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Important Updates Junior United Program 2023/2024!

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Soo United Brings Back Quite A Haul From Grand Rapids

Over 250 players, coaches and managers, as well as their families, travelled to Grand Rapids Michigan over the Aug 18-20 weekend to compete in The Grand Rapids Cup and represented our program and our city like only Saultites can.

Our Junior United program captured 5 titles and a Gold Division Finalist honour.

Congrats to all of the winners and to all of the participants who played their hearts out in the 30+ degree heat.

Grand Rapids Jr United Gold Medal Winners

2015 Jr United Boys Thunder (undefeated) - Coach - Eugene Pagliaro
2014 Jr United Girls Tornadoes (undefeated) - Coach Paolo Demarco (only female team to win age group)
2014 Jr United Boys Thunder (undefeated) - Coach Chris Siegman
2012 Jr United Boys Thunder and Lightning - Co-Gold Medal Recipients - Coaches Steve Mazzuca and Brad Slagel (this is the 2nd tournament in a row this group had both entered teams make the tournament finals)
2011 Jr United Boys Thunder - Coach Jeff Diluzio

Grand Rapids Jr United Finalists
2014 Jr United Boys Lightning - Gold Division Finalist - Coach Dave Culina

Notable mentions:
2011 Jr United Girls went undefeated in round robin play - did not progress to final due to tie breaking rules - Coach Marcel Giordano

2015 Jr United Girls went 2-1 in round robin in their first ever tournament defeating one of the teams that advanced to the finals - Coach Jessica Boniferro

While the season is almost over, stay tuned for banquet and Jr United registration announcements coming soon.

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2023/2024 Junior United Coaches Announced

SYSC Development Program Committee are pleased to announce the 2023/2024 Junior United Coaches! Assistant coaches and managers will be selected by the head coach for each age group.

U8(2016) Girls - Mario Palumbo

U8(2016) Boys - to be announced

U9(2015) Girls - Jessica Boniferro

U9(2015) Boys - Eugene Pagliaro

U10(2014) Girls - Paolo Demarco

U10(2014) Boys - Ross Romano

U11(2013) Girls - Don Muto

U11(2013) Boys - Ross Romano

U12(2012) Girls - AP Baillargeon-Smith

U12(2012) Boys - Steve Mazzuca