Let’s hope the weather at Churchill Downs is better this Saturday than it was for those who played at the sixth annual Derby Cup tournament at the weekend.
The rains and tornado alerts may have slowed down the competition’s gallop, but they didn’t stop the Thoroughbreds SC/Oldham County YSA hosted event reaching the finishing line.
All Saturday afternoon games were halted during play and forced to be concluded early, while the later evening matchups were decided from the mark in shootout format.
Over 180 teams from the Midwest region competed in the select soccer tournament, and among them was a large representation from southern Indiana’s Net-Surfers, which had six teams participating over the three days.
And the weather certainly didn’t stop Net-Surfers U12s, who won the White Division by beating the aptly named Cincinnati Thunder 1-0 in the final.
To make it there, the southern Indiana girls beat ESC United 5-2, tied 0-0 with Thoroughbreds, thumped AC United 7-0, and then took care of KASC United 4-2 in the final.
Net Surfers' U11s also made it to the final, losing out to Thoroughbreds in the decider (5-0). Before that, it had lost narrowly to the same opposition in group play (4-3), but trounced SKY SC of Bowling Green 10-0 on Saturday, and beat AC United 5-1 on Sunday. It then beat SWISA Inferno 3-1 for a place in the final.
Net-Surfers had a large representation at the Derby Cup, with other participating teams including U9 Purple and White, U10s, and U14s.
Net Surfers U14 girls beat Louisville Soccer Club Arsenal 1-0 on Friday, lost to SKY SC 2-1 on Saturday, and finished off with a 0-0 tie against the Footie Chick from Taylorsville.
U9 Purple had a nice 5-2 win against LFC on Sunday, while White beat SWISA 5-4, and the U10s tied Nelson County Elite.
Meanwhile, the second week of the Mockingbird Valley organized Louisville Cup saw U10-U18 boys in action, including four teams from Southern Indiana United.
Like the Derby Cup, this competition held at Bullitt and Oxmoor fields was also hit with stoppages thanks to the elements.
And speaking of the weather, one of those taking part was SIU U12 Storm.
Storm has had a good start to its season, as it is 2-0-2 in Kentucky Select Soccer League play and the only unbeaten team in its division.
Tim Rice’s charges got off to a thunderous start at the Louisville Cup, beating CUSC Premier Inferno 4-1, and then tied a shortened game with FSC White 1-1. It narrowly missed the chance to play in the championship game when going down by a lone goal to LSA Central.
U15 Renegade didn’t get off to a great start against Frankfort Fury (4-0), but it bounced back in style to thump Warriors ’94 Black by a 5-0 scoreline. It finished out Sunday with a 1-0 loss to LSA ’95, the eventual winners.
Others SIU teams in action included U10 Revolution, who found Nelson Titans, Carmel United Bradley and Mockingbird Green too good, and U11 Blast, who battled well against LSA East, Mockingbird Gold and Dynamo ’99 Red.
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