Daniel Areiza: Spartanburg Methodist College ( 93 Premier )

John Cajka: Clemson University ( 93 Premier )

Kevin Fielden: University of Pittsburgh ( 93 Premier )

Kyle Fisher: Clemson University ( 93 Premier )

Matthew Freeman: Clemson University ( 93 Premier )

Reid Grayson: United States Naval Academy ( 93 Premier )

Grayson Holliday: Erskine College ( 93 Premier )

Will Puckett: Wofford College ( 93 Premier )

Cole Seiler: Georgetown University ( 93 Premier )

Adam Turner: Presbyterian College ( 93 Premier )

2012 Girls

Jamie Alexander: Furman University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Kristen Baker: Stony Brook University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Mindy Coffman: Belmont Abbey College ( 93 Girls Challenge )

Stephanie Devita: Furman University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Kerrie Edmondson: Wofford College ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Emily Graves: Furman University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Maggie Grisell: Furman University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Natalie Lackey: Furman University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Rebecca Lisson: High Point University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Noel McDaniel: Lander University ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Kendall Smith: Lenoir-Rhyne College ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Sarah Specter: College of Charleston ( 93 Girls ECNL )

Sarah Tuggle: Davidson College ( 93 Girls ECNL )

CESA 95 Boys Premier, 95 Girls Premier, 94 Girls Premier, 93 Boys Premier and 93 Girls Premier teams won the state championship in their respective age groups. The teams will continue to prepare to compete in the upcoming Southern Regional Championship event and with the added bonus of playing at home this summer will have high hopes for a strong showing. 

The Final 4 weekend always brings together the best teams within the state of South Carolina and this State Final weekend was no exception. In the Under 16 Boys and Girls finals CESA defeated South Carolina United- Mt Pleasant and South Carolina United by the scores of 1-0 and 2-0. This was the 3rd championship in a row for the 16 Girls and for the 95 Boys they have now taken home their 4th title in succession.

The CESA 94 Girls Premier (5th title in a row) won 2-1 in a final against South Carolina United. This was the third consecutive year that CESA has played and beaten the same team in the final and after winning the Fall 2011 Region III East Premier League Championship with an undefeated record it was a well deserved end to the SCYSA year.

The Under 18 teams representing CESA in the boys and girls final have both won multiple state championships and were determined to finish their youth careers on top. The 93 Boys team ( 4th title in a row) were convincing 3-0 winners against South Carolina United-Mt Pleasant while the 93 Girls Premier finshed as 7 time state champions after a very competitive 3-1 victory against their long time rivals from South Carolina United-Mt Pleasant.

Congratulations to each of our teams and we look forward to an exciting event in Greenville in June.

Congratulations to Eric for this honor! 

The CESA 93 Girls Classic team coached by Chris Nichols and the CESA Spartanburg 93 Girls Classic team coached by Solomon Nakom and Mark Henry squared off in an all CESA final for the 18 Girls Division 1 title. Coach Nichols and the 93 Girls Classic team came away with a hard fought 3-0 victory. Congratulations to both teams on an excellent tournament.

In the Boys 18/19 Recreation division it was an all CESA affair with the CESA Spartans defeating CESA Nagelkirk 1-0 in a close contest. 

In the 16 Boys Classic 2 Division Brian Dender led his squad to the final where they fell 3-2 in an exciting match with the NASA 95 Strikers. CESA defeated BUFC Samba 4-0, DSC 95 White 3-2, GCU U16 3-0 and SCUFC 95 Boys Crescent II 5-0 in the runup to the final and showed great potential. The team proved to be a real force and should return as an even stronger team next year. 

CESA 93 Premier Team player India Robinson has also been recognized by the leagues coaches and has been named to the 2011 SoCon All- Freshman team. Robinson has scored 1 goal and contributed a team leading 7 assists while playing as both a central midfielder and forward for the Paladins.

CESA 92 Premier Team player Alyssa Althoff has also been a mainstay for Furman and after an early season injury has rebounded to start in 18 of 18 games. Althoff has scored 1 goal and has 3 assists. She has been a solid performer for the Paladins at left back.

Furman has reached the semi-final round of the Southern Conference Tournament in Greensboro, NC and will play Samford University on Friday, November 4. A Friday victory will propel Furman into the Southern Conference Final and a chane to claim the automatic NCAA Division 1 tournament bid for the conference.

Schaidle scored 7 goals including 3 game winners and is a consistent attacking threat for Charleston. Sarah’s goals were the difference in two important one goal victories during conference play.

Gmerek is a player with the pace and athleticism to unsettle any team. She scored 5 goals and registered 4 assists during the season including both goals in a 2-2 game with Furman.

In addition to Gmerek and Schaidle major contributions to the College of Charleston season were made by fellow seniors and former CESA players Ally Truitt and Cricket Wise. Truitt scored 1Goal and had 1 Assist as she started 17 games for the Cougars. Cricket Wise has started 15 games in goal and has helped Charleston to a 3rd place regular season conference finish.

College of Charleston has reached the semi-final round of the Southern Conference tournament in Greensboro, NC and will play on November 4th against Georgia Southern University. A Charleston win will advance them to the Southern Conference Tournament Final on November 6th. The final will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

Former CESA players from Anderson University ( Kaitlyn Neipp and Allie Waters), Catawba College ( Anna Toole), Mars Hill University ( Grace Lancaster) and Newberry College ( Cassie Smith and Mary Stanton) have been honored with their slections to the All-Conference teams.

Kaitlyn Neipp ( Goalkeeper withSchool Record 7 Shutouts) was named to the All-Conference 1st Team and Allie Waters ( Midfielder with 6 Goals including 2 Game Winners) was named to the All-Conference 2nd Team representing Anderson University.

Anna Toole of Catawba College is a defender who was named to the All-Conference 2nd team. 

Grace Lancaster is a freshman defender at Mars Hill University and had 1 goal and 1 Assist as she garnered All-Conference 2nd team honors.

In addition Newberry College had both Cassie Smith and Mary Stanton selected to the All-Conference 2nd team. Stanton had 11 Goals and 3 Assists with 4 Game Winning Goals. Smith had 3 Goals and 5 Assists during the regular season.

The SAC Women's Tournament semi-finals are being held at Manchester Meadows Complex on November 4-6.

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The girls rebounded from a disappointing opening match loss to the Cooper City Cobras 98/99 Premier(FL) to win four straight games to capture the 2011 Disney Jr Showcase events Predator Division Championship.

They closed out group play by beating Clay County SC United (FL) 3-1 and Gwinnett SA 99 Phoenix Red (GA) 2-1.

Members of the 98 Girls Premier are Izzy Russell, Jackie Marshall, Josie Gillespie, Hannah Torris, Katie Colwick, Haven Ashy, Ashlyn Rider, Lexi McMullen, Kendall Bayne, Alaynah Traurig, Erin McCown, Kat Conn, Samantha Britt, Kendall Claxton and Lindsey Christopher.

During group play Katie Colwick scored 3 goals and had 1 assists. Samantha Britt had 1 goal and 1 assist.Josie Gillespie scored 1 goal and added an assist, while Hannah Torris had an assist.

The semi-final with Norcross 99 Fury was a tight match that was won in the first half when Samantha Britt finished from close range after a strong run and cross from Katie Colwick who continually caused problems for the opposition with her strength and pace.

In the final against Tampa Bay United the 1-0 victory was sealed when Colwick and Britt combined again with Samantha scoring her second game winning goal in a row.

The team displayed strong defensive performances throughout the event and the back four and midfield was organized and efficient in limiting opponents to very few chances.

Allison Lewis, a Greenville, S.C. native, netted two goals in a 2-1 overtime win against Georgia Southern on Sept.11.  She came up with the golden goal for the Lady Bucs in the 99:42 mark.  Lewis started her scoring with a fourth minute blast from 20-yards out to give the Lady Bucs the lead in the first half.  Lewis is the first Lady Buc to be named Attacking Player of the Week since Marky Boyce was garnished the title numerous times last season.

"It's difficult to get the award.  There are so many good players out there so it just depends on how the week goes. Ali scoring two goals, as well as playing a good game for us and I'm excited that she got it. I'm very happy for her and for the team," as Coach Eric Terrill talks about Lewis getting this honor.

July 25th will see the group make their way to England via ferry and train. They will then be able to work closely with Hughie McCauley, who has previously visited Greenville when the Liverpool FC Academy Team had been hosted by Cesa.

Cesa will then play multiple games in England. Opponents will include youth teams representing the professional clubs of Stoke City ( EPL ) and Crewe Alexandra. In addition the group will visit Old Trafford and Anfield which are home to Manchester United and Liverpool FC.

The trip will then head back to Ireland and the boys will finish their stay in Pearse Tormey's hometown of Drogheda. They will play matches against local clubs Walshestown and Boyne Rovers before their much anticipated finale with Drogheda Boys Club on Monday, August 1st.

Cesa continues to believe that the opportunity to travel, train and compete against high level youth competition is an invaluable tool for our players as they develop both on and off the field. The chance to take in the atmosphere while watching top level professional players train and play matches will give our players the additional drive and ambition they need to return home with a new found determination to push themselves to reach their full potential. Good luck and enjoy the experience.

Stephanie is now a two time winner of this prestigious award and joins a long list of CESA players who have been a receipient of this honor. In recent years Cesa players Sarah Schaidle ( College of Charleston ), Kira Campbell ( University of South Carolina: 2 Time Gatorade POY ) and Blakely Mattern ( University of South Carolina All-American ) have been selected as Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year.

Stephanie has verbally committed to continue her soccer career at Furman University and will be a 2012 graduate.

The Cesa 93 Girls Premier ECNL team will compete at Southern Regionals in Murfreesboro, Tennessee from June 17-23, 2011 and will also travel to the Elite Clubs National League ( ECNL) National Championships in Aurora, Colorado from July 14-16, 2011.

Cesa congratulates Stephanie on her continued excellence on the field and in the classroom.

All ECNL information, standings and Full All-Event Team Rosters can be found at www.ecnlsoccer.com

2010 Final Four Showcase All-Event Team ( Raleigh, North Carolina)

CESA 16 Girls Premier: Kaleigh Kurtz

CESA 17 Girls Premier: India Robinson

2010 ECNL Winter Showcase All-Event Team ( Sanford, Florida)

CESA 15 Girls Premier : McKenzie Harris

CESA 16 Girls Premier: Chelsea Drennan

CESA 17 Girls Premier: Lauren Young

2011 San Antonio Showcase Event

CESA 16 Girls Premier: Chelsea Drennan

The CESA 95 Girls and 95 Boys Premier teams began the day with wins over SC United 95 Elite ( 1-0) and Discoveries Soccer Club 95 Premier ( 2-1). The 95 Girls Premier won their 1st state title with a 2nd half header from McKenzie Harris , while the 95 Boys Premier earned their 3rd title with a come from behind penalty kick shootout victory highlighted by a penalty save by Eric Bykowsky. The decisive penalty was converted by Ryuto Amano. Josh Bertelsman had equalized for CESA with a powerful first time drive in the second half after DSC had taken an early lead 1-0 in the game.

The CESA 94 Girls Premier won their 4th consecutive state title and defeated SC United 94 Elite (1-0) with a second half free kick strike from Meaghan Carrigan, while the CESA 94 Boys Premier team produced another dominating performance with a 4-0 victory over SC United 94 Elite to capture their 4th title in a row. Goals in the final were scored by Austin Huddy(2), Nic Poupore and Aubrey Jones.

The CESA 93 Girls Premier won their 6th title with a convincing 3-0 triumph against SC United-MP Elite. Stephanie Devita (2) and India Robinson were the scorers.

The Under 17 Boys final was an all CESA affair and did not disappoint. In a game that was decided in overtime the CESA 93 Boys Premier team managed to overcome a great performance from the CESA 93 Boys Challenge team and come away with a 2-1 victory which gave them their 3rd consecutive title. Ryo Ogawa struck the game winner in the first overtime after Kyle Fisher had pulled the Premier team level late in the second half. Rivers Hughes had given the Challenge team the lead with a goal in the first half. 

Congratulations are also in order for our CESA 94 Girls Challenge and CESA 93 Girls Challenge teams as they both advanced to the Final Four weekend. They had great seasons and it is apparent that our club is deep and talented throughout the age groups.

The ongoing success that the CESA program enjoys is a testament to the players, coaches and parents within our club. The dedication and commitment shown on the training fields on a weekly basis is of paramount importance. Players of all ages within our program have been willing to train and compete in order to continue to develop and improve. As pleasing as it was to see the older teams continue to have success on the field, it was even more satisfying to witness the camaraderie and support shown by all of our club members for all of our teams. This shows that there is a real sense of passion and pride that is associated with being a part of the CESA program and this will continue to give our club the impetus needed to forge ahead and strive for continued excellence.

CESA also overcame difficult competition throughout the event with victories over Westside United FC 93 (Indiana) 3-1, FC Stars of Massachusetts (MA) 2-1 and Classic FC Gladiators ( New Mexico) 3-0.

This talented group continues to develop and their roster is filled with future college players. CESA would like to congratulate the players, parents and Coach Bruce Murray as they have once again shown the talent, dedication and desire to compete at their best during the most challenging events on their schedule.

The boys will next be competing at the Triangle FC Friendlies and will continue to train and play in preparation for the upcoming June, 2011 Southern Regionals which will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Alyssa Althoff: Furman University (2011)

Casey Black: Lander University (2011)

Grace Lancaster: Mars Hill College (2011)

McKay Sharpe: Mars Hill College (2011)

India Robinson: Furman University (2011)

Kelsey Blair: Lander University (2011)

Krista Hagler: Elon University (2011)

Mary Kathryn Macklen: Wofford College (2011)

Mekenzie Carpenter: Erskine College (2011)

Caroline Moore: Valdosta State (2011)

Alyssa Pantuosco: Clemson University (2011)

Ali Simpson: Furman University (2011)

Emily Graves: Furman University (2012)

Stephanie Devita: Furman University (2012)

Katie Daniel: College of Charleston (2012)

Kerrie Edmondson: Wofford College (2012)

Rebecca Lisson: High Point University ( 2012 )

Natalie Lackey: Furman University ( 2012 )

Sarah Specter: College of Charleston ( 2012 )

 Cabrera stated, " We tried to find a group of players with a chance to compete for a spot in these important tournaments. We found some under the radar players who bring a different type of experience to our team, including one player who was part of a professional environment at Chivas de Guadalajara, so it is a good blend. It is very important that we are all focused on training and competing at a higher level. That will help us during qualifying, which is just a few months away, and we have 40 players we think will help our team succeed."

Cole left for Bradenton last week and is studying and training at the residency program headquarters. Here at CESA we all wish him well and have no doubt he will continue to have success both on and off the soccer field

Alex Young: College of Charleston (2011)

Adam Purvis: College of Charleston (2011)

Zachary Woolever: Wofford College (2011)

Chris Essman: Elon University (2011)

Ricardo Garbanzo: Coastal Carolina University (2011)

Joel Perez: Coastal Carolina University (2011)

Jack McCoy: Clemson University (2011)

Brandon Burkholder: Clemson University (2011)

Alexander Burnikel: Clemson University (2011)

Matthew Freeman: Clemson University (2012)

April 9-10, 2011

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