Niagara United u10 Teamsters Local 879 Chaos win local Tourney and League Title

 The Niagara United u10 Chaos are continuing to roll through the summer with two big recent victories.  The team recently won the Niagara United SC 2^nd annual tournament going undefeated, winning four games and tying one enroute to the title.  With wins of 6-0 over North London, 4-0 over Mount Hamilton, and a 1-1 draw with the Welland Wizards, the Chaos advanced to the semi finals where they beat Niagara United Hurricanes 3-0 before finishing off the Grimsby Devils 2-0 in the final.  Lauren Raimondo lead the team and tournament in scoring with seven goals.  Grace DiDomenico was her stellar self as keeper, only allowing one goal in five games.

 On Tuesday August 25^th, the Chaos captured the league title by winning the rubber match against the Grimsby Devils, who had previously dealt the Chaos their only loss of the season.  The Chaos controlled the game from the start and finished Grimsby off 3-0.  Lauren Raimondo showed why she is one of the elite players in the league by scoring all three goals while the Chaos defenders held Grimsby striker and league leading goal scorer Nicole Milner off the board.  The team ended the season with 11 wins and 1 loss with Grace DiDomenico registering a league leading 7 shut outs, allowing only 11 goals against in 12 games.

Wolves Win NICAP Tournament in Ottawa  (August 2009)

The Niagara United Soccer Club Great Wolves won the U16 division of the National Capital Invitational Girls Soccer Tournament this past weekend.  Despite having only one sub for the last two days of the tournament, the girls dug deep into themselves and proved what they are made of.

The first game with Sarnia Spirit was dominated by the Wolves, but they were unable to put them away and the game was tied 2 - 2 at the end forcing penalty shots.  The Wolves lost to Sarnia 3 - 2 on penalties, but that was to prove to be the only loss that the Great Wolves would suffer the entire weekend.

Their next game on Saturday against the Whitby Iroquois team was a win with a 3 - 0 score for the Wolves.  This was the game they lost two players in.

On Sunday they were down to 1 sub who was injured the day before and they faced Cumberland United who had won their 3 previous games and was looking to make it a perfect 4.  The girls rose to the occasion and after an extremely hard fought game defeated Cumberland 3 - 2 to move on to the semi-finals.

On Monday morning in the semi-finals the Wolves played host team Nepean Hot Spurs who were coming off a 4 game undefeated tournament round.  It was a back and forth game on a muddy field but the girls prevailed and defeated the hosts 2 - 1.

The final game for the championship on Monday afternoon was a repeat of their first game that matched the Wolves against the Sarnia Spirit.  Once again the girls despite being short benched the entire weekend, controlled most of the game and this time defeated the Sarnia Spirit 1 - 0 to take home the championship trophy.

The coaching staff is very proud of the girls and what they accomplished this past weekend, especially looking at the circumstances they had to face.  Congratulations girls, the victory was yours and you most certainly deserved it.

Bob

 2009 UNDER 11 NIAGARA UNITED NITRO

The Niagara United Nitro Under 11 Girls Soccer Team, sponsored by the Bird Kingdom, were finalists at the Ontario 200 Tournament recently held in Grimsby. They went undefeated in the preliminary round tying Mount Hamilton, then beating Grimsby and St. Catharines to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals they defeated Dundas 4-1 only to come up slightly short against a deserving Mount Hamilton squad 2-0 in the final.

    Pictured front row left to right are Alesia McBride, Mara Pitoscia and Grace Manco. Middle row left to right are Ginett Galati, Alexis Gigliotti, Madison Charles, Caitlin Fortuna, Haylee Ryan, Chelsey Skrebiec and Coach Tony Garisto. Back row from the left are Assistant Coach Dan Savoie, Nicole Abbruscato, Olivia Garisto, Maria Savoie, Miranda Ferri, Selena Cuffaro and Michelle Lawrence. Absent from the photo are Laura DiDomenico, Assistant Coaches Phil DiDomenico and Russ McBride and Manager Rob Manco.

UNDER 15 UNITED FLORAL DISTRIBUTORS-2009

 The United Floral Distributors sponsored Niagara Falls Rapids U-15 Elite Girls Soccer recently won the prestigious Mississauga International Tournament.  The team defeated Brampton 4-0, Kingston 2-0, Saltfleet 2-1 and Mississauga 2-1.  Scoring for Niagara Falls were Lauren Andrews, Crystal Elmers, Sydnie Fiocca and Crystal Elmers with two each, while Courtney
Gilmour and Madison Maurice had one a piece.  Coaches attribute the victory to strong team play and excellent goaltending by Brittney Haanappel.

 Under 9 Niagara United Lynx- 2009 Welland Tournament Winners

The Niagara United Lynx U9 Girls swept the Welland Tournament on May 30^th/31^st, winning all four games leading into the finals.  In a well matched game, the Lynx won against Waterloo to become the tournament champions.  The girls played well as a team and made some great plays throughout the tournament.  Their hard work and effort at practice was demonstrated in this victory.  Congratulations to the girls and the coaching staff: Peter Falco, Mauro Ciampa and Bob Berlingeri.