News for the Week of May 20, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 5/20/2013:

Shorepals Meeting:
We have our next Shorepals meeting scheduled for Thursday May 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Las Cazuelas in the Landings. We need to make plans for the Father's Day events and get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!


Shoregals Updates:
From time to time we like to update everyone on some noteworthy accomplishments by our soccer girls. In this issue, we have the following to report on:

Track and Field:
Six of our Shoregal soccer players run Track in the Spring as follows:

Claire Jones – Senior – runs a variety of sprint events along with long jump & high jump

Marisa Dzwonczyk – Soph. – she participates in numerous sprint events.

Kayla Kress - Soph. - she also participates in numerous sprint events.

Esther Killius – Soph. – she is a distance runner who has clocked a 5:47 1600 meters already this year.

Lindsay Butler – Fresh. – she is primarily a 400 meter runner.

Emily Herman - Fresh. - her main event is the 100 meter hurdles.

Great job by these girls and best of luck for the remainder of the season.


Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League Scholarship Winner:
We are thrilled to report that senior Claire Jones will be the recipient of a NOGSL scholarship in the amount of $2,000. The scholarship is based on academics, activities, community service, leadership, and an essay on the subject of your most memorable moment playing in the NOGSL. This makes three consecutive years we have had Shoregals receive this scholarship as Claire joins Annie Lyons from last year and Maddie Bernard from 2011.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women In Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

I've failed over & over & over again in my life & that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

Wake up with DETERMINATION. Go to bed with SATISFACTION.

(G) get

(R) ready
(I) it's a
(N) new
(D) day

Champions are dreamers who never give up.

In every contest, there comes a moment that separates winning from losing. The true warrior understands and seizes that moment. - Pat Riley

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of May 13, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 5/13/2013:


Shorepals Meeting:
We have our next Shorepals meeting scheduled for Tuesday May 14th at 7:30 p.m. at Las Cazuelas in the Landings.  We need to make plans for the Father's Day events and get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!


Happy Mother's Day:
I would like to wish a late Happy Mother's Day to all our Shoregal moms who really make this program work and have given me a lot of assistance over the years.  I came across a post on a soccer blog that I would like to share with everyone by an individual named Jack Heffron:

Say Thanks to Soccer Mom

By Jack Heffron on May 11, 2012.

The soccer mom. We all know her. She’s the frazzled-looking gal wheeling the minivan or SUV into the parking lot next to the fields behind the school. As the door flings open and a handful of kids tumble out, she shouts things like “Don’t forget your water bottle” and “I’m taking your sister to her practice and then I’ll be back.”

According to the stereotype, she’s sort of dull and conventional. Her life is mostly a matter of quickly prepared dinners and frantically rushing around the neighborhood dropping off and picking up kids at their games and practices.

It’s a stereotype so pervasive that we know longer actually see these real-life women in their countless variety. Nor do we appreciate enough all the things they do to keep the youth sports wheels turning. Without them, in fact, those wheels surely would grind to a halt. They take care of their own kids and keep an eye out for every member of the team. They can be counted on to cheer, to provide post-game snacks, to make sure the kids are hydrated and safe and happy. They keep score. Some are coaches. All are invaluable.

With Mother’s Day coming up, I thought we should take a few minutes to truly see these women and to say thank you.  On Mother’s Day, thank the Soccer Moms who you know. It’s not always a fun job, and gratitude is rarely part of it.


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue with videos from the past season and this week we will be featuring another JV game. This game was against North Olmsted and the Shoregals came out on top in this one by a score of 1-0. The game winning goal was scored by Casey Baughman and assisted by Kayla Kress at the 15:30 mark in Part 3.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L06o7jWzBMcJUL2IyOY-AK5

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Love Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

If you believe the impossible, the incredible can come true. - from the movie Field of Dreams

Every day you have to test yourself. If you don't, it's a wasted day. -Terry Butts

Being the 1st to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only 1 phase of life. It's what u do after that really counts. - Ralph Boston

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. -Margaret Thatcher

Sometimes losing a battle helps you find a new way to win the war.

Leaders are made, and they are made by effort and hard work. - Vince Lombardi

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of May 6, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 5/6/2013:


The Jim Niebes Memorial 5K Run:
Wanted to pass along some news involving two former players in the Shoregal program - sisters Shannon & Erin Niebes.  Shannon was a member of the first two Shoregal teams in 1993 & 1994 and her sister Erin was a four year Varsity player from 1995 -1998 and is still ranked amongst the all time leaders in goals, assists, & points scored.  Sadly, this story involves the death of their father Jim Niebes from kidney cancer in Sept. of 2012.  However, as you will read in the attached article, they have been holding a 5K race in his honor in Avon Lake since 2010 with the proceeds benefitting the Kidney Cancer Assn.  This year's race is on Sat. May 11th at Weiss field.

http://avon-oh.patch.com/articles/may-i-am-somebody-5k-honors-life-of-jim-niebes


Alumni Game:
We want to give our Alumni plenty of time to make plans, so we are going to announce that our annual Alumni Reunion game & Picnic will be held this year on Sat. July 13, 2013. We are going to try something new with the location this year and move it over to the ALHS stadium field. Many of our Alumni have not seen or played on the new artificial turf and renovated stadium. Game will start around 4:00 p.m. with the picnic at 5:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!


Soccer Camp:
We are going to add something new for this summer - both the boys and the girls teams will be holding a joint youth soccer camp. The camp will be primarily targeted towards players in the ALSO system and, of course, players from other communities would be welcome also. The dates will be 7/29 -7/31 and will run from 8 - 11 am. More details to come.


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue with videos from the past season and this week we are going to feature our first JV game video.  The game was against Sylvania Northview and after a back and forth battle, the Shoregals came out on top by a score of 3-2.  Goals were scored by Elise Duvall on a 35 yd free kick at the 2:45 mark of Part 2, Kayla Kress at the 3:50 mark of Part 2, and the game winner by Maggie Moore at the 16:40 mark of Part 3.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L1kbRtPIQCnFPttNSI4Y_fG


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Love Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

Adversity causes some people to break; others to break records. - William A. Ward

Don't be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed. - Lebron James

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. - John Wooden

An attitude of "whatever is convenient" won't accomplish very much. An attitude of "whatever it takes" is impossible to stop.

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. - Lou Holtz

Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to produce uncommon results.

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 29, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/29/2013:

Alumni Game:
We want to give our Alumni plenty of time to make plans, so we are going to announce that our annual Alumni Reunion game & Picnic will be held this year on Sat. July 13, 2013.  We are going to try something new with the location this year and move it over to the ALHS stadium field.  Many of our Alumni have not seen or played on the new artificial turf and renovated stadium.  Game will start around 4:00 p.m. with the picnic at 5:30 p.m.  Hope to see you there!


Soccer Camp:
We are going to add something new for this summer - both the boys and the girls teams will be holding a joint youth soccer camp.  The camp will be primarily targeted towards players in the ALSO system and, of course, players from other communities would be welcome also.  The dates will be 7/29 -7/31 and will run from 8 - 11 am.  More details to come.


Video of the Week:
With the Avon Lake school levy coming up in about 10 days, I found a couple of videos endorsing the levy featuring some people connected to our program. One has former Academic All-American player Trisha Wladecki and the other has incoming freshman mom Julie Norris.

Trisha Wladecki:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GUvede8jW8Q

Julie Norris:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eqxu2ozobOc

Next week we are going to put up a JV game video from the past season.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

Winning as a team is better than anything. It's great to share success. - Jim Harbaugh - football coach

When your legs give out, play with your heart

What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. - Dean Smith - basketball coach

Nothing will work unless you do. - John Wooden - basketball coach

Great moments... are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here. -"Miracle"

The best athletes never started as the best athletes.

You've got what it takes, but it will take everything you got.

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 22, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/22/2013:

Coaching News:
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Lyons will become assistant Varsity coach for the 2013 season.  Sarah is a phys ed teacher in the Avon Lake school system, is a middle school basketball coach at Learwood, and is also a 2007 ALHS graduate.  She was a three sport athlete during her high school career playing soccer, basketball, & track. 

In soccer, she was a key player on our first time District Championship team in 2006.  She was also recipient of All-SWC and All-County honors and was a 3 yr. letter winner.  Mainly a defender, she scored 6 goals and had 5 assists in her high school career.  Additionally, she was the first girls recipient of the Gino Strippoli Memorial scholarship.  In Basketball, she was a member of the last Shoregals team to win a SWC conference championship in the 2005-06 season and was a 2 yr. letter winner.  She was a four year member of the Track team. 

Sarah is yet another part of the Lyons family athletic dynasty here in Avon Lake.  All three of her sisters also played soccer and her brother John kicked the winning field goal for Avon Lake in the 2003 State Championship football game.  Her youngest brother Joey is currently a member of the cross country and swimming teams at ALHS.  We look forward to having a Shoregal legacy return and coach in our program - Congrats to Sarah!!

Shorepals Meeting:
We have scheduled our first Shorepals meeting of the year for Tuesday April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83. We need to get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring the 2009 season highlight video. Notice that ALHS Memorial stadium still had grass - seems like a distant memory now.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L3k90ESQ_4mCJGDqAJuf-g0

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. - Pele

I don't do things HALF-HEARTEDLY. Because I know if I do, then I can expect HALF-HEARTED results. - Michael Jordan

Think big, believe big, act big, and the results will be big.

(A)dversity

(T)alent
(H)ard work
(L)ethal
(E)nergetic
(T)ough
(E)lite

There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. - Derek Jeter

Getting knocked down is not a sin; laying there is - Frank Lauterbur - Univ. of Toledo football coach

Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 15, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/15/2013:


Parent Meeting:
There will be a mandatory meeting for parents on Wednesday April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in Room 114 at ALHS. The coaching staff will be discussing the summer calendar and events along with the tryout procedure in the Fall.


Shorepals Meeting:
We have also scheduled our first Shorepals meeting of the year for Tuesday April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83. We need to get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees. Hope to see you there!!


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring the 2008 season highlight video.  Notice that ALHS Memorial stadium still had grass - seems like a distant memory now.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L0lqeTUoBhEEYP003bTb7wD&feature=view_all

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

To give anything less than your best is to give away the gift. - Steve Prefontaine

If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win. - Carl Lewis
 

If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting. - Dick Vermeil

 

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. - Don Shula

 

There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory... -Unknown

 

Mediocrity will always try to drag excellence down to its level. Don't trade your superiority for their inferiority.

 
Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.

News for the Week of April 8, 2013

Program Notes for the Week of 4/8/2013:

Parent Meeting:
There will be a mandatory meeting for parents on Tuesday April 17th at 7:30 p.m. in Room 114 at ALHS.  The coaching staff will be discussing the summer calendar and events along with the tryout procedure in the Fall.


Shorepals Meeting:
We have also scheduled our first Shorepals meeting of the year for Tuesday April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83.  We need to get volunteers for the various committees along with starting to work through to do lists for those committees.  Hope to see you there!! 


Shoregals in the News:
From time to time, we like to mention noteworthy items that have been achieved by our players. We are pleased to relate that Emily Peterson was elected President of the ALHS Key Club for the 2013 -14 school year.  Emily is a junior who is a defender for the Shoregals.


Video of the Week:
We are going to continue to add new videos each week and this week we are featuring last year's regular season game against Amherst which they won 4-1.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6j-jW5q1L2JR-2_-coqLYCkkccet_Ec&feature=view_all

Look forward to us adding more games in the coming weeks.


Shorty Sez:
We are going to continue presenting motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Sports which may be found at:

https://twitter.com/Women_Sports

Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope that you find something that inspires you here:

It takes team work to make the dream work

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. - Tom Landry

To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them. - Picabo Street

All things are possible for those who believe. - Gail Devers (track & field)

It is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens to you.

You don't get it by wishing, staring, or hoping. You don't get it easy. You get it by working your ass off every single day.

Shoregal Website:

Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at:

www.alshoregalsoccer.org

There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.