Winston-Salem, NC – Aug 18th & 19th: This past weekend, Roanoke Star attended the pre-season Twin City Fall Classic with the U14B Elite, U13G, U14G, U15G, U16G, U17G and U18G Elite all in action. The event was an excellent tournament for our teams as the players stepped up pre-season preparations by getting some games under their belts. The U15G Elite, U17G Elite and U18G Elite ended up lifting the championship trophy as they went onto win in the final games.

In the Championship matches, the U15G Elite won 1-0 vs Jacksonville Area 96, the U17G Elite defeated NCUSA NC United 94 6-0 and the U18G Elite won 2-0 vs Burlington Soccer Club.

Assistant Director of Coaching, Martin Smith, who attended the tournament with the U17G Elite, had this to say about the event: “It was great to get the season underway and play in the Twin City pre-season tournament. The coaches and players were excited to be back in action after the summer and we all enjoyed alot of success on the fields. It was good for the coaches to have a look at new players, try different systems and certainly helped us with our pre-season preparations. The players had the chance to work on their match fitness and I was really pleased at how our teams performed and the style of play we incorporated this past weekend”.

Submitted by Martin Smith, Roanoke Star Soccer Club