‘99 Girls -

Tryouts begin at 9:00a Thursday morning (July1st) and will continue until the Head Coach (Jose Guerta) finds his chosen players.  The published schedule is:

-  Thursday, July 1st – 9:00a

-  Friday, July 2nd – 7:00p

Tryouts will continue through July and August, or until Coach Guerta selects his team.  Additional dates will be announced as needed.  All 10 or 11 year old girls considered “99 players” are encouraged to come out to tryouts!

The primary team Jose is building his roster for is the Meja Blue ‘99 Girls team, which holds a Division 2 bye in Lake Highlands Girls Classic League.  This team is expected to be very competitive and will be looking for players who can contribute immediately.

For more information, call Monty Holloway at 972.567.8708 or simply come out to tryouts.  There is no registration required prior to each tryout.

Most of the players from warriors came last summer during soccer camp and we formed a team Meja Warriors between age groups of 7-8-9 they started practicing together and got in a league and went further then we expected starting the season slow and learning durning the 16 games they ended the season in 2nd place went to the playoffs and  won games to work there way to the finals winning the championship some of the players on this team been with Meja for 2 years and already have 4 championships with Meja.
These players have won Championships with Meja SC
Jonny-4
Alexander-4
Max-3
Jesus-3
Rigoberto-4

These are the players that scored in the championship
Jordy–3
Jonny–1
Jairo–1
Jordy Fuentes–team high for season 16 goals
Championships won
YMCA fall season 08
YMCA summer season 09
YMCA champ tournament summer 09
SOMOS TRES AMERICAS SOCCER LEAGUE 09

MEJA Blue ’99 was Kickin’ It for Breast Cancer Awareness during the month of October!  The team challenged spectators, family and friends to donate $1.00 for every goal scored during the month of October, and also honored all Breast Cancer patients and survivors by wearing special pink jerseys all month long.  Their hard work  paid off as they ended the month with a total of  8 goals scored raising $1,107.00 for Breast Cancer Awareness ! MB’99 presented a check in the amount of $1,107.00  to Melanie Kaye, a representative for the Dallas Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation on Nov. 7, 2009 at UTD.

MEJA Blue 99 presents check to Melanie Kaye

“This is going to be hard, but we need it.” said Grant Dodgen.   “Some of us need to get faster and some of us need to get stronger.  It should help us win the ball better.”

The Meja ‘99 Boys Blue squad drove themselves to the top of the table with a decisive win over DFW Tornados on Saturday.  Zach Patterson forcefully announced his return to form with 2 goals, while James Mach and Ryan Preston and Asahel Salgado joined forces to strangle the league’s third leading offense.

The match could not have started more ominously for the Blues, who were desperate to return to winning form after successive draws had seen them slide down the table.  An early defensive error allowed the Tornados an easy opportunity on goal, and within the first 5 minutes the Blues found themselves trailing 1-0.

Indeed the circumstances looked bleak as the Blues were without regular stars Jack Bell, Jesus Mendoza and Zach Adams.  Dangermen Patterson and Grant Dodgen were poorly recovered from their football playoffs that morning, and the absence of Mendoza drove starting left wing Norberto Garcia  into a central midfield role.  Still, the Blues are long on leadership and when it mattered most, they rose to the task.

Within moments of the opening goal, Garcia intercepted and errant Tornado pass.  He quickly put Dodgen through on the right wing and the Meja captain found Patterson at the edge of the area.  Fatigue or no, Patterson found the net with an excellent finish to bring the game level.

The goal seemed to settle the side, and as Garcia, Preston and Mach led the way the Blues began to clamp down and strangle the Tornados chances.  Jake White and

Joel Herman tag teamed to help Asahel Salgado hold down the left side, while rookies Alex Mora and Cameron Harvey simply outran and outworked  the Tornado attackers.

Patterson was again the source of trouble for the Tornados, as just before halftime his shot rebounded off the unlucky keeper into the path of Allan Sandoval, who bravely clattered home to put the Blues ahead.  Patterson was not done, however, as he rounded out the day with a stunning individual breakaway

that proved to be the game winner.

The Blues inexperience in defense and the absence of Jack Bell finally caught up with them as the Tornados were able to pull back a goal 90 seconds from time.  But it was too little and too late as the Blues ran out deserved winners.

The Blues still have a long road to the championship and their .  Their only loss was to the Nationals, who are two points back but have 3 games in hand.  Coach Oscar Gonzalez was reserved.  “We played well today,” he said.  “We have a long way to go still, but it is good to be playing well.”

Meja Blue ’99 is Kickin’ It for Breast Cancer Awareness month.  For the month of October the team has challenge spectators, family and friends to donate $1.00 for every goal scored during the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness month.  In addition, the team will honor all Breast Cancer patients and survivors by wearing special pink jerseys for the remaining games instead of donning their usual blue jerseys. We want our players and those around us to be aware that Meja Soccer Club is not only about what’s on the field, but what’s off the field. Several of the MB99 player’s grandmothers and family friends are breast cancer survivors, and we wouldn’t be surprised if many on the sidelines have also been affected or influenced by someone dealing with breast cancer.

Late signings Cameron Harvey and Alex Mora were thrust into battle right away as cover was needed for missing stars Jack Bell and James Mach.  They were charged with containing one of the areas most dangerous attackers, former Meja Academy star Ryan Maso.  The Meja boys looked to be on track when newcomer Jesus Mendoza opened the scoring against Maso’s new club, Plano based TFC.  Maso was never going to be beaten that easily, however, and levelled the score within 2 minutes.  The ensuing 45 minutes was full of hard fought football, crushing tackles and high tempo aggressive play.  Both teams proved excellent in destroying the opposition attack, and few clear chances were created.  With about 4 minutes to go, TFC got their break.  Maso ran on to a loose ball and fought off the inexperienced Harvey to flash a floating left foot finish into the upper right corner of Nick Winkler’s goal.  TFC ran down the time and staggered off deserved winners of a well fought contest.

The afternoon game saw the Meja boys face off against Necaxa.  Gonzalez made several changes from the early game, looking for an effective combination the could propel his team forward.  However the best laid plans are undone when the players have trouble staying focused, and the Meja boys showed the effects of a long hot day.  The midfield which had been so hotly contested in the early game was now abandoned, and Necaxa seemed to control the game at will.  The passing was late and inaccurate, the positioning was poor, and only strong efforts in the defense kept the scoreline within reach.

Still, lessons were learned.  Newcomers Kyle Manning and Joel Herman came off the bench for extended periods and proved themselves capable of holding their own in the face of skilled, experienced competition.  Asahel Salgado was rock solid at left back.  Mora and another late signing Cesar Mateos proved a formidable combination in the defensive midfield.  Justus Winkler shut down several waves of oncoming attack  Grant Dodgen was inserted at right wing and played moderately well, immediately producing some badly needed width.  The game belonged to Nick Winkler, however, who shone for the brilliant shot stopper he is.  At the final whistle, a disappointed Meja group went off licking their wounds.

Sunday morning brought the weekend’s final contest against Titans FC.  Sunday also saw the much welcomed return of Jack Bell, whose experience  and intensive summer training program would soon show dividends.  Throughout the first games, the Meja boys had been unable to effectively string together a cohesive set of passes.  A quick goal from Zach Patterson set them off to a good start, but the passing still eluded them.  The boys enjoyed effective attacks down the flanks, driven by the play of Dodgen and left winger Norberto Garcia.  However positional discipline was also a consistent problem, with Mendoza taking his role as free flowing playmaker a little too far.  The defense was stellar again, and the Titans were without a clear scoring chance until Winkler carried the ball out of his box.  They converted the resulting free kick to level the score going into the break.

Gonzalez finally found his winning formula midway during the second half.  A quick swap of  Bell to center midfield and Mendoza to defensive midfield unlocked the offense and sent the Blues surging forward.  Dodgen, fully at home in his new position, continued his marauding runs up the right side while Garcia and Patterson sliced through the left.  Mendoza, Mora, and Jake White ruthlessly destroyed any semblance of Titan attack.

The key breakthrough came when Mendoza won the ball in his defensive third and lofted a beautiful pass up the right sideline to Dodgen, who chested it forward down the line past Titan left back Gavin Elliot.  Dodgen then found the streaking Garcia, whose rebounded shot was cooly finished by the ever dangerous Patterson.  Bouyed by their success, the Blues began to run rampant.  Within minutes they were in the Titan area again, this time Dodgen’s cross barely missing Garcia, but quickly retrieved by Patterson who deftly pumped it back in front of goal and onto Dodgen’s head.  From 4 yards the winger could made no mistake and sealed the Blues victory, 3-1.

MEJA Girls 99 Qualify for Division 1 in LHGCL

MEJA 99 Girls - King Tut Tournament

After a 1 hour lightning delay, the MEJA 99 Girls finished their King Tut performance with a 2 – 0 victory over Liverpool which placed them second in Bracket C.

They will get back to work this week in preparation for the Girls Classic League Qualifying Tournament which starts this coming weekend.