Send a brief write-up and photo if you have one to: clubaccomplishments@novasc.org , and we’ll post them here. (Click photos to enlarge.)

The NVSC Jr Majestics ’00 team advanced to the FINAL FOUR of the 2013 State Cup competition with a 3-0 win over FASA Elite Impact in the quarterfinals. They will compete for the State Championship the weekend of May 18-19.

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Good luck Majestics!!!

The U-girls win in the Icebreaker Black Bracket.

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Way to Go!!

March 16-17, 2013. The NVSC United 03 Boys BLUE (U9) team won the Gold Division of the Stafford St. Patrick’s Day tournament. NVSC United went undefeated in the tournament. 

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Congratulations United!

March 16-17, 2013. The NVSC Jr Majestic’s 00 BLUE (U12) team won the Gold Division of the Stafford St. Patrick’s Day tournament. The Majestics were undefeated and did not give up a goal in the tournament.

Congratulations Majestics!

NVSC Jr. Royals 97 continued their tourney success winning the top divison of the 2013 Icebreaker

March 16-17, 2013. The NVSC Jr Majestic’s 00 (U12) team was a finalist in the Championship Division of the Jefferson Cup. The Majestics were undefeated heading into the finals before suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 loss on a cold, rainy day.  In muddy conditions, the Majestics hit the post and crossbar in the 2^nd half but could not get the goal they needed.  The Majestics have been finalists in three straight Jefferson Cup appearances. 

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Congratulations on another great tournament showing!

United U10 Gold Finalist in the St Patty’s Day tournament.

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Congratulations and Way To Go!!!

Sunday, March 3, 2013 - Arlington, VA - The NVSC UNITED 01B White are winners of the 2013 Arlington Spring Invitational Tournament (U11 Classic Red Division). Led by Coach Ken Lue Chee Lip, the United faced stiff competition from the likes of SYC United Blue, LMVSC Patriots ’01 White, BRYC 01 Elite Blue, and Arlington Rangers Blue - taking all four matches in stride. This is NVSC United 01 White’s first ever Championship Cup.

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Congratulations boys!!!

U14 Girls, NVSC Freedom (NVSC 2), were Finalists at the Old Dominion Cup hosted by the Old Dominion Soccer Club in Virginia Beach, December 1-2, 2012.  They posted 3 spectacular wins (against travel teams) before a tough loss in the finals. Way to go Freedom!

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U14 Girls, NVSC Freedom (NVSC 2), are Indoor Champions of the Sports Network and Fitness 2013 Winter League. The team played in the U-15 division and finished with a 4-1 regular-season record, and went 2-0 in the tournament to capture the title!

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On Sunday, February 24th, NVSC Jr. Majestics became The Ultimate Cup Tournament champions in the women’s U-18 Elite bracket in Richmond, VA.  The Majestics defeated McLean Youth Soccer MPS Power Green 94, 3-0 in morning qualifier.  Later they defeated the Panthers United 94 X-Treme 2-0, from PA East in the Championship game.  This is their first tournament of the 2013 spring season.

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Congratulations U18 Jr. Majestics!!

NVSC Gold U10G (Rolling Thunder) finished the recent Herndon All Star Cup tournament as CHAMPIONS in the Girls U10 Red Division.  After a rough Saturday morning, tying one and losing one, the girls were 11th out of 12 teams and had to win both Saturday afternoon games.  They won both must win games and earned the #3 seed.  They defeated #6 FYPC 6-1 in the quarterfinals, #2 Vienna 1-0 in the semi-finals, and were amazing versus the #1 seeded BRYC winning 3-1 under the lights at Patriot Park. 

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Picture (left to right):

Back Row: Coaches Pete Klucefski,  Vin Cipolla and Joe Nocera

Front Row: Emily C., Carly O., Gracie P., Izzy S., Laila J., Sasha K., Karsen S., Erin D., Maddie B., Hannah C., Katelyn S., and Karsen W.

The Ben Lomond U12G White team made an incredible run this past weekend at the Herndon All Star tournament in Springfield, VA. They won all four qualifying games on Saturday with shut outs and were seeded as the number 1 team for Sunday play. On Sunday in the full length games their dominance continued and they won the first two games again with shut outs. They advanced to the championship game which ended in a 1 to 1 tie. Through 250 minutes of soccer, they allowed only one goal and were undefeated. They lost the shoot out unfortunately and took home second place trophies. 

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The team from left to right:
Front row: Natalie H., Kristen D., Bronte' K. Ashlyn B., Taylor W., Elizabeth R. Sabrina G.
Back row: Coach Stan D., Coach Deb D., Taylor S., Lauren B., Emery C., Johanna D., Charlotte M., Coach Don K.

Congratulations U10 Gold All Stars!!

Congratulations to the United 02 White U-10 Boys team on becoming the Champions of their division in the 2012 Hunt Country Fall Classic Tournament that was held from 17-18 November 2012.  The highlight of this tournament occurred on the second day when the boys were passing the ball like they never had before, keeping the ball on the opponents side of the field at least 90% of the game.  Three of the four games were shutouts with no goals scored against them!  The team was coached by Assistant Coach Derek Biendl.

Way To Go Boys!!!

The NVSC (Gold) U10 Boys All-Star team finished as Finalists in the 2012 Herndon Youth Soccer All-Star Cup.  The boys were coached by Kurt Farber and included Alex Q., Andrew B., Hunter C., Jeremy I., Josh F., Josh P., Nicholas T., Paul David Q., Ryan G., Tyler C., Tyler S., and Zach W.

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Congratulations U10 Gold All Stars!!

Our 11B Hellwig Dynamo started at the bottom of the top bracket after Saturdays qualifications.  The team disregarded the odds and took on the challenge. In the first 9:15 am semi-final the Dynamo overwhelmed the 4^th seed 5-1.  The next challenge was the 1^st seed.  After a long hard game Dynamo ended tied with the 1^st seed and went to a shootout.  With the winning goal by Geo M. and the outstanding play at keeper by Andrew P. the Dynamo beat the 1^st seed! Unfortunately having started at 9:15 am the Dynamo simply ran out of energy in 4:45 pm final.  It was an incredible effort by a talented team that included FOUR U10 players playing up: Andrew P, Brice M., Miguel G. and Joseph R.! 

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Congratulations!

NVSC entered the championship round as the 3-seed. During the championship round, NVSC Blue defeated Loudoun (3-0) and then defeated Sterling (2-0). They were tied with PWSI after regulation play and won 4-3 on penalty kicks.

Congratulations U8 Girls!!

The U8 Girls are Allstars!!

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Congratulations U8 Girls!!

The U13 Girls, Blue Dynamite, are Champions at the Herndon Fall 2012 Tournament.  They were great players that never stopped hustling!!

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Congratulations Blue Dynamite!!

The NVSC Jr Majestic’s 00 (U12) team won Division 1 of the CASL tournament in dramatic fashion, defeating Loudoun Red 2-1 in overtime. The Majestic’s won 3 games in the preliminary round without giving up a goal before fighting off a 0-1 deficit with 9 minutes left in the final game.

This was the 3^rd tournament win for the Majestics in the fall season (Herndon, WAGS, CASL). The Majestics also went undefeated in the WAGS season, giving up 1 goal in 9 games.

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Congratulations Majestics!!

The Jr. Majestics 99 Blue team took first place in the Battlefield Classic, U13 Girls Blue group.  The team won their first three games and tied their fourth.  

Players wore pink socks in support of breast cancer awareness. 

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Great teamwork ladies!

NVSC’s 03G White team won first place in their division at the 2012 Battlefield Tournament.

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CONGRATS and Way to Go!!!

The Jr Majestics 95 Blue won the Battlefield Tournament for the second year in a row. The team lost their long time coach in the spring season and has come together under a new coach and trainer.  They started their WAGS season undefeated in the first 4 games!!! 

We are so proud of their work and what they have accomplished over the last few months!

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CONGRATS JM 95 BLUE on a job well done!!!

Jr. Majestics 00 Blue were the co-champion of the Dulles Cup Tournament U12 Girls Champion Division.

Good Job Majestics!

The NVSC Junior Majestic’s ’00 (U12) won the A Flight of the WAGS Rael Vodicka Memorial Tournament after competing in 5 games over Columbus Day.

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Way To Go!

The Junior Royals 99 Blue captured the 2012 U13 Dulles Cup, going 4-0 during the event.

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Congratulations Royals 99 Blue!

The Jr. Majestics ’00 won the Premier Division at the 2012 Dulles National Soccer Tournament going 4-0 during the event!

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Congratulations Majestics!

NVSC teams did exceedingly well during the 2012 Father’s Day All-Star Tournament. 

They had another great tournament with two Champions and four Finalists!  Overall, our teams won 47 games!

Congratulations to all on ending the season in such a great way! 

Some reported highlights are below:

- U8 Girls Ben Lomond came in 3rd. Won 3 lost 1. Thanks to all of you for the great year!!!

- U8 Girls Hellwig finished 1st, Won 4 Lost 0.  We ended up being the only undefeated team in our division.  It was a good group of girls.  They had a lot of fun and what a great weekend for it.  Congrats all!

- U8 Blue Sharks came in 1st place in the U8B division, won 3 out 4, and tied 1. This took them to be the undefeated team with most points. The team was so excited and had great fun.

- U9 Girls Ben Lomond came in 2nd – bested Loudon to get to the finals and lost a tough one. It was a fun tournament and everyone had a great time.

- U9 Girls Hellwig came in second after 3 wins went into the finals and lost a tough one. They had a great weekend laughing and having a great time together.

- U10 Girls Ben Lomond (Black Division) won the championship.  Tied third regular game and played team again in championship.  Went down by 1 at half but fought back and scored 2 in the second half to win.  Great weekend.  Very proud of girls and thankful for parents’/family support.

- U10 Boys Ben Lomond (All Star Team Rampage) won the first 2 games, and tied the third game.  Technically we won our braket on goal differential, by 2 goals over the team that advanced out of our division. However the tournament rules do not recognize a goal differential beyond 5 goals, so the team we tied advanced beat us by a single goal. The coaches from both teams that lost to us commented that if the score ended then NVSC Rampage should advance. I think this is a testament to the sportsmanship and respect both the NVSC players and the parents showed all three teams during the tournament.

- U11 Girls Ben Lomond won 2, lost 1 and missed the championship game by one goal. Good pairings for the tournament, but the space between games was a factor.  Everyone had a good time overall.

- U12 Boys Black lost two and won 1.  The boys had a hard fought comeback 2-1 win Sunday morning.  Overall, a great weekend and the boys and parents had a blast.

The NVSC U16 Girls (NOVA-2) ended their spectacular 17-game undefeated streak by a close 2-1 loss to PWSI U16 Girls (PW-1) in the SFL Division 1 finals.

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Congrats on a great run!

The NVSC U9 Girls (White Tigers) were tournament finalists.

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Way To Go!

The NVSC U8 Boys (White Group) topped their group by demonstrating a stifling defense and a relentless offense. They only allowed 2 goals in the 4 game format while combining for 14 goals. They finished the tournament with 3 Wins and 1 Draw.

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Outstanding Job!

The U12 Girls went 2-1 which put them in the championship game with 7 points out of 9 possible.

In the championship game they tied 1-1 and after two 5-minute overtime periods, the match was still tied.  A shoot match followed and the girls won 4-3.

The was a back-t-back appearance in an all star tournament finals game.  However, this time the team wasn’t just a finalist, they won it!

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Congratulations to on a job well done!

The Jr. Majestics 99 Blue took 1^st place in the Spring 2012 WAGS season, Division 5B.  Under the direction of head coach Jimmy Toms, the team claimed an 8 win and 2 loss record. 

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Congratulations to all the girls on a job well done!

The JR Majestics 99 team won the U-12 Girls Premier Gold (Top Division) in the 37th Annual Virginian Soccer Tournament on Memorial Day Weekend. They finished with a record of 3-0-1 for the tournament. This was the 5th tournament the girls have won this year (Fall 2011 and Spring 2012) and was also a Finalist in another tournament.

Congratulations girls on another fantastic year!!!

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Great Job Majestics 99!

The NVSC Jr. Majestics 94 ended their 2011/2012 season crowned as champions by defeating Vista Fury 3 - 1 in the Virginian.  The team participated in its 4th annual Pink Out For Cancer weekend in memory of Caroline’s mom, Sara Mulder. 

Congratulations to the Majestics for a successful 2011/2012 year.

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The Hellwig U8 Girls Tigers Dominate at the First Annual SYA Cardinal Classic Tournament for Rec Teams. In four games, in which the first day they had to qualify out of our bracket, they scored a total of 28 goals and only allowed 3.  This got them to the championship game where they won by a score of 9 to 1.  The girls were great!

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Congratulations and way to go!!

NVSC's U11 Girls had a great weekend at the 2012 PWSI Icebreaker Tournament!

JM ’00 – Champions, 1st Division (Red)
JM ’00 Blue – Champions, 2nd Division (White)
JM ’00 Gold – Finalist, 5th Division (Silver)
JM ’00 Bronze – Finalist, 6th Division (Bronze)

It’s pretty amazing to see all 4 NVSC teams either win or come in runner ups in their brackets!

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Great job to the players, coaches and parents!

- Rush Cup on the Coast (Va. Beach) = Champions
- PWSI Icebreaker (PWC) = Finalists (PKs)

The NVSC younger teams are having successful pre-season showings, foreshadowing things to come.  Several had outsanding successes at recent tournaments where they dominated their competition.  The teams were:

U9B – United BLUE – 1^st place at Stafford St. Patrick’s Day (combined U9/U10 Division II)
U9B – United WHITE – 1^st place at Stafford St. Patrick’s Day
U9B – United GOLD – 2^nd place at Stafford St. Patrick’s Day
U11G Majestics ’00 – 2^nd place at Jefferson Cup, 2^nd Division
U11G Majestics ’00 BLUE – 1^st place at Stafford St. Patrick’s Day, 1^st Division
U12G Majestics ’00 – 2^nd place at Jefferson Cup, 3^rd Division

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Congratulations and Way to Go!

The Jr. Majestics 99 Blue team took first place at the Ultimate Cup tournament held February 25 – 26 in Chesterfield, VA.  The team played two games on Saturday (25th) defeating two local Richmond-area teams 3-0 and 7-1 respectively.  In the semi finals, after a period of overtime and penalty kicks, the Majestics beat the FASA Impact Premier 99 1-0.  The team secured a championship win over the Richmond Kickers Courage South 2-0.  A great effort by the team and coaches Jimmy Toms and Derek DiOrio. 

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 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)

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.