Wisconsin Rapids Kickers

Congrats to the U11 fall team as they finished the season undefeated by finsihing a hard fought first at the MYSC Rush Tournament in Madison. The boys defeated Prairie FC (Iowa), Verona, Illinois Fusion, and SC Waukesha in the Championship.

The U11 Boys took first by beating the Appleton Strikers and Brookfield Select and then tying The Appleton Dynamite.

The U11 team went 4-0 in Newberlin to take home the Championship.

Pictured: L-R Oliver Hayes, Willie Francis, Austin Plante, Harrison Sullivan, Dylan LIsitza, Andrew Sparks. 2nd row - Coach Sullivan, Jared Winters, Cobe Acker, A.J. Metcalf, Cale Benitz, Dennis Matott, Spencer Sparks, Coach Lisitza

The Rapids Kickers U15G took second place at the Sentry Soccer Classic Tournament held on June 24-26, 2011.  The team went 1-1-1 on the weekend losing their first game to eventual champions KASA Net Rippers, won the second game versus Green Bay Lightning and tied their third game versus Howard Hurricanes earning enough match points thru  the weekend to take home second place. 

Team Members in the photo are as follows:

First Row (l to r): Hannah Kiiskila, Hannah Wendels

Second Row (l to r): Sadie Zurfluh, Amber Anderson, Bridget Midthun, Libby Derks, Nicole Timm, Rhea Kohl, Crystal Yustus

Third Row (l to r): Coach Ahmad Musallam, Katelyn Becker, Jenny Nicolaus, Aislinn Bauer, Carley Anunson, Katelyn Willoughby, Lindsay Aittama, Coach Jim Wendels 

Rapids Kickers U12G - 1st Place @ Eau Claire United Invitational Soccer Tournament
 

The Rapids Kickers U12G took home the championship trophy from the Eau Claire United Invitational Tournament held on June 17-19, 2011.  The team went 4-0 on the weekend defeating teams from western Wisconsin and Minnesota.  They defeated the Coulee Region United Soccer Association U12G team in the championship match by a score of 2-0.

Team Members in the photo as follows:

First Row (l to r): McKenna Black, Mariah Mathews, Bridget Matott, Casey Jennings, Clea Christensen, Olivia Schuerman

Second Row (l to r): Coach Jim Wendels, Gracie Wendels, Katy Schooley, Mya Hoernke, Kaitlyn Scheunemann, Laura Koch, Chani Pulchinski, Kaitlyn Hess, Coach Rick Hess

The Wisconsin Rapids Kickers U15B team took 2nd place at the 2011 WR Invitational, falling to the KASA Explosion in the championship game 0-3.  2011 team members are (back row) Steve Dykstra, Joe Benbow, Kyle Roenius, Brad Savage, Keegan Crowley and Massi Thames (middle row) coach Mike Fickey, Matt Brown, Dave Fickey, Craig Freeh and Bobby Watt (front row) Rey Barcenas, Brian Davis, Garth Schanock and Anthony Thames.  Not pictured are Camilo Mesa and coach Derek Crowley. 

The U12G took second place recently at the 2011 Neenah Flatgrass.  They went 3-0-1 in round robin play defeating teams from Waunakee, Appleton and Neenah.  They were tied for first place but lost out on the championship by a goal differential tie breaker.

The Rapids Kickers U12 Girls recently competed and took first place earning Gold Medals at the 2011 Badger State Games.  The event was held at the Oshkosh YMCA facility on Sunday-January 30th.  The U 12 Girls defeated teams from MC United, Neenah, Menasha and Winneconne.

Team Members included Gracie Wendels, Katelyn Hess, Katelyn Schuenemann, Chani Pulchinski, Mya Hoernke, McKenna Black, Bridget Matott, Mariah Mathews and Olivia Schuermann.  The team is coached by Jim Wendels and Rick Hess.

On Saturday of the all girls tournament held in Stevens Point the rapids U17 girls defeated KASA 1-0 and Water Cities 2-0.  In the Semi Final they defeated Howard Hurricanes 7-0 and defeated FC Central Select U19 2-0 to take home the championship! 

The Rapids Kickers U11 Girls recently took 1st place at the ASC Summer Shootout held in Appleton Wisconsin.  The team went 5-0 with only two goals allowed the entire weekend.  They won the championship game by a score of 4-1 against an Appleton team.

July 11, 2010-The U12 Rapids Kickers Girls team took 2^nd place at the 2010 Appleton Summer Shootout Soccer Tournament.  In preliminary games, the Kickers defeated Appleton Independence (2-0) and tied the Appleton Tigers (1-1). The Kickers again defeated Appleton Independence (1-0) to get into the semifinals.  In the semifinal game, the Kickers defeated Marathon county United (1-0) to get into the finals.  The Kickers lost (3-0) to Marquette Michigan in the finals.

The Rapids Kickers U14 Girls recently took 2nd place at the ASC Summer Shootout held in Appleton Wisconsin this past weekend.  The only goal allowed by the team was during the Championship game, which ended in a 1-1 tie.  They lost the final match which was decided by a penalty kick shootout, losing to a team from Marquette Michigan.

It took a shootout in the championship game but the Rapids U17 Girls brought home the Border Battle title.

June 27, 2010-The U12 Rapids Kickers Girls team took 2^nd place at the 2010 Stevens Point Soccer Tournament.  The Kickers defeated Rhinelander (4-1), Waunakee Wild (3-0), and De Pere Select (3-0) on their way to the title game.  The Kickers lost (4-0) to the Waunakee Storm in the finals.

The Rapids U13 Girls placed second in the Stevens Point Soccer Classic.  The Girls defeated Waunakee 4-3, lost to FC Magic Wave 97 2-3, and beat DePere Select 5-0 in group play.  The Girls contiued on to defeat ASC Synergy 1-1 (2-0) in a shootout and then lost to Waunakee 1-3 in the champsionship game.

The U14 Coed team beat New London 11-1, Rhinelander 6-1, and Neenah Inferno 2-1 to earn a spot in the championship game.  In the Championship game they beat ASC Power 3-1.

The Rapids U14 Girls team defeated the KASA Rebels, Waupaca Kickers, and Green Bay Lightning in group play.  In the Semi-Finals the team needed to win by means of a shoot out against Electric City Power.  FC Central Select gave the Rapids U14 Girls their only defeat in the tournament during the championship game

The Wisconsin Rapids Kickers U11G Team recently took first place in the Wisconsin Rapids Eastbay Soccer Invitational Tournament, held on June 11-13th. The team went 3-0-1 on the weekend beating Sun Prairie in the championship match by a score of 2-0. 

The Rapids U13 Girls placed second in the Wisconsin Rapids tournament.  The girls played up in a U14 bracket and defeated Price County Soccer 5-0 and Rhinelander/KASA 3-1 in group play and tied the Wisconsin Rapids U14 Girls 0-0.  The U13 Girls lost in the champsionship game to the WR U14 Girls 1-1 (1-2) in a shootout.

The Wisconsin Rapids Kickers U14G Team recently took first place in the  Wisconsin Rapids Eastbay Soccer Invitational Tournament , held June 11 - 13th. The team  won the championship match  that was decided by a penalty kick shootout. 

The Rapids U17 Girls went undefeated to win the Rapids Invitational

The Rapids Kickers U14G team went 4-0  t o take first place at the Reddan Thunder Invitational Tournament in Verona, WI.  They had zero goals allowed for the weekend and won in the championship match by a score of 1-0.

The Rapids Kickers U11G team took second place at the Reddan Thunder Invitational Tournament in Verona, WI.  They lost 4-1 in the final match against Whitefish Bay and had an overall record of 2-1 in bracket play defeating teams from the Milwaukee metro and Madison areas.

May 2, 2010-The U12 Rapids Kickers Girls won the 2010 Tomah Tournament.  The Kickers defeated CRUSA #2 (4-0), Tomah (6-0), and Mauston (3-0) on their way to the title game.  The Kickers defeated CRUSA #1 (1-0) in the finals.

January 24, 2010-The U12 Rapids Kickers Girls team took 2^nd place at the 2010 Concordia University Indoor 6V6 Soccer Tournament.  The Kickers defeated the Germantown Tidal Wave and Kenosha United on their way to the title game.  The Kickers lost to the Germantown Storm in the finals.