Celtic Storm 94 Premier

U13's in First State Cup Final and going to Regionals
Aime Critchfield scored 10 minutes in and Storm didn't look back in their 3-0 semifinal win Thursday. Megan Sackett scored five minutes into the second half and Mary Mitton tallied on a late free kick for the final margin. MaKenzie Empey earned her third shutout in State Cup play. Storm looked sharp controlling the game with their simple possesion game. The semifinal win gives 94 Premier their finals appearance. The win also assured a Far West Regional Appearance as Utah gets both finalists into Regionals.
Regional Opponents: LV Premier White (NV), Deschutes Spirits (OR), and Emerald City FC (WAwc)

94 Premier was all smiles following their huge semifinal win

U12 Premier Wins Southwest Region Futsal Championship - Going to Disneyland!
Over MLK weekend Celtic Storm won the Southwest Region Futsal Championship in Salt Lake City. In pool play Storm won two games over the Firebirds and Utah Rush by a combined score of 19-6. In the semifinal, Storm easily ousted a team from Modesto, California 8-0. In the final, Storm found itself behind 3-2 to Samba with six minutes remaining. However the girls were not about to give up a trip to Disneyland and the Futsal Nationals this summer. Megan Sackett quickly put in the equalizer and in overtime Storm poured in three more goals for the 6-3 victory. Now its off to Disneyland and a chance to win the National Championship in Anaheim, California in July.

U11's Take 2nd at Sparta Cup

The weekend of August 14 the U11 Celtic Storm had a great tournament at the Sparta Cup played at the Cottonwood Heights Complex. We finished with a 3-1 record losing a heartbreaker in the finals. The tournament started with a bang on Wednesday as we defeated the Sparta Premier 1-0. Megan Sackett scored off a perfect pass from Mary Mitton to get the lead and our defense fought off a frantic rally to hang on for the win. Goalkeeper Saundra Hall made several outstanding saves and our defenders were tremendous. Katie Balser and Mary Mitton both showed fantastic hustle in preserving the shutout win. The next game was a little easier against Impact Black. We won 6-0 and had an outstanding offensive performance. We had 2 goals each by McKenzie Wells and our guest player Maria Fuller. Hailey Ingram and Megan Sackett each chipped in one goal. Our next opponent was Sparta Gold and resulted in a 2-0 victory and a spot in the championship game. Kristen Bodine scored on a penalty kick and McKenzie Wells added another goal for the victory. Our defense was again outstanding with its third consecutive shutout. In the championship game Saturday afternoon we lost 3-2 in a hard fought overtime contest. Kristin Bodine gave us a 1-0 lead on an early penalty kick. After the Crash tied the score Megan Sackett took advantage when their keeper dropped the ball to score a second goal to put us back in the lead. We gave up a late goal and lost in overtime but it was a fantastic effort by all the players. Our goalkeeper Saundra Hall was spectacular saving many shots that looked like certain goals and our defense fought the entire game. Both Kylee MacGillivary and Makenzie Wistisen put in a great effort and thwarted many of the Crashes chances. Overall our entire team played great and showed tremendous promise. We now look forward to the Fall season and a continuation of our great play.

U11's Reach Pioneer Cup Semifinals

Our U-11 team had its first taste of victory at the Pioneer Cup tournament played over the 24th of July weekend. We started out Thursday morning with a decisive 7-0 victory over the Firebirds. In that game our defense didn't allow a shot on goal and we had several outstanding offensive performances. We had 2 goals each from Megan Sackett, Ashli Schulz, and Ashleigh Warner and 1 goal from Mary Mitton. In our second game on Thursday, against Sparta Gold, we had a much more difficult contest but we prevailed with a hard fought 2-1 victory. Megan Sackett and Katie Balser each scored a goal and we again had another tremendous defensive effort. In the semifinal game on Saturday morning we were matched against Sparta Premier. We led 1-0 until the final minutes but our luck ran out and we lost 2-1. We had a great team effort and everyone played hard but we came up just a little short. In our first competition against our age group we proved that Celtic Storm U-11 is a team to be feared. We have several offensive weapons and a very stingy defense. With hard work this team will go a long way. Great job girls and let's win the next one.

Wells or "Quetzalcoatl" as she is affectionately known by her swimming teammates is not only speedy on the soccer field, but in the water as well. This past weekend Wells competed in the Utah State Swimming Championships.

Wells scored in 8 events including Silver medals in the 50 & 100 backstroke, 50 & 100 free and the 200 I.m. She won Bronze medals in the 200 & 400 freestyle, and a fourth place in the 100 butterfly. Wells brought home the third-place overall award for 10&under girls.Congratulations Wells!

U11's Play up in USA Adidas Cup

U11's Jaime Harward is not only a star on the soccer field, but she is also a track star. She recently competed in the Utah Summer Games and won three gold medals. Jaime had personal bests and winning times in the bantam age group (9-10) year olds. Jamie took a gold medal in the 200 m.(half a lap) with a time of 30.99, and a gold medal in the 400 m. (once around the track) with a time of 1:12:44. She also did the long jump with a mark of 12'7.5" and received
another gold medal.Congratulations Jaime!