*A note about the age groups, the age groups and Date-of-Birth boundaries that we use for the Winter session are the same ones used for the Fall 2011 Intramural Season.  The 6-9 age group combines the 6-7 and 8-9 players.

The Date-of-Birth boundaries are:

For the 4-5 Age Group, 08/01/2005 through 07/31/2007

For the 6-9 Age Group, 08/01/2001 through 07/31/2005

Demosphere will automatically place players in the correct age group so that they will train with their peers.  However, if your child turned 6 in August or September and is in First Grade they may wish to play-up to train with children in their grade.  If this is the case, please email Virginia Manning at umnscregistrar@aol.com so that I can manually alter the registration.  Realize, however, that this training group will include boys and girls from 6 to 9 years of age. 

Congratulations to Coach Majik Agu and team members – Top Row: Jack McCourt, Carter Steckbeck, Ryan Danastorg, Thomas Kozemchak, Donovan Davis, Akash Shah, C. J. Uche, Dennis Karpovitch. Bottom Row: Sam Cohen, Chris Lenge, Ben Dickinson, Luke Rogers, Nikita Ilin, Ryan Pave, Patrick Cooney

Over the Columbus Day weekend, the boys team from the Upper Makefield-Newtown Soccer Club won the U-14 Select Division of the tournament.

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The Upper Makefield Newtown Soccer Club’s U-11 girls team ("Rockets") won the 2010 Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) State Challenge Cup (8 v 8) on Saturday, May 15.  The Rockets beat the Lady Cannons from the North Union United Soccer Club (Lewisburg, Union County) by a score of 1-0 at the championship game held in West Chester, PA.  The Rocket’s strong defense held the previously undefeated Lady Cannons scoreless, while the offense was able to work its way through the tough defense of the Lady Cannons to score midway through the second half.   The Rockets are the first girls team in UMNSC history to win the State Challenge Cup. 

 The EPYSA State Challenge competition began in March and pitted the Rockets against such teams as FC Lehigh (Lehigh County) and FC Revolution Lightning (Berks County) before the Rockets faced the Ukrainian National Red Rocks (Horsham, Montgomery County) in the semi-finals.  The Rockets defeated the Red Rocks by a score of 5-4 in the semi-finals.  That victory came after the game was tied at the end of regulation, and remained tied after a 20-minute overtime period.  The girls then moved into a high-pressure shootout competition where they again tied the Red Rocks.  In a second "sudden death" shootout, the girls prevailed and earned their spot in the Finals.

 Congratulations to Coaches Beth Pagano and Duane Robinson, as well as to the hard-working and dedicated girls of the U-11 Rockets.

(front row, left to right) Kayla Robinson, Madelyn Seibel, Rebecca Margolis, Caitlin Duffy, Kyra McKessy, Alexis Mitchem, Jazmin Contreras

(back row, left to right) Michelle Lipovsky, Coach Duane Robinson, Julie Hoover, Erin Bartlett, Madison Phillips, Emily Mackin, Coach Beth Pagano

While the Patriots got on the scoreboard first in the championship game, they found themselves down 2-1 with only minutes to score.  The team never gave up and applied strong offensive pressure to tie the game as time expired.  The division title was decided in a shootout where the Patriots emerged victorious. 

Congratulations to the entire team and the coaches on a fantastic season!

Remarkably energetic despite the rain and mud, the girls enthusiasm for the game and team spirit shone though both on and off the pitch.  Everyone played every position displaying the versatility necessary at this young age and everyone played an equal amount of time during the games.  This truly was a team effort as the goals were spread around many scorers spurred on by enthusiatic support from both players and parents on the sidelines. 

The Patriots got off to a fast start as Dean Rubakh buried a diving header into the corner off a beautiful pass from Conner Fife.  It was simply a world class goal and it occurred in the game’s 1st minute and it set the tone for the day.  The Patriots added to their lead mid-way through the second half as Coner O’Donnell fed Matt McAlister with a beautiful pass and McAlister beat the Lower Merion keep with his left foot to send the Patriots into the half up 2 - 0.
 
The second half was more of the same as the Patriots continued to apply the pressure hitting the cross bar and post to go along with some magnificent saves by the Lower Merion keeper.  Andrew Lutshcaunig kept his cool in the nets for the Patriots adding another clean sheet to his record.  As the whistle sounded a huge celebration ensued on the field as the boys piled on top of each other celebrating their Championship.
 
This group of boys from Upper Makefield is unique and special.  Very rarely does a club of this size produce such quality.  Their skill, desire, heart, hustle, love of the game and most importantly love for each other is to be commended.  As they approach their third year of play, they take with them a record (including losing 2 of their 1st 3 games in 2007) of 61 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. They also have won 8 tournaments from Maryland to NJ, an Indoor State Cup and now an Outdoor State Cup.   Special thanks to these boys for representing our Club with pride and dignity.

Upper Makefield-Newtown Soccer Club
2 Kingsley Ct
Newtown, PA 18940
UpperMakeSoccer@aol.com
 

All Coaches and Players -- all play on Fields 2, 4, and 5 is suspended for Fall 2011. 

UMNSC and Upper Makefield Township are working cooperatively to maintain and repair field conditions throughout Brownsburg Park and your cooperation is appreciated. 

No Practices and No Games on Fields 2, 4, and 5 until further notice.