Youngsters Triumph in Orangetown Soccer League - New City Patch

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The Anacondas had a special season in the Orangetown Mighty Midgets Athletic Association youth soccer spring session, which led to a special celebration hosted by head coach Luis A. Ruelas Jr. of Blauvelt.?

Ruelas, chief executive officer of Nanuet-based Interactive Marketing Solutions, wanted to reward a group of hard-working youngsters and mark their collective efforts with an awards program of sorts via a barbeque ceremony at the Sparkill home of his dad and assistant coach Luis A. Ruelas Sr. (Assistant coach Mike Viggiani of Sparkill was also on hand, but assistant coach Javier Rosenzwaig of Tappan was unable to attend due to a death in the family.)?

Ruelas, the head coach, arranged and funded for individual trophies to be sculpted by New Dimensions Inc. in Brooklyn, and made the presentations that recognized the team?s 7-0 season in the U10 Division, and Zachary Sullivan, who handled most of the goalkeeper chores and proved to be unbeatable.?Each player was lauded for his performance, and the continued improvement each of them had made?not by luck, but by their dedication.?

?Not only did you come to every practice, but you didn?t just show up, you listened, worked and never stopped trying,? Ruelas said. ?I couldn?t be prouder of each and every one of you.??

Rosenzwaig, who said he played perhaps at ?every park in Buenos Aires while growing up,? acknowledged that the youngsters?many of whom played for him and the other coaches last year?agreed with Ruelas? observation that hard work had much to do with the team?s success.

?Listen, the success is a reflection of all the people who worked hard,? Rosenzwaig said. ?They played by example; they knew they would be asked to work hard and they did. The coaches set an example, too, and you must give credit to the parents who worked hard to bring the kids to practice. It was an extraordinary example that hard work pays off, even at such a young age.??The OMM youth soccer program resumes in the fall, at the conclusion of which an all-inclusive awards ceremony is reportedly held by the association. ?

Anacondas team players: Anthony Diaz, Gavin Germosen, Max Greisberg, Sean King, Mathew Lozano, Joshua Rosenzwaig, Louie Ruelas, Parker Schoening, Jaylen Signorini, Zachary Sullivan, Michael Viggiani.

Anacondas team coaches: Michael Viggiani, Sparkill; Luis A. Ruelas Jr., Blauvelt; Luis Ruelas Sr., Sparkill; Javier Rosenzwaig, Tappan.?

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