News for the Week of May 21, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 5/21/2012:

Shorepal Meeting:
As a reminder, we have a Shorepals meeting scheduled for this Thursday May 24th at 7:00 p.m. at The Old Firehouse which is located at the corner of Rt. 83 & Lake Rd. We will be reviewing our plans for the Father's Day weekend events as well as our many other summer events.  Hope to see you there!


20th Anniversary of Shoregal Soccer:
This season we will celebrate 20 years of Shoregal soccer. That is a long time and we have had a lot of terrific girls pass through our program over the years who have set the bar high for future generations. Each week, we are going to highlight some of the important games and important people to the program over these last 20 years.

This week we are going to feature the greatest comeback in Shoregal soccer history at the 2010 game vs. North Olmsted:

Yes, this was probably the greatest comback over the past 19 years because of the importance of the game - our first SWC championship and the dramatic fashion in which it was accomplished - 3 goals in the final 20 minutes.

The game took place on a Wednesday night at Avon Lake on Sept. 29, 2010.  It marked another exciting chapter in the girls soccer rivalry between Avon Lake and North Olmsted. After falling behind 3-1, Avon Lake stormed back with 3 goals in the final 20 minutes from Freshman Emily O'Connor to earn a 4-3 win over North Olmsted. Avon Lake's first goal was scored on a header by Mary Donegan in the first minute of play off a corner kick from Megan Braye.The Eagles countered with a goal by Alyssa Balasko to knot the game at the 33 minute mark and the first half ended in a 1-1 tie.  In the second half, North Olmsted score two goals within a minute at the 57 minute mark to take a 3-1 lead.  The first goal was tallied by Erika Kobak off a pass from Grace Kereky and the second goal was by Alyssa Balasko again as she ricocheted a shot off the post. Then the Shoregals got busy - Emily O'Connor blasted a shot in the goal from the right side, then scored on a header off a flip throw-in from Morgan Srail, and then topped the evening off as she stole a ball from a North Olmsted defender deep in their territory and netted the game winner . In goal for Avon Lake was Dana Strimbu who made 5 saves. With the win, Avon Lake improved to 10-2, remained undefeated in the conference at 6-0-0, and clinched their first Southwestern Conference championship.  This game was recent enough that many of you were actually there and it was a night that will be long remembered.


Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we would like to feature an interesting quiz on soccer and concussions which can be found at:

http://www.oysan.org/Assets/oysa_assets/doc/coachingarticles/ConcussionQuiz.pdf

Definitely take a couple of minutes to read through it - you may surprised by the answers.  Concussions are a growing problem in women's soccer, so it is important that you educate yourself in order to recognize possible symptoms in your daughter.


Shorty Sez:
"I am a member of a team and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it because the team, not the individual is the ultimate champion"

-- Mia Hamm