Great job this weekend to everyone that participated at the Sarah Parvin Soccerfest. It was alot of fun and hope to see you all next year.

Soccerfest
Kenny Gwelko, 11 (front) and his friend Dakota Bauer, 11, both from Western Lehigh work on their soccer skills by kicking and heading the ball over a small net during the 4th annual Sarah Parvin 24-Hour Memorial Soccerfest will be held Saturday and Sunday to benefit cancer research. Organizers expect 215 teams, 14 fields playing simultaneously and 8,000-10,000 people turning out. Sarah was a member of the Quakertown Soccer Club. She died of ovarian cancer in 2006 at the age of 12.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/soccerfest/article_2d38a730-d658-5bf6-8344-a5fd3d5cf0b2.html?mode=image

Coach Morris, Coach Thoet, and Coach Mertz are proud to announce the roster for the Western Lehigh United (98) Hawks Team for the 2011-2012 soccer season. 

• Dakota Bauer
• Dawson Berger
• Jonathan Blaine
• Tommy Creighton
• Bryce Evans
• Kenny Gawelko
• Michael Gombos
• Zachary Imdorf
• August Joachim
• Caleb Loew
• Sam Marks
• Dominic Mertz
• Michael Miller
• Derek Nicol
• Brett Scott
• Brad Shafer
• Austin Thoet

Congratulations on making the team and we are looking forward to an exciting soccer season.  Go Hawks!

Several Hawks have signed up to participate in the Lehigh Valley Road Runners Kids Summer Series 

This is a FREE event offered to all children in the Lehigh Valley. Every other Saturday morning throughout the summer bring your kids over to Lehigh Parkway and register them to run in the Annual Kids Summer Series, an event just for kids! Children who run in 5 of the 7 events will receive a free t-shirt.

The 11-12 and 13-14 age groups are eligible for overall series award on the final day of the series. 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place for boys and girls will be based on finishes in at least 4 out of the 6 races offered. Scoring is cross country format  – points are earned by placement in the event. 1^st place = 1 point, 2^nd place = 2 points, 3^rd place = 3 points. The goal is to score the lowest number of points.

For more information visit
http://lvrr.org/events/kids-summer-series/

Congratulations Hawks on your success and making it to the semifinal rounds for the Eastern Pennsylvania Turkey Hill Challenge Cup!

Thanks Amanda Thoet (Coach Thoet’s daughter) for putting this team together for such a great cause.

Amanda is a senior at Emmaus High School and the captain of the Cross Country Team.

Team Hope consisted of members from Emmaus High School’s Interact Club, Track & Field Team, Western Lehigh Soccer, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., The Emmaus Rotary Club, Southern Lehigh School District Faculty, and members of the community.

Team Hope raised over $2,600 and was the second largest team at the event. Team Hope also won most team spirited award.

The goal was met to send over 12 families to Camp Sunshine. Camp Sunshine supports children with life threatening illnesses and their families.  The camp has the distinction of being the only program in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life threatening illness on every member of the immediate  family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings.

We would also like to thank Dr. Frey Orthodontics for being our team t-shirt sponsor.

Click on photos to see larger image.