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Mabior Yai Signs with Belhaven College
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (38 reads)

Mabior Yai, a member of the U18 Boys White team committed today to play soccer for Coach Steve DeCou at Belhaven College. Mabior, who is a native of Sudan attends Murrah High School and previously played with Central Jackson Soccer Organization. Prior to moving to Jackson, Yai lived in the Atlanta area and played with the Fugees in Clarkston, GA. You can read about the Fugees at www.fugeesfamily.org. The entire Fire organization congratulates Mabior on his success both on and off the field!

(Standing L-R): Gabriel Panchol, Guardian; Debra West, Program Director, Catholic Charities; Jacqueline Haynes, Program Director, Catholic Charities; Jaspreet Gill, English Teacher, Murrah High School; Sherita Moss, Foster Parent Recruiter; Vickie Hughes, Case Manager; and Coach Chad Hampton, Chicago Fire Juniors.

(Seating L-R): Coach Greg Powell, Murrah High School; Mabior Yai; and Coach Steve DeCou, Belhaven College

96 Girls Win Gold at MS Fire Spring Classic
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (41 reads)

The Mississippi Fire '96 Girls won the MS. Fire Spring Classic gold medal. The girls beat Gulf Coast United 3-1 Saturday morning with goals coming from Parris Ladner, Beth Coleman and Alixa Veal. Unfortunately, Katelyn Watson was taken down in the match and missed the remainder of the tournament. The next game against Baton Rouge SC was a physical game with each team scoring on a penalty kick. Parris opened up scoring with a 1-0 lead at the half and Beth scored on a PK. The game ended 2-2. On Sunday, the girls finished bracket play with a 4-1 victory over Mandeville Blue. Parris had 2 goals and Kennedy Rose added a goal. Mandeville then allowed an own goal in the second half. Lauren Marler, Beth and Alixa had assists in the game. In the finals, the girls faced CSC Rage Blue and were able to take home the victory with a 3-0 win. Goals were scored by Parris, Beth and Alixa with an assist for Alixa. The defense played solid and , keeper, Katie Pearson was able to get a clean sheet for the final. Katelyn was missed on the field and we wish her a speedy recovery and hope to get her back soon. Go Fire!

Austin Cole Signs to Play at Hinds Community College
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (27 reads)

Austin Cole, a member of the U18 Boys White team and a senior at Northwest Rankin High School has signed a soccer scholarship with Hinds Community College for the 2008-2009 school year. Cole is a four-year member of the NWR soccer team and was instrumental in the Cougars winning the 5A State Championship this past season. Congratulations to Austin Cole!

Seated (L to R): Laura Cole (sister), Julie Cole (mother), Austin Cole, Lynn Cole (father) and Spencer Cole (brother).Back row: Chris Gardner, NWR coach, Doug Williams, HCC coach, NWR, Cecil Hinds, NWR Asst. Coach

Trey Brown Signs to Play at Holmes Communtiy College
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (24 reads)

Mississippi Fire '90 Boys Red Trey Brown recently signed a letter-of-intent to play soccer for Matt Convertino at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland.
The 5’7”, 135lb defender from Brandon, MS…Prepped for Randy West at Brandon High School as well as Trey Woodham at the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi…Received Brandon High School’s Bulldog Award in 2008…Finished 14th in the Clarion Ledger’s final MHSAA polling….MHSAA 2008 All-district selection.

(Pictured from left to right. Back row; David Patterson, Matt Convertino, HCC coach,
Trey Woodham, Mississippi Fire Coach, & Randy West, BHS coach. Front Row; Sandra Patterson (mother), Samantha Brown (sister), Trey Brown, and father, Trey Brown.

Back to Back Tournament Wins for 96 Boys White
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (33 reads)

Mississippi Fire 96 Boys White have repeated last year's back to back victories of the MS FIRE Spring Classic and the Emerald Coast Cup in Destin, FL.

The FIRE Classic win saw the boys of 96 White go all the way through without giving up a single goal to their opponents. 96 White had a 6-0 win over Baton Rouge, a 0-0 tie with Mandeville White, , a 2-0 win over Mandeville Blue on Sunday, and finally, a definitive 4-0 victory over Clinton Futbol Club.

A 4-0 win over Emerald Coast United, and a 5-1 victory over Perdido Bay gave the boys an automatic bye to Sunday's championship game at the Emerald Coast in Destin. Their opponent in the final, Biloxi Express, came looking for revenge for their loss at Spring league games, but the FIRE burned them again with a stinging 4-1 win.

U18 Boys White Win 2008 MS Fire Spring Classic
Thursday, April 24, 2008 (35 reads)

The U18 Chicago Fire Juniors (white) of Mississippi went undefeated and won the 2008 Mississippi Fire Spring Classic to raise its spring record to 8-0. The Fire defeated the Chicago Fire (red) 1-0, Lakeview 1-0, Jackson Futbol Club 3-0 and Lafayette Arsenal 1-0.

(Front): Jake Benton, Garner Shivers

(Middle): Logan Jones, Drew Little, Justin Palmer, Griffin Fahling and Daniel Robbins.

(Standing): Coach Kenny White, Taylor Smith, Drew Gardner, Jabril Smith, Austin Cole, Chris Williams, Elliott Thornburg, Mabior Yai, Patrick Bierderman, Tucker Hood, Chris Porter and Coach Chad Hampton.

Missing: Blayze Kraft, Hunter Bower, Pat Coates. and Drew Colson

93 Girls Win at Red River Classic
Thursday, April 24, 2008 (27 reads)

Coach Trey Woodham has talked to his team , the ’93 girls all year about how important it is to win at state cup. But, if there was one other tournament that he wanted to win it was the Red River Classic held in his hometown of Shreveport. Well, the girls are working hard to bring home that state championship coming in as a finalist at the Mississippi Fire Spring Classic, but they also gave him a championship at the Red River Classic! After two wins on Saturday against Shreveport and East Texas Spirit, they tied against LYSA Sunday morning. They went on to play LYSA in the final game. It was a tough game again but in the 70th minute, guest player Anna Miles crossed a ball to Jewels Mahaney who scored! After four games - no goals were scored against these girls! Congratulations to the Coach Trey Woodham and ’93 Girls!

Bottom row, left to right: Anna Miles, Lexie Funderburk, Ashley Lindsay, Shelley Middleton, Maggie Daniels. Top left to right: Nicole McKissack, Madeline Brown, Taylor Mraz, Jordan Barlow, Sloan Bancroft, Sarah Beth Parks, Chelsea Duett, Jewels Mahaney, Coach Trey Woodham

96 Girls Blue Win the Emerald Coast Cup
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 (37 reads)

MS Fire U-12 Girls Blue had an fantastic weekend of soccer in Destin Florida. They started off strong with a win over Bayside SC 96 3-1, second game win over Bay United SC Sharks 1-0, third game (semi final game) win over Bayside SC 96 1-0, to put them in the finals. The Championship game was played against Briarwood SC Lady Ambassadors. Both teams fought really hard for the win and Fire came out with the 2-1 victory. All in all, the girls (who were nicknamed “The Iron Women Team” by other coaches and game officials at the tournament) played with heart and a “never give up” attitude! GO FIRE!!!

(L-R standing) Payton Colson, Julia Ramsey, Coach Allen Anderson, Stone Jacobs, Sydney Taylor, (L-R bottom) MacKenzie Dickerson, Emily McGowan, Kristen Lane, Sidney Phillips and Sarah Daniels.

97 Girls Blue Finalists at Gulf Coast Classic
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 (36 reads)

The ’97 Girls Blue, coached by Matt Cox played in the Gulf Coast Classic Cup on April 12-13. The girls were undefeated going into the finals by beating Mandeville 2-0; Gulf Coast United Silver 5-0 and defeating Gulf Coast United White in the semi-final by a score of 2-1. In the final, the girls lost in double overtime to JFC Blue 2-1. Coach Matt and all the parents are very proud of the ’97 Girls Blue. A special thanks goes out to manager Tammie Pace for all her hard work. Congratulations U11 Girls Blue!

Pictured are: First row Regan Emfinger, Alex Jwainat, Mary Elizabeth Pace, Abby Jordan, Alex Miles
Second row. Coach Matt Cox, Kelsey Ming, Molly Hunter, Bailey Harper, Carlee Leber, Kelsey Burks

'95 Boys are Finalists at Spring Classic 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008 (25 reads)

With wins over Lakeview Thunder (3-0), Golden Triangle (2-0), Vestavia Steamers (1-0), and Clinton (2-1), the Fire '95 Boys were finalists at the Fire Spring Classic 2008. The Fire lost 2-3 to JFC Green in the Finals. In a multi-state challenge event held at Freedom Ridge the following weekend, the Fire '95 boys posted wins over Hoover Phantoms (AL), Carrollton (LA), Lafreniere Gamblers (LA), and played to a draw with Kicks 95 Red (AL). From the Fire Classic through the multi-state challenge event, the Fire '95 played 11 games in 8 days with a record of 7-2-2.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Botton Row L-R: Morgan Roberson, Matthew Wagner, Zachary Tranum, Chase Williams, Shannon Clark
Middle L-R: Chance Bourdene, Rick Melson, Patrick Harper, Braydon Walker-Vaughn, Gillian Watson, Caleb Garrison
Back L-R: Austin Merrill, Dakota Tate, Tre'Vante' Taliaferro, Jarred Hollingshead, Nicholas Bracey. Not Pictured: COACH JOSH MONTGOMERY

'97 Boys Blue Win MS Fire Spring Classic
Monday, April 14, 2008 (42 reads)

MS Fire U11 Boys Blue had an exciting weekend of soccer starting with the first win over Baton Rouge BRSC U11 Boys Red 4-0 Shutout, second game with U11 Tupelo FC United ended in a tie 2-2, third game against JFC U11 Boys White was a 3-1 win for the Fire Blue which put them in the Finals. The Championship game was played against the Baton Rouge BRSC U11 Boys Black. It was a hard fought battle between both teams and in the end the MS Fire U11 Boys Blue won with a 1-0 shutout. Congratulations to the MS Fire U11 97 Boys Blue. MVP was Cash Heath (Goalie).

(L-R standing) John Porter Burke, Jordan Parron, Philip Gardner, Dylan Edwards, Carter Bounds, Zach Maulding; (L-R bottom) Jackson Mitchell, Cash Heath, Seth Summerlin, Windham Whatley, Julian Barajas, Trevor Doster (Coach: Alan Anderson)

Zach Kennedy Signs with Holmes Community College
Monday, April 14, 2008 (20 reads)

Zach Kennedy, Mississippi Fire '90 Boys Red recently signed a letter-of-intent to play soccer for Matt Convertino at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland.
Zach Kennedy, 6’0”, 145 midfielder from Flowood, MS….Prepped for Chris Garner at Northwest Ranking High School as well as Trey Woodham with the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi….Finished 1st in the Clarion Ledger’s final MHSAA
polling….2008 MHSAA 5A State Champion, 2007 MHSAA 5A Semi-Finalist…2008 Northwest Rankin High School Most Improved Player.

Pictured from left to right. Back row; Cecil Hinds, Chris Garner, Matt
Convertino, Charles Lee, Suzi Brock. Front row; Lisken Kennedy, Zach Kennedy, Mike Kennedy

Michael Skaggs Signs with Holmes Community College
Monday, April 14, 2008 (10 reads)

Michael Skaggs, Mississippi Fire '90 Boys Red recently signed a letter-of-intent to play soccer for Matt Convertino at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland.
Michael Skaggs, 5’8”, 145lb midfielder from Pearl, MS…Prepped for Coach Andy Kivlan at Pearl High School as well as Trey Woodham with the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi…Finished 6th in the Clarion Ledger’s final MHSAA polling…2008,
2007 MHSAA 4A State Champion.

Pictured from left to right. Back row; Andy Kivlan, Matt Convertino.
Front row; Tina Whittington, Michael Skaggs, Mark Skaggs.

Matt Hines Signs with Holmes Community College
Thursday, April 10, 2008 (38 reads)

Matt Hines, Mississippi Fire '90 Boys Red recently signed a letter-of-intent to play soccer for Matt Convertino at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland. Matt a 6’0", 170 lb goalkeeper from Kosciusko prepped for coach Wade Moore at Kosciusko High School. He led his team to 8 shutouts in his senior year and was named to the MHSAA 4A District 4 and was an all-district, second team selection.

Pictured here with Matt are his parents, Robert and Karen and Greg Cooper, Matt Convertino and Wade Moore, Kosciusko High School coach.

Will Jordan Signs with Holmes Communtiy College
Thursday, April 10, 2008 (34 reads)

Will Jordan, Mississippi Fire '90 Boys Red recently signed with Holmes Community College to play soccer. Will, a forward and mid-fielder also plays for Kosciusko High School.

Pictured here are Will with his parents Rochelle and Mark Jordan. Back row: Greg Cooper, KHS; Matt Convertino, Holmes CC coach and Wade Moore, KHS coach. For more information about Homes signees go to the Holmes web site at www. holmescc.edu.

Angie Smith ’90 Girls Signs with Belhaven
Friday, April 04, 2008 (28 reads)

Angie Smith recently signed to play with Belhaven College this fall. She is a member of the ’90 Girls team and also plays for Ridgeland High School.

Coach Corey Rose, Belhaven soccer coach; Coach Josh Avenmarg, RHS soccer coach; Coach Winship, RHS assistant soccer coach; Angie Smith and mom, Becky Smith.

18 Boys White Win in Florida
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (39 reads)

The 18B White team recently won the Bazooka College Showcase held in Pensacola and hosted by West Florida University. The team won all four of their games and scored 17 goals and only gave up one.

(L-R, standing) Coach Chad Hampton, Griffin Fahling, Chris Porter, Austin Cole, Chris Williams, Taylor Smith, Drew Little, Logan Jones, and Tucker Hood

(middle) Elliott Thornburg, Kyle Kimbrell, Justin Palmer, Blayze Kraft, and Daniel Robbins

(bottom) Garner Shivers, Jake Benton

(missing) Hunter Bower, Pat Biederman, Jabril Smith, Mabior Yai, Drew Colson and Pat Coates.

95 Girls Black Win Mississippi Fire Spring Classic
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 (48 reads)

The Mississippi Fire 95G Black are the U13 Gold Division Champions of the Mississippi Fire Spring Classic. After tying their first game against Clinton FC, the girls woke up with three straight wins against Mandeville Lakers, LaFreniere Sting, and GCUFC West Blue to claim the championship.

Pictured front row (L-R): Lauren Ashworth, McKenzie Adams, Chloe Bush, Darby Hughes, Rachel Ashworth, Kate Culbertson, Laura Quintero, Ruth Fowler, and Lindsey Barfield
back row (L_R) Christian Robertson, Jordan Colbert, Jocelyn Zhu, MariMac Collins, Tiffany Huddleston, Ross Black, Emily Breland, Hailey Brohaugh, and Brittany Mitchell.