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Last Updated: Thursday, April 27

BGU U15 Boys Travel to Europe

On April 13th, the Blue-Gray United U15 Boys team, coached by Paul Marco, met with Gov. Underwood before beginning their European tour. Gov. Underwood declared them Ambassodors of the State of West Virgina. The U15s then left on April 15th for a 10-day trip in Italy and France. Their first few days were spent in Milan, Italy where the team immediately was introduced to European football fever when they attended the InterMilan and Juventus game. After three days in Milan, which included a "friendly" match with an Italian club team, they traveled on to Paris. Besides playing three friendlies with Parisian club teams, they took time off from soccer to see the sights. On Friday, April 28th, the U15s traveled to Le Portel, France, where they competed in the Tournoi International Du Portel. The tournament hosted teams from France, England, Wales,  Belgium and, of course, the USA. The U15s competed against Glamorgan Select from Wales, US Boulogne CO from France and the home town team, Le Portel. Following the tournament, they returned to Paris for their trip home.

Meanwhile, back in West Virginia, the Blue-Gray U16, U17, and U18 teams trained hard for the Adidas Cup in Charlotte, NC that was held over Easter Weekend. Having stepped up to a higher level of out of state competition, the U17s at the Ice Breaker Tournament and the U16s at the Jefferson Cup, our teams are finding they can compete at a more challenging level and look to continued improvement and success throughout the season.

Officers Elected

Board members elected for this year are:

Doug Reif - President        
Randy Light - Treasurer      
Tim Sheldon - Coaches' Liason
Wes Philips                  
Jan Palmer                   
Jack Frame                   
Jim Nolan                    

 '99 Season Recap

BGU U-15's
BGU U-15's and U-19's won the state Snickers Cup in '99!
Blue-Gray United followed its 1998 inaugural season with strong performances in 1999. The '99 Under 16 Boys team set the pace by brining home the Championship trophy from the Chesterfield tournament (Richmond, VA). The other teams took up the challenge bringing home a total of six Championship trophies including two Snickers Cup State Championships and seven finalist trophies including two from the WV Snickers Cup. Three of our teams advanced to the Snickers Cup Regional Competition in Providence, RI, last July. In the past two years Blue-Gray United has sent six teams to the Snickers Regional Competition - more than any other club in the state of West Virginia!! Not bad for a two year old club!
      Even when we weren't bringing home trophies, we were giving high level teams something to think about. At the Jefferson Cup (Richmond, VA) our U18 Boys team won all their games against top teams except one - to the eventual tournament champion. The U17 Boys team had a similar experience a few weeks later at the Johnson City Tournament, losing in a heated battle to Javonon-Juventus 2-1.
      The 1999 season also saw the first Blue-Gray United Women's team. They added to the trophy count with two finalist trophies, one at the East-West Shootout (Huntington, WV) and one in the WV Snickers Cup.
New Web Site Look
We have changed the way things look on the Blue-Gray United web site. Hopefully, it will be easier to navigate and to keep our information up to date. We welcome any and all suggestions. Please email us at info@bluegrayunited.freeservers.com if you have any ideas or we need to make a correction. Thanks for your support!

 
Survey Results
The results from '99 Season surveys are now posted for both Players' and Parents' surveys.

2000 Coaches

U15 Boys
Paul Marco
Men's Coach
West Virginia University

U16 Boys
Gavin Donaldson
Men's Coach
West Virginia Wesleyan

U17 Boys
Frank Kucinic
Men's Assistant Coach
West Virginia University

U18 Boys
Joe Dorini
Men's Assistant Coach
West Virginia Wesleyan

Contact Info

Blue-Gray United
PO Box 4064
Clarksburg, WV 26302

info@bluegrayunited.freeservers.com