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Sports Three Clifton Park teams win division titles at home tournament - Soccer (Saratoga County, Clifton Park, Halfmoon) Posted on: 07/15/09 Spotlight Newspapers email: news@spotlightnews.com Capital District teams fared well at last weekend’s Rose and Kiernan/Clifton Park International Soccer Tournament. Clifton Park Premier teams dominated the under-16 boys division, as the U16 boys defeated the U15 boys 4-0 in Sunday’s championship game. The U16 boys defeated PFC Premier 1-0 in the quarterfinals and downed Far Post U16B 2-0 in the semifinals to reach the finals, while the U15 boys downed the Bethlehem Knights, RCSC U16 and the Greece Eclipse by a combined score of 7-1 to make it to the finals. The Clifton Park Soccer Club Steamers also made the playoff portion of the U16 boys division. The Steamers edged the ADSC Fire 3-2 before losing to the Greece Eclipse 6-5. The Clifton Park Attack girls team didn’t allow a goal in the playoff portion of the U17/19 division on its way to the title. The Attack shut out Soccer United U18 4-0 in the semifinals and defeated PFC U18 2-0 in the finals. The Clifton Park Celtics U23 women’s team went undefeated in its three-game series against Q United. The Celtics won last Friday’s match 3-0 and forged a scoreless tie against Q United Saturday before posting a 5-1 victory in Sunday’s third match. Three more Capital District-based teams won their divisions. The Blackwatch Rovers U12 boys team defeated PFC U12 Premier 2-0 in the finals of its division, while the Alleycat Wildcats U12 girls edged the Clifton Park Panthers 1-0 for the Black Division title. Bethlehem’s U23 men’s team shut down Empire Academy 2-0 in the finals of its division. Here is a look at all the championship matches from this year’s Rose and Kiernan/Clifton Park International Soccer Tournament: U12 Boys: Blackwatch Rovers 2, PFC U12 Premier 0 U12 Girls Black: Alleycat Wildcats 1, Clifton Park Panthers 0 U12 Girls Gold: Soccer Domain U12B 3, Clifton Park Shooting Stars 1 U14 Boys: Webster Green 3, Alleycat Puma 1 U14 Girls: Ottawa South United Force 95 2, Clifton Park Premier U14 1 U16 Boys: Clifton Park Premier U16 4, Clifton Park Premier U15 0 U16 Girls: PFC U16 3, Spencerport Storm U16 1 U17 Boys: GTR Flemington Knights 2, Clifton Park Premier U17 0 U17/19 Girls: Clifton Park Attack 2, PFC U18 0 U19 Boys: PFC Premier U18 1, Lakehill U19B 0 U23 Men: Bethlehem 2, Empire Academy 0 U23 Women: Clifton Park Celtics 5, Q United 1 This year’s Rose and Kiernan/Clifton Park International Soccer Tournament featured approximately 150 teams from New York, New England and several foreign countries. Games were played at Clifton Common and the Shenendehowa Central School campus.You can contact news@spotlightnews.com with any questions. Also, feel free to post comments below. Comments powered by Disqus |
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