The girls under 13 Galaxy Alliance En Fuego have been on fire this August.  Over the weekend of August 7-8, the team won 4 straight games including the championship at the FC Irvine Showcase Tournament.  They did this with very few and sometimes no substitute players available! The En Fuego beat Olimpia Orange 3-0, then FC Irvine 7-1 on Saturday. Early Sunday morning, the En Fuego beat CSC Red 1-0 to qualify for the championship game later in the afternoon. In the final, the En Fuego defeated AUSC G97 Blue 2-1.

This past weekend, the Galaxy En Fuego kept up the solid play and walked away with the 1st place trophy at the Santa Barbara SC Summer Cup.  The team met up with AC Milan Red (2-1 win) and Coastal Valley Blaze G97 (4-0 win) on Saturday and then played Impact Explosion (2-0 win) before playing Santa Anita SC Strikers in the championship game.  In the final, the En Fuego played a tough team shorthanded and still came away with the trophy in a close 1-0 game.

Keep your eye on the En Fuego this year as they are playing great soccer!

The Galaxy Alliance B94 Black, formerly known to the world as the Galaxy Vapor, went four for four in Orange County over the August 21-22 weekend to take the championship trophy at the 2010 West Coast Futbol Classic. The team beat FC Cypress 3-0 in its opener and then beat FC San Diego 4-0 in its late game Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, the team came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 to advance to the championship game vs. Celtic Harps. In the championship the team gave up an early goal, but by halftime had evened the game with a pretty shot from the 18 by Beau Barnett after Elijah Lichtenberg faked a direct kick and shuffled it off to Barnett.  In the second half, the B94 Black went ahead for good on a knee/thigh drill into the goal by Zach Peters-Vernier off of a brilliant cross from David Joy.

The team is coached by Christian Chambers and they will be playing in the BU16 Gold bracket this fall in the Coast Soccer League.

The Galaxy Banditz, our club’s BU17 club soccer team, started their season off by clinching the championship at the Irvine Showcase Tournament held over the August 14-15, 2010 weekend.  Under the leadership of Robert Risley, a St. Matthew School teacher and coach, the team beat Chivas USA 2-1 and Santa Monica United 2-0. Danny Hulbert scored on a header off of a corner kick from Shane Centkowski in the final play of a nail biter vs. Santa Ana FC/Brazil to advance the Banditz into the championship game.

Nine different players scored during the two-day event including co-captains Centkowski and Quaid Walker, Luis Alcaraz,  Guillermo Che, Peter Delgado, Max Frenner, Ricardo Ocampo, Charlie Porter and Hulbert.  The defense, which only allowed one goal, was led by Spencer Hartig, Nick Herrera, Jordan Lewis, Kevin Strangeway, Joseph Doyle and goalies Aziz Yehia and Matt Davidov.

Comprised of many seasoned Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica players, the boys enter Coast Soccer League play at the Gold level in September.

The Boys Under 14 Galaxy Fuego United is looking to try out a few, very talented players to round out their very competitive soccer team.  To be eligible, players must have birthdays of August 1, 1996 or later.

If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Clark at cherkelclark@aol.com to arrange for a tryout.

The Girls under 13 Galaxy Blackouts won the South County Premier Cup tournament over the weekend of June 5-6.  Next up for the Blackouts is the Saddleback tournament. The Blackouts are coached by Lasan Darboe.

The GU12 En Fuego completed their 2009-2010 season on a high note with their making it all the way to the championship game in this years Legends Cup. Battling cold weather and wild windy conditions, the girls tied Beach Black 1-1, then won their games vs West Coast FC (2-1) and SCV Magic 2-0 to win their group. In the semi-finals, the En Fuego beat Crescenta Valley in penalty kicks and advanced on to the finals to play Beach Black.  The En Fuego were beat in the final but they finished strong and will look ahead to their fall season in a silver bracket in Coast Soccer League. Great job!

The location for the Galaxy Alliance Soccer Club’s annual summer soccer camp will be held at Barrington Park in Brentwood. Camp begins Monday August 9, 2010 through Friday August 13, 2010. The Barrington soccer fields are located next door to the Brentwood Post Office on Barrington Avenue (south of Sunset and north of San Vicente Blvds).  Follow the camp link at the top of the Galaxy website for more information and the camp form.

The Galaxy Alliance B94 Black (formerly known as the Galaxy Vapor) invite prospective players to attend a workout on Wednesday evening, July 7, 2010 at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica.  The school is located at the corner of Ocean Park and 16th Avenues. The workout will run from 7pm to 9pm.

The team has been slotted to play this fall in the boys under 16 Gold bracket in the Coast Soccer League. The Wed evening workout session will be conducted by Coach Christian Chambers and is open to all eligible players who are interested in playing at a high level of competition. To be eligible for this team, players must have birthdays of August 1, 1994 or later.

For more information, please feel free to email team manager Dan Coleman at djs1544@yahoo.com.

The weekend of May 8-9 found the Galaxy En Fuego playing great soccer at the Chivas Simi Valley Tournament. The En Fuego team went undefeated only allowing one goal over the weekend’s 4 games.  Playing against very good “Silver-level” competition, the En Fuego went on a streak winning games by scores of 2-0, 3-1, 1-0  against teams the En Fuego may have tied in the past but had never beaten. In the tournament championship game, the En Fuego won 1-0!

The Galaxy En Fuego completed their fall 2009 Bronze West bracket in Coast Soccer League with a 10-3-1 record and should be heading to a GU13 Silver bracket for the fall 2010 season.  The En Fuego’s current play is showing the results of all the hard work they have shown in preparing for their upcoming Silver action.  The En Fuego has recently entered several competitions to push the team. The En Fuego turned a corner recently in the Santa Clarita tournament when they were matched up against the Celtics Harps, the team that had recently eliminated the En Fuego in this year’s California State Cup by the score of 5-0. In the Santa Clarita tourney, it was an entirely different story with the En Fuego giving the Celtics Harps all it could handle in a very exciting game.  At the end of  regulation play, the game was tied at 1-1. The Harps needed penalty kicks to win the game.  Although the En Fuego team lost the game, they knew they were winners too and they should take away the confidence that they are on the right track in their preparation for next year’s Silver competition. Keep your eye on the En Fuego!

The Girls under 15 Galaxy DevilCats team, soon to be known as the G95 Red, will be having tryouts on Monday evenings beginning immediately and continuing on Mondays through the months of April and May.  Tryouts will be held from 5:00pm to 6:30pm on Mondays at Santa Monica Airport field, located off of Bundy/Centinela on Airport Avenue on the south side of the Santa Monica Airport.

The team expects to be playing in a Silver Elite bracket in Coast Soccer League this coming fall based on their successful 2nd place finish this past season in GU14 Silver North. Committed, strong and skilled players are sought for field positions and also for the position of goalkeeper. To be eligible to play for this team, players must have birthdays August 1, 1995 or later. Prospective players are asked to dress in soccer gear for tryouts, including shin guards.

For more information, please contact Coach Christian Chambers at c_chambo17@hotmail.com or team manager Bobby Pina at bobby.pina@sbcglobal.net.

The Galaxy Alliance Girls under 13 Blackouts are impressing the Got Soccer rankings. In the latest polling, the team is ranked 58th in the nation and 12th here in the Cal South region. Congrats to all the Blackouts for their success to date and keep up the good play!

Check them out at www.gotsport.com/rankings/team.aspx?teamid=279293.

The weekend of March 13-14, 2010 found the GU13 Galaxy Blackouts continuing their strong 2009/2010 season performance by winning the California Spring Cup tournament.  The Blackouts did it in style without letting up a goal throughout the tournament. En route to the championship, the Galaxy Blackouts beat the 3rd and 6th ranked teams from Arizona and the 6th ranked team from Nevada. The Blackouts are coached by Lasan Darboe. Next up for the Blackouts is Santa Barbara.

Tryouts will be held the next two Wednesday evenings (March 17 and March 24) from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Veterans Adminstration fields in Brentwood. We are a competitive team looking to add committed, current BU 11-age players to our roster. We will be playing BU12 in the 2010-2011 season. You must be born August 1, 1998 or later to be eligible for this team.

Prospective players are encouraged to attend both of these remaining sessions.

For more details questions and information, please contact Coach Tim Pierce at titopierce@hotmail.com or Steve Morris at sjm1222@earthlink.net.

The Galaxy Fuego United FC soccer team is holding open tryouts for new players looking for a competitive club soccer experience.  Interested players should attend the BU13 team’s practices on Tues and Thurs evenings from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the Veterans Administration soccer fields in Brentwood. Players trying out may be eligible to play with the team during Spring League. To be eligible, players must be born Aug 1, 1996 or later.

Interested parties should contact Cheryl Clark by email at cherkelclark@aol.com or by phone at (310) 351-6654 or Coach Patrick Scheufler at pat.scheufler@yahoo.com.

The Galaxy Alliance Soccer Club’s Boys Under 11 team will be opening their practices throughout April to interested players who would like to try out for the team. Players need to have birthdates of August 1, 1999 or later to be eligible to play for this team.

Practices for Galaxy United B99 are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the Veterans Administration soccer fields in Brentwood. Please link to the VA field link on the Galaxy Alliance’s home page at www.galaxyalliance.org for exact location and driving directions. For more information, please feel free to call Coach Sobrinho at (310) 800-0386 or email at soccer_brazil@hotmail.com, or contact team manager Erica Sanchez at erisan74@yahoo.com for more information.

Prospective players should wear proper soccer gear including shin guards.