87/88 KC PACE Team History

1996-97 (U-9)

• The 87/88 KC PACE started in 1996 playing as an U-9 indoor team and a tournament outdoor team.
• The team practiced full-time in the winter and part-time in the spring.
• finished 2nd at the KC Soccerdome U-10 division after losing the championship game in overtime
• The team took its first out-of-town trip when the team travelled to Des Moines, Iowa for a 3 vs. 3 tournament.

1997-98 (U-10)

• In the summer of '97 the team became a full-time year-round soccer team.
• The pre-fall Western Missouri Soccer League 3 vs. 3 shootout was next on the schedule. All 3 KC PACE teams finished the tournament first in their respective groups. The 2 separate but equal groups ended with a KC PACE team champion in one group, and the other 2 KC PACE teams tying for first in the other group.
• As a member of the Southern Platte County Athletic Association (SPCAA), the 87/88 KC PACE began their first outdoor season (Fall of '97) in the Western Missouri Soccer League finishing undefeated and winning the U-10 A division championship.
• The 87/88 KC PACE had the pleasure of playing at halftime in front of nearly 10,000 fans at Arrowhead Stadium during a Kansas City Wizards home night-game vs. the New York/New Jersey Metrostars.
• In the winter of '97-98, the 87/88 KC PACE team played indoor at the KC Soccerdome. The team was champions of both winter sessions at the Soccerdome going undefeated throughout the 16 game schedule.
• The Spring of '98 saw the 87/88 KC PACE team back in the WMSL U-10A division. The team saw equal success as their previous outdoor season finishing the season undefeated and champions again.
• At the end of May the team travelled to St. Louis, Missouri for the Busch Soccer Club Memorial Day Cup. The team finished the tournament 3rd in their group.

1998-99 (U-11)

• In the summer of '98, the KC PACE 87/88 participated in the 1st annual Kansas City Skills Camp.
• The pre-fall WMSL 3 vs. 3 shootout again found its way on the schedule as all 3 KC PACE 87/88 teams duplicated their '97 performances by going undefeated versus all teams and finishing champions in one group while the other 2 teams finished co-champions in the other group.
• The fall WMSL season saw the 87/88 KC PACE finish undefeated and champions of the WMSL for the 3rd consecutive outdoor season.
• Representing Missouri's Western District, the 87/88 KC PACE lost in the state semi-finals to the eventual state champion Busch Soccer Club (St. Louis).
• In the winter, the 87/88 KC PACE played "up" in age (U-12) for both winter sessions at the KC Soccerdome. The team finished 3rd place in both sessions.
• In the Spring of '99, the 87/88 KC PACE again finished the WMSL as champions. The team's sixth consecutive WMSL affiliated championship.
• The team's first out-of-town trip in '99 was at the Tulsa Cup. KC PACE finished 1st in their group before losing in the championship to F.C. Lynx (Dallas, Texas).
• The team's second out-of-town trip in '99 was at the J.B. Marine/Scott Gallagher-St. Louis Cup. Once again the team finished 1st in their group before losing in the championship to Scott Gallagher (St. Louis, MO).

1999-2000 (U-12)

• In the summer of '99, the KC PACE again began their new season at the Kansas City Skills Camp.