Markham Soccer Club - Boys Teams

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Tournament Reports

Markham Lightning are 2008 Champions of CSL Cup

Congratulations to the U-12 Markham Lightning (1996 Boys) who capped off a very successful Outdoor Season by becoming the 2008 Champions of the CSL Cup.

The boys were victorious Sunday in a hard-fought battle for the title vs Richmond Hill. It was a highly competitive game played at the Ajax Sportsplex with the Markham side coming out on top 1-0.

On the road to the Championship, including the final, the boys played 5 games and shut-out their opponents in 4 of the 5 games. The squad showed great determination in the final game defeating their rivals from Richmond Hill.

This was the 4th title for the boys this summer, having previously been crowned tournament Champions of the West Niagara, the USA Cup, and the Kitchener International.

Well done boys.

Markham Lightning - U9 Boys Team 2 Win the WISC Tournament

The Markham Soccer Club U9 Boys Team 2 demonstrated great skill and team focus by winning the Whitby Iroquois Tournament Saturday September 20, 2008. Markham won the first game against the Toronto White Eagles with a 3-2 score; the second game was won with a 5-0 score against the Ajax Venders and the final game resulted with a 2-2 tie against Brampton Blast. Assistant Coach Pat Melino helped the team reach this victory. It was a great way for the boys to conclude the 2008 soccer season.

Under 10 Boys win Lake Simcoe Tournament
Last Sunday (June 22nd) in Georgina the Markham Lightning U10 boys soccer team were successful in defending their title as tournament champions in the annual Lake Simcoe Soccer tournament. In the final game the Lightning prevailed over Newmarket United 8-6 in extra time after tying 5-5 after 50 minutes of regular time. To reach the final the U10's defeated Ajax 4-1, Woodbridge 5-0, and lost 4-3 to Newmarket. In the final game the goal scorers were Leonard Sohn (4), Jordan Henry (2), Robert Matthews and James Loeschnik. Game MVP was Cameron Searles. Also contributing for the Lightning were Jordan Castillo, Daniel Enright, Cristian Giorgio, Jacob Graham, Matthew MacLaughlin, Aby Mathanaraj, Alex Mazur, Rino Minaudo and Deandre Myers.

1994 Boys Win Peterborough Challenge Cup

Under 16 Boys and MSC Congratulate Coach Louie Cacorovski and Annette on their Marriage!!

Under 9 Boys Finalist in the "Muskoka Early Summer" Tournament
Congratulations to the Markham Lightning (1999) team 2 coached by Pat Caggianiello and Pat Melino for their second place finish in the Muskoka Early Summer U9/U10, May 31- June 1 tournament. Throughout the tournament the boys showed class and skill, going undefeated through regular games.

On the way to the finals they outmatched very good teams. They fell short in the finals against a very good older U10 team from Bracebridge. Well done boys!!!

The U-14 2008 edition wasted no time to make its presence felt. A strong work ethic and a winning attitude earned the kids a well deserved championship at the Frank Sobil’s Classic held in Oshawa on May 10th and 11th. The Lightning won four decisive games to get to the final where they held on to a nail-biting scoreless draw through regular time and two overtime periods. Superb goalkeeping clinched the championship in the second set of penalty kicks. Alex Tashos was named the team’s MVP, a well-deserved award.

The Lightning also had a good showing at the Niagara Invitational tournament held the week before. They made it to the second round and greatly improved their goals for-against performance. The boys had a great time at this out-of-town event and got to know each other better at a team dinner.

Of course, these important outings do not come free and the team wishes to acknowledge our sponsors Dymin Steel, Pittsburgh Steel Group, Dawes Resaw and Tower Steel for their generous support.

Under 12 Boys are 2008 West Niagara Champions - North American Division
Congratulations to the Markham Lightning (1996) boys for capturing the Championship in the 2008 West Niagara Tournament - North American Division. The boys played hard as a team and persevered through the rain and cold conditions to capture the West Niagara Tournament Championship. This was the first 2008 Outdoor tournament for the boys in what will be a busy season. The boys displayed excellent skills, team work, and determination on their way to the Championship. It was a long, tiring 2 days of soccer, but the boys’ hard work, fitness training, and motivation to succeed, served them well.

Way to go Lightning! - Job well done!

Winner of Hangar Christmas Classic

Under 16 Markham Lightning Boys Defeat Milton
With newly appointed coach Louie Cacorovski at the helm, Markham Lightning U-16 boys defeated Milton in a hard fought OISL contest. With goals being exchanged by the teams within the first 5 minutes, it was certain to be a game full of excitement. The boys did not disappoint as they used the large playing surface in its entirety scoring goals from all sides, including long assist from goalkeeper Cole Daniels in the 35th minute . Another successful OISL campaign had been waged seeing Markham to a 6-1 win, putting them at 2-1 with a plus 6 goal differential on the season.
2 Milton defenders clear as Malvin Seto attacks goal. Coach Louie Cacorovski and assistant Manager Chris Keay put some fine tuning to the group and discusses second half tactics.
Midfielder Juan narrowly misses a close attempt on goal. Markham player Miki calmly slides the ball past milton keeper for his first of 3 on the night.
Markham lightning prepare for another OISL affair. Markham shows fine defensive form under guidance of goalkeeper Cole Daniels.
Excellent Coaching Leads to Success for 1995 Boys
Successful season just gets better for 1995 Boys and Coach Dino Cramarossa as 6 players are selected to the regional team. Congratulations to Daniel Cramarossa, Michael Petrasso, Sasha Ricciuit, Chuka Ononye, Andrew DiNatale and Goal Keeper Anthony Lafrate.
The 3-Peat is Complete -- Markham Lightning are 2007 YRSL Cup Champions

On Sunday Aug 26th, the Markham Lightning (1996 boys - U-11 team) completed YRSL Cup Play with a victory in the finals vs the Newmarket Huskies.
After falling behind 1-0 early in the first half the Lightning came back to score 2 goals on their way to a 2-1 final score victory.

This is the 3rd year in a row this dedicated sqaud of Markham Lightning boys have captured the YRSL Cup.

Congatulations to the boys: Brendan R, Ryan S, Thomas L, Chris K, Jayden D, Troy M, Kegan B, Massimo M, Connor G, Jaden L, Joshua H, Jordan S, Owen P, and Andrew M,

The team is coached by Michael Doyle and Victor Blasby.

Well done Lightning!

U10 Boys Compete in the "Kickin in the Capital" Tournament

Coached by Perry Galanis, our boys played with heart and determination in the Ottawa Royals "Kickin in the Capital" tournament Aug. 11-12. After going undefeated in the regular games they beat out Oshawa in the semis to advance to the finals where we played the host Ottawa Royals team, but lost 3-1. Our boys played tough until the very end and we are very proud of them! Contributing to this successful team is: Asst. Coach Winston Ayow, Trainer Hessam Ghazanfari, and players Danny Valerio, Roberto Castillo, Brad Ayow, Alexander Crupi, Brandon Chinn, Jason Lew, Braeden Singleton, Connor Whiffen, Walid Nusseiri, Demetrios Galanis, Ali Ghazanfari and Reed Savage. HUA HUA!!

U11 Boys Win Unionville Challenge Cup

The 1996 Markham Lightning boys captured the Unionville Challenge Cup for 2007.

The boys played hard and won the group stage with a perfect record of 3 wins and 0 losses.

They went on to win the semi-final game 5-0 vs Brampton and faced the host Unionville Strikers in the final.

After giving up an early goal (the first and only goal against in the tournament), the Markham boys came back and claimed victory with a final score of 3-1.

Congratulations boys on winning the tournament.

Record = 5 wins 0 losses

Goals scored = 24,

Goals against = 1

Markham Lightning Under 13 Boys
The Under 13 Boys recently completed two tournaments. Those tournaments were West Niagara and Oshawa Kicks. To read more about their participation in these tournaments please click on the LINK.

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