Samantha, the #1 seed going into the finals, defeated Justice Porter, FL, the #3 seed, 13-11 in an exciting finals match. Way to go Samantha!

Adrianna, the #2 seed going into the finals, faced off against the #1 seed, Kassandra Nunez, NJ in a very tight and hard fought F11 division. Earlier in the day she lost to Kassandra 19-18 but reversed the outcome by defeating Kassandra 19-18 in an exciting finals match. Way to go Adrianna!

This was a very tight division. Only one point seperated the 1st, 2nd and 3rd seeds going into the play-offs. But it was the 4th seed, Brenna Clark, MA who fought her way back to the finals but was defeated by Capri, the #2 seed, 14-6. Way to go Capri!

This was arguably the most exciting match up of the day. Amanda, the #1 seed against Miranda Fyfe, the #3 seed. Both girls faced each other during round robin play only to end in a 12-12 tie. Despite an early injury in the finals, Amanda battled back to force the final match into overtime. Both players decided to play a full five minute match to determine the championship. Amanda, determined not to repeat her 2nd place finish in 2004, gave everything she had and defeated Miranda in Overtime 29-24. Way to go Amanda!

Gabrielle, last year's National Goalie War Champion, crushed the competition again this year with her dominant play. Gaby is truly a remarkable athlete and Goalie War competitor. Way to go Gabrielle!

Lindsay, the #2 seed, knocked off Heidi Beemer, VA, the #1 seed 17-12 to be crowned National Goalie War Champion. Way to go Lindsay!

Amy defeated last year's F16 National Goalie War Champion, Morgan McQuaide, RI, 21-11. Competitors don't come much tougher than Amy. When she was just 15, she agreed to play up 3 years in the women's open at one of our regional events, much to the concern of her parents. Recognizing Amy's talents early, I knew she had the ability not only to hang but win the competition. Not only did Amy win the Women's Open at age 15, she hasn't looked back. She has won everone Goalie War competition since and now plays for one of the top women's soccer programs in the country. Way to go Amy!

Gaby, the #1 seed, defeated Aaron Kleinert, FL, 21-11 to be crowned National Goalie War Champion. Way to go Gaby!

This was a very evenly matched final between two great competitors. Jake, the #1 seed in group A played Eric Mastromarino, FL, the #1 seed in group B. Both won all their round robin Goalie War matches, the Punt, Throw & Kick Competition and crushed the Cannon Competition. But in the final match it was Jake who came out on top 14-12 to become the 2005 National Goalie War Champion. Way to go Jake!

This was another strong division with the top two seeds Scotty #1 and Spencer Lacivita, NC, #2 meeting in the finals. Both competitors had good size and strength and demonstrated outstanding skills. But it was Scotty in the end defeating Spencer 20-17 to be crowned National Goalie War Champion. Way to go Scotty!

Charlie unseated last year's National Goalie War Champion, Peter Humanik, NJ 20-13 to be named the 2005 National Goalie War Champion. Way to go Charlie!

This was the battle of NY. Brandon, the #1 seed in group A, faced Ian Huxel, NY, the #1 seed in group B. This was at least the 3rd meeting between these two great competitors in the last year. They faced off in a semi-final match in last year's championships and in the finals at the Northeast Regional Championship. Despite, getting to the finals in all these competitions, Ian hasn't found a way to beat Brandon. Thus Brandon remains the National Goalie War Champion. Way to go Brandon!

Matthew, the #1 seed in group B faced Jonathan Crowder, PA, the #1 seed in group A in an exciting finals match. Jonathan, improving from last year's #3 placement, came up short in the finals losing to Matthew 12-7. Way to go Matthew!

There was some fantastic talent in this age division. Nick, the #1 seed in Group A, knocked off last year's National Champion, Kyle Bayzick, NJ, in the quarter final round. Matthew McElroy, the #3 seed in group B, knocked off the #1 and #2 seeds to advance to the finals. But in the end, Nick's blistering shots and fantastic saves propelled him to a 18-11 victory and the National Championship. Way to go Nick!

Ezra, last year's National Goalie War Champion, proved himself once again. Although, he got off to a slow start in his first two Goalie War matches, Ezra came back strong in the Punt, Throw & Kick and Cannon Competitions to be seeded #2 after round robin play. He then knocked off the #3 seed, Matthew Medney, NY to advance to the finals against Joe Murray. In an exciting finals match Ezra defeated Joe 15-12 to remain the national Goalie War Champion. Way to go Ezra!

This is one of the finest groups of competitors ever assembled for a Men's Open Goalie War tournament. There were four National Champions and two National Finalists among these outstanding athletes. But in the end, there was a new Sheriff in town and his name was Leandro Fioretti. Leandro squeked into the play-offs with 26 total points, one more than Marcus Rodriquez, IL. He then dismantled two former national champs, PAZ, NJ and Pekarek, NJ to go to the finals. In the finals he met Trevor Lockwood, OH. Trevor advanced to the finals by beating last year's national champion Eugene Peart, IA by a score of 20-19. Trevor, last year's M18 National Champion, couldn't find the back of the net and was defeated by Leandro 18-5 in an exciting final match. Way to go Leandro!