Team News/Pictures
The East Tennessee Soccer Federation 97 Falcons recently won 1st place in the
Gold Division at the CASL Labor Day Kick Off Tournament in Raleigh, NC September 5th-6th.
The U-12 Boys were undefeated! Taking Championship title!
Back Row from L to R: Connor Wilson, Zack Fontenot, Alan Meza, Nick Isolani, Pierce Ongtengco,
Will Little,Scott Lich, Noah Charles, Coach Brandon Kind,
Front Row from L to R: JonMichael Lopez, Brady Sant, Alec Jacobs, Elliott Fry, Jhordan Santan
The East Tennessee Soccer Federation 99 Lady Falcons earned 2nd place in the
'09 Riverside Summer Shootout August 29-30 in Asheville, NC. The girls defeated
ABYSA Academy 9-1 and Gray Vitesse Girls 6-2 then tied Greeneville Galaxy 1-1.
They faced Greeneville Galaxy again in the championship game and lost 5-6 in penalty
kicks after two overtime periods.

Top Left to Right: Coach Laura Stephenson, Courtney Stover, Grace Somich, Baylee McCoy,
Caroline Arze, Megan Isolani Bottom
Left to Right: Sarah Robinson, Emma Hecht, Hope Olds, Sadie Harris,Sara Leon
The East Tennessee Soccer Federation 98 Lady Falcons earned
First Place at the VT Summer Kick Off Tournament Memorial Day Weekend.
They started the tournament strong with a 7-0 win against the NRUSA Rapids
followed by a 4-2 win against Greeneville Galaxy. Before entering the final,
the Lady Falcons tied AYSO Furies 1-1 and beat them 4-0 to take the championship title.

Front row: Hope Olds, Emma Hecht, Sarena Orio, Courtney Stover,
Sarah Robinson, Megan Isolani Back row: Coach Laura Stephenson,
Sadie Harris, Kennah Harris, Taylor Grabner, Julie Jackson, Alex Stover
The ETSF 96 Lady Falcons were finalists at The VA Tech Summer Kick Off
Tournament Memorial Day Weekend.

Team: front row: Alaina Gembach, Hannah Torbett, Elaine O'Brien, Megan Lich,
back row: Coach Chris Arthur, Ashley Arthur, Nicole Fry, LeeAnn Cutshall, Haley
Loyd, Christine Lester, Savannah Hirst, Rachel Jones
The East Tennessee Soccer Federation (ETSF) '96 Lady Falcons won the Beat
the Heat soccer tournament in Winston Salem, NC April 25-26. The
U12 Champions were undefeated, finishing the tournament with
25 goals, and only giving up 1.

Team: L-R Coach Chris Arthur, Savannah Hirst, Ashley Arthur, Rachel
Jones, Alaina Gembach, Nichole Fry, Haley Lloyd, Hannah Torbett,
Christina Lester, LeeAnn Cutshall, Becca Cox, Hannah Hubert, Megan Lich
The ETSF 96 Lady Falcons finished 2nd in a very competitive CESA tournament
in Greenville,SC. They outscored their opponents 11-2, and lost in the
championship game 2-1.

Pictured are: Ashley Arthur,Lee Ann Cutshall, Savannah Hirst, Megan Lich,
Julie Deakins, Rachel Jones, Hannah Torbett, Hannah Ryans, Hannah Hubert,
Alaina Gembach, Christina Lester, Nichole Fry, Elaine O'Brien, Karis Ripple,
Coach Chris Arthur,not pictured: Becca Cox
The 97' Falcons, coached by Brandon Kind, came home with another 2nd place
showing at the Appalachian Fall Festival in Kingsport, October 18-19th. The
boys had a great time and are really finding their way with the
new 8v8 format.

Results:
ETSF- 15 Fusion FC- 0
ETSF- 1 GSA - 3
(SF) ETSF- 5 HVFC- 2
(F) ETSF- 2 GSA- 5
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The 97' Falcons, coached by Brandon Kindfaced some very tough competition in Cleveland, Tn at the Ocoee Cup, Sept. 12-14. After winning with 2 shutouts on Saturday the boys sailed into the Semi-finals with a cool breeze. Much to their dismay, the local Greenville Galaxy were there to rain on the 97's parade. The boys went into 2 golden goal overtimes with everyone on the edge of their seats. Still locked in a dead heat, the Falcons prepared for a PK Shootout for the decision. To keep the entertainment factor going, they had to match up for a second round of PK's as well. The Falcons prevailed with a 5-4 victory to put them into the Finals. The 97' Falcons came home with a hard fought 2nd place to add to their record, after a loss to KFC 3-2.
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The 96 Falcons were the U12 Division I Champions at the Riverside Shootout in Asheville, NC. | |||||||||
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The ETSF 95 Lady Falcons completed their 2008 season at The Radford Shootout. The Lady Falcons beat the other two teams within the bracket 6-0 and 6-0. The finals opponent was 'BUSC Hammers', who actually beat the Lady Falcons in the first game of the tournament 2-1. The score was 1-1 at half time followed by a great defensive effort with several goals cleared off the line as well as shots on goal. Being tied at the end of regulation play the game was decided by penalty kicks. The Lady Falcons won and were declared THE CHAMPIONS. | |||||||||
| The ETSF 97 LADY FALCONS were finalists in the Summer Kick Off tournament held at Va. Tech May 17-18. They won their bracket and lost 3-2 in the championship game.
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| The '96 Lady Falcons, coached by Chris Arthur, brought home the First Place trophy for the 22nd McDonald's Invitational Soccer Tournament April 19, 20, 2008. The Lady Falcons out scored their opponents 16-3.
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| The East Tennessee Soccer Federation 96 Falcons were the U-11 Champions at the McDonald's Invitational in Johnson City. The team defeated KFC Ajax Orange, Knoxville, TN., New River Rapids u11 Boys Blacksburg, VA, and SCOSA Crush Kingsport, TN.
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The ETSF 95 LADY FALCONS recently participated in the Bristol Open and walked away with the championship trophy. Coaches Chris Arthur's and Becca Murray's ladies accumulated 10 points for the event with over 16 goals. They played SCOSA TIGERS from Sullivan County and SALEM SABRES WHITE from Salem, Virginia. | ||||||||
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The 94 Lady Falcons brought home a 2nd place victory in the Bristol Open to close out September with a bang. The under 13 year old girls played up in the under 14 year old division and held there own within the older bracket. Results:
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| Congratulations to the ETSF 97' Falcons for another 1st place championship. The team played at the Bristol Open on September 29-30th. The boys had 20 goals for the weekend. Results:
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| The ETSF 94' Lady Falcons, coached by Justin Ciralsky recently had a nice showing in the Smoky Mountain Fall Classic September 15-16th in Knoxville TN. The first match was a nail biter as the teams were very competitive and evenly matched. ETSF was up 1-0 in the first half with SMSC Red Heat scoring at the end tying the game 1-1. They came back strong second half not allowing any goals. Then with 2 minutes left the HEAT snuck one in the backdoor ending the match 2-1. Other scores: KFC Fire 4 - ETSF 0 ETSF 3 - GSC Galaxy 1 | |||||||||
| The ETSF 97’ Falcons u10 team, Coached by Brandon Kind, had a great kick-off to the 2007-08 season. The team competed in the Riverside Summer Shootout in Asheville, NC on August 25-26th walking away with the championship. There was some great competition in Asheville and the boys had an impressive weekend going undefeated throughout the 4-game series. Results: ETSF-7 GUSC Real Madrid-1 ETSF-5 LNSC Crew-2 ETSF-4 YCVSC Eagles-1 ETSF-6 Greenville Galaxy Supernova-2. |
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The ETSF 94’ Lady Falcons, Coached by Justin Cirilsky, had an encouraging weekend in Asheville, NC at the Riverside Summer Shootout August 25-26th. The girls faced some great competition and were excited to start the season off in Asheville. |
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| The ETSF 91 Falcons U16 team, coached by David Strickland, were Finalists in the Liberty Cup hosted by Vestavia Hills Soccer Club in Birmingham, AL August 18-19. The Falcons placed first in their bracket, defeating the VFC Arsenal 3-2 and the Capital City Streaks 3-2 moving on to defeat VHSC Steamers 3-0 in the Semi-final. KFC Crush United edged them out in the Championship game with a 2-1 score. Pictured are: Seated: Jonathan Campbell, Patrick Hughes, Sumner Garland, Anthony Howington, Ed Palmer and Matt Harp. Standing: Thomas Elswick, Harry Fagelson, Tanner Strickland, Jesseir Dominguez, Taylor Hodge, Craig Mitcham, Alex Weaver, Clayton Hardin, Derrick Brodus and Patrick Fields. |
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