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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com THE COURIER SUN  •  JANUARY 19, 2017  67 sports BWG teams return from holiday break to take first place in several tournaments BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport After a short holiday break, many of the Blue Weiss Gottschee (BWG) developmental teams competed in different tournaments over the past weekend, and came away with some first place wins. In the East Meadow World Cup Tournament, three BWG teams took home first place. The BWG 2008 team finished the tournament in first place, winning all four of their games. In the 2006 brackets, both the Blue and the Orange BWG teams won first place, with the 2006 Blue team victorious in three games and tying one game, while 2006 Orange won two games and tied one game. All three teams also had great showings in the Long Island Tournament where the kids competed against East Meadow SC, LI Rough Riders, Syosset SC, Jigs Academy, Plainedge SC, Brentwood SC, and OUSC Pride. In the Rockland County indoor tournament, the BWG 2005 team took home both first and the second place. The boys competed against N.Y. Star Premiere, Gardent City, CT Rush, Clarkstown SC, Soccer Fun for Kids, Ramapo SC, and Crystal United. The BWG 04 Academy also went 4-0 in Paramus, NJ, defeating TSF 1-0, the Redbulls 3-0, the Cedar Stars 3-1, and in the final BWG was victorious over PDA 2-1. On Monday, Jan. 16, the BWG 2005 teams participated in the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) tournament competing against other local clubs. On their way to first place, the BWG team won games against PSG Academy, Silver Lake, Chernomorets and GJOA. All photos courtesy of BWG Soccer 2008 EM: The 2008 team after winning the East Meadows World Cup Tournament. 2006 Blue: The 2006 Blue team with their first place medals. BWG 2004: The BWG 2004 team in Paramus, NJ. 2006 Orange: The 2006 Orange team with their first place trophy. 2005 Rockland: The BWG 2005 team after winning the Rockland County indoor tournament.


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