Champions!

I brought the camera to the final match which capped off our championship season w/ a formidable 9-1 victory. It was then put to good use afterwards at the Crow's Nest... here's the best of the pictures.

Fall Schedule

9-7- v Orange W (forefit)

9-14 v Black W 3-2

9-21 v Yellow W 4-2

9-28 v Blue L 7-2

10-5 v White W 2-1

10-12 v Orange (W 3-1)

10-26 v Black (W 2-1)

11-2 v Blue (W 9-1)

If you aren't signed up for a beer night and you plan to drink, let me

know on which night to place you... preferably the 5th or the 26th

In other news: There are World Cup Qualifiers coming up... we should

think about a time when we can meet up at a bar and watch a match

Match Day 11 @ Conor O'Neill's

Group D, "the group of Death" in Euro 08 has their final games on Tuesday so people are meeting to watch them @ Conor O'Neill's @ 2:30. The Netherlands have already clinched 1st place in the group, but 2nd lace is up in the air. If Romania beat the Dutch 2nd string, they're through, but if not it will then come down to the Italy v France match.

Spread the Word

HIGH VELOCITY SPORTS TO OFFER
"FUN" ADULT COED LEAGUES FOR PARENTS WHO WISH TO TRY SOCCER

High Velocity Sports will offer "fun" adult coed soccer leagues on Saturday nights for parents who wish to try soccer. The leagues will be recreational beginner leagues designed to give participants a nice workout and a fun night out. The games will range between 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Kids are also welcome and the Carnival of Inflatables will be FREE from 6:00-10:00 p.m. and monitored by HVS staff members.

The team fee is $500 for 7 games (July 12-August 23). House teams will also be created to accommodate those who don't have enough players for a full team. The "free agent" fee is $65/player.

All games will be played inside HVS. Regular athletic shoes are fine (no outdoor cleats) but socks and shinguards are required and may be purchased at HVS for $15 (shinguard/sock combo).

For more information, please call (734) HV-SPORT or visit www.hvsports.com.

Schedule

April 20: vs Yellow (w 4-2)
April 27: vs Orange (d 1-1)
May 4: vs White (l 8-4)
May 11: Bye
May 18: vs Blue (l 3-2)
May 25: No Games... Memorial Day Weekend
June 1: vs Yellow (w 6-1)
June 8: vs Orange (w orange forfeit)
June 15: vs White (David and Cal)
June 22: Bye
June 29: vs Blue (End of season party)

Game this Weekend

I just heard from Craig. He wants to start this weekend w/ a scrimmage. I hope it's not too short of a notice for you. I don't imagine everyone will be able to make it, but we'll do our best. There should be 6 teams in the league this spring so it'll go basically like last year, but supposedly with more reliability as a couple teams have become one and a new team (of relatively young guys) has joined. I don't have Ray's or Juan's e-mail, so be sure to let them know about this and bring a second shirt this week just in case the scrimmage requires it.

The Spring Season

I just got an update from Craig about the spring league. He wants to get people registered ahead of time this year so I will be at the Crow's Nest on March 24th from 7:00-9:00 pm with the paperwork and you can stop by and fill it out then. He's giving everyone who registers early a 10$ discount so it will be 45$ instead of 55$ (I don't know why it went up 5 bucks this year). He's doing this for 2 reasons. 1) So we can arrive to the first game w/o having to deal w/ this stuff and therefore just start playing right away. 2) So he can figure out ahead of time which teams seem serious. We only have access to 3 fields this year so the league will have 6 teams (if possible).Other than being in Canton on the 24th, I am playing on Friday nights at High Velocity so you can find me there too and for the Ypsi-folk, feel free to just stop by whenever you want to my house and we can fill out the form in Ypsilanti. Also, speaking of the Friday night games, there is still room on the house team for the o30 mens 4th division team. It's 45 bucks and 1st come 1st serve so if you want to join that team, let me know and I'll try to get them to hold a space for you. It's 45 $ and the first game is this Friday at 10:00.