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2005Thunder 2nd at Sacramento United Holiday Invitational
Heritage Thunder, U11B Class I, grabbed second place at the 26th Annual Holiday
Invitational tournament in Sacramento, Thanksgiving weekend. Thunder did not allow a goal in their first three games, which included big wins over the host team and Tracy United. A goal in the 58th minute beat Hanford United 1-0 in windy, cold conditions. It was Thunder and Lightning as the two top teams matched up Sunday afternoon. In the most exiting game of the weekend San Juan Lightning came away a 3-2 winner.

ECLIPSE U19G Silver Division Champions
In the final game of the season against the Hayward Spiders, Heritage Eclipse clinched the U19 District IV Class 3 Girls Silver Division championship. Eclipse dominated the game, scoring early and often, with a final score of 6-1. Darci Sammi managed a hat-trick, putting in a chip over the keepers' head for the first goal of the day, and adding two more in the second half. This score reflects the dominant play Eclipse has shown all season long, completing the season 8-1-1 and outscoring the opponents 29 to 7. The best part of this win was the continued demonstration of teamwork, ball handling skills, and combination play that the young women of Eclipse have developed. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

KNIGHTS CHAMPIONS OF U16, DISTRICT IV
After losing a hard fought first game of the season, the U16 Knights went undefeated for their remaining 9 games to win a hard fought league season. After five games, their leading scorer, Andres Orozco went down with a broken ankle that required surgery. The rest of the team stepped up to not only fill the scoring gap, with James Sears, Ryan Geraghty and Mark Szymanski leading the way; but the defense led by Gabe Matson also stiffened to hold the opposition at bay for a final 5 games, each of which required a victory to hold off two strong teams; Berkeley & Benicia. After 4 weeks, the team tied Benicia for 1st place, then won a tense 2-1 struggle in the penultimate game to take sole possession of first. On Saturday, playing for a win to guarantee league victory, the Knights were tied at 1-1 at halftime, then roared out with three second half goals to win the game and the league. The Knights, composed of 15 players who are U15 and 2 who are U16 are particularly pleased to have won their U16 division this season and look forward to more success in the future.

And, yes, we still have beanies available...contact matt@heritageknights.com to order yours.

Thunder Wins Boys-U11 Class 1-Silver Division Coach Sandy Jones' Thunder accumulated 22 points, with an outstanding +21 goal differential, to win the District IV-U11B-Class 1-Silver Title. The Thunder started the season off like a firestorm, going 6-0, and then bled-it
in to victory - literally, (an October 8th win over DVSC sent two players for
emergency repairs). A tough loss in the WCC "mud bowl" game, a flat performance
against MDSL and a tie at Ballistic in game nine, put the Thunder in a three way
tie for first place with one to play. A 5-2 win in the final game over Benicia
Arsenal clinched the title with a 7-2-1 record. 2005 is the first year the Thunder are playing together and the players are looking forward to the Thanksgiving and Winter tournaments.
Best of luck to all of our Heritage SC brother and sister teams for the upcoming
tournaments.

HAMMERS CLINCH EARLY The Hammers ( Under 12 Boys ) clinched the Division Three Gold District IV League Division this past weekend. While assured of at least a tie the boys
had to beat the San Pablo Lions to insure the League Division was theirs outright with a game to play. Two quick goals by Ben Lambourne in the first two minutes took the wind out of the opponents but they were resilient and made the Hammers fight for their championship. San Pablo pulled one back but Heritage ended up winners with a final score of 2-1. After losing 7 players from last years squad this team has regrouped at Division Three and have had a very successful season. In the summer the team won three tournaments and had a Third place finish in their fourth tournament posting a 15- 1 record for the Summer. In Divisional play with
their victory this past weekend the boys remain undefeated having been successful in winning ALL nine games to date. At times the team has played some excellent soccer and although much work is still needed to be done the Hammers remain optimistic about their chances in the Association Cup at the end of the season. Good Job HAMMERS !

CYANIDE TAKES FIRST AT SPOOKFEST! T he ever exuberant CYANIDE team made the long trek north to Fort Bragg to play in the SPOOKFEST tournament. Although the ranks were thinned by homecoming activities the girls went into the tournament with positive attitudes. The first game was against the Coast Spice Girls which also happened to be the tournament directors team, the true home team. Despite the huge fan base supporting the home team CYANIDE stayed focused and walked away with a 2-1 win. The second game was against a strong Paradise Magic team and despite some early injuries CYANIDE held their composure and captured a second 2-1 win. Feeling a little recreation was in order after Saturdays games the team spent some time beachcombing, shopping, terrorizing the local populace and wrapping up with a team dinner. The team showed up for Sundays game with painted faces in the Halloween spirit and quickly found themselves sharing the extra materials with other teams. The team hadn't lost any of its enthusiasm and rolled over a shocked SAC Synergy team 4-1. The finals were held in the Timberwolf stadium in late afternoon. The opponents, WCC Clash had manhandled the newly formed CYANIDE at one of the earlier spring tournaments this year. Prior to the game the captains spoke to the team about being a team, how far they had come and how walking away without a first place victory was unacceptable. The game was touch and go and by the end of the match each team had been held scoreless. Going directly to penalty kicks the first round again ended in a tie. The second round sudden death ended in CYANIDES favor with a great save by the keeper Sarah Winkler. CYANIDE takes great pride in the tournament victory but also is reaping the benefits of the countless hours on the practice field blending players from five high schools into a competitive soccer team.

VENDETTA TAKES 2ND AT FORT BRAGG SPOOKFEST! Our first game was at 8 am Saturday morning, and the girls were ready to play. We kicked off the tournament with a 2-0 win over Paradise Sweepers, Katelin Jennings and Katy Regan were the goal scorers. It was a game in which we dominated, and the ball was a magnet to the keepers hands.

We played a similar game in the afternoon, beating Humboldt Rapids 2-0, an early goal from Kirsten Jennings and a free kick from Katy Regan. Our super keeper Rachel Winkler stood tall and saved a penalty. Despite knowing it, they were through to the championship. Vendetta entered their final qualifying game with the same energy and intensity and came away with a 3-1 victory, 2 goals scored by Emily Johnson and 1 by Kirsten Jennings, all resulting from some excellently executed through balls by Ariana Grunert in the midfield. Going into the final, there were some tired and injured players. They played their hardest against Madera. Vendetta had met their match. It was a very close game, the defense cleaned up well, unfortunately we found it difficult to wind our way through their defensive line. With numerous scoring opportunities at both ends, Madera finally scored with 7 minutes to go. Vendetta came close, with Sarah Walton just missing the goal, a free kick drifting wide. It was an intense game but unfortunately it was not our day. We were defeated 1-0. Vendetta played some of the most impressive soccer I have seen in a long time, right from the first game to the last minute of the championship. EVERY player deserves recognition for their hard work