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2/8/2008
’95 East Gold Girls Have Done It Again! |
| Congratulations to the ’95 East Gold girls on their Championship victory in the 2008 Winterfest tournament in Garland. This makes the 4th consecutive tournament championship win since June of 2007. In addition, the ’95 East Gold girls, led by Head Coach Craig Jones and Assistant Coach JP Ramirez, also took First Place for the Fall season playing up in the ’94 Arlington Premier League. This dedicated group of girls persevered through illness and injury, five games of which the Semi-Final and Final games when into overtime play and never gave up. Goals by Lauren and Madison progress the team to the finals. And it was in the Finals, FWU fought to the very end against the ’95 Hurst United FC. The Championship came down to penalty shots. With penalty shots made by Kelly and Kayla it came to a final penalty save from Nikki, the FWU Keeper, to clinch the Championship title. The performance from all of the girls this tournament weekend was outstanding! |
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1/23/2008
FWU 96 Girls Gold win AYSES Texas Winter Classic |
| Congratulations to the Fort Worth United 96 Girls Gold on their 1-0 victory over Sting Dallas White to take home 1st place in the Texas Winter Classic. The girls persevered through some very cold and foggy conditions scoring 12 goals in 5 games while only allowing 2 goals against. Coach Silva, Coach Jones and the girls are looking forward to a great spring season in the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League. Congratulations on an outstanding job girls! |
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12/13/2007
FWU Academy 98 Boys and 98 Girls Finish the Fall 2007 Season in Winning Form |
| Jamie Southern's 98 boys provided a glimpse of things to come this past season with resounding wins over potential Classic D1 teams, Solar Red and Oak Cliff United, further fueling the buzz surrounding this fine group of players. At the same time, the FWU 98 Girls Academy PAL team, coached by Frank Cordova, knocked off several contenders including our friendly rival, Sting Soccer Club. Congratulations to both teams! |
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12/13/2007
FWU Inner City Development League Wraps up the Fall 2007 season and readies for Spring 2007 |
| As Fort Worth's oldest and largest competitive soccer club, FWU recognizes it's obligation to "give back" to the local community. As such, FWU proudly offers the Fort Worth United Development League in an effort to assist our area inner-city players. The Fort Worth United Inner City Development League, directed by League Commissioner Chico Sanchez, is sponsored and hosted by Fort Worth United Soccer Club and offered as a low-cost alternative to our area's traditional soccer leagues. The Fall 2007 season was a huge success with over a dozen teams from the Metroplex participating. Next year’s season will expand to include younger teams. A girls division will also be offered. All league games are played at Fort Worth United's Resource Connection practice facility and are followed by a mini-tournament playoff series upon conclusion of the season (additional tournament events are provided throughout the year for all participants). In some instances, FWU Academy teams also participate in the events. Interested teams are encouraged to contact League Commissioner Chico Sanchez for details. |
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12/13/2007
FWU 95 Boys Gold Excel in Oklahoma |
| The Fort Worth United 95 Boys Gold team, seeking challenging competitors outside of their normal Classic Division 1 opponents, trekked to central Oklahoma to compete in the Normal Classic this past weekend. Facing several quality teams, including the #3 ranked team in Oklahoma and the #1 ranked Oklahoma competitive team, the boys turned up the heat and came out smiling. Facing unusual circumstances (including less than 2 hours in between games), the boys in blue fought into the finals where they faced the #1 ranked team from Oklahoma, Tulsa Thunder, and relinquished the championship win in the final seconds of the game on a penalty kick. The FWU 95 Boys Gold teams competes in Division 1 of the Dallas Classic League and are coached by Chico Sanchez and Arthur Silva. |
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9/12/2007
FWU Introduces Private Training Program for Club Members |
| FWU announced today the introduction of a new training and development service exclusively for Fort Worth United club members. Fort Worth United players may now schedule private training sessions lead by Fort Worth United Soccer Club Technical Skills Coordinator, Brian Nelson. Included as part of your club membership, two hourly timeslots have been allocated each week for private player training sessions giving you 1-on-1 attention from the Club's Technical Coordinator. Please contact Coach Nelson to schedule a timeslot. |
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8/28/2007
FWU Academy 98 Boys Kick Off Season with a Big Win |
| Jamie Southern's 98 boys presented a prelude of things to come during their Cleburne Summer Shootout tournament this weekend. As a warm-up for the season, the 98 Boys, who are already on a 9 game winning streak, gathered additional steam with a weekend of stellar play. Their efforts paid off on Sunday with a resounding win in the finals and a Championship trophy to add to their shelves. Congrats boys! |
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8/20/2007
FWU 92 Girls Gold Defeat Dallas ASG to Earn Lake Highlands Spot |
| Since the FWU “reorganization” three years ago, the Club has steadily placed an ever increasing number of teams into the Classic and Lake Highlands leagues each year and this year is no exception as more FWU teams continue to qualify into these prestigious leagues. Kudos to Markus Hebel's 92 Girls Gold team on their defeat of Dallas ASG to earn their Lake Highlands spot. The 92 Girls have been with Fort Worth United for over 5 years now and have worked their way up from API Division 2 into the ranks of the Lake Highlands league. This year is their first year competing as one of Fort Worth United's new Metals teams. |
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8/2/2007
96 Girls Gold Qualify into Lake Highlands |
Since the FWU “reorganization” three years ago, the Club has steadily placed an ever increasing number of teams into the Classic and Lake Highlands leagues each year and this year is no exception as more FWU teams continue to qualify into these prestigious leagues. Congratulations to the 96 Girls Gold team, coached by Arthur Silva and Craig Jones, who qualified this weekend to play in the top competitive soccer league in the United States – the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League. This week’s national soccer rankings for 96 girls show that three of the top fifteen highest ranked 96G teams in the nation are playing in the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League. Quite an elite group of opponents and it goes without saying, an elite group of girls such as the FWU 96G Gold group, certainly belong there. Congratulations ladies on a very worth accomplishment!
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4/23/2007
History and Pictures of the Original (1951) Fort Worth United Team |
| Fort Worth United Soccer Club is the oldest competitive soccer club in Fort Worth and one of the oldest existing soccer clubs in the state. Formed in 1965, the first FWU team experienced much success and paved the way for the club as we know it today. Thanks to Fox Guenter, member of the original Fort Worth United ’51 boys team, for passing on a bit of history to us. On the FWU History page, you'll find a brief synopsis and several pictures of the original Fort Worth United team. Included in the picture set are shots from their 1968 State Championship win at the Houston Astrodome (including a terrific shot of the Fort Worth United name on the Astrodome scoreboard) and several pictures of the first Fort Worth United Soccer Club coach (Alexander Everett). Feel free to revel, be proud of how we started, and excited about where we are heading! |
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4/22/2007
FWU 89 Girls Heading to College |
| Congratulations to Coach Craig Jones and the 89 Girls East Blue team – more than half of the 89 Girls roster will be heading to college to play soccer at the collegiate level! Here are the players and their commitments: Trista Rive (Captain) – Texas Wesleyan, Cathy Bentley - Texas Wesleyan, Lauren Trautmen – Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Kacy Sowell – Ranger Junior College, Mary Brannon - Ranger Junior College, Mackenzie Lund – Austin College, Tera Berg – Southwest College - Georgetown, Sally Gilliam – Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Laura McElroy – Ranger Junior College. Fort Worth United extends its best wishes to the ladies. Congratulations and good luck with your collegiate endeavors. |
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4/20/2007
FWU's Derek Vierling Exceeds 200 High School Wins |
| Aledo (and FWU) coach Derek Vierling, who coaches both the boys and girls teams, has reached the 200 victory plateau. Klein boys coach Allen Baker, who has also coached Klein girls teams in the past, is the Texas all-time leader with 614 victories. Go get 'em Derek! |
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