HBC Impact ‘00 Takes the Girls-Under-14 State Open Cup By Defeating the Farmingdale Xtreme
New York Youth Soccer News: The third time was the charm for HBC Impact ‘00 of Huntington as they emerged victorious in their third trip to the State Open Cup final. On May 30 at Stringham Park in LaGrange, HBC shut out the Farmingdale Xtreme, 3-0, in the Girls-Under-14 championship game between two Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) teams.
“We came to our first State Cup final still molding the team,” explained HBC coach Bill J. Carroll. “The second year, we came to the final as a team but lacked big game experience. This year, we put it all together.”
Talani Barnett, Gina Giovinco and Lauren Mastrandrea scored HBC’s goals.
Coach Carroll added, “I would like to thank Eastern New York for running a great cup competition.”
HBC also added the Howard Rubinstein Sportsmanship Award to their growing trophy case for the Fair Play they displayed during the final.
HBC received a $2,000 check from the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) to defer their costs during the National Championship Series. They will be playing in the Regionals from June 26 to 30 in Barboursville, West Virginia.
With over 100,000 youth soccer players––both boys and girls––and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 11 leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old, and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees and administrators. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Special Children. No child who wants to play soccer is turned away. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.
