Eastern FC Bobcats Headed to Nationals      Details   |   Article
The Eastern FC Bobcats (U15-Girls) won the 2008 US Club Soccer National Cup Regional in LaGrange, NY over the Memorial Day weekend. After a win and a draw on the first day of competition, the Bobcats needed a big victory to secure a place in the finals. The team responded with a huge 4-0 win against the hometown LaGrange team. In the final against Syracuse Blitz, the teams played a physical match with the Bobcats being the aggressor and leading 2-1 at the half. The second half was a scoreless battle at mid-field as the Blitz kept blitzing, but the Bobcats were defiant. The Bobcats move on to the 2008 National Cup Final in Virginia Beach against the other 8 region winners from Florida, Texas, California, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina and Idaho.

From Left to Right-  H.McGovern (Greenwich), P.O'Hara (Norwalk), C.Phillips (Darien), I.Robbins (Armonk), A.Benincasa (Rye), M.More (Greenwich), E.Johnston (Katonah), L.Pascal (Greenwich), C.Nicasio (Rowayton), C.Assing (Greenwich), C.Marin (Bedford), G.Highton (Darien), J.Pittleman (Weston), H.Norrgard (Greenwich),

background - J.Bradley (coach), missing - J.Boulton(Darien), F.Chiamulera(Darien), K.Osborn(Darien)