March 19, 2007

LOCAL PLAYERS NAMED TO STATE ODP SOCCER TEAMS

Five players from the Owensboro United Soccer Club were named to the Kentucky Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams in their respective age groups.  The players include Kelsey Croft, Taylor Adams, Megan Haycraft, Anna McNulty, MacKenzie Ward and Monica Young.  Three other local players, Morgan Miller, Luke Stauffer and Grant Allen were also selected.

ODP teams are formed with each of the 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations and four regions, made up of the best players in the various age groups.  At the state association level, pools of players are identified in each eligible age group, brought together as a team to develop their skill through training and competition.  From the state pools and subsequent teams, players are identified for regional and national pools and teams.

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March 20, 2007

United Boys Place Second in White House

The United U11 Boys team place second in the gold division of the White
House (TN) Spring Classic soccer tournament this past weekend.  United
posted a 2-1 win over Lexington (KY) Classic, tied with SKY (Bowling
Green) 2-2 and fell to Lexington Premier 3-4.  Matthew Melander and
Hayden Sovar had two goals each followed by goals by Dakota Morgan and
Trenton Cundiff.   Dakota Morgan had 3 assists and Trenton Cundiff had 1.  
Blake Roberts had a total of 7 stops in goal.

October 25, 2006
 

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September 18, 2006

United U11Boys Finish Strong in Louisville Cup

Owensboro United U11 boys made their presence known at the Louisville United Cup Soccer tournament this past weekend.  United dominated their first two games defeating both Northern Kentucky United and Nelson County Cobras 7-0 before falling to Noblesville (IN) Rowdies 2-3.

Dakota Morgan lead the scoring attack with 9 goals followed by Hayden Sovar with 4 goals and Blake Roberts, James Cecil and Logan Skeens with single goals.  Hayden Sovar, Kody Westerfield and James Cecil recordedassists.  Blake Roberts had 7 saves in goals.

Owensboro United placed third overall.

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May 31,2006

 

May 15, 2006

United U11 Girls Win Championship 

Owensboro United’s U11 Girls team captured the championship crown at the St. Mary’s Invitational tournament.   United completed the weekend undefeated, outscoring their opponents 11-1. 

United topped SWISA Thunder 2-1 behind the offense of Kelsey Croft who scored both goals for United.  Nicole Ward had 4 saves and Sarah Beth Johnson 2 saves in goal.

Desirae Renfrow found the net against Western Kentucky FC Premier as United posted a 1-0 win.  Nicole Ward had 6 saves.

United then defeated Evansville Lady Blitz 5-0.  Mackenzie Weedman scored a hat trick (3 goals).  Ally Gordon and Haley Embry each scored as well.  Nicole Ward and Sarah Beth Johnson each had 2 saves.

In their final game, United posted a win over Vincennes Vipers 3-0.  Kelsey Croft, Mackenzie Weedman and Desirae Renfrow scored.  Nicole Ward and Alex Booker combined for 4 saves.

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May 3, 2006

United U-10 Boys Place Second

Owensboro United U-10 placed second in the Louisville Cup soccer tournament this past weekend in Louisville, Kentucky.  United began the tournament with a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis (MO) Metro Strikers behind Dakota Morgan’s 3 goal hat trick.  Hayden Sovar also scored and Trenton had one assist.  Blake Roberts had nine saves in goal. 

Facing Louisville Soccer Alliance, United battled to a 4-4 tie.  Trenton Cundiff had two goals followed by Dakota Morgan and Hayden Sovar with single goals.  Blake Roberts had four saves. 

United then fell to Louisville Mockingbird 1-3 in the last of the preliminary games.  Hayden Sovar was the lone scorer on an assist by Dakota Morgan.  Blake Roberts had 7 stops in goal. 

In the championship game, United met Louisville Mockingbird again.  Dakota Morgan and Trenton Cundiff each scored but United came up short 4-2.  Blake Roberts had six saves. 

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April 26, 2006

Owensboro United Captures Nine Titles

Owensboro United came up big in its Spring Cup soccer tournament this past weekend by capturing six championship crowns and three runner-up titles during the three day event.   

United’s U13, U16 and U17 girls along with the U10, U13 and U17 boys placed at the top of their respective divisions.  While the U11 and U12 girls and the U16 boys placed second. 

The U13 girls went undefeated beating Evansville Elite 3-1, Lady Ambush (Hopkinsville) 4-1, Lexington Chargers 8-0 and Evansville Premier 4-0.  Annie Elder paced United with 6 tournament goals followed by Paige Kramer, Kaley Cofey, Megan Haycraft, Kortney Osborne, Haley Potts with two goals each.  Rachel Porter, Hannah Blair and Samatha Stevens each scored.  Kaley Coffey, Laura Rao, Annie Elder, Hannah Hoffman and Katelyn May all had two assists.  Samantha Stevens had 4 saves. 

The U16 girls posted big wins over Evansville Blitz 4-0 and Lexington Chargers 6-1 before pulling off a 1-0 overtime win over Lebanon (TN) Soccer Club to secure a berth in the championship game against SKY (Southern Kentucky /Bowling Green)In the championship, after a 0-0 deadlock in regulation play and two overtime periods, keeper Katie Freeman had two big stops in a shootout along with goals by Jana Harrison and Kate Douglas to take the title 2-1.  Other scorers over the weekend included Heidi Clayton (3), Abbie Pagan (3), Kelsey Napper (2), Mary Beth Blair (2) and Kaitlin Anderson (1) with assists by Heidi Clayton (2), Meredith Ranney (2), Napper (1) and Pagan (1).  Katie Freeman had 9 saves in goal. 

The U17 girls dominated play in the U17/18 division outscoring their opponents 21-0    before topping Citadel 2-0 in the championship game.  In earlier games United blanked Henderson Flash 11-0, Lexington Chargers 5-0 and Lexington Chargers again 5-0 in the semi-finals.    Anna Gilliam led in scoring with 5 goals along with Allison Boswell and Jaylan Irwin with 3 goals, two goals by Lauren Rostron, Katie Overton and Jamie Roberts.  Laura Nance, Danielle Fleming, Madison Brooks, Kimmie Kauffeld, Kelsey Cromwell and Natalie Neel had single goals.  Anna Gilliam contributed a total of five assists and Jamie Roberts and Laura Nance had three assists.  Other assists were credited to Brittany Murphy, Allison Boswell, Katie Overton and Jaylan Irwin. Kelsey Cromwell had 8 saves. 

United’s U10 boys easily made it to into the championship game by defeating Vine Grove Vipers 8-2, Santa Claus, IN Thunder 15-1 and SWISA 10-2.  Facing Washington (IN) Blitz for the championship, United came out on top 3-1.  United’s scoring attack was led by Dakota Morgan and Trenton Cundiff with 10 goals each followed by Hayden Sovar with 4, Kody Westerfied and Logan Skeens with three, Michael Logan with two and Matthew Melander and James Cecil with one. Dakota Morgan had 4 assists with two assists coming from Trenton Cundiff, Hayden Sovar, James Cecil, and Michael Logan.  Colman Truett, Matthew Melander and Kody Westerfield had one assist.  Blake Roberts had 12 saves in goal. 

In the U17 Boys division,  United captured the title with one win and two ties in a round robin format.  United defeated Danville CKSC 6-1 and tied Lexington FC 1-1 and Vine Grove Vipers 2-2.   Rob Sanders lead the offensive effort with a total of 5 goals.  Joseph McKinley, Ian Leppke, Derek Spivey and Kyle Wood also scored.    Kyle Wood had two assists and Will Hundley and Joseph McKinley each had one.  Clay Kirn had 11 saves in goal.

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November 14, 2005

United U13 and U17 Boys Win Titles

 Owensboro United U13 Boys captured the championship title at the Veteran’s Invitational tournament in Evansville.  United dominated offensively outscoring their opponents 13-3 during the weekend event. 

In their first match United defeated Zionsville (IN) 3-0 behind the scoring of Bradford Smith, Jacob Ward and Sam Shipp.  Mason Reynolds was credited with one assist and Jordan Hamilton had two saves in goal. 

United posted a 3-0 win over SWISA (Newburgh, IN) on goals by Grant Pedley, Jacob Ward and Christakis Agisilaou.  Jordan Hamilton had three saves. 

The next match ended in a 1-1 tie against Brownsburg (IN) Black Royale.  United’s lone goal was made by Jacob Ward on an assist by Christakis Agisilaou.  Jordan Hamilton had two saves. 

The championship title was claimed in an 8-2 rout of the New Albany (IN) Patriots.  Christakis Agisilaou and Jacob Ward each found the net twice to lead the scoring attack.  United also had goals from Joel Sallee, Nicholas Gaddey, Grant Pedley and Mason Reynolds.  Nicholas Gaddey and Joe Roberts had one assist.  Jordan Hamilton and Joe Roberts had one assist each in goal. 

In the U17 Boys division United faced teams from four different states in a highly competitive division.  United’s team consisted of players from five different area high schools who were playing together for the first time.  They completed the tournament with an overall record of 2-1-1 and captured the runner-up title. 

In their first game, Rob Sanders and Tyler White combined for two goals that gave United a 2-1 win over Evansville Elite.  Clay Kirn had five saves in goal. 

United shut out Cincinnati United West 2-0 with Rob Sanders and Tyler White again providing the scoring power.  Ian Leppke had eight saves in goal. 

United then fought to a 3-3 tie against West Tennessee Select with goals by Rob Sanders, Dimitri Mojesenko and Tyler White.  Rob Sanders also had an assist and Ian Leppke had four saves.

Campton (Chicago) Raptors handed United a 6-0 loss.  Ian Leppke and Clay Kirn combined for a total of seven saves in goal.

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September 27, 2005

United Soccer Capture Titles at Fall Cup

Owensboro United U-14 Girls, U-10 Boys and U-13 Boys all captured championship titles in the Owensboro Fall Cup held at Thompson Berry Soccer Complex.  United’s U-14 Boys came away with the runner-up title in their division.

The U-14 Girls went 3-0 for the weekend with wins over Clarksville, TN Net Surfers 5-1, Paris, KY Springboks 4-0 and Paducah, KY Lady Bandits 3-2.  Annie Elder lead the scoring with four goals followed by Laura Rao with three goals.  Paige Kramer and Rachel Porter each contributed a pair of goals and McKenzie Ward had one goal.  Rachel Porter had two assists in the effort.  McKenzie Ward, Cassie Hines, Hannah Hoffman, Megan Haycraft, Paige Kramer and Samantha Stevens also had assists.  Hannah Blair had a total of  eleven saves in goal for the tournament. 

The U-10 Boys also went undefeated with wins over Louisville Soccer Alliance 4-1, Paducah, KY Storm 3-2, Henderson, KY Flash 10-0 and Paducah, KY Predators 8-1.  Dakota Morgan ripped the net for seven goals and Hayden Sovar for five goals.  Kody Westerfield and Colman Truett each had four goals, Matthew Melander and Trenton Cundiff each had two goals, and Logan Skeens had one goal.  Michael Logan and Dakota Morgan each had a pair of assists along with assists from Colman Truett, Sam Hall, Hayden Sovar and Trenton Cundiff.  Michael Logan had nine saves, Trenton Cundiff two saves and Dakota Morgan one save in goal.

 United’s U-13 gave up only one goal in their championship effort out-scoring their opponents 14-1.  In the championship game, United went into overtime tied 1-1 with Clarksville IN White and Christakis Agisilaou scored in the first 10 seconds of the overtime period for a 2-1 victory.  Jacob Ward provided United lone score in regulation and Jordan Ratliff had four saves in the championship game.  Earlier United shut-out Paducah KY Whaler’s Catch 4-0, Lawrenceburg KY AC United 5-0 and Lawrenceburg again in the semi-finals 3-0.  United’s scoring came from Christakis Agisilaou with six goals, Jacob Ward with four goals, and Nikos Agisilaou and Zack Duvall with one goal.  Christakis Agisilaou and Kyle Meadows were each contributed with an assist.  Jordan Ratliff had six saves and Jacob Ward had four saves in goal. 

 The U-14 Boys secured a second place finish with a tie against Vine Grove KY Vipers 1-1, a win over New Albany IN SIU Patriots 5-0 and a loss to Evansville IN Elite 0-4.  Tyler Roberts had two goals along with scores by Ross Gilliam, Jessie Wanninger, Ryan Brewer and Griffin Fruge.  Griffin Fruge had two assists and Christos Novsiadis had one.  Justin McKay was credited with seven saves and Alex Jagoe one save in goal.

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September 12, 2005

United Claims Titles at WHYS Fall Classic

Owensboro United’s U-10 Boys marched undefeated through the WHYS Fall Classic in Whitehouse, Tennessee and captured the championship crown.  In its first match, United defeated CCSA(TN)  Kickers 14-1 with scoring coming from Dakota Morgan with five, Hayden Sovar with three and single goals by Michael Logan, Matthew Melander, Trenton Cundiff, James Cecil, Kody Westerfield and Logan Skeens.  Michael Logan and James Cecil each had an assist. 

Facing White House (TN)  Storm White, Hayden Sovar and Trenton Cundiff each found the net for a 2-1 victory.  Hayden Sovar had an assist.

United then defeated White House (TN) Storm Green 5-2 with Dakota Morgan and Hayden Sovar contributing a pair of goals each along with a single goal by Colman Truett.

Against Germantown (TN) United, a 3-2 win was posted that insured the championship title.  Dakota Morgan had two goals and Colman Truett one goal.  Hayden Sovar was credited with an assist and Michael Logan had two saves in goal.

United’s U-13 Girls came away with the runner-up title in the U-14 division after falling 0-1 in the championship game against TUSC (Hendersonville, TN).  In earlier games, United defeated TUSC (Hendersonville, TN) White 9-0 and Knoxvill (TN) Cobra 3-0.  Annie Elder led the scoring attack with three goals followed closely by Paige Kramer, Rachel Porter and Kaley Coffey with two goals each.  Also scoring were Hannah Hoffman, Lauren Daugherty, Samantha Stevens, Megan Haycraft and Laura Rao.  Hannah Hoffman finished with three assists along with assists by Paige Kramer, Kortney Osborne, Victoria Whitaker, Laura Rao, Samantha Stevens and Lauren Daugherty.  In goal, Hannah Blair had eight saves and Ashlyn Stout had four.

In the U-11 Boys division, United received runner-up honors after suffering a loss in the title game to White House (TN) Storm 0-6.  United had two big wins over Brentwood (TN) Blizzard 10-0 and Germantown (TN) Shockers 5-1.  Dylan Stevens ripped the net for five goals followed by Nick Nunley and Alec Saltsman with three goals, Graham Gilliam with two and Blake Roberts and James Peacock with single goals.  Cole Woodburn, Dylan Stevens and James Peacock had assists.  Travis Greene had four save and Blake Roberts had two in goal for United.

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June 13, 2005

Local Soccer Players Make State Olympic Development Team

Six players from Owensboro United Soccer Club have made the final cuts for the Kentucky Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams.  These players will travel to regional camps to compete for the State of Kentucky in their respective age groups.  Participating in the Boys Regional Camps to be held in Rockford, Illinois are Griffin Fruge and Ross Gilliam both on the 1991 Team and Christakis Agisilaou for the 1992 Team.  Selected for the Girls Teams are Anna Gilliam, 1989 Team, and Monica Young, 1991 Team, which will play in Dekalb, Illionois.  Laura Nance was selected as an alternate on the 1989 Girls Team.

The Olympic Development Program identify and advance the most talented and passionate youth players through state, regional, and national team selection and competitions. US Youth Soccer is divided into four regions, each offering a regional camp for state association ODP teams in each eligible age group. The camps are designed to provide high level competition and training for participating players. During this training and competition, players who are capable of performing at a higher level of play are identified for possible national team camp, pool, or team participation.

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May 4, 2005

United Wins Big at Southern Kentucky Invitational

Owensboro United Soccer Club had an impressive showing this past weekend at the SOKY Invitational Tournament in Bowling Green.  Two teams earned championship titles and four teams placed second.  

United's U16 Girls  went undefeated in tournament play to capture the Championship by defeating Evansville Premier 4-0, Evansville Lady Blitz 1-0, Evansville Premier 2-0 and Clarksville (IN) Lady Royals 6-0.  Jaylan Irwin was top scorer with 4 goals.  Other scorers were Anna Gilliam with 3, Laura Nance with 3 and single goals by Ashley Smith, Katie Overton and Jamie Roberts.  Katie Overton had one assist. Keeper Kelsey Cromwell had 7 stops. 

Another championship title was claimed by United’s U10 Girls in a double overtime victory over FCE Stingers (Evansville) 1-0 on a winning goal by Kelsey Croft.  In earlier play, United tied the FCE Stingers 1-1 and defeated SKY (Bowling Green) Futbol Club 2-0 and the White House (TN) Lady Storm 1-0.  Kelsey Croft and MacKenzie Weedman each had two goals and Desirae Winfrow finished with one goal.  Ally Gordon and Kelsey Croft both had assists in the effort.   Sarah Beth Johnson, Desirae Winfrow, Alex Booker combined for ten saves in goal. 

United U15 Girls posted wins over WC United (Lebanon, OH) 1-0, Evansville Lady Blitz 2-1 and Western Kentucky Futbol Club 1-0 before falling to Brentwood (TN) Pride in the championship game 0-3.  United was led in scoring by Mary Beth Blair and Kelsey Napper with two goals each.  Napper also had one assist.  Katie Freeman had a total of nine stops in goal during the weekend. 

United's U15 Boys mounted an impressive offensive attack to make it to the championship game.  United defeated AC United (Anderson, IN) 6-2, Avon (IN) Select Gold 5-1 and Madisonville Mayhem 5-3 and then lost to Sky (Bowlling Green) Futbol Club 2-7 in the championship.  United's scoring power came from Austin Elder with five goals; Brett Gish and Austin Moman with four goals; Austin Moman with three goals; and Kyle Naviaux and Forrest Whitworth with one goal each.  Brett Gish and Austin Moman each had two assists along with assists by Dale Stevens, Ryan Melander, Sam Waninger and Kyle Naviaux.  Nick Hoffman had fourteen saves and Brandon Thomas two saves in goal.

In the U10 Boys division, United secured wins over Nelson County Elite 6-2, Southern Indiana United 3-2, and Whitehouse (TN) Storm 2-1.  Then in the championship game, fell just short to SKY (Bowling Green) Futbol Club 3-4.  Grant Allen and Zac Garrard led all scorers with four goals each.  Dylan Stevens and Nick Nunley had two goals along with single goals by Matthew Hardy and Cole Woodburn.  Cole Woodburn and Dylan Stevens had two assists along with assists by Grant Allen and Nick Nunley.  Zac Garrard and Grant Allen combined for 17 saves in goal.

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March 21, 2005

United Soccer Teams Dominant in PUMA Shootout

Owensboro United teams came up big at the Smyrna, Tennessee PUMA Spring Shootout the weekend of March 18-20.   In fact, so big, that tournament officials referred to the tournament as “Owensboro south”.  The tournament was hosted by the Stones River Futbol Club.  Two teams secured championships and five teams came away finalists, placing as runners-up in their respective age divisions. 

 United’s U-11 Girls/White teams posted convincing wins for the championship crown over Cleveland (TN) Lady Flames 4-1; Brentwood (TN) Eclipse, 5-0; and Hixson (TN) MV Magic 5-1.  Scoring was led by Hannah Tipton and Erin Thomas each with four goals, followed by Taylor Fasig with three goals and single goals by Taylor Wingfield, Taylor Adams and Erin Cramblit.  Olivia Winstead and Taylor Wingfield each had an assist.  During the tournament Natalie Sapp had one save and Hannah Tipton had two.

 United’s U-10 Girls also won championship honors with an undefeated record with wins over Hixson (TN) Magic 1-0; SRFC (Smyrna, TN) Rapids, 2-1; and Brentwood (TN) Soccer Club 3-0.  Kelsey Croft ripped the net for all six of United’s scores.  Ally Gordon had two assists followed by assists by Mackenzie Weedman, Sarah Beth Johnson, Kaitlin Ryan and Haley Embry.  Alex Booker had five saves, Nicole Ward three saves and Desirae Renfrow and Sarah Beth Johnson each stopped two.

 United’s U-16 had two wins and a tie before falling to Greeneville (TN) Galaxy 2-3 in a decisive game that placed them as runners-up in the tournament.  In earlier games, United defeated Murfreesboro (TN) 2-0 and Marshall County (KY) 2-0 and fought to a tie against Knoxville (TN) Crossfire 0-0.  Laura Nance led all scorers with three goals followed by Katie Overton with two and Allison Boswell with one.  Meredith Alvey had two assists in addition to assists by Natalie Neel, Anna Gilliam and Jaylan Irwin.  Kelsey Cromwell had fourteen saves in goal.

Going undefeated into the championship game, United’s U-15 girls posted wins over Jackson (TN) Slammers 2-0; Lexington (KY) Futbol Club 1-0; and SRFC (Smyrna, TN) Spirit 3-1 before falling to Northern Kentucky United 4-1.  United’s scoring came from Abbie Pagan with three goals along with goals by Kelsey Napper, Laura Feder, Kate Douglas and Jana Harrison.  HaLeigh Brewer had one assist and keeper Katie Freeman had seven saves in goal.

 In the U-14 Girls division, United won two out of three games and placed second overall for the tournament.  United defeated SRFC (Smyrna, TN) Rapids 4-0; Jackson (TN) Lady Flyers 1-0; and fell to Louisville Mockingbird 0-5.  Markie Dohrenwend had two goals and Raven Fleming, Emily Butler and Hannah Ison each had one.  Dohrenwend also had two assists in the effort.  Kristin Roberts had nine saves in goal and Crystal Haire four.

 Finishing round robin play with a 2-1-1 record, United’s U-12 Girls placed second with wins over Bellevue (TN) Lady Hurricanes 3-0 and Goodlettsville (TN) TUSC 1-0.  United tied Chattanooga (TN) Express Amazons 0-0 and lost to Evansville (IN) Lady Blitz 0-1.  Audrey Taylor had two goals along with goals from Samantha Stevens and Annie Elder.  Hannah Hoffman had three assists and Paige Kramer had one.  Hannah Blair had ten saves in the effort. 

United’s U-10 boys recorded wins over SRFC (Smyrna, TN) Rapids 3-2 and Whitehouse (TN) Storm 2-1 and fell to Knoxville (TN) Celtic 1-7.  In the championship game United bounced back going to the wire with Knoxville Celtic for the title before falling short 2-3.  United’s scoring effort came from Grant Allen with four goals followed by Dylan Stevens and Nick Nunley with two each.  Ac Garrard, Matthew Hardy, Cole Woodburn and Dylan Stevens had single assists.  In goal, Zac Garrard had fifteen saves and Grant Allen had fourteen.

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March 1, 2005

United to Host Eurosport in Owensboro

The Board of the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) has announced that Owensboro (Kentucky) will be site of the 2005 Eurosport Challenge Cup Tournament, June  4-5 and 11-12.  This will be the third tournament planned for Owensboro during the year and hosted by the United Soccer Club, the select or competitive division of Green River Area Soccer

In making the announcement, Dave McIver, Program Manager, KYSA, stated that they are excited to be in Owensboro, “ The Kentucky Youth Soccer Association is pleased to partner with the United Soccer Club to host the 2005 Eurosport Challenge Cup. We hope this event will bring excitement to the soccer community and help the sport continue to grow in Western Kentucky. It is great to have the opportunity to bring a state run event back to Owensboro."

Chuck Melander, president of GRAS, expressed his appreciation to the City of Owensboro for its effort at Thompson Berry Complex,   “The City has been an essential partner in developing Thompson Berry into a facility that can provide a high quality environment for soccer.  The addition of the new county soccer complex will provide much needed space for the growing sport of soccer and will serve to open up new opportunities for the community.”  Scott Pulliam, Executive Director of USC, expects approximately 90 high quality teams from across the state.  “Some of the best teams from Kentucky will be competing at Thompson Berry.  Over the past couple of years we have gotten the attention of state officials with our tournament management and facilities.  We are hoping to host the older age brackets when the county fields are complete.”  The event will feature the ages groups of U9-U12 for both boys and girls.  Semifinals will be held during the second weekend.  Older aged teams will compete in the Kentucky State Cup tournament that will take place in Lexington in May.

Not only is the local group wooing the state wide soccer community with its facilities, Tournament Director John Allen plans to make this year’s Eurosport Cup one that the participants will not forget.  “We are rolling out the red carpet for the teams coming to Owensboro featuring activities on the riverfront and the appearance of world renowned soccer entertainer Mr. Woo.  Whether or not you have ever seen a soccer game, Mr. Woo’s incredible show is a must see.”  Attendance to all the games and activities are open to the public and are free of charge.

Burley Phelan, Executive Director, Owensboro Daviess County Tourist Commission, emphasized the local impact of the tournament economically stating that tournaments such as this bring in large dollars to the community.  According to Phelan this tournament alone will have a total direct economic impact of close to $1.6 million over the two weekends of play and $2.6 million indirectly.  Combined with the Owensboro Spring Cup to be held in June and the Fall Cup planned for October, soccer is projected to account for $3.5 million directly and $5.9 million indirectly bringing in close to 21,000 visitors to the area.  Approximately 7,900 visitors are expected for the Eurosport tournament alone.