The U-14 South Jersey Elite Barons played to a tremendous championship win at the MSSL Central Jersey Invitational at Fort Dix New Jersey this past weekend. With the heat blistering on the fields, so were the boys as they won five (5) out of five (5) games and did not concede a goal all weekend. The team scored eleven (11) goals this weekend to defeat tough opponents 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, and 2-0 in the semi final. At 6:00pm at night the boys had their third match of the day and fifth of the weekend for the final against Clifton Heights. The match ended in a 0-0 draw and went to penalty kicks. The Barons won on their fourth kick to take home the championship. Congratulations boys on a well deserved win. You all played exceptional and contributed to this team win.

Due to reasons beyond our control we have had to cancel all camps that were going to be held at the Winslow High School facility, the camps being held at Chestnut Branch Park in Mantua are not effected. We are looking for a new location for our camps in the Winslow area, details will be posted ASAP. Players who have registered for the camps at Winslow are being contacted. 

CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 13, 2010) – US Club Soccer has sanctioned the Atlantic Soccer League (ASL), a newly-formed boys’ league for U-15 through U-18 teams set to begin play in November 2010. The ASL has announced an initial acceptance of 14 high-profile clubs and will select up to a total of 16 clubs to participate in its inaugural season of play. Serving teams from throughout the East Coast, the ASL promises to provide top-level competition, facilities and exposure for college-bound players from elite-level clubs. “We are very excited about the initial 14 member clubs and the interest from elite clubs that are looking to provide the proper environment for their players and teams,” said ASL President Dewan Bader. “The timing is right for this league, the selection process is competitive and the ASL product will be second to none.”

South Jersey Elite Barons is proud to announce that we have been accepted to participate a new boy’s regional league sanctioned by US Club Soccer called the Atlantic Soccer League (ASL) that will begin play in November 2010. The mission of the ASL is to provide non US Soccer Development Academy clubs in the East coast region a high quality boys’ league in a showcase format that has significant games, limits expenses, and provides a platform for collegiate recruiting.

SJEB U16 Girls have won the premier group of the US Club Soccer Region B championship. The Girls won the group with a 1-1 tie and a 2-0 win over UPS Ocean (NJ #8) They would meet long time rival TSF Academy in the final, their past five matches had all finished in a 1-1 draw. SJEB took the lead one minute before half time when a speculative shot by Sarah Strang was mis-judged by the keeper and her shot went in off the post. Madison Hogan then made it 2-0 on the hour mark when she followed up a Katie Vechio shot. TSF would pile on the pressure and got a goal back from a wind assisted 40 yard free kick sailed into the top left hand corner. The Banshees fought off a 10 minute period of TSF pressure, but stella defending kept them at bay. The win means they qualified for the US Club Nationals on July 24th in Virginia Beach.

The SJ Elite Magic U13B won the Championship at the 35th annual Kirkwood Boys Premier Tournament. After starting off the Tournament with a 1-1 tie against Fredericksburg SC Phoenix Elite, the boys were victorious in their next two games by beating Wilmington United FC Rangers 2-1 and Kirkwood Liverpool 3-0. In the final, the boys got to revenge their tie and came up victorious beating Fredericksburg 2-0 and finished the tournament with a record of 3-0-1. Congratulations to the boys and Coach Wacker.

The U16 South Jersey Elite Banshees have won the their flight of the 2010 JAGS tournament held at Mercer County Park. The girls qualified from their group with a 5-0 win over Elite Soccer Academy (NJ), a 2-2 draw with Ramapo Valley (NYE) then beat Winslow Wizards 2-1 in a game where the winner would advance to the final. The Banshees would meet Alleycat Predators (NYE) in the final and dominated the first 20 minutes in which their opponents didnt cross the halfway line, however their first venture into the Banshees half led to a goal. The Banshees then equalised with 10 minutes remaining to take the game to OT. The Banshees came out fired up and within 2 minutes a through ball from Kristen Neidrach found Dannielle Spinuzza who streaked through and passed the ball into the bottom corner to take the title.

The South Jersey Elite Barons U16 Boys have won the 2010 Jersey Shore Champions Cup. They won the top bracket of the tournament, by coming top of a five team group. The boys need a win in the last game of the tournament to take the title and pulled it off thanks to goals by Tyler Arsenault, Dan Doyle, Mike Grossman, and Rob Vogel and assists by Mike Grossman and Mike Pingelski and Chris Stegmuller. The lads finished with at 2-2-1 record.

The SJ Elite '00 boys won the elite bracket of the FC Delco Player's Cup 2010. The boys started the tournament with a tie against the Manhattan SC Emelec. The next three games were victorious over NJX Inter, Hockessin Gunners and the FC Revolution Rangers. During their third day of play, the boys won the championship game by defeating the FC Revolution in a game that went into shootouts. Congratulations!!

The South Jersey Elite Barons U12 Boys won the Premier bracket of the 2010 US Club State Cup. Having recieved a bye in the first round, they beat Howell 4-0 in the 2nd round. That was followed by a 2-1 win over Ocean Twp in the quater-final. The semi-final proved to be their toughest game of the tournament, the boys eventually beat Linden (#6) 4-3 after giving up a two goal lead. They went on to win the title with a convincing 2-0 win over North Brunswick Arsenal. The win lifted the boys to number 7 in the state rankings, congratulations lads.

South Jersey Elite Force U15G have won the 2010 US Club Soccer New Jersey State Cup, making it back to back championships. The Force defeated the Logan Charge (4-1) in the second round and Cape Express (3-0) in the quater-finals. In the semi-final the Force defeated FC Copa Real (#5) 1-0 and then won the Championship by defeating Jersey United Charge (#6) in a thrilling game that went to Pk’s. Congratulations to Coach D’Ambra and the girls on their success. Please click the link to see video of the final stages of the shoot out.