Atlanta Silverbacks

          The Atlanta Silverbacks today announced an expanded partnership with the world’s leading server of waffles, Waffle House® restaurants.
          “Waffle House has supported the sports and fitness community for many years and we are thrilled about expanding our partnership with the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2007 season,” commented Waffle House Area Vice President Carl Smith. “This is a great fit for Waffle House and the Atlanta Silverbacks and we look forward to an impressive season from the women’s team.”
          The renewed partnership will see the Waffle House logo appear on the official game shorts of the Atlanta Silverbacks Women. In addition to the logo placement, Waffle House will donate tickets to deserving schools, charities, and local programs.
          “It’s encouraging to see a national company based in Atlanta continue to support the Silverbacks Women; this in turn, recognizes the strength and importance of our local female youth athletes, active adult women, and all the dedicated soccer moms,” commented Laura Fedrigo, the Executive Director of the Atlanta Silverbacks Women. “Waffle House has been on board from the start of the franchise and it’s great to see them continue to actively support our program, our players, and our fans.”
          The partnership between Waffle House and the Atlanta Silverbacks Women began with the launch of the women’s franchise in 2005. The Silverbacks Women compete in the USL W-League, the highest level of women’s soccer in North America. The Silverbacks’ 2007 season will run from April until July with seven home games at RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium.

About Waffle House:
Headquartered in Norcross, Ga., Waffle House® has been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955. Today the Waffle House® system operates more than 1,500 company and franchise restaurants in 25 states and is the world’s leading server of waffles, T-bone steaks, hashbrowns, cheese ‘n eggs, USDA Choice hamburgers, country ham, pork chops, and grits.

SUPER-Y PLAYERS HONORED FOR PERFORMANCE AT NORTH AMERICAN FINALS

The Atlanta Silverbacks sent six teams to the Super-Y League North American Finals, more teams than any other club in the southeast. The USL honored several players from the Silverbacks Super-Y program for their performance at the tournament:

Milton Sangabriel   U13B All-SYL Second Team
Allie Roeble             U13G All-SYL Second Team
Bryana Gold            U13G All-SYL Second Team
Tyler Rising             U14B All-SYL Second Team
Alexis Hastings      U14G All-SYL Second Team
Jeffrey Porter         U16B All-SYL Second Team
Erick Moran             U16B All-SYL Second Team
Taylor Parks            U17G All-SYL Second Team
Kelli McLane            U17G All-SYL First Team

Players from across the Atlanta-area compete for the Silverbacks Super-Y program. The Silverbacks would like to thank the following clubs for allowing their players to participate: AFC Lightning, Alpharetta Ambush, Atlanta Soccer Academy, Cherokee Red Wings, Cobb FC, Concord Fire, Forsyth Fusion, Georgia Futbol Club, Gwinnett Soccer Association, Norcross Soccer Association, North Atlanta Soccer Academy, Roswell Santos, and Tophat Soccer Club.

SILVERBACKS APPEAR IN ANNUAL CHOA CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARADE
Felipe Quintero and Sara Steinmann of the Atlanta Silverbacks Men and the Atlanta Silverbacks Women participated in the Children’s Christmas Parade, an annual charity event for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Quintero, Steinmann, and Socrates joined in the parade which officially kicked off the 2006 Festival of Trees on Saturday, December 2.