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Rowdies
The United 01 Boys Rowdies were Champions of the red division in the Governor's Cup state tournament. The boys had a strong weekend going undefeated in round robin play over 4 games. They had wins over Vestavia 7-4, River City 5-0, Coosa Storm 6-5, and a tie with Tuscaloosa 2-2.
Comets
The United 01 Boys Comets were Finalists of the green division in the Governor's Cup state tournament. The boys had a great showing in their bracket compiling a 2-1 record over 3 games in round robin play. They had wins over Tuscaloosa 4-3, Homewood 4-0, and a narrow loss to the eventual champions,EYSA Pumas 1-0. With several absences, the team had to battle all weekend with 6 players making the result even more impressive. USC would like to congratulate both teams on their success in their first state tournament and wish them continued success in the future.
The United 00 Boys Cosmos went undefeated at the the Fall 2009 Birmingham Bash with a 4 - 0 record winning the Silver division. The Cosmos offensive and defensive play was solid scoring a remarkable 42 goals while allowing only 2. They also recorded 3 shutouts over the 4 games in the tournament. This is the Cosmos first season as a team with United and we wish them much success in the future.
Congratulations to the 01 Boys Hardrollers and the 98 Lady Hardrollers for taking home the championships in there respective divisions at the Queen City Classic in Clarksville, TN. The 01 Boys went undefeated in 3 games with victories over the Clarksville Royals, Wolves, and Smyrna Rapids scoring an impressive 16 goals while only giving up 3.
The 98 Girls won their division going undefeated as well with wins over the TNFC Thunder 3-0, Lady Kaos 2-1, and the Lady Wolves 5-0. This is the second year in a row the girls have taken the championship in this tournament. USC would like to congratulate the teams on their great performance in this tournament and wish them continued success throughout the year.
The United Family suffered a tragic loss this past Monday with the passing of Alex Garcia. Alex was a player on the 98 Boys team who had a passion for the game of soccer as well as for his family and friends. He was a great kid as well as a great player. Please keep the family of Alex Garcia in your prayers as they go through this difficult time.
There will be a visitation held in Scottsboro at St. Jude's Catholic Church, 17205 Al Highway 35, Scottsboro, AL 35768-6773, (256) 574-6156, on Wednesday (9/2/09) from 5 to 8pm. The funeral is scheduled for Thursday morning.
God Bless #18, Alex Garcia, he is surely missed.
United’s annual kickoff party was a great success by all accounts. The assortment of food was both diverse and appetizing. Kids and parents alike enjoyed the food, moon bounce, slide, snow cones, and music. And of course, the soccer was fun as pickup games continued throughout the day. Also, United families donated 222 pounds of food for the North Alabama Food Bank. This equates to about 180 meals! This kind of support shows how the club is committed to helping our community. USC would like to thank everyone for making this day a huge success. See the United Day photo album.
Courtney Hurt, a member of our USC 93 Girls team, has been selected to go to Hjorring Denmark to train and guest play with the Fortuna Hjorring youth team in the largest international youth tournament in Europe, the Dana Cup. Courtney is part of a select group of girls getting this unique opportunity to train with the technical staff of the women's only Danish professional club, Fortuna. Courtney will also have the chance to experience the culture and life of an elite European youth soccer player in addition to training within this professional club’s youth system. The USC family wishes her well as she represents Alabama, as well as United Soccer Club, on her European endeavor.
Congratulations go out to several United players for making the Alabama ODP player pool. USC wishes them the best as they go out and compete to represent the state of Alabama.
- Tatum Perry - '92 pool
- Courtney Hurt - '93 pool
- Tori Davis - '93 pool
- Cat Keller - '93 pool
- Hanna Perry - '97 pool
United’s own Maura Winter writes about teamwork in her article published in the September 29, 2008 issue of The Huntsville Times. Maura draws on her experience playing soccer as well as her experience playing with teammates on United’s 93 Girls team. Read the entire article, Teamwork Means Success posted on al.com.
Seeing their first action of the 2008 season, the United '91 Girls were finalists in the NASA Classic this past weekend in Atlanta, GA. With wins over Clash 90, CESA 90, and NASA Select in group play, United lost 2-0 in the final to GSA Phoenix 91. Congratulations to the girls on a great start to their season.
Congratulations to coach Craig Maples for being named Metro girls coach of the year for 6A. Craig coached the Grissom Lady Tigers to the second round of substate. They had a very strong season and finished with a record of 23 wins and 4 losses. The Lady Tigers scored an impressive 135 goals in addition to having 20 shutouts. United is fortunate to have Craig's experience on our staff and look forward to his continued leadershp.