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2009 Freestate Arsenal 2009 Maryland State Cup Semi-Finalists 2nd Place - Spring 2009 NCSL Division 1 Finalists - 2009 US Club Soccer Region E __________________________________________________________ The Freestate Arsenal played in NCSL U-16 Division 1 finishing in second place in the Spring 2009 season. The Arsenal are applying to play in the Region 1 Colonial League for the Spring 2010 season. Coach Jose Benitez is our head coach (resume), assisted by Coach Shaun Fleming. Freestate Soccer Alliance provides trainers as well. During the Fall 2009 season, all Arsenal high school juniors and seniors play for their respective high school Varsity teams, representing the following schools:
- Arundel High School (Gambrills)
- Bowie High School (Bowie)
- DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville)
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt)
- Good Counsel High School (Olney)
- High Point High School (Beltsville)
- Meade High School (Ft. Meade)
- Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring)
- Northern High School (Owings)
- South River High School (Edgewater)
- Southern High School (Harwood)
- St. Marys High School (Annapolis)
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2008 MSYSA Coach of the Year On Sunday, June 1st, at the MSYSA Annual General Meeting, Coach Jose Benitez was awarded the 2008 MSYSA Coach of the Year Award. Both of Coach's Freestate teams, U15 Arsenal and U12 Ajax, attended and helped celebrate this momentous occasion. Congratulations Coach Jose, you're the best!!!
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Friday, October 30
Arsenal Players Selected for Anne Arundel County All-County Teams
Congratulations to Damian Ramos and Jake Smith for being selected by the Anne Arundel County Coaches for the All-County teams.
Wednesday, October 14
Slavin Highlighted in Washington Post article about Northern HS Soccer
Thursday, September 17
Clark and Slavin continue to lead Northern's Offense
Friday, September 11
Jacob Smith Selected for the 2009 Region 1 ODP Pool
Congratulations to Jacob Smith for being selected to the 2009 Region ODP Pool List (1992)!
Saturday, September 12
Arsenal Players at Northern Shine in Season Opener
Eric Clark, Casey McConkey, Jason Bennett, and Dane Slavin energize the Northern HS Patriots offense in a 4-1 victory over Thomas Stone HS. Click on the link to read the article.
Monday, August 31
Chris Vargas Selected to 2009 Region 1 ODP Pool
Congratulations to Chris Vargas for being selected to the 2009 Region 1 ODP Pool List (1993)!
Wednesday, August 26
2009 Tryouts
The Freestate Arsenal, a Bowie-based boys U-17 (born after August 1, 1992) NCSL Division 1 soccer team is looking to add a few committed and talented players to their Fall/Spring 2009-10 roster. The Arsenal played in U16 Division 1 NCSL finishing in 2nd place for the Spring 2009 season and are MD State Cup semi-finalists. The team is applying to play in the Region 1 Colonial League for the Spring 2010 season. The Arsenal 2009/2010 seasonal calendar will include the following tournaments: Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament, CASL College Showcase (Raleigh, NC), Disney College Showcase (Orlando, FL), Triangle Friendlies (Fayetteville, NC), Jefferson Cup (Richmond, VA), Freestate Spring Breakout, Maryland State Cup, and Potomac Memorial Day Tournament. Tryouts can be scheduled by contacting the Team Manager, David Smith, at (410) 721-4702, or email at smittys1987"at"earthlink.net .
Sunday, July 26
Arsenal Players Selected to Region 1 ODP Call-Back Camp
Congratulations to Jake Smith and Chris Vargas who were selected to the Region 1 ODP Call-Back Camp which runs from July 26th to July 30th in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
Tuesday, May 5
3 Arsenal Players Selected to 2009 Rider Cup ODP Teams
Congratulations to Jacob Smith 1992), Chris Vargas (1993), and Teo Wilkening (1992) for being selected to the 2009 Rider Cup Rosters for their respective age group ODP teams. The Rider Cup is the Region 1 ODP Tournament held at Rider University June 5-7, 2009. Good luck! GO MARYLAND!!!
Saturday, April 25
Arsenal Advance to State Cup Semi-Finals
The Freestate Arsenal defeated Bethesda Arsenal 2-1 to advance to the Maryland State Cup Semi-Finals. The Arsenal face the Baltimore Bays United in the Semi-final match.
Saturday, December 13
4 Arsenal Players Selected to 2009 Maryland State ODP Teams
Congratulations to Jake Smith (1992), Teo Wilkening (1992), Jorge Pacheco (1993), and Chris Vargas (1993) for being selected to the 2009 Maryland State ODP Teams.
Tuesday, March 18
City of Bowie Ball Field Status Information
Now that we are outdoors on the Allen Pond Park Fields (Murtaugh, Huston), we need to check the ball field status if the weather is questionable. This information is updated at 4PM. I will follow-up with an e-mail and/or phone call to confirm.
City of Bowie Ball Field Status Phone #: 301-262-6200
City of Bowie Ball Field Status Web Page: http://www.cityofbowie.org/comserv/ballfield_status.asp
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