June 24, 2008 Welcome to all new and returning Lexington FC players for fall 2008 and spring 2009!  If anyone still needs to order a complete uniform kit, please contact the LFC office at 219-1493 as soon as possible. Orders need to be placed before the end of June to ensure timely delivery. Have a safe and enjoyable summer.

June 2, 2008  Lexington FC is proud to announce 5 more Kentucky State Championship teams! Our Under 15 Premier Girls, coached by Kris Zander and Under 15 Premier Boys team, coached by Brandon Bowman, won the Kentucky State Open Cup in Bowling Green over the weekend. They will represent Kentucky in the Region 2 championships in Rockford, Illinois June 20-25. The Under 12 Premier Girls, coached by Jim Tussey; the Under 11 Premier Boys, coached by Brian Duggan; and the Under 12 Premier Boys, coached by Mike Donnelly, won the Eurosport Kentucky Championships, also in Bowling Green. Our Under 13 and 14 Premier Girls teams were finalists in the Kentucky State Open Cup. Congratulations to all players, coaches, and fans of these teams on a job well done!

May 28, 2008  Congratulations to all Lexington FC teams advancing to the semi final round of the Kentucky State Open Cup championships in Bowling Green May 31 - June 1. The Lexington FC Premier Girls U-13, U-14, U-15, and U-16 and the Lexington FC Premier Boys U-14, U-15, and U-16 won their respective groups last weekend at Masterson Station and will play for a chance to represent our state at the Region 2 championships held in Rockford, Illinois next month. Good Luck to all teams!

May 20, 2008 Congratulations to our newest State Champions! The Lexington FC Under 10 Girls Premier coached by Julio Serrano and the Lexington FC Under 10 Boys Premier coached by Richie Walsh won their respective age groups in the Kentucky Eurosport Challenge Cup at Horse Fork Creek Park in Owensboro last weekend. The Lexington FC Under 9 Girls Premier team, coached by Maggie Ray, was a state finalist. The Lexington FC Under 9 Boys Premier, coached by Graham Rowles, was a state semifinalist. The Lexington FC Premier Girls and Boys Under 11 and 12 teams all advanced to the semifinal round that will be played in Bowling Green on May 31-June 1. Congratulations to all of these fine young LFC players and their coaches and parents. We are proud of you!

May 5, 2008  The U9 PREMIER TEAM participated in the 4th Annual Club X Tornado Memorial Soccer Tournament in Xenia, OH April 19th and 20th 2008.  There was 160 Teams playing in 28 different divisions. The 99LFC Premier played in the U9 Gold Division with Ohio teams from Beavercreek, Vandalia, and Cincinnati. The weekend was a great success because the players came together as a "team" playing for each other, scoring 21 goals and allowing only seven in four games during the tournament.  In Sunday's championship game, the 99LFC Premier team played Cincinnati West Soccer Club Panther Pride, winning 4-1 in a match that was judged by most spectators to be very well played by both teams. Graham Rowles and Jonathon Delap's 99LFC Premier team enjoyed its first tournament win and the "required ice cream" that the coaches mandated on the trip home. Photo

April 21, 2008  The LFC 98 Boys Premier team had a great weekend at the Northern Ohio Cup in Lodi, OH this weekend... The boys went 3-0-0 in their bracket and
made it to the semi-finals,where they ended with a 3 to 2 loss that could have gone either way. Coach Richie Walsh was very pleased with the tenacity of his U10 boys. Congratulations!

April 21, 2008  Our LFC U11 Girls classic-white team won the Music City Invitational- Silver Division on April 19, 2008 in Nashville TN.   The goalies for the team (Olivia Meck and Madison Combs) posted four shut outs.  The team is coached by Sarah Thornton with Erin Hurst assisting. Photo

April 21, 2008 Its been a great start to the season for the U10 Girls Classic Red.  Coached by Monique Schreiner and Jonathan Stiles, the girls were finalist in the rain shortened Kick in the Bluegrass.  The girls were also finalist in the MASC tournament in Fairfield, Ohio where they lost in PK's for the championship.  Classic Red outscored their opponents 17-9 in four very exciting games.  Way to go girls!  Photo

April 19, 2008 The LFC 97 Premier Boys were the U11 Champions in the Blues City Blowout in Memphis, TN.  In winning the Gold Division, LFC shut out all competitors including Tennessee Rush (5-0); the host team Lobos (0-3) and Little Rock FC (0-5).   This was the team’s first tournament outing and first win under the leadership of new head coach Brian Duggan and assistant coach Kevin Lippert.  Photo

March 25, 2008 LFC U-15 Boy's Premier player BJ Hall recently returned from a nine day tour of Barcelona, Spain with the 1993 Region II Olympic Development Team.  He participated in five matches as a defensive center back against FC Barcelona, Espanyol, Europa, Cornella and 1992Region IV ODP.    In addition to playing outstanding teams, he also attended a Liga Match at Camp Nou between FC Barcelona and Levante UD.   The team took time out from their busy training schedule to take in the sights of Barcelona and Girona. The tour can be followed by accessing http://www.region2.com/odpboysnews.html.
BJ is a member of the U-15 Boys Premier Team coached by Brandon Bowman.  He has been selected for the Region II holdover camp for the last two years.  He also played with the Region II ODP Team in the Disney Junior Soccer Showcase over Thanksgiving in Orlando, Florida.  BJ is a freshman at Lexington Catholic High School and is the son of Rob and Christie Volpenhein.  When asked about his thoughts on his experience, BJ claimed “It was an 11 out of 10!  The game against FC Barcelona was an amazing match.  Even though we lost 2-1, I learned so much.  They possessed the ball for 10 minutes at a time without allowing us to get a touch.  Their speed of play is so fast, you have to be mentally and physically sharp to stay on top of the game.  One of my favorite events of the trip was the attending the professional match.  I wish Americans had that much excitement for the game.”   Photo In the pictures, BJ is in the knee brace on the front row

March 18, 2008  The U9 Girls Classic team was the winner of the Kick In the Bluegrass tournament in Versailles on 3-16.  The girls played their first game and won with a shut out, 6-0.  Due to the rain and field conditions the second game was settled only by PK's with the girls coming out the winners with a 4-3 victory.  The final game was against MUSA Flyers and ended in a 2-2 tie.  After no one scored in the Golden Goal overtime, the team again went into PK's to determine the winner.  The girls landed the champions with a 3-2 victory.  Congratulations to the girls and their coaches, Lowell and Pauline Siders!  (Picture).

March 17, 2008  The LFC 98 Boys Premier team took home the gold at the Kick in the
Bluegrass tournament the weekend of March 15. Coach Richie Walsh and the boys had three convincing wins against some good competition on a very rainy and messy weekend in the Bluegrass.

March 13, 2008  Reserve the date! The Lexington FC Annual General Meeting will be held at Kentucky Indoor Soccer and Sports on Monday, March 24 at 8 PM. Click here: http://www.lexingtonfc.org/pdf/AgendaAGM2008.pdf

March 5, 2008  LFC U-18 Girls Premier player Kristen Cattoi and LFC U-17 Boys Classic coach Matt Vogel were honored at this year's NSCAA convention in Baltimore. Kristen was honored as a 2007 High School Girls Scholar All American and Matt was recognized as a 2007 NSCAA Division III All American defender for Transylvania University. Both received their awards at the All America luncheon from US team members Claudio Reyna and Christine Lilly.

January 10, 2008  Congratulations to the following former LFC players who were recently named to the NSCAA and D3 Kicks. com Great Lakes regional teams.  NSCAA first team: Matt Vogel (LFC 84), NSCAA second team: Trey Kramer (LFC 88), Stu Hampson (LFC 89) NSCAA third team: Ryan Wood (LFC 88). D3 Kicks .com first team: Trey Kramer (LFC 88), Matt Vogel (LFC 84), D3 Kicks.com second team: Ryan Wood (LFC 88), D3 Kicks.com third team: Stu Hampson (LFC 89). These former LFC stars led Transylvania to its best showing ever in NCAA tournament play (sweet sixteen) and led Transy to their fourth straight Heartland Athletic Conference title. The NSCAA is the national soccer coaches association organization. D3 Kicks.com selections are made by sports information directors at colleges across the country.

December 29, 2007  Congratulations to LFC U-18 Premier player Kristen Cattoi. She has been named to the 2007 High School Girls Scholar All America team by the NSCAA. Kristen is one of only 35 girls nationwide to receive this honor for excellence not only on the soccer field but in the classroom. Bravo!

December 18, 2007  Matt Vogel (LFC 84) has been named as a NSCAA Division III All American. A senior defender for Transylvania University, Vogel led the defense for a strong Transy team that advanced all the way to the NCAA sweet sixteen tournament and finished third in the nation in goals against average. Vogel was also named co player of the year in the HCAC conference and first team All Great Lakes region for his efforts. Vogel is the head coach of the LFC U-17 Boys Classic team. Photo

November 8, 2007  Congratulations to LFC U-13 Girls Premier team for winning the
prestigious Metro United Girls Fall Classic on November 4.  Eight teams
ranked in the top 50 in the National Soccer Rankings were entered in the
St. Louis-area tournament.  The Metro, a Premier Elite event, is rated
as a top 10 tournament nationally and #1 in the Midwest.  After dropping
its first game on Saturday morning, LFC fell behind 3-0 to Tony Glavin
Green in the afternoon session, but rallied for a 5-4 win.  LFC then
advanced to the semifinals by knocking off Oklahoma power Tulsa SC 1-0.
Facing Illinois State finalist Sockers FC Chicago, LFC advanced to the
finals with a hard-fought 2-1 win.   Kerry Cook's team took the title
with a 2-0 victory over Midrivers Blue Strikers (Mo.).  Click here for
team photo.

November 6, 2007  Congratulations to Steve Fugmann, coach of our LFC Under 10 Girls Classic White team. Steve, who coaches the boy's team at Lafayette High School, has been named Large School Coach of the Year by his peers in the Kentucky High School Soccer Coach's Association for his accomplishments this fall

November 2, 2007  Congratulations to the follwing LFC players who have been named to Kentucky High School All State Teams for fall 2007: First Team: Katrina Ott, Stephanie Patterson, Kaylyn Pratt, Chassity Webb. Second Team: Morgan Binder, Liz Borgese, Kristin Cattoi, Arin Gilliland, Lauren Paynter, Sydney Sisler. Third Team: Adrienne Biles, Katie Blevins, Maddie Boone, Kayla Price, Lindsay Williams.