JOSH HATZELL MEMORIAL ARCH
Almost 4 years after
the terrible accident that took Josh's life,
the new Josh Hatzell Memorial Arch stands in tribute to him at the Owasso Sports Complex.
#10 Always in our Hearts
NEWS
2010 RED EARTH CHAMPIONS!
The 98s added another championship to their list of accomplishments when they brought home the U12 Girls Gold trophy from the 2010 NOKC Red Earth Invitational in Oklahoma City, May 1 & 2. The girls secured the title with victories over Texas Spirit 98, Tulsa Thunder 98 France, NYSA 98 Fury and a 2-2 tie with OFC 98 West. The win boosted their Region ranking to #12, with their state ranking holding at #2.
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3 IN A ROW!
Extreme 98 made their much anticipated trip to Memphis, TN on October 23 to the incredible Mike Rose Soccer Complex for the 2009 adidas Wolf River Classic. The 98s would stun the hometown favorite CSA 98 Lobos in their opening match 4-0, but would be stunned themselves with a 2-0 loss to JB Marine later that day. Sunday would bring a hard fought 1-0 semi-final victory over MidSouth 98 from Tennessee and ultimately a rematch against the tough St. Louis JB team in the final. EFC started out strong outshooting JB 15 to 2, but couldn't find the back of the net. Regulation would end in zeros, as well as 2 overtimes. The 98s went into the 2nd PK Shootout of their career to decide the match. The 2 teams would remain tied until the 7th shooter, EFC Goalie Hannah Warner, put in the winner. Congrats to EFC 98 on some of the most challenging and hard fought victories of the season.
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2 ROAD TRIPS, 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Extreme 98 continued their season on the road by traveling to Arkansas for a
second time to play in the 2009 Ozark Cup hosted by the Arkansas Comets in
Springdale, AR. The 98s were pleagued with ties during pool play posting draws with Arkansas Comets 98 Navy and Blitz 98 Black. But a chilly, 8am
Sunday morning game snapped them out of it with a 3-0 victory over Norman's
Fury 98. EFC would go on to a 2-1 finals victory over the Arkansas State Champion 98 Comets Navy to bring home their 2nd tournament championship of the season.
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98s BRING HOME TROPHY IN U13 DIV
Extreme 98 traveled to Ft. Smith, Arkansas for the annual All Sport Dawg Daze tourney and came back with their first championship of the season playing up in the U13 division. They won all 3 pool play matches posting a 7-1 result vs. Ft. Smith Express 97, a 5-0 result vs. NWAL 97 Flash and a 5-0 result vs. Extreme FC 97 White. They posted a result of 4-0 in the final against Ft. Smith Express 97 to win the tourney.
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STATE SEMI DECIDED BY PKs
Extreme 98 caps off a very successful and exciting first year of competitive soccer with a trip to the semi-finals of this year's Oklahoma State Cup. EFC faced off against league rival HFC 98 Tims in the semi-final match. EFC would go on top in the first minute with a beautiful shot from the left wing. HFC would counter in the 2nd half and regulation would end in a 1-1 tie. After 2 overtimes, the score remained tied. The match would go into penalty kicks to decide who would move on to the finals with Attack 98. EFC goalie, Hannah Warner was stellar, diving to save one of the HFC shots, but in their first PK Shoot Out ever, EFC shooters could not find the back of the net with 4 shots all going wide.
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98s ADVANCE TO STATE SEMIS
The 98s advance to the semi final rounds of the 2009 Oklahoma State Cup after posting 2 wins and 1 loss in preliminary round play. The girls jumped out to a quick start with a 4-1 win over NOKC 98 Red, followed by another 4-1 victory over Fury 98. The weekend would end with a hard fought battle in a disappointing 2-0 loss to Attack 98. At half, the score was tied at 0-0. EFC had several opportunities in the second half to turn the score in their favor, missing 3 open nets, a free kick and hitting the crossbar at least twice. In the end they would lose on a freekick deflection off of one of their defenders and a final goal towards the end of the match. Despite the outcome, Coach Dave Yates was very proud of the 98s effort and their fast paced 1 and 2 touch possession play. The girls now face off against HFC 98 Tims on Saturday,
May 23rd for a chance at the state final.
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16TH ANNUAL HFC CUP CHAMPION
The 98s bring home their 3rd title of the fall by capturing the U11 Girls Gold Division championship at this year's Hurricane Cup in Broken Arrow on October 18 & 19. The girls started off the weekend with a 3-1 victory over Hurricane 98 Beattie, but dropped their Saturday morning match to the KC United Rangers 0-4. The girls bounced back Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 shut out of the tough NOKC 98 Red and a Sunday morning semi-final victory over KC Magic 97/98. EFC would get a much anticipated rematch with the Rangers in the finals late Sunday afternoon. The 98s came out strong from the first whistle and never looked back, beating the talented KC, Kansas team 2-0 in the final.
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Extreme 98 ends their first season of competitive soccer as the GCSA U11 Girls League A Runner Up with a record of 7 wins, 1 tie and 2 losses. The girls look forward to representing the eastern part of the state in OSA's Oklahoma Premier League for spring 2009. Congratulations to EFC 98 on an awesome competitive debut.
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2008 CARRERA 4 GIRLS CHAMPION
The 98s follow their runner up honors at Beat the Heat with a championship at the Carrera 4 Girls Midwest Invitational in Columbia, Missiouri over Labor Day. The girls defeated teams from Columbia, Jefferson City and St. Louis for the title. ______________________________________________________________
2008 BEAT THE HEAT GOLD RUNNER UP
It may have not been exactly the color medal they wanted, but it wasn't a bad way to kick off their first competitive season together! Without as much as a single scrimmage under their belts since forming in June, the 98 girls took the field together for the first time at Edmond's annual Beat the Heat pre-season tournament on August 16 & 17. With coach, Dave Yates at the helm, the girls fought through several obstacles to make their way to the Sunday finals. The girls would drop the match 2-0 on a PK , a somewhat questionable goal and numerous EFC drives to the goal that just couldn't find the back of the net. Congrats to the 98s and their successful debut for EFC!
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98s END ACADEMY CAREER AS CHAMPS!
The EFA 98 Black squad ended their 2-1/2 year academy career as champions by winning the Tulsa Challenge Cup hosted by the Oklahoma Development League. With an opening 2-1 loss to Thunder 98 Black, the 98s quickly rebounded by posting wins over Hurricane 98 Black 4-1, Blitz 98 Navy 4-1 and 4-0 victory rematch with Thunder 98 Black in the final. After playing boys all season long, it was nice to see how the girls matched up with some of the top '98 girls teams in ODL. Congratuations to 98 Black!
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98 BLUE MAKES SEMIS APPEARANCE
At their 2nd tournament, EFA 98 Blue took their game up a notch and make it to the semi-finals of the 2008 NWA Spring Invitational in Bentonville, Arkansas on April 5 & 6.
The girls started off the weekend with back to back wins. The first, a 6-0 win over Ft. Smith Express 98 where 6 different players scored. The second, a 5-1 win over Norman Fury's 98 A team with EFA putting in Fury's only goal with a deflection. Blue would drop its 3rd pool game 3-2 in a tough fight against the Harrison Angels (eventual tournament finalist) with the match being decided in the very last minutes of the match. Despite the loss, the 98s clinched the Wild Card spot on goal differential and made it into the semis against eventual tournament champion NOKC 98 Red. Blue allowed NOKC to go on top 3-0 during the first half of play, but fought back hard during the 2nd half by out attacking NOKC and holding them scoreless. The 98s had more than one opportunity to close the gap, but were just unable to put it in the back of the net.
Congrats to EFA 98 Blue on an awesome tournament!
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98s ADD ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP
The EFA 98 Girls added another championship to their resume when 98 Black brought home the 1st place title from TSC's Sam Shannon Cup & Showcase on November 17 & 18. Once again the 98s allowed only 1 goal all tournament while scoring 27 of their own to sweep the U10 Girls division.
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98 BLACK BRINGS HOME CLOROX CUP!
Scoring 33 goals and only allowing 1 to be scored against them, the EFA 98 Girls Black squad swept the 2007 Clorox Cup U10 Girls Division in Bentonville, Arkansas on Sept. 15 & 16.
The girls cinched their bracket with an 11-1 victory over NWAL, a 8-0 win over Tulsa's Thunder Red and a 10-0 victory over Springfield Soccer Club. Winning their bracket placed EFA in Sunday's championship match against the quick and aggressive Ingram Comets FC 98. In a fast and physical match, EFA would go on top first and not look back holding Arkansas scoreless in a 4-0 victory. Keeper, Hannah Warner was awarded the MVP trophy of the match for EFA.
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EFA 98 BLACK TRAVELS TO ARKANSAS
The 98 Girls Black Squad traveled to Ft. Smith, Arkansas for the Ft. Smith Express Spring Kick Off Classic on March 10. Playing up in the U10 Academy division, the 98s faced off against '97s and played tough. They started off the weekend with a 1-0 victory over tournament favorite NWA Lightning 97, followed by a disappointing 2-1 loss to the Arkansas Comets who EFA had previously defeated twice in friendly matches. The weekend ended with the 98s domination of WSA 97 and a win. An NWA Lightning win over the Comets would have assured EFA a place in the finals, but the two Arkansas teams' match ended in a 1-1 tie allowing the Comets to advance.
Coach Doug considered the girls' first out of town tournament a great learning experience, stating that he was proud of their play, but identifited several areas they need to start working on.
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98 ACADEMY 26 MEMBERS STRONG!
Coach Doug has his hands full! Exploding to 26 members over the winter, the EFA 98 Girls will now field 2 full teams for the upcoming Spring 2007 session of ODL. EFA 98's Blue Squad and Black Squad are back and ready for action on March 4th! With lots of new faces and talent, Extreme is going to be an exciting place to be this spring!
Blue Squad, Black Squad - One Team, EFA 98 Girls!
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98 GIRLS CLOSE INDOOR SEASON
The 98 Girls put another successful indoor season in the books with each team posting a win to finish out the final weekend of the season. After a shaky start, the Chelsea Girls finished 2nd in the U9 Girls Competitive league with a record of 6-2-0 and a Goal Differential of 31. The Lady Rovers completed an awesome season in 3rd place playing up in the U10 Girls Recreational division with a record of 5-3-1 and a Goal Differential of 14. With several players new to indoor, the Rovers played tough every weekend against girls that were usually older and twice their size. Despite the difference 2 of their losses were only by 1 goal and a 3rd and final loss by only a margin of 2.
The girls now enjoy a much deserved 3 week break before resuming training full time in preparation for the EFC/EFA Friendlies vs the Arkansas Comets on February 17.
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98 GIRLS FIRST SEASON A SUCCESS!
The 98 Girls finished up their first season of ODL on high notes, despite losses.
The Black team opened with HFC 97 Liverpool in a match where EFC dominated everything but the scoreboard. The 98 offense pounded the HFC goalie with countless near misses, but couldn't buy a goal, while the 98 defense held the older HFC team to only 3 shots the entire game. The only goal of the match was an own goal that bounced off of an EFA defender trying to clear the ball. The match ended 1-0.
The Blue team followed up with a very intense match vs the BUSA 98 Boys White team. The EFA 98 midfield stayed busy feeding the ball up while the 98 defense fought hard to keep the BUSA forwards out of the goal. In the end the girls would lose 4-0 to the boys, but Doug was very proud of their effort and of several that really stepped up their game this week!
The day ended with a rematch of the 98 Black team vs. TSC 97 Boys Red. Coach Doug said that even though they came up on the short end of the score, the 98 Black team played 2 of their very best matches of the season today. The 98s moved the ball very well against the high pressure defense of the TSC 97s, while the EFA defense and goalie had outstanding performances holding the strong TSC offensive attack to 2 goals.
Congratulations to the EFA 98 Girls on an outstanding debut in the Oklahoma Development League!
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98s PLAY IN FRIENDLIES AT TUSC
EFA 98 was invited to play in friendlies at Tulsa United on Sept. 10. The girls faced off against various area teams in (4) 20 minute mini matches throughout the day. Their first match was a 0-0 tie vs. Attack 98 followed by a loss to BUSA 98 Boys, a 1-1 tie vs. TSC 97 Girls White and capped off with a 3-2 win against the BUSA 98 Girls.
The 98s have formed 2 teams to participate in the Oklahoma Development League this fall. Their season kicks off Sunday,
Sept. 17 at Tulsa United.
Good luck to EFA 98 Black and EFA 98 Blue!
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98 GIRLS DO BATTLE WITH COMETS
The 98s traveled to Springdale, Arkansas with 11 other EFC teams
on August 26 for Friendly Matches with the Arkansas Comets. The girls defeated a mixed 97/98 CSA team 3-1 and followed with a hard fought 5-4 win over the CSA 97/98 Travel Team 1.
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98s GET READY FOR FRIENDLIES IN ARKANSAS
The 98s took part in their 1st pre-season warm up August 19 by hosting Basira 98 at the Owasso Sports Complex. Trying to squeeze 17 players in to one 8 v 8 game left Coach Doug with a headache, but also a 2-1 win.
Despite the high temps, Doug was pleased with the girls' first outing saying "We played well at times, but had so many players that we never got to stay on the field very long and get any kind of rhythm going together. "
The girls welcome several new members and look forward to traveling to Rogers, AR for Friendly matches against the Arkansas Comets on August 26th.
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THREE '98 TEAMS REPRESENT EFA AT QUICKFOOT
The 98 Girls formed 3 teams to participate in the Owasso Soccer Club's 2006 Quickfoot Regional Qualifier July 1 & 2. With names like Strawberry, Grape and Orange, coach Doug formed 2 teams to play in the U8 Girls Division and 1 team to play in the U9 Division. Win or lose, all 3 teams played some really good soccer over the weekend and had lots of fun!
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EFA 98 GIRLS - KICK IT!
Two EFA 98 Girls teams participated in the June 3 & 4 Kick It 3v3 tournament at the Union Soccer Club. With only 2 players out of 10 with prior 3v3 experience, no one was quite sure what to expect. But once again, the 98 Girls proved successful relying on their skills, teamwork and giving 100% despite inexperience, multiple games and high temperatures.
Thankfully placed in separate brackets, the EFA teams lucked out by not having to play against each other. EFA 98 Black played tough in their bracket knocking off teams from Basira and Edmond Soccer Club with a record of 3-3. EFA 98 Blue played equally tough shutting out an ESC team 5-0 while tying another ending with a record of 3-1-1.
Doug was very pleased with how the girls played all weekend and considered their first 3v3 experience a huge success!
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April 14 - EFA 98 Girls are named the Fuddruckers team of the week.
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FIRST TRY AT 8 v 8
The 98 Girls gave the 8 v 8 format a try at the WSA Lil Alliance Cup April 1 & 2. This was the girls' first official attempt at the larger format on the U12 size field. The 98s knew they would be one of the least experienced teams in the tourney due to the fact that many of the other particpants already play 8 v 8 in the Oklahoma Development League. Depsite their inexperience, the girls played hard and learned a lot over the weekend. They posted a 7-0 win over WSA Lil Aliiance before falling to the more experienced Attack 98 4-0 and Basira 4-2.
Coach Doug Mitchell was very proud of the girls' efforts as they battled through injuries, the learning curve and no subs to grow together as a team.
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SOCCERCITY WINTER II CHAMPIONS!
The '98 Girls cinched the U8 Girls Competitive Division Championship on Saturday, March 18 with a 10-3 victory over Hurricane Academy 98.
The girls won their division with a record of 7-1-0 with 21 points,
60 Goals for and 20 Goals against for a final commanding GD of 40! The Runner Up in the division, ADP 98 Navy followed with a GD of 8.
Congratulations to the 98 Girls and best wishes for continued success in the upcoming WSA Lil Alliance Cup. EFA is expecting great things from the 98s!
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WOW! WHAT A WEEKEND!
The '98 Girls had a busy weekend February 25 & 26th. After a 10-2 indoor win vs. Ahmewah '99, the girls traveled to Sand Springs on Sunday for the WSA Lil Alliance Friendlies. The girls faced off against the LASA '98 Girls with a 12-0 win and then moved on to a much anticipated rematch with the LASA '98 Boys. After losing
5-1 to the boys in October, the girls turned it on spreading the field, driving it down the sidelines and making several beautiful crosses
resulting in a 4-1 win!
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ACADEMY TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN CHALLENGER
CUP
The 97 & 98 Girls Academy teams competed in the MTsc Challenger
Cup series Turkey Showdown on November 26th at the Metro Tulsa Soccer Club
(MTsc).
The 98 Girls posted wins against MTsc 98 Red, MTsc 98 White and Dyanmite 99. The girls played hard, but were just edged out of 1st place by a tie-breaking goal in the final minute of the game with the MTsc 98 Boys making the final score 3 -2. The girls outscored their opponents by a whopping 51 goals to 6. Coaches Doug Mitchell (EFC 94 Boys) and Sherrie Pankake were thrilled with the girl's 2nd place finish in their first tournament appearance together and look forward to forming more tournament teams to participate in upcoming Spring & Summer events.
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98 ACADEMY FRIENDLIES WITH WSA
The 98 Girls and
Boys eXtreme Futball Academy teams hosted their first friendly scrimmages
with the Westside Alliance Lil Alliance teams on Sunday, October 30th. Both
teams played eXtremely well in the 6 v 6 format. The 98 Girls won their match
against the WSA 98 Girls, but lost their match to the WSA 97/98 boys. All in all, it was a great day with
beautiful weather and lots of fun soccer competition!
TEAM INFO
DAVE YATES
Coach
extremefcdoc@hotmail.com
688-1565
SHEILA MITCHELL
Manager
dmitchfam@cox.net
376-2268
HOTLINE
493-3636 #8
Always check the
hotline 1 hour prior
to all training
sessions & games
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