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18U GOLD NEWS

	Vienna Stars 18U Gold traveled to Disney this past weekend to play in the Sun Classic. The team went 2 - 2 - 2 at the Sun Classic playing some great competition. The Vienna Stars would like thank all the following college coaches who watched the team at the Sun Classic and look forward to seeing you next year at Winter Rising Stars in Fort Lauderdale or the Winter Sun Classic at Disney in Orlando: Akron, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Auburn, Belmont, Binghamton, Boston College, Boston U, Bradley, Bryant, Bucknell, Buffalo, Canisius, Charleston, Southern, Coastal Carolina, Dartmouth, Delaware State, Drexel, East Carolina, East Tenn State U, Elon, Emory, Fairfield, FAU, Florida State, Fordham, Francis Marion, George Washington, Georgetown, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Holy Cross, Illinois – Chicago, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Jacksonville University, James Madison, Kent State, Lehigh, Lipscomb, Longwood, Louisville, LSU, Marshall, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi , Mississippi State, Monmouth, NC State, Northwestern, Penn State, Pitt, Pittsburgh, Providence, Queens, Radford, Rutgers, Saint Joes, Saint Leo, South Carolina, Stony Brook, Syracuse, Tenn, Tennessee Tech, Texas Tech, Towson, U Mass, UCF, UNC, UNCG, USF, UVA, Valparaiso, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Wagner, Webber, Western Kentucky
	VIENNA STARS DOMINATE IN HOUSTON, TX The Vienna Stars 18U Gold team went 6 - 0 on October 28-30, 2011 at the Ronald McDonald Tournament in Houston, Texas. The Stars outscored their opponents (five Texas teams and one Florida team) 54 - 5.
	STARS ALUMNI - With the successful rate of college players coming out of the Vienna Stars organization, it's not uncommon to see former Stars players matched up against each other during college games. Here Ashley Rollins, Wagner College, split a doubleheader against Julia Kastner, Temple University, during a Fall tournament in Philadelphia.
	CONGRATULATIONS to the 18U Gold Team for outscoring their opponents 19-6 with four wins in the Premier Girls Fastpitch Northeast Qualifier on July 10th in Newtown, PA. This automatically provides the Team a berth to the 2011 PGF National Tournament in Huntington Beach, CA!
	CONGRATULATIONS to the 18U Gold Team for winning the ASA Regional Gold Qualifier on June 12th in Virginia Beach. This win automatically provides the Team a berth to the the 2011 ASA Gold Nationals in San Diego, CA!
	Vienna Stars 18U GOLD go undefeated by winning the USSSA Louisville Slugger Rock 'n' Rumble Tournament in Glenn Burnie, MD on June 5th, 2011.
	Vienna Stars 18U GOLD shine at 2011 Rising Stars by going 7-0: The Vienna Stars 18U GOLD traveled to Florida on January 7-9 for the Rising Stars College Showcase tournament. With a roster comprised of players from the 18U and 16 U team (1 junior, 7 sophomores, 3 freshmen) the Stars went 7-0 defeating more senior teams from states all over the country including Arizona, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and New Jersey. Coaches from over 40 colleges got a chance to witness "Stars ball" at its best. It was a great start to the 2011 season!
	VIENNA STARS 18U GOLD WINS 2010 FIRST RESPONDERS CUP The 2010-2011 Vienna Stars 18U Gold went undefeated (4-0) during their first tournament of the 2010 Fall season. The Stars outscored their opponents 30 to 3 runs and out hit them 43 to 12 hits. The Stars had 8 extra base hits, and five separate pitchers combined for 25 strikeouts. View pictures here.
	THE STARS HAVE A GREAT FALL SEASON The 18U Gold Stars had a good fall season with a .780 winning percentage (28-6-5). The team not only participated in local college showcase tournament in Maryland and Virginia, but travel to New Jersey, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas to participate in the country’s top showcase tournaments. Over 200 college coaches attend the 18U Stars Gold team’s games at these tournaments; most specifically attended to see Star players. The picture to the left shows the Stars at the beach in FT Lauderdale.
	VIENNA STARS 18U GOLD WINS LOUDOUN FALL OPEN The new look 2009-2010 Vienna Stars 18U Gold went undefeated during their first warm-up tournament for the Fall season. The Stars outscored their opponents 65 to 10 runs and out hit them 66 to 22 hits.
	VIENNA STARS ADDS SEVEN PLAYERS TO THE ROSTER The Stars added seven players to the 2009-2010 18U Gold roster; Megan Avakian, Sam Brady, Sam Perry-Shifflett, Abby Carpenter, Megan Perry-Shifflett, Albert Grasmeder, and Devon Hileman.
	Louisville Slugger 2009 Independence Day Tournament Team Stars flew out to Boulder, CO to compete against some of the country's best GOLD level teams. The Stars performed well winning their first elimination game before the tournament was cancelled by weather. The Stars recorded over 30 college coaches that stopped by to evaluate our players. In between games, the players took in several local Colorado adventures.
	TEAM NEW JERSEY 2009 SUMMER CLASSIC After a less than desirable start to the season, Team Stars conquered Team NJ by going undefeated in eight games in Edison, NJ in late June 2009. During this college showcase event, three of the team players participated in the National Recruiting Combine.
	Congratulations to our players who earned High School Awards VA - Liberty District Lauren McColgan - Liberty District Player of the Year 1st Team All Region SS Wash Post All-Met Hon. Mention AAA All-State 1st Team SS Kaila Conlon - 1st Team All District 2nd Base 1st Team All Region 2nd Base AAA All-State 2nd Team OF Michelle Tilson - 1st Team All District Catcher 2nd Team All Region Catcher Lauren Sanata - 1st Team All District 1st Base 2nd Team All Region 1st Base VA - Concorde District Ashley Rollins - 1st Team All District Pitcher District Tournament Team 2nd Team All Region VA - Patriot District Julia Kastner - 1st Team All District Outfield 1st Team All Region Outfield Region Tournament Team AAA All-State Honorable Mention VA - Cedar Run District Brittany Clendenny - 1st Team All District SS 1st Team All Region SS 1st Team All-Area (Manassas Journal) AAA All-State Honorable Mention VA - Dulles District Holly Dominguez - 1st Team All District SS MD - All Stars Jessica Butler - IAAM B Conference All-Star pitcher Baltimore Sun, 1st Team All-County Pitcher (Balt Cty) DigitalSports Baltimore 2nd Team All-Metro
	RISING STARS 2009 WINTER/SPARQ TESTING - The Vienna Stars 18U Gold team took a second trip to Florida for the Winter Rising Stars tournament on January 2nd and 3rd. The team went 4-2 and was able to squeeze in a team SPARQs test during the hectic two days. The team participated in four softball related tests during SPARQ Testing. After testing over 160 athletes, ESPN.com reports that six of the Vienna Stars Gold team were recorded as the top ten athletes in the Rotational Power Throw, Vertical Jump, and the Shuttle Run. Julia Kastner ranks amongst the top ten in Overall SPARQ Testing.
	2008 FALL SEASON - The new look Vienna Stars 18U Gold earned a 2008 Fall season record of 18-6-3. The team participated in six tournaments, including five showcase tournaments with trips to Edison, NJ and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. During the Team New Jersey trip, the team spent half of the day in New York City looking for bargains in China Town and finishing off with a delicious dinner in Little Italy. This picture to the left shows the team just after dinner at La Mela.
Jessica Butler	12/27/2007: Read Digital Sports Article about Vienna Stars 18U Gold player Jessica Butler's commitment to play Division 1 softball at the University of Maryland.