Chatham U14 Lasers Win Essex Fall Tune-up Soccer Tournament

For the second year in a row, the Chatham United U14 Lasers travel soccer team kicked off their fall season by winning their flight of the Essex Fall Tune-up Tournament in West Orange/Livingston on September 8-9.

The first game on Saturday against the Millburn Cyclones resulted in a 2-2 draw after regulation time. The game was decided in a penalty kick shootout, with the Lasers coming up one goal short. On Sunday morning, the Lasers took the field against the Cougar SC Flames in a decisive 3-1 victory.  The final game of the day against a well-matched Viking FC Lady Vikings team ended in a 1-1 draw.  This time the Lasers were on the winning end of the penalty kick shootout to take home the trophy.

The Lasers begin regular season play in the Morris County Youth Soccer league on Sept. 18.

Pictured L-R: (1^st row) Olivia McGeough, Ashley Wood, Toni DeVito, Kate Drury, Rebecca Nickerson, Keren Hynes and Olivia Carini.  (2^nd row) Parent Manager Brian McGeough, Abby Mackessy, Alexa Pisciotti, Lucy Clark, Hannah Bucknam, Meg Redmond, MaryKate Bucknam, Kirsten Cappabianca, Julia Campbell and trainer Claire Smith of Kickz.