LAMORINDA UNITED 95 Blue Takes 2nd Place in Sonoma Halloween Classic

The Lamorinda U12 3A team, coached by Diane Chann, took 2nd place in the Sonoma Halloween Classic held on October 27th and 28th, 2007. After a game 1 tie against a strong San Francisco Courage team, the girls went on to shut out the Sonoma Rush and defeat the Eureka Spirit to earn a place in the championship round. The girls played the Solano Strikers in the championship finals, and lost 2-1 in a very tight and aggressive match. The girls are looking forward to another chance at tournament play in the upcoming Association Cup!

LAMORINDA UNITED U17 GIRLS CAPTURED THE US CLUB SOCCER PREMIER
CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE US CLUB NATIONAL CUP VI IN GREENSBORO, NORTH
CAROLINA July 28-31.

Competing against teams from New Jersey, Minnesota and Maryland, the girls came away undefeated. In the championship game they dropped Minnesota's Shattuck St. Mary's 3-0 in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 tie in regulation and overtime play to win the Premier U16 girls flight.

In August, the team took another championship title in the Super-Y league (playing under the name USA 17 Academy) with 11 wins, 2 ties and 1 loss. This Championship win will take the girls to the 2007 North American Finals Nov. 15-20 in Tampa Florida. The North American Finals are regarded as the top youth soccer event in America. It is a 5 day tournament that includes over 130 of the best youth soccer teams in the US and Canada from U13- U17 for boys and girls.

Lamorinda United '91 takes 3rd Place at Juventus Tournament of
Champions & 2nd Place in the 2007 Walnut Creek Summerfest!

Our under 16 Girls team coached by Venus James took third at the recent Juventus Tournament of Champions. Playing strong possession style soccer, the girls all contributed to an outstanding performance for the club. With 2 wins, 1 tie, and 1 loss to the eventual champion, it was a great performance. In their final tournament of the summer, Lamorinda United 91 once again played great attacking soccer. The girls also dominated their opponents in the preliminary rounds of the 2007 Walnut Creek Summer Fest tournament, and took home the 2nd place trophies after an exciting final against the home team. Expect more good things from this fun to watch team!

Danish Girls Soccer Teams Visit Lamorinda Soccer Club

For the second year in a row, the Lamorinda Soccer Club hosted players and coaches from Denmark's Skolunde Soccer Club. From July 17-22, the club arranged host families for 40 players and coaches and planned several activities for the U16 and U17 girls from Denmark. This year the Danish visitors were first welcomed with a club wide barbecue hosted by the Hurwitz family in Orinda. Other events included two friendly scrimmages against the LMSC U17 & U16 girls teams, sightseeing tours of San Francisco, Alcatraz, Stinson Beach and Muir Woods and of course lots of opportunities for the Danish girls to shop! Although, their visit was brief, the Danish team had a very enjoyable stay in the Bay area. They are looking forward to hosting girls from the Lamorinda Soccer Club next summer in Denmark! “This is a very special opportunity for LMSC families and players”, remarked Mohammed Mohammed, Technical Director for LMSC. Special thanks go out to Kay Sander and Denise Salgado for the planning and coordination of the housing and activities and to all of the Lamorinda families who graciously opened their homes to welcome our Danish visitors.

Lamorinda United '90 girls Celebrate back to back tournament wins!

Three days after returning from a championship win at the US Club Regional- Region F in San Bernardino, Lamorinda United '90 girls attended Cal Cup 2007 in Sacramento over the June 29 weekend earning the Championship title in the U17 girls age group. They won six games over three days defeating San Juan White, Davis Legacy, Santa Rosa Gold, Sacramento United Spitfire, Juventus Sporting Belmont, and San Juan Blue in the Championship game. Congratulations Lamorinda United '90 for your hard work, dedication and commitment to your team!

Lamorinda United '90- U17 girls win US Club Regionals in San Bernardino June 23-26

Lamorinda United '90 went undefeated all 4 games defeating Tustin United, Heat FC, SCV Riptide Magic and America United SC. Their victory qualifies them to compete for the national title at the end of July in Greensboro, NC. Coach Mohamed Mohamed attributes the team success to their continual hard work, commitment to their training sessions and most importantly, commitment to their team mates.

U13 Girls 2007 CAL CUP FINALIST

Lamorinda United '94 U13 girls opened the summer tournament season by winning their way to the championship game at Cal Cup. United 94 defeated Santa Rosa, Mustang Blast and San Juan Spirits to earn their spot against Sacramento United in the final. The success was the result of determined team play during the matches and hard work and commitment during training sessions with the LMSC coaching staff.

Lamorinda girls take Champion and Finalist title at Cal Cup 2007!

The Lamorinda girls had a great weekend at Cal Cup 2007. With 6 teams in attendance, the U12 girls were quarter finalist, U13 girls, Lamorinda United '94, Finalist defeating Santa Rosa, Mustang Blast and San Juan Spirits to earn their spot against Sacramento United in the final. Lamorinda United '90 girls were Champions of the U17 age group. They won six games over three days defeating San Juan White, Davis Legacy, Santa Rosa Gold, Sacramento United Spitfire, Juventus Sporting Belmont, and San Juan Blue in the championship game. Congratulations Lamorinda United girls for your hard work, dedication and commitment to your team!

Lamorinda United '94 Bronze Medalists at Central California Invitational

Lamorinda Unted 94, coached by Jaimy McLaughlin, placed third out of twelve teams in the U12 division at the Central California Invitational in Clovis. After a hard fought 1-0 semi-final loss in the rain to state cup finalist San Juan, United 94 prevailed 3-1 over Bullard FC for the 3rd place spot. In fall 2006 league play, United 94 placed third in the gold division of GSSL.

Lamorinda United '93 Semi Finalist Winners at Placer United Foothill Cup

Congratulations to the Lamorinda United 93 team, coached by Amir Hassan, for their 3rd place finish. In their games, they only allowed one goal scored against them. The semi finals ended with San Ramon Velocity with penalty kicks, where LMSC prevailed with 4 penalty kicks versus 2.

Lamorinda United '93 Win Chico Sprys Fall Classic

Congratulations to Lamorinda United '93 U13 Girls who on Sept. 23-24 won the Chico Sprys Fall Classic! Over the course of the tournament, United scored 12 goals and allowed 0. Great job girls!

Lamorinda United '92 Win Chico Sprys Fall Classic

Congratulations to Lamorinda United '92 U14 who on Sept. 23/24 won the Chico Sprys Fall Classic for the second year running. After a thrilling final that ended 1-1 in regulation, the girls scored twice in overtime to take home the trophy.

Lamorinda United '91 Finalist at the US Club Regionals in Southern California

Congratulations to our Girls Gold team for finishing as Finalist at the US Club National Cup in San Bernardino, CA. The championship was a thrilling and hard fought match between Lamorinda United and local rival, Mustang Spirit. United 91 also competed in the Gold flight of the Nor Cal Premier Spring League and after the first round of play is tied for first place with a record of 5 wins and 1 tie.
Next up in July - the team will travel to Europe to represent LMSC at the Gothia Cup in Sweden and the Vildbjerg Cup in Denmark.

Lamorinda United '91 Go undefeated in 2005 League

Lamorinda United 91 Blue, coached by Amir Hassan, went undefeated with a 10-0 record to win the GSSL Bronze U14 girls division last Fall. The girls are practicing hard and looking forward to the NorCal Silver division this spring season.

Lamorinda United '95 2nd in 2005 League

Congratulations to the Lamorinda United 95 Red team, lead by coach Amir Hassan, for their 2nd place finish in the District 4 Division fall 2005 League! The team tied the #1 team, Mt. Diablo Blues, in their final match against them, and placed second overall in the league by only one
point. This is the first time playing competitive soccer for the members of this team, and their combined teamwork, skills, and intensity lead them to this outstanding finish. Go Lamorinda!

GOLDEN GOAL SOCCER CLINIC AND DRIVE
Gives Back to Our Community and Beyond

High school seniors Sachi Schuricht of Miramonte and Alex Taylor of Head Royce have played soccer together since elementary school. They have both been Girl Scouts in different troops since 1 st grade. So when it came time to choose a Girl Scout Gold Award project they were motivated to find a way to blend their two passions: soccer and scouting.
Wanting to contribute back to their community they decided to organize a soccer clinic for girls between the ages of 8 and 12 to learn and practice skills and techniques during a day of fun, focus and fundamentals. Attending as special guest coach was the technical director of girls for the Lamorinda Soccer Club, Mohamed Mohamed.

Alex and Sachi from the GU18 CI team have been coached by Mohamed since they were young players. “Mohamed has taught us a love for soccer shared by those in his homeland of Sudan who don't have the same opportunities we have here in America.” In combining their enthusiasm for soccer with their desire to help others, they also collected useable soccer gear from our local Girl Scout and soccer community to be sent to The Almorada Footbal Club in Sudan, Africa. “We are proud to continue Mohamed’s vision of people helping each other and creating connections between communities.”

Lamorinda United '94 - Champions at 2006 Castro Valley Winter Shootout

January 8, 2006 - The U11 girls led by coach Krisha Zagura, have won the Castro Valley Winter Shootout. The championship game remained 0-0 after regulation and overtime, but the U11 girls finished the job in PKs 3-1 after 4 kicks. The players and coaches are working hard and looking forward to their first State Cup.

Lamorinda United '94 U11 Girls Finalist at 2005 Central California Invitational

December 11, 2005 - Lamorinda United '94, with guest coach Rob Risley, placed second in the white division of the Central California Invitational in Clovis, CA. With players missing due to injury, Lamorinda U11 played with intensity to reach the final. In the hard fought 0-1 loss for the championship, the Lamorinda girls showed sportsmanship and determination. Go United!

2005 Almaden Champions Cup Winner

September 25, 2005 - -- Lamorinda United Gold U16 Girls won their second back-to-back tournament. Fresh from their Labor Day triumph at the River City Champions Cup U16 win, the girls also won the U17 Girls first place trophy at the Almaden Champions Cup held 9/24-25/05 at the Morgan Hill Soccer Complex. As a combined U15/U16 team playing in a U17 class in the Almaden tournament, the LMSC United girls proved they are up to the challenge!

Lamorinda United '93 Advances to the Finals of the Bay Oaks Labor Day Classic

The Lamorinda U12 girls combined teamwork, skills, and intensity to dominate their competition at the Bay Oaks Labor Day Classic. Coached by Katie Pittman, the '93s came together to achieve their best performance in a tournament to date. The team faced the Central Valley Spirit in the championship game Sunday afternoon taking the match to a 0-0 tie through regulation and double overtime. The game was determined by penalty kicks with Central valley winning on their 6th PK. The Girls demonstrated the high level they are capable of playing, and showed an incredible amount of poise and confidence on the field.Congratulations! For game details click here.

Lamorinda Power at home May 29, 2005

Thank you to all the managers, parents and players who came out in support of the WPSL's Lamorinda Power this season. We hope that having the highest level of competitive women’s soccer right here in
Lamorinda has been an inspiration to the budding soccer stars of our community.

Lamorinda United '91 Silver Champions of the Tracy United Girls Invitational

The United '91 Silver team lead by coach Amir Hassan survived 105 degree temperatures to win the Tracy United Girls Invitational. The girls were victorious over the River City United winning 3-1 in the championship game. This is a great start to their season. Congratulations! For more game details click here.

Lamorinda United '91 Gold Captures Pleasanton Rage College Showcase Championship

Two weeks after winning the California Cup, our U14 girls gold team was victorious again at the Pleasanton Rage College Showcase, besting a field that included top Northern California and Southern California competition. Congratulations on a great team effort! For game details, click here.

Lamorinda United '92: Congratulations in winning the Irvine Summer Classic

Lamorinda United '92 (our under 13 team), led by coach Aly Fofana, came out victorious at the recent Irvine Summer Classic in Southern California, winning 4-0 in the finals. The team followed that up with a second place finish at the Elk Grove Classic in Elk Grove. Great start girls!

Lamorinda United 91 - 2005 California Cup Champions

Congratulations to the U14 Girls gold team for their outstanding effort in bringing home the 2005 California Cup Championship. The girls battled tough competition to win this platinum level tournament - a great start to the 2005 tournament season! For game details, click here.

United '93 Advances to the Finals of the Bay Oaks Labor Day Classic

The Lamorinda U12 girls combined teamwork, skills, and intensity to dominate their competition at the Bay Oaks Labor Day Classic. Coached by Katie Pittman, the '93s came together to achieve their best performance in a tournament to date. After winning their bracket with the highest amount of points of any team in the tournament, the team faced the Central Valley Spirit in the championship game Sunday afternoon. Despite outshooting their opponent 9-1 during the game, LMSC was unable to find the elusive winning goal, and took the 0-0 tie through regulation and double overtime into penalty kicks. The score remained tied through 5 penalty kicks, when Central Valley finally won the game on their 6th PK. As Coach Pittman told the girls following the game, "Penalty kicks are the most exciting way to win a game, but also the toughest way to lose." This certainly held true for these young girls who played their hearts out and showed tremendous character throughout the weekend. The team demonstrated the level they are capable of playing, and showed an incredible amount of poise and confidence on the field. LMSC United '93 takes this mentality into their first GSSL Gold flight game this Saturday at 8 am at Miramonte. Congratulations!

Lamorinda United '91 Silver Champions of the Tracy United Girls Invitational

The United '91 Silver team survived 105 degree temperatures to win the "Tracy United Girls Invitational". Playing with only 1 substitute, the United dominated the River City United 3-1 in the championship game. On Saturday morning, these two teams had played to a hard fought 2-2 tie. The United demonstrated their usual brilliant passing game throughout the entire tournament. Facing teams that often employed a "kick and run" strategy, the United were a pleasure to watch throughout the entire tournament. The United also beat the SASC United 6-0 on Saturday and fought the highly regarded North Valley Tornados to a 1-1 tie on Sunday morning. On a lighter note, there were three teams named "United" at the aptly named tournament so everyone cheered for each other.

Lamorinda United '91 Gold Captures Pleasanton College Showcase

On July 30th and 31st, 2005, Lamorinda United 91 played in the Pleasanton Rage College Showcase. On Saturday morning, the girls played their toughest competitor, a top ranked Southern California team, NHB Black, to a 2:2 tie in a well-played game by both teams. In their second game on Saturday, they beat the Pleasanton Rage B team 5-0. On Sunday, they beat 2 Southern California teams, Albion White and CRSC Infinity, 3-2 and 1-0 respectively. They finished in first place in their age group, besting Southern California soccer teams that have dominated Northern California teams for a number of years.

Lamorinda United 91 - 2005 California Cup Champions

The Lamorinda United 91 U14 Girls battled tough competition to capture the 2005 California Cup. Despite what seemed to be early setbacks on the first day of the tournament, the girls came back on Saturday and played their best to advance in the tournament. Their first game on Friday ended in hard fought 0-0 tie against the home town San Juan Spirits White, while the second game was a 2-1 loss to Santa Rosa Gold, with the winning goal coming from Santa Rosa in the final minutes of the game.

On Saturday, the team came out strong and confident, and beat the Solano Golden Bears by a score of 4-0. This secured a spot in the quarter-finals with a second place finish in the preliminary bracket. In the quarter-final match, Lamorinda United played an outstanding game against a consistent and tough competitor, the River City Lady Boca Jrs., winning by a score of 2-0, which advanced the team to the semi-finals on Sunday. In the semi-final match, the team avenged their earlier loss to Santa Rosa Gold by defeating them in penalty kicks following a 1-1 tie game in regulation play. The tournament culminated with a 2-0 championship win against the Sonoma County Alliance, which brought the California Cup trophy and medals home to Lamorinda.

Congratulations to all of the Lamorinda United 91 players, who came ready to play, supported each other and contributed to this outstanding team success.

2005 Bay Oaks Spring Classic Champions

Congratulations to the Lamorinda United '90 Girls on their 1st place finish in the Bay Oaks Spring Classic Tournament.

Lamorinda United 91 - U13 Girls Finishes as State Cup Semi-Finalist

Congratulations to our U13 Girls Gold team for an outstanding run in the 2005 Snickers State Cup. For the second consecutive year, Lamorinda United 91 finished among the top four teams in Northern California's year-end tournament. This tops off another great season for Lamorinda's U13 Girls.

DADS & DAUGHTERS PLAY “FRIENDLY”
U11 Girls Claim Victory... Dads Lodge Formal Protest

The Girls U11 team played a tough match against their dads on Saturday, January 15 on the Miramonte Lower Field. Aided by keeper/coach Katie Pittman and an unidentified midfielder who looked strikingly like the Girls Technical Director, Mo; the girls claimed a solid win. The dads, who played an unconventional 1-8-1 side, were relentless in their attack and protested the final score (which nobody kept).
One dad, who asked that his name be withheld, stated that it was a win simply because none of the men required CPR. The game was followed by milk and cookies and both sides agreed to a re-match.

SERIOUS SOCCER CAN BE GREAT FUN

Not a crew to miss an opportunity, the U11 Class I team celebrated the holidays with a full practice, pizza, balloons and a movie. They had a solid season,with only one league loss, and continue to make it into tournament semi-finals. Under the guidance of coach Katie Pittman, they will continue to play hard and have fun in the State Cup, as well as the spring league.

2004 Pleasanton College Showcase U15 Girls Gold Flight Champions

Congratulations to Lamorinda United '89 on their first place finish in the 2004 Pleasanton College Showcase, Aug. 6-8. Being tournament champions was a great finish to their fantastic US Club season! Thank you coach Fab Amezaga