Commentary | Saint Stephen's to unveil new Olympic soccer program
Saint Stephen's Episcopal School is introducing its Olympic Soccer Academy next month. The program, which will be under associate athletic director Tim Mulqueen, is open to public students from kindergarten to the eighth grade, and it begins Monday, March 2, at the Moore Athletic Complex at Turner Fields.
Mulqueen is a former coach on the U.S. men's Olympic soccer team.
The program is held 3:15-4:15 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesday until May 6, with the exception of March 30-April 7 for spring break. The cost for eight Monday sessions is $160, while the price for nine Wednesday sessions is $180. All 17 sessions costs $300.
In addition, U.S. Men's National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard is scheduled to visit Saint Stephen's March 24-25. Mulqueen serves as a coach for Howard.
To register and find out more information, visit saintstephens.campbrainregistration.com.
Braden River club wins cup
Braden River Soccer Club's Premier U-14 boys team recently won the Kelme Cup tournament in Naples.
The team didn't concede a goal en route to claiming the championship. In two pool play games, they defeated West Kendall Optimist WKO Hurricanes and Weston FC Premier Grey by identical 1-0 scorelines. Then Braden River played Pinecrest Premier to a 0-0 draw, before a rematch in the finals saw Braden River earn a 1-0 victory.
Noah LaBelle, Trevor Barron, Cline Burgess, Joe Sinacore and keeper Dylan Wellard were credited with providing the stout defending.
Adan Escobar produced two of the three goals that the team netted.
SCF names tennis courts
State College of Florida's tennis courts have a new name. Five of the six courts were named after benefactors by the SCF Foundation in a recent court dedication ceremony.
The benefactors are Betsy Nagelson McCormack, the tennis program's executive coach who launched the program in 2010, Hall of Fame tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, Mary and Tom James and Penelope "Nip" Anderson McBride.
The James' are philanthropists who have endowed faculty chairs and have funded several charities through their own foundation. Tom is on the board of the International Tennis Hall of Fame as well as being president of the Salvador Dali Museum Board of Trustees.
McBride passed away in 1993, 10 years after induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame for her stellar tennis playing career. Friends of McBride began raising funds to reserve a court in her honor once the tennis program was established in 2010.
One court, though, has not been named. For more information about a naming opportunity, contact the SCF Foundation at 752-5390 or visit scffoundation.net.
Jason Dill, sports reporter, can be reached at 745-7017 or via email at jdill@bradenton.com. Follow him on Twitter @Jason__Dill or on his Facebook page at Jason Dill Bradenton Herald.
This story was originally published February 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Commentary | Saint Stephen's to unveil new Olympic soccer program ."