The Last SNESC pre-season meeting will take place on Thursday March 21,2013 at 7:00PM. It will take place at Clube Juventude 25 Esten Ave Pawtucket, Rhode Island. All Clubs must post $500.00 of the $1200.00 League fee by that night.
If you have any questions feel free to contact

David Borts
401-241-0535
Kabba Joof
401-578-6907

US Adult Soccer Association – Region I
Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association announces its National Cup draw for the 2013 season. More than 100 teams competed among its member state associations to advance to the regional qualifying rounds in the US Open, Amateur & Over-30 Cups. First round action begins in April and the Region I Finals will be played on 16 June at the Ukrainian Nationals Soccer Club in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The respective winners will represent the Region at the USASA National Cup Finals that will be held between 19 to 21 July in San Antonio, Texas.

US Open Cup

The US Open Cup was first played in the 1913-1914 season when it was called the National Challenge Cup. The winners were awarded the Dewar Cup, donated by Sir Thomas Dewar in 1912 for the promotion of soccer in America. In 1999, USASA established the Werner Fricker US Open Cup to recognize the champion among its own participants.

The two finalists in the region will play in the first round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, which includes other amateur and professional teams of US Soccer. The region winner will represent Region I at the USASA National Cup Finals.

Schedule:
Quarterfinals – 7 April
North Division
Newtown SC (CT) v New York Pancyprians (ENY)
Rhode Island Reds FC (RI) v Massachusetts winner
South Division
West Chester Majors (EPA) v New Jersey winner
Maryland winner v Metro DC-Virginia winner

Semifinals – 21 April
US Amateur Cup

The US Amateur Cup was established in 1923 as the National Amateur Cup in response to the overwhelming number of teams playing in the National Challenge Cup. Originally a competition held by USSF, it is now a USASA event. Teams entered in the US Amateur Cup may not use players registered as professionals.

Schedule:
Quarterfinals – 28 April
North Division
Massachusetts winner v Stanford Olympia (CT)
New Jersey winner v New York Greek Atlas (ENY)
South Division
Metro DC-Virginia winner v Maryland winner
Italian American Sports Club (WNY) v Eastern Pennsylvania winner

Semifinals – 12 May
US Over-30 Cup

The US Over-30 Cup was first played in 1984. The winner of this competition is awarded the Gerhard Mengel Cup. This is an open competition, which means that both amateur and professional registered players may participate.

Schedule:
Quarterfinals – 19 May
North Division
Eastern New York winner v Connecticut winner
New Jersey winner with bye
South Division
Eastern Pennsylvania winner v Metro DC-Virginia winner
Maryland winner with bye

Semifinals – 2 June
The competition format for all three cups is single elimination. An announcement will be sent with links to schedules as we near the playing of these matches. Some state associations are still conducting their qualifying rounds to determine their representatives.

In addition to these three men’s cups, the Region will hold the men’s Under-23 Cup tournament on the weekend of 15 to 16 June, also at the Ukrainian Nationals Soccer Club. USASA this year inaugurates the National Women’s Championship that will take place at the Overland Park Soccer Complex in Kansas from 25 to 30 June. The popular USASA Veteran’s Cup returns to Escondido, California and will be played between 25 to 30 June. USASA also will host several US Soccer Centennial tournaments for adult teams throughout the country in celebration of that important milestone. For more information, go to the USASA web site at www.usasa.com.

PRESS RELEASE PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

The Southern New England Super Cup will hold its last informational preseason meeting on Tuesday February 19, 2013at 7:00PM
The meeting will take place at the home of the League’s newest member Clube Juventude Lusitana, 10 Chase St. Cumberland Rhode Island at 7:00PM

For more information
Contact:
Kabba Joof
401-578-6907
David Borts
401-241-0535
Stve Votolato
401-255-5176

www.risa.org

The Southern New England Super Cup held its first meeting of 2013 at the Dinamo FC Club in Pawtucket Rhode Island on February 15,2013.

This meeting was attended representatives of Lusitana Sports, Dinamo FC, Academica FC, Italia 90, Juventude, RI Reds FC and Liberian Lone Star

The League will commence play on May 4, 2013. The League will include a League Cup, Super Cup and a Select Team.

The next League meeting will take place on January 29,2013 at 7:00PM at 125 Esten Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island at the Academica Club.

The League is proud to announce that our 2013 League Schedule will include a “Game of the Week” which will be promoted and scheduled on its own match day.

For more information
visit the Rhode Island Soccer Association Face Book page(please “like” us on Face Book)
for more information
please call
David Borts 401-241-0535
Steve Votolato 401-255-5176
Kabba Joof 401-578-6907

Carolina DaLomba shared her thoughts on the passing of her son a Henry a great soccer player and fan.
My Heart is broken in a million pieces…I really hope Heaven is beautiful….I send my beautiful son to join all the Angels up there. Rest In Peace my Love. Mommy will miss you every second of my Life. I love you so much and wanted you more so bad, but I know God loves you too and he needed an Angel now. Rest In Peace my love and continue to give Mama the Strength and Wisdom to go on.

Our Beloved, Henry Alexander Andrade “Djiky”, 18 Years Old passed away peacefully on January 7, 2013 surrounded by his Loving Family, Nurses, Friends and Doctors.
Born in Pawtucket, RI and residing in North Providence, RI for the last 8 Years, Henry was an avid athlete and an inspiring member of our community with his unwavering positive spirit, incomparable kind heart and vibrant genuine smile. Despite courageously battling bone and lung cancer for his entire High School years, Henry graduated from North Providence High School in June of 2012 where he achieved High Honors, was a student athlete in many different sports and helped his school win Championships. He was a member of University of Rhode Island Class of 2016, where he was enrolled in 6 courses studying kinesiology and a member of 3 different clubs. He truly loved college campus life. He was also an active volunteer, teaching young children how to play soccer with Providence Recreation Department since 2006. Henry was the Founder of TEAM HENRY for Kids with Cancer and their Families.
He is survived by his loving parents, Carolina DaLomba, Jose Andrade and Orlando Monteiro. His brothers Alvin, and Anthony Andrade, sisters Lourdes-Maria Monteiro, and Alexandra Andrade. His loving Dog “Simba”. He also leaves behind his Grandparents, Ana and Henrique DaLomba, and Lucia DePina; his Godparents Eugenia Andrade & Carlos Alves; over 40 Aunts and Uncles; over 80 amazing Cousins and countless loving friends, classmates, teachers, coaches, nurses, doctors and social workers of which all helped him rock his world. While Henry’s passing left a painful wound in the hearts of so many, wise beyond his years he assured us all he is now our angel up above and his vibrancy will be with us always.
A Public Funeral Service will be held Saturday January 12th at 8:15am from the Keefe Funeral Home, Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI, with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas Church, 65 Fruit Hill Avenue Providence, RI at 10am. Burial will be at Mount Saint Mary Cemetery, Pawtucket RI. Calling hours will be held Friday January 11th from 5 to 8pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the TEAM HENRY Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 114132, North Providence, RI 02911. Henry touched so many lives and he will live in our hearts forever.

Press release
January 7, 2013

CONTACT:
Kabba D. Joof
Manager and Head Coach, Rhode Island Reds
M (401) 300-4598
For Immediate Release:
Rhode Island Reds, Semi-Professional Soccer Team Conducting Open Try-Outs
The Rhode Island Reds, a semi-professional men’s soccer club and a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), will conduct open tryouts on January 26th at Cranston Stadium, 20 Jordan Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Tryouts will be held from noon to 3 PM. Prospective players will be expected to complete a sign in form on the website along with a $30 tryout fee.
Having successfully completed its first season in 2012, the Rhode Island Reds are now looking to add 15 to 20 players to their 2013 roster.
In 2013 the Rhode Island Reds FC will represent Rhode Island in the US Open Cup, also known as the Lamar Hunt Cup, the oldest soccer championship in the United States.
The Reds compete in the NPSL, a highly competitive league that includes more than 60 teams throughout the country. The Rhode Island Reds compete in the Northeast-Atlantic Conference of the NPSL against opponents from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York.
The season takes place from May to July and features many of the top Semi-professional, collegiate and post-collegiate soccer players in the country.
For more information, visit www.rhodeislandredsfc.com or contact the Kabba D. Joof at 401-300-4598.

The RISL Over 30/40 League, the Largest Adult Soccer League in Rhode Island will hold its annual awards ceremony and banquet on January 26, 2013. For more information Contact League President John Ferreira at 401-725-4134 or by email RISLover30@aol.com

The Southern New England Super Cup in Conjunction with the Rhode Island Soccer Association is pleased to announce the resumption of the Competition in 2013. The League which has featured many National Team players, former professional players, top College Stars and New England’s best amateur teams will commence play on May 1, 2013. The Board of Directors has schedule two Pre-Season meetings for interested teams on January 15, 2013 at 7 PM and January 29, 2013 at 7 PM. Both Meetings will take place at Dinamo FC Club at 200 Conant St. Pawtucket, Rhode Island. For more information contact David Borts 401-241-0535

[2012 DRAW] The NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament begins Thursday with 16 first-round games. The winners move into second-round action on Sunday against the 16 seeds, who have byes in the first round.

FIRST ROUND, SCHEDULE:
*Michigan St. (11-9-1) vs. Cleveland St. 11-5-3)
winner at *Notre Dame (16-3-1)
*Kentucky (10-8-2) vs. Xavier (13-2-5)
winner at *Indiana (11-5-3)
*Old Dominion (11-3-2) vs. UMBC (11-4-5)
winner at *North Carolina (15-3-2)
*St. John’s (NY) (10-4-4) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (9-5-6)
winner at *Saint Louis (16-4-0)
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*Michigan (10-9-1) vs. Niagara (13-1-4)
winner at *Akron (17-1-2)
*Washington (12-4-3) vs. Air Force (10-8-4)
winner at *Creighton (15-3-2)
*Virginia (9-6-4) vs. Lafayette (9-7-4)
winner at *New Mexico (16-3-1)
*Northeastern (13-2-4) vs. Boston College (8-5-5)
winner at *Connecticut (15-3-1)
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*Charlotte (14-3-3) vs. UAB (10-7-2)
winner at *Georgetown (17-3-1)
*Cornell (15-1-0) vs. Syracuse (12-6-0)
winner at *VCU (12-3-5)
*USF (8-5-4) vs. FGCU (11-5-2)
winner vs. Tulsa (13-5-1)
*Cal St. Northridge (15-6-0) vs. San Diego (11-8-0)
winner at *UCLA (13-2-3)
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*Northwestern (11-5-4) vs. Western Ill. (7-8-5)
winner at *Marquette (16-3-1)
*SMU (10-5-4) vs. Winthrop (12-8-1)
winner at *Louisville (12-5-1)
*Coastal Caro. (18-2-2) vs. Elon (15-4-2)
winner at *Wake Forest (11-3-5)
*Drexel (12-3-3) vs. Brown (12-2-3)
winner at *Maryland (17-1-2)