96 Desert Elite Boys
are Ring of Fire Champions
(February 2005)
The 96 Desert Elite Boys took first place in the U9 Silver
Division of the Ring of Fire Tournament. The boys played strong
defensively all weekend not allowing a goal in regulation in any of their
four matches. They met the 96 Tempe Pros in the final and played to a 0-0
tie. In penalty kicks the boys outscored the Pro's 3-1 to capture the
title.94 Desert Elite Boys Win Silver State Tournament
(January 2005)
On January 30, the Desert Foothills 94 Desert Elite traveled
north for its first out of state tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
Under-11 Boys played sound defensive soccer outscoring their opponents
from Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona 6-2 in 4 games including a 2-1 overtime
victory in the championship match! The 94 Elite will participate in
Arizona's State Cup beginning March 18.
95 Desert Fire Girls Win Christmas
Angel
Tournament - Dancer Division
(December 2004)
The 95 Desert Fire girls had four shutout
victories, including the championship game, to win the U10G Dancer
Division of the Christmas Angel Tournament. They outscored their
opponents 7-0 in four games over the weekend. Three of the four games were
played in muddy, rainy and cold weather conditions...just like a soccer
game should be !
94 Desert Elite Girls Win
Shootout to Become Champions at CISCO Tournament
(October 2004)
The 94 Desert Elite girls had three shutout
victories and won the championship game in a shootout to capture the U11G
Championship at the CISCO Tournament. They outscored their opponents 14-2
in four games over the weekend.
95 Desert Elite Red take 2nd Place in Soccer at the Summit
(October 2004)
95 Desert Elite Red won their first three games outscoring the opponents,
24-1. The final game with Juventus Premier was very well-played by both
teams but the 95 Desert Elite Red Girls lost 0-2. The players
demonstrated how well-trained they are playing in challenging conditions
including a starting temperature of 29 degrees and playing at 8000' in
elevation and never struggling in a game.
95 Desert Elite Black Girls are
OktoberFest Champions!
(October 2004)
Courage, hustle, and
perseverance paid off for the 95 Desert Elite Black Girls, as they won all
4 of their games at the OktoberFest tournament and took home the gold. All
of the games were close, but none more so than the championship game
Sunday afternoon. The 95 Elite Black and the Arizona Soccer Club Thunder
Gold battled to a 1-1 tie after regulation play ended, but the Elite girls
scored first in the Golden Goal overtime period to take the victory. From
keeper to attacker, this was truly a team effort, and the girls richly
deserve their gold medals.
92 Desert Elite Boys are
Sun Devil Fall Classic Champions
(September 2004)
The 92 Desert Elite Boys took First Place in the U13B Gold Division of the 2004
Sun Devil Fall Classic.
The boys had a strong offensive weekend outscoring their opponents 14
goals to 4. The team thought they had the championship game in their
reach when the Mesa United 92 scored on a cornerkick to tie it up in the
final 30 seconds of regulation. The Elite fought back to put the
game away in the first 4 minutes of OT.
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