as of January 7, 2005 Join our Mailing List          Search Past Issues Travel Team Payments Due The final payment for Far Post travel teams is due Friday, January 14th.  The following payment options are now available: NEW!  Pay online!  Simply click here and pay your balance with your VISA/MasterCard debit/credit card through our secure PayPal program.   Checks, payable to Far Post Soccer Club, Inc. can be mailed to:  Far Post Soccer Club, P.O. Box 2016, South Burlington, VT 05407-2016. Drop off payment at club office: 115 Wellness Drive, Williston. Pay by debit/credit card in person at the Far Post Office OR by phone by calling the Far Post Office (863-8161).  Please do NOT send credit card information in the mail. If you have any questions about your account and what you owe, contact Paulette Bergeron, club Business Manager, at pmbergeron@adelphia.net.   Winter Break Camp Although we’ve just gotten back from the Holiday break, February vacation will be here before we know it!  There’s no better place to send your 7-12 year olds during school vacation than to Far Post’s Winter Break Camp for a week of soccer!  The Winter Break Camp meets from 9:00 a.m. to noon, February 21-25 at the Sports and Fitness Edge of Williston.  Cost is $135 per player and both boys and girls are welcome.  The program emphasizes development of sound soccer fundamentals through player instruction and evaluation.  Each day’s activities include “skill of the day” practice, fun and related games and match time.  To register please contact Ben Hardy at ben@farpostsoccerclub.com or call 863-8161.   Travel Teams Celebrate Success! The New Year is a great time to highlight and celebrate the past year’s activities.  Last season’s 19 travel teams had many shining moments and much to be proud of.  Tournament play saw 4 championships and 12 runners up; four teams won their State Cup matches and five teams were runners up. Tournament Highlights 2003-2004 Season    Needham Invitational Tournament  Champions: The U16 Girls beat Seacoast United in the U16 Premier Division, 1-0. The U12 Boys beat Galway in the U12 Boys Premier Division, 3-0.   Runners Up:  U13 Boys, U13-14 Boys and U15 Boys   Honorable Mention:  U12 Girls made it to the semi-finals.   Coastal Maine Tournament  Seven “Runner Up” Teams: U11-12 Boys U12 Boys U12 Girls U13 Girls U14 Girls U15 Boys U16 Boys  The Empire Cup  The U17 Boys and Girls traveled to Rochester , NY over Fathers Day weekend to participate for the first time in the Rochester Junior Rhinos College Showcase Tournament – Empire Cup.  The U17 Boys came away with the championship without giving up a single goal the entire tournament. The U17 Girls went 1-1-1.   Clifton Park Champions: The U13 Boys played with 11 players the entire tournament and won every game.  In their final match, they went into overtime against Clifton Park Premier, and won on a golden goal scored by Robbie Cole!      Runners Up: The U14 Boys played Greece Eclipse in the finals, and lost 0-1.  Of note was that they only gave up two goals in seven games. The U17 Girls were beat by a spirited Clifton Park Premier team in the finals, 0-3.   State Cup/Regional Tournament  Far Post teams had their most successful State Cup ever taking home four State Cup Championships and five runners up.   2004 State Cup Champions The U16 Girls beating Essex United, 3-0. The U12 Boys beating Nordic U12 Premier, 5-2. The U14 Boys beating Nordic U14 Premier, 1-0 The U17 Boys beating Nordic U17 Premier, coming back from two goals down to win on penalty kicks, 2-2 (PK 4-2).  Runners Up:   U14 Girls, U15 Girls, U17 Girls, U13 Boys and U15 Boys.   Honorable Mention:   The U12 Girls and U16 Boys lost in the semi-final matches.  Regional Tournament:  The four 2004 State Cup Champions participated in the Region I Tournament in Rhode Island last July.  Of note was the U12 Boys win over Maine Coast United, 6-0 and the U16 Girls winning the Kohl’s Fair Play Award.   Travel Team Players ~ High School Soccer Accolades Far Post congratulates the following players on their success at their respective high schools this past Fall season:  16 Far Posters were selected to the Vermont Soccer Coaches Association All-State Teams, 1 All-New England, 1 All-American and 5 Boys to the Lions Cup Twinstate Match.  GIRLS ALL-STATE TEAMS  Division I: Kaitlin Francis (FP U17-18G), Champlain Valley Union HS Ashley Pfaff (FP U17-18G), Rice Memorial HS Erin Pichiotino (FP U17-18G), Burlington HS Kelly Macnee (FP U17-18G), Champlain Valley Union HS Holly Mumford (FP U17-18G), Mount Mansfield Union HS Kelly Sisco (FP U17-18G), Champlain Valley Union HS Olivia Tarricone (former Far Post player), South Burlington HS  Division II: Hannah Lincoln (FP U16G), Harwood Union HS  BOYS ALL-STATE TEAMS  Division I: Alex Clavelle (FP U18B), Colchester HS Nate Conant ( FP U18B), Colchester HS Jake McFadden (FP U18B), Colchester HS Chris Sappo (FP U18B), Essex Junction HS Aaron Torino (FP U18B), Colchester HS Taylor Wilkins (FP U16B), South Burlington  Division II: John Dellipriscoli (FP U18B), Montpelier HS Will Dunkling (FP U18B), Rice Memorial Brendan Lacaillade (FP U18B), Montpelier HS   ALL-NEW ENGLAND PLAYER Ashley Pfaff (FP U17-18G), Rice Memorial HS  ALL-AMERICAN PLAYER Kaitlin Francis (FP U17-18G), Champlain Valley Union HS ANNUAL LIONS CUP TWINSTATE PLAYERS Alex Clavelle (FP U18B), Colchester HS Jake McFadden (FP U18B), Colchester HS John Dellipriscoli (FP U18B), Montpelier HS Brendan Lacaillade (FP U18B), Montpelier HS Chris Sappo (FP U18B), Essex Junction HS Kaitlin Francis (FP U17-18G), CVU HS Ashley Pfaff (FP U17-18G), Rice Memorial HS Erin Pichiotino (U17-18G), Burlington HS Kelly Sisco (U17-18G), CVU HS Olivia Tarricone (former Far Post player), South Burlington HS   Olympic Development Program (ODP) Far Post was represented by 15 girls and 16 boys in the Olympic Development Program this past season.  Libby Merritt (U14G) and Tyler Macnee (U16B) were selected to the Regional Pool in their respective age groups, and Teddy Vallee (U14B) was selected to the National Pool.  Congratulations to the following Far Post players who were selected to the Olympic Development Program last year:  1991 Girls Team: Celia Cadwell Charlotte Dworshak Haleigh Gill - Regional Pool Player Libby Merritt - Regional Pool Player 1991 Boys Team: Staige Davis Timothy Groves Tyler Powell Teddy Vallee - National Pool Player  1990 Girls Team: Amanda Blanchard Joanna Sienko Jaclyn Wool  1990 Boys Team: Nathan Baker Lucas Hawley Tyler Macnee - Regional Pool Player  1989 Girls Team: Samantha Castonguay  1989 Boys Team: David Dodge Nathan Ginsbury Eric Root Ethan Tarricone Taylor Wilkins  1988 Girls Team: Dava Wool  1988 Boys Team: Reed Carr Bryan Seward  1987 Girls Team: Heather Demers Hannah Echo Chelsea Gill Nora Oliver Erin Pichiotino Sarah Reaber-Spina Laura Sisco  1987 Boys Team: Alex Clavelle Brendan Lacaillade  For further information about ODP, click here; http://www.vermontsoccer.org/ or contact Meg Munson at the Vermont Soccer Association, 859-9601.