BHYSC Galaxy Summer Championships

Berkeley Heights Galaxy U12 Girls soccer team ended the 2015 – 2016 season as five time tournament champions, winner of flight 1 Mid New Jersey Youth Soccer Association in the fall, and third place team for the Jersey Area Girls Soccer League (JAGS) during the spring season. The hard work and effort of the girls, coaches, and trainers proved that a local travel team can have success against high level competition.
The Galaxy girls started the fall season strong winning in the Piscataway Soccer Club Annual Fall Classic and then clinching the New Jersey title for the President Cup. In the winter, the team won the regional Global 5’s tournament (5v5). As a result of these wins, the team advanced to the regional championship for the President Cup in Maryland and national championship for the Global 5’s in Hoboken. At the President Cup, the girls placed fifth out of twelve teams from Region 1 (nine states from Virginia to Maine). Advancing to this level of competition was an honor for the girls but also motivated them to continue to work harder as a team.
In June, the team won all three games (including beating a top 15 NJ team in the finals) at the Football Club of New Jersey Summer Invitational tournament held at the Pingry School. It was their first time playing 11v11 yet the girls played with determination and grit. In July, the Galaxy girls crushed their opponents at the Pocono Cup Premier 2016 tournament to claim the championship. At this tournament, they did not let their opponents score any goals against them by maintaining a clean sheet in all four games.
Galaxy 2015- 2016 Players:
Victoria Cardiellos, Gianna Ciccimarra, Reagan DeMarco, Gillian Ham, Danielle Kang, Catherine Meisner, Julia Meisner, Lauren Paprocki, Katie Paliwoda, Abby Pereira, Allie Post, Sarah Szalus.
Guest Players:
Abby Biegel, Emily Brogan, Ally Cabe, Caitlin Foti, Caroline Freer, Tess Kessler, Maddie McGowan, Mary Grace Ping, Shannon Ryan, Sam Ward.
Coaches:
Kristen Cicimarra, Rick Ham, Ed Kang, Jose Pereira, Jay Post. Team Manager: Kirsten Post.