Girls Recreational Spring Shootout
April 27, 2008

The girls U8, U10 and U12 Spring Shootout was played on April 26 & 27. Twenty five teams from the three age groups competed in 48 games over the weekend. Congratulations to all the girls for a great weekend of soccer! 


Winners of the U12 division

U10 Girls Spring Shoot Out Champions were the "Purple Piranhas". They beat the "Dynamos" (Coach Chambers team) in a very well contested 1-0 final on Sunday afternoon.


Purple Piranha's from top row, left - right:  Coach Pho, Hannah Le, Caroline Alderete, Tristyn Walker, Leila Lobo, Coach Ed, front row, left - right:  Chandler Couch, Anusha Sen Gupta, Rachel Grant, Quinn Ton.  Not pictured, but participated in Saturday's games:  Katie Mulkay, SwethaDevuluru and Radhika Patel.


The "Dynamos" were runners-up in the U10 girls division

 

Cosmic Eclipse 98 Boys Win Tax Time Tournament
April 9, 2008

Congratulations to the Cosmic Eclipse 98 Boys who won the U10 bracket of the Tax Time Tournament on April 8 and 9.

 


 


 

Eclipse Players help Dynamo U18s to Dallas Cup Win
March 23, 2008

Five Eclipse Soccer Club players were on the Dynamo U18 Academy team that won the U19 bracket of the prestigious Dallas Cup on Sunday March 23rd. Jorge Escobar, Jonathan Leon, Felipe Marin, Andy McDaniel and Pat Wall all played a big part in the Dynamos impressive win. In the final the Dynamo beat IMG Soccer Academy 1-0, reversing the result of last year's Dallas Cup when they lost to IMG in the final on penalties. For the whole tournament the Dynamo went 5-0-1 scoring 15 goals and only allowing 2. In the semi-final against the Dallas Texans Red the score was 2-2 at the end of regulation and extra time. In the penalty shootout Eclipse 91 Black goalkeeper, Pat Wall, stopped two penalties and Eclipse 91 Black midfielder, Jorge Escobar, slotted home the winning penalty. More details of the Dynamo U18 Academy Dallas Cup games can be found on the Dynamo website at: http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080324&content_id=144670&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200


Dynamo U18 Academy squad


Felipe Marin controls the midfield


Pat Wall stops the Dallas Texans in the semi-final penalty shootout


Jorge Escobar slots home the winning penalty in the semi-final


Andy shutting down the opposition


 

Eclipse 93 Black  vs Norway at Lost Creek Park
March 8, 2008

Eclipse hosted a U18 girls team from Norway on Saturday March 8 with a game against our Eclipse 93 Black U15 girls. The Norwegians were a select team chosen from eight clubs in the Stavanger area. They are on a ten day tour of the Houston and Galveston area. The Norwegians took an early lead with a couple of early goals from fast breaks. However, Eclipse pressed hard in the second half and clawed one of the goals back and nearly got a second in the last few minutes. The final score was 3-1 to the Norwegians.


 

Eclipse 96 Black Wins Eclipse Invitational
February 24, 2008

Eclipse 96 Black Boys captured the championship in the U12 National Cup bracket of the 2008 Eclipse Invitational on February 23-24. The team scored 6 goals in the tournament and allowed only one goal in the final game to cap a strong showing against some of EDDOA's elite teams in the age group.

Pictured, top row, left to right: Harrison Cromwell, Ivan Caicedo, Jason Weed, Kevin Matthews, Andres Penaloza, Travis Stubenrouch. Middle row: Dawda Faye, Nicolas Fillip, Domonik Montano, Trinidad Luna, Matthew Sobczak. Bottom row: Chris Weston, Shaayaan Sayed, Agustin Rodriguez, Blaine Wiles, Gabriel Camera, and Colin Kirchof. Not pictured: Graham Duncan and Trainer: Jimmy O'Sullivan.
 

Eclipse 96 Red Wins Fusion Winter Classic
February 10, 2008

Eclipse 96 Red U12 Boys won first place in the bronze bracket of the U12 division at the Fusion Winter Classic over the weekend of February 9-10, 2008.  Congratulations to the boys on their first tournament win!

 

Solar Eclipse 98 Wins Fusion Winter Classic
February 10, 2008

Solar Eclipse 98 won first place in the upper division U10 bracket at the Fusion Winter Classic over the weekend of February 9-10, 2008.  They achieved a hard fought 2-0-2 record against a very strong competitive bracket, finishing as the leader in points.

Left to right: Back Row - Schaeffer Duncan, Sidney Opot, Naveen Jain, Carter Heard, Jonathan Scharfman, Coach Ian Scharfman. Front Row - Gabriel Ruiz, Scott Brown, Xavier Maza, Rami Namani, Hiren Karamchandani, Jamison Wilborn
 

National College Signing Night
February 7, 2008
Fifteen Eclipse girls and one boy committed to college soccer on National College Signing Night at the Eclipse Office. Pictured are:

Top row Left  Brianne Cagle (Georgia State), Samantha Toner (U of Texas), Kristin Hartmann (Penn State), Christian Davidson (UNC Wilmington), Kaitlyn Eidson (SMU), Stephanie Brown (Stephen F Austin), Colleen Hogan (Dartmouth)

Bottom row Left Natalie Vu (Rice), Michelle Alexander (U of Oklahoma), Haley West (LSU), Jaclyn Taylor (Fairfield University) Katie Schutz (St. Edwards), Virginia Ascencio (SMU)

Not pictured Stephanie Gerow (Davidson), Claire Tilton (St Edwards), Katie Jameson (St. Edwards)

Subsequently the following boys have committed to colleges:
 Carlos DeFranco (Rensselaer, Troy NY), Antony Santoro (Univ. of Ozarks), Guido Salas (Univ. of Ozarks), Roberto Contreras (Swathmore), Fabian Castro (Swathmore), Colin McCulloch (Southwestern Univ., Georgetown, TX), David Restropo (Haverford College), Sean Head (Birmingham Southern College, AL), Seth Anderson (Univ. of Ozarks), Kyle Espinoza (Univ. of Incarnate Word), Ryan Payne (Texas A&M), Alex McVey (Univ. of Chicago).


 

Eclipse 94 White U14 Girls  win Bronze Medals in State Champs
January 24, 2008
Eclipse 94 White came third in the STYSA Super II U-14 girls State Championships on December 8 and 9. They also won their first Division 1 tournament at the recent Texas Heat Winter Heatwave Tournament on January 19-20.  Congratulations girls!


 

Eclipse 92 White U16 Girls  win Super 2 State Champs
December 9, 2007
Eclipse 92 White won the STYSA Super II U-16 girls State Championships on December 8 and 9. They started with 16 and played the very last game with 11.  They played most games this season with 2 subs, several games with just 1, and a few games without any.  We should all proud of this team  and these young ladies.  There is not one girl on this team who didn't contribute, including the ones who couldn't be there at the end because of injuries.  They are most deserving of being called Champions. They had an undefeated season, including the state tournament and finished with a record of: 8-0-3. Congratulations girls!

Pictured: top l-r: Coach Cindy Byers, Adriana Morell, Skylar Boyce, Christine Hanson, Bridget Turpin, Amanda Sanford, Julia Fenelon, Trainer Nathan Day, Coach Ed Sanford
 Bottom l-r: Jennifer Glines, Camille Cantu, Julie Cantu, Jennifer Miatech, Jessica Knight, Alexa Broyles, Jamie Byers
 At home recovering from surgeries: Danielle Bishop (ankle), Kelsey Gleason (knee) and Stevi Higgins (knee) 
 

Eclipse U14 Girls Rec win Eastern District Fall Championships
December 2, 2007
Congratulations to the U14 Girls Rec who won Eastern District championships on December 1 & 2!  The U14 Girls Rec "Bombs", coached by Clint Bennett and Rick Mundy, took home the gold in the Division 3 Eastern District Championships.  The girls won all 5 games, scored 12 goals, and had no goals scored against them.  Outstanding job girls!

The Bombs:  Devin C., Caroline K., Paige L., Samantha "Tommy" M., Emily B., Julia J., Alyssa E., Susan M., Kaitlin M., Morgan H., Taylor C., Jessica B., Rebekah F. Ashten H., Cathryn C.
 

Eclipse U13 Boys Black win promotion to the Div I-Classic Bracket
November 21, 2007
Congratulations to the Boys U13 Black Team. They finished second in the Competitive Bracket and won promotion to the Classic one. This was a very tough bracket, but the boys worked very hard, improved, played as a team and they showed a lot of determination to overcome all the obstacles. Well done boys!


 

Girls Recreational Fall Shootout
November 11, 2007

The 2007 Girls Fall Shootout in house tournament was on November 10-11 with two days of fun, competitive play. Congratulations to all the Eclipse girls recreational teams for a weekend of exciting soccer.

Congratulations to Coach Willenborg's U10 girls team for their second place finish.


 

Boys Recreational Fall Shootout
November 4, 2007

U14 boys recreational teams kicked off the 2007 Fall Shootout in house tournaments October 27-28 with two days of fun, competitive play.  U8, U10 and U12 boys followed on November 3-4 with another full weekend of terrific soccer. Congratulations to all the Eclipse boys recreational teams for back-to-back weekends of exciting soccer. Pictures are courtesy of Frank Cano. More photos of the games including action shots can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/8593306@N08/

U14 Finalists

U14 Finalists teams walk out for the final game.

U14 3rd and 4th place teams.



 

U10 Lunar Eclipse Boys Lead the Teams out at the Dynamo Playoffs
November 2, 2007

U10 Boys Lunar Eclipse 98 were selected to walk out on the field hand in hand with the FC Dallas team at the Dynamo playoff game. The team is coached by Javier Gallardo and Scott Rivenes and trained by Ossie Osborn. Tony Moussavi is our team's Operations Manager and the person responsible for putting this night all together for us. We had the boys, parents, siblings and grandparents at the game and everyone had a blast and we got to see a great game!!




 

 

Eclipse Day at the Dynamo
October 7, 2007

Eclipse Soccer Club purchased over 700 tickets for the Houston Dynamo's last home game of the season against the LA Galaxy. A great time was had by all. Thanks to Velocity Sports and Minute Maid for sponsoring the Eclipse tailgate party. More pictures ...
 


 

U15, U17 Girls Participate in US Soccer Nike Women's Friendlies
September 24, 2007

Eclipse 91G Black and Eclipse 93G Black traveled to So Cal September 19 to play some of the best premier teams in the country in the US Soccer Women's Nike Friendlies September 20-23 in Carson, California at the Home Depot Center, home of the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA MLS franchises.

Eclipse 91 Black (1-2-0)
0-1 L  Real So Cal (Calabasas, CA)
1-2 L  Surf Soccer Club (San Diego)
2-0 W Seacoast United Soccer Club (Hampton, NH)
            <Click here for complete U17 Results> 		Eclipse 93 Black (0-1-2)
1-2 L  Slammers FC (Newport Beach, CA)
1-1 D  Sereno Soccer Club (Phoenix, AZ)
0-0 D  Seacoast United Soccer Club (Hampton, NH)
          <Click here for complete U15 Results>


Eclipse 91 Black & Eclipse 93 Black


Eclipse 91 Black on the fields outside of the LA Home Depot Center, home of the MLS' LA Galaxy and Chivas USA clubs
 

U10 Girls Solar Eclipse Win Austin Labor Day Cup
September 3, 2007

Solar Eclipse U10 Girls went undefeated at the Austin Labor Day Cup to win the U10 bracket. The girls really stepped up on both ends of the field besting teams from Austin, Tyler, New Territory and Sugar Land to win by an aggregate score of 16-3. Way to go Solar Girls!



 

U10 Boys Lunar Eclipse Place 2nd in Austin Labor Day Cup
September 3, 2007

Lunar Eclipse U10 Boys had a strong performance at this 2007 Labor Day Tournament in Austin ending up in second place.  After a 1-1 tie in regulation time, they lost 5-4 in penalties to HFW National Eagles in the Championship Game.  To qualify for the final, they beat the Lonestars 95B 2-1 and the Crushers 5-1, and lost one game.  The boys played their hearts out by giving it everything they had.  This was their first tournament together and the boys did a great job against some tough competition.  Congratulations to them all! Team is Scott McCutcheon, Rory Stobart, Dexter Walters, Elias Ormsby, Matthew Danna, Kevin Moussavi, Thomas Menke, John Paul Nava, Cristian Gallardo, Bradley Rivenes, and Cameron Moussavi.  Thanks also, to the parents for the sacrifices they made to get the boys there, Assistant Coach, Scott Rivenes, for his valuable contribution, and Team Treasurer/Administrator, Tony Moussavi, for all the great work he does with the team.  The team represented Eclipse with excellence and earned the respect and admiration of those they played and that saw them play.  Well deserved Cup and medals!



 

Ex-Eclipse Players Return as Trainers
August 30, 2007

Please extend a warm welcome to two ex-Eclipse players who have recently returned to Eclipse as trainers. Both Andy Smith and Linda Pierson played for Eclipse Select Teams before going to college. Linda played for Eclipse, South Texas and Region III ODP, and the US U16 National Team before going on to play on the women's soccer at Texas A&M and graduate with a BS in Sports Management . Andy played for Eclipse, South Texas ODP and was a High School All Region III player. Andy also graduated from Texas A&M with a BS in Sports Management and has been working as a trainer with the Houston Dynamo Center of Excellence before joining Eclipse.



 

U17 Boys Black Win Presidents Cup Regional Championships
June 10, 2007

Congratulations to the Boys U17 Eclipse 90 Black Team! They won Region 3 Presidents Cup Championships in Tampa, FL by winning all their games. They crowned their performance by beating Summerville from South Carolina 4-0 in the final keeping a clean sheet throughout the Championships by not allowing any goals in any of their five games. Well done boys!



 

U14 Girls Black Win Silver Medals in USYSNC State Championships
June 10, 2007

Congratulations to the Girls U14 Eclipse 93 Black Team!! They finished out the season unbeaten in the finals with a win and two ties to finish in 2nd place in the USYSNC State Finals in Austin. Well done girls!



 

U14 Girls Red Place 3rd in Directors Cup State Finals
May 20, 2007

Congratulations to the Girls U14 Eclipse 93 Red Team!! They qualified in the Directors Cup to play Super 2 in the Fall 2007 EDS2 season. They did not lose a game in cup play this spring (record 4-0-1). Well done girls!



 

U15 Boys White Win Torneo De Hammers Tournament
May 20, 2007

The U15 White boys team won the Torneo de Hammers Tournament in Brenham the weekend of May 19 and 20. This S2 team beat a D1 team twice on the way to the tournament title, including their Finals win over ASC Magic '92 in PK's.



 

U13 Girls Recreational Team wins Eastern District Championships, place 2nd in State
May 14, 2007

After winning the Eastern District championships, Eclipse U13 recreation girls (Bennett) made a strong showing at the State Finals of the South Texas Cup and took home the Silver medal.  The girls were undefeated with no goals scored against them in the State Finals. Outstanding job girls!



 

Mighty Ducks U15 Girls Recreational wins Eastern District Championships
May 6, 2007

The Mighty Ducks U15 girls recreation team clinched the Eastern District #1 seed and a trip to the Directors Cup state championship. The team coached by Monte Hambleton and assisted by Keith Gill and Rob Salsman clinched a trip to the state championship with one game still to play. The Mighty Ducks are 5-0-0 and have scored 11 goals while giving up only 3. Regardless of next weeks match the team will come out of the bracket as the Eastern District Champions and the number one seed. The Directors Cup state championship will be played in Austin on May 19th and 20th. Good Luck Ducks and bring home the trophy.


 

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