On a rainy Sunday morning, the U18YS boys sealed their place in the Minnesota State Cup Final. This group of players will be defending their U17 State Cup Championship against the same St. Croix team that they beat in the 2011 finals. The Sunday morning State Cup Semi-Final game started out slow against a well organized MTA squad. Both teams were feeling each other out and trying to get used to the conditions. Shattuck’s Neal Usry had a quality change ten minutes into the game, but saw his effort just go wide of the post. MTA controlled the last ten minutes of the first half, but were unable to score and the teams went into halftime tied at 0-0. After talking over a few tactical changes at halftime, SSM came out in the second half dominated from the beginning. After a handful of unsuccessful corner kicks, and chances on goal, Emil Gonsalvez broke the deadlock in the ’75 minute. Gonsalvez shot out of the midfield crowd to get his head on a lofted ball from Lenny Kusina. Gonsalvez was able to flick his header past the on rushing MTA goal-keeper. After defending hard for the next six to seven minutes, Neal Usry was able to put the game out of reach with his goal in the ’82 minute to put Shattuck up 2-0. Jose Ojeda finished off the scoring for Shattuck in the ’89 minute with his right footed bending shot. The U18YS team will play in the State Cup final for the second year in a row in Isanti, MN. They will be facing a St. Croix team that also went undefeated in group play and scored the same amount of goals as SSM did in their group games. The State Cup final is scheduled for June 2nd at 9am.

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U18YS Defending the State Cup Title

Follow the link to check out the great article on Shattuck St. Mary’s, U16DA center midfielder, Luke Stauffer and his participation with the United States National Futsal Team. http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Development-Academy/2012/05/Lucas-Stauffer-Making-Impression-for-US-Futsal-Team.aspx

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U.S. Soccer’s article on Luke Stauffer

After a strong weekend in the Development Academy, the U16DA team placed two players on the Team of the Week. Defender, Robby Sagel, and goal-keeper, Joseph Melong were honored for their outstanding play in their teams two home wins this past weekend. Both players played massive roles in earning the SSM U16DA team two shutouts on the weekend. Sagel and Melong had to come up big on different occasions as neither game saw an overabundance of goals, both ended 1-0 in favor of Shattuck. With the two wins the U16DA team improved to 9-2-1 on the season, and 5-0 in their division, where they sit in first place halfway through their Development Academy season. Click on the link to see the full Team of the Week… http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/development-academy-rewind:-april-21-22_aid24196

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Sagel and Melong On Team of the Week

Both Developmental Academy teams had a good start to there 2011-2012 seasons. The club went 3-0-1, with the U18 team winning both games and the U16 teams finished with a win and a tie. The teams competed against the Chicago Magic and the Chicago Fire. Next up for the two teams is the DA Showcase in Sarasota, Florida the first weekend in December.

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First Developmental Academy Weekend a Big Success

BU16DA midfielder, Luke Stauffer, is gearing up to head to Brazil this coming Saturday to represent the United States in the 2011 Gran Prix of Futsal.  At 16, Luke is the youngest player on the roster for the United States. He will earn at least five international caps while playing in Manaus, Brazil. Last week Stauffer attended the U.S. Full National Team camp with 20 other men, all fighting for a spot to play in Brazil for the United States. The camp was held at South Coast Soccer City in Torrence, California. ”I was the youngest one there, and didn’t know what to expect,” said Stauffer. The players participated in two training sessions each day for four days. Stauffer was unsure of his future at the end of the camp, but was soon called into the coaches office where he was given the exciting news that he would be representing his country in Brazil. ” This has been a dream of mine since I touched a soccer ball!” Find out more about Luke and the United States Futsal team at http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=15208 http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=kxofiegab&v=001kzo9741iy2roAjdLWJ-4E8P_HT4ARFEOumc-yzF2UVJpXYipLm-Q7CBOJPoLvVu2Tu4o1c69csScKvkO0TtivZC1FWJ_REkuA3hCSi0i-hkEkokbwHwDyA%3D%3D   Congratulations Luke! Best of Luck!

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Stauffer Headed to Brazil with National Futsal Team

10/3/10…On Sunday afternoon the U18 Girls finished their fourth game in less than two days, scored 19 goals while only allowing 1, and won the Challenger Sports Invitational Championship. The U18 Girls are repeat champs, having also won the tournament in 2010. Going into Sunday’s final in Overland Park, Kansas, the girls were scoring at will, winning 12-0 and 5-0 on Saturday. They drew their third game 1-1, but were already in the championship match. Kaelyn Korte was the hero on the day, scoring the game-winner in the 85th minute of the championship match to give Shattuck the 1-0 lead, and the victory. The Sabres had been knocking on the door the whole game, hitting the crossbar on three different occasions.  The goalkeeper Stos Behle made a few keys saves to keep the shutout for the Sabres.  In addition to Korte, Darian Powell,Civanni Moss, Lily Jilk, Karina Fredette, Kennedy Ulrich, and Hope Lundberg also scored during the weekend for SSM . The U18 Girls now have a few days off for recovery before preparing to play their sixth MRL game on Sunday at 3 PM in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin.

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9/26/11…Coming out of halftime locked at 1-1, the Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 boys team put 5 goals past the Des Moines Menace goal keeper.  On a clear afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa, the U16DA found their way in the second half of their first game of the season. With a lot of possession, SSM conceded an early goal to the Des Moines Menace, but quickly tied the game off a Karl Frisk goal before the half.  Early in the second half, midfielder Pascal Rathle put SSM ahead with his strike in the ’41 minute. The third goal came from defender Robby Sagel who came forward on a corner kick in the ’57 minute. Finishing up the day with a hat-trick, Steve Eneme converted all three of his goals within eight minutes of each other.  The second game of the day saw the SSM U18YS team tie 2-2 against the U18 Des Moines Menace. After coming out strong in the first 15 minutes, the U18YS squad went into halftime down 2-0. Coach Steve Cornish asked the boys to respond in the second half. Respond they did, coming out in the second half and putting the Menace under pressure from the start. Neal Usry came off the bench to score his first goal of the season in the ’62 minute. SSM kept pressing, which led to Will Smith slotting in his first goal in the ’78 minute. Forward Josh Parris was a handful for the Menace defenders in the second half, getting in behind their back four and earning his side multiple corners.  Back in Minnesota, the U18DA traveled to Minneapolis to take on the University of Minnesota Gold. In a tough match, where they were without a few key players, the U18DA team dropped their first match 1-0. This is the first game for a team that is a mixture of two squads from the 2010-2011 season. Next up for the Boys Soccer Teams: U18DA @ Dakota County Technical College (September 30th, 7:00PM)                                                           U18YS vs. U16DA (October 1st, 3:00PM)                                                           U18DA vs. Iowa Central Community College (October 2nd, 3:00PM)

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U16 Boys Score 5 in Second Half

9/22/11…This coming weekend all three Shattuck-St. Mary’s boys soccer teams play in their first friendly games of the 2011-2012 season.  The U16DA and the U18YS squads will travel together to Des Moines, Iowa to take on the Des Moines Menace at 12pm and 2pm.  The U18DA squad head to Minneapolis to play the University of Minnesota Gold club team. After a long trail process, all the players and coaches are ready to kick off the season in the right way with three victories. Good luck to all of the boys in their games this weekend! To see full schedules visit the TEAM tab our homepage

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Boys Teams to Play First Friendlies