| James Caldwell spring athletes honored
Parents, coaches and council members turned out to recognize the achievements of the James Caldwell girls soccer and softball teams and Troop 6 Eagle Scouts at the grades K-12 Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education meeting on Monday, June 29.The soccer and softball teams, both this year’s Group 2 Section 2 State Champions, coached by Mike and Mark Teshkoyan, were honored for their leadership, dedication, team work and school spirit.Softball team members, who finished their season this spring, were presented certificates of achievements by Caldwell Mayor Susan Gartland, West Caldwell Mayor Joseph Tempesta Jr., Caldwell Councilwoman Kay Slattery and West Caldwell Councilman Joe Cecere.Girls soccer team members received certificates at a ceremony last fall. .
Soccer great Charlton to meet Aussie team
AUSTRALIA'S junior football team will meet a legend of the game on Monday, with former Manchester United great Sir Bobby Charlton a special guest when they face off against Great Britain.
Sir Bobby's appearance is a bonus for both the young Aussie team and the Maccabiah movement, with England's 1966 World Cup winning captain already confirmed as Great Britain's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.
Sir Bobby is expected to shake the hands of both sets of players and pose for a photograph, which is sure to become a lifelong memento for a young squad that is fully aware of the reputation of the man they will encounter.
"At 72 [years of age], they still know who he is, it will be amazing for the boys to meet a person of his stature in the flesh, its very exciting and they are all buzzing about it," said team manager Kevin Fisher.
Minot 19-U soccer girls finally bests Fargo
Eight years was well worth the wait for Minot's 19-U head girls soccer coach Dale Christensen. The Minot Blizzard girls soccer team earned its first win ever over the Fargo Red River squad to take the championship of the Tri-Cities soccer tournament in Fargo last month. And the Blizzard not only beat them once, they beat them twice. "I have been coaching this core nucleus of girls for eight years now, and none of these girls had ever been on a team that had ever beat the Fargo group," said Christensen. The 19-U team was formed by picking selected players from the Minot Soccer Association's league teams. The group is 7-4 in tournament play this year. "We have one 18 year old on our roster, so we have to play up to the 19-U level instead of playing against our age group - so our 15 and 18-U teams just joined up with the older girls to play at the level that we are at," Christensen added.
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