Current Events at United Quest Silverback News Spring 2005 Registration Form Silverbacks Boys ’91 White won the Turkey Tournament Silverbacks Boys ’91 White won the Turkey Tournament played in Cartersville on Nov. 13 and 14. All boys played outstanding ball, beating AFC Lightning Red 1-0, and division rivals West Metro 4-0 and Chiefs Bronze 1-0. The final against division rivals ECYMCA Strikers went to penalty kicks, with the ’91 Whites winning 3-1. Matt Troop named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie Third Team University of Dayton men’s soccer goalkeeper, Matt Troop (United Quest 85 and formerly of Starr’s Mill HS) was named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie Third Team. The freshman net-minder posted a 1.15 goal against average (4th in the A-10). The Dayton Flyers started the season with a senior keeper in the net and had a dismal 0-3-1 record. Matt was quickly moved to the starting position and turned things around posting a 10-3-0 record. The Flyers finished second in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Top Drawer Soccer, online at www.topdrawersoccer.com, named its selections for the top three all-rookie teams and had Troop as the third-best rookie goalkeeper in the nation behind Taylor of Penn State and Edwards of Wake Forest. This was Troop’s third award of the season. After his first two starts, Troop was named to the Dayton Marriott Flyer All Tournament Team. Troop was selected to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team as seven of his ten wins came in league play. Troop finished the year with two shutouts – on the road at Duquesne (A-10 Conference Champions) and at home against LaSalle. He also stonewalled Saint Joseph’s for 45 minutes before departing the game after aggravating an earlier injury. He gave up one goal or less in 10 of his 14 appearances. Offensively, Troop got into the act with an assist against Fordham. His long punt was collected just 30 yards from the opponent’s goal by Omar Jarun (formerly of McIntosh HS). Jarun found a streaking Chris Rolfe (Kettering, OH), who scored the first goal of the eventual 4-1 victory. The Flyers finished the season 11-7-2 overall and 8-3 in Atlantic 10 play. Top Gun Champions! With injuries and personal plans reducing our roster to 10 players four days from departure to Destin, Florida, it looked uncertain whether we would actually be attending the Top Gun tournament at all. Well, given a few days, great soccer weather, and three guest players later the girls found themselves playing for the tournament championship. On day one, the girls played the Lady Wolves from Pensecola Futbol Club beating them 1-0. Game two was even more impressive beating America SC by the score of 4-0. At the end of the day the girls would be tied with Wave Futbol Club with 7 pts each leaving it inevitable that we would play them in game three and in the Final. Game three was played on Sunday morning and as expected, this was the stiffest competetion yet with the game ending in a 0-0 tie. With games running late, there was only 1 1/2 hour between game three and the final. This seemed to be no factor however as the girls put on their best performance yet and dominated the match winning by the final score of 4-1! Play from the weekend was very consistant from all players with credit due in all areas of play. The defense was at its best only giving up one goal in four games, the midfield was also dominant keeping the pressure on the offensive side of the field for the majority of all four games and offensively, goals were scored by five different players. Our sincere thanks goes out to Summer, Britt, and Julia, our guest players from Arsenal Rome. Congratulations Silverbacks! Spring 2005 UNITED QUEST RECREATIONAL SOCCER Season will start the weekend of March 5, 2005. Practices will start the beginning week of February 28, 2005. 1. Registration is open now for Spring 2005 2. All that is needed is a signature and payment. Mighty Kickers - $85.00       Under 6 - $105.00       Under 8 - $115.00       Under 10 thru Under 19 - $125.00 3. Coaches can set their practice times now, for the Spring Season 4. Game schedules will also be handed out to the coaches as soon as possible 5. Limited players will be put on teams       Mighty Mites – 6 players on a team       Under 6 – 10 players on a team/Double field play on Game Day       Under 8 – 9 players on a team       Under 10 – 12 players on a team       Under 12 thru Under 19 – 14–18 players on a team 6. Sign up will be determined by the first players to sign and pay. (No exceptions) 7. Coaches Meetings will be held in February. 8. Supersessions - U8 and U10 will be held on Monday and Tuesday, U6 on Wednesday of each week. 9. Season will end the weekend of May 14, 2005 10. Spring pictures will be taken on March 19, 2005 at McClesky Middle School. Stinson, Hallberg Named to ACC All-Freshman Team Ashley Stinson is ACC Freshman of the Year November 1, 2004 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Virginia Tech's Ashley Stinson was named the 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year Monday afternoon. Tech placed two players on the women's soccer 2004 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Freshmen Team. Freshmen Heather Hallberg was named to the team along with Stinson. In her first season, Stinson set Tech single-season school records for goals (17), points (39), shots (75) and consecutive games with at least one-point (8). The forward from Acworth, Ga., is the ACC leader in shots per game, points per game and goals per game, while ranking second with five game-winning goals in 2004. Stinson is the first player ever to be named a conference Freshman of the Year in Virginia Tech women's soccer history. Hallberg, a native of Richmond, Va., has started in all 17 games she has played this season. The midfielder is second on the team in goals scored (4) and third in assists (4). She also has one game-winning goal, scoring in the 50th minute to lead the Hokies over Wake Forest by a 3-2 score. "We are so proud and honored to have Ashley named Freshman of the Year and Heather to the All-Freshman team," said head coach Kelly Cagle. "Ashley is one of the best finishers in the conference, but most of her goals have been assisted, which speaks volumes for the team. Both are deserving from an individual standpoint, but also from the team aspect as well." The Hokies will play intra-state rival Virginia on Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at noon in Cary, N.C. First Place Trophy for The Silverbacks 87/88 Red Athena Team The Silverbacks 87/88 Red Athena team traveled to New Orleans the weekend of October 15-17 to participate in the New Orleans Soccer Academy Fall Classic. The girls played well all weekend and came home with the first place trophy. On their way to the title they played St.Charles Blitz from LA beating them 4-0, NOSA (5 time LA State Champ) 0-0, Carrolton Strikers, LA 1-1 and played St. Charles again in the final beating them 3-0. Scraggs named Atlantic Sun men's soccer Player-of-the-Week Senior Jonathan Scraggs (Marietta, Ga./Walton HS) was named Atlantic Sun Offensive Player-of-the-Week as announced by the league office on Monday. He helped the Panthers (8-4-1/6-1 ASun) clinch a playoff berth with a pair of goals against conference-foes Stetson on Oct. 22 and Jacksonville on Oct. 24. He has scored four goals in his 12 appearances this year to add to a Panther attack that ranks third in the conference in scoring. Read the full release First Place Trophy for The Silverbacks 87/88 Red Athena Team The Silverbacks 87/88 Red Athena team traveled to New Orleans the weekend of October 15-17 to participate in the New Orleans Soccer Academy Fall Classic. The girls played well all weekend and came home with the first place trophy. On their way to the title they played St.Charles Blitz from LA beating them 4-0, NOSA (5 time LA State Champ) 0-0, Carrolton Strikers, LA 1-1 and played St. Charles again in the final beating them 3-0. Have you checked out the Concession Stand lately? Come enjoy a morning cup of coffee or Cappuccino along with a muffin or sausage biscuit. Not here for breakfast, have a hot dog or burger for lunch washed down with a soda, Gatorade, Propel, or one of our new Slush Puppies. If you're just looking for a snack, we having plenty of those too, so come check us out!! We are also selling "United Quest" merchandise at cut rate prices. After all, we still are United Quest Park. Hurry before it's all gone!! See you there!! U8 Academy Gets Off To A Great Start- Changes Training Time To Sundays at 12:15pm The U8 Academy, a free skills session for all U8 players, got off to a great start last Friday, coach Jerry Barbero reported. For all interested U8's, the rest of this fall's sessions have been moved to Sundays, from 12:15 to 1:15pm. Players are to meet on United Quest Park field #8, and everyone needs to bring a ball. Boys 86-87 Reds (U18) and the Girls 88-89 Reds (U16) Win Cup Divisions of Atlanta Cup Labor Day weekend saw many Silverbacks teams in action in the Atlanta Cup. Both Dave Smith's girls team and Rocky Harmon's boys team won the cup division of their respective age groups. The boys beat GSA 2-1, West Tennessee 2-1, and Huntsville 5-1 in group play, then beat Knoxville 4-0 in the semis. The finals were a rematch of last years close state cup semi, with the outcome the same....Silverbacks Red 86-87 1, AFC Lightning 0. The goal was scored in overtime by Carlos Quintero. In other boys action, the 88/89 Reds (U16), coached by Jon Camara, had a great run to the Cup Division Finals, where they fell 2-1 to Cobb FC. Jamboree Fun CLICK HERE for more photos. Soccer Clinics The Atlanta Silverbacks and Kroger are bringing the Professional Experience of Soccer to the youth of Atlanta. Participants at each clinic could be a maximum of 40 Children. Ages: 8 - 14 boys and girls Coaches: All Clinics will be run by Atlanta Silverbacks Coaching Staff Cost: FREE U18 girls Region III title Congratulations to the U18 girls team! Here is a picture of the U18 girls at Regionals…they won the Region III title and now they go to the National Championship to compete against the U18 winners from the other three Regions. They will be competing in Orlando, Fl July 20th-25th to determine the National Champion. Great job girls. State Cup Champions Congratulations to the boys U17 Red team and the girls 86 Red team! The girls 86 Red team beat GSA 2-1 in the State Cup Finals on Sunday, June 13th. The team played an excellent defensive game will now travel to Austin, TX to compete in the Region III Championship June 24-30. [more] Three United Quest boys teams made impressive runs to the State Cup Finals, with the 17 Reds winning the championship. The 14 Reds, coached by Todd Gispert, and the 15 Reds, coached by Jon Camara, reached the finals with wins over AUSA and Cobb FC respectively. The 19 Reds, coached by Mark Rogers, finished in second as well. Coupled with the 18 Reds showing in January, that makes five finalists in the eight age brackets for the Quest boys Click here to view pictures taken by Donna Lachance from State Cup. DID YOU HEAR? Cobb soccer team gets fiery scare on Texas trip Friday, June 25, 2004 Austin American Statesman The Silverbacks @ United Quest Red U17B State Champs lost all their personal/team equipment and uniforms in a bus fire on their way to Southern Regionals in Austin, TX. The fire completely destroyed the bus in Louisiana near the Texas border at approximately 4 am Thursday. While most of the riders were asleep on the moving bus at the time, all were successfully evacuated and no one was injured. To assist the team, players and families in replacing their gear and uniforms before the start of the season, JustSoccer has organized a donation drive. JustSoccer will match the first $1000 in donations for this cause. YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED! Steve Humburg/JustSoccer stated "Soccer is a great investment for building youth character development, now and in the future. Proper gear and equipment is a part of that investment in our children, too. I feel for the players and families of this team to have a total loss of, not just the soccer gear, but street clothes...everything! JustSoccer felt the need to help in our area of expertise. Fortunately, no one was hurt as we can at least help replace the items lost and, also fortunately, this is a very tight soccer community. I believe the community will want to help, too." To donate, contact Steve at JustSoccer 678 494 4413 justsoccertwo@aol.com You may mail donations by check payable to JustSoccer: JustSoccer 4241 Bells Ferry Rd., Ste. 102 Kennesaw, GA 30144 Please include "U17B Silverbacks Red Donation Manchester United Premier Cup Champions! The G89 Reds scored four goals in five games to win the most prestigious tournament in the US. The team receives from Nike an all expense paid trip to Sweden to play in the 2004 Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 12-17, 2004. The Gothia Cup is one of Europe's biggest and most competitive youth tournaments, with over 1500 teams this year! Held on the Nike World Headquarters Campus in Beaverton, Oregon, the finals and highlights of other games will be shown on TV this summer on Fox Sportsworld. [more] Website Media Release May 28, 2004 Today, three local Atlanta soccer organizations: the Atlanta Silverbacks (men's professional team and adult/amateur teams), Metro North Youth Soccer Association (youth soccer club) and United Quest Soccer Club (youth soccer club) announced the formation of the Atlanta Silverbacks Foundation and the Silverbacks Soccer Club. A celebration of this exciting merger has been planned for June 19th at the Atlanta Silverbacks game. This will be the first time in the United States that several youth soccer clubs have truly merged all of their programs from Recreation to Select with a professional soccer organization. The new soccer club will continue the tradition of providing excellent soccer programs to players in the Atlanta area and Cobb County. Plans to work with other clubs in the region are being considered. [more] Canterbury Summer Camp Applications for summer camp at Canterbury are now available on the forms page. Select Tryouts & Team Camp Tryouts for the 2004-05 Boys and Girls Select and Academy Programs have been set. Dates are posted for summer select team camp on the select news pages. [boys] [girls] 2004 Volunteer and Scholarship Awards The 2004 Scholarship Awards were presented on May 29 at the annual Canterbury Cup Memorial Service, which honors two former Quest players. This year, the Cliff Cruce Award, given to a current high school junior, was presented to Jon Wangrin. Jon is one of the captains of our 17 Reds, who are ranked 17th nationally. He has refereed, worked camp, and helped out with various tasks at the park. His strong work ethic and passion for the game were primary reasons for his selection. The Matt Dufrense Award, given to a graduating senior, was presented to Kali Neumann. She has been a member of the 85 Reds since the U-9 days, and has won 4 State Championships with the Quest. In addition, she has refereed, been a summer camp staff member, and worked in the Athena Academy as well. She will be attending the University of South Carolina on a soccer scholarship this fall. Congratulations to both of these fine young adults. Merger Information Past updates regarding the merger can now be found at this link or on the FAQs page. From The Webmaster If you have club news you would like to see on the website, please forward a brief write-up to us for consideration. Note that we reserve the right to edit content. We would love to have action shots to put on the website that can be sent via email. Copyright © 1999-2004, Silverbacks at United Quest Park All Rights Reserved Website comments or corrections Visitors: Last Update: