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Congratulations to several Jr Majestics teams for their nomination to receive the WAGS Sportsmanship Award.  The teams include:
NVSC Jr. Majestics 01 Blue
NVSC Jr. Majestics 00 Blue
NVSC Jr. Majestics 99
NVSC Jr. Majestics 93 Blue

The teams will be sent a monetary amount in recognition of their exceptional sportsmanship demonstrated by the players, coaches, and parents throughout the Fall 2011 season.

Congratulations to these teams for setting the example!!

The two-day event saw the JR Royals 01 win three matches, paving their way into the Championship of the U10 Blue Flight against CUGI Milan 01. An evenly played match throughout the entirety, CUGI Milan 01 broke a 0-0 tie late in the second half to eventually stun the JR Royals 01, 1-0.

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Congratulations to the JR Royals 01 for displaying a high level of skill, determination, and sportsmanship.

The Hellwig U9 Blasters take the Championship for their bracket at the 2011 Herndon All Stars Tournament!  Led by the team’s solid defensive play and the goal tending of Andrew P; the Blasters had four shutouts; let in a stingy three goals during the entire tournament; while scoring 10 goals against their opponents. Both finals were shutouts: 3-0 followed by 5-0.  Way to go NVSC U9 Blasters!  The U9 Blasters were coached by Kurt Farber and Matt Rainoff.

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The team won all four games Saturday and played 3rd placed Sunday to advance to play the first place team for the championship (won on shootouts 4-3).
 
Congratulations to the girls for their hard work and their accomplishment. 

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The NVSC JR Royals 01 Blue team placed as finalists in the 2011 Fall Classic Tournament. The JR Royals 01 Blue played stellar ball jetting into the championship final with two shutout victories. With innumerable passes and beautiful working of the ball, the 01 Blue managed to work their way into their first tournament final. In a hard fought match, the JR Royals 01 Blue came up short, falling to the LMVSC 01 Patriots Red by a score of 2-1.

[Photo of the JR Royals 01 Blue celebrating not only with Finalists medal awards, but with Blue cupcakes. Go Blue!]  (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Congratulations 01 Blue!

The team earned a #1 seed during Saturday’s qualifying rounds by going undefeated and giving up zero goals. During Sunday’s Championship rounds, the team won the semi-final match 3-0 against the #4 seeded Loudoun team and won the final match 2-0 against the #2 seeded and also undefeated PWSI team. In total, the team had 11 goals and gave up 0 goals during the tournament!

Congratulations!!

NVSC U16 Boys All Star Champs

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The team worked very hard during the practices leading up to the tournament and came together as a close-knit team.  After a slow start in the first game, we finished strong--undefeated the first day.  We were seeded 1st place among 14 teams.  In the first game on Sunday, our goalie stopped a penalty kick to help seal the win.  In the championship game we found ourselves down 1-0 with about 3 minutes left in the game.  A great shot took us into an overtime shoot-out.  With our goalie’s help we won 3-2.

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Saturday we earned 7th seed, amongst the top 7 teams in the tournament, finishing 2 and 2.  Sunday we had to beat 2nd place Loudoun County to move on to the semis where we faced off vs Chantilly.  After that game ended in a tie, we went straight to shootouts, where we won 3-1 which put us in the finals vs. top ranked Loudoun County.  On the championship game, we lost in a hard fought and very tight game 0-1... we had to beat 2nd and 3rd place to get to the finals, and we did it!!  (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

We are happy to announce the NVSC Boys U10 Blue (Ben Lomond) team won the championship for their bracket.
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Congratulations and Way To Go!!!

The Majestics 96 Blue won their second tournament of the year by going undefeated in pool play at the Battlefield Classic. After tying their first game, the Majestics won their next three games by a combined score of 7-2 culminating in a thrilling 2-1 win over a previously unbeaten team. 
The Majestics won with suffocating defense, outstanding goalkeeping from Katherine Mott and offensive firepower led by Taylor N, Mimi W, Amanda W and Sarah S.  (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Congratulations Jr. Majestics 96 Blue!!

The NVSC Jr. Royals 98 Blue won the Battlefield Tournament U-14 Boys Blue Division playing a year up - they are a U-13 team. They ended up with a 4-0 record, scored thirteen goals and allowed one. (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Congratulations and Way to Go!

The Jr Royals 00 win the Championship in the 2011 Battlefield Tournament.  (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Congratulations and Way To Go!

The 99 Jr Majestics went 4-0-0 to make it to the finals of the WAGS Tournament.  They scored 12 goals with only 4 against, then played the final game through OT to a 0-0 score and won 5-3 in a penalty kick shootout.  (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Congratulations to the girls on their hard work and perseverance!

The Jr. Royals 95 were on their game and came to play in NVSC’s Columbus Day weekend’s Battlefield Tournament. The Royals 95, a U-16 team, were grouped in the High School division with all their opponents’ age groups ranging from U17-U19. Despite the age and size differences, the Royals 95 more than held their own, impressively winning all their games, scoring 10 goals while only allowing 2.
Even though their opponents did not take well to the idea of being bested by a younger team, the Jr Royals 95 displayed impressive skills, determination, and discipline and let those qualities speak for them on the field.  (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Go Royals!

The Jr Majestics 99 (U12) Girls won the Elite Division of the SYA Cardinal Cup this past weekend. The girls finished with a perfect 4-0-0 mark and scored 11 goals for 2 goals against. The girls looked very sharp in their first tournament of the season. (See picture in the photo gallery above.)

Job well done girls!!!!

The U10 Boys from Ben Lomond got a great start to the tournament after battling their way through Beltway traffic to arrive just in time for the game. The boys won their first game 5 - 1. Next up, a Saturday afternoon game with the temperature in the 90's and the turf fields heating up the soles of their shoes. A hard fought game resulted in a 1-1 draw. Going in to their final division game the boys needed not only to win, but to win by at least two goals to make the championship game. They left it all on the field and came away with a 3-1 win! The boys were off to the championship game and despite a valiant effort came up a bit short, falling 4-2, but everyone enjoyed the tournament experience.

Outstanding Job!!

The Ben Lomond Division U10G Team won the FPYC Championship for the U10G Gold classification. On Saturday morning we defeated SYSA  by a score of 2 to 0, followed by a 3 to 1 win over the CYA team in the afternoon. On Sunday morning we defeated the Loundoun team by a score of 2 to 0, and then capped off the weekend with a 2 to 1 win over the BRYC team. The BRYC game ended in a tie at 1 to 1 and two overtime sessions did not break the tie, so a shoot out was initiated and NVSC came out the victor with the 2 to 1 score.  It was a great weekend for the players, parents and spectators.   

Team members included: (See picture in the photo gallery above.)
1st row L to R - Taylor W, Bronte’ K, Kendall F, Anna M
2nd row L to R - Mackenzie M, Matilah P-G, Johanna D, Elizabeth R, Isabella L
3rd row L to R - Cheyney H, Caroline P, Shaiann S, Grace S, Taylor S
4th row L to R - Coaches Don Kutil, Dave Pullen and Andy Lopez

Congratulations to the U10G Team!

The NVSC GOLD U-16 Girls competed in the FPYC All-Star Tourney June 18-19. After a slow start and falling behind Shenandoah 2-0 at half time, they turned on the burners in the second half and came back to win 3-2 in their first game of the tourney. Second up was McLean and a strong effort prevailed them to a 3-0 victory. The third game of the round robin was against a club from FPYC, playing a flawless game and executing to near perfection propelled them into the Championship match against PWSI. In a great soccer game that had both outstanding goalie play and defense on both sides, the teams ended regulation at a 0-0 tie. Next came 10 minutes of overtime which was very intense as the teams matched each other kick for kick and the whistle blew ending the game in a scoreless tie. The match was decided in penalty kicks and NVSC fell just short and took second place out of a group of very strong soccer teams. (See pictures in the photo gallery above.)

Congratulations and Way To Go!!

NVSC U16G Team 3 Win The Suburban Friendship League (SFL) Tournament. (See pictures in the photo gallery above.)
Team members included: 

The Jr Majestics 96 Blue, coached by Erin and Jackie Cozza, won the 2011 Virginian Girls U14 – Primer Bronze Division Championship. (See pictures in the gallery above)

Congratulations and Way To Go!!

Jr Royals 00 (Year in Review)
Battlefield Classic 2010 -Finalist (3-1)
Fall Classic 2010 - Champions (4-0)
Richmond Fall Classic 2011 - Finalist - (3-2)

Jr Royals 98 Blue (Year In Review)
The Spring 2010 NCSL D1 - 2nd place
Memorial weekend 2010 - "The Virginian" - Champions - 5-0
August 2010 - "BRYC Tournament" - Champions 4-0
August 2010 - HBC tournament (New York) - Champions  4-0
October 2010 - Battlefield classic - Co-Champions with 98’s (shared title)
November 2010 - NVSC Fall Classic (playing up at U13) - Finalist (second place)
Richmond Capitol Fall Classic - Champions (4-0)
Arlington Tournament 2011 - Went to finals
Jefferson Cup 2011 - Champions (4-0)
FC Delco - 1-1-1 (beating the eventual Champions 4-1)

Although we didn’t win the State Champioinship, the boys have been quite successful in the past year!!!

In a stunning 2-1 championship victory over the SASA Revolution 01 Blue, the JR Royals 01 captured the Cup by sweeping 4 consecutive matches in the 2-day Capital Cup in Richmond, VA.
Congratulations to the Jr. Royals 01! (See pictures in the gallery above)

The Jr Royals 99 Blue team won the Memorial Day Capital Cup Tournament in Hanover VA.  They played three flight fixtures winning all three with a combined score of 23-3!  The final was not as easy; it was a hard fought game that saw them coming from behind 3-1 to win 6-4!
Congratulations to the Jr. Royals 99 Blue team for winning their first tournament. (See pictures in the gallery above)

The Jr Royals 97 Blue had a breakout weekend at the 2011 Bull Run Memorial Day Weekend hosted by VSA.  On Saturday, the Jr. Royals started out fast by outscoring their opponents 10-3.  They defeated Loudoun White 4-1 and Reston Alliance 6-2.  On Sunday, the team defeated VISTA Royals 2-1 to earn a spot in the championship game vs VISTA Real Madrid.  In the championship game, the Jr. Royals opened up the scoring when Stephen Cantrell was taken down from behind inside the box and Juan Mendez scored on the penalty kick.  Real Madrid evened the score in the 53rd minute.  The score at the end of regulation was 1-1.  According to tournament rules the championship games that end in a tie are to be decided by penalty kicks.  VISTA was the first to go and the shooter stepped up with shot that went wide right.  Juan Mendez was the next to go and scored putting the Jr. Royals up 2-1.  In the second round of penalty kicks, Ben Forgas, the Jr. Royals goalkeeper, dove and punched away the VISTA shot.  Stephen Cantrell scored the next goal for the Jr. Royals making the score 3-1.  In the third round the VISTA shooter again shot wide right leaving the chance at the next goal winning the game for the Jr. Royals.  Eddie Hernandez stepped up and blasted the game winning shot into the back of the net for a 4-1 finals victory.
Congratulations to the Jr. Royals 97 Blue! (See pictures in the gallery above)

The Jr Royals ’99 White were honored at a ceremony where the ODSL Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Awards was presented to them for their outstanding display of sportsmanship during the Fall 2010 season.  This is their second time winning this award. The team was previously presented the award in the Spring of 2010.

The ODSL League Administrator said, “We feel that it is especially important to hold up our winners as example of the other important things that we attempt to teach our youth players in this program.” The NVSC leadership echoes this sentiment and are proud of the Jr Royals ’99 White for this accomplishment. 

In additon to being recognized at the ceremony the team was provided DC United game tickets.  The award was made on Sunday March 27th, at 7 pm at Battlefield HS, Haymarket VA.  The team had representaties, parents, and players at the meeting to receive the award.