What a night to remember! SYSA players and families traveled to Columbus to cheer on the Crew in their match against New York City FC, the reigning MLS Champs. To start the night, we watched warm-ups from the field and then SYSA players escorted the Crew onto the field for starting lineups! In a very exciting game, the Crew brought home a 3-2 win! Be on the look out for more fun events this fall!

What an amazing spring  season we had!  Despite one of the rainiest seasons ever, our teams prevailed and played great soccer!  A record number of teams participated in our travel and recreation programs and we began some new initiatives we hope to continue next year.  We started our For the Love of the Game award, which recognizes players for their dedication to the game and their team AND in our weekly newsletter we highlighted our 8th grade players! We will continue these initiatives this year as well as our community-building events such as Youth Night at SHHS!

We would be remiss if we didn't thank our parents for playing your part in schlepping the players to all their soccer events and being a positive force on the sidelines! And of course, we owe a debt of gratitude to our tremendous coaching staff who provide our players with an outstanding soccer experience!

We look forward to an even better fall season!

We couldn't be more proud of the BU14/15 team and their championship win in the Ohio Travel Cup Tournament.  This team is a mixed-age group team, which means that more than half the players are playing up a year. That didn't bother them one bit as they steamrolled their opponents in the highest BU15 division, beating teams with much bigger players, but who underestimated Shaker's skill and amazing team play.  They are a fantastic group of boys hailing from 7 different schools, but play like a band of brothers! They are a pleasure to watch and we're so proud of how they represent SYSA!

Please help us congratulate the following players when you see them!

Alex Friedman, Cristian Acosta Vasquez, Gavin Hurley, Grayson Rezaee, Henry Katz, Isaac Ravas, Johannes Hagenaars, Jose Agudelo, Joe Pernsteiner, Leo Kearney, Leo Pevnick, Luke Murray, Micah Lewis, Michael Coxon, Nico Morelli, Parker Polk, Silas Jensen.

Click here to view the Travel Teams Fall Practice Schedule

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