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01/21/08
Robert Acosta (TSA-87) has been named captain of the Wartburg College men's soccer team for the 2008 season.  Wartburg College is a perennial Division III soccer powerhouse, finishing in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 or higher in three of the last four years.  Robert has been a three-year starter on defense, logging four assists so far in his career.

12/21/07
Alanna Pawlowski (Tucson-TSA 89) started her freshman year at 10 time defending Big Ten champion Penn State University where she was the lone backup to 1st team All-American Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. Alanna played in three games during her freshman year and posted a 0.00 GAA and 100% save percentage, including an appearance in the NCAA tournament where Penn State advanced all the way to the Sweet Sixteen, making an appearance in the tournament for the 13th consecutive year.

Alanna also garnered academic honors in her freshman year at Penn State, while her team received national NSCAA academic honors with a combined team GPA of 3.24.

12/10/07
Now that the Mens Division 1 quarterfinals have been completed, there are three former Arizona players that will be participating in the "College Cup" later this week. The games will be televised on one of the ESPN affiliates.

All three players will be representing the University of Massachusetts. The players are Chris Brown (Tucson), Michael Jejna (Scottsdale) and Doug Rappaport (Tucson).  

We hope that the accomplishment of these players can serve as an inspiration for all of our youth soccer players in Arizona that aspire to play at the collegiate level and have a chance to play for a shot at the National Championship. 

Happy Holidays to All 
Orest Jejna

11/10/07

I just wanted to say hello and good luck to a player I had the pleasure of working with during my time in Arizona, Katie McDermott.  I knew Katie from having watched her play when I coached club, high school, and ODP . Katie was with TSA, in Arizona ODP, and also at Catalina Foothills.

At Fordham University, Katie received a Second Team All-Conference selection in the Atlantic 10.  She was just one of 2 freshmen to make the Second Team (no freshman was selected First Team).  Also, she made the A10 All-Rookie Team. Fordham plays in the Atlantic 10 Tournament final 11/11 against UNC-Charlotte for the right to go to the NCAA Tournament.

11/05/07
Amanda Maddock (88 Blackhawks/88 Desert Elite) and Celine Molera (88 Rush) were named to the 1st team All Conference for the Carolina's Conference. Both ladies are sophomores at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont NC

Maddock serves as the Abbey's right back and has played in 21 matches with 19 starts. She has scored two goals, against Wingate and Lander, which are the first two of her career.

Molera has played in 19 matches with six starts up front in her first year in an Abbey uniform, helping guide an Abbey offense that has outscored its opponents 46-9. She has seven goals and six assists, scoring two goals in the win over Mars Hill.