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Shadow G93 U16 Navy Team Hits the Jackpot at 2010 Las Vegas Mayor's Cup
February 16, 2010
Proving the depth of work ethic and willingness to compete - while nursing injuries, missing five rostered players, and adding six guest players - Shadow’s G93 U16 Navy team, coached by George Hageage, won the City of Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup International Youth Soccer Showcase 2010 U16 Championship over President’s weekend. The team went undefeated (scoring 8 goals and giving up 0) in their five games beating Auburn Rage (2-0), Westminster AFC Cosmos (2-0), Players SC 95 SB (1-0), Real Reno FC Select 94 (4-3), and Wasatch Wolves NF (3-0).
“This is why I believe Shadow is the strongest club,” said Coach Hageage. “We can pull in players from GU16 Sky, bring players up an age group, invite a player from another club, and can choose to be a team and compete. I am extremely proud of how this group of young ladies came together.”
All Shadow High School Boys Teams Advance in 2010 State Cup Play!
100% Advancement in the 2010 US Youth Soccer Washington State Championship Cup Tournament
The only club in Eastern Washington to advance their boys U15, U16, and U17 teams beyond the preliminary round of 2010 Championship Cup Tournament play (the most competitive tournament in the state), Shadow celebrates the promotion of all three of its high school boys teams! Congratulations on their outstanding achievements: Shadow B94 U15 Navy, coached by Paul Johnson
Preliminary Round: First Place in U15 Bracket E
Elimination Round: Saturday, February 21st vs. FC Alliance B94 Gold
Shadow B93 U16 Navy, coached by Sean Bushey
Preliminary Round: Second Place in U16 Bracket F
Elimination Round: Saturday, February 21st vs. Whatcom FC Rangers-Gold
Shadow B92 U17 Navy, coached by Matt Leonard
Preliminary Round: Second Place in U17 Bracket D
Elimination Round: Saturday, February 21st vs. NW Nationals 92 Blue
Only high school age boys are currently participating in the State Cup. All other age groups will begin state cup play in just a handful of weeks, so be sure to watch for our teams! Go Shadow!
Shadow Players Make College Soccer Commitments
February 4, 2010
Congratulations to our G91 U18 Spokane Shadow Navy players, coached by Matt Stueckle, who have signed National Letters of Intent or agreed to play at area schools:
HPFC Extreme College Showcase Brings Shadow Success
January 12, 2010
Shadow’s B92 U17 Boys, coached by Matt Leonard, played in the recent HPFC Extreme College Showcase at the Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, on January 9 & 10. They competed in the top flight vs. U18 and U19 teams and performed very well, winning 3 of 4 games. It was a great opportunity for our players to be seen by college coaches and also gave them a chance to get 4 more games in before the State Cup tournament begins January 31.
Results:
Saturday, Jan 9 vs. HPFC Blue U18, Won 2-1
Saturday, Jan 9 vs. PCU Chargers U18, Won 2-1
Sunday, Jan 10 vs. Blackhills United U18, Won 3-1
Sunday, Jan 10 vs. EFC U19, Lost 2-1
All-State and All-Conference Honors for Shadow Premier Players
December 22, 2009
Area high school athletes named to All-State and All-Conference fall sports teams were announced December 20 and November 26, 2009, respectively. Congratulations to our 25 Shadow premier players receiving honors:
All-State Girl’s Soccer
Class 4A Second Team: Mikayla Anderson (Mead HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Class 4A Honorable Mention: Bev Amstadter (Lewis and Clark HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) Megan Dempsey (University HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) Lexi Greenwood (Lewis and Clark HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) Mary Condon (Gonzaga Prep HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Class 3A First Team: Delaney Zalud (Mt. Spokane HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Class 2A First Team: Dee Dee Garbe (West Valley HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) Kellie Zakrzewski (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Class 2A Honorable Mention: Chelsie Breen (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) Tanya Baker (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) Karina Carpenter (West Valley HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Class 1A Honorable Mention: Katie Baran (Lakeside HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
All-Conference Girl’s Soccer Greater Spokane League
Offensive Co-Most Valuable Players:
Delaney Zalud (Mt. Spokane HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) and Mikalya Anderson (Mead HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
First Team:
Mary Condon (Gonzaga Prep HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Lexi Greenwood (Lewis & Clark HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Megan Dempsey (University HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Bev Amstadter (Lewis & Clark HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Asia Porter (North Central HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Behka Nemec (Mead HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Ashley Ames (Gonzaga Prep HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Second Team:
Sarah Wood (Lewis & Clark HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Lindzee Baker (Mead HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Madisen Stewart (Lewis & Clark HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Lindsey Pangborn (Mead HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Shayla Weiler (University HS/Shadow 93G U16 Navy)
Great Northern League
Offensive Co-Most Valuable Players
Kellie Zakrzewski (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy) and Dee Dee Garbe (West Valley HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
First Team
Kellie Zakrzewski (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Dee Dee Garbe (West Valley HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Nicole Fox (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Chelsie Breen (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Tanya Baker (Cheney HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Karina Carpenter (West Valley HS/Shadow 91G U18 Navy)
Northeast A League
First Team
Katie Baran (Lakeside HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy) All North Idaho League and Inland Empire League
First Team Kerry Moller (Moscow HS, Idaho/Shadow 91G U18 Navy
Boy’s Soccer
Northeast 2B/B Boys
First Team
Austin Friedly (NW Christian/Shadow 94B U15 Navy)
Girls Cross Country
Greater Spokane League
First Team
Alison Keenan (Lewis & Clark HS/Shadow 93G U16 Sky)
Great Northern League
Second Team Alex Fraser (West Valley HS/Shadow 92G U17 Navy)
Strong Shadow Showing
August 2, 2009
25 Spokane Shadow teams made a fantastic showing at the 2009 River City Cup Tournament held July 31-August 2. Shadow teams participated in ten of the 16 age groups, winning the championship or placing second in all ten groups! Hats off to all of our Shadow teams that participated during an extremely warm weekend, and special congratulations to our teams who competed in the finals:
Champions:
(Photo coming soon!) GU11 S: Shadow Select 98 GU11 Sabers-Starkey, coached by Ray Starkey
GU12: Shadow Premier 97 GU12 Navy, coached by Niko Varlamos
BU12: Shadow Premier 97 BU12 Navy, coached by Niko Varlamos
GU13: Shadow Premier 96 GU13 Navy, coached by Kevin Moon
GU14: Shadow Premier 95 GU14 Navy, coached by Kevin Moon
Second Place: BU11: Shadow Select 98 BU11 Sabers-Morse, coached by Sam Morse
GU11: Shadow Premier 98 GU11 Navy, coached by Ali McCready
GU12 S: Shadow Premier 97 GU12 Sky, coached by Kevin Houston
BU13: Shadow Premier 96 BU13 Navy, coached by Mike Thompson
GU16: Shadow Premier 93 GU16 Navy, coached by George Hageage
Prize-winning Shadow Summer Tournament Ending
August 16, 2009
An impressive local tournament run continued for Spokane Shadow teams at the 2009 Northwest Cup Tournament held August 14-16. Shadow teams participated in 15 age groups, with 14 Shadow teams competing in semi-finals and/or championship games in their respective age divisions. Shadow congratulates all of our participating teams - some who played their first organized U11 soccer game together and two teams (our BU16 and BU17’s) who did not allow a goal in any of their ten tournament games! Congratulations to our Semi-finalist, Finalist, and Championship teams:
Semi-Finalists:
Shadow 98 GU11 Select Breakers-Herzog
Shadow 98 GU11 Premier Sky-Jones
Shadow 98 GU11 Premier Navy-McCready (competing in the GU12 Challenge Division)
Shadow 98 BU11 Select Scotties-Chester
Shadow 97 BU12 Premier Navy-Varlamos
Shadow 96 GU13 Premier Sky-Fuller Finalists: Shadow 98 GU11 Select Sabers-Starkey
Shadow 97 GU12 Premier Navy-Varlamos
Champions:
Shadow 95 GU14 Premier Navy-Moon
Shadow 95 BU14 Premier Navy-Johnson
Shadow 94 GU15 Premier Navy-Sharpe
Shadow 94 BU15 Premier Navy-Johnson
Shadow 93 BU16 Premier Navy-Smith
Shadow 92 BU17 Premier Navy-Leonard
Undefeated, Un-tied, Un-scored Upon
July 26, 2009
Shadow’s 91 GU18 Team Wins 2009 Pleasanton Rage College Showcase!
The Shadow 92 GU17 and Shadow 91 GU18 teams, both coached by Matt Stueckle, traveled to the Pleasanton Rage College Showcase July 25-26th. Playing an excellent set of games and scoring a perfect points score of 40, the Shadow GU18 team defeated Santa Rosa United (4-0), Laguna Hills Eclipse (3-0), West Coast GU19 (4-0), and Bayside SFVC (4-0). With eight different players finding the back of the net, Shadow was the only team in any age group or classification to come away from the Showcase with the perfect, maximum points score.
Shadow’s GU17 team also dominated play at the tournament. With strong competition and physical play, the team won two games (Orchard Valley, 2-0 and West Coast, 1-0), tied one game (Arsenal Colorado, 2-2) and lost one (Madrid, 0-2). Four different Shadow players scored in the tournament.
Crossfire Tournament Wins for Shadow Boys Teams
July 20, 2009
The Shadow Boys U12-U17 teams attending the 2009 Nike Crossfire Challenge in Redmond from July 18-20 enjoyed a successful tournament. All Shadow teams won atleast one game and three Shadow teams reached the semi-finals, with one of them playing in the finals: The Shadow 95 BU14 Navy team played Cosmos for the Gold Division championship; losing 2-1. Semi-final matches were played by Shadow’s 96 BU13 Navy team in the Silver Division and Shadow’s 92 BU17 Navy team in the Gold Division.
Congratulations to our Shadow boys teams for representing Spokane soccer so well in western Washington!
Shadow’s 95 BU14 Navy team, coached by Paul Johnson, placed second
at the 2009 Nike Crossfire Challenge!
Coached by Mike Thompson (and Niko Varlamos, pictured), the Shadow ’96 BU13 Navy team
competed in the semi-finals of the Crossfire Challenge!
Two Crossfire Challenge Semi-Final Finishes for Shadow Premier Girls
July 13, 2009
The Crossfire Challenge semi-final Shadow 95 GU14 Navy team in action.
Congratulations to our Shadow Premier Girls teams on their strong showing at the Nike Crossfire Challenge in Redmond, WA. Notable Gold Division wins were achieved by two Shadow teams: The Shadow 96 GU13 Navy team beat the Oregon State Cup champion Lake Oswego Defeeters 3-1; our Shadow 95 GU14 Navy Team tied Washington State Cup champions Eastside FC 0-0 – their game called 20 minutes early due to lightning. Both teams reached the semi-finals! And kudos to the 93 GU16 Sky team for their 3rd place finish in the Silver Division with a 5-0 win over Southside FC.
Shadow’s 96 GU13 Navy team, coached by Kevin Moon, reached the 2009 Nike Crossfire Challenge semi-finals!
Second Place Finish for Shadow 91 GU18 Team at US Club Regional Tournament
June 23, 2009
Shadow’s 91 Girls U18 team represented themselves and the Club at the highest level with their second place finish in the 2009 US Club Soccer National Cup VIII San Bernardino Regional Tournament held June 20-23, 2009. Competing in the U17 Girls Super Group, Shadow won their first three games (4-1, 4-0, 4-3) and we lost 0-2 to the HSC Bulls 93 (Hawaii). Kellie Zakrzewski scored 10 of the 12 Shadow goals, and DeeDee Garbe the other two.
Shadow 89G U19 Advance to Semi-Finals at US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals
June 21, 2009
At Lancaster, CA, site of the 2009 US Youth Soccer Far West Regional Championships, the Shadow 89 Girls opened Monday, June 15th against Northern California. California scored first about 26 minutes into the first half. The Shadow came out much stronger in the second half, and Marissa Mykines scored within the first few minutes. The ladies rode this momentum and Jamie Etten scored off a pass from Averi Hallman eight minutes later. The final goal of the game was scored by Tiarra Pittman on an assist from Kristi Wirtz. The final score was a 3-1 win for Shadow.
On Tuesday, June 16th the girls played Idaho Xtreme. The final outcome was a telling 12-0 win for Shadow. Tiarra Pittman went on a scoring frenzy, starting the game out with an assist to Marissa Mykines, followed by five goals of her own (3 in the first half and two in the second.) Ceri Palk started the second half off with a goal in the first few seconds. Kaitlin Whitfield scored on a beautiful corner kick from Mykines about 15 minutes later. Mykines then made three goals in about six minutes. Her first was off an assist from Kristi Wirtz, followed by a sweet shot that the goalie made contact with, but was unable to save. Her final unassisted goal was made about 27 minutes into the second half. The girls’ final goal was knocked in by Aubrey Bot.
The 2009 Rainier Challenge, sponsored by the Washington Premier Football Club in Puyallup, was the first summer tournament for many of Shadow’s premier teams. Having completed tryouts less than one month earlier and a handful of team practices, this tournament provided a great learning experience for all of our teams – several had never played outside of Eastern Washington and all have welcomed players new to Shadow soccer.
Kudos to our Shadow 96 GU13 Navy and Shadow 95 GU14 Navy teams who were undefeated in the tournament, but due to point differential, did not advance to the finals. And, congratulations to our Shadow 97 GU12 Navy team who, in their first tournament outside of Spokane, won their division! They won 2 out of 3 games in group play and beat Crossfire Premier 2-0 for the championship!
U19 Girls Win WYS State Championship!!
'89 Girls Reach Sixth Consecutive State Cup Final and Win Third Title!
Pictured are (upper row; left to right): Coach Kevin Moon; Stacey Hamer (Southern Oregon/Whitworth); Lauren Layton (soon to be Idaho); Kaitlyn Whitfield; Lindsey Roberts (Boise State); Liz Boyden (Idaho); Danielle Raczykowski (Idaho), Ceri Palk; Kristi Wirtz (soon to be Idaho); Chelsea Jones (Seattle U/Memphis); Coach Sean Bushey.
Front Row (left to right): Tiarra Pittman (Washington State); Abby Goss (Puget Sound); Aubrey Bot (North Dakota State); Jaimey Etten (UNC Greensboro); Marissa Mykines (Illinois); Ali Fenter (Washington State); Katy Sloyer (Eastern Washington); Averi Hallman (soon to be Memphis).
May 25, 2009
The Spokane Shadow U19 Girls won the Washington State Youth Championship this weekend. It marked the sixth consecutive year that this team had made the state final and was the third state title they have won. The team played 5 games in 3 days and won every game while only conceding a single goal all weekend. In bracket play the girls found themselves in an all Spokane bracket with River City and the Spokane Elite. The final game was against Greater Renton, the Shadow scored their goal on a corner kick served in by Marissa Mykines and headed in by Ali Fenter. Congratulations to all and best of luck at Regionals!
Game 1:
Spokane Shadow
3
River City SC
0
Game 2:
Spokane Shadow
7
Spokane Elite
0
Quarterfinal:
Spokane Shadow
3
HPFC
0
Semifinal:
Spokane Shadow
3
WPFC
0
Championship:
Spokane Shadow
1
GRFC
0
U16 Boys Win Coeur d'Alene Tournament Championship
May 17, 2009
In their first tournament of the new season, the U16 Boys won the Coeur d’Alene Tournament Championship on May 17th! Playing up one age bracket in order to challenge themselves, they won the 8-team bracket with four straight wins - defeating the Penticton Pinnacles (2-1), Sandpoint Strikers (1-0), Idaho Thunder (2-0) and Missoula Strikers (3-0) in the championship.
Coached by Ray Smith, the BU16 Shadow team consists of one player from Cheney, two players from Moses Lake, one player from Pullman, one player from Sandpoint, eleven players from Spokane and one player from the Tri-Cities. This summer the team will travel to three out of area tournaments: June (U.S. Regionals in Southern California); July (Crossfire Tournament in Seattle); August (Denver Cup). In September, they will begin league play in the the state’s highest league, the PDL 1st Division.
Showcase of Champions - Tacoma
May 17, 2009 - U17 & U18 Girls start off the year with a very successful showing at Washington's premier college showcase!
The Spokane Shadow U17 & U18 girls showed very well combining for a 7-1 record this weekend at Washington Premier’s Showcase of Champions. The U17 girls went 4-0; defeating Eastside United Chelsea (2-0), Boise Capitals (3-1), Westside Metros (4-0), and FC Willamette (2-0). The U18 girls went 3-1; defeating Boise Nationals (4-0), FC Portland Sage (5-1), CDA Sting (6-1) and dropping a game to Le Bois (1-2).
Overall there were 25 individual colleges, ranging from NAIA to NCAA Div 1, that attended the games the Shadow girls played in. It was a great experience and the girls received a lot of positive feedback!
