The Montgomery United Soccer Club U10 Lightning girls soccer team was recently a finalist at the 25th annual Hempfield Fall Classic Nov. 20-21 in Lancaster.  The Lightning won their first three games, besting Henlopen, N.J. (2-1), Harleysville (4-1) and Litiz (5-0) with seven different players collecting a goal. The results sent the Lightning to the finals, where they dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to Spirit United Barcelona.

The Lightning also claimed fist place in the Inter-County Soccer League this fall with an 8-0-2 record.

Pictured front row (from left): Kailyn Diamond, Zoei Baines, Amanda Greaney, Gia Hunt, Meghan Coulton, and Alyssa Selverian. Middle row: Kathleen Peter, Sophia Anthony, Colleen Viereck, Daelin Brown, and Emma Dungan. Back row: Coach Don Baines, coach Mark Dungan. Not pictured:  Josie Ruzek, coach Bryan Ruzek.

Students of Mark Cashatt's Taekwon-Do School, Inc. in Souderton were promoted by the United Taekwon-Do Federation on Saturday, Nov. 20.

Pictured from left to right (with promotion in parenthesis): Myles Menardi of Souderton (4th DAN), Jared McCleery of Sellersville (1st DAN), Alison Novicki of Schwenksville (2nd DAN), Erin Schlipf of Harleysville (1st DAN), Lee Blauvelt of Lansdale (3rd DAN), Jonathan Hollenbach of Hatfield (3rd DAN), Chuck Fairweather of Harleysville (1st DAN), Jason McCann of Pennsburg (2nd DAN),  Darrah Peklak of Souderton (1st DAN), Blake Novicki of Schwenksville (2nd DAN), Nathaniel Ensanian of Hatfield (2nd DAN), Ben Roberts of Harleysville (4th DAN), head instructor Mark Cashatt, 7th DAN.

The PA Rush U8 Swoosh boys soccer team won the UJSL Columbus Cup Tournament.
The Rush opened with an 8-0 victory over PSC Future No. 2, then under the lights played Feltonville to a 0-0 tie. The following morning, PA Rush bested the Lansing Hooligans 9-0, followed by a 1-0 win over the Torresdale Sting to finish round-robin play.
With PA Rush tied with Feltonville for first and the teams' matchup ending in a draw, the Rush earned the championship based on goals allowed.

Pictured front row (from left): T.J. McCaffery, Todd Leasoff, Jared Russo, Siddharth Gowda. Middle row: Logan Campbell, Owen Wicen, Ted Schoenharl, Ty Sparango. Back row: Dylan Gruber, Colin Palfreyman, Matthew Murphy, Joshua Kim. Not pictured: Coach Cathy McCaffery, assistant coach Anthony Russo, trainer John McCaffery.

Montgomery United Soccer Club U18 Girls ENVY were finalists in the 2010 Colleen Reilly Memorial Soccer Tournament in Horsham.

Pictured front row (from left): Dana Berrios, Sandee Moed, Kat Kocsi, Leigh Brosof, Olivia Rosenberger; Back row: Coach Hasyn, Luisa Huertas, Becca Elliot, Alicia Piscitelli, Val Carroll, Marisa Valaro, Kimaya Padgaonkar, Melissa Duffy, coach Valaro, Mary Beth Wood, Sarah Irwin. Not pictured: Lindsay Gallagher.

The St. Stanislaus CYO varsity soccer team claimed its third consecutive Region 20 championship with a 3-0 victory over St. Rose of Lima in the championship game. St. Stans proceeded to best Presentation BVM 1-0 in the first round of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia tournament before falling to St. Albert's on penalty kicks after the sides tied 1-1 after regulation and overtime.

St. Stanislaus has gone undefeated in Region 20 play the past two seasons, finishing 2010 with a 12-0 record, outscoring opponents 32-5 and posting nine shutouts.
Team members include: Noelle Buchanan, Shannon Ozzimo, Grace Gaus, Scott Jacobs, Paul McKinnon, John Phillips, Noah Fink, James Conley, Griffin Brownback, Matt Kiernan, Abby Pinder, Mike Gallo, Zoe Rex, Ryan Wysocki, Marlen Fenstermacher, Abby Derstine, Maria Antoni, Patrick Hwang, Ryan Magarity, Rachel Lepre, Talia Bauder, Moira Connelly, Danny Godzieba, Nick Krill, Owen Moran and Zimmie Tran.

The U-10 Montgomery United Spirit girls soccer team recently won the Deep Run Labor Day Tournament. The Spirit went undefeated in their three games, scoring 12 goals while only allowing one.

The Spirit were also recently crowned the Champions of their Division of the Inter County Soccer League. They opened the season with a 0-0 tie then proceeded to win the next nine.  The Spirit scored a division-high 29 goals, while allowing a division-low six goals.

Pictured front row (from left) : Cailin Panacek, Devon Barclay, Olivia Jerome, Kristin Varilla, Maeve Heckard. Middle row : Olivia Duessing, Grace Check, Casey Cavanaugh, Ashley Schmidt, Emma Dickson, Sydney Roth, Erin Mindick, Jessica Rall. Back row: Coach Chris Varilla, coach Jim Panacek.

After tying Towamencin 2-2 in a recent contest, the Souderton Dynamo U12 girls soccer team clinched first place in the EPYSA Division 2.

The Towamencin Hurricanes U8 Girls A soccer team came in second place at the 2010 Roger Erb Soccer Tournament.
Pictured front row (from left): Emma Lewis, Madison Waldspurger, Cassie Calveresi, Maya McDermott, Audrey Moroz. Middle row: Allison Lindsay, Avery Jackson, Kayla McQuaite, Katie Blanch, Kathryn Rimmer. Back row: Coach Mark Moroz, coach Karen Lindsay.

The Lansdale Cannoneers Junior Pee Wee (105-pound) football team won the Pop Warner Division 2 Bux-Mont Junior Pee Wee Championship Game 28-0 over the Methacton Wolverines at Palisades High School.

The Cannoneers advanced to the Eastern Region players, where they beat the Southwest Colts (Rochester, N.Y.) 6-0 and then the Enon Eagles (Philadelphia) 30-0. Lansdale has two more games to earn the opportunity to play in the Pop Warner National Championship games.

Members of the team are: Jeremy Prince, Andrew Roth, Jake Hubler, Tyler Siddal, Bobby Dupell, Mitch Gilbert, Ramzi Qawasmy, Damyan Darsey, Jimi Fritz, Collin McConaghy, Van Henkels, Andrew Alexander, Dan Drop, Marquez McCray, Owen Thomas, Joey Slover, Joey Beck, Anthony Andrews, Danny Pellegrino, Ryan Vulakh, Matt Brulenski and Matt Bevan.

On Oct. 17,  Dylan Luscombe, a member of the Souderton Braves 70-pound football team, took first place in the Philadelphia Eagles Punt, Pass and Kick 6-to-7 Boys division.
Luscombe was honored for his achievements at the Eagles' game against the Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field.
In August, Luscombe took first at a local Punt, Pass and Kick event in Souderton, then won districts held at Pennridge to advance to the finals, held at the Eagles' NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia.
If Luscombe's score is in the top four among the 32 team winners in his age group, he will have the chance to represent the Eagles at the Punt, Pass and Kick national finals held in January.

The Towamencin Soccer Club (TSC) Timberwolves U8 Girls soccer team opened its inaugural season with a third place finish at the Upper Moreland Select Soccer Tournament.

Pictured front row (from left): Eleni Kountroubis, Ella Broadhurst, Sierra Duardo, Madeline Zartman. Back row: Amy MacNair, Jordon Blank, Claire Owsiany, Keyra Heinlein, Charlotte, Patterson, Caroline Hoy.

The Montgomery United Arsenal U-11 Boys soccer team recently competed in the Moorestown Labor Day Tournament. The Arsenal won all three games they plaed, defeating the Hainesport Spartans 4-0, the Delran Avengers 3-0 and in the final bested the Cherry Hill FC Vipers 5-3.

Pictured front row (from left) Chris Edling, Matt Gaul, Harrison Combs, Danny Boyle, Jimmy Boccella, Brayden Druger, Vincent Scialla, Aidan Jerome, Tom Price. Middle row: Shane McCarthy, Luke Godzieba, Jordan Cordi, Matt Gain, Joey Brigidi, Brett Katz, Danny Karrash, Luke Brautigam. Back row: Coach: Barry Jerome, coach Kevin Boccella.

The Montgomery United Fury U-13 Boys soccer team took first place in the Moorestown Labor Day Tournament.  The Fury defeated a team from Burlington 3-0, the Glassboro Blackhawks 3-1 and in the final against the host Moorestown Union earned a 6-2 win.

Pictured front row (from left) : John Magarity, Jack Smyth, Mike Hirschmann, Dan Price, Scott Pierson, Nick Dicerbo, Luke Bennett. Middle row: Liam Moran, Liam Parker, Matt Shade, Owen Nakatani, Zack Wilkinson, Matt Mussoline, Colin Jerome. Back row: coach Eric Parker, coach Barry Jerome, coach Jim Moran.

The Harleysville Football Club (HFC) Premier U12 Boys soccer team, coached by Tom Quintois, claimed the 2010 DELCO D3 League Championship.

Pictured front row (from left): Tyler Itterly, Kyle Lennon, Cameron Hart, Eric Kihle, Dylan Molyneaux, Ronnie Minges, Jimmy Natale. Back row: Coach Tom Quintois, Ian Stewart, Chris Fiore, Erik Buchanan, James Hughes, Dylan Derstine, Kevin Dustin, Kevin Conrad, Jake Wilson, Zach Hogan, Ryan Griffin. Not pictured: Coach Joe Duffy, Micah Knaub.

Students from Mark Cashatt’s Taekwon-Do School, Inc. from Souderton held a Junior Black Belt Night, with the finale being “Smashing Pumpkins!” Each student brought at least one “recycled, carved pumpkin” and proceeded to smash with their Taekwon-Do hand strikes and kicks.

The Towamencin Hurricanes U8 Select Girls A team came in second place in the first-ever tournament, the SISL’R Slam on Nov. 6 in Souderton.

Pictured front row (from left): Maya McDermott, Cassie Calveresi, Madison Waldspurger, Audrey Moroz. Middle row: Allison Lindsay, Avery Jackson, Emma Lewis, Katie Blanch, Kayla McQuaite, Kathryn Rimmer. Back row: Coach Karen Lindsay, coach Mark Moroz, coach Chris Felber.

The North Penn/K&M boys team (pictured) won the 2010 Middle School Water Polo League Championship on Oct. 24, defeating Pittsburgh in the final. The girls teams bested Governor Mifflin to claim third place. Selected to the All-Tournament team for the North Penn boys were Shane Hennessey (eighth grade) and Skyler Trautz (eighth grade) and for the North Penn girls Leah Brown (seventh grade) and Steph Galetta (eighth grade).

The Montgomery United Soccer Club U10 Lightning girls soccer team  won the championship of the Western Lehigh Columbus Day Weekend Tournament on Oct. 9-10, claiming victories in all four games as it played teams as far away as Long Island. The Lightning surrendered just one goal in the tournament.

Pictured front row (from left):  Kailyn Diamond, Josie Ruzek, Meghan Coulton, Alyssa Selverian, Amanda Greaney. Middle row: Kathleen Peter, Emma Dungan, Zoei Baines, Sophia Anthony, Daelin Brown, Colleen Viereck. Back row: Coach Bryan Ruzek, coach Don Baines, coach Mark Dungan. Not pictured:  Giavanna Hunt.