Friday, April 23, 2010

ONE GAME

Soccer brings us all together: LVS10 looks forward to the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Sunday, April 11, 2010

PURCHASE LVS10 VIDEO HERE

The 2009-2010 Nolan Catholic LVS Video will be on sale next week. The DVD will be made available for $20 each. Please email jato@jatoathletics.com if you would like to purchase a video.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

LVS Coach in Hollywood

Nolan Catholic Lady Vikings Head Coach, Jay Fitzgerald, will be in Los Angeles on Wednesday to shoot a commercial for adidas. The shoot is at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Fitzgerald has aspirations to be on camera; he is the voice of TCU Women's Soccer as he broadcasts all the home games and some road games on the radio and live webcast. He is the media director for JATO Media and also starred in a Sports Illustrated commercial in 1998 and an extra on the NBC series Friday Night Light's in 2008.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

ESPNRISE: American High School Players Help Mexico U17s to World Cup


Sheldon Shealer
ESPN RISE

Alex Rios, shown at Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, Texas), helped Mexico earn a place in the Women's Under-17 World Cup. Photo By: Nolan Catholic soccer

03/22/10 - Although the U.S. under-17 women's national team failed to qualify for the 2010 Women's Under-17 World Cup, there a few American high school students who will be competing in the games.

Alex Rios, a junior defender at Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, Texas), and Christina Murillo, of Ojai, Calif., played for the Mexican under-17 squad that finished the CONCACAF Championships as a runner-up to Canada.

Rios' e-mail to her high school coach Jay Fitzgerald read, "I'm so excited to qualify for World Cup. Being part of this is something that I've been dreaming about since I started soccer. To be doing this at such a young age is my dream and I'm making it happen. It's the most amazing feeling in the world."

Mexico advanced to the final with a 3-1 overtime victory over Costa Rica in the semifinals, a match that featured a dramatic overtime goal by Murillo that sparked the victory. That result secured Mexico of one of the two CONCACAF bids to the World Cup.

"That feeling at the end of the game was unforgettable," Rios wrote. "Being able to qualify after that kind of fight through our bracket then the semifinals, it was just the best feeling in the world. It felt like the game was never going to end, but when it did I didn't want to get off that field. After the game ended and we were celebrating, I didn't want that feeling to go away once I left the field."

Monday, March 22, 2010

Soccer Banquet Friday, March 26th 6pm

The soccer banquet this Friday night will be at Woodhaven Country Club from 6:00pm-9:00pm. We will come together one last time to celebrate another exciting year for Lady Vikings Soccer. The event will include a dinner buffet, awards presentation, senior presentation, special presentation, and the end of the year video.

Who: Players, Parents, Siblings, Boyfriends, etc.
How Much: $15 each
Dressy Casual Attire

6:00pm - Welcome
6:30pm - Dinner
7:15pm - Program
7:40pm - Out of the Blue: LVS10
8:45pm - Closing

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Rios Heads to World Cup; Women's U17 Final Mexico v Canada Highlights

Lady Vikings Defender, Alex Rios and the Mexican U17 Women's National Team came up short against Canada 1-0. The games only goal was scored in the 8th minute and Mexico was unlucky dispite playing with a man advantage due to a Canadian player being sent off. Late in the game Mexico hit the crossbar twice. None the less they have earned a berth in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in September.

"It was an amazing experience. This tournament was just a little taste of what we'll see at the World Cup," Rios commented, "Losing this game didn't really matter to us. Yeah, it would have been nice to win, but both of these amazing teams are going to something bigger than this tournament. I'm so proud to be part of this team, and I can't wait for World Cup this September!"

See the match tape delayed on FOX SPORTS ESPANOL on Sunday, March 21st at 6pm. Click on link below for highlights of the final.
Concacaf Main CONCACAF Home Competitions Women's Under 17s Videos Women's Under 17s Video Women's U17 Final Mexico v Canada Highlights