in the final 1-0 against a CUSL Premier team. Congratulations! Four teams advance to Finals
of Sycamore Cup After winning their respective CUSL Premier divisions in the spring, the U11 boys and girls both got the 2006-2007 season off to a great start. The girls gave up a goal in the final seconds of the match while the boys fell in overtime. Both teams played in the Gold bracket. The U12 girls earned promotion to CUSL Premier in the spring and continued their rise by finishing as the runner-up in the Silver Divison. After falling behind 2-0, the U14 boys came back to earn a 2-2 draw in the opening game. The final was a replay of that game with a tough 1-0 loss in the Silver division. The team had significant changes during tryouts and will play in the Midwest Regional League this fall Congratulations to all teams on representing the club extremely well. U10 girls and boys Premier win
CUSL Premier; an unprecedented 10 teams earn promotion
in CUSL After narrowly missing promotion the past two seasons, the U11 girls Premier team went undefeated in Competitive 1 to earn promotion into Premier. The U10 boys Royal team also earned promotion to Premier and will give the club two U11 boys teams in CUSL Premier in the fall. In all, 10 teams earned promotion in their respective CUSL Divisions: U10 boys White to C2; U10 girls Royal to C3; U11 boys Royal to C1; U11 girls Royal to C2; U12 girls Royal to C3; U14 girls Royal to C3; U15 boys Royal to C1; U17 girls Royal to Premier. Congratulations to all the teams on a remarkable season! Marc Sabin and Leslie
Swart promoted to Technical Staff Marc Sabin has been named an Associate Director of Coaching and will be primarily responsible for the U17/U18 boys College Prep Program. During both the fall and spring seasons, coach Sabin will also be added to the U11-U14 training staff to assist the full-time staff in the Functional Training Program and to cover training or games when either coach Berning or coach Cullina have conflicts. Marc will also have administrative responsibilities within the adidas Blue Chip Showcase. Leslie Swart has been named Assistant Youth Academy Director and will be primarily responsible for the U8 Academy and teams programs. Coach Swart will also be available to assist coach Nickley when he has conflicts in the U9-U10 programs. Both coaches have been long-time Classics Hammer FC coaches and we are proud to have them join the Technical Staff! U10 girls Premier
win adidas Warrior Classics;
Photo Courtesy of Game Winning Photography U15 boys take home
Blue Grass Invitational DYNASTY!!! U16 Girls win fourth
State Championship.
Team members: top row (r/l): Adam Dobrozsi, Ellen Fahey, Taylor Stoll, Emma Werner, Beck Clever, Chelsea Ferguson, Casey Mercurio, Rachael Philpot; middle row: Carlye Hamilton, Caitlin Beck, Maggie Tobin, Jennifer Williams, Ann Elizabeth Kean; front row: Lindsay Frey, Dana Dalrymple, Kiondra McGee, Samantha Toepfer. Classics Hammer FC sends three
to the State Cup semi-finals; Three fall in quarters Three boys teams, the U15s (Bernard Baker), U13's (Keith Tabet) and U11's (Bobby Maly) all fell in the round of 8, the U11's in overtime. Three girls teams in the semi-finals is the most of any club in Cincinnati and is third overall. Classics Hammer FC is committed to excellence and focuses of the development of players in our organization. U18 Girls Premier 1st in MRL
Premier Red Division With the division at stake, scheduling conflicts forced the team to play their final three games in four days, including one in Columbus and two mid-week trips in Indianapolis. In those games, the team earned 7 points with 2 wins and a tie to secure their position at the top of the table. The team will now await the results from other games to see if they win the Division outright. The top three teams from the Red and Blue Divisions will play each other to determine the automatic wildcard birth at Regionals. The team finishing highest in the standing not to win their respective State Cup gets the automatic birth. CONGRATULATIONS!! U14 Girls Premier win Miami Spring
Classic; The U11 Girls Premier, U11 Boys Premier, U12 Girls Premier and U13 Girls Premier teams all advanced to the tournament final. adidas Blue Chip Showcase a success!! A special thank you to all the volunteers that made the adidas Blue Chip one of the Premier college recruiting showcases and one of adidas' signature events a major success! U12 Girls Royal win PRF, finalist
at MASC In the PRF Cup, the ladies went 4-0, scoring 11 goals and allowing only 1. After an opening round 2-1 win over Fairfield, the team shut-out their next three opponents culminating in a 1-0 win in the Championship game versus the Vardar Stars. In the MASC, the team needed a 3-0 win in their final preliminary game to earn a spot in the championship the team scored 4 in the final 18 minutes to earn their way to the championship game where the eventaully fell 2-1. Congratulations Ladies! 2006 College Signings Marissa Bodnar - UNC-Charlotte Spring 2006 Youth Development
Academy Announced Registration is now available for the Spring 2006 season. Space is limited to 60 players so register early. For more information, go to 'Youth Development Academy' under the 'Programs' tab on the right or click here. In Memory of Michael
Weidner The expert medical team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital has not been able to find a cause for Michael's passing. Both the Weidner family and the Classics Hammer FC family greatly appreciates all the support that has been received from the community. A Memorial Account has been set up at US Bank for anyone wishing to help the Weidner family with significant medical and funeral expenses incurred. Mailing Address: US Bank |
(October 22, 2006) - The 96G Royal team was crowned champions
of the Go-o-o-alrilla Classic GU10 White Bracket.
(October 22, 2006) - Congratulations to the U10
Premier Boys team winning the 2006 Go-o-o-oalrilla Classic.
Outscoring the competition 23-2, the boys showed that
playing soccer as a team is an inspiration.
(October 8, 2006)- The 95 Girls Premier team brought home
more hardware after a 3-0 win over Carmel in the Finals
of the FC Pride Tournament. The win marked the third tournament
Championship for the girls in their last four events.
(September 17, 2006) - The 95 Premier Girls were
crowned champions of the Ohio Premier Invitational U-11
top bracket. Led by coach Ben Urso and trainer Thom Nickley
the girls outscored their competition 16-5. The U11 Girls
Premier bracket featured teams from Michigan, Indianapolis,
Tennessee and Ohio. In the final the girls beat Westside
Extreme 3-1 to be crowned champions.
(September
10, 2006) - Classics Hammer FC continues to have excellent
results in the early stages of the Fall 2006 season, sending
four teams to the finals of the American Cup, winning
two Championships.
April
17, 2006 - The U12 Girls Royal team started the spring
2006 season by earning their way to the finals of both
tournaments they entered, winning the PRF.
February
26, 2006 - Fall 2005 was the first season of the Classics
Hammer FC Youth Development Academy. Over 120 players
attended the academy directed by Thom Nickley, YDA Director.
On
January 19, Michael was prematurely taken from us at the
age of 10.
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