Blitz Champions at Wilson

July 2005

Congratulations to the Rising Stars SC "Blitz" U-19 Girls' team for winning the championship at the Wilson Soccer Tournament July 15-17 with 3 wins and 1 tie. This represents the 3rd consecutive year that the U-19 "Blitz" Team has won at Wilson. On Saturday the first game ended in a hard fought 2-2 tie with the Amherst Stars. The second game versus Ken-Ton Wildcats ended in a 5-1 win. On Sunday morning in a crossover match-up, the Blitz dominated the Starz and Stripes Eliminators with a 6-0 shutout. The Blitz then faced the Wilson Wildcats in the final championship game and totally dominated the contest with a 6-1 victory. Job well done girls! Kaitlen Birnie and Renee' Giffune shared the duties in the goal and had 24 saves in 4 games. Leading the Blitz offensively were Dana Gentile with 9 goals and 3 assists, Jill Pratt had 5 goals and 1 assist, and Kristina Norelli chipped in 4 goals and 2 assists. Katie Endres scored 1 goal. Cheyenne Chrzanowski tallied 3 assists, Julie Olney had 2 assists and Michelle Jackson, Samantha Copeland and Lauren Birnie each added 1 assist.

Front Row (L-R): Lauren Birnie, Julie Olney, Dana Gentile, Kaitlen Birnie, Cheyenne Chrzanowski, Katie Endres and Michelle Jackson.
Back Row (L-R): Samantha Copeland, Asst. Coach Alan Copeland, Kristina Norelli, Jenna Quattrini, Jill Pratt, Rachel DeAngelis, Rachel Campbell, Renee' Giffune and Coach Bob Spindler. Missing Coach Kevin Endres

Blitz Champions at Wilson

July 2004

The Rising Stars Blitz (defending Girls U-19 Champions) returned to the championship game for the 2nd straight year at the 2004 Wilson Soccer Tournament. This year the girls went undefeated for the tournament 4-0. The girls finished in 1st place by defeating the Wilson Lakewomen 9-0 in the opener and the NPAL Eagles 9-0 on Saturday, and on Sunday the girls crossed over and nipped the Lakeshore Lightning 1-0 setting the stage for the showdown between the West Central United from Ohio in the championship game. The halftime score of the championship game was 2-2. The "Blitz" tallied 2 more unanswered goals in the 2nd half to ice the championship for the 2nd straight year. The "Blitz" keeper Renee' Giffune did an outstanding job in the net by only allowing 3 goals the entire tournament. Congratulations on a job well done.

Pictured above, Front Row (L-R): Katie Endres, Rachel DeAngles, Michele Jackson, Jen Hulihan, Katrina Neiley, Kara Walda, Tricia Potocki
Second Row (L-R) Coach Kevin Endres, Renee' Giffune, Karie Jones, Wendy Spindler, Rachel Campbell, Cheyenne Chrzanowski, Kristina Norelli, Kaitlen Birnie, Dana Gentile, and Coach Bob Spindler

Blitz Champions at Wilson

July 2003

The U19 Blitz coached by Bob Spindler and Kevin Endres had an outstanding weekend at the Wilson Youth Soccer tournament in Wilson NY, July 12 and 13. The Blitz ended the tournament with a record of 4-0-1 placing first in their division and went on to win the Championship be defeating Dundon FC in a penalty kick shootout. The final game was very competitive and the Blitz showed great character by playing hard and staying focused. Both Tricia Giardino and Carol Fries, keepers for the Blitz had outstanding games all weekend. Giardino went on to save two of five shots during the shootout in the final game. Wendy Spindler made the final penalty shot to ice the Championship. Leading the team offensivly were Kristina Norelli 4 goals, 1 assist, 1 penalty kick; Tricia McGibbon 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 penalty kick; Wendy Spindler 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 penalty kick; Jen Hulihan 1 goal, 1 penalty kick; Kristin Birnie 1 goal, 1 assist; Anne Burns 1 goal and Kara Walda 1 goal. Pictured above, Front Row: Carol Fries, Rachel DeAngelis, Lauren Birnie, Kelly Destito, Wendy Spindler, Tricia McGibbon, Kara Walda. Back Row: Coach Kevin Enders, Kari Jones, Kristina Norelli, Krista Ricci, Kaitlen Birnie, Tricia Barry, Jen Hulihan, Katie Enders, Anne Burns, Tricia Giardino, Amy Giardino, Coach Bob Spindler.

Third Place at Wilson

July 2002

Congratulations to the Rising Stars Blitz on their strong performance at Wilson. The team placed 2nd in their bracket and 3rd overall for their division. The games were highlighted by strong defense and outstanding goal keeping by allowing only 4 goals in 4 games. The tournament was very competitive and the girls stepped up to the challenge and played very well as a team offensively. Several goals were scored by headers including the game winning goal to assure the 3rd place finish. Job well done!

The Blitz are: Kelly Barry, Blair Burgreen, Anne Burns, Ashley Coon, Kelly Destito, Mackenzie Edel, Kara Fedors, Amy Giardino, Tricia Giardino (Goal Keeper), Chelsea Katz, Tricia McGibbon, Caitlin Ricci, Wendy Spindler and Sue Taylor. The team is coached by Bob Spindler.