The U12 Girls Elite team struck gold at the 2011 Queen City Soccer Tournament over Memorial Day weekend! The team battled for wins in the first three competitive games, earning them a place in the Championship match on the Memorial Holiday. Showing their class, a moment of recognition was observed before the kickoff. Facing a possible 1-1 draw with just 3 minutes left in a nail-biting finals match, SuperCoach Keri Heedum inspired the girls to bring on their best. They promptly drove up the pitch and netted a 2-1 game winner for an absolutely thrilling Championship finish. Congrats to Coach Heedum, and to the U12G Elite on winning 4-straight matches.

The Hammer FC U15 Girls Elite team traveled to Indianapolis March 18-20, 2011 and participated in the Dynamo Round Robin.  The girls had a fantastic weekend of soccer and brought home the Championship along with two shutouts against Citadel and Dynamo FC and allowed only one goal the entire weekend!  Great job Coach Sean and the 95 girls!

Last year the u11 Girls Select team started their 2010 Fall Season playing in their first tournament together (the Dog Days of Summer).  They went 0-3, scoring two goals and yielding sixteen.  Over the weekend, they started their Spring Season by playing in the TFA United Cup.  This time they went 4-0 and secured their first tournament championship in true ‘Hammer FC’ fashion.  The girls scored twelve goals while yielding only three.  Solid defense, timely goal-keeping and good ball movement ruled the day.  What a difference a full season of training makes! Congratulations to all of the girls and Coach Mike!

The Hammer FC U12 Boys Premier Team captured their second tournament title of the year winning the STAR Invitational.  Nate Gerstle coached the U12 boys to a tournament record of 3-1 with a victory over the host team in the finals.  Congratulations U12 Boys.

The Hammer Premier U10 Boys and Coach Ben Kirkpatrick won the Fishers Halloween Classic in Indianapolis this past weekend going undefeated and outscoring their competition 16 goals for versus 3 goals against. Congratulations boys!

Congratulations to U11 Girls Academy Team who went 4-0 and this weekend at the Cincy Challenge to take the championship. They finished strong in each of their games, even coming back from two goal deficit to win their first game. A special ‘ooh-rah’ to Clara Morrissey who was a Rock Star in goal during a slow start in the second game for the girls. Congratulations to the team on a fun and fulfilling weekend as well as Coaches Mike Davin and Keri Heedum.

Congratulations to U11 Girls Select Team who made it to their first finals this weekend at the Cincy Challenge eventually losing to SCSA’s top team but going 3-0 in their bracket. The girls have come a long way in a short time together. After winning their third game to ensure a trip to the finals, the opposing coach said he hoped “his team would be able to play that well in a couple of seasons”. Congratulations to all of the girls who gave it their all this weekend and to Coach Mike Davin.

The Boys U11 Academy and Select teams both won their groups and advanced to the finals for a Hammer FC versus Hammer FC showdown at the HiFive Cincy Challenge.  Both teams were undefeated going into the finals and had scored a combined 23 goals while only giving up 6.  In near record high heat with dust rising off the field, the teams faced up with coach Nick Dressman sitting at the half line watching his two teams.  The Select team came out strong and pulled ahead in the first half, but the Academy team rallied in the second half and came from behind to tie it up.  Then, with only seconds left in the game, the Academy team scored the game winning goal and earned the championship.  Congratulations to both teams and coach Dressman for a job well done.

Congratulations to our U11 Boys Premier team for getting to the finals of the top bracket of the Op Invitational.  Rashawn Lamar’s boys played extremely well throughout the weekend.  The boys beat the Internationals (Ohio North), Ohio Elite and Canton Celtic (Michigan) before losing to Fort Wayne Fever in the championship.  All in all, it was a great weekend for this team.  Congratulations!

The Hammer FC 98 Boys Premier team won all five games this weekend and were crowned Mead Cup Champions.  The Championship match showed the boys resolve winning the game in double overtime by a score of 4-2.  Over the weekend the boys scored 24 goals while giving up 8.  Congratulations to Coach Nate Gerstle and Director of Coaching Rashawn Lamar as well as the boys on a great weekend.

The Hammer FC U11 Boys Select team was a finalist in the 2010 Dog Days of Summer tournament hosted by CSA.  The boys won 2 games and tied one before falling in the Final, 6-2.  The U11 Select team is a new team, and so this accomplishment is considerable, especially given the little time the players have been together.  Congratulations to the players and Coaches Rashawn and Nick for a great preseason with this team and we look forward to more success in the future.