MYSA Lunachicks Soccer

Three years ago, a group of random 10 year old girls from Mebane’s Rec league showed up for travel team tryouts. Some coach had contacted their parents encouraging them to come out – to have the chance to play on an all girls team and travel around NC to play soccer. Some were excited, some were hesitant, some were ambivalent. But they went through the activities and worked hard. Some girls were tripping over the ball, others had an almost unbridled fury in their intensity, but no ball control, and others hung back not entirely sure WHAT they were doing there. Except for one who was already picking out team names and had suggested ‘Lunachicks’ much to the other girl’s delight. In the end, 13 girls came out, and 13 girls made the team. We picked up a 14th player that summer and the MYSA Lunachicks were born.

Our first match was a wake up call. Against a team that had been playing travel for a year, we got utterly run over, losing 0-9 to our cross town rivals. The next match we lost 0-6 and it could have been much much worse. But this group of girls got through that and kept working hard. They were working hard and showing off stuff they had learned in practice. Suddenly matches were being won or lost by a point or two. Their next season they finished 6-2. Suddenly this team of random players was a team to be reckoned with. We picked up a few players, said goodbye to a couple players and soldiered on. They moved up to Classic, but never believed believe they could play at that level. In 2009 they won four matches, but lost 30. Yet this group of girls stuck together. Of the original 14 Lunachicks, 9 still play on the team.

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Anyone interested in trying out for the ’96 MYSA Lunachicks girls soccer team for the 2010-2011 season (U14) – tryouts will be held May 24th and 25th at the Mebane Soccer Complex from 7PM until 8PM. Complete details can be found on the MYSA Website at http://mebanesoccer.us/programs/travel-soccer/tryouts/

Any female soccer player born between August 1st, 1996 and July 31st, 1997 is eligible. Younger players (rising U13 players born between 8/1/97 and 7/31/98) may also be considered, but only if the MYSA doesn’t field a U13/’97 girls team.

Congratulations to the ’96 MYSA Lunachicks for advancing to the Final Four/SemiFinals of the NC Challenge State Cup! Playing in unseasonably warm weather in Raleigh, NC, the Lunachicks finished the preliminary round 2-1-0 and will face the CASL Rockets this Saturday at 8AM in Greensboro’s Bryan Park. Despite stumbling in the early morning hours Saturday, the team recovered nicely and played some fantastic soccer Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The girls controlled possession throughout much of their final two matches and enjoyed showing off a variety of tricks and skills. Great job ladies and good luck next week!

Over a dozen past and present Lunachicks played for their local middle school teams this year and saw significant playing time, even as 7th graders. Most of the Lunachicks played for the two local Mebane middle schools: Hawfields and Woodlawn. In their first meeting, Hawfields won in a shootout after a 2-2 tie. After a very successful season for both teams, their final meeting would decide who finished in 1st place in their division. After a hard fought game, Woodlawn won in a shootout, resulting in a three-way tie for 1st place between Hawfields, Turrentine, and Woodlawn. All three 1st place teams have past or present Lunachicks on them. Great job ladies! You’ve made your schools and coach VERY proud!