Among the great things happening at Sereno Soccer Club, the boys '93 White won the U18 Super Division of Surf Cup XXX recently with a 1-0 win over United Futbol Black. Also, Sereno boys 94 White were finalists at the USYS Far West Regionals.

On the alumni front, Sereno alum Robbie Findlay ('86) started three games in the 2010 World Cup, and Brandon McDonald ('86) is a regular starter for the MLS's San Jose Earthquake. From the class of '89, Danny Cruz is now playing for the Houston Dynamo and Blair Gavin logs time in the midfield for Chivas USA. Both Danny and Blair are generation adidas signings. Stay up to date on everything happening at Sereno, by visiting their website at www.serenosoccer.com.

Congratulations to the Crossfire Premier B95 team who represented Region IV in the US Youth Soccer National Championships July 21-24 in Overland Park, KS.  Crossfire defeated Texas Lonestar SC (3-2) and Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley United (4-0) in bracket play to qualify for the National Championship Final at BU14.  Crossfire lost a close final game to Illinois’ Eclipse Select (1-2) and received silver medals commemorating its second place finish in the National Championships.

(July 27, 2010) - Congratulations to the Albion SC BU15 team who played Baltimore Bays in the National Championship after playing Lamont Raiders (1-1 tie), Vardar (0-0) and Baltimore Bays (2-0 win). The championship game went into double overtime with Baltimore winning the game by the score of 2-1. The Albion SC team has completed the National Championship run and has finished 2nd in the Nation.

July 27, 2010 - U18 Boys Eastside United 91 Liverpool  Red have won four state championships and last weekend claimed the first national championship for Oregon since 1994.  The team were up at the half of the final against Minnesota's Shattuck St. Mary's . Leading goal scorer and U.S. National Team member, Mikhail Doholis blasted one past Shattuck's keeper in the 30th minute. In the first half, Joseph Tennyson served to Adam Glanzer off a set piece in one of Shattuck's best scoring chances. Glanzer flicked it past the keeper but it was called offside. EastSide adjusted their defense and the backline negated the Shattuck offensive and six shots on goal.They are the 2nd team from Oregon to ever win a National title with the last one being in 1994.

(July 6, 2010). Congratulations to three teams from founding members of the WCDA teams who have been crowned champions at the USYSA Region IV Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The teams are Crossfire Premier 95 McCormick (U14) West Coast FC (U17) and Eastside United FC 91 (U18). We look forward to following the teams as they head to Kansas play for the National Championship later this month.

Courtesy of UWF Athletics

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida and Pensacola Sports Association will host the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships at Brosnaham Park in Pensacola in December 2011, it was announced by the NCAA this week.  UWF has acted as host of the Division II national championships for men’s and women’s soccer two previous times, including the 2006 Division II Fall Festival in Pensacola and the 2007 championships held in Orange Beach, Alabama.

 Courtesy of My News 3 (for full article, please click here).

From the soccer fields of Las Vegas to the big show in South Africa: A local athlete has just been named to the U.S. World Cup soccer team. Some say his story is a prime example of how far the sport has come here in Las Vegas. It’s the middle of the afternoon and the McCarran Marketplace soccer fields are alive with activity as players from an adult league meet up for a friendly game. 

The Inaugural Crossfire Premier Residential Camp will be held from August 15-20 at the beautiful setting of Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.  Players will recieve 5 full days of instruction from top level Crossfire Premier Coaches.  Campers will have two training session and a game each day.  Both teams and individuals are encouraged to sign up.  Space is limited, campers will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Visit Crossfire’s website for more.