Sparta United Soccer Club Copryright 2012 05/18/2012 05/18/2012 www.spartaunited.org News from Sparta United Soccer Club Darian's goal and assist in game against Panama ensure US a spot in U17 World Cup 05/11/2012 01:49 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/616760.html  Follow this link for a complete story on Darian's success in the game against Panama.

 

Sparta player Darian Jenkins will be playing with the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team at the upcoming CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship, to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala in early May.  Head Coach Albertin Montoya named Jenkins to the 20-player squad after a 10-day training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, that ended with a 0-0 draw against the China U-20 Women’s National Team.  

Jenkins and her teammates will be battling for one of CONCACAF’s three berths to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held from Sept. 22-Oct. 13 in Azerbaijan. In preliminary pool play, they will play Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, and Mexico.  

 Jenkins is a long time player for the Sparta U-17  Premier team, coached by Head Coach Dennis Burrows and Assistant Coach Ab Rees.  Upon graduation from Riverton High School in 2013, she will play for UCLA.  

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/616760.html U15 Boys Premier Player Dominic Croce has success at High School Level 04/13/2012 09:54 AM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/616762.html  Salt Lake Tribune recently published an article on U15 Premier Player Dominic Croce and his success in High School Soccer.  Read the whole article here.

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/616762.html U11 Premier Girls Dominate in Phoenix and Vegas 03/02/2012 04:13 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/604134.html  After winning the Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup International Invitational back in October, the team has now gone undefeated in out of state competition for the season beating teams from Canada, Cal-North, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.  The girls scored an impressive 49 goals in the two competitions while only conceding 7.


]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/604134.html U14 Premier Boys ranked #1 in Nation, U16 Premier Boys ranked #10 in Nation 03/02/2012 04:49 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/604146.html Our U14 Boys are currently ranked #1 in the Nation by Top Drawer Soccer and our U16 Boys are ranked #10 in Nation.  Both teams are coached by Justus Koelliker.  Both teams have been extremely successful in out of state play this year and in state as well.  They are both State Cup Champions and will represent both Sparta and the State of Utah at Regionals in Phoenix in late June.  Congratulations to both teams. 

Follow the link to see more about these two teams.  http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer/club-soccer-team-rankings/men 

 

 

 U14

U16

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/604146.html U17 Girls Win PDT in Phoenix, U16 Girls take Second. 02/22/2012 07:54 AM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/600671.html  The Sparta ’95 Premier Girls team just swept through PDT (the President’s Day Tournament) in Phoenix, Arizona, going undefeated and winning the final in a PK shootout.

 
 The team defeated SC del Sol (AZ), tied KC Fusion Academy (KS), and defeated Wyoming ODP (WY) in the preliminary rounds.  After those rounds, the team lead the U17 tournament in both goals scored (9) and fewest goals surrendered (0).  In the quarters, the team knocked off Burnsville Fire Storm (MN) 6-2.  In the semis, the team knocked off FC United (IL) (the #2 ranked team in Region II) 3-2.  Then, in the finals, the team came from behind to equalize 1-1 against Tucson Soccer Academy, sending the game to a PK shootout -- emerging victorious on the sixth shooter.
 
 The Sparta ’95 Premier Girls teams is coached by Dennis Burrows, assisted by Ab Rees and Kris Lien.

 

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/600671.html SportsMed Utah Renews Sponsorship with Sparta United Soccer Club 02/14/2012 04:48 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/598527.html We would like to thank SportsMed Utah for renewing their sponsorship with us.  As you may be aware SportsMed Utah is also a major sponsor of Real Salt Lake.  With this sponsorship it brings valuable resources such as free seminars on ACL injuries and prevention, they also provide us with trainers for select games if needed.  They will also provide a trainer to visit team training sessions and assess and answer any questions that parents, coaches or players may have. They also offer a speed and agility program. Please utilize the resources that we have available to us.

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/598527.html U16 Girls Win Disney Showcase, U17 Girls Take Third 01/13/2012 11:44 AM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/590392.html   Two Sparta teams just returned from the Disney College Showcase in Orlando, where they both returned with trophies.

  The Sparta '96 Burrows team went undefeated, beating ISA Sting from New York and Premier Eagles from Maryland, and tying Hockessin SC Blast from Deleware in preliminary pool play.  In the finals in the Disney stadium against Michigan Wolves-Hawks, Sparta scored an impressive 4-0 victory to take home the 1st place trophy.  

  The Sparta '95 Burrows team dropped their opening game against FC United from Chicago, before rebounding with a 3-1 win over Highland YSC Wildcats from New Jersey (ranked #21 in the nation).  They then tied Concord Fire Elite from George to move to the 3rd place championship game against Seacoast United from New Hampshire.  After leading most of the game, the Sparta team surrendered a goal in the 88th minute to fall into a 1-1 tie, then scoring in the last minute of the game to win 2-1 and claim the 3rd lace trophy.  

  More than 100 college coaches watched the team during the weekend. 

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/590392.html San Diego Trip is Successful for Sparta Teams 11/29/2011 02:00 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/582333.html

Here is how the teams faired in the Thanksgiving Tournaments throughout San Diego. 

Nomads

U18B Premier LS: 1 win, 1 loss, 2 draws.  This team was the only team outside of California that advanced to the Quarterfinals at Nomads. Their only loss of the tournament coming in the quarterfinal to the Aztecs from California.

Surf 

U12G Premier KL: 1 win, 2 losses.  This team played 3 California teams and lost by only 1 goal in each of their losses. Some very good soccer was played.

U15G Premier KL: 1 win, 2 losses.  This team also played 3 California teams winning one and losing 2 by one goal each.

U16G Premier DB: 3 wins, 2 losses.  This team reached the semifinal in a tough fought tournament where they defeated Beach from California 1-0 and advanced to the final against Tualatin Hills where they eventually lost 2-0.

November Nights Showcase

U18G Premier PR: 3 wins, 0 losses.  This team showed how good they are by winning all three games in front of many college coaches. During this tournament Ab Rees coached them.

U17G Premier DB: 0 wins, 3 losses.  This team lost some very close battles with some very tough teams but showed that we can compete at the highest level.

 

Congratulations to these teams for representing the club very well in San Diego.

 

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/582333.html Teams Perform Well in Vegas 11/29/2011 02:03 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/582326.html

Here is a list of the teams and how they performed over the weekend.  Our teams faced opponents from California, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona.  We showed that we could compete with the top teams in the Region as well as defeat them.

 

WCDA Conference Games

U14B Premier JK: 2 wins, 2 losses

U15B Premier PR: 2 wins, 1 loss

U16B Premier JK: 2 wins, 1 loss

U17B Premier MD: 3 wins, 1 loss

U18B Premier PR: 2 wins, 1 loss

 

Thanksgiving Classic Tournament

U10B Premier AR: 1 win, 3 losses.  This team played U11 this tournament in an 11 v 11 format.  This is the first time that they had done that and had a very successful tournament against players that were a year older and that had been playing 11 v 11 for some time.  

U12B Premier DM: 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw.  This team advanced to the semifinal where they played a familiar foe in Impact Black.  They exacted some revenge from State Cup and won 2-0 and advanced to the final where they unfortunately lost to Heat from Nevada 1-0.

U14B Premier EG: 2 wins, 2 losses.  This team advanced to the semifinal where they eventually lost in a shoot out.

U15B Premier DM: 1 win, 2 losses, 1 draw.  This team had a great tournament against some tough teams.  They played some great soccer and represented the club very well.

U13G Premier PR: 1 win, 1 loss, 2 draws.  A very succesful tournament for this team.  They showed that they can compete with the top teams in the country coming away with only 1 loss. 

Congratulations to these teams for representing Sparta United Soccer Club very well and for a job well done.

 

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/582326.html Sparta Wins 2 of 8 Championships 10/26/2011 12:20 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/569899.html It was a great finish to a fantastic State Cup.  We ended up winning 2 of 8 total championships and having a total of 5 teams playing in the championship games.  This is more than any other club.  All games were close games and very enjoyable to watch.  There was a lot of good soccer that was played.  All but 1 of the games was decided by 1 goal, the only one that was not, was decided on penalty kicks.  It is a great accomplishment for Sparta to have this many teams in the finals.  Here are photos of each team.

 

Sparta U14 Champions 
Sparta U15 Finalists
Sparta U16 Champions
Sparta U17 Finalists

Sparta U18 Finalists
]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/569899.html Catherine Billings from U14 Premier Girls invited to National id2 camp 03/22/2012 12:57 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/611177.html  "Sparta would like to congratulate Catherine Billings who has been invited to participate in the US Club Soccer’s id2 Program Training Camp scheduled for April 19-22, 2012, at UC Irvine in Irvine, C.A.  US Club Soccer’s id2 National Identification and Development Program provides an opportunity for the country’s top youth soccer players to be identified and developed in an elite training camp with top players from throughout the country, while also being scouted for possible inclusion in U.S. Soccer’s National Team programs.    Catherine is a member of the Sparta Premier 98 team coached by John Gebhard.   Congratulations Catherine and good luck!"

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/611177.html Jacob Hustedt, Sparta class of '90, is drafted by San Jose 01/13/2012 02:59 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/590439.html  Former Sparta player Jacob Hustedt (’90) was drafted 25th in the MLS Superdraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.  While at Sparta Jacob represented Sparta and the state of Utah on the Region IV team.  Visit the San Jose Earthquakes website to read more about Jacob. 

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/590439.html Sparta Alum, Phanuel Kavita, Named to US U-20 Mens National Team 01/13/2012 03:00 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/590403.html  Phanuel Kavita has been to the US U-20 Mens National Team.  Phanuel who is a former player at Sparta with the ’93 Boys is currently a freshman at Clemson University.  He will be looking to make the U-20 National Team that will compete in 2013 for the U-20 World Cup.

We wish Phanuel the best!!!

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/590403.html Sparta Girls give verbal commitments to colleges 12/09/2011 12:28 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/584773.html Check out the following link that mentions a number of our Sparta U18 players and their verbal commitments to colleges.

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/players-to-watch/players-to-watch-archives/nid-23544/Four-Top-100-girls-players-commit

]]> http://www.spartaunited.org/home/584773.html Former Sparta Player named Cal Pac Conference Freshman of the Year 12/08/2011 12:18 PM http://www.spartaunited.org/home/584441.html  Cal Pac Conference names Steffany Dudley 2011 Freshman Player of the Year!!

Sparta United wishes to congratulate Steffany Dudley who was honored for her efforts at Menlo College, California.  Steffany was chosen as the 2011 Cal Pac Conference Freshman Player of the Year.  In 18 matches for Menlo College, the freshman striker amassed 14 goals and 3 assists. 

Prior to attending Menlo, Steffany was a member on the Sparta Premier team coached by John Gebhard.

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