Autumn 2008 Try-Outs for Cleveland Cobra Premier Soccer Club   

For tryout information for the autumn season please contact  

Fees for U8 through U11 at only $225-Simply the best price around!

U12 through U14 only $250 per season.

Cobras have the very best prices at U14 and under.

Register for tryouts on line at www.clevelandcobras.com  fee $12:50

U17 Girls KISS Champions-Again!

Kelly Aughinbaugh: First Team all Greater Cleveland
First Team Chagrin Valley Conference 

Laura Arnold: First Team All Ohio
First Team All Greater Cleveland
Adidas Region IV First Team 

Danielle Dobies: CVC Conference 2nd Team

Katie Winters: Greater Cleveland Third Team

Dee Dee Fekete: Greater Cleveland Third Team

Marie Elana: First Team all conference, Stark County, 

Matty McNamara: First Team News Herald

Scott Petty: Greater Cleveland Hon Mention

Scott Divoky:  Second Team All Greater Cleveland
First Team Conference goal keeper News Herald Division 1
First Team goal keeper, Sun Messenger All-Sun Northeast team. 

Shana Othen:  First Team All District GASSCA, First Team All Ohio NE Conference
All Star Athlete Award Akron Touchdown Club

Sam Robertson:  First Team all Conference, First Team all County, 
First Team all District.

The U18 Girls with five players still to come back from high school struggled at times to find their rhythm; however, they were eventually able to do so and also scored four goals in an exciting 4-3 victory.  Sam Robertson scored two beautiful goals, one with her left and one with her right to put the Cobras up 2-1 in a well contested game. The game was end-to-end and the score-line fluctuated with the dominant play.  The opposition eventually succumbed to our pressure and we came out 4-3 victors.  Additional goals by Ardyn Olszko and Danielle Dobies secured the victory for the Cobras.

The U16 Red Team held on to a 0-0 score-line with a well played game.  They had Emily Moran in nets for the first half and the Cobra defenders were really in their comfort zone knowing Emily was behind them to tidy up any mistakes they might make.  However, when Emily had to leave for ODP at half time things got a tad scary.  Not to worry, up stepped Candace Smalley and Robin Tkacz who both took turns in playing in nets.  The two keepers did a great job and the 16 Reds played a tremendous game; working so hard to make sure the opposition did not score.

The 16 Black Team, without a ‘true’ goalie for the entire match pulled off a 2-1 victory against a much older team.  Robin Tkacz went in nets again, this time for the whole game, and played an admirable game.  Leigha Kalo scored the opening goal and the Cobras took the lead into half time.  The second half proved to be tough as the opposition mounted the pressure and eventually equalized.  The 16’s kept plugging away and eventually sealed the win with an absolutely stunning shot by Marissa Longo from a good 20 yards out.  Both the U16 teams played incredibly well considering we were missing so many players owing to Thanksgiving vacations.  

The U14 Boys are continuing on their great run with another outstanding victory on Saturday morning.  The team included new players Jeff Zidonis in attack and Seth Klein in midfield.  The new lads slotted in beautifully well and the Cobras eased their way to a 5-1 victory.  Goals came from Uta Meda, Seth Klein, Nicky Rossan, Tucker White, and Kevin Gleeson.  Alex Wallsachs and Uta Meda both hit the woodwork with thunderous shots that had the keeper totally beaten.  Although missing a number of players owing to basketball, the U14 Cobra boys did not miss a beat this weekend.

The U14 Girls made tough work out of their game and went down 0-2 in the first half with ineffective defending all across the pitch.  However, following a few direct comments at half time, the girls came out and scored three cracking goals in the second half.  Hayleigh Shingary latched perfectly well onto a long through ball by Pup Pugliese to snag the first goal.  Sierra Thomas, after earlier hitting both the crossbar and the post, went on the hammer home the equalizer and the Cobras were totally back in the game.  After some excellent combination play, Sydney Thomas scored a lovely goal to give the Cobras a well deserved 3-2 lead; however, victory was not to be ours as the opposition scored an equalizer right at the death.  A good second half performance was enjoyed by all.

The U8/9 Coeds to quote Coach Rich, “Were absolutely amazing today” as they romped their way to another big victory.  Today’s unfortunate opposition ended up being beaten by the hungry little Cobras 8-0, with goals coming from: Suzanne Ford with a hat-trick plus one-4 goals, Sara Oddo 1, Sophie Matts 1, Gianna Gaspar 1, and Ariel Benya 1.  This truly is a fun team to coach and is obviously another great Cobra team in the making.

The U16 Girls got off to a fabulous start to the indoor season today with a rousing 9-1 victory in the high school age group division.  Considering we had eight new players it did not take too long for the players to become familiar with their team-mates' style of play, and it was not long before the Cobras took an early lead.  As the play developed it became evident the Cobras were the stronger team and by half time we had a 4-0 lead.  Emily Moran played a great game in nets and constantly started the attacks from the back.  The Cobra girls continued to press forward which resulted in another five goals in the second half.  Congratulations to Robin Hames and Leigha Kalo from the ‘old’ Cobras who both had a goal each, while debutants Katherine Lipp, Sunny Dalieh, and Brittany Hirsch each scored a goal also.  Congratulations to Taylor Vidouc who scored four goals, a hat-trick plus one, in what was a fun game to coach and watch.
Another great start of the season for one of the Cobra teams.

On our first Saturday of league soccer we played four games; scored 27 goals and conceded 10.  We had two wins, one tie, and one loss.  We had at least three hat-tricks, one from Haileigh Shingary U14 Girls,  Lauren Hradesky U8/9 coeds and Sara Oddo from the U8/9 coeds.  The Coeds, the youngest team ever to grace the field wearing a Cobra uniform won their game most convincingly with an  overwhelmingly victory scoring 16 goals and not conceding any.  There were certainly many future Cobra stars playing on that little team today.  The U14 Girls also had a convincing win with a score line of 5-1.  The girls controlled the game from the start and never really looked to be in any bother.  Their counterparts, the U14 lads tied their game 5-5.  The Cobras appeared to be in control of the game going in to the half with a 4-1 lead; however, the lead slipped away and the game ended up tied 5-5.  The only loss of the day was with the U11 coeds.  They lost 4-1; however, the score does not reflect the closeness of the game.  After the Cobras missed numerous opportunities to tie the game at 2-2 the opposition scored twice in the last minute to seal the game.  All-in-all we had an enjoyable first Saturday with lots of entertaining soccer on display for all to see.  I was particularly pleased with the influx of new players to the Cobra program.  They played well and it will not be too long before they feel totally comfortable in their new environment and their presence will begin to enhance their respective teams’ play.  Thanks for a fun day.

CONGRATULATIONS to our U17 Girls team for recently winning the Kalamazoo Invitational Soccer Tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  This team featured some of our talented U16 & U17 players.  Tremendous accomplishment! Congratulations to all the players, families, Director/Coach Sean McNamara & the team managers (Dave Young, Paul Insana and Kim Koytinski) for all their hard work & efforts!

The U10 Cobra Coed ended their first season together with a fabulous showing at the Season Finale in Lodi.  Although the boys and girls did not advance, they certainly played very well and were a pleasure to coach. The inaugural season for this team also went extraordinarily well.  The team gelled together quickly, trained hard, and soon became a force to be reckoned with throughout the league.  We even had a new club record set with this team.  Brianna Shingary scored a hat-trick in less than three minutes with a remarkable exhibition of her phenomenal goal scoring prowess.  She was well assisted by her new team mates in attaining such a remarkable feat.  We have a great group of young players and they all bring their own dynamism to the team.  I have thoroughly enjoyed coaching the players over the autumn season and certainly intend to be their primary coach for the indoor seasons.  Unfortunately, Dustin has broken his collar bone and we missed him and his defending skills at the tournament.  He will be out for a few weeks and then will be back with us again.

 I want to thank all the players, Chase, Mark, Leah, Sabrina, Mikey, Dustin, Joey, Sammy, Samantha, Kotar, Anthony, Brianna, Riory, Jacob, and Jordan for being such fun in training and for working so hard for me.  The players never failed to amaze me as we worked on the many shooting drills I like to use.  Their skills and love for scoring was a pleasure to behold. 

We are still looking for new U10 and U11’s to join the team as we eventually would like to have two teams, boys and girls, in these age groups.  So, if you are just checking our web page out and have a U10 or a U11 give us a call at 440-449-9394.