Blazers goalie Patrick Mohan makes an incredible save against Oyster Bay. On Saturday, August 26th and Sunday, August 27th, the Garden City U11 Blazers played in the East Meadow Ref-fuel Soccer Tournament held at Field of Dreams in Plainview. This was the first time the new Blazers team played together for the season. The Blazers new roster includes Jonathan Castoro, Adam Davies, Joseph Giarraputo, Justin Gong, Brendan Harney, Chris Hourmouzis, Aidan Logan, Zachary Miner, Patrick Mohan, Drew Pascale, Thomas Rocco, Chris Stumpf and Brian Tully. Rick Harken and Lavaune Gong remain as coaches for the team.

The Blazers faced some tough opposition against the East Meadow Cyclones, Rockville Centre Attack, Plainedge United and the Oyster Bay Storm. The boys enjoyed getting back to playing together and especially enjoyed the excitement of playing in the pouring rain. The Blazers won two of their games. Zach Miner was on fire, scoring almost every time he touched the ball. Chris Stumpf also scored for the team in a very exciting play. Patrick Mohan, Aidan Logan and Adam Davies played in goal and made some amazing diving saves. Jonathan Castoro, Brendan Harney, Chris Hourmouzis and Brian Tully played forward and kept pressure on opposing teams. Joseph Giarraputo and Justin Gong were key defensive players clearing the ball and sending it up the field. In all, the team really started to come together and had a great start for the upcoming season. You can see all of the game action photos at www.Newsphoto.com

Zachary Miner connected on this shot and scored against Rockville Centre.

Christopher Stumpf in action against Plainedge. Adam Davies (center) and Brendan Harney (second from right) welcomed a few of their new teammates including Jonathan Castoro (left), Brian Tully (second from left) and Chris Hourmouzis (far right).