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|   Junior Wildcats Traveling Team
Salem Soccer Association's Junior Wildcat Traveling Team Program is expanding! U14 (for 7th and 8th grade players) & U12 (for 5th and 6th grade players). Two traveling teams are being offered to registered recreation league players. Players must try out for our Junior Wildcats teams and there is no additional charge to play on the team. We are excited about our 2 new coaches for our traveling teams. Kyle Kelley will coach the U14. Kyle has been involved in soccer for many years and was the assistant coach for the 2008 Wildcat Boys team. Besides his extensive knowledge about soccer, Kyle's ability to demonstrate extreamly well how to dribble, pass, and shoot the ball will be very helpful in the training of our players. Tim Donoho will coach the U12 traveling team. Tim has coached in the City league (the Orange Crush) and last fall coached the Strikers 5th and 6th grade team that played in the South West Illinois Soccer League (SWIS). The 5th and 6th grade boys and girls travel team kicks off fall practice at on August 6th at the First Christian Church (FCC) Please see Our Purpose for details about our purpose and direction. It talks about recreation vs travel team.
| September 9, 2010 | Thursday at Salem | | at 5:00pm | Against Vandalia Final Score Salem 6 Vandalia 3 | | | | September 12, 2010 | Sunday at Olney | | at 2:00pm | Against Newton Newton 4, Salem 2 | | at 3:30pm | Against Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel 6, Salem 0 | | | | September 19, 2010 | Sunday at Teutopolis | | at 2:00pm | Against Altamont Altamont 6, Salem 5 | | at 3:30pm | Against Teutopolis T-Town 4, Salem 1 | | | | October 8, 2010 | Friday at Effingham | | at 5:00pm | Against Effingham Effingham 2, Salem 1 | | | | October 10, 2010 | Sunday at Salem | | at 2:00pm | Salem vs Olney Olney 1, Salem 0 | | at 3:00pm | Olney vs Robinson Olney 3, Robinson 0 | | at 4:00pm | Salem vs Robinson Salem 3, Robinson 0 | | | | October 14, 2010 | Thursday at Vandalia | | at 5:00pm | Against Vandalia Salem 2, Vandalia 2 | | | | | | October 23, 2010 | Saturday at Teutopolis | | First Game | Double Ellimination Tournament | 11AM against Arcola We plan to leave Salem at 9:30 | |
After 9 games, the Junior Wildcats are now 2, 6 and 1 on the season Junior Wildcats (Travel Team) kicked off their Fall 2010 season with a victory, Thursday September 9th here in Salem against Vandalia. Final Score was 6 to 3. Vandalia started the game strong with 2 quick goals in the first 4 minutes. Salem rallied back and at the half, the score was 3 to 3. The second half was all Salem with 3 additional Salem goals making the final score 6 to 3 in favor of the Junior Wildcats. Patrick Wilson lead the Jr. Wildcats with 4 goals, 3 of which with the assistance of Aaron Ramos, 1 off a shot deflection and 2 off of accurate crosses from Aaron's right forward (striker) position. Patrick's first goal was a result of good ball handling and a quick shot to the back of the net. Keshav Jha scored a goal on a penalty kick, and Brandyn Easley scored the 6th goal of the game. Andrew Banning in goal along with the Wildcat defense did a great job in the 2nd half of the game shuting down Vandalia. Double header in Olney on September 12th: Intimidated by there size, Salem got off to a slow start in the first game against Newton. With Newton up 4 to 0, the Junior Wildcats finally decided that they could compete and began to play. They scored 2 goals,bringing the score to 4 to 2 Newton, but it was too little too late for Salem as time ran out. Second game of the day was against Mt. Carmel. This looked and felt like the our Jr. High squad from Salem was facing a High School JV team. They will be tough for all the rest of the teams in our league. Final score was Mt. Carmel 6, Salem 0. Double header in Teutopolis on September 19th: Junior Wildcats Lose a heartbreaker 6 to 5 against Altamont Game one was against Altamont. The Junior Wildcats looked good in the first half taking a 2 to 0 lead. At the half, coach Mark warned the team to be careful not be become complacent. It was a new word for the team, but they now know what it means. In the second half, sure enough Altamont scored 2 goals to tie it up. Salem got serious again and tacked on 3 goals. With 10 minutes or so left in the game and Salem up 5 to 2, coach Mark put in some of the younger players, and shifted other players around. Altamont become very determined and scored 2 goals fairly quick. Coach Mark put the older players back in, but another word for Salem to learn was momentum. Altamont had it, and Salem couldn't stop it giving up 2 more goals making the final 6 to 5 Altamont. Game two of the day was against Teutopolis. Salem played a good game, but T-town claimed the game 4 to 1. Game in Effingham on Oct 9th: Salem traveled to Effingham on Oct 8th. The first half was a close battle closing with Effingham taking a 1 to 0 lead in the closing few minutes. Halfway through the second half, Effingham tacked on a second goal. With 5 minutes left in the game, Aaron Ramos made a nice cross to Tori Cody who put it to the back of the net. Both teams came close to adding to their score, but the game would end Effingham 2, Salem 1. 3 way Tournament held in Salem: On October 10th, Salem hosted a 3 way tournament at First Christian Church here in Salem. Olney took the first game 1 to 0 against Salem. Olney took their next game 3 to 0 over Robinson. Salem finished up the Round Robin 3 to 0 over Robinson. Regular Season Closer in Vandalia: Salem played in Vandalia on Thursday, Oct.14th for their last regular season game. Both teams took alot of shots on goal, really working the keepers on both sides. In the end the final score was 2 to 2. Salem goes to Teutopolis Saturday, Oct 23rd to play Arcola at 11am in a double elimination tournament.
FALL 2009 Junior Wildcats finish season 5 wins and 5 losses Sat 10/17 3:15pm: Away in Effingham against Mattoon (Won 4 to 1) 4:30pm; Away in Effingham against Effingham (Lost 1 to 4) Sun 10/18 2:00pm: Away in Teutopolis against Teutopolis (Lost 0 to 1) 3:15pm: Away in Teutopolis against Olney (Lost 0 to 3) Junior Wildcats go to 4 and 2 with victory over Vandalia (10/13) Salem Soccer Association's Junior High Travel Team formally adopted their name Tuesday evening. Since the Association and it's sponsors make the SCHS Soccer teams possible, "Junior Wildcats" was chosen as their traveling teams name. Your Junior Wildcats went to a 4 and 2 record as they topped Vandalia by a score of 5 to 4 in a very close game played here in Salem Tuesday evening. The 5 Salem goals were scored by Christopher Sidener, Kyle Rakers, Devon Wimberly, Brandyn Easley, and Ellen Ramos. The season concludes this weekend with two double headers. Scoring Recap: At just 1 min. 22 sec. into the game, Christopher Sidener put one in off of a corner kick from Devon Wimberly. In the 10th minute, a pass from Ellen Ramos was taken by Kyle Rakers who scored on a break away. Vandalia answered by scoring one in the 11th minute. Aaron Ramos feed Devon Wimberly a nice pass who scored on another break away in the 11th minute. Vandalia scored goals in the 24th and 29th minutes making the score 3 to 3 at the half. In the second half a hand ball by Vandalia in the box lead to a goal by Brandyn Easley on a penalty kick. A few minutes later, Vandalia again scored the equilizer. In the 20th minute, as Ellen Ramos was taking the ball to the goal, was tripped which lead to her scoring the winning goal as a penalty kick. Final score Salem 5, Vandalia 4. Article by Mark Ferguson (Oct 14 2009) The Junior Wildcats take 2 games in Olney. Record is now 3 wins, 2 losses (10/11) The Junior Wildcats Travel Team played in Olney Sunday afternoon improving their record to 3 wins and 2 losses. In a see saw battle between Salem & Robinson, the score tied 2 to 2 with 9 minutes left, Salem scored the go ahead goal. Salem tacked on one more with just a minute left for the 4 to 2 victory. In game two of the day Salem topped Newton 3 to 1 in another tough battle. The only goal in the first half was on a penalty kick by Salem’s Brandon Easley. Newton scored in the 10th minute of the second half tying the game. Easley immediately took the kick off right up the middle to the back of the net putting Salem ahead again 2 to 1. Patrick Wilson sealed the victory with a goal late in the game. Easley scored 4 goals on the afternoon, with single goals scored by Kila Cook, Christopher Sidener, and Patrick Wilson. Article by Mark Ferguson (Oct 12 2009) Left to Right: Front Row: Patrick Wilson, Chris Sidener, Travis Bowerman, Kyle Rakers, Devon Wimberly, Andrew Banning. Back Row: Brandyn Easley, Tori Aden, Trey Gibson, kila Cook, Brandon Stuber, and Kaylee Reynolds. Not pictured Coaches Mark Ferguson and Keven Rakers. Other team members: Ellen and Aaron Ramos, Sarah and Andrew Pokojski, Micah Piper, Keshav Jha, Victoria Cody and Coach Orlando Ramos. Salem claims 1st victory of the season with 6 to 2 win over Vandalia (9/29) Just moments after the opening kickoff, Brandyn Easley took the pass from Kyle Rakers all the way to goal scoring the first of his four goals of the evening. Patrick Wilson scored the other two goal of the game played in Vandalia. The first half ended with the score Salem 4, Vandalia 0. Vandalia struck first in the second half during the first minute of play and again in the 15th minute, but Salem kept pace buy also scoring twice in the second half. Salem Goalkeepers Micah Piper, and Andrew Banning shut down several threats by Vandalia, while Kyle Rakes allowed the 2 Vandalia goals, one of which came in just under the crossbar. A strong defense for Salem was provided by Sarah Pokojski, Tori Aden, & Trey Gibson. Ellen Ramos was key in the midfield on keeping Salem in the attack mode. Rounding out the Salem team were Forward:Aaron Ramos, Midfielders, Keshav Jha, Andrew Pokojski, and Brandon Stuber. Other Salem players unable to make this game are Victoria Cody, Kila Cook, Devon Wimberly, Kaylee Reynolds and Cody Engel. This brings Salem's record to 1 win and 2 losses with 7 games left in their 10 game season. Article by Mark Ferguson (Sept 30 2009) Salem gets beat by Effingham for their 2nd loss of the season (9/19) The very talented Effingham team proved once again to be more than Salem could handle. Brandyn Easley scored the one goal for Salem in the second half in a game played here in Salem. Final score was Effingham 5, Salem 1. Earlier in the season (preseason in fact) the Effingham team beat Salem 9 to 0 in Effingham so we do see our squad improving. Below is the Salem team that played in Salem on Sept 19th. 
Spring 2009 The 7th/8th grade Travel Team get their 1st victory of the 2009 season On Sunday, Salem’s Traveling Team, sponsored by Salem Travel hosted Mattoon at Franklin Park. At 7 minutes in to the first half, John McGuire put the first goal in for Salem on a cross from Jonathan Kingery. Mattoon then responded with goals in the 12 and 17minute marks. In the last minute of the first half, Ford Barnfield passed to Kingery who put in the equalizer making the score 2 to 2. In the second half, Tyler Jourdan and Kolt Owens scored for Salem making the final score, Salem 4 and Mattoon 2. This was the newly formed 7th/8th grade teams’ first victory of the season giving them a record of 1 win and 8 losses. They will conclude their season on May 23rd here in Salem. The 5th/6th grade team have played only 2 games so far and have a 0 win and 2 loss record so far. Article by Mark Ferguson (May 5 2009) Recap with pictures from the Fall 2008 season All pictures are much clearer than they appear on the internet. You can request a free copy of any of the pictures you see on the website by contacting Mark with your email address. Use the link on the lower left. Picture taken at our home game on 10/16/08 Salem Soccer Jr. High Travel Team from left to right. Front row: Ellen Ramos, Ashley Wood, Shawn Kerr, Hillery Hartwig, Andrew Pokojski, and Lucas Kerr. Center row: Trey Gibson, Sarah Pokojski, Kelsey Morkassel, Josh Piper, Koltt Owens, Brook Spear, and Tyler Jourdan. Back row: Coach Orlando Ramos, Raymond Wilkins, John McGuire, Clayton Vaughn, Adam Owens, Coach Mike Charman, and Coach Mark Ferguson. Traveling Team ends the season with a victory and a 2 and 1 record  Salem Soccer Jr. High Travel Team split their last 2 games Thursday, Oct. 16th and Saturday Oct. 18th were the last 2 games for the Salem Travel Team this fall. On Thursday, Salem hosted Mt. Vernon at FCC field. The very experienced Mt. Vernon team dominated most of the game with Salem only having a few opportunities to score. Final score was Mt. Vernon 9, Salem 0. On Saturday, Salem hosted Vandalia. Both Vandalia and Salem have limited experience as both are in their second season as traveling teams. Salem claimed victory in the game with the final score 2 to 0 with goals by Adam Owens and John McGuire for Salem. This concludes the Travel Teams season with a 2 and 1 record. The Salem Traveling Team is sponsored by Salem Travel. Article by Mark Ferguson (Oct. 20, 2008)  Picture from Vandalia's game on 10/2/08 taken at dusk. We will take another shot at one of our home games. Fom left to right starting in front: Lucas Kerr, Ashley Wood, Hillery Hartwig, Shawn Kerr, Tyler Jourdan, Josh Piper, Koltt Owens, Sarah Pokojski, and Ellen Ramos. Back Row: (Mike Charman (Coach) and from Salem Travel who sponsors the team), Brook Spear, Kelsey Morkassel, Trey Gibson, Raymond Wilkins, John McGuire, Clayton Vaughn, Adam Owens, Orlando Ramos (Coach) and Mark Ferguson (Coach) Salem Junior High Travel Team Wins 1 to 0 over Vandalia
The Salem Junior High Traveling Team played their first game of a short 3 game season in Vandalia Thursday night. Both teams had several opportunities to score but the goal keepers on both sides did a great job defending. Goal Keepers for Salem were Adam Owens and Raymond Wilkins. Score after the first 30 minutes of play was 0 to 0. Around 10 minutes into the second half, Salem scored the only goal of the game with a cross from Ellen Ramos to John McGuire into the goal. The Travel team will play again on Oct 16th and Oct 18th, both games at the First Christian Church field here in Salem.
Article by Mark Ferguson (Oct 3, 2008) Below is the Spring 08 Junior High Allstar team | |
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