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.

Cyclones Break Out the Brooms on Mothers Day

The Cyclones spent Mother's Day sweeping, unfortunately for their moms it was not at home. It took a lot of hard work and an inspired effort on Sunday afternoon but the Cyclones managed to sweep the weekend series with the Manhasset Stars by scores of 2-0 and 3-2.

Saturday's game featured what was likely the fastest goal to start a game in Cyclone history as Marissa was the beneficiary of an excellent corner kick from Anna L and tapped in her 5th career goal. The Cyclones continually dominated the game, but had to wait for the closing minutes before Jenna put the game away with her 2nd goal in three games.

Sunday started out much like saturday with Cyclones getting an early lead. The build up to the first goal was a thing of beauty as Anna L, switched the field from the left side to the right from about 30 yards out, Maureen took Anna's pass and made a perfect feed to Jordan on the wing, Jordan cut through 2 Manahasset defenders and found Jenna open in front for the one timer from 7 yards out. At that point the suddenly prolifc midfielder had sole posession of the Cyclones scoring lead for the spring.

The Stars battled hard and just before halftime, brokethrough to take a 2-1 lead.

After hearing it from the coaching staff the Cyclones came out on fire in the second half. All 16 Cyclones battled hard as they started dominating. Dana playing her best soccer of the season, fought hard for a loose ball in front of the Stars net, leading to a rebound blast from Jordan to tie the game at 2.

Dana continued to show what she could do later in the half when she looped the game winner past a helpless Stars keeper and give the Cyclones mom a reason to smile while leaving the field.

Deniz, with support from Ariel, Alexa, Sabrina, A.B. & Anna held the Stars off the board in the second half. No small feat with Lisa S out of the line up. Maureen, Lisa R, Rachel, Elena and Kathleen put up a real battle to keep the ball deep in the Manhasset side of the field in the final minutes. Marissa & Jamie had a strong game on offense breaking down the Stars defense.

Cyclones Push Tigers To The Brink

The Cyclones went into the match with 1st place Mineola as decided underdogs, but as they had last Columbus Day, it was the Cyclones who would set the tone. Both teams had chances in the first half, but the Cyclones defense and Goalkeeper Deniz remained cool and calm despite having to face a penalty shot at the very end of the half, a shot that sailed over the goal.
The Cyclones were on the march in the second half and were rewarded with a penalty kick after a Mineola defender handled the ball in the box. Anna L the Cyclones designated penalty kicker blasted home the 1st goal of the game and it was the Cyclones holding a 1-0 lead, just like the last time these two teams met. It was also the 1st goal the Tigers had allowed this season.
Inspired by the Cyclones scoring the Tigers woke up and started to push the ball back at the Cyclones. However, it was Deniz in goal who was the star of the game making critical saves, including an excellent one on a high shot going to the upper corner. Eventually the Cyclones wore down and fell behind 2-1. They never gave up and still had more chances, but could not get the game tying goal. The Cyclones will travel to Mineola on June 14th to get their revenge.

Cyclones Declaw Pantherettes

The Cyclones broke a 3 game losing streak by beating the Pantherettes 4-0 at Harbor Links. The Cyclones had only 11 players on hand at game time, but the Pantherettes only had 8. It didn’t take the Cyclones too long to take advantage.
Elena scored her first goal as a Cyclone as she blasted in a rebound for a 1-0 lead. Before NHP got it’s 11h player on the field Jordan scored 2 times to increase the advantage by 3 goals, it was Jordan’s first multi-goal game as a Cyclone.
The Cyclones got solid performances up and down the lineup. Jenna was rewarded for her solid midfield play with a trip to the offensive line and capped of the scoring midway through the 2nd half.

Cyclones Waldbaum Winners

In their 3rd attempt the Cyclones won their 1st ever Waldbaums Cup match beating the HBC Cougars 3-2 at the POB Travel Fields. The Cyclones got off to a 1-0 lead on a picture perfect deflection by Marissa on a beautiful cross from Dana. Although the game was evenly matched the Cougars were able to grab a 2-1 halftime edge.
The Cyclones came out strong in the second half applying consistent pressure. The effort paid off when Anna L was awarded a penalty kick which she buried to tie the game at 2.
Jamie’s left foot finish with 5 minutes to play was the game winner.

Cyclones Rally For Thrilling Victory

The Cyclones rallied from 4 goals down, scoring 5 unanswered goals and stunning the Levittown LunaChics Saturday at Cunningham Park. The girls had played the LunaChics evely, but the Levittown shots were finding the net and the Cyclones were not. Midway into the game the LunaChics had opened up a 5 to 1 lead. Then Dana caught fire.
Dana, who has had an outstanding indoor season, scored 4 times in the game and 3 times during the comeback. She is among the leaue leaders with 17 goals in the season. Jamie & Jenna also added goals as the Cyclones put on a furious comeback and won the game 6-5. Lisa S shutout the "chics" during the second half with strong support from her defense.
It was a great show of spirit for a team that had lost 5 games in a row and looked like they were on there way to a 6th loss.
The win put the Cyclones record at 4 wins and 5 losses on the season, with a chance to get to an even .500 mark when they play the season finale vs Rockville Centre.

Cyclones Improve to 3 and 0 (Click Here for Standings)

The Cyclones may have found a home in Cunningham Park. 3 games into the indoor season the Cyclones sit alone atop the Division C standings with 3 wins and 0 losses. In the last 2 weeks the girls beat the Mineola split squad A team 6-2 & the RVC Stars 5-2. It is the 2nd longest winning streak in team history.
It has been the combination of great positional play, aggressiveness and outstanding goaltending that has put the Cyclones in 1st place after 3 weeks. Following this past Saturdays win, the RVC coach stopped to comment on the outstanding goaltending exhibited by Lisa against his team saying that "that blonde haired goalkeeper, was unbeleiveable, she's the best youth keeper I have seen in a long time".
In a division where all other teams have allowed an average 6 goals a game, the Cyclones have only allowed an average of 2.33, that's outstanding!
Lisa is also one of 3 Cyclones to have at least one goal in each game thus far as both Dana and Jamie continued to consistently find the goal. Dana, who leads the team with 5 indoor tallies, has now increased her Cyclone record to a whopping 36 career goals, while Jamie, second on the team with 4 goals indoors is up to 13 career goals, good for second best overall.
Probably the most exciting aspect is that there have been 9 different goal scorers, including 2 more 1st time scorers in the last 2 weeks. Anna & Ariel, who both primarily play defense have both scored, showing what they can do on offense when given the opportunity.
Other Cyclones have come very close too. Marissa practically dented the crossbar, Deniz may have already scored if not for a controversial no goal signal from the official and Kathleen has come inches away from adding her name to the score sheet.
It has been a fun season thus far, but the schedule will get tougher as the Cyclones will face 2nd place Floral Park this week and 3rd place Levittown the week after. Both teams will undoubtedly have their match against the Cyclones circled on the schedule.

Cyclones Score 8 times to Ring in 08 (click here for standings)

The Cyclones opened up the indoor season and the New Year by setting a team record with 8 goals in an impressive 8-3 win vs the Mineola Tigers split squad B team on Saturday afternoon in Cunningham Park. The Cyclones opened the scoring when Jamie, playing the sole midfield position blasted home her 10th career goal, becoming the 2nd Cyclone to reach double figures in goals, an excellent accomplishment for a player who plays half the time in goal. The first half was evenly played between the 2 sides, the difference being a goal by Sabrina (her 4th) that put the Cyclones ahead to stay 3-2 at half time. The other score being Jamie's 2nd of the game (her 11th)
The second half was all POB. While Mineola courageously played with no subs, the Cyclones rotated their 14 player roster and the goals started to build, Dana (32nd), Jordan (7th), Rosey (4th), Jenna (2nd) and Lisa S who became the last of the original Cyclones to score first goal, after playing a stellar first half in goal.
It was a great afternoon the Cyclones got great performances across the board as every player played both offense and defense including excellent indoor defensive debut's from Captain Marissa, Kathleen, Rachel and Deniz. Anna did a nice job in her offensive debut, Ariel & Dana did an excellent job playing all 3 field positions. Alexa once again led by example putting in her usual 110% effort.
No doubt that the other Mineola split squad will be seeking revenge next Saturday when they meet the Cyclones for a 3:00 PM kickoff!

Can you name that Cyclone?

This Cyclone has a great personality; and a great foot.

Cyclones Volunteer At Pee Wee Girls Festival

The Cyclones took a break from their vigorous training regimen to lend a foot at the Pee Wee Girls Soccer Festival. The girls each supervised a differnt activity station, allowing the Pee Wee's to show off their skills, like running, passing, dribbling and shooting. The Cyclones were blown away with how well the Pee wee's played, not to mention how adorable they were.

The Cyclones were happy that the club was offering soccer for such young girls, something that was not available for them when they were Pee Wee's. The girls were glad they could help and wer impressed with the festival which was superbly run by Division Head Jeff Krieger.

Oh by the way, directly following the festival, perhaps inspired by the Pee Wee girls, the Cyclones won their second consecutive home game by beating the New Hyde Park Pantherettes 1-0 on Dana's 31st career Cyclone goal. It was the 5th time the Cyclones had beaten the Pantherettes this season and the 6th time overall.

Cyclones Break The Streak...& PARTY!!!

It had been over 2 years, 24 months, 742 days, 106 weeks and 19 games since the Cyclones had won a home game. No matter how you add it up, the Plainview-Old Bethpage Travel Fields on Round Swamp Road was more of a house of horrors than a home field for the Cyclones.
It was on October 22nd 2005, the Cyclones had beaten the Oyster Bay Dream 4-0 on goals by Dana (of course), Kristen & Emily "Hyper" remeber them. Since then the Cyclones had lost 14 and tied 5 at the home field.
UNTIL TODAY!!!
The Cyclones outplayed the Dix Hills Demons on the way to a 2-0 win. In Cyclone like weather conditions the girls from POB held back the demons through a first half of running into the wind. In the 2nd half with the wind at their backs the Cyclones took over the game, Jordan scored her 6th career goal early in the half and Dana scored her team leading 30th late in the game to ice it. In between every Cyclone, Ariel, Kathleen, Deniz, Elena, Marissa, Jordan, Dana, Rosey, Lisa, Jamie, Jenna, Maureen, Alexa, Anna L, Sabrina, Rachel won their battles, hustled and earned their way to the victory. Even Anna N, on the verge of coming back from the injured list outcheered the opponents. Great Job Cyclones!!!

The Cyclones celebrated the win at Baskin Robbins, doing what they do best...PARTYING!!!

Cyclones Name Captains

With the Cyclones battling through a tough October the Cyclone coaching staff decided to pick more permanent captains. The captains were chosen on each players ability to verbally motivate and assist their team mates on and off the field. Each player chosen also demonstrates a consistent effort on the field. It was a tough decision with so many players being so strong in so many areas, but the staff decided that Jamie, Ariel and Alexa are currently the 3 players who best exemplify all of the leadership skills on a consistent basis. Rumor has it that next season the players may select the captains themselves...stay tuned.

Cyclones Ride the Rollercoaster

The Cyclones have experienced a roller coaster fall season thus far.

After beating the Pantherettes 2-0 at Harbor Links on September 29th on goals from Dana and Maureen, the Cyclones were all alone in second place with a 2 win, 1 loss record. Both wins had come on the road, with Rosey scoring the lone goal in a shut out win at Dix Hills.

At the North Hempstead Cup (see picture above) the Cyclones played some of their best and
not so best soccer of the season. Highlights were the 6 goal effort against New Hyde Park and the tough 2-1 loss to Mineola. The Cyclones also dominated a feisty Manhasset team whose keeper played one of the best games that a keeper had played against the Cyclones in their entire existence in a 2-2 tie. In the tournament the Cyclones got 3 goals from Jamie, 2 goals from Anna L & Maureen with Jordan, Alexa and Marissa adding 1 goal each.

With Anna N sidelined with an injured hand, the Cyclones struggled their way through the rest of October going winless in the remaining 4 games. But, with one month remaining in the season the Cycloned continue to develop. The 17 player team has started to communicate better on the field. The newer players have begun to grasp the responsibilities of all of the different positions. November promoses to be a good month.

It's Official Cyclones Welcome Three New Players

On the eve of a new season the Cyclones officially welcome their 3 newest edtions Elena, Deniz and Kathleen. Elena is no stranger to the team, having practiced with the girls several times in the spring, showing good speed and aggressiveness that the Cyclones hope to see more of this fall.

Deniz already a favorite with the Cyclone players before joining the team had an outstanding tryout in the spring and has been improving throughout the summer. Deniz performed well in her debut in last weeks Covanta Cup playing forward, midfield and fullback.

Kathleen joins the Cyclones after working out with the team all summer. The Cyclones staff recognized the great effort and determination exhibited at each of Kathleen's practices from start to finish. Kathleen also had a successful appearance in the Covanta Cup.

With the addition of these new faces the Cyclones bid farewell to Ravid who moved on to play with the XP. Ravid had a tremendous year with the Cyclones, rising rapidly from new player to reliable veteran. Although she could play any position on the pitch, Ravid was an outstanding defender who will be sorely missed.

Cyclones Thrive With A Little Help From Their Friends

It took a sequence of events that occurred during a short period in the second half of the Cyclones 1st game in the Covanta Tournament to notice that something special was happening.
The Cyclones were trailing 2-0 to eventual tournament winners Merrick with about 10 minutes to play when star guest player Kelly Iovino sent a harmless looking shot at the Merrick keeper. The keeper misplayed the ball and then fell down. As she reached back to recover the ball, it was too late, the ball had crossed the goal line and the Cyclones were back in the game. Just minutes later a Merrick forward found herself in a situation that strikers can only dream about, all alone with the ball, facing only the goal keeper Lisa Soehngen from 6 yards out. The striker blasted the ball, but the shot was sent directly into the reliable arms of the waiting keeper to keep the Cyclones within a goal.
Following Soehngen’s punt and with literally seconds remaining the Cyclones other star guest player Ali Gungor took a shot that the Merrick keeper did well to keep out, but Gungor emphatically blasted the rebound in to the net to tie the match. By the time Merrick regrouped and lined up for the kickoff the final whistle blew.
Trailing 2-0 late in the second half against a U-13 team, the U-12 Cyclones had come back to tie the game, yes something special was happening.
In the second game against fellow U-12 Floral Park, the Cyclone jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the very familiar left leg of the teams all time leading scorer Dana Mass. After Gungor, who ended up scoring a goal in each game, added a 3rd goal the Cyclones controlled play trying to work some of the other players into to offense. After closing it out with a 3-1 win the Cyclones were tied for 1st with Merrick after day 1.
Day 2 started out with a bang, 2 quick Dana Mass goals put the Cyclones in front of the NHP Pantherettes. The score was 4-0 at halftime after Jordan Allen & Maureen Bradley tickled the twine later in the half. After Ali Gungor scored early in the 2nd half the Cyclones pulled back and worked on their passing and possession game. The Pantherettes were able to get 2 goals back, but they never really threatened and the Cyclones cruised 5-2.
Game 4 would end up being the most critical game of the weekend as the Cyclones went up against the U-13 Oyster Bay Eclipse, the largest and most physical of all the opponents they would face. Ali Gungor gave the Cyclones the early 1-0 lead, which lasted until the final seconds of the 1st half when the Eclipse tied it.
What stood out most throughout the second half of this fiercely contested match was the high level of determination and skill on display from the entire Cyclones roster. Lots of credit goes to Jamie Reich and Lisa Soehngen for solid goalkeeping in this 1-1 tie.
Although the tie in game 4 meant that the Cyclones were virtually eliminated from a shot at the Covanta Cup, second place fell well within their grasp if they could take care of their nemesis from Levittown, the Levittown Lunachicks.
The Lunachicks were clearly not the same team that they were in the past and the Cyclones were a team on a mission, The Cyclones saw Dana Mass score 2 goals a game for the 3rd time in the tournament increasing her all-time team leading career total to 26 goals, Kelly Iovino and Ali Gungor also added goals. But more team highlights were to come.
In the second half both Marissa Hauser & Rachel Trueman scored their first Cyclone goals causing the sideline to erupt with joy. Both players had outstanding weekends playing the best soccer of their Cyclone careers.
The 6-1 win over Levittown meant that the Cyclones had finished the weekend in 2nd place, the highest tournament finish in team history.
There were many heroes who did not score during the tournament, but were no less instrumental in the success of the team. Anna Lin had her best games as a Cyclone, simply dominating the play in the midfield, with her ball control and pinpoint passing.
Jenna Malamud played a smart tournament playing with courage and an abundance of energy while also playing under control and being smart. Lisa Rosenstein had her best tournament as a Cyclone, playing with the edge that elevates her game. Lisa came very close to tapping home her second career left foot goal.
It has now become common place to expect Ariel Harned to shut down opposing wingers from her right fullback position. She once again demonstrated her coolness under pressure, steering many possible chances for the opponents to safety for the Cyclones. Ariel came close to scoring as well during a reluctant cameo appearance on offense on Sunday.
The tandem of goal keeper and field players Jamie Reich and Lisa Soehngen have also become a great weapon as both players continued to prove to be factors in goal and on offense for Jamie and defense for Lisa.
Deniz Harned’s Cyclone debut was a solid one. Deniz barely missed her first goal on Saturday against Floral Park. Meanwhile she was one of the few Cyclones to play at Forward, Midfield & Defense playing well in all 3 spots.
Hard working Kathleen Donovan also made her Cyclone debut. Kathleen had some great moments including some extended time on forward pressuring the Levittown defense in the tournament finale.
In contrast Ravid Granov made her farewell performance with the Cyclones a memorable one as she set up Jordan Allen with a beautiful thread the needle pass leading to a breakaway and a Cyclone goal. Ravid has improved greatly in her one year as a Cyclone and the team honored her achievements after the game.
The Cyclones left the Covanta Tournament proudly clutching the 2nd place plaques that they had worked so hard to earn. With a little help from their friends, Ali & Kelly, the Cyclones have kicked off the Fall season in outstanding style. Maybe something special is happening.

Janine Cappello Joins the Cyclone Family

Long Island Rough Riders defender Janine Cappello has joined the Cyclones as the new team trainer. Janine is a long island native who is a former captain of the Hofstra Pride Womens Soccer team and has also played for the New York Magic. The Cyclones are excited to have an experienced player like Janine to help them get to the next level.

POB Cyclones Kick in at Relay for Life

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The Cyclones inspired by our relay team captain and cancer survivor Lori Lee Noreman entered into the relay for life. It took us a while to finally decide upon getting involved, but there was enough interest and most importantly Lori Lee was willing to do the leg work to get us started.

We started collecting money just about a week before the relay and up to now have collected over $2515 as a team. There are more donations that have been sent by mail by some of the Cyclones which have yet to be registered on our site.

The Cyclones were the 5th place team in the race for donations and featured the 5th highest donor in Jenna Malamud. Jenna had already had a great day saturday when she scored her first Cyclone goal in a game against Syosset.

The relay was a great success and every one connected with this team thanks everyone who donated on behalf of the Cyclones.

Must be something in the water in East Fishkill!

The Cyclones made their first true road trip on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend as they traveled to East Fishkill. The One day trip included 3 games against tough competition. The Jericho Force, undefeated leaders in our N5 Division, the Greenburgh Bulldogs from Westchester Division 3 and the East Fishkill Blue Ravens from East Hudson Division 2.
Although the girls were disappointed not to have Dana, Alexa & Sabrina available (those 3 players had accounted for 15 of the teams 18 goals in the fall) they were thrilled to welcome Mia R a standout Goalkeeper and field player for the POB Wildcats.
It was a gorgeous day in Dutchess County.
The Cyclones lost 4-1 to Jericho, but the game was much more hotly contested than the score would indicate. With Mia available to play keeper the Cyclones had the rare opportunity to place both Jamie and Lisa S on the field at the same time. Jamie scored her team leading third goal of the season early in the second half. But, the highlight had to be the entire commitment to the game by all 14 of the players.
After enjoying a 1 hour break of blow up rides and snacks the Cyclones took the field against a very physical and skilled team from Greenburgh. It was probably the best single game the girls played all season. They constantly won the 50/50 balls and out hustled their Westchester opponents all game. At halftime the girls could here the Bulldogs coaches screaming about being out hustled and outplayed completely. His speech did not work. Although the Cyclones were able to create several scoring chances, evidenced by Mia hitting the post, there was to be no victory. The Cyclones were bitten by 2 Bulldog goals, one with seconds remaining in the first half, the second coming late in the second half in a 2-0 loss.
The joke is that there must be something in the water that keeps the Plainview kids small. Playing against kids a year older usually doesn’t help either. But there really must be something “fishy” in the water in East Fiskill, because they are growing them awfully large there. In their final match of the tournament the diminutive Cyclones played the “Giant” Blue Ravens of east Fishkill. It was never really close as at least 7 of the Blue Ravens could probably dunk a basketball and the feisty Cyclones were tired.
I think we all enjoyed hanging out on a beautiful day in the country, I think we all recognized how well the girls competed and enjoyed themselves.
Finally the highlight was the dinner at Bella Vista (thanks to the parents), where you could feel the success of the day in the attitude of everyone involved and by the fact that everyone who made the trip, made it back in one piece, tired, but happy!

Merry Merry Month of May?

May proved to be one of the more difficult months in Cyclone history. After stunning Baldwin the first week of the season and collecting a point with a tie at home against Wantagh-Seaford the Cyclones went winless the rest of the way.
There were some highlights, like watching the Atlantic Beach Drawbridge go up and down while losing at Hewlett-Lawrence.
There was Dana, the Cyclones all-time scoring leader, playing on one foot, reaching the 20 goal plateau for her career as the Cyclones played a good second half against New Hyde Park. Unfortunately we were trailing 3-0 at halftime.
There was the outstanding defensive effort in a 2-0 home loss to Oceanside.
The worst of it was losing Dana for rest of the month and the first 2 games in June with that same injury.
The highlight of May had to be the trip to East Fishkill.

Captain Phil's Corner

This is Phil, captain for the Cyclone soccer game on 4/21/07 vs Wantagh-Seaford. You guys all did amazing. Jamie was in goal the entire game, but she made amazing saves, and she stayed in there and we tied!

Alexa sprinted the whole game and played amazing offense. I think we have found Anna L's new position! It was amazing when she scored! It was so close to being a corner kick. Dana, Ariel, Ravid and Anna N were all amazing on Defense! I thought we should have won because we played so well! Maureen, Lisa R & Sabrina were on midfield and did really well also. Marissa, Rachel and the Jordster did really,very well. We all played amazing and we would not have done it without everyone. I was very proud to be captain of this game.

Captains Corner with Alexa

The POB Cyclones had a rough start of the season, but they are back in action! During the match against the Baldwin Eagles, we barley had enough players to put on the field! With 9 players, the Cyclones played outstandingly well. In the 1st half Lisa S did some amazing goaltending. On defense, we had Dana, Jenna and Ariel and they stopped every ball that came to them, like a wall! On mid-field, Anna N and Lisa R were making amazing passes like we have never lost a game! On offense, we had Jamie, Rachel, and Sabrina playing at the top of there game! TOOT! 2nd half and the score is still 0-0. Lisa S is still in goal, Sabrina is on midfield, and Jamie (BOB) is on offense. Jamie dribbles up...shoots...and scores!! The score is now 1-0 POB! But in a matter of time they get one back. The score is now 1-1. But the game is not over yet! Jamie scored another goal to make it a 2-1 game. TOOT! That's the game! The Cyclones WON!! Excellent game played by the POB Cyclones with only 9 players!!!

Special Thanks To Alexa & Marissa For Coming To Support Our Team!!!!


By: Alexa (Jerry)

Name That Cyclone

It is time for the long awaited return of...

NAME THAT CYCLONE!!!!

Captains Corner With Captain Jordan

The POB cyclones were indestructible against the Syosset Dynamite. Even though the Cyclones lost, doesn’t mean we didn’t play good. Lisa S. did an amazing job on defense and she also did great in goal. Jamie was a star goalie in the game along with the many other positions. Lisa R & Maureen made great passes just like Rachel did. Alexa scored a goal making the score two to one Dynamite. Sabrina made great throws, while Anna Lin used her big kick to help the team. Jordan ran fast along with Ravid and Anna N. Dana was awesome on offense just like Jenna. Too bad Marissa was hurt and Ariel couldn’t be there. Dave, Lon, and Rich were great coaches.

GO POB CYCLONES DOMINATE THE REST OF THE SEASON!!!!

By: Jordan AKA The JORDSTER!!

Cyclones Suffer Another Bad Break

The Cyclones suffered a bad break last week when it was learned that Marissa had broken her wrist. The injury will sideline the star midfielder/forward for 3 weeks. The first year Cyclone had been training hard all winter and shown great improvement. Always among the most eager players to get onto the field the team wishes their #15 a speedy recovery and hope to have her back on the pitch for there April 21st match with Wantagh-Seaford.

Spring in the Air

The Cyclones remain in Nassau Division 5 for the Spring 2007 season. After a rough start in the fall, the Cyclones finished with a winning record over the second half of the season which included a 3rd place finish at the North Hempstead Cup.
The fall was filled with many pleasant surprises highlighted by the performance of our newest players, Anna, Marissa, Ariel, Ravid & Sabrina. Sabrina's 3 goals were 3rd best on the team and another pleasant surprise.
With the addition of Rachel to the roster the Cyclones are psyched up for the spring!
With old foes like Syosset & Oceanside back in our division and upstarts Hewlett-Lawrence & Little Neck who dominated Division 6 in the fall, this season is shaping up to be another good challenge for the girls from POB. The Cyclones will also meet familiar teams like New Hyde Park, Baldwin, Lynbrook-East Rockaway, Wantagh-Seaford & Jericho.
Here is our spring schedule:

3/24-Waldbaum's Cup Round 1 at Home vs Syosset
3/31-at Baldwin
4/21-at Home vs Wantagh-Seaford
4/28-at Hewlett-Lawrence
5/5- at Home vs New Hyde Park
5/12-at Little Neck
5/19-at Home vs Oceanside
6/2- at Jericho
6/9- at Syosset
6/16 at Home vs Lynbrook-East Rockaway

Cyclones Welcome Number 42

The Cyclones are thrilled to welcome Rachel to the team this spring. Rachel was present at one of our early training sessions with Kaz, and showed true Cyclone grit, by still showing up to practice again with the team and wanting to join the roster. The coaching staff is excited to add another enthusiastic athlete to the mix. Rachel will sport the #42!
Welcome Aboard Rachel!!!

Cyclones have a Blast

The Cyclones won their second game and their second road game of the fall, 2-0 over the Rockville Centre Blasters on Saturday. Although the teams appeared to be evenly matched, the Cyclones combined the techniques learned from training to their already established aggressive style of play to come out on top. Every player on the team is showing improvement from the start of the season and should be proud of the effort. Thanks to Ariel for setting a great example by showing up and supporting her teammates.
After collecting money from all of the parents and coaches the Cyclones were responsible for collecting $400 is donations for Levittown U-9 Soccer player Mairead Ryan, who is battling Ewings Sarcoma. The donation was delivered in person on Monday. The Cyclones family has been repsonsible for $1100 in charitable donations in 2006. No doubt our greatest accomplishment as a team.

Cyclone Trivia: Can you name the only 4 players to play goalie for the Cyclones?

Cyclones Suffer First Real Loss

The losses we suffer on the field are never a complete loss. There is always a lesson to be learned and winning efforts to be praised despite the score. Losing Ariel to a fractured elbow at Sundays practice is our first real loss as a team. Ariel's cheerful personality and positive attitude will be missed on the field for the rest of the season. Hopefully Ariel will be able to join us at some of our games.

GET WELL ARIEL!!!

Cyclones Turn the Leopards into Pussycats

The Cyclones put together another complete performance in a 5-2 road victory at New Hyde Park. The offense came out flying as Dana scored 3 times in the first half to give POB a 3-1 halftime lead. It was the first Cyclone hat trick since the Oceanside tournament in September of 2005. The Cyclones respected NHP and came out in the second half with the same hustle and commitment as they did to start the game. With the score 3-2 midway through the 2nd half, Sabrina sent the Cyclones sideline into a celebration by scoring her first goal to give the Cyclones some insurance. The game was put out of reach when Ravid scored several minutes later to make the score 5-2. It was an outstanding game by the entire team, offense, defense, midfield and goalkeepers.

Oh by the way...

Cyclones Earn Some Hardware in North Hempstead

Congratulations to the Cyclones on a 3rd place finish at the 2006 North Hempstead Cup.
The Cyclones, led by their stingy defense allowed only 3 goals in the 4 game event. The 1-0 victory over Port Washington in the final game on Sunday providing the points needed to secure the 3rd place finish. The 3-0 victory over New Hyde Park in the first game on Saturday was the Cyclones first win of the fall season and was as complete a team victory as this team has had since being formed in June of last year.
Every player contributed to the overall success and the coaches are proud. Alexa, Jordan & Dana supplied the scoring, while Marissa and Sabrina shined in their tournament debuts, clearly utilizing the skills obtained from training.
Maureen, Rosey, Jenna & Anna N were outstanding in the midfield, playing a gritty and effective tournament, turning the 50/50 balls into 80/20 balls in our favor.
Anna L anchored the tournaments second most effective defense, with tremendous support from a calm and cool, Ravid & Ariel who handled anything that was thrown at them all weekend. Finally, we could never do it without the toughest goalies in town! Jamie playing the first half of all four games always kept the Cyclones in the game. Lisa playing the second half of each game again performed magic, this time robbing Rockville Centre (4th Place) from a sure goal that may have been the difference between getting and not getting 3rd place.

Rich, Lon, Dave and all of the parents were thrilled that the Cyclones were rewarded for the effort with a third place trophy!
This team had gone thorough a rough stretch of results, but never gives up. We are all proud of the hard work and hustle these 14 girls show. WAY TO GO CYCLONES!!!

Cyclones Make Statement in Opener

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The Cyclones opened the fall season against their freindly rivals from down south...the Plainedge Magic. After roster changes, tryouts and a turnover of 8 players in total, the Cyclones are virtually a new team. With all of those changes the big question was how would the "New" 2006 Cyclones respond? The initial results were great!
All 14 Cyclones made the statement that they will not give an inch to any team, by playing with the grit, determination and hustle that have made this team famous from South Oyster Bay Road to Round Swamp Road. Even though this was the first game of the season and the Cyclones have had only 1 practice with their entire roster they showed great stamina and teamwork in cutting the score to 2-1 on Jerry's 2nd career goal on a rebound of a DJ shot, late in the second half and coming within a foot of tying the score on another DJ blast, just seconds before the final whistle.
Congratulations to Ariel, Ravid, Sabrina, Marissa & Anna for doing such a great job in their first game.


Thanks to Alex Harned for the great pictures. Click on the new Photo Album link on the right for more pictures.

Cyclones Fall Game & Training Schedule

Below is our complete fall schedule. Unless told otherwise, all home games will be played at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Lower Travel Fields on Round Swamp Road. Directions to away games will be emailed the week of the game, as will uniform color needed. As always players must arrive at the field, home or away 30 minutes prior to the game time. That is 30 minutes prior to the times listed on the games below. If you see a conflict or you will be unable to attend a game please let the coaches know as soon as possible.

Fall Game Schedule
Game 1 9-Sep 2:00 PM Home vs Plainedge Magic
Game 2 16-Sep 10:20 AM at Manhasset Mighty
Game 3 30-Sep 2:00 PM Home vs Carle Place Lightning
Game 4 14-Oct 9:00 AM at NHP Lady Leopards
Game 5 21-Oct 2:00 PM Home vs Lynbrook-East Rockaway X-Treme
Game 6 28-Oct 10:00 AM at Levittown LunaChicks
Game 7 4-Nov 2:00 PM at RVC Blasters
Game 8 11-Nov 9:00 AM Home vs Hicksville Patriots
Game 9 18-Nov 2:20 PMS at Baldwin Lions (Played at Soccer Park in Plainview)

The Cyclones will be competing in Nassau Division 5. We have already played against 4 of the teams in this division, winning one against Plainedge, losing one against Levittown and tying two against New Hyde Park & Rockville Centre. It will be a fun and competitive season.


Training Schedule
This fall the Cyclones are excited to announce that they will be trained by Kaz Gungor, the Director of Player Development for the United States Academy of Soccer. Training will take place at 4:30 PM every Friday at Jamaica Avenue.

Cyclones Earn Sportsmanship Honor

Congratulations go to everyone involved with the Cyclones for winning a Bronze Chevron for Sportsmanship from the LIJSL for our performance this past spring season. We finished in 2nd place in our division for sportsmanship, missing 1st place by just 5 points. However, our consistent week in and week out performance has earned us a Bronze Chevron which can be worn on the sleeve of our uniforms.
It is an achievement that takes a positive effort from everyone who attends our games that includes players, coaches, parents & siblings. The Cyclones are one of only 2 POB travel teams to be recognized for sportsmanship out of the 24 travel teams in the club.
See the letter received from LIJSL below.
Great job everyone!!!


Dear Coach,
On behalf of the Long Island Junior Soccer League and Modell’s Sporting Goods, it is our distinct pleasure and honor to inform you that the Cyclones have won a Bronze Chevron for the Spring 2006 Season. Like the sportsmanship patch, the chevron can be proudly displayed on your players left sleeve.
Sportsmanship is about character and fair play and how one carries these ideals through soccer. The chevron is our way of giving recognition for a job well done.
As a recipient of this award kindly accept the League’s heartfelt congratulations.

Thank You,

Richard Baroniunas
Sportsmanship Chairperson

Cyclones Add Five

The Cyclones welcome 5 new players to the roster for this coming season.
Congratulations on a great tryout to Marissa, Anna, Ariel, Ravid & Sabrina!!!
We're all excited to have you.

POB Cyclones Hall of Fame

The Cyclones have inducted their first 3 players into the POB Cyclones Hall of Fame.
KW and both Emily's "Hyper" & "Action" have been recognized for their excellent contributions and have moved on to the Xtreme Power.
Click on the POB Hall of Fame link on the right to see the details.
Congratulations girls & Good Luck!

Magic Night for Cyclones

The Cyclones joined the Plainedge Magic for a halftime scrimmage at Saturday nights Lady Riders game. All girls on both teams had a great time while playing on the big field. The Lady Riders featuring our own super trainer Allison Mullen crushed the New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 7-0.

Name that Cyclone

Shorthanded Cyclones Step It Up

For the first time as a team the Cyclones dressed only 9 players when they took the field in the cold & windy rain Saturday at the Travel Fields. Facing the New Hyde Park Lady Leopards all 9 girls put together a complete effort.
Trailing 1-0 midway through the 2nd half "The Jordster" took a throw-in from Anna, beat 2 defenders and buried her first Cyclone goal into the back of the net. The momentum continued as "KW" scored a huge goal to give the Cyclones a 2-1 lead. The Lady Leopards hung tough and snuck in a goal to tie the game with just a couple of minutes to go. The game finished at 2-2.
Playing without, Hyper, Action & Lisa S, the rest of the girls stepped up their game:
Rosie had her best game yet, barely missing 2 goals in the 2nd half & setting up her teammates with smart and accurate passes. DJ, AL & KW showed their versatility playing several different positions and doing it well. Phil, The Jordster & Moby, dominated in the midfield winning most of the 50/50 balls they went for and running all day without quitting. Alexa and Anna & DJ played excellent defense, working together covering both sides of the field and supporting the offense.
"Bob" put in another great effort in goal. She has continuously kept the Cyclones in every game she's played and never gives up.
The Cyclones will need all hands on deck as they travel to Albertson for next week.

POB TIE RVC

The Cyclones got a second half goal by DJ, to come from behind and tie the Rockville Centre Blasters 1-1 Saturday at Round Swamp Road. Playing with a new formation, it took the Cyclones a full half just to get used to their surroundings. During that time "Bob" kept them in the game, stopping a penalty shot and reaching up high to grab a breakaway shot that was a certain goal. One RVC parent was heard lamenting that "their goalie is killing us".
As the whistle blew for the second half you could see the tide turn the Cyclones way. Outside midfielders, The Jordster, Lisa S & Phil used their speed to thwart the Blaster offense and control the perimter. Meanwhile the other outside midfielder Moby, had a sure goal kicked off the line by an alert RVC defender. The middle of the field was controled by Action who set up DJ's goal and Rosie who came fractions of an inch from one timing a goal of her own.
The Cyclone forwards were threatining throughout the second half as KW, Hyper & DJ rotated attacking the net.
The defense was it's old stingy self led by Big Al.
Big Al was supported by a rotating group of KW, DJ, Hyper & Lisa S, who kept the Blasters away from the Cyclone net for most of the second half.
KW & Hyper showed tremendous versatility by playing all field positions and doing so well.
The coaches were impressed by Jerry (touchdown) who although she was unable to play, still turned up to root for her team, thus rewarding her with a captains band for the game.

Name That Cyclone

The Cyclones opened up the spring season on the road against the Orange Wave of Oceanside. Another excellent all out effort by the girls. Even when they fell behind 2-0 they battled back. Moby won a 50/50 ball that sprung Hyper on a breakaway. Hyper had to fight off an aggressive Oceanside defender, which she did with her usual grit and burried the ball in the back of the net. But the Cyclones had to settle for a 3-1 result.
Next up RVC Blasters saturday at Round Swamp Road.
Go Cyclones.
Here's for all you Lava Lamp loving, psychedilic cyclone supporters, NAME THAT CYCLONE!

Cyclones Crossword (Click it & Print It)

ACROSS
7- Touchdown
1- Not Phil
3- Toe- _ _ _
5- In Soccer 2 makes 1 Red
9- Cyclones Soccer League
11- Cyclones always play with a lot of this
12- Action had 3 of the VS Port Washington
14- Rosie Scored against this team
18- We tied them 0-0 to start the season
20- Coach _ _ _ _
21- You’d wear this on your broken wrist
23- KW
24- DJ
26- Long Island’s main highway
27- Another word in soccer for zero
30- Fun thing to do in winter
31- Soccer _ _ _ _
33- A female Deer
34- Hyper or Action
37- Lisa shut them out indoors
39- _ _ what
40- Beat the Cyclones 3-0


DOWN
1- Lady Riders # 15
2- C _ _ _ _ TV
4- Good- _ _ _
6- Use the inside of your foot to do this
8- You can’t score if you don’t
10- Penalty _ _ _ _
13- The Cyclones tied and lost to this team
15- One of the Cyclones uniform colors
16- This Card means your out of the game
17- Mo B
18- Why Jordan’s goal didn’t count
19- The Cyclones beat them in their tournament
21- The best team of ever
22- Coach _ _ _ _
23- Corner _ _ _ _
25- AL
28- Rosie or The Mad Hatter
29- Christmas Time _ _ _-Tide
32- Coach _ _ _
35- Who gets you to soccer
36- What Mom never says enough
38- Big test you take at School

Cyclones Promoted to Division 4

The Cyclones were rewarded for their good fall season with promotion to LIJSL Nassau Division 4. They will be joined by the toughest teams in their old division, Albertson, Massapequa, Syosset & Oceanside. Joining these teams are the Garden City Tigers (winners of the Refuel Tournament in the fall), Levittown Lunachicks & RVC (Rockville Centre)Blasters. These teams went a combined 23 Wins, 3 Losses & 1 Tie in the LIJSL NY Division in the fall. The NHP (New Hyde Park) Lady Leopards & Levittown Thunder also join the Division. Gone are the Manhasset, Oyster Bay, Wantagh-Seaford, Port Washington & Plainedge teams that the Cyclones beat last season.
This will be a big challenge for the Cyclones who have earned the honor.

Name That Cyclone

The weather outside was frightful...

The Cyclones started off 2006 by going undefeated in the East Meadow World Cup Tournament, cruising to an impressive third place finish.
The Tournament featured 3 0-0 ties, a 1-1 tie and a 2-1 win vs the host team.
As has been their calling card, all 12 Cyclones gave 100% effort, fighting for every ball and winning most of them.
Dana punched in all 3 goals to lead the offense.
Anna was recognized by the tournament committee as the Outstanding Defensive Player of the entire division.
The coaches were faced with the difficulty of choosing a team MVP, a position they were not relishing. How do you recognize one player, when all 12 try so hard and perform so well?
That decision was initially made easy as Jamie made amazing save after amazing save, literally lifting the crowd out of their seats. She was outstanding and deserving of the honor.
Then Lisa had to complicate matters by putting on the best single game display of goalkeeping I have ever seen. There were at least 7 or 8 point blank chances that Lisa came up with.
Unfortunately, tournament officials would not allow the Cyclones to pick multiple MVP's.
A great start to 2006!



THE CYCLONES ARE HOTT-DREW ALLEN.

Holiday Spirit

Tis the night after Christmas and the Menorah is lit
We've finally gotten a chance to stop and sit
Time to reflect on the year that we've had
Time to remember the good and forget the bad
It's our chance to try and be clear
About the things we want for this coming year
Like good health & peace to those who we love
That prosperity & joy will come from above
It's those things above all that we want in our life
For our children our freinds our husband & wife

And if all thats okay, then whose bubble would it bust
If we could leave Massapequa & Albertson in our dust
Would it be too much to have god on our side
When we travel to Plainedge, Syosset & Oceanside
Would it ruin some vast eternal design
If we could win eight games or nine

Sorry I got carried away
Let's just hope for fun and safe games to play
And that the girls want to keep showing up to play everyday
That they leave better sports and players than when they came
That is all we can hope that they take from this game.

Name that Cyclown?

This Cyclone is known more for her Soccer skills, than for her clowning around. She can play any position, she's even play goalie, although not this season.
Her first half against Albertson might have been the best half of soccer any Cyclone played all year.

Thanks Allison

Allisons Army of Cyclones says:
THANK YOU ALLISON!!!
The team showed remarkable growth & improvement through your guidance and training.
Thanks for your effort and commitment in helping these young ladies become a team!

Cyclones Finish Season On A Positive Note

The Cyclones first travel season ended Saturday evening with the team party at Cugini's. All players and coaches were present. There were smiles all around as the entire team celebrated what was an outstanding season.
Earlier in the day the Cyclones had played what was considered by the coaches their best half of the season, truly dominating the play against the first place Aces from Albertson.
In front of a hostile crowd the Cyclones hit the post and missed by inches as the Aces were kept on their heels. Unfortunately, when the Aces were able to get chances, they scored.
The tempo of the game seemed to change when the Cyclones resident thug, the Jordster was whistled for her second foul and told by the official that if she did that again, “I’ll kick you out of the game”. Eventually the Cyclones succumbed to the division champs in the second half.
Rich, Lon & Dave are proud of every player and wish to thank the parents for their generosity & support.
Keep your eye on this site for winter updates.

DO THE CYCLONE HOP, HOP HOP HOP!!!!

Name that Cyclone

This Cyclone is known for her dance moves as much as her soccer moves. Never one to shy away from the ball or from a chance to perform a song in front of the team.

When is a loss not a loss?

When you learn from the experience and use what you've learned to help you in the future.
The Cyclones lost a tough game to the Massapequa Fire 3-0 at Round Swamp Road.
The Fire were easily the best team the Cyclones had faced this season and it wasn't long before the Fire had a 2-0 lead in the first half.
BUT
The Cyclones probably played their best soccer this season in the second half. As everyone who has watched this team knows they never quit. They attacked and attacked. They took shots, they hit the post, they made the Fire scramble defensively. If the Fire's goalie was an inch shorter the Cyclones would have scored.
The Cyclones are well aware of how proud the coaches and parents are of their growth and effort.
BUT
It it can't be overstated.
WE ARE ALL PROUD OF THE CYCLONES

Last weeks Name that Cyclone answer was Emily "Hyper"
Congratulations to DJ, Action & Jordan
Congratulations to Rosie for winning the Find the Cyclones game.