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On
December 17, 2008 I had an experience of a
lifetime!
I was picked to
be a flag and a ball girl for the Women’sUSA vs.
China game at Ford
Field, in Detroit. I arrived
at Ford Field and joined my Coach Miriam and my
teammates Malina & Margaret. We entered
Ford Field and went into the locker room. Then we
went on the field and practiced holding the flags
for the national anthem.
After
practicing, we were ready for the game. The
American anthem was played and it was great to see
all the women soccer players! I
also got to hear the way the Chinese say their
anthem. The game
was about to start, we got soccer balls and ran to
our places and the game started! I was
behind the China goal; I think
I had the best seat because I could see all the
shots the USA team had on the
China
team.
A couple of times the ball came over the
wall and I had to throw the China
goalie a new ball. That was
awesome; I felt like I was part of the
game!
During
the game I notice that when you get older there
are a lot more penalty kicks because they get
super aggressive. The
USA
team has very awesome skills and it was great to
watch how they pass the ball to each other. I also got
to see the goal that Heather O’Reilly made. She is #9
which was awesome because I am #9! I really
like Kristine Lilly, Kate Markgraf and Lindsay
Tarpley! As I
watched the game, it was an incredible feeling to
look up and see all the people in the stands. I felt
special.
Even
though I didn’t get autographs, I will have the
memories with me forever and maybe one day I’ll be
the one giving autographs. A
girl can dream!
I
would like to thank Nike, US
Soccer and Vardar East for this great
experience!
Claudia
Casagrande #9
Vardar
East- U11
December
26, 2008
Vardar
East coaches, managers and staff would like to
wish each and every one of you a happy and safe
holiday season.
Please
read this message.
December
17, 2008
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2008 MICHIGAN
AND REGION 2 COACH OF THE
YEAR |
2008
MSYSA Annual Awards
FEMALE
COMPETITIVE COACH OF THE YEAR
Read more in the news
section.
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USA vs CHINA at Ford
Field |
Vardar East and Vardar girls were
selected by US Soccer and sponsor NIKE to be part
of the USA –
China
Women’s Match on
December 17.
8
players of each clubs will be carrying in the
flags while the teams enter the stadium and will
be ball girls during the
game.
Over
100 Vardar East players and family members will be
in attendance.
There will be no club training on
December 17.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
!!
Decemer 12,
2008
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FALL 2008 VARDAR EAST
RESULTS |
GIRLS
U10 Girls White
1st in Major Gold
Division
U10 Girls Black
1st in Premier Division
U11 Girls
Black 3rd in Premier
Division
U13 Girls
4th in MPSL St. White
Division
U15 Girls
3rd in MPSL Classic 2
Division
U16 Girls
2nd in MPSL Premier 2
Division
BOYS
U12 Boys win Major Blue
East
(Undefeated)
U10 Boys 3rd
in Major Gold Division
Congratulations to all
the Vardar East teams and coaches for a very
successful Fall Season. Great Job and
Good Luck next
season!!
November 5th,
2008
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98
Black Girls Force & Ford
Cup Champions! |
The 98 black
girls team also won the 2008 Force Cup
defeating Novi Jags green, Force Purple and the MI
Rush. The team did not get scored on during
the tournament!
They also
participated in the 2008 Ford Cup and went
undefeated! Scoring a total of 21 goals in three
games! Great job girls!
October 14,
2008
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99 Black Girls
Bloomfield Force
Champions! |
The 99 black girls
team was successful at the Force Cup this fall in
the A bracket. Winning in group play against
the Novi Jags, Bloomfield Force and Express
Club. The team played well and did not get
scored on in their first three games.
The final game versus Waza blue team from
Livonia was great as both teams showed to be very
skilled and determined. In the end Vardar
East was better at taking the penalty kicks and
was crowned the 2008 Force Cup Champions!
Great job
girls!
October 14,
2008
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00 Black Girls Bloomfield
Force
Finalists! |
The
00 black girls team did well in the Force Cup
winning their bracket. Unfortunately losing in the
final against a team they had already beaten in
their bracket. Great job girls!
October 14,
2008
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U15 Girls Bloomfield
Force Tournament
Champions! |
The
Vardar East U15 girls coached by Al Velasco went
undefeated competing in the Bloomfield Force
Invitational U15/16 Champions division. The team
started the morning with a 0-0 tie against the
Rush Downriver 15G Nike, followed by a 1-0 victory
over Novi Jaguars 93 White U16. On Sunday morning
the U15 girls earned top spot in the division with
a 3-1 victory against WAZA FC 94 Royal. In the
afternoon championship game the girls again faced
the Novi Jaguars and again come away with a hard
fought 1-0 victory and the tournament
championship!
September 2,
2008
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U-12 Boys
are Vardar Cup
Finalists! |
The
Vardar East U-12 Boys were finalist at the Vardar
Cup. They were 3 -1 in the round robin
play. They played hard in the final but lost
to the Future Stars by the score of 5-2.
Great Job Boys !!
August 25,
2008
| U-12 Boys are SCSWI
CHAMPS! |
The
Vardar East U-12 Boys were crowned St. Claire
Shores Waterfront Invitational Champions.
They won thier first game 3-0 against the SCS
Strikers, then won 5-0 against Canton Celtic
followed by a 9-1 victory over GPSA Salvo.
The had a tough challenge in the final playing
against the Lakes Area Vipers, but were able to
get a 3-1 win. Great Job Boys !!
August 18,
2008
Coach Miriam Hickey will be
in Florida for the2008 US Youth Soccer Olympic
Development Program Girls Thanksgiving
Interregional where the 4 regions compete against
each other and the U15 girls National
Team.
She will be working with the
94 Region 2 ODP team.
Coach Miriam will be taking
the 93/94 ODP Region 2 team to the Netherlands to
compete against the Dutch National Girls teams in
March 2009.
November 24,
2008
| Vardar East Add New Goalie
Trainer |
Vardar East is happy to
announce that Alan Placek is joining our club as
the goalkeeper coach. Alan has the experience as
both a goalie and coach to help bring our
goalkeepers to the next level.
Weekly training sessions for
all our goalkeepers will start at the beginning of
August.
| 2008 Spring Division
Champions |
The Vardar East '98 White
U-10 Girls team won the MYSL U-10 Major Blue
Division with a record of 8-2-0. The
Runner-Up in the same Division was the Vardar East
'99 Black team with a 6-1-3 record. Great
Job Girls.
The Vardar
East U-14 Boys won the MPSL Classic 2 Division
with a 7-0-2 record. They scored 40 goals
and only gave up 9. Great Job
Boys.
The Vardar
East U-15 Boys won the MPSL Classic 1 Division
with a 8-0-1 record. They scored 40 goals and only
gave up 4. Great Job Boys.
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