The LIJSL divisional alignments for the fall season has been released and the Cyclones will be playing in Division 7E, E means east. We will be joined by some familiar foes and some teams that have been around a while that we've never played and one team that is new to LIJSL travel.
Division 7E fall opponents:
West Babylon Freedom- played last season in the Suffolk Interleague
Elwood Wildcats- the Elwood "B" team is playing their 3rd travel season, they finished 5th in Division 7E in the spring with 2 wins, 2 losses & 4 ties. They won Division 8E in their 1st travel season last fall with 5 wins, 1 loss & 2 ties.
Smithtown Freedom- It's been a long time, but the Cyclones played the Smithtown "C" team at Commack on Memorial Day 2 years ago. It remains the 2nd worst defeat in Cyclone history 6-1. Over the past 2 seasons the Freedom have played in Division 7E and have compiled a record of 5 wins, 8 losses and 4 ties.
Copiague Blue Angels- In our only official meeting a well contested, evenly matched Waldbaums Cup Round 2 game last season, the Blue Angels topped the Cyclones 1-0. The Blue Angels joined us for the Cyclone Memorial Day Festival in may. The highlight was when both teams joined together to take on the parents to close out the day. The Angels have played the last 2 seasons in Division 7E and have won 2, lost 11 & tied 4.
Dix Hills Demons- The Cyclones and the Demons have met twice, both meetings were last fall when the 2 teams were members of Division 8W. The Cyclones swept the series winning at Dix Hills 1-0 on a Lisa R goal and winning at POB 2-0 on goals by Jordan and Dana. The victory at POB was the historic win that had broken the 19 game, 742 day home winless streak for the Cyclones. Last season the Demons won 3, lost 6 and tied 1 in Division 8E.
Commack Dream Team- In one of the most heartbreaking ties in Cyclone history, the Cyclones blew a 1-0 lead late to the Dream Team in our only meeting in the Commack Tournament in 2006. The lone Cyclone goal was scored by Hall of Famer Emily "Hyper". The win would have been the 1st win for the Cyclones in a string of games that had hit 12 without a win. Instead the winless streak would extend to a club record 20 games before the Cyclones would win on Columbus weekend the following fall. After struggling to their worst seaon last fall in Divison 7E, 0 wins, 6 losses & 3 ties, the Dream Team responded with a strong spring in Division 8E this past season with 7 Wins and 3 losses.
Hauppauge Magic- after winning only 3 of their first 26 games as a travel team with 1 tie the Magic showed vast improvement by rebounding with a 7 win, 2 loss & 1 tie record finishng 2nd in Division 8E in the spring.
Cold Spring Harbor Cyclones-the other Cyclones. In 5 travel seasons the CSH Cyclones have never been outside the lowest division. Last season in Division 8E the Cyclones won 3 & lost 7.
Where are they now?
Here are where some of our former opponents are now. 8 of these teams folded this season.
Manhasset Stars- Folded
New Hyde Park Pantherettes- Folded
HBC Cougars- Folded
Carle Place Lightning- Folded
Wantagh-Seaford Seahawks- Folded
Oyster bay Dream- Folded
Levittown Thunder- Folded
South Huntington Wildcats- Folded
Here are the rest.
Levittown Lunachics- Division 7W
Port Washington Jaguars- Division 7W
NHP Lady Leopards- Division 7W
RVC Blasters- Divsion 7W
Mineola Tigers- Division 6W
Oceanside Orange Wave- Division 6W
Syosset Dynamite- Division 6 W
Floral Park Mahicans- Division 6W
Plainedge Magic- Division 5W
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Cyclones Win Sportsmanship Honors
The Cyclones were named Sportsmanship winners for the Spring season posting an astonishing 437 points. This is the first outright Sportsmanship award the Cyclones have won, to go with their 3rd place patch won 4 seasons ago.
The Cyclone family has always exhibited excellent sportsmanship, players, parents & coaches, it is great that we have finally been recognized.
The sportsmanship award adds a nice bow on a season that was a rollercoaster on the scoreboard, but a tremendous success in many other ways!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY CONDUCTED THEMSELVES BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD AS MODEL PLAYERS.
There are many times during the season that the players were faced with situations and opponents in which frustration would have gotten the better of some players, but not our girls, they sey an excellent example!
The Cyclone family has always exhibited excellent sportsmanship, players, parents & coaches, it is great that we have finally been recognized.
The sportsmanship award adds a nice bow on a season that was a rollercoaster on the scoreboard, but a tremendous success in many other ways!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY CONDUCTED THEMSELVES BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD AS MODEL PLAYERS.
There are many times during the season that the players were faced with situations and opponents in which frustration would have gotten the better of some players, but not our girls, they sey an excellent example!
Cyclones Celebrate Best Spring Yet
Coming into this season the Cyclones had gained a reputation as a fall only team. A team that had a .500 record in the fall, but had only 1 career spring win, the famous Miracle at Baldwin in 2007. The win at Baldwin with only 10 players dressed for the game was the lone win in 26 spring games.
The Cyclones ended any speculation that this spring would mirror the previous 2 when they opened up the season with a thrilling come from behind win in their first round Waldbaums Cup match vs the favored division 7 HBC Cougars. It was the first Cyclone Waldbaums win ever!
After 2 tight 1 goal losses at Levittown and at home vs Port Washington, the Cyclones saw their Waldbaums Cup dream come to an end in a hard fought, evenly played match on the turf in Copiague 1-0.
The Cyclones hard work began to pay off as they entered their best stretch of the season. Beginning with a 4-0 win at New Hyde Park. The next week was probably the most agonizing of the season as the Cyclones played a dynamic game against the Mineola Tigers. Leading 1-0 with 15 minutes to go the Cyclones fell 2-1 in a heartbreaker. It was a fantastic debut in goal for Deniz, who followed that up with a shutout of Manhasset in the first half of a home and home weekend series. Game two of that series was another Cyclone win. Trailing 2-1 after a very uninspired first half, the Cylones came back with 2 second goals to complete the sweep on Mothers Day.
The season then took a puzzling turn as the Cyclones lost to Levittown and Port Washington 6-0 & 4-0 respectively after only losing by a combined 3-1 score the first time they played the same teams earlier in the season.
The Cyclones were fortunate to face the Pantherettes one more time, a game they would win 3-1 before bowing to Division winners Mineola the last week of the season.
There were lots of positive moments for the Cyclones in the spring...
- the emergence of Lisa S and Ariel as two of the divisions toughest defenders, Deniz with a shutout in the goal, Kathleens continued growth coming out of her extraordinary effort, the offense punch coming from new sources like Marissa & Jenna who tied with Jordan for the team lead in goals with 3.
The Cyclones did something unique in the spring allowing the players to choose there own captains. This was a great success. All 4 players, Dana, Jamie, Ariel & Lisa S lead by example either vocally or by example.
In the end, even with a spring best 5 wins the on the field results could have been better considering the talent the Cyclones have. The expectation is for some real improvement in the spring.
The Cyclones ended any speculation that this spring would mirror the previous 2 when they opened up the season with a thrilling come from behind win in their first round Waldbaums Cup match vs the favored division 7 HBC Cougars. It was the first Cyclone Waldbaums win ever!
After 2 tight 1 goal losses at Levittown and at home vs Port Washington, the Cyclones saw their Waldbaums Cup dream come to an end in a hard fought, evenly played match on the turf in Copiague 1-0.
The Cyclones hard work began to pay off as they entered their best stretch of the season. Beginning with a 4-0 win at New Hyde Park. The next week was probably the most agonizing of the season as the Cyclones played a dynamic game against the Mineola Tigers. Leading 1-0 with 15 minutes to go the Cyclones fell 2-1 in a heartbreaker. It was a fantastic debut in goal for Deniz, who followed that up with a shutout of Manhasset in the first half of a home and home weekend series. Game two of that series was another Cyclone win. Trailing 2-1 after a very uninspired first half, the Cylones came back with 2 second goals to complete the sweep on Mothers Day.
The season then took a puzzling turn as the Cyclones lost to Levittown and Port Washington 6-0 & 4-0 respectively after only losing by a combined 3-1 score the first time they played the same teams earlier in the season.
The Cyclones were fortunate to face the Pantherettes one more time, a game they would win 3-1 before bowing to Division winners Mineola the last week of the season.
There were lots of positive moments for the Cyclones in the spring...
- the emergence of Lisa S and Ariel as two of the divisions toughest defenders, Deniz with a shutout in the goal, Kathleens continued growth coming out of her extraordinary effort, the offense punch coming from new sources like Marissa & Jenna who tied with Jordan for the team lead in goals with 3.
The Cyclones did something unique in the spring allowing the players to choose there own captains. This was a great success. All 4 players, Dana, Jamie, Ariel & Lisa S lead by example either vocally or by example.
In the end, even with a spring best 5 wins the on the field results could have been better considering the talent the Cyclones have. The expectation is for some real improvement in the spring.
Cyclones & XP Score Big at Relay For Life
The Cyclones and XP decided to work together as the POB GU-12 Soccer United to raise money for the Relay for Life on June 14th. It turned out to be a tremendous success. The 2 teams combined to raise $8,462. That number is unofficial, it could actually be more. That total puts the girls in 3rd place in overall donations out of 57 teams. This years star donator was Anna N. who raise $2738. Anna was the 4th donator out of the 620 participants.
The Cyclones have been raising money every season, whether it is Kicks for Cancer, Relay for Life (2x) or raising money to help a family pay for their young soccer playing daughters cancer treatment, the true meaning of teamwork has been evident in the Cyclone family.
Cyclones Memorial Day Festival
The Cyclones celebrated Memorial Day weekend by hosting a 4 team soccer festival at the POB Travel Fields. The Floral Park Mahicans, Copiague Blue Angels & Port Washington Jaguars joined the Cyclones for a day for soccer & bbq.
Each team played 3 games, getting a chance to play each opponent once. In some cases the teams were mixed together creating an opportunity for the girls from different clubs to play on a single team.
The coals were kept hot most of the day as the parents and family members joined the teams for hamburgers & hot dogs.
Between games the girls from each team got a chance to hang out together and get to know each other. See picture above.
The final event of the evening was the parents/coaches against players match. The good news was that none of the parents injured themselves or any of the players.
In the end we accomplished what we wanted out of the day, lots of soccer & lots of fun.
Maybe we’ll do it again next year.
Each team played 3 games, getting a chance to play each opponent once. In some cases the teams were mixed together creating an opportunity for the girls from different clubs to play on a single team.
The coals were kept hot most of the day as the parents and family members joined the teams for hamburgers & hot dogs.
Between games the girls from each team got a chance to hang out together and get to know each other. See picture above.
The final event of the evening was the parents/coaches against players match. The good news was that none of the parents injured themselves or any of the players.
In the end we accomplished what we wanted out of the day, lots of soccer & lots of fun.
Maybe we’ll do it again next year.