Anthem youth soccer team takes 2nd in tourney
Staff Report ~ 4/1/2010

The Anthem Soccer Club Lightning Under 10 Girls finished 2-1-1 to secure the silver medal in the Stars and Stripes Tournament which concluded Sunday.
The first match of the tournament was Friday night under the lights at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. The Lightning were led by Brenna Pillsbury who had two goals and one assist, as the Lightning won a tough match against the Colorado Pride, 4-3. Olivia Landis played a great game on defense and Abbey Castlen had a beautiful goal on a cross from Jessica Zabinski.
On Saturday the Lightning battled the Scottsdale Blackhawk Red team to a 1-1 tie. The defensive line of Kara Connelly, Olivia Landis, Hannah Baptist, and Sierra Averill starred in the match.
Sunday, the first game against the 2000 SC Del Sol McNaughton was a thriller. Makayla Roe led the way with three goals, while new addition Katie Coats added the fourth goal, as the Lightning held on to win the match 4-3 to earn a spot in the championship game. Cara Eley made several stunning saves, and even earned an assist as her punt went three-quarters of the way down the field, was settled by Roe, who finished off the play with a goal.
In the championship game, against the Blackhawk team, Zabinski kept up her stellar play by scoring her third goal of the tournament to tie the game at 1-1. The Blackhawk team, scored two more goals in the second half to win the final game 3-1. The Lightning team moved to 18-6-9 overall on the season.
The Anthem soccer club will be conducting tryouts for all ages in May. For information go to www.anthemsoccerclub.com.
You can go to the web site at www.anthemsoccerclub.com to find out more information about the Club, including the May tryouts for all ages.