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State Cup & President's Cup Results

Cincinnati United Soccer Club capped an impressive run in the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association State and President's Cups by finishing with two champions and four finalists in the State Cup and four champions and three finalists in the President's Cup. The club entered the weekend with the more teams advancing in both competitions than any other club in the state. The club finished the weekend with more champions and finalists in both competitions.

"We are very proud of the performances our CU and CUP teams put on this weekend and all season," said Scott Rodgers, Executive Director for Cincinnati United. "The boys and girls teams' work throughout the year paid off as we had more champions and finalists in both competitions than any other club. This is a testament to the environment we provide at Cincinnati United."

The CUP U13 Girls Gold team (Coach Bobby Puppione) picked up the first title on the day for the club as they defeated OP Green 4-2. The CUP U16 Boys Gold team (Coach John McGinlay and Coach Bobby Puppione) earned the second title for the club and the team's 5th in a row by defeating Classics Eagles 1-0. The CUP U14 Boys Gold (Coach Kris Bertsch), CUP U16 Girls Gold (Coach Dan Brady), CUP U17 Girls Gold (Coach Scott Rodgers and Coach Woody Sherwood), and CUP U17 Boys Gold (Coach John McGinlay and Coach Bobby Puppione) all finished as finalists.

In President's Cup action, the club took home four titles and three runner-ups. In an all CU u14 boys final, the CU Lakota Jaguars (Coach Steve Nguyen) beat the CU Sycamore Mason Vipers (Coach Cindy Feltman) 2-1. In u15 boys action, the CU Lakota Galaxy (Coach Joe Wuest and Coach Neil Bradford) defeated Xtabi 4-1. The u16 boys final was another all-CU event as the CUP Silver team (Coach Steve Bryan) defeated the CU Southeast Storm (Coach Tom McSwigan) 2-1. The last President's Cup title was won by the CU Lakota Legends u17 boys (Coach Rusty Sapper) as they defeated Thunder United 3-1. The CUP 15 Girls Silver team (Coach Katie Gaus) finished as finalists in the event.

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State Cup & President's Cup Results - cont'd

President's Cup champion teams advance to the Region Two President's Cup Championships in Kansas next month. State Cup champion teams advance to the Region Two Championships in Michigan next month. Best of luck to all of our teams!

State Cup:
- Girls U13 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Champions
- Boys U14 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Finalists
- Girls U16 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Finalists
- Girls U7 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Finalists
- Boys U15 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Semi-Finalists
- Boys U16 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Champions
- Boys U16 CUP Crew Juniors Black - Semi-Finalists
- Boys U16 CUP Crew Juniors Fusion - Semi-Finalists
- Boys U17 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Finalists
- Girls U18 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Semi-Finalists
- Boys U18 CUP Crew Juniors Gold - Semi-Finalists

President's Cup:
- Boys U13 CUP Crew Juniors Silver - Semi-Finalists
- Boys U14 CU Lakota-Monroe Jaguars - Champions
- Boys U14 CU Sycamore-Mason - Finalists
- Girls U15 CUP Crew Juniors Silver - Finalists
- Boys U15 CU Lakota-Monroe Galaxy - Champions
- Boys U16 CUP Crew Juniors Silver - Champions
- Boys U16 CU Southeast Storm - Finalists
- Girls U17 CU Sycamore-Mason - Semi-Finalists
- Boys U17 CU Lakota-Monroe Legends - Champions

See article on Youth1.com | read article |

CU Charity Match Benefits Top Soccer

Cincinnati United Soccer Club hosted its charity coaches match this month to benefit Cincy TOPSoccer. The event raised more than $3,000 to benefit the organization that provides soccer programs for special needs players. The match featured a 20 minute TOPSoccer demonstration, 70 minute game featuring CU coaches and trainers, halftime contests, juggle-a-thon, split-the-pot raffle, raffle prizes, and concessions.

"Thank you so much to Cincinnati United for putting together a great event," said Randy Corey, President of Cincinnati TOPSoccer. "Our kids had a great time and it was wonderful to hear a crowd cheering when they scored."

"We are so happy to have been able to host this event for such a great cause," said Bobby Puppione, event organizer and CU Director of Coaching. "Thank you very much to the entire club for their support of TOPSoccer. We hope this event raised awareness while being able to aid TOPSoccer with their financial needs for the future."

For more information on Cincy TOPSoccer, please visit: http://www.cincytopsoccer.com/

If you would still like to donate, please contact event organizer and CU Director of Coaching Bobby Puppione: bpuppione@cincyunited.com

Boys U-15 CUP Gold Win National League Division

The CUP u15 boys Gold team have been crowned USYS National League Champions for their play during the 2011-2012 season. The team, coached by Terry Nicholl, clinched the title in Las Vegas with wins over St Louis Scott Gallagher (MO) and Albion SC (CA-S). With the league title, the boys claim an automatic birth to the USYS National Championships to be held in South Carolina in July.

"This a tremendous achievement by this squad," said CUP Boys Director of Coaching, John McGinlay. "This is the first CUP team to win this prestigious league and also the first team to advance to the National Championships under the Cincinnati United Soccer Club banner. They have earned it and now can focus on their spring play to prepare them for South Carolina in July."

The USYS National League brings together the top u15-u18 boys and girls teams in the country. Cincinnati United Soccer Club has the most teams in the league with 3 boys teams and 1 girls team.

The club would like to congratulate the boys, coach Terry Nicholl and Boys DOC John McGinlay, and previous coaches including Wes Schulte and Mike Duncan, for winning the league title. For more info: http://tournaments.usyouthsoccer.org/events/2011-2012-National-League

2012 Elite Invitational A Huge Success

Cincinnati United Soccer Club capped an impressive weekend by winning five divisions and finishing as runner-ups in six divisions of the 2012 Elite Invitational. The event, hosted by CU and one of the top girls only events in the Midwest, hosted more than 125 teams from 12 states and Canada.

"The 2012 version of the event was another success," said CU Director of Coaching and Competition Director, Bobby Puppione. "The weekend was filled with some thrilling matches and skillful soccer. We are proud of all of our CU and CUP teams on their success at this top event."

For more information about the Elite Invitational or any of Cincinnati United Soccer Club's tournaments, please visit the | tournaments website |. Also, check out the article on Youth1.com. | read article |

Listed below are the 2012 Elite Invitational Champions and Runner-ups from Cincinnati United Soccer Club. The coach is listed in parentheses.

Champions
CU Sycamore Mason Barcelona U9 Girls - Predator Division - (Bobby Puppione)
CU Southeast Blue Lightning U9 Girls - Copa Division - (Tom McSwigan)
CU Lakota Thunder U10 Girls - Predator Division 8v8 - (Chris Schuppe)
CUP U11 Girls Gold - Predator Division - (Kim Scheper)
CUP U12 Girls Ajax - Copa Division - (Adam Dobrozsi)

Runner-ups
CU Lakota Liverpool U8 girls - Predator Division - (Eric Mackey)
CU Sycamore Mason Real Madrid U9 girls - Copa Division - (Fred Oduyoye)
CU Sycamore Mason Celtic U10 girls - Copa Division 8v8 - (Bobby Puppione and David Robertson)
CUP U12 Girls Arsenal - Predator Division 11v11 - (Andy Szucs)
CUP U13 Girls Gold - Predator Division - (Bobby Puppione)
CU Sycamore Mason Team USA U14 girls - Copa Division - (Rob Seiler)

Help Us Compete for Responsible Sports Grant

Cincinnati United is competing for a small grant through Responsible Sports. To help us compete, thank you for logging on and doing the following:

http://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx

1. Click on the coaches quiz or the parents quiz, and take the small quiz of approximately 10 questions.
2. When finished, you will be prompted to credit your quiz to your group (Organization: Cincinnati United Soccer Club - City: Cincinnati) - follow the directions for doing so.
3. The website will send you an email confirmation of your completion, you will have to click on that confirmation (through your email) and the club will receive a point.
4. Pass this on to friends and family so they can do the same to credit Cincinnati United Soccer Club

The more people we have take the parents/coaches quiz, the more points we get. If we are in the top 5 of large clubs, we will receive a grant! Nothing to it.

Now let's get to it and show everyone that Cincinnati United Soccer Club is the number one club in America. Thank you.

If you have any questions, please contact CU Director of Coaching Bobby Puppione at bpuppione@cincyunited.com

Cincinnati United Players Commit to College

Cincinnati United Soccer Club is honored to announce the Senior Class of 2012 has committed to attend and play soccer at the College or University of their choice. This class has achieved excellence academically and athletically and we wish all of them the best of luck.

Boys
Evan Talkers - University of Cincinnati
Calum Latham - Xavier University
Kevin Walker - Northern Kentucky University
PJ Suess - Naval Academy
Nick Duncan - Rose-Hulman
Ian Donnelly - Transylvania

Girls
Abby Bush - University of Dayton
Hannah Walker - Northern Kentucky University
Maggie Hare - Xavier University
Erika Wolfer - Eastern Kentucky University
Julia Wood - Central Michigan University
Hayley Walter - Miami University (OH)
Michelle Brownlee - Central Michigan University
Michelle Jolson - Brown University
Kelly Mack - Wright State University
Morgan Madden - IPFW
Sydney Neal - Miami (OH) University
Natalie Nusinow - Butler University
Lauren Pratt - Ohio Dominican University
Nicole Riveron - Northern Kentucky University (track)
Ashley Stockton - Wilmington College
Leah Wood - Lipscomb University
Hannah Wimmers - Earlham University
Erika Wolfer - Eastern Kentucky University

Continue to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more commitments as they come in.

Other News & Headlines

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Cincinnati United Partners with Dickʼs Sporting Goods Families to Receive Discounts and Club to Get Added Beneﬁts Cincinnati United Soccer Club, the largest and most successful youth soccer club in Cincinnati and the #1 affiliate of the MLS Columbus Crew, has partnered with Dickʼs Sporting Goods to provide the clubʼs families a discount on soccer gear, other sports merchandise, and sponsorship money for the Cincinnati United Cup tournament in August. “Cincinnati United and Dickʼs Sporting Goods are excited to partner to support youth soccer in Cincinnati,” said Lisa Wiedmann, Cincinnati United Soccer Club Board Member and Cincinnati United Cup Advertising Coordinator. “Our families will be able to use Dickʼs Sporting Goods to get discounts on soccer equipment and other sports merchandise for their 2011 soccer season.” Sponsorship money from the the sports retailer will beneﬁt the clubʼs members as tournament proceeds help pay for scholarships for players in need and to fund the clubʼs annual team camp for u8-u14 boys and girls teams in the fall.

Cincinnati United Online Video Training Cincinnati United has its own YouTube Channel. Developed by the Directors of Coaching and staff, the Cincinnati United YouTube Channel is home to a variety of training videos for players and parents to view. Skills, training activities, highlights, and more can be found on this website. "Video technology is just another tool to help connect what is taught at the training grounds to the player's home," said Bobby Puppione, Director of Coaching for CU Sycamore-Mason. CU Lakota Director of Coaching Jon Caldwell echoes Puppione's sentiments. "We teach skillful, attractive soccer and the use of these videos highlighting this style will allow our CU and CUP players of all ages to improve this type of soccer on their own." The club's YouTube Channel can be found by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/user/CincinnatiUnited

Cincinnati United Teams in Action

The Girls U-9 CU Sycamore-Mason - Barcelona picked up their second title of the spring by winning the Predator Division of the 2012 Elite Invitational. In group play, the girls defeated, OP Eagles Green, CSA Elite, and Independent Blackhawks. In the final, Barcelona defeated TFA Elite to take home the tournament title. For the weekend, the girls scored 28 goals while only allowing one. Congrats to the girls and CU Director of Coaching Bobby Puppione on a great run.	The Girls U-10 CU Sycamore-Mason - Celtic finished as runner ups of the Copa 8v8 Division of the 2012 Elite Invitational. In this round robin division, the girls went undefeated on the weekend by defeating Grand Rapids Crew Jrs, CSA Elite, and CU Lakota Lightning. The girls tied CUSA Courage but finished in second on goal differential. Congrats to the girls and coaches Bobby Puppione and David Robertson.	The Girls U-13 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold team finished as finalists in the Predator Division of the 2012 Elite Invitational. In group play, the girls defeated FC Pittsburgh and Empire United while tying Vardar to win their group. In the final, Gold battled with Kings Soccer Academy for 70 minutes but came up just short in a highly competitive 2-1 match. Congrats to the girls and CU Director of Coaching Bobby Puppione.
CU Southeast - Blue Lightning and CU Sycamore-Mason - Real Madrid made it an all CU final in the u9 girls Copa Division of the 2012 Elite Invitational. Blue Lightning advanced to the final with wins over Carmel United, OP Eagles, and WVSC Rowdies. Real Madrid made their path to the title game by beating Carmel United, WVSC Rowdies, and CU Lakota Chelsea. In the final, Blue Lightning came out on top winning 3-1. They are coached by Tom McSwigan. Real Madrid is coached by Fred Oduyoye. Congrats to both teams and coaches on a great weekend!	The Girls U-10 CU Lakota-Monroe - Thunder were champions of the Predator 8v8 Division of the 2012 Elite Invitational. In this round robin division, the girls defeated Crew Jrs, BSA Celtic, and OP Eagles Green to finish on top. Congrats to the girls and coaches Chris Schuppe, Katie Bierman, and Rick Griffis.	Congratulations to Head Coach Mike Prosser, Assistant Coach Phil Rawson, and the Girls U-16 CU Sycamore-Mason - Australia team for winning the 2012 Club Ohio Nike Challenge Cup. The girls finished with a tournament record of 3-0-1 while outscoring their opponents 7 goals to 2 goals. Front row: Abbie, Wootton, Frankie Magner, Cassie Hoesl, Regina Doench, Beth Rawson, Madison Castellanos; Middle row: Kelly Woodward, Ronnie Huon, Olivia Sutton, Emily Dicks, Katrina Schroeder, Lucy Sweeney, MacKenzie Johnson; Top row: Darby Moloney, Skyler Wilson, Phil Rawson, Hayley Robinson, Paige Ratterman; Not pictured: Coach mike Prosser and Hailey Martin
Congratulations to the Girls U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - Silver team on their first place trophies after winning the gold division of the MASC . This was their second tournament win this season. They also won their division of the Cincinnati Elite Spring Thaw.	The Boys U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - Gold won the Elite Division of the 2012 Club Ohio Nike Challenge Cup. In group play the boys defeated OP Eagles Green and Challenger Crew Black, and tied Elite FC. In the final, the boys matched up against Crew Juniors Gold East and came out with the win. The team is coached by CU DOC Paul Rockwood.	The Boys U-11 CUP Crew Juniors - Silver won the Black Division of the 2012 Club Ohio Nike Challenge Cup. In group play the boys defeated Findlay Blue and North United Centennials to advance to the championship match. In the final, the boys defeated Carpathia Kickers 3-1 to win the event. The team is coached by Jack Hermans.
The Boys U-8 CU Sycamore-Mason - Juventus team finished as finalists at the MASC tournament in Fairfield. In group play, the boys defeated CUSA Courage and Ohio Valley Vipers to advance. In the finals, the boys battled the Kolping Vipers but came up just short in overtime, losing 4-3. The team is coached by George Knight and trained by Brad Blieden.	The Boys U-10 CU Sycamore-Mason - Chelsea team finished as finalists playing up in the u11 Green Division of the Club Ohio Challenge Cup. The boys started out the weekend strong with a 3-1 victory over the Michigan Tigers and 3-2 win over OP Green Dublin. Both wins secured them a spot in the finals to play the Michigan Wolves where they lost a tough battle. Congratulations to the team and coach John Lawrence.	The Girls U-13 CU Lakota-Monroe - Tigers won the u14 division at the Buckeye Cup tournament in Newark, OH. They only allowed 1 goal in the 4 games.

More individual team news can be found in the ‘News & Events’ sections of the Premier and Competitive program areas of our website.

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