2007 Yearbook

Ukrainian
American
Sport Center
Y.C.O. Tryzub
Ukrainian
Nationals
2007 Annual Year Book
Message from Ihor Chyzowych - President – Ukrainian American Sports Club
In 2007 the Ukrainian American Sports Center (UASC) Tryzub continued, as in the past, to flourish, develop new
opportunities, achieving new accomplishments and set new milestones. Our Ukrainian Nationals (The sport section of
TRYZUB) also had a great year, competing in soccer, tennis, swimming, golf, and chess.
More than 25 youth teams and the Majors team brought championships and trophies to our club. The Majors team
once again won the Ukrainian Sports Association of America and Canada championship, and achieved Third place in
the United Soccer league 2006/2007 season which ended in June 2007. The swimming team came in second place in
the USCAK championship held over the Labor Day weekend at the UNA homestead in Kerhonkson, New York. The
chess tournament that was held in New Jersey our player tied for first place.
We also organized and hosted a tennis tournament in the spring and fall of this year. A golf tournament was organized
and hosted in June at Limekilm Golf Course. In addition, the Ukrainian Nationals organized and ran a very successful
youth soccer tournament over the Memorial day weekend at our club and various local fields.
The Directors of TRYZUB are very thankful and very proud of all the accomplishments. Congratulations are extended
to all players, parents, coaches, and managers. It was another successful year with a great job by all.
As to the “Tryzubiwka” facility, we made a series of improvements to our soccer fields, the building, and the grounds in
general. Certainly everyone noticed that our grounds and buildings looked especially clean and well kept this year. For
this we owe our thanks to our caretaker and his wife.
As you know, we run several fund raising events every year to help us maintain our sports facilities and expand our
activities. This year was no exception. We ran four successful fund raising events outdoors and one indoors. These
were the father’s day festival, Ukraine’s Independence day Anniversary celebration, opening of soccer season picnic,
and the Oktoberfest. The inside events were the wine tasting fund raiser and the Thanksgiving Dinner. Thousands of
people attended, coming from all over the area and region. More than one thousand people attended the Ukrainian
Independence Day Festival alone. People traveled from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut
and other nearby states. They came to enjoy the entertainment-music, ethnic food, and Ukrainian Folk Dancing.
None of these highly successful events would have been possible without a great number of tireless volunteer-helpers
who took times away from their own families and weekends to ensure that our facility and our programs could be first
class and that our youth could continue to participate in top level competitions and activities.
We are fortunate to have, and extremely grateful for each and every volunteer. The TRYZUB organization has
flourished for the last 57 years because of such dedicated people. Please join me in thanking them, and in working to
ensure that we continue to build this base of support, as it is indeed, our future.
In summary, 2007 was a stellar year. We hope that 2008 will be just as good or even better. We also hope that our
volunteer Directors and all helper-Volunteers stay healthy and dedicated to helping UASC TRYZUB remain a vibrant
part of our community and a vital aspect of our children’s families for many, many years to come.
We wish you a happy and healthy New Year
Ihor B. Chyzowych
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Ukrainian Nationals Soccer Teams
Female Teams
League
Team Name
Coach
U08
Ukrainian Nationals Puddle Ducks
Dan Nysch
U09
Ukrainian Nationals Red Rocks
Peter McMenamin
U12
Ukrainian Nationals Raptors
Lori Halber
U13
Ukrainian Nationals Krush
Gary Stephenson
Ukrainian Nationals Fire
Paul Horozoglou
U15
Ukrainian Nationals Force
Joe Pecora
U17
Ukrainian Nationals Patriots
Stan Humpton
League
Team Name
Coach
Majors
Ukrainian Nationals Majors
Petro Boretskii
U08
Ukrainian Nationals Fury
Jon Burn
U08
Ukrainian Nationals Thunder
Odie Harmaty
U09
Ukrainian Nationals Lightning
Dave Bateman
U09
Ukrainian Nationals Gunners
Chris Rathke
U10
Ukrainian Nationals Atoms
Jim Moran
U11
Ukrainian Nationals Fighting Irish
Dan Nysch
U11
Ukrainian Nationals Black Knights
Bill Stefurak
U12
Ukrainian Nationals Dynamo
Bill Jachwak
U13
Ukrainian Nationals Blackhawks
John Fedyna
U13
Ukrainian Nationals Burn
Frank Russomano
U13
Ukrainian Nationals Red Devils
Al Quasti
U14
Ukrainian Nationals Force
Eileen Smith (Team Contact)
U15
Ukrainian Nationals Bulldogs
Tony Somma
U16
Ukrainian Nationals Wings
Kwang Kim
U17
Ukrainian Nationals United
Alex Hraur
U17
Ukrainian Nationals Bohatyri
Bryan Nelms
U18
Ukrainian Nationals Premier
Mike Pregler
U14
Male Teams
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Ukrainian Nationals
Message from
Taras Kozak
President – Ukrainian Nationals
Executive Board
President : Taras Kozak
Vice President – Youth Soccer
teams
: Steve Kunderewycz
Vice President – Majors Soccer
Team
: Mike Jurczak
Vice President – Capital Projects
: Bill Stefurak
Treasurer : John Nimczuk
Secretary : Joe Hosack
Director
: Dan Nysch
Officers
Field Coordinator
:
: Peter McMenamin
Tournament Director: Dan Nysch
Uniform & Equipment
Committee Head : Alex Hraur
ICSL Coordinator: John Nimczuk
UJSL Coordinator: John Fedyna
PAGS Coordinator: Stan Humpton
The year 2007 was another memorable one for the Ukrainian
Nationals. We had an all-time high of 23 youth travel
teams, from U-8 to U-17, plus the Majors and Mens U-23
teams. Highlights included our U-23 men winning the
State Cup competition and the Majors winning the USCAK
North American Ukrainian club competition for the third time
in four years. New teams this year included two U-8 Boys
teams (Thunder and Fury), a U-8 Girls team (Puddle Ducks)
and a U-16 Boys Juniors team (Great Danes). Welcome to
all new members!
Our sixth annual Ukrainian Nationals Invitational
Memorial Day Soccer tournament was the most
successful yet. The tournament committee made it look
easy (even though with 128 teams we all know it wasn’t)
and together with the parent and player volunteers made
our guests feel very welcome at our club. We received
numerous compliments from the guest teams and expect
many to be back next year. If you’re still looking to get
involved in next year’s tournament, it’s never too late to join
the committee.
We finally completed the installation of new lighting on
Fields #3 and #5 and this year’s electric bills are showing
that they are being put into good use. Listening to
members’ suggestions, we also added lighting along the way
to the practice fields from the parking area. The 4th year of
our field maintenance program has shown major
improvements in the conditions of all the fields, especially
Fields #1 and #2. In November, we started a major repair
and seeding program for Field #5 which will be closed down
for spring 2008, but hopefully will be ready for the Memorial
Day Tournament.
Delco Coordinator: Marshall Miller
UBSL Coordinator
:Peter McMenamin
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The club hosted many events including our annual
Independence Day Picnic, Wine Tasting Event, and our first
Oktoberfest. Whether you’ve been a member for awhile or
our new to the club, we can always use more help, so you’re
invited to join one of our committees to help make 2008 the
best year yet.
Yours in Soccer,
Taras Kozak
President
Ukrainian Nationals Inc
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History of the Ukrainian Nationals Soccer
Our clubs achievements are illustrated at the US Soccer Hall of Fame
First fielded in 1950, “Tryzub’s” amateur soccer team rapidly became the premier
professional soccer franchise in the United States. In 1959, the club acquired the American
Soccer League’s Philadelphia Nationals, aptly renamed it the Philadelphia Ukrainian
Nationals and proceeded to win the U.S. Open Cup Championship the very following year.
No one will ever forget the fever-pitched deafening thunder of the Ukrainian American
community’s cheers as “Nasha Druzhyna” (“Our Team”) reached the heights of success.
Some highlights include:
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1956 - U.S. Amateur Cup Final in St. Louis, Missouri
1960’s – Six American Soccer League Professional Championships
1960”s / 70’s Three German American Professional League Championships
1960, 61, 63, and 66 – Four U.S. Open Cup Professional Championships
1960’s – Five U.S. Open Cup Finals
Fifteen Pennsylvania State Open Cup Championships
Eleven United Soccer League Majors Division Championships
Six Inter-County Soccer League Majors Division Championships
Tryzub’s was the first soccer team in the United States to have home games televised and played
in the first indoor regulation soccer game in Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Soccer teams
from around the world visited Philadelphia to play “Our Team”: Manchester United, England;
Dundee, Scotland; Stuttgart, West Germany. In 1967, the Ukrainian Nationals represented the
United States in international competition before 102,000 fans in El Salvador.
After a number of additional professional years in the German American League of New York,
Tryzub focused its efforts on amateur soccer and the development of a youth program. In 1978, the
club purchased 38 acres of farmland in Horsham, Pennsylvania and transformed them into a premier
amateur soccer venue with six fields, sports field lighting, a clubhouse and picnic grove. Youth teams,
boys’ and girls’, in age brackets between “Under 8” and “Under 19” years of age, play under the
Ukrainian National’s flag. An exceptionally dedicated crew of coaches and parents and an
outstanding leadership team has made “Our Club” a most desirable place for children to play and
learn soccer. We have the facilities where children can learn to sharpen their skills.
The First Ukrainian Nationals Invitational Tournament, held over Memorial Day weekend, 2002,
was a resounding success. In 2004 and 2005 our Majors team won back-to-back USCAK Cups
Championships as the best Ukrainian soccer team in North America. In the 2005-06 season the
Majors team swept all local honors, which included championships in the United Soccer League as
well as the Eastern PA US Open and Amateur Cups. For the 2007-08 seasons, we have 23 youth
and 3 junior teams competing together with our top Majors and Men’s Over-30 teams.
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Ukrainian Nationals Tryzub wins
2007 U.S.C.A.K- East Soccer Championship
The 2007 U.S.C.A.K (Ukrainian Sports Central for America and Canada) Men’s Soccer
Tournament was held in Syracuse, New York on Saturday July 21, 2007. The host of this year’s
event was the Ukrainian Sports Club “Ukraina” from Syracuse, New York. Six Ukrainian Soccer Clubs
sent teams to compete for this years U.S.C.A.K. East Trophy. The teams were divided into two
groups of three teams each. The games were played in two 25 minute halves using a round robin
system.
Group A included Toronto, Canada- “Ukraina”, Yonkers, New York- “Krylati” and the Ukrainian
Nationals “Tryzub” from Horsham, Pa.
Group B included New York Soccer Club -“YCK”, Whippany, New Jersey - “Chornomorska Sitch”,
and the Ukrainian Sports Club- “Ukraina” from Syracuse New York.
During Group A competition, Tryzub won their first game 5 to 1 against Toronto “Ukraina”. The next
game was a very competitive gave that came in the favor of Yonkers “Krylati”. They won the round
robin match 2 goals to 1. In the final Group A match, Yonkers “Krylati” beat Toronto “Ukraina” 3 to 0
in a hard fought match.
The Final Group A results were Yonkers with 6 points, Tryzub with 3 points, and Toronto with 0
points.
In Group B competition; “Sitch” from Whippany had 6 points, “Ukraina” from Syracuse had 3 points
and YCK from New York had 0 points.
Semi-final match #1 was “Tryzub” against “Chornomorska Sitch”. The Tryzub squad played the full
game with 10 players due to a leg injury. The results were Tryzub 2 goals - Sitch 0. Thus, the Tryzub
Men’s team advanced to the finals of the tournament.
Semi-final Match #2 was Yonkers “Krylati” against Syracuse” Ukraina”. Yonkers prevailed with a
victory based on penalty kicks after completing the full game as a tie. Thus the finals for the 2007
USCAK trophy will be Ukrainian Nationals “Tryzub” against Yonkers “Krylati”.
The finals were a tough match because Tryzub had to compete once again with only 10 players on
the fields with no substitutes. Yonkers came well prepared with 15 players. Our players were
exhausted, but they continued to hold the defensive line. Constant attacks by Yonkers resulted in only
1 goal. Tryzub won by a score of 2 to 1 with both goals by Vergis Anusauskas. Tryzub’s Team was
awarded the 2007 USCAK EAST trophy and each player received individual medals. The tournament
committee also voted Tryzub’s Ryan Gilespy as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. The 4
hour trip home by car didn’t seem that long. The manager of the Tryzub team is Mike Jurchak and the
acting coach for the tournament was Dino Tomasos, because Petro Borectsky was away on
business.
Orest Lesiuk
8/01/2007
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UKRAINIAN NATIONALS (“TRYZUB”) U-23 MEN’S TEAM CAPTURES
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
By Eugene A. Luciw, J.D.
Phoenix Soccer Club; Philadelphia, PA – During the last weekend of June, The Ukrainian Nationals
team U-23 Men’s team participated in the United States Amateur Soccer Association (“UASA”)
Eastern Pennsylvania championship tournament. Despite missing three midfielders due to injury,
Tryzub went undefeated and prevailed.
On July 14-15, the Ukrainian Nationals will vie for the UASA Region National Region I championship
in a tournament to be held on Tryzub’s home field, “Tryzubiwka”, County Line and Lower State
Roads, Horsham, PA.
Ukrainian Nationals U -23 Men’s Team
1st row: Dan Doe, Ertugel Sullolari, Stephen Chareczko, Danylo Maciel (co-captain), Lawrence
Vincent, Michael Henry, Agripo Ortega, Diego Palacios, William Ortiz.
2nd row standing: Coach Jeff Konopelsky, Paul Camarco ( co-captain - injured), Felix Martey, Dima
Tupitsyn, Juan Ortega, Andrij Krylyuk, Raemmy Santos, Phil Blake, Mark Chajkowsky, Eber Duque,
Coach Walter Maruschak.
Missing: Mark DaSilva
The coach of the Ukrainian Nationals U -23 Men’s Team, Walter Maruszczak – in an emotional postgame interview – praised his players’ “heart, their resolve and determination”. “These guys turned
huge obstacles into challenges…They left everything, literally everything, on the field. They
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Ukrainian Nationals U -23 Men’s Team - Continued
are winners well beyond simply this championship. He also thanked his co-coach and trainer, “Jeff”
Konopelsky for his tireless work and admired the leadership of team co-captains, Danylo Maciel and
Paul Camarco.
Ukrainian Nationals President, Taras Kozak, invited all Ukrainian Americans to attend the Region I
Finals at Tryzubiwka: “If we have the fans as a twelfth man on our home field, we believe that we can
reach the National championships.” The winners of each of four U.S Regional championship
tournaments proceed to a single elimination national championship “final four” competition.
In addition to defeating its perennial rivals, Phoenix and The United German Hungarians, the Nats
played nationally recognized powerhouse, F.C. Delco, to a scoreless tie. These were the scores and
final results for the games:
Day
Time
Home
Visitor
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
9:45
11:15
10:00
11:30
3:00
4:30
FC Delco
Ukrainians
Phoenix
Ukrainians
Phoenix
UGH
1
1
2
0
0
2
UGH
Phoenix
UGH
FC Delco
FC Delco
Ukrainians
1
0
1
0
2
4
Final Results U23 M EPSA State Championship
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Team
Ukrainians
FC Delco
Phoenix
UGH
W
2
1
1
0
L
0
0
2
2
T
1
2
0
1
Points
7
5
3
1
In the Phoenix game, the Nats’ Dan Doe scored the games only goal on a beautiful crossing pass
from Dima Tupitsyn in the first half.
In the Delco game, Tryzub was missing 3 starting midfielders. The resulting tied game was
determined by solid defensive play and outstanding goaltending by Michael Henry. It should be noted
that the starting line-up of the Delco team consisted of players from Division 1 college programs
including several "All American" and nationally known and ranked players.
In the UGH game, goals were scored by Stephen Chareczko, Eber Duque, Diego Palacios and
Lawrence Vincent. The score was 3-1 at the half.
There are some new Ukrainian faces on the current team roster: Mark Chajkowsky, Stephen
Chareczko, Andriy Krylyuk and Dima Tupitsyn. A 5th Ukrainian, goalie Christopher Rizanow, is out
due to a long term injury (broken cheekbone).
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128 Teams Competed
over the
Memorial Day Weekend 2007
Participate in the Sixth Annual
Ukrainian Nationals Invitational Youth Soccer
Tournament
Horsham, Pa. – The Ukrainian American Sport Center – “Tryzub”, County Line and Lower
State Roads, hosted its sixth annual Ukrainian Nationals Invitational Soccer Tournament. The
competition not only drew a strong representation from local Southeastern Pennsylvania clubs, but
also had a decided interstate and international character. Nearly half of the 128 teams competing in
this year’s Memorial Day Weekend tournament haled from Canada, North Central Pennsylvania,
Northeast Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Long Island, NY and other
areas of New York State.
The Ukrainian Soccer Club “Karpaty” from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, sent three boys’ teams
to the UNI tournament. A dynamic soccer club from North Central Pennsylvania, “Second to None”,
on the other hand, sent 18 strong teams into the competition. Ukrainian Nationals President, Taras
Kozak, and Tryzub’s Vice President of Public Relations, Gene Luciw, presented both Clubs with
Tryzub’s pennant.
Notably, the Tryzub pennants were from a series of banners that Tryzub had prepared for
exchange during its years as a professional soccer team, formally representing the City of
Philadelphia. The Nat’s had presented similar mementos to opponents in its multiple U.S. Open Cup
and American Soccer League Championship games and, more recently, to its opponents in
significant U. S. Amateur and Open Cup games.
Tournament play in age brackets from Under-8 through Under-19, boys and girls, progressed
over the weekend on not only the Ukrainian Nationals’ six home fields at “Tryzubiwka”, but also on 12
more fields located at Windlestrae Park/Zehr Fields (Montgomery Soccer Club’s home) and Igoe
Porter Wellings Fields (Nike) (Warrington Soccer Club’s home).
The competition began on Friday night under the lights of two Tryzubiwka fields, progressed
throughout the day on Saturday and culminated in a long sequence of “finals” on Sunday. A soccer
Mom’s and Dad’s appreciation night with free food donated by local hotels and free entertainment
also highlighted the event as hundreds of parents and competitors gathered in the Ukrainian
American Sport Center’s clubhouse and lighted festival grove and pavilions.
A group of referees enjoying homemade pyrohy exchanged a sentiment: “Wow! What a thrill it
is to ref such good teams from such distant places. It’s not just ‘the same old teams’. All of the players
are digging really hard and showing their best stuff.”
Second to None Club’s head trainer, Rob Eaton, added. “Our Club has been to a great
number of tournaments throughout the United States.” This is quite simply the best. The Ukrainian
Nationals have given us the privilege of enjoying great fields, great referees, and a very high caliber
of competition. The Ukrainian Nationals pennant will have a place of honor in our clubhouse.”
Tournament director Dan Nysch described it all as “Simply Awesome”. “When we gathered so
many months ago to plan this event, we never dreamt of these dimensions. I thank the tournament
committee and all of the volunteers from the depth of my heart.”
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Ukrainians fared quite well in the competition. The Ukrainian Nationals won two
championships and reached the finals four more times.
USC Karpaty won the U-12 boys competition in overtime against the Ukrainian Nationals. The
tournament results are as follows:
2007 UNI
Tournament
U8B
U9B - Blue
U9B - White
U10B - Blue (8v8)
U10B - White (11v11)
U11B
U12B - Blue
U12B - White
U13B - Blue
U13B - White
U14B
U15B
U16B
U17B
U18/19B
U8/9G
U11G
U12G
U13G
U14/15G
U16G
U18/19G
Champions
Southampton
Council Rock Jr. Indians
Buckingham Burn
Lower Macungie Lightning
(Lehigh Valley, PA)
Ukrainian Nationals
Fightin' Irish
Lighthouse Wave
Conestoga Valley 94
USC Karpaty (Toronto)
Montgomery Mustangs
Towamencin Twisters
Montgomery Dynamite
Monroe Flyers (CT)
Philly Soccer Outlaws
Ukrainian Nationals
Bohatyri (U16)
AC Perugia Primo Lightning
(NJ)
Lighthouse Twisters
Upper Dublin Rockets
Lighthouse Strikers
Montgomery United
Montgomery United
Second to None Marauders
(N. PA)
Second to None Stealth
(N. PA)
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Finalists
NETSA Arsenal (LI, NY)
Ukrainian Nationals Atoms
YMS Galaxy
TEYSA Hotspurs
Hockessin Thunder (DE)
Upper Dublin Force
Warrington United
Ukrainian Nationals
Red Devils
Ukrainian Nationals Force
Second to None Spurs (N.
PA)
Deep Run Destroyers
Hunter Hawks
Second to None Foxes (N.
PA)
Second to None Raptors (N.
PA)
Hempfield United (NJ)
Horsham Hawks
Valley Vipers (Lehigh Valley,
PA)
Pennridge Wild (U11)
Tri-boro Blue Lightning (U12)
Second to None Dominators
(N. PA)
Deep Run Charge
Ukrainian Nationals
Havoc
The Ukrainian Nationals
Black Hawks pose with their
guests, USC Karpaty from
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The
USC Karpaty club sent 3
teams to the tournament
Ukrainian Nationals sports
division president, Taras
Kozak, presents a team
pennant to the Head Trainer
Darko Kowal of the tournament
guest club, USC Karpaty from
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pictured also are USC Karpaty's
U-12 team with The Ukrainian
Nationals Black Hawks,
coached by John Fedyna. The
Karpaty team was the champion
of the division beating the
Ukrainian Nationals Red Devils
(3-2) in overtime.
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Ukrainian Nationals (U-18)
Havoc in action against
their guests from North
Central Pennsylvania, The
Second to None Stealth.
The Stealth was the
tournament champion in
this bracket, beating the
finalist Havoc. The Second
to None Club sent 18
The Ukrainian Nationals
Black Hawks pose with
their guests, USC Karpaty
from Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. The USC Karpaty
club sent 3 teams to the
tournament.
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Ukrainian Nationals
(U-18) Havoc in action
against their guests
from North Central
Pennsylvania, The
Second to None
Stealth. The Stealth
was the tournament
champion in this
bracket, beating the
finalist Havoc. The
Second to none Club
sent 18 teams to the
tournament
The Ukrainian
Nationals
Bohatyri
("Superheroes")
break away to a
goal
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Upkeep – Renovations - Improvements
During the year 2007
The 38 acres of the Ukrainian American Sports Center along with the buildings and Pavilions
require constant maintenance, upkeep, and renovations / improvements. During the year 2007 many
activities were required to keep the facilities at a top level. This year dead trees were removed and
disposed, bushes and trees were trimmed, and new bushes were planted. Flowers were planted in
areas around the flag poles and in the picnic grove. Throughout the year various maintenance and
repairs were done. Some of the major work performed included:
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Re-staining the outdoor dance pavilion and stage area, this included all of the picnic tables
and benches
Installed a new railing at the main entrance to our Club House
Replaced 6 light fixtures in the parking lot and the picnic grove
The original section of the club house was painted
The biggest improvement involved increasing the electrical capacity provided to our site.
We had a total of 400 amps serving our facility for all use points. This was totally
inadequate due to the expanding capabilities provided at our club. On numerous
occasions our circuit breakers would trip. Two individuals ( Ted Kulp and Jerry Kozak )
spent over 30 days planning, procuring material, and installing the new electrical service.
The new electrical capacity is 1600 amps with two transformers. A new transformer was
installed next to the club house and the existing transformer located near the play ground.
The new service has 400 amp service and a separate meter for the sports lights on the
soccer fields. 1000amp capacity and a separate meter for the club house, garage,
buildings in the picnic grove, and the exterior lights. A new meter and 200 amp service
was installed for the caretakers apartment. The total cost for this work was$ 18,000. for
the materials only. All labor required for the installation was donated by the individuals
listed above.
Sports lights were installed on soccer field # 5, an 8v8 field used by our younger teams.
The cost of this installation was $ 43,000. This was paid by Ukrainian Nationals
organization which has organized the annual UNI Memorial Day Soccer Tournament. The
proceeds from this annual event were used to fund this project. We now have two lighted
fields that can be used for practice in the evenings or for night games. We also want to
thank Bill Stefurak, who was the project manger for this project. It took two years of
planning, negotiations, local permit approvals and construction. The work will benefit our
soccer players for many years to come.
Additional refrigerators and freezer capacity were added to the Kitchen and basement
areas.
New HD flat panel Plasma and LCD TV’s were added to our Club house.
Two used utility vehicles were purchased for use during tournaments and for maintenance
activities
The following two major projects are planned for the year 2008. New flooring material for the older
portion of our main hall will replace the worn carpet. The carpet will be replaced with a wood parquet
section and a ceramic tile section. The second project is the installation of public water to our club.
Currently the facility is served with well water. We need volunteers (labor) and financial help to
complete these projects. All donations are tax deductible. If you can donate some of your time
please contact Jerry Kozak at 215-947-8061.
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Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad and Youth Rally - 2008
The event organizing committee met on June 2, 2007 at the Ukrainian American Sport Center
(“Tryzubiwka”), located in Horsham, PA. Tryzub president, Ihor Chyzowych, called the meeting to
order. Mr. Chyzowych also chaired the committees that organized and executed the last three
Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiads, held in the Philadelphia area in 1988, 1995, and 2000.
Representatives of the Ukrainian American Sport Center “Tryzub”, the Ukrainian Sports Club
“Chornomorska Sitch” (Whippany, New Jersey), the Ukrainian Sports Commission of America and
Canada “USCAK”, and the newly organized Ukrainian Sports Club “Ukraina” from Syracuse, New
York.
Ihor Chyzowych proposed a call to all Ukrainian athletes to gather for the next diaspora Olympiad. The
attendees voted to hold the next Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad and Youth Rally during the 4th of July,
2008 U.S Independence holiday weekend. Competition will begin on Friday, July 4, 2008, and will
progress through the rest of the weekend. Opening ceremonie will be held, on Saturday July 5, 2008.
The committee agreed to hold competitions in the following sports:
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Soccer ( Men’s, Over 35, Boys, and Girls )
Volleyball ( Men’s, Boys’, Women’s, and Girls’)
Tennis( Men’s, Boys’, Women’s, and Girls’)
Golf ( Men’s and Women’s)- 2 round individual and team formats
Swimming ( Men’s, Boys’, Women’s, and Girls’)
Chess ( Open Competition)
Track and Field( Boys’ and Girls’)
The committee also resolved that the current USCAK individual sport directors in tandem with local
Philadelphia area counterparts would chair the various sporting events. The committee appointed the
following people:
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Soccer
- Gene Chyzowych, Danylo Nysch, and Mike Jurchak
Volleyball
- Myron Bytz and Halia DeVasalle
Golf
- Joe Homick and the Tryzub golf committee
Tennis
- George Sawchak and the Tryzub tennis committee
Swimming - Maria Bokalo and Christina Tershakovec
Track and Field - Ireneus Isajiw
The competition will be held at the Ukrainian American Sport Center” Tryzub”’s fields in Horsham,
Pa., and at other venues in the surrounding area.
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Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad Continued
Moreover, the Olympic Committee resolved to hold various cultural, artistic and recreational events
during the weekend: opening and closing ceremonies, outdoor concerts, Zabava dances and a
banquet. The weekend will be dedicated not only to sports but to a rally of Ukrainian youth.
The organizing committee also appointed a steering committee to develop and to implement the
event. The participants elected the following 2008 Olympiad Committee:
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Chairman- Ihor Chyzowych
Vice Chairman - Orest Lesiuk
Director of Finance- Adrian Hawryliw
Director of Marketing- Ihor Czenstuch
Marketing Manager- Halyna Dubil
Director of Competition- open
Press Secretaries (Ukrainian media) – Metodyj Boretskyj and Omelan
Twardowsky
Press Secretary (American media)- Tamara Cornelison
The above-named Sports Directors
Artistic Coordinator- Taras Lewitsky
Based on the discussions, the steering committee decided to write an article to inform the Ukrainian
communities in the United States and Canada about the planned 2008 Olympiad.. Myron Stebelsky
informed the new steering committee that an impressive number of new sports clubs have emerged in
the U.S. and Canada. They have all expressed a desire to participate in their first Olympiad. A
questionnaire will be sent to all Ukrainian Sports Clubs and Youth Organizations, requesting cogent
information and input.
Communications Issued
July 18 2007
2008 Ukrainian Nationals Invitational
The 7th Annual Ukrainian Nationals Invitational will be held Friday, May 23, 2008
through Monday, May 26, 2008 at the Ukrainian American Sport Center on Lower State
Road, between County Line Road and Limekiln Pike in Horsham, PA. See the Ukrainian
Nationals website ( UNITournament.org ) for further details
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Mike Zaremba Wins 2007 Tryzub Golf Tournament
The 2007 Tryzub (Ukrainian Nationals) Golf Tournament was held on Saturday June 9,
2007 at the Limekiln Golf Club in Horsham Pa. This year, sixty golfers participated in this
annual event. This is the 31st year that this tournament has taken place. Ukrainian golfers
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland
participated.
The sponsors for this year’s event were The Ukrainian Self-Reliance Federal Credit
Union located at 1729 Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia and the Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral
Home located at 9529 Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia. Both sponsors have also supported
this tournament in previous years. Michael Nasevich and a group of his staff also joined in
the competition. We would like to thank both sponsors for their generous gift, this year and in
the past.
The tournament committee was led by Joe Homick. The committee also included; Roman
Jarymovych, Andrij Zajac, Orest Lesiuk, Bohdan Anniuk, George Lucyszyn. The weather was
sunny with a cool breeze. Everyone enjoyed the beautiful day and the great golf. After golf,
everyone traveled to the Ukrainian Sports Center in Horsham, Pa. for the Awards Banquet.
During the banquet there were other prizes that were awarded to the players. We would like
to thank the volunteers and the committee members for organizing such a great event. This
Years Competition Winners include the following;
Low Gross Winners
1st Place Mike Zaremba, Forked River, NJ
2nd Place Gary Warren, Middletown, NY
A Flight Low Net
1st Place George Baer, Philadelphia, PA
2nd Place Zenon Kos, Mt. Laurel, NY
B Flight Low Net
1st Place Walter Tkach, Manalapan, NJ
2nd Place Leo Gramiak, Philadelphia, PA
Ladies
Winner
Ulana Warren, Middletown, NY
1st Place Team Winners
Bohdan Anniuk,Philadelphia, PA,
Steve Nahorniak, Gillette, NJ,
Lou Wilczak, Whippany, NJ ,
Walt Wilczak, Whippany, NJ
Longest
Drive
Bohdan Anniuk, Philadephia, PA
Closest to Pin
Steve Nahorniak, Gillette, NJ
Next years event will be played at the 5th Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad which will be held on July
4th weekend 2008. This will probably be a two day event and will also include a team competition. The
Tryzub golf committee will keep everyone informed with updates in the Ukrainian Press and by Email. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
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Ladies
Winner
Ulana Warren,
Middletown,
Low
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Mike Zaremba,
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Team
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Forked River, NJ
Place
Bohdan Anniuk,
Steve Nahorniak,
Lou Wilczak,
Walt Wilczak,
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NY
Philadelphia, PA
Gillette, NJ,
Whippany, NJ
Whippany, NJ
Tryzub Fund Raising Events in 2007
The Ukrainian American Sports Center “Tryzub”, a not for profit, Charitable organization,
relies on much of its income from charitable donations from its members, friends, as well as
the general community of Philadelphia and its suburbs.
Major source of Tryzub’s annual income is generated from social events held at Tryzub’s
facility in Horsham, Pennsylvania. In 2007.
In 2007 Five fund raising events were organized by our Events Committee.
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In March, a wine tasting dinner and seminar was planned and attended by 110
members and friends.
In June, Tryzub held its traditional Fathers day Festival, which attracted 385 members
and guests. The entertainment program included many young performers from the
Philadelphia area.
The most significant event was the Ukrainian Independence day Festival that was held
in August, 2007. This year, for the first time in 16 years of this festival, it was held
under rainy conditions. Despite the raindrops for most of the day, 1200 persons
attended this outdoor event. Excellent entertainment program with delicious Ukrainian
Food were enjoyed by all who braved the weather to attend this significant event in the
Delaware Valley.
In October, Tryzub held its first “Oktoberfest”, featuring a dance band and a variety of
ethnic foods and beverages. This event attracted over 200 people. During the event
we also held a beer tasting, featuring many local and international beers. We would
like to thank Tom Milewski from Origlio Beverages for his person support of this event
and the sponsorship of Origlio’s Beverages. There where 10 different beers to taste
and sample. This promises to be another popular event on Tryzub’s calendar. Several
other local Breweries also provided free of charge beers to be used in the sampling
tent.
The final event for 2007 was held in early December, and that was the traditional
Thanksgiving Dinner held at Tryzub for over 25 years. Over 170 persons attended the
event and enjoyed the wonderful and delicious turkey Dinner. Entertainment was also
provided during the event
The Ukrainian American Sports Center- Tryzub wishes to thank its members, friends, and
the community for supporting the events by their attendance. We would also encourage
your friends and neighbors to attend our events and enjoy the friendly confines of the
beautiful “Tryzubiwka”.
A special thanks also goes to Anita Chajkowsky, Eugene Luciw, Adrian Klos, Larissa
Patrylak, Natalka Luciw, Kris Rizanow, Victor Holubowsky, and the rest of Events Committee
for planning, organizing volunteers, booking entertainment, executing the plans for the Fund
raising events.
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Petrykevych wins 2007 Fall Season
Tennis Tournament at Tryzubiwka
By George Sawchak
Horsham, Pa. The 20th Annual Fall Ukrainian Nationals Tennis Tournament was held here
at the Ukrainian American Sports Center “Tryzubiwka’s” tennis courts during the weekend of
September 29-30, 2007. George Petrykevych, from West Hartford, Connecticut, won this
tournament, which attracted Ukrainian tennis players from five neighboring states. He posted a
perfect 2007 season on the Ukrainian North American Tennis Circuit winning the Ukrainian Sports
Federation of U.S.A. and Canada, (USCAK), and USCAK-East senior singles divisions held at
Soyuzivka, UNA Estate, on the Fourth of July and Labor Day before being victorious at Tryzubiwka.
The tournament at Tryzubiwka was contested in the men’s group only with full feed-in group.
To win the tournament Petrykevych defeated George Hrabec, Danvers, Massachusetts, in the final
round 6-2, 6-4 in a beautifully played match. In the semifinals, Petrykevych advanced when George
Walchuk, Clinton, New Jersey, retired with the score of 5-3, 30-0, and defeated Walter Dziwak from
New Jersey 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
Hrabec advanced to the finals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Gene Serba, New Jersey, in the
semifinals and a 6-3, 6-3 win over Ihor Buhaj, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the quarterfinals. There
were several highly contested first round matches: Walter Dziwak’s win over Andrew Wapowsky, New
Jersey, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0; Ihor Buhaj’s win over young Greg Serba, 6-3, 6-3; Gene Serba’s win over
George Popel, Delaware, 6-3, 6-3, and George Walchuk’s win against Boris Tatunchak,
Pennsylvania, 6-3, 6-1.
Gene Serba won the feed-in group, and thus taking third place in the tournament defeating
Walter Dziwak in the finals 6-1, 6-2. To get to the finals Dziwak had to defeat Greg Serba by a pro-set
score of 8-7 (7-2) and Boris Tatunchak 8-1.
At the Sunday afternoon conclusion of the tournament presenting trophies to the winners and
finalists of both groups were George Sawchak, tournament and USCAK tennis director, and George
Hrabec, USCAK tennis committee member.
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20 Years of Spring Season Tennis at Tryzubiwka
By George Sawchak
Horsham, Pa. The first Ukrainian Tennis Tournament of 2007 outdoor season was held here
at USO Tryzub’s sports complex “Tryzubiwka” during the week-end of April 28-29. Known as
Tryzub’s Spring Season Tennis Tournament, this annual event has been attracting Ukrainian
tennis players from all parts of the US and at times, Canada and Ukraine, for the past twenty years.
They come year after year to compete, enjoy camaraderie, and rekindle friendships despite the less
than perfect playing conditions.
This year the tournament was contested in the women’s and men’s open divisions. In the
women’s group past champion Slava Pawlichka Lee defeated her sister, Marijka Pawlichka
Tatunchak 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win the women’s division championship. Both ladies competed to honor the
memory of their recently deceased father, Dr. Iwan Pawlichka, a great soccer player and a tennis
enthusiast.
In the men’s group George Sawchak took the title defeating in the final round George
Hrabec 6-3, 6-1. In the semi-finals Sawchak advanced when Jerry Tymkiw, with the score 7-5, 2-0 for
Sawchak, retired due to a hand injury. One of the best matches of the tournament was a semi-final
win of Hrabec over Gene Serba by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the final. Hrabec, who hails
from Massachusetts, in the quarter finals, had another three set win this time against Orest Wasyluk
from Maryland, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1. Other good matches of the main tournament were Wasyluk’s first
round win over George Popel 6-4, 7-5, Walter Dziwak first-round win over young Greg Serba 6-4, 6-0,
and Greg’s father Gene’s win over Dziwak 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Gene Serba gained third place in the men’s group by winning a Feed-In Tournament,
defeating Wasyluk in the pro-set final 8-2. Also in the feed-in Popel won over Ihor Buhaj 8-4, Wasyluk
beat 17 year-old Greg Serba 8-3, Dziwak outlasted Popel 10-8, and Eugene Serba won over Dziwak
(8-6) to reach the feed-in final.
At the closing ceremonies presenting trophies to winners and finalists of each group were
George Sawchak, tournament and USCAK’s tennis director, and George Hrabec from USCAK’s
Tennis Committee.
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Ukrainian Nationals Major Division Team Year 2007 / 2008
The Major Division soccer team for the Ukrainian Nationals plays in the United Soccer League in the
Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The Manager for many years has been Mike Jurchak, and the coach is Peter
Boretsky. The Team Finished the 2006 / 2007 season in June of 2007 with a third place finish. They completed
the 06/07 season with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties with a total of 26 points They have won first place
in this league the prior three years.
The Majors also competed in the US Open Cup and US Amateur Cup competitions during the first part of 2007.
The Majors played in the US Open Cup State Final, but lost in a fabulous game against VE -3 to 2.
The Ukrainian Nationals lost in the Quarter-Finals of the State US Amateur Cup to Montco Azuri by a 2 to 1
score.
This team also won the USCAK East tournament in Syracuse, New York in July, 2007. This was the
championship of Ukrainian Soccer Clubs in the east coast of the United States and Canada.
The Majors started a new season in the United Soccer League this fall. They also signed a lot of new players to
compete in this senior division. Two of our clubs junior players also signed up and are playing for the team
during the fall season. They currently are in 5th place with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie for a total of 10
points. They play on Sunday afternoons at our club and away games at local venues.
Mens Major Division
[click on Team for more info]
1 UGH
2 Danubia Kickers
3 Phoenix SC
4 PA Rush
5 Ukrainian Nationals Tryzub
6 VE Majors
7 PSC Coppa
8 FC Simba
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U 17 F Ukrainian Nationals Patriots
Tournaments in 2007
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YMS EPIC (finalist)
Montgomery Shoot for the Cure
The Lititz College Showcase in 7/07
Horsham Colleen Reilly 8/07 (Finalist)
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Al Perlini Classic in Warminster
Western Lehigh Women's in October
Paradise Island, Bahamas in 8/07
We also went to Paradise Island in the Bahamas for the first week of August for training and to play
against the women's teams of the Bahamas Football Association. The 16 girls earned the majority of the
cost of the trip through holding Poker Tournaments at the club, holding a teen dance at the club, candle
sales, food sales, selling ads for the UNI tournament, and a bunch of car washes. The teams we played
were 22 - 28 years old, and we finished with a 2-0-1 record there, with our only tie coming in the last
game where the coach for the U-20 Men's team played for the Bahamian women and scored all their goals!
The highpoint of the trip was the 5-mile beach run, followed by sprints into and out of the ocean. The girls
finished the 5-mile run in a group, with no-one dropping out! We were awarded a "Sportsmanship
Award" by the BFA at the end of the games.
We competed in PAGS 1st Division, and finished with an 8-1-0 record. The 3 top teams in our
division all had the same record; with the team that beat us being beaten by the team we beat in our last
game! Next season we will be petitioning to move up to PAGS Premier division.
This winter we will be competing in both the Leagues United and the EPYSA Indoor Cups. This summer we
will be traveling to Ottawa Canada in early August to compete in the Capital Cup Tournament. We will
also be competing in the Lititz College Showcase, and returning to the Horsham, Warminster and Western
Lehigh tournaments again..
We rostered 20 players this past season (17 primary and 3 secondary); and I am very proud that 2 of the
secondary players will be transferring to Primary status in the next 2 weeks. Both of these players are
former Ukrainian team members (from Dan Nysch's former team) who had left to play with other teams but
have returned to join us.
A personal note, I can't think of a better group of young women to be associated with. Working with these
girls over the past 6 years has been a real pleasure. They have been all that any coach could ask for, and I
am very proud of what they have achieved as a team and as individuals.
Stan Humpton and John Reading
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U 8B Ukrainian Nationals Fury
The U8B Fury team is coached by Kwang Kim and his
son Dan Kim. The manager of the Fury is Jon Burn.
The Fury played in the United Junior Soccer League
during the fall 2007 soccer season. They finished the
regular season in second place.
Coach Kwang Kim's U8 Fury made up mostly of U7
players played in the UJSL U8 Blue Division. We
finished in second place (6-2-1) in the regular season.
We won our semi-final playoff game 1-0 in sudden
death overtime against Parkwood Soccer Club. We lost
in the finals to PSC. The championship game was tied
2-2 after regulation and overtime. PSC won 2-1 in the
shoot-out after 9 shooters for each team.
U 8B Ukrainian Nationals Thunder
Ukrainian Nationals U8 Thunder played in the United
Junior Soccer League during the Fall 2007 season.
They were Coached by Odie Harmaty and his assistant
was Coach Bob Sitler
Fourteen (14) players (as pictured: kneeling are Colin
Davis, Drew Sitler, Jake Helwig, Nicholas "Gabe"
Gomez, Zach Firko, Tague Harmaty, Tommy Gentile;
standing are Connor Falkowski, Danny Solecki, Danny
Harmon, Danny Bateman, Connor Anderson, Tommy
Hiltwine [missing is Andrew McPoyle])
The team played in the UJSL Fall League and finished
with a record of 4-6-1
U 9B Ukrainian Nationals Lightning
Coaches Bateman, Russomano and Noe are extremely
proud of every player in terms of their development and
heart.
The Lightning in the fall played in the Inter
County Soccer League where they took third place
in the 4th Division. This was the second year that
most of the players were playing travel soccer.
The Lightning also played in the YMS Soccer
Tournament in the U9 Gold Division where they
won the Championship trophy. The boys were 3-0-1
during tournament play with 9 goals scored. The photo
shows the Lightning players, after receiving the
YMS 1st place trophies.
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U 9B Ukrainian Nationals Gunners
U9 Gunners Finish First in ICSL, Win UJSL
Championship
The U9 Gunners had a busy and successful fall
season competing in two leagues. The team
finished the season in style by winning the UJSL
Gold Division. In an exciting championship
game, the Gunners beat Philadelphia Soccer Club
3-2. The Gunners also finished first in the ICSL
second division, compiling a 9-1 record in the
process. Overall, the team finished with a record
of 22-6-1.
The Team: Josh Baddock, Luke Bowerman,
Gavin Burn, Joseph Larouche, R.J. McCullough,
Tarin Morris, Patrick Murphy, Timmy Radwanski,
Christopher Rathke, Owen Ritz, Brad Ross and
Ryan Tomaselli
Coaches: Chris Rathke, Terry Murphy and Garry
Baddock
U 10 B Ukrainian Nationals Atoms
The U10 B Atoms are coached by Jim Moran
It was the first year for many of the boys on our team.
The boys had a very good year.
Finalist at our UNI Invitational Tournament 1st division.
Semi-Finalist at the Gettysburg Blast 1st division (before
rain out)
Finalist at the YMS Tournament second division
Champions of the ICSL-Div. III
Back Row: (Left to Right) Trey Weston, Jason Zielke,
Liam Moran, Jamie Murphy, Sean Kelly, Aaron
Laskowitz, Owen Moran
Front Row: (Left to Right) Cole Sturza, Michael Towle,
Brandon Morris, Brett Hladczuk, Justin Reed, Ty Daly,
Sam Winderman
Coaches: (Left to Right)
Ben Winderman-AC, Jim Moran-HC, Albert Zielke-AC
U 11 B Ukrainian Nationals Fighting Irish
The U11 B Fighting Irish are coached by Dan Nysch
and the assist. Coach is Marshal Miller.
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During the spring, the Fighting Irish competed in the U10
State Cup Tournament. They had a wonderful run in the
Cups. They advance to the state Cup finals in West
Chester, Pa. where they lost to Lower Merion in the
finals. The spring was an exciting period for the fighting
Irish.
They also played in the Ukrainian Nationals Invitational
over the Memorial Day weekend, where they won 1st
place in their age bracket after a round of penalty kicks.
The picture shows the Fighting Irish taken during the UNI
Tournament.
This Fall they competed in the DELCO Soccer League-U
11 Premier Division
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U 11B Ukrainian Nationals Black Knigkts
The Black Knights entered the ’07 season in the ICSL 2nd
division. The team was faced with the challenges of an
evenly matched tough division and major off-season
restructuring precipitated by the loss of 5 players.
Fortunately two additional members were added just as the
season began. The season unfolded as predicted with
most divisional games decided by one goal or less.
Additional adversity was dealt to the team by mid season
when injuries benched 3 of the teams 15 players for at
least two games each. The Knights stepped up with players
successfully taking new positions and responsibilities as
required. Having faced some tough hurdles the season was
considered a success as the Knights ultimately retained
their spot in 2nd division
Standing
Robbie Stuart, Alex Firko, Evan Morgan, Robert Welsh,
Spencer Coats, Dante Dalonzo
Joe Kelly, Steven Wozniak
Kneeling
Brendan Crews, Matt Gorman, Brian Hampton, Nick
Stefurak, Tim Ross, Shawn Sukert, Sam Lokoff
Coaches
Bill Stefurak, Justin Kirchdoerfer
Most importantly, the team really had a great time playing
the game and developing individually and as team.
U 12B Ukrainian Nationals Dynamo
The U12 B Dynamo team is coached and managed by
Bill Jachwak
The U 12 Dynamo played in the elite Division of the Inter
County soccer league during the fall of 2007.
The team record in this tough Division was 2 wins 4 Ties,
and 4 losses. The Dynamo’s were Champions of
the Deep Run Labor tournament, Finalist in the
Premier Division of the Battle of West Mont. Tournament,
and undefeated Champions in the Rocket Sports indoor
regular season held in the winter of 2007
U 13B Ukrainian Nationals Blackhawks
2007 was a great year for the Blackhawk’s. We got to
play USC Karpaty in the 2007 Ukrainian Nationals
Invitational. We played them tough but lost 1-0. A few
weeks later they traveled to Wildwood, NJ and won 3
games to end up as finalists. We played in the United
Junior Soccer League, Division 1 in the Fall of 2007. This
fall they went 7-3-2, finishing in first place, but lost a
heartbreaker in the semi-finals. They will be playing in the
Rock Spring League in 2007.
The players are:
From bottom left: Steven Meier, Nick D’Orazio, Andrew
Tarasiuk, Michael Tershakovec, Alex Fedyna, Brian
Piscitelli, Max Lester
From top left: Tim Szram, Roman Melnyk, Luka
Zacharczuk, Alex Jur, Kyle Zaluski, Tyler Paradysz
Coaches from left: Asst. Coach Andrew Tershakovec,
Asst. Coach Ihor Melnyk, Head Coach John Fedyna
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U 9F Ukrainian Nationals Puddle Ducks
The U9F Puddle Ducks are coached by Dan Nysch and
managed by Bob Lis.
The Puddle Ducks played in the Upper Bucks Soccer
League. This was the first season for this team. Their
goal this year was to work on dribbling, passing, and ball
control.
The U 9 F Puddle Ducks also competed in tournaments.
They played in the Deep Run Classic which was held
over the Thanksgiving weekend.
U 9 F Ukrainian Nationals Red Rocks
The U 9F Red Rocks comprise of girls from other area
clubs Horsham, Warrington, Buckingham, Lenape Valley
and Upper Dublin. Team started spring of 2005 and is
coached by Dana Walters and Peter McMenamin.
Trainers Chris Freudig CB West HS Girls Coach, Mike
Koch Phoenixville HS Girls Coach and Asst at CB West,
and Erin Koch current Division 1 Patriot League starter at
American University in Washington DC.
Our Girls finished the summer by winning each
tournament they entered in August undefeated.
Notably entering and winning the U9 male division of the
Deep Run Labor Day Tournament. During the Fall
soccer season we played up in the Upper Bucks
Soccer League U10F division and finished in second
place.
U 12 F Ukrainian Nationals Raptors
The Ukrainian Nationals Girls U-12 Raptors with a
predominantly new squad except for 5 returning players
had a successful season under the lead of Coach Lori
Halber, qualifying for the PAGS playoffs as the fourth
place team.
The Raptors suffered a tough-fought 1-0 loss in the semifinal round to the eventual division champions. The
Raptors also competed in its first tournament at the
Hempfield Classic Tournament November 17-18, 2007,
in Lancaster, PA.
The team looks forward to playing in an indoor league at
Rocket Sports in January and competing in the Rock
League this spring.
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U 13 F Ukrainian Nationals Krush
The Ukrainian Nationals Krush U13F girls are a premier
level soccer team and participated in the PAGS
Premiership this past fall, placing 4th out of 10 teams with
an overall record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 5 ties. The team
qualified for the PAGS Premiership playoffs as well.
The team was Finalists in the West Chester Summer
Classic and the MSA Shoot for the Cure
tournaments in 2007. The team participates in the EPYSA
State NCS Cups as well as Indoor Cups and premier level
tournaments and will be playing in the MAPS Premier
spring league in 2008.
Players names as they appear in the picture, from L to
R, bottom row to top row:
1st (bottom) row: Kristie Cunha, Katie Rigotti, Mary Kate
Bateman,Taylor Caparo, and Frenchie D'Agostino
2nd row: Taylor Hays, Courtney Walker,Jenna Kalman,
Gina Mallinder,Gabriella DiGiovacchino, and Marley
Szczesniak
3rd (top) row: Courtney Sullivan,Rachel Bernard, Kelli
Joerger, Siobhan Spanninger, Maddie Paone, and Sydney
McNutt. Missing from the team photo: Kelsey Mariner.
Coaches (not in picture): Gary Stephenson, Head Coach
& Trainer,Mike DiGiovacchino, Assistant Coach, and
Marcello D'Agostino, Assistant Coach
U 14 F Ukrainian Nationals Fire
The U 14 F Fire won a 1st Place Finish in the InterCounty Soccer League, First Division. The season‘s
final record in the ICSL was 6 wins, 3 ties and only 1
loss. The team out-scored their opponents 23 goals to 5,
with an impressive record of 6 shutouts. The team also
took home the first place trophy in three tournaments.
A special thanks to all of our parents who supported the
staff and players during the year.
Pictured
Top Row – Carlyn N., Kara L., Theo H., Sammi S., Meghan
R., Carey J., Nikki C.
Middle Row – Alexis D., Miranda M., Emily C., Jenny O.,
Bridget C., Mariel C.
Bottom Row – Rena F., Danielle F., Melissa A., Lauren B.
Not Pictured: the Coaches, Paul Horozoglou, John Newby,
Bob Oliverie, and the Team Manager, Donna Serratore.
U 15 B Ukrainian Nationals Bulldogs
The Ukrainian Nationals 15 B Bulldogs is coached by
Tony Somma and Steve Mannato.
The Bulldogs moved up 2 divisions to the Elite Division.
They finished in the middle of the pack, we held steady
against tough competition.
We started our season in the heat of the summer in the
Warrington Classic and the Al Perlini in Warminster
finishing runner up in both Tournaments. We also
participated in the YMS over Columbus Weekend and the
West Deptford Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend.
All in all, the U 15 Bulldogs have come along way in 5
years, starting in the U10 4th division and working
their way to the Elite U15 division.--Watch us Go!.......
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U 13 B Ukrainian Nationals Burn
The U13 B Burn Team is coached by Frank
Russomano. This team competed in the UJSL in
the U13 Premier Division. The Burn made the
playoffs with a record of 6 wins 2 losses 1 tie
and 18 total points. The team had a great season
and made the playoffs.
They played a great game against Fox Chase in
the semi Final Game of the playoffs. Unfortunately
the score ended 2 to 1 in favor of Fox Chase.
U 13 B Ukrainian Nationals Red Devils
The U 13 B Red Devils are coached by Al Quasti and
the Assistant Coaches: Rick Heggan, Dave Heggan, and
Tom Drummond.
The Red Devils started their U13 season with a second
place finish in the Warrington Summer Classic. That
was followed by the Devils winning their flight
championship in the Perlini Labor Day Tournament in
which the team scored 16 goals and allowed none over
four games. The team's final tournament was at
Hempfield where the Devils again made it to their flight
championship but lost a tough 2-1 decision.
During the Fall, the Devils were 8-2 in ICSL with 24
points, scoring 35 goals with only 6 against and 6
shutouts.
Way to go Devils!
U 14 B Ukrainian Nationals Force
The Fall Season of 2007 brought a season of changes for the
U14 Force. A couple of players left the team, a couple of new
players joined the team and there was a change of Fall season
Leagues. This was their first year playing for the Delco League,
where they played against high competition. Though the season
turned out to be not as good as expected, they are still a highly
ranked team.
Moving forward towards the spring of 2008 Season; there will
be some more changes. With the resignation of Head Coach
John Topper, Cesar Garrido will take over the Head Coach
position. Cesar brings with him, his son, Kirk as an assistant
coach. The boys are looking forward to a successful and
exciting spring season.
Pictured From Front Left: P.Haggerty, T.Hucker, T.Rainey,
I.McKelvey, C.Hens, D.Nguyen, D.Kienzle
Back Row: Asst. Coach G.Melly, P.Jelski, N.McGarry,
B.Simmons, W.Schultz, M.Guzzardo, And R.Smith, K.Melly
Not Pictured: Head Coach J.Topper, D.Pierce
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U 18 F Ukrainian Nationals Havoc
The U 18 girls HAVOC finished a great career at TRYZUB as
Rock League champs in the Spring of 2007. The girls finished
undefeated except for a game that could not be rescheduled due to
numerous High School graduation parties in June. All but five of the
players graduated from High School this past June. At our Memorial
Weekend tournament the Havoc was the only Ukrainian girls team
to finish as a finalist or champ as they finished behind the champs
from the "Second To None" club located in Central PA.
The girls enjoyed an outstanding career during their time at
TRYZUB the highlights of which included 2 undefeated seasons, 2
indoor championships, a finalist finish at the Loch Lomond
Tournament in Glasgow Scotland and a Champions finish at the
US's largest youth soccer event in Blaine Minnesota at the
Schwann's Cup in 2006, finishing as champs in the U17 travel
team bracket . There were also many other tournament wins over
their career.
None of this would not have been possible without the club's
constant support and the girls will be forever grateful for the
assistance they received in helping them get to Scotland in 2005.
The girls have nothing but great memories from their time at the club
and actually had a home-coming of sorts the Saturday after
Thanksgiving last month as they all gathered to get together and
play for an hour and a-half in some very cold weather.
U 17 B Ukrainian Nationals United
The U 17 B Ukrainian Nationals United is coached
and managed by Alex Hraur.
The United is currently are competing the U 17 InterCounty Soccer League Winter season, which plays
games during the month of November and December
2007. The United completed the winter season in 3rd
place with a record of 3 wins 2 loss and 3 ties for a total
of 12 points. The U17 United had a wonderful set of
games in the winter, the games were close and very
competitive.
The United also competed in the Pa. State Cup
tournament which was held in the spring of this year.
U 16 B Ukrainian Nationals Wings
The U-16 B Wings is coached by Kwang Kim and the
manager is Pamela Durkin.
They played in the Rock Soccer League U16 division
during the spring of 2007 finishing in third place.
The Wings played in the Inter-County Soccer League
U16 First Division during the winter of 2007. They
finished in 1st place with a record of 6 wins 0 losses
and 2 ties with 20 points. During this condensed
winter season the team played to up the next level. The
Wings scored 20 goals while only allowing 6 goals in 8
games.
The Wings have plans to play in tournament ia the
Virginia Beach Showcase Tournament in March of
2008.
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Ukrainian Nationals U 17 B Bohatyri
The Ukrainian National U-17 Boys Bohatyri soccer team, based
in Horsham, kicked off their ’07-’08 season with a win at the
Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament; a tournament attracting
premier club teams from up and down the east coast.
The Bohatyri posted three shutouts and allowed only one goal
against them in the four games they played over the two day event.
The stats were 3-0-1 (W-L-T), resulting in a first place victory
within their division.
This past season, they have remained undefeated in all of their
league games within two regional leagues. In tournament play, they
finished as Champions in the Ukranian Nationals Invitational,
Premier Finalists in the US Club National Cup, Region B; Finalists in
the MAPS/MSSL Winter Classic and Potomac Semi-Finalists in the
Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament.
The team has been accepted to play in the President’s Day
Soccer Tournament, in Jacksonville, Florida.
Pictured (front row from left) Shane McGlynn, Dane Smith,
Dan Ely, Sean Nelms, Ryan Patrick. Dylan Gerstenfield ,Nick
Petrylak, Craig McDonald
(back row from left) Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels, Assistant
Coach Brian Nelms, Bryan Guerra, Justin Daniels, Rob
McIntyre, Fran Nelms, Bobby Note, Jeff Pio, Pat Rennie,
Assistant Coach Ray McDonald, Head Coach Jim Rennie.
Missing from the team photo are ; Greg Hill, Brian Hood
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Pictures from the Ukrainian Nationals Invitational 2007 Soccer
Tournament
Pictures from the Ukrainian Nationals Invitational 2007 Soccer Tournament
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Schedule of Tryzub Events for 2008
March 8
Saturday
Wine Tasting Fund Raising Event
6:00 PM
March 16
Sunday
Annual Meeting
1:00 PM
May 3-4
Sat- Sun
Spring 2007-Tryzub Tennis Tournament
May 23-26
Fri-Mon
Ukrainian Nationals Invitational Tournament
June 3
Saturday
Tryzub Golf Outing and Banquet
June 15
Sunday
Tryzub Festival (Fathers Day)
July 4-6
Fri-Sun
Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad
August 24
Sunday
Ukrainian Independence Day Festival
September 7
Sunday
Opening of Soccer Season
1:00 PM
September 13
Saturday
Ukrainian Nationals Family Day
3:00 PM
September 27
Saturday
Tryzub Oktoberfest
4:00 PM
Sept. 27-28
Sat-Sun
Fall 2007- Tryzub Tennis Tournament
December 7
Sunday
Thanksgiving Dinner
All Day
1:00 PM
12:00 PM
All Day
1:00 PM
Please visit our Websites at
www.tryzub.org or http://tcteams.com/ukinationals/
For more information
Special Thanks
Contributors of written material and pictures for this year book have come from coaches, parents, and
managers of the Ukrainian Nationals.
Additional Information and pictures were provided by Ihor Chyzowych, Taras Kozak, Orest Lesiuk,
Eugene Luciw, Adrian Hawryliw, Anita Chajkowsky, George Sawchak, Jerry Kozak, and other Directors
and Volunteers of the Ukrainian American Sports Center and the Ukrainian Nationals.
We would also like to thank our Volunteers and friends who support our fund raising events thru out the
year. We could not make it work without you. There are a number of special volunteers who always step
up and make an extra effort towards the success of our club. We especially thank you.
We also would like to thanks Jon Burn for publishing this yearbook.
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