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CHRIS KELLY Allentown’s Janine Rini competes in the 100-meter dash at the Central Jersey Group II Track and Field Championships at South Plainfield High School on Friday.

Tryouts will be held at the Mark Harbourt Soccer Complex, Allentown, on June 10 at 5 p.m. and June 12 at 5 p.m. for an U12 girls’ travel soccer team that will compete in either the Jersey Coast League or the Central Jersey League for the fall 2003/spring 2004 season. All girls must have been born after July 31, 1991, to be eligible.

Tryouts will be held at the Mark Harbourt Soccer Complex, Allentown, on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to noon for an U13 soccer team. Anyone interested in trying out for this team must have been born after July 31, 1990. This team will play in the Central Jersey Youth Soccer League for the fall 2003/spring 2004 season. That same day, from 2-4 p.m., there will also be tryouts for an U9 boys’ travel soccer team that will compete in the Jersey Coast League for the fall 2003/spring 2004 season. Interested candidates must have been born after July 31, 1994, to be eligible for the U9 team.

The Allentown United U12 soccer team spent a rainy Memorial Day weekend participating in the Burlington Township Soccer Tournament. They competed in the Silver division of the U12 boys’ bracket and came away with the first-place trophy. The United went 3-0 in the tournament and outscored the opposition by a combined score of 9-1. In the first game against the Barrington Fireballs, the United came away with a 2-0 victory. Matt Frein and Haley Wilhelm scored as the United dominated the match and pressured the Barrington’s defense throughout the game. The United played two games on Sunday and in the first game defeated the Mount Laurel Terminators, 6-1, in a lopsided match. Once again the United’s offense was led by Matt Frein who achieved a hat trick. Connor Darrell, Kelsey Glover and Mic Sowa rounded out the scoring for the United. The championship game was played Sunday afternoon against the Hamilton Hawks. The Hawks were a big physical team. The United dominated the match from the start as they used their speed and passing to offset the size differential. The United put forth a total team effort and were determined to come away with the victory. Mic Sowa put in the lone goal of the match to secure the victory for the United. The United’s defense was called upon to step up and lead the team to victory and they answered the call. The defensive charge was led by Danny Santos, Danny Bailey, Bryan Pope and Hayley Odell. They collectively thwarted every offensive counter the Hawks attempted and continually supported the United’s offense as they pressed the attack throughout the match. Time and again the Hawks’ goalie was called upon to make a big save to keep the Hawks in the game. Every United player gave forth maximum effort in an impressive display of team soccer throughout the tournament. The United’s team members are Danny Bailey, Brandon Bush, Kevin Bux, Connor Darrell, Alex Fortsch, Matt Frein, Kelsey Glover, Charlie Nicholls, Hayley Odell, Bryan Pope, Danny Santos, Dean Search, Mic Sowa, Dylan Vaughan, Haley Wilhelm and Chris Wittholt. The United’s head coach is Chuck Darrell and its assistant coaches are Curt Bux, Paul Frein and Garry Wittholt. The United play their final game of the spring campaign against the Pinelands Dragons in an away game on Saturday that could determine the league championship.

Sign-ups for the Upper Freehold/
Allentown Soccer League will be held June 7 from 9 a.m. to noon in the cafeteria of Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School. The league is for grades K-8.