Eastern New York youth teams earns Premier League and Champions Cup titles
(Via ENYYSA) – The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) recently hosted two new competitions – the Eastern New York Premier League (ENYPL) Finals and Eastern New York Champions Cup – to close out the spring season. Teams from six leagues were crowned as champions, demonstrating the great amount of talent found throughout the state.
“Although starting and hosting the Eastern New York Premier League Finals and Eastern New York Champions Cup was a great deal of work for our volunteers, we were happy to do it in response to our members looking for a higher level of competition,” commented Eastern New York President Richard Christiano. “Many thanks to both the Staten Island Youth Soccer League and East Hudson Youth Soccer League for having their fields available and being wonderful hosts.”
The ENYPL Finals were played on Flag Day, June 14 at the brand-new Owl Hollow Fields on Staten Island and it wound up being a banner day for these teams crowned as champions:
Girls-Under-11 Shrub Oak Kickers, East Hudson Youth Soccer League
Girls-Under-12 Sachem Speed, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Girls-Under-14 Hauppauge Blue Angels, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Girls-Under-15 Dix Hills Dominators, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Girls-Under-16 FC Dutchmen Rush, Capital District Youth Soccer League
Girls-Under-18 Sachem Alliance, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-12 Staten Island United Spirit, Staten Island Youth Soccer League
Boys-Under-13 Elmont Generals, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-14 Pleasant Valley Cobras, East Hudson Youth Soccer League
Boys-Under-15 Oceanside Fusion, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-16 Village of the Branch Cyclones, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-17 Hicksville Colts, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-18 Manhattan Red Bulls, Westchester Youth Soccer League
Brian Gordon, who was recently appointed the women’s soccer head coach at Hartwick College and also coaches the FC Dutchmen Roughnecks, who lost in a shootout in the Boys-Under-15 finals, sent this note to ENYPL Director Steve Padaetz, “I just wanted to touch base with you after this weekend’s games and chatting with you. I thought the whole process, group games, quality of teams, quality of finals, etc., were excellent. I thought it was a really positive experience for all the boys and I know that my kids had a good time, despite the result. Thanks again and I am sure our paths will cross again soon.”
June 21 saw the semifinals and finals of the Eastern New York Champions Cup, the new competition for the Division 1 champions of Eastern New York’s leagues. The girls played at Staten Island’s Owl Hollow Fields and the boys played at Stringham Park in LaGrange.
Champions
Girls-Under-13 Staten Island United Hot Shots, Staten Island Youth Soccer League
Girls-Under-14 Staten Island United Comets, Staten Island Youth Soccer League
Girls-Under-15 Mahopac Thunderhawks, East Hudson Youth Soccer League
Boys-Under-13 Uniondale Leones, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-14 Staten Island Juventus, Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League
Boys-Under-15 FA Euro Promozione, Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League
