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No doubt that if the Serbs, Croats and Bosnians got together in York County, the situation would improve. But let's not forget about the progress that has been made.

Chico mentions in his above post to "start posting about the wonderful things that the clubs.....are doing to raise the level of soccer in SC". The recent success of the Fort Mill and Northwestern HS boys and girls teams (and watch the Clover girls over the next few years) can be attributed to the Northside Soccer Club which was founded in 2000. Many of the players coming through the ranks either played for Northside, or were trained and coached by Northside trainers. Lou Pantuosco (now with CESA), Nick Finotti (Northwestern & Greenville), Jim Finnerty (FM girls), Mike Cahill (FM boys) and Cesar Robles (NW girls) all coached for Northside.

I'm not intending to take anything away from Discoveries, they deserve credit as well. Dom Wren has done a fine job with the NW boys and he currently coaches one of the best (rising) U-16 teams on the east coast. Discoveries can certainly take pride in the fact that they developed the 2006 4A boys state champions.

Just a little plug for the local folks who have been taking it on the chin recently.