The Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association will hold its Annual General Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at the Lawrence Senior Center, located at 30 E. Darrah Lane. All are welcome to attend.

Editor's Note: The following Travel/Competitive Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   Girls U-9 Leopards   Under sloppy field conditions, the Lawrence Leopards U-9 Girls played an outstanding game and demonstrated how far they've come this past season. The Leopards dominated play throughout the game, showing greater confidence and skill on the ball, better organization and positioning, and superior ball movement compared to their opponent. Excellent passing from Olivia Drake, Emily Franceschini, Isabella Garcia and Isabelle Flemm helped the …

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS 5-6   Playing a tough defensive opponent on Saturday, Ashley Ramos helped set the Boston Breakers up for a few goals while being strongly supported by Emma Monaghan and Kendall Jodoin. Sophia Cook and Lexie Loughran dribbled into open space to send some amazing passes directly in front of the net. Performing a few give-and-go passes, Lily Bowes and Hayley Jodoin created fantastic scoring opportunities down both sides of the field.    BOYS 9-10 Belarus continued …

Editor's Note: The following Travel/Competitive Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   U-9 Girls Lawrence Leopards vs. Ewing Girls SC Overdrive   In their best showing of the season, the Leopards had an outstanding game winning (5-0) against the Ewing Girls SC Overdrive. After Mackenzie Esposito scored two goals in the first half, the team never looked back. The girls played with great confidence and dominated possession, displaying a much improved passing game. Sophia Denarski, Emily Franceschini and Briana Audet each scored a goal. Olivia Drake…

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS 5-6   The Boston Breakers were few in numbers, but large in heart and motivation over this weekend’s matches. With a larger, widened field Lily Bowes and Ashley Ramos found space to dribble and created many scoring opportunities. The grouping of Emma Monaghan, Kendall Jodoin, and Lexie Loughran created 1-2-3 pass combinations to take the ball down the field and put it in the back of the net. Hayley Jodoin and Kira Jolly played through tough colds to prove their …

Editor's Note: The following Travel/Competitive Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS   U-9 Lawrence Leopards 2-2 at the Hamilton Soccer Tournament   The Leopards enjoyed four highly competitive matches at the Hamilton Soccer Tournament, coming away with their first ever tournament victories. In their first game Saturday, the Leopards faced the formidable Hainesport SC Angels, an upper flight opponent. The Leopards came up short in a fiercely contested match; the game was much closer than the final score indicated (0-4). In their second …

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS 5-6 The San Diego Spirits had another great week of soccer highlighted by Natalie Willner demonstrating her pull backs and Emily Burns energy and aggressive play. Gabrielle Bannett and Makayla Tutor  improved their passing and Alise Orent and Paige Van Hise have become more powerful and precise with getting the ball to the goal.  With the long weekend taking some players out of action, the Boston Breakers capitalized on the offensive strength of Kendall Jodoin …

Editor's Note: The following Travel/Competitive Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association. GIRLS   U-9 Lawrence Leopards   The Leopards had a hard fought road game against a very good opponent in the Lumberton Crush. In the first half, the Leopards experimented with a number of players trying new positions for the first time. As a result, the Leopards played somewhat tentative during the initial period, allowing Lumberton to control the ball and flow of the game – falling behind for the first time this season by a 2-1 score. After halftime adjustments …

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS 5-6   The Atlanta Beat had a strong showing this week from all 12 of its players. Mia Turco and Charley DeMarco made great defensive moves, Maria Madigan and Jamie White took the ball straight to goal on several occasions. Caelyn LaFlamme and Alex Murphy did a great job pressuring the ball.    Kayla Bridgers was on fire in the Boston Breakers’ weekend games as she created many scoring opportunities for her teammates. Hayley Jodoin and Emma Monaghan played short-…

Editor's Note: The following Travel/Competitive Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association. GIRLS  Lawrence U-9 Leopards   The U9 girls Leopards continue to dominate as they beat the Voorhees SC Dynamos 3-0. Mackenzie Esposito exploited the opponent’s defense and powered her way to score her first hat trick. Maggie Gronenthal and Emily Chess displayed great defensive instincts at fullback, limiting the opponent to a single shot on goal and no goals scored for the second week in a row. Teagan Sinkewicz and Briana Audet lead the effort at midfield, …

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS 5-6   The Boston Breakers showed improvement over the past few games as Sophia Cook used her speed to move around defenders to get the ball over to teammates Lily Bowes and Kendall Jodoin who put away some fantastic goals. Kira Jolly scored multiple goals as she was set up by beautiful passes from Mia Scarlata and Ashley Ramos.      GIRLS 7-8   The Chesapeake Charge had an outstanding weekend! The team came out energized and excited to put their new skills and …

Editor's Note: The following information and game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association. Girls Lawrence U-9 Leopards Despite facing a physically aggressive opponent in the Pemberton Warriors, the Lawrence Leopards kept their composure and earned a satisfying 3-0 win. Emily Franceschini scored two goals while Mackenzie Esposito added one of her own. The entire team played well with outstanding effort from Emily Chess, Sophia Denarski and Briana Audet who made key defensive plays and kept their opponents off-balance by keeping up the offensive pressure. At midfield…

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   5-6 BOYS The Vancouver White Caps showed measurable improvement with Garrett Heffern and Logan Lutolf each displaying their ball prowess with chest traps during the game. Quincy Rose and Gabriel McNamara looked polished at stopping the ball and changing direction. Benji Kestler and James Sannella exhibited fancy footwork while Tobie Mitchell and Nicolas Sharareh showed off their scoring ability. Ian Hendry showed awesome dribbling skills and scored several goals and …

Editor's Note: The following Travel/Competitive Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS Lawrence U-9 Leopards The girls U-9 Lawrence Leopards had a strong showing to start the fall season with a decisive 5-1 win over the Moorestown SC Wave.  Mackenzie Esposito led the pack with two goals while teammates Briana Audet, Emily Franceschini and Olivia Drake each scored a goal.  The team played solid defense and goalie Eliza Moulder had several saves.  The Leopards rounded out their weekend by being the ball girls in Princeton women’s soccer …

Editor's Note: The following Recreational Division game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   GIRLS 5-6 Strong offensive efforts by Alexa Brown, Addison Chess and Sammy Lambdin helped the Washington Freedom kick off their season. Rugged efforts were also turned in by Camilla Ordonez, Maya Abrams, and Kate Coyer. Mia Quattrochi’s and Sarah Birkenstock’s ball control mastery sparked a great kickoff weekend for the San Diego Spirit. Alise Orent, Paige Van Hise, and Noelle Go demonstrated great passing skills. Julia Ciccone scored a bevy of goals and Molly Romaine…

Editor's Note: Several teams from Lawrence Township took part in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Soccer Association’s Sunburst Tournament that was held this past Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3. The following game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   Lawrence U-8 Strikers The Lawrence U-8 Strikers came back strong on Sunday after suffering two close losses on Saturday to finish the tournament weekend with a 1-2-1 record.  Ryan Milano crossed a beautiful ball over to Davin Jodoin for the lone goal by the Strikers in Saturday’s games.  On Sunday, Theo Sardain was on …

Editor's Note: The following game summary was submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association. U13 Flames End Season With Win After participating in the township’s Relay For Life on Friday night, May 18, the U13 Lawrence Flames came out strong on Saturday, May 19, beating the Harrison Stingrays 2-1 in their last game of the season.   Allison Klei scored both Flames goals with assists coming from Kelsey Holt and Kaley Stinson.  Keeper Ashley Shutack made multiple diving saves as she was strongly supported by center defenders Erika Allen and Katie Smith.  The aggressiveness of defenders …

Editor's Note: The following information and game summaries were submitted by the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association.   Fall Recreation Soccer Registering Now Lawrence Hamnett Recreation Soccer welcomes all skill level players, entering Kindergarten to 8th grade!  Registration is open online at www.LawrenceHamnett.com   Competitive Soccer Tryout Schedule Posted Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association's competitive and travel team soccer try-outs are now posted online. All boys and girls age 9 and older with competitive spirit are eligible. Bring water and a ball; wear cleats and shin guards. …