May Newsletter 2025

Welcome to the Kings Hammer May Newsletter! This edition features Kings Hammer Xenia Supplemental Tryouts, Kings Hammer Qualifies for Playoffs and Ohio State Cup, Kings Hammer Xenia is Making College Commitments, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to info@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Kings Hammer Xenia Supplemental Tryouts: May 27th – June 3rd

Are you or someone you know interested in playing for Kings Hammer? We’re holding Supplemental Tryouts May 27th – June 3rd at Eakle Soccer Complex! Come and join the KH Squad!

Girls | U11(2015) – U12(2014) & U15(2011) – U19(2007)

Boys | U8(2018) – U10(2016) & U16(2010) – U19(2007)

For specific tryout dates & times, program information, and to register, use the links below:

Academy (U13-U19)

Pre-Academy (U10-U12)

Juniors (U8-U9)

Free Sports Physicals with OrthoCincy

Our partner OrthoCincy will be hosting our Free Sports Physicals for players on:

Saturday, June 21^st, at our Anderson Office (7910 Beechmont Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45255) from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Athletes must fill out and bring the provided completed physical forms signed by a parent or guardian in order to participate!* Click here to find the correct forms for your state under the “Free Sports Physical” dropdown on the page.

All student athletes are welcome, and each participant will receive a free t-shirt! OrthoCincy is committed to supporting community activities in the areas of health and wellness, team sports, and civic engagement, and is hopeful that you’ll take advantage of this upcoming opportunity!

Kings Hammer Qualifies for Playoffs and the Ohio State Cup

After a fabulous regular season, our KHA1 Xenia G06/07 and G08/09 teams qualified to go to the US Club Soccer Ohio State Cup earlier this month! The girls gave it their all and played a hard weekend through the preliminaries. We’re so proud of all the work you put in this season, girls!

Our G08/09 team will also be heading to the NPL Playoffs in Canton to play Buffalo Rush in the semifinals. The girls play at 2:00pm Saturday, May 31st, so come out and support them if you can! Good luck, ladies! Let’s bring home the gold.

KH Academy Ladies at Disney Memorial Day Soccer Tournament

Check this out! Our KH Academy ladies traveled down to the ESPN Wide World of Sports to participate in the Disney Memorial Day Soccer Tournament. The girls played hard, and had some fun taking in the sights around Orlando and Disney Springs. Shout out to these girls who also finished 3rd in their division of NPL this season! Congratulations on a great season and a fun tournament, ladies!

Kings Hammer Xenia is Making College Commitments

We want to take a moment to congratulate two our players, Macie Wright and Anna Sweeney, on their commitment to play at Mount Vernon Nazarene University following their graduation from Xenia High School! Both girls play for our KHA1 Xenia G06/07 team. We’re so proud of all your hard work, and excited to see each of you thrive at Mount Vernon Nazarene University!

Ashley Yontz Plays in Spain with ODP National Select Team

Check out this awesome playing opportunity for Kings Hammer’s very own Ashley Yontz! Ashley was invited to be a part of the ODP 2007 National Select Team taking part in a series of European friendlies earlier this month. She was featured in a game against Spanish side Villarreal C.F., putting in a great performance that ended in a 3-2 victory. The team then got to take in the sights and sounds of a game at Villarreal’s home stadium, the Estadio de la Cerámica! Congratulations to Ashley on her great performance!

Another Great Year Taking the Crown Challenge

This one was one for the history books! We had an incredible weekend in Cincinnati at this years’ Crown Challenge presented by OrthoCincy, full of teamwork, goals and fun! Kings Hammer had a fantastic weekend, with many of our teams showing up and taking home medals! Thank you to all the teams, staff and volunteers who made the event possible.

Check out the video below to see the highlights!

May Education: Navigating Setbacks

I overslept this morning. The report due to my boss today is missing. My flight home got cancelled. I didn’t hit my quota this month. The promotion at work went to the other person. The dishwasher leaked water all over the kitchen. I wrecked the car last night. My company just announced more layoffs.

We all suffer setbacks in life. Some small and easy to manage. Some large and more life changing. Youth also face setbacks, disappointments, and failures throughout their lives. And if they play in a sport, they will likely suffer setbacks there as well…

Not having a good practice, or not being able to perform a desired move
Missing the game winning shot
Not making the desired team, or not making a team at all

This last one is timely, as the end of the Spring season often tends to provide more reflection on success and failure, achievements and setbacks. Many athletes have finished the Tryout/Team Formation portion of the club calendar and our older players are just beginning HS preseason and will be coming up on more tryouts for those teams.

So, how do we help them navigate and persevere through the ups-and-downs of soccer. Note the action is NAVIGATE, not AVOID. Like us, our children are going to suffer setbacks in their journey, whether we are ready for it or not. As parents, our goal should not be to protect them from setbacks, but rather to prepare them and help them grow from them.

Click here to read the full article!

KHFC Tickets Are Available Now!

Want to support your local soccer scene and the stars of tomorrow? Tickets for our KHFC Cincinnati USL League 2 and USL W League teams are on sale now! Home games are played at the Lindner Family Sports Complex on the campus of CHCA, and we’d love for you to come out and support the guys and girls this summer! Click here to buy your t ickets!

GK Union Save of the Month

Stepping up for their teams! From a split save to end a breakaway to a full extension dive to stop a shot from distance, April GK Union Save of the Month winners were top notch! Congratulations to Lauren from Kings Hammer Cincinnati and Kamden from Kings Hammer Swan City on their outstanding shot stopping!

Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them! Post your best saves in the Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook group. Be sure to share throughout the spring season and YOU could be selected for our Kings Hammer Save of the Month! GK Save of the Month winners will be announced the Friday of the first full week of the following month.

Monthly winners will be posted on the Kings Hammer social pages and on the GK Union page.

Alumni Highlight: Aubrey Kingsbury moves to 4th all-time in NWSL Saves

The namesake for our Aubrey Kingsbury Kings Hammer GK Union Save of the Year Award passed Ashlyn Harris in career saves at 520 earlier this month! In doing so, Aubrey moved up to 4th on the all-time list! We’re so proud of Aubrey and all she’s done in her career as a KH alumna! Keep up all the great work, Aubrey!

REP SOME KINGS HAMMER GEAR

Ready to hit the town in your Kings Hammer gear? We’ve added new fan gear to our Kings Hammer Shop that you’re sure to love! Now with extended sizing, we have Kings Hammer t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more available at shop.KingsHammer.com. Check it out now!