The United Soccer Academy is excited to announce the formation of an Elite Academy designed for the serious high school player. It will be held July 20 through the 24 at the LAYSA Field in Auburn. The program is designed to help a player be better prepared for tryouts this coming fall and to have the basic practices he or she can work on throughout the year.

The Elite session runs from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. each day, excluding Friday, July 24 when the academy ends at 2 p.m.. The Elite session will be administered by coach Eric Wagner of Swarthmore. He has a passion for the game and a way of inspiring players to be better.

According to Swarthmore’s Director of Sports Information:

“Eric Wagner took over the Garnet soccer program in 2002, transforming the team in short order. In 13 seasons, Wagner’s teams have posted a 159-73-32 record, and have had 16 postseason tournament appearances. In 2013, Swarthmore captured its third ECAC championship and posted an undefeated home ledger of 9-0-3 at Clothier Field.

Named Centennial Conference Coach of the Year in 2012, Wagner led the Garnet to a 16-3-2 record to steer the squad to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in five years. In 2011, the Garnet won their second ECAC championship, defeating the top two seeds en route to the title.”

Players who need a brochure may contact Lewiston High School coach Mike McGraw at mmcgraw@lewistonpublicschools.org or call 782-4339. There will also be brochures at Lewiston High’s main entrance. The brochure offers discounts for those who register before July 1 and team discounts for 5 or more players from the same school. It is open to both boys and girls.

The United Soccer Academy will run on the same dates as the Elite Academy (July 20 to July 24) also on the LAYSA Field located behind the Auburn Middle School on Falcon Drive in Auburn.

This is a day academy that begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. each day, Monday through Friday.

Players ages 5 to 7 will compete in the morning session, which runs from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day. Players from ages 8 to 13 are full day players.

Any player who needs a brochure can contact McGraw or pick up a brochure at Lewiston High School. Players can also register through Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Associations website.

Auburn Suburban Ripken Baseball

Gifford’s 8 AFF 7 (9 innings)

Gifford’s Nick Bowen sprinted across the plate with the winning run in a nine-inning nail biter in a recent Auburn Cal Ripken game. Gifford’s had taken a one-run lead into the sixth only to see AFF’s Marius Morneau knock in Ben Forbush to tie the contest. Gifford’s got a hit from Michael Stowe and a great snag in the outfield from Jordan Bolduc. Wyatt Fontaine and Brady Vincent had hits for the Firemen.

MSGA at Woodlands

INDIVIDUAL GROSS – FLIGHT 1: Andrew Slattery 71/70, Thomas Bean 71/68, Jack Wyman 72/74, Len Cole 73/73, INDIVIDUAL NET – FLIGHT 1: Tom Ellsworth 72/68, Daniel Roderick 77/71, Steve Lycette 78/71, Jason Macdonald 78/73, Scott Sirois 76/73, INDIVIDUAL GROSS – FLIGHT 2: Chris Leeman 81/69, Brad Gilbert Jr 82/72, Mark Cloutier 82/72, Jim Caron 85/74, INDIVIDUAL NET – FLIGHT 2: Ray Ross 83/68, Paul Cloutier 86/70, Tad Woolsey 84/72, Andy Cloutier 87/75, Jeff Corson 88/75, Tom Reardon 95/75, Zibby Puleio 86/75, INDIVIDUAL GROSS – SENIOR 1: Mark Plummer 76/76, Dale Bragg 82/73, Paul Robinson 82/73, INDIVIDUAL NET – SENIOR 1: Mark Jordan 81/72, Rick Dugas 84/74, Darrell Herbert 85/75, INDIVIDUAL GROSS – SENIOR 2: Jerome Gravel 89/73, Jerry Mansfield 95/77, Scott Johnson 96/80, INDIVIDUAL NET – SENIOR 2: Jim Weaver 89/71, Harry Hall 97/75, Bill Clark 97/78, TEAM GROSS: Thomas Bean, 64 / 59; Mark Curtis, 64 / 59; Jason Macdonald, 64 / 59; Lowell Watson, 64 / 59; Curtis Jordan, 65 / 63; Scott Sirois, 65 / 63; Craig Chapman, 65 / 63; Andrew Slattery, 65 / 63; Chad Allen, 66 / 62; Ryan Wingard, 66 / 62; Jim McKay, 66 / 62; Chris King, 66 / 62; Mike Doran, 66 / 65; Matt Greenleaf, 66 / 65; Ashley Fifield, 66 / 65; Brian Bilodeau, 66 / 65; TEAM NET: Steve Lycette, 67 / 60; Dave Chambers, 67 / 60; William Hutchins, 67 / 60; Aaron Clark, 67 / 60; Charles Tartre, 65 / 60; Gary Manoogian, 65 / 60; Dale Bragg, 65 / 60; Tom Ellsworth, 65 / 60; Jeff Corson, 71 / 60; Eric Hoy, 71 / 60; Alan Ricker, 71 / 60; Dick McLain, 71 / 60; George Koutalakis, 71 / 61; Paul Cloutier, 71 / 61; Ronald J Kelton, 71 / 61; Chris Leeman, 71 / 61; Mark Plummer, 68 / 61; Steve O’Donnell, 68 / 61; Peter Davis, 68 / 61; Bob Allen, 68 / 61; Norm Russell, 70 / 61; Jim Caron, 70 / 61; Mark Henderson, 70 / 61; Alan Ouellette, 70 / 61; Joe Foley, 76 / 61; John Fox, 76 / 61; Jerome Gravel, 76 / 61; Bill Holmes, 76 / 61; Tom Greer, 75 / 61; Steve Norton, 75 / 61; Mark Hampton, 75 / 61; Skip Waltz, 75 / 61; Chris Bieber, 74 / 61; Martin Doherty, 74 / 61; Paul Robinson, 74 / 61; Gary Auger, 74 / 61; SKINS: Net # 1 – Gervais Dube 2, Gross # 4 – Andrew Slattery 3, Net # 5 – Bill Holmes 1, Net # 9 – Ken Rowe 2, Net # 12 – Stephen Dixon 2, Net # 16 – Bob Guillory 2, Net # 17 – Alan Ricker 1, CLOSEST TO THE PIN:# 3 Mark Plummer 2-10 # 5 – George Koutalakis 15-3, # 13 – Dan Roderick 3-6, # 17 – Dan Roderick 4-0,