| Melendez, McNicol Lead Rosary to CIF |
By: XK Staff
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Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:17 am
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Mission Viejo SC coaches Sean Melendez and BJ McNicol helped Rosary High reach the CIF Southern Section playoffs for the first time in 11 years.
Rosary tied Trinity League rival JSerra Catholic on Wednesday to ice the clinching for the first-year MVSC coaches.
“I’m glad BJ and Sean have had success with Rosary,” said MVSC Director Billy McNicol. “They have demonstrated that they are passionate about the game and are committed to the development of their players.”
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MVSC Girls Impact their High School Varsity Teams
Jenna Doting scored on a penalty kick to help Foothill High in a high school game against Rosary last week. Doting, a junior forward, is one of several Mission Viejo SC players making an impact with their high school teams.
Forwards Katie Hinman and Cynthia Dimnik join Doting on MVSC's GU-17 team. Hinman and Dimnik helped No. 9 Capistrano Valley to a third place finish in the Excalibur tournament recently. Dimnik has logged two goals with Capo so far this season.
Capo Valley Coach Manny Romero commented, “The girls showed that they can compete against anyone.”
Senior Caitlyn Leonard has contributed to No. 7 Santa Margarita's 8-3-2 season as goalkeeper. Santa Margarita holds first place in the Trinity League with a league record of 1-0-0. Leonard plays for MVSC's GU-19 squad.
Other MVSC girls contributing on thier varsity teams. Foothill HS: Jenna Doting, Kassi Anast, and Carey Centner. Rosary HS: Maria Cebula. Trabuco Hills: Erin Wenzel,Aylssa Ares,Kahley Hickman. University HS: Chiara Galasetti. Capo HS: Katie Hinman and Cynthia Dimnik. Santa Margarita HS: Caitlyn Leonard.
“High school season is great for our players,” remarked MVSC GU-17 coach Sean Melendez, who also helms Rosary High's team. “They train five, sometimes six, times a week and play for the pride of their schools.”
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| Jenna Doting MVSC Shamrocks |
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Titans Secure Third Consecutive Title
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By: Josh Murad
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BJ McNicol's Mission Viejo SC BU-14 Titans won their third consecutive division title by taking the Silver Elite South Division. The Titans finished the season with an eighteen game winning streak, solidifying their promotion to the Gold division.
“The boys have done really well,” McNicol said. “They have won three consecutive titles since U12s.”
A number of key performers marked the Titans season, including right defender Adrian Marzella, who was selected for the Cal South Olympic Development camp in December. Central midfielder Kyle Pizanno also had an outstanding season, racking up the most goals and assists for the Titans.
Striker Parsa Rahsepar presented a continual threat in the offensive third. Central defender Reece Maxom held his backline together, allowing the fewest goals against in the Silver Elite South division.
“Although we didn't score the most goals we gave up the least," McNicol said.
The Titans only gave up 11 goals this season, followed by the ISC Strikers with 15. McNicol's Titans will prepare for the upcoming Tournament of Champions in December and National Cup in March.
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| MVSC U-14 Titans |
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Velocity Runs Away With No. 2 Spot
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By: Josh Murad
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Sean Melendez's Mission Viejo SC BU-14 Velocity team ran away with second place in the Silver South division. The team finished with an impressive record of 10-2-2, scoring the most goals in their division (31) while allowing the least amount of goals (5).
Melendez referred to four key players as the heart and soul of Velocity, players who contributed to the promotion and overall success this season. Goalkeeper Jeremy Parsons gave up an impressive low of five goals the whole season. Parsons goals-against average was lower than first place Laguna Niguel.
Melendez referred to team captain James Cook as the rock in the middle. Called “JT” by his teammates, Cook played primarily at central midfielder, but also made his debut as an outside midfielder and defender. His versatility established him as the go-to guy on the team.
Forwards Jimmy Ramos and Alex Dena earned a reputation as the most dangerous strikers in the league, perhaps in the county. Both players are quick and talented with the ball.
First-place Laguna Niguel BU-14 White was the only team to defeat Velocity this season. Both times Laguna Niguel beat Velocity 1-0. These two losses tainted the otherwise perfect season for Velocity.
“We believe we can play better,” said coach Melendez. “Laguna Niguel had our number two times this season.”
Velocity has their sights set on State Cup in March, while some players take a break for the high school soccer season. The team looks forward to setting their record straight in Silver Elite.
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| MVSC U-14 Velocity |
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MVSC U-17 Shamrocks prep for The Nomads Tournament Thanksgiving.
Good luck girls!!
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Mission Viejo SC's Billy McNicol cracked the Top 10 of OC's 50 Most Influential Soccer People.
McNicol is an Orange County soccer legend. He's taken his years of soccer knowledge from the fields of the fabled Glasgow Rangers (who signed him out of high school) to the fields of OC. And many have benefited.
The fully-credentialed coach (from USSF, NSCAA and A.C.E.P.) has seen it all through 25-some-years of coaching. His accomplishments include being a member of U.S. Soccer's U.S. Coaching Staff and being a technical director for three different State Youth Associations (Cal South, Utah and Montanta).
When is playing career ended, McNicol coached in Utah. He sent five boys' high school teams to the State Championship podium in six years and followed up with eight straight State Championships with prep girls' teams. He spent nine years as the Region IV ODP Boys' head coach and trained players that would go on to huge careers (including Eric Wynalda, Cobi Jones and Joe-Max Moore). Professionally, he's coached on the L.A. Galaxy staff and helped form the Utah Blitzz of the Untied Soccer League.
In 1996 he took over the U.S. U-16 National team (helping to foster the growth of players such as Landon Donovan) and in 1999 Mission Viejo SC scored McNicol's servies as program director, helping to bring the South County club to power
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| Billy McNicol |
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Congratulations to coach Joel Murphy and the G14 Elite girls on finishing as Finalists in San Diego!
The girls battled hard all weekend to make their way to the Championship match. The team played some great soccer over the weekend. They even beat Arsenal FC in a shoot out in the semi finals.
Well done ladies and good luck in League!
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MVSC stand out Allie Wisner gets the starting nod for the University of Utah.
Allie makes her college debut at CSUF in front of MVSC players and staff. Great job Allie.
The Utes are now listed among the national top 25 in every recognized national poll this week.
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| Allie and Coach Sean @CSUF |
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This Sunday former MVSC Xtreme player Allie Wisner makes her Div.1 college soccer debut for The University of Utah at Cal State Fullerton. The match will kick off at 1:00 on Sunday. Allie was coached by the current MVSC U-19 Xtreme coach BJ McNicol. Allie was a MVSC standout last season before moving back home to Montana to finish high school. Allie helped the MVSC Xtreme to a third place finsh in league last year. So come on down to Cal State Fullerton on Sunday watch some great soccer and support one of our own MVSC players.
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| Allie makes college soccer debut |
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Congratulations Titans for Winning the West Coast FC Classic.
The MVSC BU-14 Titans, coached by BJ McNicol win the WCFC Classic. The Titans were perfect over the weekend with 5 wins. The Titans played Arsenal FC in the final and were victories with a 3-0 win. Great job boys!! Good luck in the NHB Tournament.
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| Titans win West Coast Classic |
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The MVSC BU-14 Velocity, coached by Sean Melendez, made it all the way to the semifinals – with a chance to meet brother team Mission Viejo SC BU-14 Titans in the title game, but fell to Arsenal FC White, 4-2. Great job boys!! Good luck in the NHB Tournament.
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| MVSC Velocity make it to the semi-finals of WCFC Classic. |
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Congratulations to coach Jamie Caffrey and the G14 girls on finishing as Finalists at Oaks Polo Classic!
The girls battled hard all weekend to make their way to the Championship match at UCI. The team played a some great soccer and continued to improve in every game leading up to a thrilling final that was settled in Penalty Kicks.
Well done ladies and good luck in the Orange Classic in two weeks!
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| Coach Caffrey and the G14's Finalists at Oaks Polo Classic |
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| Coach Christopher Hollewijn |
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MVSC adds 2 more excellent coaches for the 09'-10' season!
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| Coach Alyson Yant |
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Christopher Hollewijn Bio
Chris played semi-professionally in the Netherlands for RKSV Bekkerveld. He played club soccer in Montana, and was a 3-year varsity starter in high school, earning All-Conference honors.
Chris holds his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and USSF “D” License. He has coached youth soccer for over 6 years, including both boys and girls aged 11 through 19, and at the high school level. This includes involvement with several tournament champion, State Champion, and State Finalist teams. In addition, he has organized and coached his own youth camps, and worked several residential college camps.
Chris has a BA in History, and he is also a certified Personal Fitness Trainer through NESTA, a Certified Sports Nutritionist, and a Certified Double-Goal Coach through the Positive Coaching Alliance.
Alyson Yant Bio
Alyson played for the RVSC Chaos, Southern Oregon Fuego, F.C. Southern Oregon, and in the Oregon/Portland Premier league winning a state championship along with four consecutive league championships. Alyson received three letters during high school twice earning honorable mention and two letters for the high school swim team.
Alyson has completed her NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma, her USSF “E” and also holds her personal training certification through NESTA. Alyson worked as a camp and club youth trainer for the Rogue Valley Soccer club and Ashland High School. Most recently she has been coaching for the past two years in Montana and has worked with U-11 Boys, U-12 Girls, U-13/U-14 Boys, U-15 girls, and has assisted at the high school level. She assisted two teams to the Montana State tournament finals. She has organized her own camps and worked as a private trainer.
Both coaches will be assisting in MVSC AP 50/50 program and future camps. They are also available for small group and private lessons.
Coach Chris dutchchris@gmail.com
Coach Aly alyson.yant@gmail.com
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Congrats to B14 MVSC Titans on another 1st place finish!
The boys added some bling to their Summer wardrobe at the RSM Classic. Group play saw the team easily dominate the opposition and the Final was a hard fought win with a tremendous defensive effort to ensure they defended their title from last year.
Well done boys and good luck the rest of the Summer!
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| B14 MVSC Titan Champs at RSM |
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| Allie picks University of Utah |
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| Allie Wisner commits to University of Utah
MVSC wants to congratulate Allie Wisner for committing to the University of Utah. Allie played with MVSC U19 Xtreme under coach BJ McNicol. MVSC conducted an interview with Allie. We wish her the best.
1.Why did you select University of Utah? I visited many schools but at Utah everything just fit. I loved the competitive and positive atmosphere the coaches and team gave off.
2.What position do you see yourself playing in college? Hopefully I will be playing offensively like central mid or striker.
3. What did you like most about playing for MVSC? MVSC was awesome. It's what made me love California. I created some amazing Relationships and got to work with amazing coaches.
4. Who was your coach? BJ was my main coach but I had the chance to meet and get to know Sean this winter. They're are amazing coaches and people. They're a huge part of the reason I am playing at Utah.
5. What did you like best about your coach? The best thing about these coaches was there sense of humor and their drive to win. BjJhated losing but always made us laugh.
6. How did MVSC help you prepare for division 1 college soccer? Mvsc helped me prepare for college because of the coaches willingness to make me a better player. BJ took extra time to train me one on one or in small groups. The teams we played also prepared me for the competition I would face.
From the University of Utah website: http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/050509aad.html
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| 2009 Beach Finalists! |
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Well done team and good luck in the next event!
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| MVSC Boys U13 Win Legends Classic |
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| Congratulations to MVSC Velocity and MVSC Titans U13 boys teams for winning the Legends Classic. The Titans scored 15 goals and only had one against. The Velocity scored 9 goals and did not give up a goal all weekend. Good luck in your next events.
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| MVSC Shamrocks huddle before Championship game. |
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| MVSC SHAMROCKS U16 Girls win Legends Classic.
Katie Hinman, Shannon Donahue and Kassi Anast scored a goal each in the championship game to propel Mission Viejo SC GU-16 to the title in the GU-17 division in the Legends FC Classic over the weekend with a 3-0 victory over tournament host Legends FC.
In pool play, the GU-16 Shamrocks tied the Corona Eagles, 0-0, and Legends FC, 2-2. The two ties gave the team a second place finish in its pool and pitted them against Pool B winner Simi Valley Eclipse in the semifinals.
There, Mission Viejo SC took a 1-0 victory. Erin Wenzel earned the shutout in the semifinals and finals as well as the first pool play game against Corona.
Hannah Petersen and Kelsey Landis also played well throughout the tournament. Sweeper Nicole Manago was superb on defense.
By: Jim Inghram (Orange County Soccer News)
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| MVSC U13 Velocity Finalist in NHB!!! |
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| MVSC Velocity make the Finals in NHB!!!
The first event for one of the newest MVSC teams was a success. The boys U13 Velocity played in the NHB George Mitton Memorial tournament over the weekend. The boys battled hard and came out of there group on top. The Velocity out scored their opponents 5-1 in group play. They had a great come from behind win against a very good silver elite Fram CQ team (2-1). The Velocity beat the host NHB team 2-0 in the semi-final before moving into the Championship match. This was a great performance and a great first outing for the Velocity. The boys scored 7 goals over the weekend conceding only 2 with two shutouts. We are very proud of our new team and we look forward to more great soccer from the Velocity!
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DBWV Shootout Tournament Champs!
Congratulations to G16 Shamrocks and Coaches Sean Melendez and Steve Guest on winning the DBWV Shootout tournament!
The girls won all 4 games without ever conceding a goal in the team's first event of 09'. A
squad that had several guest players including a couple of MVSC's G14
athletes was led by the Shamrock ladies who finished with a bang with a
win in the Championship game in PK's!
Congrats ladies and good luck next weekend in the Copa Real Tournament.
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Welcome Coach Caffrey!
MVSC is pleased to announce the addition of another top OC Coach to their staff! Jamie Caffrey
will be the head coach of the G14's for 09' and will also assist with
auxiliary club training and is available for private lessons.
Jamie Caffrey’s Soccer Bio
COLLEGE: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO
1994-1998
· Captain ’96-’97 season and ’97-’98 season
· Team MVP ’95 –’98 seasons
· CSUSB Athlete of the year ‘96
POST-COLLEGE:
· Women’s Premier Soccer League – So. Cal. Ajax 1998 – 2004
· Orange County Women’s Soccer League, PSA-Elite 2007-present
COACHING:
High School
· Started coaching 1995
· I took charge of a program and coached varsity 2002 at Garden Grove HS
· Currently my 3rd year as head of the Santa Ana HS girl’s soccer program
Extra
· Several camps in Orange County with Soccer Direct
· Guest coach at UCI summer soccer camps
· People to People Youth organization; coached in Holland and Brazil, which also included coaching with national level coaches.
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Congrats to G14 and G13 Elite teams for making the finals at the Rich Bailey Friendship Cup!
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| G13 Elite 2nd Place Rich Bailey's Friendship Tournament |
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MVSC adds new Boys U14 squad for 2009!
I'm
very excited to formally announce that MVSC will have 2 teams competing
at B14 next year! The new team will compete in CSL's Silver South
division for 09'. Former Professional, MVSC and Sacramento State alum
and current Servite HS (OC Register 2nd ranked) boys assistant coach,
Sean Melendez, has been named as head coach.
We are very
excited to form this new team that has limitless potential and will
undoubtedly challenge for the Silver South title next year!
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