Fox Chapel soccer players compete at national tournament

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, August 3, 2018 | 10:39 PM

Four soccer players from Fox Chapel recently competed in the U.S. Youth Soccer championships with their club teams in Frisco, Texas, from July 23-29.

This tournament includes some of the most prestigious and best competition in American youth soccer.

Seniors Kate Feczko and Sarah Sinnott, a Pitt recruit, both played for Century V Gold in the U18 age group. Lucy Ream and Emma Wecht, both sophomores, played for North United Rush in the U16 age group.

Century V Gold went 0-2-1 in tournament play, while North United Rush was 1-2. Sinnott scored two goals for CVG as did Shady Side Academy senior Krystyna Rytel.

CVG lost to Legends FC South, 3-2, on July 24. The following day, they tied Princeton SA (N.J.), 1-1 and then lost to CD Premier, 5-2, on July 26.

NUR opened bracket play with a 4-2 win over Fullerton on July 24 and then lost to SJEB Rush (N.J.), 1-0, on July 25. They then fell to USA02 Premier (Utah), 2-1, on July 26.

The tournament was the end of a year-long competition that began with more than 185,000 players on more than 10,000 teams. The top eight teams in each age group qualified for the trip to nationals.

Marty Stewart is a freelance writer.

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