93 Girls White & 97 Girls White (South) Win the Lonestar’s Austin Labor Day Cup

Congratulations to both teams, players, and coaches!

TLSC Labor Day Tournament Weekend

I wanted to personally congratulate those Longhorns teams’ that participated in a Labor Day Tournament.  We had a very successful weekend as a club.  We had a handful of teams actually off or participating in the Premier League over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Of the 11 club teams that participated in a tournament over Labor Day:

• 9 teams made it to atleast the Quarterfinals
• 8 teams made it to atleast the Semifinals
• 6 teams made it to atleast the Finals (championship game)
• 3 teams won a tournament championship!

What a great way to kick-off League play for the TLSC Family.  Keep up the good work and I am looking forward to a successful year. 

Best Wishes & GO HORNS! 

     Ben Waldrum, TLSC Club Director

TLSC would like to thank One director Jeff Johnson for a great week of One Junior’s Camp for TLSC Academy players. 

Photos of the camp can be found @ www.bbirtphotography.com

For more information on Longhorns Academy Program please contact Academy Director David Koskela via email

Manun10@aol.com

            Baylor University Medical Center is launching an injury prevention program this summer.  The purpose of this program is to decrease the risk of injury during athletic participation by educating athletes, coaches, and parents on prevention techniques.  The initial offering of the program will focus on prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in soccer players.  Baylor SportsCare™ will work with the Texas Longhorns Soccer Club initially and expand the program to other organizations/teams in the future.   

Texas Longhorns Soccer Club and Club Director Ben Waldrum welcome the Texas Stars Soccer Club into the Texas Longhorns Family.  

“I’d like to officially announce the merger of Texas Stars into the Texas Longhorns Soccer Club.  Texas Stars and club director Matt Wermine understand the bigger picture of developing young people as well as soccer players and that is why I am looking forward to working with this exceptional group of talented players and coaches to help continue to build a strong foundation for the future of our club. On behalf of the Texas Longhorns Soccer Club I would like to welcome the Texas Stars Soccer Club into the Longhorn family.”  
-TLSC Club Director, Ben Waldrum 

                                   

The Texas Longhorns 93 Girls White defeated FC Dallas 93 Red by the score of 3 -1 to win the 2008 National Cup VII Regional Championship.  The Longhorns took an early 1 – 0 lead with a goal from Amanda DeVolk.  FC Dallas equalized before halftime to make it 1-1.  Longhorns’ Brittany Beddow scored the game winner with a spectacular strike from 30 yards out on the left side of the pitch that took the ball into the far right corner of the goal.  Amanda DeVolk, the Longhorn’s speedy forward, then added to her goal total by finishing off the game with a well taken chip shot over the keeper to finish the game 3 – 1. 

  Keeper, Alex Marciante, punts ball after making           Longhorns’ Forward, Amanda DeVolk, on the
  a save                                                                    attack

Brittany Beddow taking on defenders before a                               Midfield/Defender Logan White carries the 
strike on goal                                                                                          ball forward against Mid South  

The Texas Longhorns 93 Girls White defeated the Odyssey 92 Gold by the score of 4 – 0 to win the 2008 Aces Summer Classic Tournament Championship.  The 93 girls played in up an age group in the U16 division scoring 15 goals and only conceding only 1 goal during the tournament.  

The Longhorns scored three in the first half with goals from Tina Gutierrez, Amanda DeVolk, and Maureen Nicol.  The Longhorns then capped off the game with the final goal coming from Michere Fields.  

Congratulations to the girls on the tournament championship!