St. Croix Soccer Club

St. Croix AcademyBoys Program has been accepted into playing in the National Premier League.

Academy Boys are very excited to be apart of this US Club Soccer program that has some of the best teams and Clubs within the Midwest Region.

Congratulations to all the players who have decided to play college soccer next year!!

Girls: Emily Booth - U of Minnesota, Alexandra Boucher - North Dakota St., Samantha Deutsch - UM - Crookston, Mo Marentic - UW - Madison, Hannah Okerstrom - U of St. Catherine's, Laurel Raymer - U of Wyoming, Dana Savino - MN State - Mankato, Maddie Schaak - Indiana St., Lauren Thormodsgard - South Dakota St., Alexa Trakalo - South Dakota St.

Boys: Henry Brose - Gustavus, Igancio Garcia-Creighton - St. Thomas University, Andrew Harmon - St. John's University, Tanner Heinselman - St. John's Univiversity, Patrick Roth - Gustavus Adolphus, Ben Wilhelm - UW Superior, James Menzies - UW Superior, Aaron Cicchese - Viterbo, Logan Klatt - UW Superior, Max Green - Luther College, Jackson Richards - Loyola - Chicago.

Also, check out the players who have played in St. Croix SC and are still playing college soccer.

The U17 Academy girls Ajax swept through the Disney Showcase in Orlando to win the tournament.  The girls earned impressive wins over several ranked teams, Florida FC Premier 95 (ranked #6) - 4-3 .. pk's 5-4.  In group play, beat SWISA Crush (Indiana) 2-1, CFC Elite 96 (Georgia) 1-0, and Yankee United FC Strikers (Conneticut) {State Cup Champions} 4-0.  Congratulations girls!

St. Croix Soccer Club has brought back the newsletter for the 2012-13 season.  This is monthly newsletter will give quick information about upcoming events as well as Club information about teams, players, and coaches.

Thanks,

St. Croix SC Board

St. Croix Soccer Club and St. Croix Academy

Minnesota’s Elite Soccer Experience

·        2012: Three Minnesota State Cup Champions (no club had more).

·        2012: Two USCS Regional Champions (the only MN club to earn regional titles).

·        2012: Two Midwest Regional League Champions (most of any MN club).

·        2012: U14-19 boys premier teams; U16, U18, U19 girls premier teams.

·        2012: Both U13 boys and girls earn premier status for 2013.

·        Comprehensive player development at every level.

·        St. Croix Academy, the elite player development and college placement arm of St. Croix Soccer Club, saw dozens of its players earn NCAA Division I and II scholarships again in 2012.

·        St. Croix Academy now fields U9-U19 teams for both genders.

·        The most decorated and educated coaching staff in Minnesota.

·        Minnesota’s best indoor and outdoor facilities.

Join us: Click on the Tryout tab in the St. Croix SC and SC Academy areas for specific tryout dates and times.

Members of the U12 and U13 Boys Academy and U14 Girls Academy teams served as demonstrators at the Minnesota Coaches Academy Clinic at Macalester College on Saturday, March 10th.  St. Croix Soccer Club Director of Coaching Nathan Klonecki also presented a session.

Members of the U17 Girls and U17 Boys Academy teams served as demonstrators at the opening session of the 2012 MYSA Winter Symposium at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday, February 4th.  St. Croix Assistant Director of Coaching Tony Englund and Goalkeeping Coach Allie Byron led the session.

Phil Johnson, longtime coach of the Stillwater Boys High School program, will be honored at the 2012 Gala For Goals.  Coach Johnson has lead the Stillwater boys to multiple MSHSL championships and his contributions at the youth level are equally impressive, as he continues to serve as a clinician for MYSA youth and coaching programs.  Congratulations Phil!

Gala for Goals is the benefit program founded by Minnesota-born Tony Sanneh, who starred for the United States at the 2002 World Cup.  The group makes charitable donations to many organizations and is focused on providing at-risk youth the opportunity to experience the joy of playing soccer and learning leadership skills.  For more information or to make a donation, please visit the Sanneh Foundation website:

Check out Olympic Development Program tryouts for the 1996-98 ODP as well as 1999-2001 for District Select and ODP Festival.

Looking for St. Croix Soccer Club and Academy Spirit wear?  Choose one of these links to place an order:

Academy- www.stefanssoccer.com/store/club/st-croix-academy

St. Croix Soccer Club - www.stefanssoccer.com/store/club/st-croix