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Congratulations to MAUI UNITED HURRICANES U16 Boys and REAL HAWAII FC U14 Girls for claiming the US Club Soccer Region F titles this past weekend in Las Vegas. Maui United defeated Juventus Sport Quake 4-3 while Real HFC defeated Les Bois United 1-0.

Two other Hawaii teams made it to the finals but lost their Championship games. HSC Bulls U17Girls lost 1-2 to Rebels Select Red while Real Hawaii FC 93 Girls lost the U13 title to Arsenal FC White 0-6.

Real Hawaii FC & Kamikaze earned Div I status for the MISO 2006-07 season after finishing 1st & 2nd in the 4 teams Promotion / Relegation play-offs. Going into the last day of competition, Kamikaze only needed a tie to secure a place, and they got just that by managing to come back from a 0-2 deficit to tie Brotherhood 2-2. After knowing the outcome of the first game, Real Hawaii knew that a tie with Focus would be enough to secure a place in Div I. However Real took it a step further and defeated Focus 3-0 to finish in 1st place.

The HSC Bulls remains the only team to win the ROBLEDO CUP, as they claimed their 5th consecutive cup title tonight, by defeating Lanikai Tuesday 3-1 on goals by Jeremy Wittig, Kea Hashimoto and Holden Lau, while Josef Czech netted one for Lanikai Tuesday. Lanikai had become the only other team besides the Bulls, to reach the finals stage in more than one occasion, as this was their 2nd trip to the finals, making it a repeat of the 2003 finals, when the Bulls won 2-0.

On Sunday's MISO "Robledo" Cup semifinals, Lanikai Tuesday edged Real Hawaii FC 1-0 (goal by: Mark Mench), while defending four time Cup Champions HSC Bulls ended Vaiete Premier's Spring '06 undefeated run also with a 1-0 score (goal by: Reid Woodward), and earned their 5th straight appearance in the Cup finals. The HSC Bulls are so far the only team to have won the "Robledo" Cup, as they've claimed it in its first four years. This will be the 2nd time that Lanikai reaches the Cup final (2003 was the other time).

Kamikaze defeats Focus to claim MISO Div II title while Vaiete Premier edges Dawgs in the Div I final.

Once again, if you missed Sunday’s MISO Championships, you’ve missed a couple of great games.

Div II Finals: The day started with the Div II Championship, which faced Kamikaze and Focus for the 3^rd time this season. In its previous encounters, Kamikaze had prevailed in both games with a 3-0 score. Focus, just coming off their upset over top ranked Bulls Juniors (1-0) was hoping to revert things. The game started with a much-disputed PK, which was called only 9 min into the game. Kamikaze’s Chad Saito took the shot and gave Kamikaze an early 1-0 lead. Later in the half, Ryan Kaneshiro re-directed a shot into the net giving Kamikaze a 2-0 half-time lead.

Focus searched thru the game for that much allusive goal, but some poor decisions along with a well-organized Kamikaze defense denied them once again from scoring against Kamikaze. Mid way thru the 2^nd half, Div II MVP & Leading Scorer Whitney Shimatsu, sealed the game by scoring Kamikaze’s 3^rd and final goal. Once again the final score between these two teams was 3-0. The teams will meet again for a 4^th encounter on June 7, in the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs.

Div I Finals: Top seeded Vaiete Premier was looking at keeping its undefeated streak alive, while the Dawgs were looking for another upset on their way to their first championship ever. This game could be broken down into 4 key moments. 1) The start of this game was very similar to the Div II start, as another disputed PK started things off in the 13^th min. Olav Fyrileiv took the shot to give Vaiete an early 1-0 lead. 2) In the 18^th min of the game, Dawgs 1st Team All-Star forward, Shaun Callahan, rolled his ankle and had to be carried off the field. Although Callahan returned to the game late in the half and played most of the 2^nd half, it was apparent that the injury had affected his play. This was a big blow to the Dawgs offensive chances. The game had now become a battle of mid field possession, where Vaiete dominated most of the first half, while the Dawgs tried to close the gaps and went in search of counter attacks. However either team created few scoring chances. 3) During the 1^st half injury time, a Dawgs defensive giveaway gave Vaiete a 2 on 1 breakaway, which they didn’t waste, as Adolfo Gentil dove to head Majell Aterado’s cross and put the score at 2-0 in favor of Vaiete. 4) With Vaiete leading 2-0 and controlling the midfield, it seemed as the 2^nd half would be a long 45 min for the Dawgs. However, with only 43 seconds into the 2^nd half, Vaiete’s Kahili Hernandez received a straight red for a violent kick to a Dawgs player. This changed things rapidly, as now Vaiete found itself one-man down and had to scramble to readjust, while the Dawgs saw an opportunity to take control of the game. The Dawgs took control of the midfield and slowly started to create some scoring chances. John Alcala was finally able to break Vaiete’s defensive line in the 62^nd min, as he headed home from a yard away a well placed cross by George Lee. With the score 2-1 and about 25 min left to play, Vaiete was now forced to protect its lead by creating a defensive wall and resorted to quick counter attacks thru it lone forward. The Dawgs kept pressuring for the equalizer and came close on a couple of occasions, but poor communication at shooting time and a good save by Vaiete’s Matthew Terry off a Dawgs free kick, kept the Dawgs from scoring again. On the other end, Dawgs’ goalkeeper Daniel Wagner was now playing a keeper/sweeper role, and with about 5 min left he made a big one on one save on Adolfo Gentil that could have sealed the game. Although Lanikai’s goalkeeper Josh Fouts was selected as the League’s MVP, Daniel Wagner had to be the MVP goalkeeper of the playoffs… Final score: Vaiete Premier 2 – Dawgs 1.

Robledo Cup: The Robledo Cup semi-finals are set. On Sunday 6/4, Lanikai Tuesday will host Real Hawaii FC at 1:00pm, while four time defending champions and only team to win the Cup, HSC Bulls will host Vaiete Premier at 3:00pm. The winners will face each other in the Championship match, on Thursday 6/8, 7:00pm, at Ala Wai field.

Dawgs join Vaiete Premier in the Div I Championship, while Focus join Kamikaze in Div II.

If you missed last Sunday’s MISO Div I & II semifinals, you missed 4 great games.

Semifinals Sunday started on field #5, with Div II’s Focus taking on Div II’s top ranked team and undefeated Sullivan Trophy winners Bulls Juniors (13-0-1). Focus had already put the only blemish on Bulls Junior record with a 0-0 tie on 4/9/06. This time, Focus took it a step further, as they puched their ticket to the Div II Championship by upsetting the Bulls Juniors 2-0, on goals by Brenden Lum and Roland Takishita.

By the start of the 2^nd half, the first Div I semifinal was kicking-off in the Waipio Stadium. This was a battle of the undefeated as Lanikai Tuesday (8-0-6) faced Div I’s top ranked team and Sullivan Trophy winners Vaiete Premier (12-0-2). During their season’s encounter, neither team could prove to be superior, as both games ended up tied at 2-2 and 0-0. This time wasn’t going to be any different. The first half was an evenly played affair, as both teams fought for mid-field control and went forward in search of the opponents’ goal. During the 2^nd half, Vaiete Premier took control of the possession, while Lanikai Tuesday sat back closing all the gaps and timed its counter attacks. Lanikai’s 2^nd half tactics almost paid off, as one of their counter attacks ended with the ball striking the cross bar and another one two minutes later caused Vaiete’s goalkeeper to make a diving save on a shot that was bound for the upper corner. Regulation time ended in a scoreless tie and the game had to go into two 10 min overtime periods which were very similar to the 2^nd half. As the score remained 0-0, the match proceeded to a dramatic PK shoot-out. All 10 kickers made their first round shots, so it proceeded to a sudden death shoot-out. A well-placed shot by Lanikai was brilliantly saved by Vaiete’s goalkeeper Matthew Terry and on the ensuing kick, Vaiete’s kicker was able to make good on his try despite Lanikai’s goalkeeper getting a hand on it. The final shoot-out score was 6-5 in favor of Vaiete Premier, which punched its ticket to the MISO Div I Championship.

Meanwhile on field #5, Kamikaze and Vaiete Open were disputing the 2^nd Div II semifinal game. On their season’s only encounter, Vaiete Open defeated Kamikaze 1-0. However Kamikaze, which finished Div II with the 2^nd best record (11-3-0), had other plans. Div II leading scorer Whitney Shimatsu found the back of the net early in the game, to give Kamikaze a 1-0 lead. The game became an evenly played affair. However late in the game, Vaiete pushed forward searching for the equalizer, but a well-organized Kamikaze defense denied any chances that Vaiete could create. Final score was 1-0 for Kamikaze, which will now meet Focus in the Div II Championship.

The 2^nd Div I semifinal was being played in the stadium, where defending champions HPU White faced the “pesky” Dawgs, who were making their 2^nd ever appearance in the semifinals. The first half, which lacked a sense of intensity, was partially dominated by HPU White. Mid way thru the half, HPU’s midfielder Iovo Stefanov broke the deadlock and put HPU ahead 1-0. Things changed however in the 2^nd half. The intensity of the match grew stronger as the Dawgs started to play “full-court” pressure, going after every ball, as it was their last one. HPU seemed momentarily shocked and had a hard time adjusting to this new challenge. However, they didn’t just sit back to protect their lead. A couple of counter attacks almost gave them a 2-0 lead, but a combination poor decisions and great goalkeeping kept the score at 1-0. As the game wore on, the Dawgs were somehow able to increase their pressure, and it paid off, as they were awarded a PK with just 2 minutes left in regulation time. With all the pressure on his back, Dawg’s Paul McElroy stepped up to the challenge and calmly executed his shot to give the Dawgs the much-deserved tie. Regulation ended tied at 1-1 and this semifinal also had to go into OT (this was the first time in MISO’s history that two semifinal games were decided after regulation). Both teams seemed exhausted during the OT, but their determination to score a goal didn’t hold them back. HPU twice came close to score within the first OT period, but Dawgs’ goalkeeper Daniel Wagner (a former HPU player) made a couple of HUGE saves to keep the score tied and send the game to another PK shoot-out. Dawgs’ Daniel Wagner wasn’t about to let his game heroics go to waste, and became the decisive factor during the shoot-outs, as he made two saves to send the Dawgs to their first ever MISO Championship.

The MISO Div I & II Championships are scheduled to be played this coming Sunday (5/28) in conjunction with the HYSA State Championships, at the Waipio Soccer Stadium. The game times are at 2:30pm (Div II) and 4:30pm (Div I).

Two quarterfinals remain to see who’ll be joining Vaiete Premier and Real Hawaii into the semifinals of the MISO Robledo “Open” Cup. Lanikai Tuesday and Latin Hawaii meet this Friday (5/26) at 7:30pm, to see who’ll meet Real Hawaii in the first semifinal. Bulls and Dawgs will meet on Monday (5/29) also at 7:30, to see who meets Vaiete Premier on the other semifinal. The semifinals are scheduled to be played on Sunday 6/4 at Waipio, while the Championship game is set for Thursday 6/8 at Ala Wai field, at 7:00pm.

The Men's Island Soccer Organization in Honolulu, Hawaii has produced another rivalry laden playoff.

Lanikai Tuesday FC punched their ticket to the four team tournament on the last day of the season with a victory over Real Hawaii that sent powerhouse squad Honolulu Bulls out of the Playoffs.

Lanikai will join their arch rivals Hawaii Pacific University White in the playoffs along with Jack Sullivan trophy winners (regular season champions) Vaiete Premier and the pesky determined Dawgs.

The action starts this Sunday at 2pm in Waipio Stadium, with Vaiete Premier hosting Lanikai Tuesday FC followed by HPU White vs Dawgs at 4pm. The winners will play for the title on May 28th.

On the Division 2 side, Bulls Juniors, Kamikaze, Vaiete Open and Focus will battle it out for the Div 2 Cup. The action starts this Sunday at 1pm on field #5 with Bulls Juniors facing Focus followed by Kamikaze vs Vaiete Open at 3pm.

This years relegation battle will be a four team tournament featuring the 2nd & 3rd place Division 2 squads and the bottom two Division 1 teams. Real Hawaii and Brotherhood are involved from Div. 1. They will match up against Kamikaze from Div. 2 and either Focus or Viaete Open depending on the results of the Division 2 playoffs. The Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs will be held at Ala Wai field on 6/1, 6/2 & 6/7. Bulls Juniors secured promotion to Div 1 by clinching the Div 2 Jack Sullivan trophy as the team with the best regular season record.

Aki Adachi of HPU White won the Division one scoring title with 14 goals. Division 2's golden boot went to Whitney Shimatsu from Kamikaze with 16 goals.

Sullivan Trophy: Congratulations to Vaiete Premier (11-0-2) and Bulls Juniors (11-0-1) for claiming this season’s Div I & II Jack Sullivan Trophies with one and two games to play. Now both teams will seek to finish their seasons undefeated.

Div I Play-Offs: Hawaiian powerhouse soccer teams Lanikai Tuesday FC and HSC Bulls battle down to the wire for the fourth and final Men's Island Soccer Organization Division 1 spring playoff position.
The HSC Bulls currently occupy the spot with 27 points from 13 matches, but Lanikai Tuesday have a game in hand and 26 points. In their final 2 matches Lanakai must face playoff bound Dawgs and relegation playoff bound Real Hawaii. Bulls have just one match remaining against League leading Vaiete Premeire. Hawaii Pacific University's White squad rounds out the Division 1 playoff picture.

The playoffs scheduled for 5/21/06 will be paired up as follows: Vaiete Premier –vs- either Lanikai Tuesday or HSC Bulls, and HPU White –vs- Dawgs

Div II Play-Offs: The Div II picture is a little clearer as all four teams already secured their places. Bulls Juniors, Kamikaze, Vaiete Open and Focus. On 5/21/06, the teams will be paired up as follows: Bulls juniors –vs- Focus and Kamikaze –vs- Vaiete Open.
The final regular season matches will be played this Sunday May 14th at the Waipio Soccer complex on Oahu.

Robledo Cup: The Robledo Cup is now ready to start its quarterfinals stages. It will feature four evenly match-ups. The first quarterfinal will be Cup Game T, played on Monday 5/15 between Vaiete Premier and HPU White. The second will be Cup Game Q on Friday 5/19 between Focus and Real Hawaii FC. The third will be Cup Game R on Friday 5/26 between Lanikai Tuesday FC and Latin Hawaii FC. The final quarterfinal will be Cup Game S between HSC Bulls and Dawgs on Monday 5/29. The semifinals scheduled for Sunday 6/4/06, will feature the winners of Cup Games Q –vs- R and S –vs- T. The Championship game is scheduled for Friday 6/9/06.

Promotion / Relegation Play-Offs: This year’s Promotion / Relegation Play-Offs will consist of a four team tournament which will feature Div I’s last two teams and Div II 2^nd and 3^rd finishers. The top two teams will earn promotion to Div I for next season. So far only Real Hawaii FC is in. Brotherhood needs to win it’s final 2 matches and hope that Latin Hawaii beats or ties Aloha Amazon to avoid participating. Any other results would send Brotherhood to the Promotion playoffs. On the Div II side, Kamikaze, Vaiete Open and Focus are the candidates to participate. Kamikaze could secure a place with a win on Sunday vs Watson Properties. Div II Sullivan Trophy winners Bulls Juniors, have already earned promotion to Div I for next season.

Kai headed in a corner kick by Kristine Lilly in the 65th minute at Nagai Stadium.

"We played the whole 90 minutes," said Kai. "Japan is a good team and we knew what we had to do."

"We're still growing and developing," said US coach Greg Ryan. "We're a work in progress but I was especially pleased with how some of our younger players came off the bench and performed so well for us on this trip."

Earlier today, US Men's National Team coach Bruce Arena announced the US squad of 23 players that will be representing the US at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Germany 2006.

Brian Ching made history by becoming the first Hawaiian player to be selected to a WC roster.

Former MISO announcer Matt Bishop relocated to Seattle, WA. at year's end and has began to make a name for himself in the soccer media. He started by creating his own website (www.guerrillafootball.com) to which he later added live an pre-recorded podcasts of a local indoor league (DISL). He recently teamed up with the Seattle Sounders and the Seattle Sounders Saints to provide live podcasts of their games and a weekly Sounders radio show. The 10-15 minute piece will include previous game analysis, upcoming game previews, personal interviews and Sounder history. The show is scheduled to air online every Wednesday throughout the season. "We're excited about our partnership with Mati and GuerrillaFootball.com" said Bart Wiley, Sounders Assistant General Manager.

Hawaii's Brian Ching scored four goals, the ninth time in MLS history a player had scored as many goals in a game and one shy of the league record, and Houston Dynamo rolled to a first-ever victory, 5-2 against the Colorado Rapids.

Ching had his hat trick before halftime, deflecting home a Wade Barrett effort with the slightest of touches in the 13th minute, then scoring nearly identical goals, heading home pinpoint crosses from Brian Mullan in the 36th and 44th minutes to give Dynamo a 3-1 lead at halftime.

The Hawaii native then finished off the match with another header, this time from a Dwayne De Rosario corner kick, in the 72nd minute.

Ching led MLS is goalscoring two years ago, but injuries limited his output a year ago. He still has a chance to be a part of the U.S. team in the World Cup this summer -- something that will certainly be helped by a four-goal game.

Hawaii's other MLS player, rookie Duke Hashimoto, didn't get to see playing time in the Columbus Crew season opener loss (1-3) to the Kansas City Wizards.

Last weekend during the 24th USSF AGM in Las Vegas, our very own "Mr. Soccer" Jack Sullivan became the 10th inductee into the USASA Region IV Hall Of Fame. This is in recognition to the tireless work that "Uncle" Jack has done over the years, not just for soccer in Hawaii but for the Far West Region (IV) as well.

Hawaii's Natasha Kai has been invited to the U.S. Women's National Team training camp, to be held on Feb. 6 to 19 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. This makes her the first woman from Hawai'i to receive the prestigious offer

During her sophomore year at UH (2003), she led the nation in scoring with 29 goals. Such performance earned her an invitation to the Under-21 National Team, in which she helped the team capture the Nordic Cup.

SMU senior forward Duke Hashimoto has been selected to the 2005 NSCAA/adidas Men's Division I All-America second team.

On November, Hashimoto received and invitation to the 2006 MLS Combine. The annual player combine will be held for the third consecutive year at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California from January 12-15, 2006.

In May of 2002, while playing for the HSC Bulls, Duke became the youngest player to be selected MISO Div I MVP.

VAIETE PREMIER CLAIMS Div II TITLE & HONOLULU UNITED CLAIMS 6th STRAIGHT MASTERS CUP

HPU WHITE defeated top seeded HPU GREEN 3-1 to win the Men's Island Soccer Organization Championship Fall 2005 Cup match, at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park Stadium.

MISO's Div I leading scorer Cristian Clemente opened up the score in the 14th minute, and Travis Bailey added another in the 35th min, to give HPU White a 2-0 halftime lead.

In the 2nd half HPU Green pushed forward hoping to equalize the game. In the 77th min they were finally rewarded as Joakim Stolpe found the back of the net to bring Green within one goal. However 10 min later, Akihide Adachi found a loose ball in the box to put the game out of reach.

This was HPU Green's first loss this season, and it was obvious that they were missing a few starters, as many HPU students went back home for the Holidays. HPU Green set a MISO record this season, by allowing a record low of 5 goals against thru the regular season. HPU Green Goalkeeper Christian Nilsson was voted as the season's MVP, while HPU White's Cristian Clemente finished as leading scorer with 14 goals.

In the Division II showdown, Sullivan Trophy winners VAIETE PREMIER defeated FADED 3-1. Sean Akamine opened up the score for Vaiete in the 18th min. However just 3 min later, Fred Lorenzo's shot equalized it for Faded. The half ended tied up at 1-1. Majell Aterado found the back of the net twice in the 2nd half (53rd & 69th min) to give Vaiete Premier the MISO Div II Cup.

Majell Aterado was voted the Div II MVP as he also set a MISO record by scoring 34 goals thru the season.

Honolulu United claimed its 6th straight MISO Masters' Cup by defeating AP Kika 3* - 0 (*one "Guest Player Handicap" goal was awarded to H. United) in an exciting championship game. MISO Masters' leading scorer Ben Bystrom opened up the score mid way thru the first half on an assist by Kenan Knieriem. After a few close chances for both sides, the first half ended with United leading 1-0. Second half brought some more excitement as both teams searched for a goal. However with less than 10 minutes to go, Malcom Yee's well timed through run left him with only the goal keeper to beat, and he did just that to earn H. United's 2nd goal of the game and once again the title...

The MISO Fall 2005 Finals are set for Sunday December 18, at the Waipio Soccer Stadium.

In Division I, HPU Green will face HPU White. In the Semifinals, HPU Green defeated Latin Hawaii 4-1, while HPU Green defeated the HSC Bulls 3-0. The teams have once this season, when HPU Green edged HPU White 2-1.

In Division II, Vaiete Premier will face Faded. In the Semifinals, Vaiete defeated Focus via a PK shoot-out (5-3) after regulation and OT finished tied at 0-0. In the other semifinal, Faded defeated H2 United 4-1. The teams have met once this season, when Vaiete Premier defeated Faded 3-0.

In the Masters Division, Honolulu United will go after their 6th straight title on Saturday Dec 17th, when they face AP Kika. In the Semifinals, Hon United defeated Silver Strikers 6-0, while AP Kika defeated Ohana Masters 3-0. The teams have met twice this season, and Hon United claimed both games with 4-0 and 6-1 scores.

Two past MISO All-Stars, Duke Hashimoto (SMU/HSC Bulls) and David Gualdarama (UNM/HSC Bulls) will be seeing each other at the NCAA Division I Final Four, in Cary, NC. and could play against each other for the highest prize of Collegiate Soccer in the National Championship if they both win their Semi-Final games. Senior Duke Hashimoto and Southern Methodist University will face University of Maryland, and sophomore David Gualdarama and University of New Mexico will face Clemson University in the Semifinals on December 9th, with the Final scheduled for December 11th, 2005. Both Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club products have been starters on their college teams all season.

2002 MISO MVP, striker Duke Hashimoto has brought Southern Methodist University to the elite of NCAA soccer showcase event by providing goals in the last three games (UCLA, UNCG and UNC), with 3 goals and 2 assists in the four NCAA playoff games. He is leading SMU in all scoring categories with 11 goals and 7 assists on the year. Five of those goals are game winners. Just recently, Duke was named C-USA Conference Player of the Year and has been selected for the MLS combine game for selection to the Professional League to be played in January 2006.

2003/04 MISO All-Star, midfielder David Gualdarama has been a mainstay in the University of New Mexico squad that has been ranked in the top of NCAA soccer since the 2004 season. Coming back from injury, he has started the last two playoff games as UNM defeated Cal State Northridge and California Berkeley, on the way to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in their soccer history. David has 12 starts and 2 assists on the year.

Both Hawaii natives, Hashimoto and Gualdarama are not strangers to National Championship Final Four competition, as they were starters on the McGuire Cup Youth National Championship team for the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club in the summer of 2004. They will make history, as it will be the first time that two soccer players from Hawaii start in any NCAA Final Four.

Congratulations to HYSA, as they've were selected during last week's Far West Region IV Fall Planning Conference in Alaska, as hosts of the USYSA Region IV Regionals . This is the second time that HYSA and Hawaii host the event. The first time was in 2002, when Hawaii hosted more than 190 teams during the qualifying tournament.

Congratulations to the players and coaches of the HSC BULLS U-17 Girls team, as they've won the US Club Soccer Nationals in the Premier Division. They did it by defeating the Boston Renegades, 1-0.

The winning goal came off a set play in the 29th min. of the first half, as Alana Wall's in swinging free kick was received by Katrina Chong, who struck it to the back of the net from 12 yards out.

They've become the 2nd MISO Junior League team to win a USCS National Championship, as the Real Hawaii FC U-12 Girls did it last year.

Congratulations to the players and coaches of the HSC BULLS U13 & U17 Girls team for winning the US Club Soccer Region F Championships, held in Las Vegas this week. The U13s defeated Cal South's Glendora FC 2-1 on a PK Shoot-out, while the U17s edged North Cal's SC Ruckus 1-0.

The Bulls U15 Girls and U14 Boys fell 3-1 in their championship matches, while the Real Hawaii FC U15 Girls lost in the semifinals.

KAMIKAZE defeated Faded to earn the right to remain in Division I for the Fall 2005 Season. Unfortunately what could have been a great game, ended up being a one sided affair as Faded was only able to field 9 players due to injuries. Regardless, Faded didn't hold back, and created numerous scoring chances that, except for one, they weren't able to capitalize. Kamikaze was able to use the two men advantage and ended up prevailing 7-1.

With the conclusion of this game, the Groups for the Fall 2005 were finally finalized. They will be as follows:

LANIKAI TUESDAY became the first MISO team to win back to back the MISO Cup. In a rematch of last season's final, Lanikai edged HPU White 1-0. Lanikai proved that Offence wins games, but Defense wins championships, as they went all the way allowing a season low of only 9 goals, despite scoring only 13 (2nd fewest in the league) during season play.

The game became very physical, and numerous fouls didn't allow the game to flow. A total of 6 yellow cards were issued, although many believed the number should have been higher. Despite being out shot by HPU, Lanikai kept their defensive posture, and were very patient with their seldom attacks. Mid way thru the 2nd half a low cross to the back post found Bryan Darrow who struck it to the back of the net for the eventual game winner.

In the Division II Cup final, REAL HAWAII FC started off with a scare, as they lost their leading scorer Cenan Cenyuva, just 3 minutes into the game due to a dislocated elbow. The first half was played with out much offensive spark, however Real's Rhys Kitta scored off a rebound with 7 minutes left to give Real HFC the lead.

The second half became a wide open game, as Faded was now forced to push forward in search of the equalizer. But mid way thru the half, Francisco Macias headed a corner kick to Michael Zuniga whose shot gave Real HFC a 2-0 lead. Five minutes later striker Shawn Whitfield brought new hope to Faded, as his shot beat Real's goalkeeper to bring Faded within one (2-1). But 9 minutes later Kuhio Chandler's shot gave Real HFC a 2 goal cushion once again. During injury time, Faded appeared to have scored off an own goal, but the referee's whistle blew too early, denying Faded the advantage on a foul that had taken place outside the box. The final score ended 3-1 for Real Hawaii FC. Faded will now play Kamikaze next Sunday in the MISO Promotion / Relegation game.

1^st TEAM: Goalkeeper: JOSH FOUTS (Lanikai Tuesday), Defenders: IOVO STEFANOV (HPU Green), ELAN WASSON (Lanikai Tuesday), MICHAEL CORDEIRO (Latin Hawaii), ARNO REYNOLDS (Lanikai Tuesday). Midfielders: JIMMI HEMMENBACH (HPU White), PAUL McELROY (Dawgs), LUIZ OLIVEIRA (Aloha Amazon), JOHN TIONI HACKNEY (Lanikai Tuesday) . Forwards: CRISTIAN CLEMENTE (HPU White), KRIS KNIGHT (Latin Hawaii)

2^nd TEAM: Goalkeepers: STEPHEN FUNG (Bulls). Defenders: BJORN LIDMAN (HPU Green), PAUL ZYDEK (HPU White), MICHAEL KING (HPU White), KERRY MIIKE (Bulls) (tie), KENTARO HIRADE (International) (tie). Midfielders: JUSTIN KIM (Bulls), MAX ANTON (Bulls), DAVID SWANSON (Latin Hawaii), ROBERT CAMERRER (Latin Hawaii). Forwards: BRADEN DELA CUESTA (Brotherhood), AKIHIDE ADACHI (HPU White)

1^st TEAM: Goalkeeper: MARC LaCHANCE (Kahekili). Defenders: TODD INOUYE (Focus), , TATE GOODMAN (Real Hawaii), ANTHONY ORNELLAS (Kahekili), CASEY KOZUMA (H2 United) (tie), JAVIER SOLOGUREN (Real Hawaii) (tie). Midfielders: BRENDEN LUM (Focus), MICHAEL ZUNIGA (Real Hawaii) , ZANE DYDASCO (Bulls Juniors), AVEN MORATIN (Kahekili). Forwards: NOLAN MIRANDA (Kahekili), DEREK LIM (Bulls Juniors)

2^nd TEAM: Goalkeeper: BRENT UMEHIRA (Kap Park). Defenders: BLAINE FUJIMOTO (Kahekili), RUSSELL TAJIMA (Real Hawaii), DARREN WONG (H2 United), WILLIAM BOW (Focus). Midfielders: MICAH SADOYAMA (Kahekili), REID KANDA (H2 United), LENIN PAGOADA (Focus), STEVEN CHUN (Kahekili) (tie), CESAR CARRILLO (Real Hawaii) (tie). Forwards: GARY CABANILLA (Kap Park), CENAN SENUYVA (Real Hawaii)

Honolulu United claimed its 5th straight MISO Masters' Cup by defeating Honolulu International 2-1 in a very exciting action full championship game. After ending the first half tied at 0-0, United's Peter Gibson headed in the opening goal 12 minutes into the 2nd half. Ten minutes later, International's Ricardo Dobarro unleashed a shot from 30 yards out to level the score at 1-1. But with less than 10 minutes to go, Tony Smith's well placed header gave United the lead again and the tile.

Earlier, AP Kika defeated Ohana Masters 6-0 to claim 3rd place. AP Kika's forward Sonny Wong claimed the Leading Scorer title by netting 10 goals in 10 games.

The ROBLEDO CUP saw it's closest and most exiting Final yet, as the HSC Bulls had to come from behind to force a PK Shoot-out, where they defeated Sullivan Trophy winners HPU White in the 7th round... (for full story click here)

The three time defending champions BULLS will seek their 4th straight "ROBLEDO CUP" title when they face HPU White on Friday June 3rd, 7:00pm, at Ala Wai field. The Bulls rolled past Brotherhood 9-1 to reach their 4th straight Cup final, and remain undefeated since it was introduced in 2002. They are the only team to have won the Cup so far.

HPU WHITE on the other hand, defeated Lanikai Tuesday 2-1 to advance to their first Cup final. HPU will be seeking the League sweep next weekend as they'll be looking to claim the League Triple. Having already claimed the Sullivan Trophy, they will be shooting for the Robledo Cup on Friday night and the MISO Div I Cup on Sunday (6/5/05, vs Lanikai Tuesday) in hopes of becoming the first team to claim the League Triple.

Div I: HPU White edged the Bulls 2-1 behind goals by Jimmi Hemmenbach and Akihide Adachi. Ritchie Higa momentarily tied the score for the Bulls. Defending Champions Lanikai Tuesday needed a PK Shootout to beat the Dawgs, as regulation ended 1-1. Dawgs opened the score thru Stefan Beresiwsky, while Lanikai's Philip Arthur equalized 4 minutes later. Lanikai's goalkeeper Josh Fouts was huge during the shoot-out, as he stopped 3 of the Dawgs' 4 shots.

Div II: Real Hawaii FC blew past Focus 5-0, behind a hat trick by Cenan Senyuva and goals by Sergio Bolioli and Gary Williams. Faded came from behind to top Kahekili 2-1 on a pair of goals by Ryan Miles. Div II leading scorer Nolan Miranda had opened up the score for Kahekili.

Masters: International needed a PK shoot-out to edge AP Kika, after ending regulation tied 3-3. Internationals goals were scored by Ricardo Dobarro, Ken Bogowitz and Lester Fukuda, while AP Kika's came thru Tom McClain, Penka Valcav and Yim Sok. Defending Champions Honolulu United blew past Ohana Masters 5-0 behind goals by Kenan Knieriem (2), Charles Loomis, Jim Mc Arthur and Angus McKibbin.

LANIKAI TUESDAY F.C. ended their 4 1/2 year drought, when they won the Men's Island Soccer Organization Championship match by defeating HPU White 4-0 at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park Stadium to reclaim the MISO Cup for the first time since the Spring 2000 season.

Elan Wasson took full advantage of an HPU distraction while setting up the wall, and scored off a direct free kick on a quick re-start to give Lanikai a 1-0 lead with less than 10 minutes to go in the first half.

Lanikai increased their lead in the second half behind goals from Bennet Valencia, Jim Foti and John Guarin. This season's co-MVP, goalkeeper Josh Fouts and his defense kept HPU White at 0 for the first time in 48 matches, dating back to June 1, 2003, when they lost the MISO Cup to the HSC Bulls 2-0.

In the Division II showdown, KAMIKAZE defeated Sullivan Trophy winners WATSON PROPERTIES 3-1, to reclaim the MISO Division II Crown they won in the Spring of 2003. Kamikaze's goals were scored by Chad Saito, Shaun Imada and Chad Imhof-Sills, while Michael Guidry netted one for Watson Properties.

12/19/04

MISO FALL 2004 ALL-STAR TEAMS ANNOUNCED

DIVISION I

1^st TEAM: Goalkeeper: JOSH FOUTS (Lanikai Tuesday), Defenders: MICHAEL KING (HPU White), ANTHONY GILARMO (HPU Green), PAUL ZYDEK (HPU White), RYAN LAU (Brotherhood). Midfielders: JIMMI HEMMENBACH (HPU White), IOVO STEFANOV (HPU Green), CHRIS WEDDLE (Latin Hawaii), MAX ANTON (Bulls). Forwards: CRISTIAN CLEMENTE (HPU White), RENATO DOS REIS (Vaiete Premier)

2^nd TEAM: Goalkeepers (tie): EIJI WADA (International) & ERIK JIMENEZ (Latin Hawaii) tie. Defenders: ELAN WASSON (Lanikai Tuesday), JOJI MIZUTA (International), CESAR JUBE (Aloha Amazon), DARREN WONG (H2 United). Midfielders: JOHN TIONI HACKNEY (Lanikai Tuesday), DAVID SWANSON (Latin Hawaii), LUIZ OLIVEIRA (Aloha Amazon), JUSTIN KIM (Bulls). Forwards: GENKI IMAMURA (International), ADOLFO GENTIL (HPU White)

CO-MVPs: Jimmi Hemmenbach (HPU White) & Josh Fouts (Lanikai Tuesday)

LEADING SCORER: Jimmi Hemmenbach (HPU White) 19 Goals

DIVISION II

1^st TEAM: Goalkeeper: BRENDAN TOTTORI (Kamikaze). Defenders: JAYSON IKEDA (Kamikaze), STEVEN CHUN (Kahekili), DANA YOSHISU (Watson Properties), ZANE DYDASCO (Bulls Juniors). Midfielders: WALTER (WES) MEADOWS (Watson Properties), LENIN PAGOADA (Ikepono), GINO BARAHONA (Real Hawaii), MICAH MIYAGI (Bulls Juniors). Forwards: MARC CONTEE (Kamikaze), RILEY BRHUN (Bulls Juniors)

2^nd TEAM: Goalkeeper: MARC LaCHANCE (Kahekili). Defenders: RUBEN CARRILLO (Real Hawaii), DEREK ATTA (Kamikaze), KORY NAKO (Focus), JAVIER SOLOGUREN (Real Hawaii). Midfielders: CHAD IMHOFF-SILS (Kamikaze), DANNY AIU (Faded), REID ITO (Kamikaze), AVENN MORATIN (tie) (Kahekili), DAVID YOSHIOKA (tie) (Waikiki), TODD MATSUSHITA (tie) (Waikiki). Forwards: SID TOM (Real Hawaii), ROLAND TAKASHITA (Focus)

MVP: Walter “Wes” Meadows (Watson Properties)

LEADING SCORER: Walter “Wes” Meadows (Watson Properties) 14 Goals

Congratulations to HPU GREEN and WATSON PROPERTIES for claiming the MISO Fall 2004 "Jack Sullivan" Trophies. HPU Green finished atop the Division I Over-All Standings with a 10-2-2 record (32 points), while Watson Properties finished atop the Division II Over-All Standings with a 10-1-3 record (33 points)

Hawaii's Brian Ching, the hero in the Jamaica qualifier, is one of 23 players called into camp to train for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Panama (Sept 4th & 8th).

Congratulations to the players and coaches of the REAL HAWAII FC U-12 Girls team, as they've earned Hawaii's first youth National title, in the US Club Soccer Nationals.

On the Boys side, the MILILANI U-13 team finished 2nd in their respective Division also at the USCS Nationals.

The REAL HAWAII FC U-12 Girls tied the Chicago Magic 0-0 today. A win tomorrow (Saturday) over GSA, could earn them Hawaii's first US Club Soccer National title. Good luck girls.

In the Under-19 Boys group, the HSC Bulls ’86 have made the 4,735 mile trip from Hawaii to compete in Hawaii’s first-ever US Youth Soccer National Championship. The Bulls scored three goals to extend their trip to Orlando and are set to face the CASL Elite (North Carolina) on Sunday. The CASL Elite beat the Baltimore Bays (Maryland) 2-0 today earning their spot in the Championship game.

The Bulls goals were scored by Satoshi Mitsuda (14:00), Justin Kim (25:00) and Duke Hashimoto (54:00)

The HSC Bulls, CASL Elite and Scott Gallagher all finished tied with 2-1-0 records. However the HSC Bulls finished with the better goals differential of +5, while CASL Elite had +2 and Scott Gallagher's -1.

The Championship match is scheduled for Sunday 7/25, at 2:15 am Hawaii time. Rumors has it that ESPN will be telecasting the match, so check your TV listings.

Congratulations to the REAL HAWAII FC U-12 Girls for winning their first game of the USCS Nationals. They defeated the Washington Freedom 2-0.

The HSC BULLS, representing Hawaii in its first-ever National Championships appearance, fell today to North Carolina's CASL Elite 1-0. The lone goals was scored in the 57th minute.

The Bulls will now face the tournament's favorite, Scott Gallagher of Missouri, on Friday 7/23. A win would secure the Bulls a spot in the Championship game, to be played on Sunday 7/25.

The REAL HAWAII FC U-12 Girls and the MILILANI U-13 Boys teams are ready to take on the challenge at the US Club Soccer Nationals, being held in North Carolina. Their schedule is as follows:

Thurs: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- Washington Freedom, MILILANI SC –vs- PA Classics

Friday 7/23/04: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- Chicago Magic, MILILANI SC –vs- Goldstar

Saturday 7/24/04: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- GSA, MILILANI SC –vs- PTCYSA

Representing Hawaii in its first-ever National Championships appearance, the Honolulu Soccer Club Bulls downed the Baltimore Bays (Maryland) 3-0 in Under-19 Boys action. Hawaii’s Duke Hashimoto opened scoring early with a tally at the 2-minute mark, Satoshi Mitsuda followed with a goal at 25:00 and the final tally of the evening came from David Gualdarama late in the second half.

“We started out nervous and were fortunate enough to get a goal that helped us loosen up,” said HSC Head Coach Phillip Neddo. “Pressure makes great players like it makes great friends, and in step one we responded to the pressure.”

Thursday, July 22^nd , 9:30 am, HSC Bulls ’86 (Hawaii) vs. 84 CASL Elite (North Carolina)

Friday July 23rd, 9:30 am, Scott Gallagher (Missouri) vs. HSC Bulls ’86 (Hawaii)

Thurs: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- Washington Freedom, MILILANI SC –vs- PA Classics

Friday 7/23/04: *REAL HAWAII FC*** -vs- Chicago Magic, MILILANI SC –vs- Goldstar**

Saturday 7/24/04: *REAL HAWAII FC*** -vs- GSA, MILILANI SC –vs- PTCYSA**

Thurs: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- Washington Freedom, MILILANI SC –vs- PA Classics

Friday 7/23/04: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- Chicago Magic, MILILANI SC –vs- Goldstar

Saturday 7/24/04: REAL HAWAII FC -vs- GSA, MILILANI SC –vs- PTCYSA

Friday 7/23/04: *REAL HAWAII FC*** -vs- Chicago Magic, MILILANI SC –vs- Goldstar**

Saturday 7/24/04: *REAL HAWAII FC*** -vs- GSA, MILILANI SC –vs- PTCYSA**