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WDMSC Freedom Royal Wins U12 Division at Toyota Cup
West Des Moines Freedom Royal was undefeated in the Iowa Soccer Association’s Toyota Cup Indoor Tournament. It was an exciting weekend for coaches Melody Carroll and Eric Sanders as they coached three teams (Pink, White and Royal) for the tournament. Freedom Royal had to play it’s two sister teams in order to win the tournament. It was particularly exciting when Pink played Royal in the semi-final game. The game was tied and went to a shootout.
Freedom Royal defeated Ankeny, Cedar Rapids Soccer Association (CRSA), Freedom White and Freedom Pink to advance to the finals against Mason City Spirit.
Melody said “I’m so proud of all of my players, everyone played well and the parents were great. It’s tough when we play against our own teams, but the parents are always encouraging to all the girls and cheer for both teams. I appreciated that many of the players would stay and watch each others games. It was a great weekend. Go Freedom!”
WDMSC Fuerza Takes Indoor Women's Open
The WDM U18 Fuerza girls, coached by Jamie Phillips, took home another championship trophy in winning the 2007 Indoor State Cup Women's Open in Cedar Rapids on January 26-27. The team of Clark, Dorrington, Galles, Goos, Herman, Hochstedler, Marshall, Shandri, and Witherspoon played a weekend of hard fought soccer. After defeating a very good WDM Women Coaches team 1-0 in the semifinals, Fuerza beat CRSA 8-3 in the championship game to take home the title
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Three WDMSC Boys Teams Win at Toyota State Cup
The West Des Moines U12 coed teams, Arsenal and Juventus dominated the Iowa Soccer Association Indoor Championships on March 3rd and 4th. After a delay and change in schedule due to the wicked winter storm that hit Iowa on Friday, the two teams trekked to the Jacobsen Practice field on the Iowa State University Campus in Ames. Arsenal won 2-1 vs. Ames, 3-0 vs. Iowa City Soccer Club (ISC) Fire White and 4-0 vs. Ankeny. Juventus battled Cedar Rapids Soccer Association (CRSA), ISC Fire Blue and Waukee's VSA. While Juventus lost to CRSA, they advanced to the finals after beating ISC Fire Blue and VSA. Having all of his players advance to the finals was a special victory for coach Billy Scott.
Scott said, "It's nice to be able to mix the players and rotate them between teams from time to time. This means that one week a player will be on a Juventus and another week they may be on Arsenal. It was
great to have all my players make it to the final. Even though Arsenal was the
victor of the final game, I think all the players were winners. I want to thank players
Williams and Harlow for joining in the tournament as guests from the U13 WDM United team. With extra players we could mix it up on the field and keep everyone fresh. The hard work and dedication from the players and parents is one of the greatest things about this group."
Arsenal is in white, Juventus in royal.
The U13 WDMSC United team defeated Ames 8-0, Iowa City Galaxy3-2, Ankeny 3-2 and Iowa City to advance to the finals where they faced Iowa City Galaxy a second time.
U14 Fire was undefeated in tournament play to win the championship at the Toyota Cup.
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Adult Kick Around
Who says soccer is all about the kids all the time? Come and join Recreational Coaches, Select Coaches, Parents, and just about anyone who wants to get out and participate in low-key adult scrimmages. No need to register. Email peterporto@mchsi.com with any questions!
Where/When: Monday and Wednesday at 6PM at the Raccoon River Soccer Complex.
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Spiritwear Orders Due Friday, May 25, 2007
All West Des Moines Soccer Club members - both youth and adults - can show support for the Club by wearing sports apparel with our logo. Many of the items can also be customized with a player name and/or number. These are high quality items, produced by KINDY'S, a local, WDMSC-approved promotional item supplier.
To order:
1. Print and complete the Spiritwear Order Form
2. Make check payable to: West Des Moines Soccer Club
3. Mail your order form and check to:
West Des Moines Soccer Club
Attn: Club Spiritwear
P.O. Box 25023
West Des Moines, IA 50265
If you cannot print the order form, or have questions about WDMSC Spiritwear, please contact the Club Administator at clubadmin@wdmsoccerclub.org.
You will be called when your order is available for pick-up from Kindy’s Promotional Apparel. Kindy's is open Monday-Friday, from 8:30am-5:00pm and select Saturdays. (Sorry, delivery is not available.)
Click here for sizing information for the Holloway Jacket
Click here for sizing information for the Flannel Pant
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WDMSC Top Ranked
Competitive Soccer Club in Iowa
As of 1/10/06, GotSoccer.com, a national service that ranks competitive
soccer clubs, teams and tournaments, ranks West Des Moines Soccer
Club as follows:
- The top ranked soccer club in the state of Iowa
- The 20th ranked club in USSF Region 2 (14-state Midwest region)
- The 87th ranked club in the United States
To go to gotsoccer.com to review this information click HERE.
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West Des Moines Soccer
Club to Co-Host
2007 Midwest Regional Tournament
West Des Moines Soccer Club and the City of Des Moines have been
selected to host the 2007 US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships.
This tournament will bring in over 12,000 players, coaches and
fans from a 14 –state area, and is estimated to have an
economic impact of over $7 million. The tournament will be hosted
at West Des Moines Soccer Club’s Hidden Valley Soccer Complex
and the Cownie Soccer Complex operated by the City of Des Moines.
Over 200 competitive club teams (U13-U19) that are champions in
their respective states will compete in the tournament June 22-27,
2007.
This is the second time that the even has been held in the Des
Moines area. The performance and hospitality of West Des Moines
Soccer Club, the city of Des Moines and City of West Des Moines
in hosting the 2003 Midwest Regional Championships played a big
role in United States Youth Soccer Association deciding to return
to the Des Moines area in 2007. US Youth Soccer earlier awarded
the 2006 US Youth National Championships to Des Moines.
To view a press release on this event click HERE.
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