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Volume I ● Issue 5 

GREEN WHITE S.C. NEW NEWSLETTER 

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DONAUSCHWABEN TOURNAMENT PREVIEW 

Donauschwaben Tournament Director Mike Talan with Green White President 

Hans Metzinger and Vice President Jon Duddles 

AT Green White S.C., and for many Danube 

Swabian clubs around the country, the month of 

May means it is time for that storied, traveling 

fixture known as the U.S. National 

Donauschwaben Tournament. In years past, 

this national fixture has attracted clubs from 

Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, 

Pennsylvania, New York, California and Canada. 

This year, the 34th edition of the tournament 

is hosted by SDC Concordia in Cleveland, 

Ohio. This competition is also one that Green 

White S.C. has won more than any other club, 

hoisting the trophy eight (8) times in total and at 

least once in each decade since the tournament 

was established. Indeed, in 1975 in Akron, 

Ohio, legendary Green White player and coach 

Stefan Zimmer led a strong team to the inaugural 

tournament title, going undefeated and unscored 

upon. There was no final that year due 

to heavy rain but Green White was awarded the 

crown nonetheless. Participating in that inaugural 

tournament were current club elders Rudi 

and Hansi Mayer, Hardy Ritter, Nick Willer, 

Joe Laxgang, Nick Wirs, Helmut Schuster, 

Chaim Kornsteiyn, Hans Marx, Peter Berger, 

Wolfgang Ritter, Herman Wittje, Kon- 

2008 

rad Kirschner and Georg Polaretzki. 

Nearly 10 years passed before Coach 

Zimmer was able to recapture the title for 

Green White in 1984 and 1986 with a new 

crop of players such as Tony Szmeil, Mike 

Andres, Mark Laxgang, Frank Speth, Mike 

Blass, Rudi Mayer, Frank Schmalz, Hans 

Metzinger, Jr., Hardy Ritter, Brad Kovin, 

Robert Meschbach, Richard Meschbach, 

Roberto Arciniega, Edwin Arciniega, and 

Danny Vlaovic. Of course, nothing matched 

the success of the Green White teams from 

the later half of the 90’s when the club truly 

dominated the tournament, winning it all in 

1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999. Those teams featured 

the likes of Jamie Limna, Kurt Melcher, 

Peter Kaempfer, Tom Czop, Enrique 

Barrera, Brandon Hardy, Jason Gould, 

Dave Johnson, Michael Kennedy, Brian 

Bischoff and Dave Siers. Green White last 

celebrated the tournament title in 2003 when 

Jake Truty scored the lone goal to beat Detroit’s 

Carpathia Kickers in the finals. Of 

course, the tournament is not all about wins 

and losses. There is a certain social element 

that is always a big part of the tournament’s 

lure. This year, while the roster remains in 

draft, it is expected that Danny Caruso, 

Brendan Connor, Matt Connor, Sean Connor, 

Tom Czop, Anthony Derose, Colum 

Donahue, Chris Doran, Brandon Hardy, 

Jamie Limna, A.J. Nawrocki, Andy Pancio, 

Peter Rusin, Eric Spiess, Jake Truty and 

others will represent Green White S.C. in the 

Men’s Open Division. Also expected to be 

traveling with the club to compete in the Over 

35 Division are Keith Andersen, Greg Boltz, 

Jim Dionne, John Dunkas, Brett Lasher, 

Pat Nash, Chris Ryan, Todd Schneider, 

Gabby Sepiashvili, Grant Smale, Derrick 

Wilkinson and Chris Wixson. 

May 2008 

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GREEN REEN WHITE HITE 

GW PLAYER PROFILE: 

KURT 

MELCHER 

HITE S.C. N 

GOAL KEEPER 

DOB: 6/2/69 

NICKNAME: 

MELCH MONKEY 

OCCUPATION: 

ROBERT MORRIS 

WOMEN’S HEAD 

SOCCER COACH/ASST. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 

COLLEGE: UIC (1988-1991); RANKS 3RD 

ALL TIME WITH 127 SAVES IN A SEASON AND 

5TH ALL TIME IN CAREER SAVES 

• GREEN WHITE YOUTH TEAMS 

U10 - U19 (1979 - 1988); U23 (1988/89) 

• GREEN WHITE FIRST TEAM 

1987 - 2002; PRESENT OCC. GUEST APP. 

• GREEN WHITE RESERVE TEAM 

2002 - PRESENT 

GREEN WHITE HARDWARE: TOO MANY TO 

RECOUNT. IT HURTS MY BACK TO CARRY IT 

ALL. 

FAVORITE YOUTH TEAM MEMORY: TRAV- 

ELING TO GERMANY WITH U19 TEAM. WE 

WON ALL OUR GAMES, BUT RETURNED TO 

THE DORMS LATE SO COACH SPETH MADE US 

GO OUT AND PRACTICE AT 2 A.M. 

FAVORITE FIRST TEAM MEMORY: WIN- 

NING METRO LEAGUE MAJOR DIVISION IN- 

DOOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1994 AND METRO 

LEAGUE MAJOR DIVISION OUTDOOR TITLE 

IN 2000. 

FAVORITE OFF FIELD MEMORIES: THURS- 

DAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS AT THE CLUB- 

HOUSE AFTER PRACTICES AND GAMES; OUT 

OF TOWN TOURNAMENTS; THE TIME CHRIS 

SALATINO CLEARED THE DANCE FLOOR AT A 

CLUB IN CLEVELAND WITH UNHUMAN, GOU- 

LASH INDUCED FLATULENCE. NICE. 

FUTURE FOR GREEN WHITE: I HOPE TO SEE 

THE CONTINUED INFUSION OF QUALITY 

YOUNG PLAYERS TO KEEP GREEN WHITE IN 

THE MAJOR DIVISION AND COMPETE FOR THE 

TITLE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. 

KURT LIVES IN PARK RIDGE WITH HIS WIFE 

KATY; CHILDREN ALEX (6) AND ELLA (4) 

AND A DEAD CAT NAMED REILLY. 

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FIRST TEAM - APRIL RECAP April 2008 was a cruel month for 

all of Chicagoland soccer. Old Man Winter hung around a little 

longer than anyone wanted and early April showers did nothing to 

subside the growing soccer fever. As a result of the poor weather and 

unplayable field conditions, the first three games of the spring season 

(against Eagles, Vikings and Polonia) had to be postponed. 

Ultimately, the skies cleared and pitch drained allowing 

1-0 

Green White to take the field on April 27, 2008 against 

Connection in Round Lake Park, Illinois. Starting for the men in 

green were Danny Caruso, Brendan Connor, Matt Connor, Sean 

Connor, Anthony Derose, Colum Donahue, Chris Doran, Bunnyray 

Larmond, Andy Pancio, Peter Rusin and Eric Spies. 

Missed opportunities was the story of the game against a mixed 

Ukrainian and Hispanic team. Green White carved out the first real 

opportunity of the match as substitute Asher Mendelsohn, making his 

Green White First Team debut, found Chris Doran at the near post. 

Chris’ close range effort was nicely saved by the keeper. But it was 

Connection that opened the scoring midway through the first half on a 

cross in from the left that saw the target forward sell his run near post 

and then drift to the back as the service found him wide open to nod 

the ball home. Seconds after the restart, Asher Mendelsohn was at 

work again as he found Eric Spiess from the left, but Eric’s header 

went agonizingly wide. Just before the end of the first half, Green 

White came close again as Matt Connor pushed a restart to Sean 

Connor on the right side. Sean sent a low, hard cross into Chris 

Doran who settled and turned on the ball, striking it high just over the 

bar. 

Following the intermission, Green White has several more opportunities, 

not the least of which was the increasingly familiar combination 

of Asher Mendelsohn to Chris Doran. Chris elevated to meet the 

cross, but his effort again went wide right. Late in the game, Danny 

Caruso parried a shot over the bar to keep hope alive. But despite the 

2007-2008 METRO LEAGUE FIRST TEAM STANDINGS 

TEAM GP W D L GF:GA PTS 

1 United Serbs 11 8 1 2 17:8 25 

2 Polonia 10 7 1 2 21:11 22 

3 Eagles 11 6 2 3 22:7 20 

4 Maroons 12 5 3 4 18:17 18 

5 Sockers 9 4 3 2 19:12 15 

6 Wings 13 4 3 6 18:22 15 

7 Connection 11 3 2 6 12:21 11 

8 Schwaben 12 3 1 8 14:20 10 

9 Vikings 11 2 4 5 10:22 10 

10 Green White 10 2 2 6 9:21 8 

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DONAUSCHWABEN 

OPEN CHAMPIONS 

2007 SDC Concordia 

2006 Detroit Carpathia 



2003 GREEN WHITE S.C. 


2001 Akron GFS 








1993 Milwaukee S.C. 



1990 Philadelphia Ger/Hung 


1988 Philadelphia Danubia 






1982 Niagra Falls 


1980 Niagra Falls 







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Chris Doran rises to meet a cross from Asher Mendelsohn in a 1-0 loss against Connection on April 27, 2008. 

increasing pressure, Green White could not find the equalizer, and had to 

accept a frustrating 1-0 defeat. Coach Limna commented afterwards, “It 

was a disappointing start to the season made more so by the fact that this 

was a team we could have and should have beaten. We had the better 

possession and chances but conceded a goal due to some poor defending 

and failed to score despite dominating many aspects of the game.” 

Other Metropolitan League Major Division results from the weekend: 

Vikings 3 - Wings 1; United Serbs - Sockers (not reported); Polonia 1 - 

Schwaben 0; Eagles 1 - Maroons 0. 

RESERVE TEAM - APRIL RECAP Like the First Team, the start of 

the Reserve Team’s spring season was compromised by uncooperative 

weather. So too were their games against Eagles, Vikings and Polonia 

postponed. 

The inaugural match under the guidance of new Reserve 

5-3 

Team player/coach Adam Gee had to wait until April 27, 

2008 against Connection. Starting for the reserves were Jon Duddles, 

Chris Salatino, Jaime Limna, Jake Truty, Adam Gee, Mitch 

Lechowski, Alex Jurado, Mike Sulik, Neaman Lewis, Stuart Greer 

and Ben Pavlovic. 

In contrast to the First Team match, the reserve match saw a barrage of 

goals. Inside of 20 minutes, however, Green White found themselves 

2007-2008 METRO LEAGUE RESERVE TEAM STANDINGS 


1 Maroons 9 29:14 22 

2 United Serbs 9 33:18 19 

3 Sockers 9 23:16 16 

4 Connection 9 20:8 16 

5 Eagles 9 17:21 14 

6 Schwaben 9 21:12 12 

7 Vikings 9 17:23 10 

8 Green White 9 20:24 7 

9 Polonia 9 18:43 6 

10 Wings 9 12:31 6 



Upcoming Events: 

• MAY 1, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M. 

THURSDAY NIGHT CLUB 

AT GREEN WHITE CLUBHOUSE 

• MAY 2, 2008 @ 8:00 P.M. 

MONTHLY BOARD MEETING 


• MAY 3, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O30 V. LITHS 

AT LEMONT, ILLINOIS 

• MAY 3, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O40 V. FITCHE RAMS 

AT FRAZEN PARK, ILLINOIS 

• MAY 4, 2008 @ 1:00 P.M. 

GW RESERVES V. SERBS 

AT MAJEWSKI PARK 

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• MAY 4, 2008 @ 3:00 P.M. 

GW FIRST TEAM V. SERBS 


• MAY 8, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M. 



• MAY 10, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O40 V. ROYAL WAWEL 

AT LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS 

• MAY 11, 2008 @ 1:00 P.M. 

GW RESERVES V. WINGS 

AT CHICAGO ACADEMY 

• MAY 11, 2008 @ 3:00 P.M. 

GW FIRST TEAM V. WINGS 

AT CHICAGO ACADEMY 

• MAY 15, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M. 



• MAY 17, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O30 V. SCHWABEN 

AT SCHWABEN CENTER 

• MAY 17, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O40 V. EAGLES 

AT UNITED SERBS CENTER 

• MAY 18, 2008 @ 1:00 P.M. 

GW RESERVES V. MAROONS 


• MAY 18, 2008 @ 3:00 P.M. 

GW FIRST TEAM V. MAROONS 


• MAY 22, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M. 




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Alex Jurado serves into the box in the Reserve Match against Connection on April 27, 2008. 

down 2-0, which included an unlikely combination of Mitch Lechowski, the 

post and Jon Duddles for the opposition’s second goal on the day. Ultimately 

though, the boys in green got on the board as Tom Czop took a throw 

in from Mike Sulik and flicked it over his head to stun the frozen keeper. 

That was the lone tally from Green White in the first half, but it was not the 

only highlight, as Jon Duddles stood strong in goal to turn away a dubiously 

awarded spot kick and preserve the 2-1 score line. Unfortunately, it did not 

hold as Green White headed to the intermission down 4-1. 

Not long into the second half Green White got back on track. A.J. Nawrocki 

lifted a ball into the box that found Mitch Lechowski open at the far post. 

Mitch left no room for doubt as he snapped the header into the back of the 

net. Green White closed out the scoring as Neaman Lewis pounced upon a 

spilled free kick taken low and hard by Alex Jurado. Unfortunately, it was 

not enough as the Reserves fell 5-3. Upon reflection, Coach Gee commented, 

“The first game of the season proved a tough test. The game was a 

true cliché of a game of two halves, with the first not being our best. In the 

second half we gave a better performance and a great goal from Mitch leveled 

his day. All in all, next week will be a better performance as we expect a full 

turn out for practice on Thursday.” 

OVER 30 TEAM - APRIL RECAP The start to the Over 30 Team spring 

season was set to commence two weeks later than the First Team, but going 

into the third week of April, the fields were still too wet and soft to allow 

2007-2008 METRO LEAGUE OVER 30 STANDINGS 


1 Lions 10 6 2 2 36:24 20 

2 Schwaben 10 6 2 2 25:14 20 

3 Liths 9 6 1 2 30:10 19 

4 Polonia 9 5 0 4 31:20 15 

5 Concordia 10 4 3 3 29:21 15 

6 Vikings 9 4 0 5 21:19 12 

7 Cracovia 10 3 3 4 22:30 12 

8 Calisia 10 3 3 4 20:29 12 

9 Croatia 10 3 2 5 20:23 11 


11 Lightning 10 0 4 6 21:38 4 




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Upcoming Events: 

• MAY 24-25, 2008 

DONAUSCHWABEN TOURNA- 

MENT, CLEVELAND, OHIO 

• MAY 29, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M. 



• MAY 31, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O30 V. CROATIA 

AT NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 

• MAY 31, 2008 @ 5:00 P.M. 

GW O40 V. CONCORDIA 

AT TBD 

play. Accordingly, the match against Polonia Mielec Chicago S.C. had to be 

rescheduled to a later date. 

The Over 30 Team finally took to the field on April 26, 2008 

0-2 against Vikings at the Schwaben Center in Buffalo Grove, 

Illinois. The line-up had to be shuffled as many of the regular team members 

were out of town. The game also marked the Over 30 Team debut of the 

aged Mitch Lechowski, Rob Czop and Herb Sherry. 

The first half of the game was played to a scoreless draw, but there were 

plenty of opportunities for both sides. John “JP” Parsinen neatly rounded 

several defenders to go in on goal, but the keeper did well to thwart his low 

struck shot. Mitch Lechowski also saw a shot drift just wide of the left post. 

Of course, other opportunities were wasted as Todd Schneider, subbing in 

from the Over 40s for the depleted squad, saw his open effort from 25 yards 

hit the upper half of the backstop netting. Not to be out done, Greg 

(hereinafter known as “House”) Boltz incredibly managed to clear the backstop, 

sending a shot into the surrounding community. 

In the second half, however, Green White sharpened their focus and the 

break through came at about the 60 minute mark of the match. Chris Wixon 

received the ball from the defense near midfield on the left side and found JP 

tracking back in the middle. JP turned the ball and distributed to House as 

he raced into the right corner. As the defense crowded into the box for the 

expected cross, House deftly turned inside his defender and played the ball 

back into space for a streaking Rob Czop, who hit the ball first time from 18 

yards out with a dipping shot that found the left side netting. For his effort, 

Rob was drilled into the ground just as he hit the game winner. Indeed, from 

thereon out things got chippy as the Vikings felt the game slipping away. 

Green White sealed the victory 15 minutes later on a similar goal. This time, 

Chris Wixon found Derrick Wilkinson in the right corner. Derrick cut the 

2007-2008 METRO LEAGUE OVER 40 STANDINGS 


1 Highlander 11 9 0 2 40:15 27 

2 Eagles 10 8 0 2 27:16 24 

3 Concordia 11 7 2 2 27:12 23 

4 Fitche Rams 11 7 1 3 28:22 22 

5 United Serbs 11 6 3 2 30:16 21 

6 Schwaben 11 6 2 3 23:17 20 

7 Royal Wawel 11 6 1 4 31:18 19 

8 Hrvat 10 4 5 1 22:10 17 

9 Wings 10 4 1 5 29:22 13 


11 Youths 10 2 1 7 20:37 7 

12 Cracovia 10 1 1 8 11:24 4 

13 Real F.C. 10 1 1 8 10:38 4 

14 Falcons 10 0 1 9 10:33 1 




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ball back to Josh Timberlake, who settled and struck a similar dipping shot 

over the helpless keeper. The shut-out victory was preserved with Grant 

Smale directing the defense and the always stellar play of Gabby Sepiashvili, 

who thwarted at least 5 point blank shots on goal. With the victory, 

Green White positioned themselves within striking distance of 6th place. 

Other Metropolitan Over 30 League results from the weekend: Concordia 2 

- Schwaben 3; Polonia 8 - Lightning 0; Calisia 2 - Croatia 1; Cracovia 2 - 

Lions 6. 

OVER 40 TEAM - APRIL RECAP Like all the other teams in the club, 

the hard winter and April showers combined to force the cancellation of the 

Over 40 Team’s first game of the spring season against Real F.C. on April 

19, 2008. 

The Over 40 Team ultimately kicked off the spring season on 

0-0 

April 26, 2008 against United Serbs at the home field in Majewski 

Park, Illinois. 

Considering it was the first match of the spring season, and that the over 40s 

typically “train” less than the younger squads over the winter, the match 

against the United Serbs was well played. During the off season, the team 

did some recruiting to round out the squad and those additions proved vital 

against a tough Serbian team ranked near the top of the league. The defense 

was stellar, led by a superb performance from Kevin Katz in the net. Although 

the match ended in a goalless draw, Green White definitely dominated 

play at both ends of the field on a very windy day. Strong performances 

were turned in by always dependable veterans Mike Grosse, Nick 

Paul, George Lymperis and Russell Rosenberg. Of note, co-manager 

Russell Rosenberg was recently selected to the Maccabi USA National 

Grand Masters Team, set to compete in an international tournament next 

month in Canada. Newbies Mark Stein (a former Maccabi USA National 

Master Team member himself) and Pat Nash worked well together up front, 

adding a much needed jolt to the offense. But in the end, the stalemate could 

not be unlocked. With a little more game fitness and training as a team, the 

Over 40s should continue to play some great soccer this spring. As a post 

script to the game, George Lymperis was notably whistled for not one, but 

two foul throws. It was generally agreed afterwards that no one had ever 

seen such a folly outside a U9 game. 

Other Metropolitan Over 40 League results from the weekend: Royal Wawel 

2 - Highlander 5; Real F.C. 0 - Concordia 4; Fitche Rams 2 - Schwaben 1; 

Eagles - Cracovia (postponed); Wings - Hrvat (postponed); Youths - Falcons 

(postponed) 

YOUTH TEAM SPOTLIGHT - A PERFECT SEASON The U12 

Green White Power accomplished something this year that neither the 

New England Patriots, nor the legendary 1985 Bears could manage. A perfect 

season. The Green White Power swept through the YMCA Challenger 

Indoor League regular season untied and undefeated. They successfully 

capped off their perfect campaign with a convincing 8-3 win over Evanston 

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challenged the girls in Green in a tight match from 

which Green White emerged with the narrow 8-7 victory. 

But the final was no contest. Said coach Mike 

Grivas, “The girls took a big step in their soccer development 

over the winter. Throughout the course of 

the season, they really honed their ball skills, demonstrated 

great on field communication and utilization 

of time and space.” Echoing the sentiments of her 

teammates, Kelsey Webb commented, “I really liked 

the fast pace of the indoor league.” The Green White 

Power’s potent offense was lead by Sarah LaCost, 

Emily Novak and Samantha Krawczyk. The midfield 

was well balanced with Katie Neville, Alexandra 

Wilson and Kelsey Webb. The defensive performances 

of Jenna Grivas, Jennifer Novak and 

Kelly Regan were outstanding in supporting the 

team’s offensive strategy the entire season. Goal 

keeper Elaine Tomko provided a steady hand 

throughout, maintaining an impressively low 2 goals 

per game average. Reflecting on the season, Coach 

Grivas said, "I am extremely proud of all the 

girls. They all played well, but more importantly, 

they had fun every game." Congratulations girls on a 

perfect season. 

YOUTH TEAMS - APRIL RECAP 

Green White Marauders GU09DE 

Coach Joe Moran; Asst. Coach Doug Galloway 

• April 13, 2008 v. Lincolnshire Lightning (resched). 

• April 20, 2008 v. Trevian Red. 2-0 Loss. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Pegasus Warriors. Not reported. 

Green White Fire GU09DW 

Coach Randy Thiel; Asst. Coach Mark Walker 

• April 13, 2008 v. Lombard Firebirds (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. Elmhurst Premier. 8-0 Win. The 

Green White Fire thrashed Elmhurst Premier 8-0 

after a close first half. Goalies Carley Walker and 

Cate Meersman were solid in net for the shutout. 

Green White had six different goal scorers 

with Aly Kobler leading the way with three goals. 

2008 YMCA CHALLENGER LEAGUE CHAMPS 

Front Row: Danielle Hamzeloo, Samantha Krawczyk, Katie Neville, Emily 

Novak, Jenna Grivas, Alexandra Wilson. Kelly Regan Back Row: Elaine 

Tomko, Caroline Hudec, Jennifer Novak, Marissa Pacini, Sarah LaCost, Trisha 

Benson, Shanon Moore, Kelsey Webb, Rachel Henk. Head coach: Mike Grivas 

• April 26, 2008 v. RF Rapids. 6-0 Win. April 27, 

2008 v. Addison United. 4-0 Win. The Green 

White Fire had a busy weekend with two shutout 

victories. All four goalies, Drea Cannon, Paige 

Thiel, Carley Walker and Cate Meersman were 

key in the shutouts. Drea Cannon led all scorers 

over the weekend with 5 goals. Carrie Wiemann 

also scored a goal in each game. Through April, 

the Green White Fire are 3-0; have scored 18 goals 

in total and have yet to be scored upon. Could this 

be the start to a perfect season? 

Green White Heat GU10CN 

Coach Mike Szukalla 

• April 13, 2008 v. CL Force Premier (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. LASC Thunder. 0-0 Tie. 

• April 27, 2008 v. ELA Blue 97. 4-3 Win. 

Green White Knights GU11BC 

Coach Ron Andracki; Asst. Tim D’Anza 

• April 13, 2008 v. Cary Defenders (rescheduled). 

• April 26, 2008 v. LTSC U11 Premier. 0-4 Loss. 

The Green White Knights held a tough LTSC team 

scoreless through a half thanks to strong defending 

Green White S.C. proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of its partnership with 

the Mt. Prospect Park District. It all started with a donation and a handshake between 

Green White benefactor Everett “Tuck” Weaver and Wally Cook, now 

the Park District’s CEO. In the last 25 years our partnership has flourished and 

continued to grow. Thanks to all who have made it possible over the years and 

here is looking forward to another successful 25 years. 




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2008 U. S. NATIONAL 

DONAUSCHWABEN 

TOURNAMENT 

SCHEDULES 

OPEN DIVISION GROUP A OPEN DIVISION GROUP B 

Cleveland Concordia Cleveland Concordia II 

Detroit Carpathia II Detroit Carpathia 

Green White S.C. Chicago Kickers S.C. 

Philadelphia U.G.H. Philadelphia Danubia S.C. 

Windsor Teutonia S.C. Akron G.F.S. 

MEN’S OPEN DIVISION ● SATURDAY ● MAY 24, 2008 

10:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Philadelphia U.G.H. 

11:00 Detroit Carpathia vs Philadelphia Danubia S.C. 

12:00 Green White S.C. vs Detroit Carpathia II 

01:00 Cleveland Concordia II vs Chicago Kickers S.C. 

02:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Windsor Teutonia S.C. 

02:00 Akron G.F.S. vs Philadelphia Danubia S.C. 

03:00 Green White S.C. vs Philadelphia U.G.H. 

04:00 Detroit Carpathia vs Chicago Kickers S.C. 

05:00 Windsor Teutonia S.C. vs Detroit Carpathia II 

05:00 Cleveland Concordia II vs Akron G.F.S. 

Dinner served from 7:00 - 8:00. Dance/Party following dinner. 

MEN’S OPEN DIVISION ● SUNDAY ● MAY 25, 2008 

10:00 Akron G.F.S. vs Chicago Kickers S.C. 

10:00 Philadelphia U.G.H. vs Windsor Teutonia S.C. 

11:00 Cleveland Concordia II vs Detroit Carpathia 

12:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Green White S.C. 

12:00 Philadelphia U.G.H. vs Detroit Carpathia II 

01:00 Chicago Kickers S.C. vs Philadelphia Danubia S.C. 

02:00 Detroit Carpathia vs Akron G.F.S. 

02:00 Green White S.C. vs Windsor Teutonia S.C. 

03:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Detroit Carpathia II 

03:00 Cleveland Concordia II vs Philadelphia Danubia S.C. 

05:00 Men’s Open Division Finals 

Dinner served from 4:00 - 7:00. Trophy presentations at 7:00. 

MEN’S OVER 35 DIVISION TEAMS 

Cleveland Concordia Detroit Carpathia Green White S.C. 

Mansfield Liederkranz Windsor Teutonia Akron G.F.S. 

MEN’S OVER 35 DIVISION ● SATURDAY ● MAY 24, 2008 

11:00 Windsor Teutonia vs Green White S.C. 

12:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Detroit Carpathia 

01:00 Windsor Teutonia vs Mansfield Liederkranz 

02:00 Akron G.F.S. vs Green White S.C. 

03:00 Windsor Teutonia vs Detroit Carpathia 

04:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Green White S.C. 

05:00 Akron G.F.S. vs Mansfield Liederkranz 

MEN’S OVER 35 DIVISION ● SUNDAY ● MAY 25, 2008 

10:00 Detroit Carpathia vs Akron G.F.S. 

11:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Windsor Teutonia S.C. 

11:00 Mansfield L.kranz vs Green White S.C. 

01:00 Detroit Carpathia vs Green White S.C. 

01:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Mansfield Liederkranz 

02:00 Windsor Teutonia S.C. vs Akron G.F.S. 

03:00 Mansfield Liederkranz vs Detroit Carpathia 

04:00 Cleveland Concordia vs Akron G.F.S. 

from Christy D’Anza and Maggie Pancini and 

fearless goaltending by Shannon Regan. Offensive 

pressure was supplied by Maggie Pancini, Mayra 

Ortiz and Izzy Winkler. The crossbar is undoubtedly 

still rattling from Mayra Ortiz’s strong 25 yard 

blast. Unfortunately, the girls ran out of gas in the 

second half and succumbed to tired legs. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Eclipse Select East. 2-3 Loss. 

Mayra Ortiz scored two goals, both from distance; 

one on a well placed penalty kick with some “bend” 

on it. Danielle Papa, Chrissie Schmadebeck, 

Cassie Andracki and Jana Lopuszanski also applied 

pressure on the opposition’s goal. Shannon 

Regan was strong in net with considerable help from 

Meghan Ricketts, a guest player from the U10 

Green White Heat. The defense was anchored by 

Ally Schuldt, Robin Grooms, Jenna Leane and 

Shannon Regan. B Campanile was on the injured 

reserve all weekend, but the team looks forward to 

her return in the near future. 

Green White Strykers GU11CE 

Coach Kim Cichon; Asst. Coach Kathy Fox 

• April 13, 2008 v. Chicago Kickers (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. CLASC Black. 0-0 Tie. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Chicago Wind. 1-1 Tie. 

Green White Power GU12BC 

Coach Mike Grivas 

• April 13, 2008 v. TCSA Fireballs (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. EGVS. 1-0 Win. The Green 

White Power battled the Elk Grove Strikers to a narrow 

1-0 victory. The lone goal was scored by Sarah 

LaCost on a clinically executed give and go from 

Emily Novak. The defense was stellar as always to 

preserve the victory. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Typhoons FC. 3-0 Win. The Green 

White Power beat Typhoons FC from Lombard by a 

score of 3 to 0. The first goal was scored by Sarah 

LaCost with seconds left in the first half. Five minutes 

after the restart, Emily Novak scored with a 

beautiful assist from right midfielder Shanon 

Moore. The defense continued to press the ball forward 

with persistence. The defense was strong behind 

Trisha Benson, Jenna Grivas, Danielle 

Hamzeloo and Jennifer Novak. Said Coach 

Grivas, "The entire team displayed excellence in 

utilizing space and ball possession." 




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Green White Wildcats GU12DE 

Coach Eric Eakin; Asst. Coach Peter Gilbertson 

• April 13, 2008 v. CLASC Blue (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. Northstars S.C. 1-1 Tie. The 

Green White Wildcats opened the season with a 

hard fought draw against Northstars S.C. Kimberly 

Welk scored the tying goal 10 minutes into 

the second period on a direct free kick from 25 

yards out. The Wildcat defense, that included Michelle 

Welk, Michaela Slosar, Katie Krebs, Elise 

Dietrich, and Allison Brask, shut down the Northstars 

in the second half rarely, allowing the ball to 

enter into the Green White side of the field. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Team Evanston Blue. 1-0 Win. 

The Green White Wildcats notched their first 

win the season against a tough Evanston 

team. Megan Zupko scored the winning goal with 

10 minutes remaining in the second period. 

Michaela Slosar and Katie Krebs shared 

goalie duties to help preserve the shut out. 

Green White Force GU14BN 

Coach Greg Lacost 

• April 13, 2008 v. CL Force Premier (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. Palatine Celtic. 2-0 Win. The 

Green White Force had a convincing 2-0 win over a 

determined Celtic team. A strong defense anchored 

by sweeper Maggie Partridge and stopper Megan 

Moore stymied Palatine the entire game. On the 

offensive end, Green White opened the scoring with 

a short pass from Patricia Kondilis to Jessie Gonzalez, 

who then deftly shed a defender and slotted 

the ball into the back of the net. In the second half, 

Patricia Kondilis came up from the back to nail 

home a direct kick from outside of the penalty box 

that sealed the victory. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Sirens South (rescheduled). 

Green White Flames GU14BS 

Coach Craig MacNab; Asst. Coach Mueller 

• April 13, 2008 v. PSA Legends (rescheduled). 

• April 20, 2008 v. DG Roadrunners. 4-1 Loss. 

• April 27, 2008 v. Bolingbrook. Not reported. 

The Green White S.C. Newsletter is edited by Todd “Fritz” Schneider with contributions from Green White club members. If you have comments 

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