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1 The Herald 15 GOOD SFOHTSYOUTH AT PLAY wwwheraldcom SW SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16 2003 -j COMING OUT STRONG: The Green Bombers won their first game of the season with a 2-1 victory over Team No 6 in under-10 boys of Pembroke Pines Parks Recreation soccer The Bombers feature Nicholas Zaioud Joseph Morgan Bradman Goodall Casey Sticco Connor Pollack Curtis Bucknor Jr Joseph Rodriguez Jr Ryan King Logan Martini Nicholas Ried and Andres Gonzalez Weston under-10 all-star soccer team ROLLER HOCKEY CHAMPS: The Outlaws won the 10-and-under title in Pines Thunder Optimist roller hockey The champs are front Nick Alonso second from left Miguel Manrara coach Arseno Rondon Sr RJ Greer Matt Fisk Brandon Pineres coach Leo Alonso and A Rondon Not pictured: Nick Paisley Brandon Witherington Shawn Miller won the AYSO Florida State Soccer Jimmy Goulet Yasmani Grandal Ivan Hernandez Danny Kaiser Adrian Morales Victor Rubio and Brian Valencia The manager is Claudio Castilla and the coaches are Elieser Gomez and Alexis Cabreja The Maniacs-who play their home games at Weston Regional Park earned a bid to compete in the USSSA World Series in June CCTSC Three club teams are fit to travel The new Cooper City Travel Sports Club is dedicated to travel sports The CCTSC has three travel baseball teams Cooper City Cowboys 11-and-under coached by Steve Kahn and Scott Kleiman Cooper City Cowboys 12-and-under coached by Ken Watson and national champion Diamond Kings 13-and-under coached by Walter Yeager and Michael Hosmer These travel teams have been competing at least four seasons and play at the highest competitive levels The Cowboys 12-and-under team will compete in the Dreams Park national tournament in Cooperstown NY in the summer The Cowboys 11-and-under team will play in the Premier Baseball League in the spring Brian Piccolo Park is their home field I The Cooper City Travel Sports Club Cowboys tl-and under baseball team is seeking players interested in having fun and learning at the highest levels Call 954-804-1427 for tryouts and information WESTON HAWKS 13-and-under team seeks all-star pitchershortstop The Weston YMCA Hawks 13-and-under travel baseball team is looking for an all-star caliber pitchershortstop to compete in the Florida Travelers Baseball League and tournaments this spring Call Rob Jaiven at 954-384 0888 or Howard Tripp at the YMCA at 954 424 9622 mm ROLLER HOCKEY4MHMW PINES THUNDER 10-under Outlaws claim roller hockey title The Outlaws won the 10-and-under championship in Pines Thunder Optimist roller hockey Several Outlaws players led the league in individual statistics Miguel Manrara was the top scorer and Nick Alonso was the best goalie AJ Rondon had the most assists and Nick Paisley was an excellent team player Shawn Miller excelled on defense Brandon Pineres Brandon Witherington and Matt Fisk played well offensively RJ Greer also did a good job Arseno Rondon Sr and Leo Alonso were the coaches mmm flag WEST BROWARD Tigers tame the Fighting Irish Keith Sapp scored the winner on a five-yard pass from Baron Forbes as the Tigers beat the Fighting Irish 13-7 in Division 4 of West Broward YMCA flag football Robert Klassman who completed five passes added the extra point and Greg Milanes scored on a 40-yard pass play from Forbes Nick Crucet and Logan Holman ran well and Jack Lynch and Scott Rassner helped keep drives alive Crucet had two interceptions and Forbes had one Ryan Leschel Daniel Heil and Rassner made some big flag pulls to hold the opposition scoreless three quarters I The Tigers improved to 2-0 with a 12-0 victory over the Wolverines Klassman scored from seven yards and threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Crucet Milanes Forbes Sapp and Holman made key runs and receptions to maintain drives Mike Morales Rassner Heil Lynch amd Leschel played well on defense WEST BROWARD double-double paces Wolverines in win Center Sean Conway had a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds as the Wolverines defeated the Tigers 24-U in West Broward YMCA 10 and-under basketball Point guard Bryan Riccaldo had six assists and eight points Taylor Mazzei totaled four points and Pedro Garcia-Leoni added two points Alex Anderson Eric Gonzalez and Zach Koslow excelled on defense MTRACK FIELD FLORIDA STORM Practice begins for upcoming season The Florida Storm (formerly Florida Breeze Track Club has started practicing for the upcoming track season Open practice is 6 pm Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at Walter Young Middle School in Pembroke Pines Contact Kim or Alex Armenteros at 954-450-0555 or log on to wwwflori dastormtrackclubcom online WESTON Registration to start for spring roller hockey The WARHL spring roller hockey season has registration and ratings at Weston Regional Park Times are 6 to 8 pm Wednesday and 9 am to noon Saturday Each player needs to bring all equipment a parent or legal guardian and two checks for one of the registrationrating dates Registration packets are available at the Weston Regional Park Community Center and Super Skates Call 954-385 9444 and visit wwwWARHLcom online GOAL ACHIEVED: The AYSO Region 644 Championships at Weston Regional Park YOUTH SPORTS FROM 14 Under-14: Driftwood Optimist 7-0 Miramar Optimist 6-1 Miami Lakes 5-2 Miami Lakes 3-3 Miami Lakes A 3-4 Ives Estates A 2-5 SWBJAA 1-5 Miami Lakes 6 0-7 Under-16: Ives Estates 6-0-1 Ives Estates A 3-2-1 Tamarac 4-3 Miramar Optimist 3-3-1 Miami Lakes 2-2-2 Pembroke Pines Optimist 3-3 SWBJAA 2-3-1 Miami Lakes A 1-4-1 Driftwood Optimist 1-5-1 AYSO REGION 644 Schenley Roque-Paskow spark all-star effort Taylor Schenley and Michelle Roque-Paskow each scored as the AYSO Region 644 Weston under-10 all-star soccer team won the AYSO Florida State Soccer Championships with a 2-1 victory over West Palm Beach at Weston Regional Park "It was a great fun and exciting game" said Weston coach Craig Proiettl Weston defeated Key Largo in the semifinals They tied Homestead and beat West 1 Palm Beach and Sunset Park in the preliminaries The champs also feature Hayley Golds- worthy Elizabeth Slklos Kristina Jahoda Jessica Jahoda Jaime Giovanna Delgado Samantha Roebuck and Pauline Vargas The coaches are Paula Garces Britt Neuhaus and Proiettl The event attracted 95 teams from throughout Florida competing in and divisions under-10 to under-19 WESTON Fury leaves Fort Lauderdale blank Reid Strain and Bryan Smith each scored as the Weston Fury under-9 i travel soccer team defeated Fort Lauderdale -ii 2-0 Jordan Cunningham Vikram Pothuri Kevin Choi and Chris Price were outstanding on defense Midfielders Flavio Catinella Samuel Eder Chris Zito Ed Brandt and Juan Diego Cas-trilon did a good job setting up the offense I Weston tied West Pines 1-1 in a hard fought match Zito scored the lone Fury goal on a long shot Several other shots hit the post- I Anastasia Mesa Megan Davis Caroline Miranda and Ana Cuffia each 7 scored as the Weston Fury under-10 travel soccer team defeated Cooper City 4-0 Jessica Bello and Bonnie Campbell offensive support Mary Spring recorded her fifth shutout of the season behind strong defense by Alana Siceloff Danielle Chanzes and Amy Goodner They limited Cooper City to a few shots on goal I The Fury under-10 girls also beat the Coral Springs Renegades 3-1 with goals from Cuffia Miranda and Davis Goodner Bello Mesa and Campbell also rt contributed on offense Mesa did a good job at midfield and Siceloff and Chanzes were standing on defense Spring had another stellar game in goal with numerous saves I Previously under-10 girls shut out West Pines United 2 0 Davis and Cuffia each scored Miranda Goodner Mesa Bello and Campbell provided offensive support strong play set the defensive tone Siceloff and Chanzes also played well on defense DAVIE UNITED Under-11 travelers win a squeaker 1 The Davie United under-11 travel soc-i cer team edged Palm Springs North 2-1 Ty ler ue scored off assists from Eric Miller and Michael Mastropasqua Then Miller scored off a perfect pass by i Brandon Harris Late in the first half Palm Springs North scored Keeper Dalton I Bauer and defensive backs Derek Burk- hardsmeier and Caleb Vincent were outstanding on defense League leading Miami Strike Force No 2 defeated Davie 3-0 William Johnson and Mastropasqua played well for Davie who is fourth in the division Four Davie United under-18 travel soccer players inked college scholarships Julian FIEDLER CAMP Dolphins QB to host football skills camp Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler will host the third Prime Time Football Skills Camp March 14 to 16 at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton The three-day camp is open to kids in grades sixth to 11th Learn football skills in all areas of the game not only from Fiedler but from many of his teammates and other NFL players The instruction includes testing and timing scrimmages and film sessions The cost is $225 and includes a camp jersey and medical insurance Any group of eight or more players from the same school will receive a 20-percent discount in the total price Call 866 278 2267 TEAM PLAYER Name: Bridgette Orozco Organization: Driftwood Optimist Age: 9 Hometown: Hollywood What she does: Bridgette plays defense and keeper for the Driftwood Optimist Dragons under-10 travel soccer team When she got started: This marks her debut soccer season What she does off the field: Bridgette is a fourth-grader at Pembroke Pines Charter School where she earns mostly in the classroom She is a former ballet dancer and likes to swim read and play soccer Family members: Her parents Norberto Orozco and Erica Maria Buntzis are her biggest fans Her brother Brandon 6 plays for the Driftwood Optimist Dragons under-8 soccer team Another brother Brian 2 is a future soccer player Best moments: Preventing players from scoring and competing with her teammates -JIM VARSALLONE I To nominate someone for the team player spotlight mail a photo (any size color or black-and-white) of the nominee to Jim Varsallone Hometown Herald 2010 NW 150th Ave Pembroke Pines FL 33028 or e-mail on PG file to jvarsalIoneheraidcom online It does not have to be a sports photo The nominee can be a star athlete improved performer hard worker or good sport Good grades or improved grades are required You also can call 954-538-7153 and leave a message with the name and telephone number for his or her parent Cantillo (St Thomas Aquinas Division I Loyola in Maryland) Ryan Dreyer (Miami Gulliver Prep Division I Boston University) Rodolfo Mehrens (Western Division I Stetson) Nicholas Velasquez (Western -Division II Lees McRae in North Carolina) Also Davie Giamo Van Kan-ten of Western will play for under 19 team in the first division in England HOLLYWOOD WILDCATS Rec soccer program honors all-stars in under-6 division The Hollywood Wildcats rec soccer program recognized its all-stars in the under-6 division The talented group features: Team No 1: Alfredo Sagasstun Carlos Reyes Kennedy Mack Dan Lowry Nicholas Blachman Armad Ray Josh Freidman Jared Liss Andrea Noriega Vincent Companion Zachary Long and Wesley Spano Team No 2 Cory Weber Ben Schul-man Noah Goldstein Jonathan Baxter Kevin Bithell Kylie Braeseke Tyler Corriveau Meredith Hypolite Nicholas Lopes Vincent Vish and Sean Lief Team No 3 Gabe Berube Aron Hor-win Steve Cartagena Julio Hendrix Primo Morabito Gage Kettering Gaston Lulinsky David Branse Michael Mele Michael VanSlee Nicholas Bonilla Sasha Donaldson and Michael Rotaru Team No 4: James Batch Phillip Arigo Conner Guidry Conrad Frei-denreich Briana Dorsey Zachery Elalouf Edward Moldovsky and Mike Yehudi SOUTH FLORIDA MANIACS Under-14 team wins USSSA baseball tourney The South Florida Maniacs won the under-14 division of the USSSA Baseball Tournament The Maniacs avenged an earlier loss by shutting out the Miami Junior All Stars 3 0 in the finals at Silver Lakes Park in Pembroke Pines In the semifinals they edged the Florida Thunder 7-6 In earlier rounds the Maniacs beat the Florida Blaze 5 3 and Boynton Beach Bulldogs 10 0 In the opening game they fell to the Miami Junior All-Stars 13 6 The tournament featured many top teams in Florida The champs are Joseph Castilla Rey Cotilla Nick De La Torre Frank Gali Anthony Gallego George Gomez SEND IT IN We want your youth sports news Hometown Herald once again will publish baseball softball soccer hockey basketball and other sports news on Sundays We want to continue printing highlights with scores from all youth games and events but we need you to make it happen Win lose or draw you can e-mail or fax game notes and statistics with player names to jvarsalloneheraIdcom or fax to 954-538-7024 For questions only call Jim Varsallone at 954-538-7153 Include first and last names hometown team and other pertinent Information You need to write stories Just send notes or information The deadline for information is noon Tuesdays but send it in even if you miss the deadline for the week Photos must be e-mailed as a JPG file or mailed to Jim Varsallone The Herald 2010 NW 150th Ave Pembroke 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