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2008 Great Lakes Division Champions
BUCKS RAISE $10,000 TO HELP CURE FATAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN
Goals for Dakota brings in donations from 14 states
 Pontiac, MI (August 12, 2008) -- The Michigan Bucks are proud to announce that their 2008 season long campaign to raise money to help dying children hit the $10,000 mark. Bucks Chairman and CEO Dan Duggan introduced the Goals for Dakota program on opening night May 17 to help raise money to cure Tay-Sachs disease, a disease that is always fatal in children. Inspired by nine-year-old Dakota Bihn of Olmsted Falls, OH, the Goals for Dakota program was not just put in place to raise money for the necessary medical research, but also to help give the Bucks players an opportunity to give back to the community. Bucks fans had an opportunity to pledge money per goal all season long for each Bucks goal to make up their pledge for the fundraiser. The high scoring team from Pontiac finished the 16 game regular season with 40 goals en route to the Premier Development League (PDL) regular season championship.
BUCKS EARN TWO SPOTS IN PDL TOP 11; JAFTA FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Holody gathers top honor for the first time in three seasons
Pontiac, MI (August 11 , 2008) - As much as the Michigan Bucks would like to be celebrating a PDL championship from this past weekend, they will find satisfaction in leading the United Soccer League’s (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) in All-PDL team selections with two of the eleven spots filled by the league’s regular season champions. Attacking midfielder Nate Jafta (South Africa/Lindsey Wilson College) was selected for the third consecutive season to the top eleven and was joined this year by centerback Mike Holody (Clarkston/University of Michigan). The PDL Top Eleven is chosen from over 1,600 players that play in the 67 team league throughout the and Canada. 2008 is the 4th year in a row that the Bucks have had players chosen for the league’s highest team honor It is also the second consecutive year the club has had two players named to the Best XI. Last year Jafta was joined by Kenny Uzoigwe after being the lone representative for the Bucks in the 2006 championship season. Kevin Taylor (University of Michigan) was the Bucks lone 2005 All PDL representative.
BUCKS BOW OUT IN OVERTIME
Late goal pushes Kalamazoo to the next round of PDL playoffs
Pontiac, MI (July 26, 2008) - The top seed in the Premier Development League (PDL) took its toll again as an upset victim in Conference playoffs. The Bucks conceded a goal in the 86th minute to the Kalamazoo Outrage to bring the game level at 1-1 and force overtime in the Central Conference tournament at Ultimate Soccer Arenas. From there Michigan would give up an overtime goal and a final mop up tally in the 120th minute to lose 3-1. The Bucks struck first in the 31st minute on a nice goal by Doug DeMartin (Mason, MSU) off a pass from Billy Weaver (Lake Orion, Indiana University). The Bucks would be dealt a double dose of injury woe in the seventh minute, when leading scorer Kenny Uzoigwe (Toledo) reinjured his hamstring and was forced to leave the game. With dynamic duo partner Nate Jafta already out for the season with a groin injury, the Bucks would need to press on without two of the PDL’s top players. DeMartin and Jake Stacy (Grand Rapids, University of Michigan) filled the void nicely and continuously pounded the ball at the Outrage defense, but to no avail.
BUCKS DOMINATE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM WITH FOUR SELECTED
 Pontiac, MI (July 26, 2008) - As the post season begins, the regular season awards start being handed out by the United Soccer League’s (USL) home office in Tampa, FL. The number one seeded Michigan Bucks dominated the Central Conference First XI with four players selected from coaches and general managers of the 67 team league. Leading the way for the Bucks were attacking midfielder Nate Jafta (South Africa, Lindsey Wilson College) and forward Kenny Uzoigwe (Toledo) who are being honored for the third consecutive year with the side. Joining the dynamic duo are Bucks captain Mike Holody (Clarkston, University of Michigan) with his second consecutive selection and first time honoree, goalkeeper Steve Clark (Mason, Oakland University) None of the other fifteen teams in the Conference placed more than one player on the starting eleven.
MICHIGAN BUCKS SCORE BIG IN BID TO CURE FATAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN
Eight year old Bucks fan to be honored at halftime as Volunteer of the Year
 Pontiac, MI (July 24, 2008) - The most successful soccer team in minor league history scored big this season with their season long fight to help Cure Tay-Sachs, a disease that is ALWAYS fatal in children. The Michigan Bucks initiated Goals for Dakota at the start of the 2008 Premier Development League (PDL) season, where fans can donate any amount of money per goal that the Bucks scored in the 16 game regular season to help fund the on going research to find the cure for this neurological disorder that usually takes the life of its child victims by age 5. Goals for Dakota was inspired by nine-year-old Dakota Bihn of Olmsted Falls, OH who was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs Disease over two years ago.
CENTRAL CONFERENCE FINAL FOUR SET FOR SATURDAY AT ULTIMATE SOCCER
Clark named PDL goalkeeper of the week
 Pontiac, MI (July 23 , 2008) - After midweek play-in games, the Central Conference Final Four is set for this weekend at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac on Saturday and Sunday. The United Soccer League’s (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) #1 overall seed for the post-season tournament Michigan Bucks will play host to the Kalamazoo Outrage on Saturday (7:30 PM kickoff). The Bucks first playoff game will be the second game of the Central Conference doubleheader that will feature the Cleveland Internationals against the Thunder Bay Chill at 5:30. The two winners will face off on Sunday at Ultimate Soccer at 7:00 PM for the right to represent the Central Conference in the PDL Final Four. The Bucks look to continue their dominance over the Outrage, after having swept the season series (3-1 in Kalamazoo and 2-1 at home) this season en route to a league leading 13-1-2 overall record in regular season play. Ticket prices for playoff games are the same as regular season tickets and are on sale now at Ultimate Soccer Arenas and online through Ticketmaster. VIP tickets (all ages) are $14 each day, $10 Adult reserved and $5 Youth. Children 5 and under are always free to Bucks games.
BUCKS CLOSE OUT LYNX, EARN TOP SEED AND FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF BYE
Central Conference championship to be held at Ultimate Soccer Arena next Saturday, Sunday
 Toronto, ON (July 20, 2008) - The Michigan Bucks finished off their thirteenth regular season in the United Soccer League’s (USL) Premier Development League by finishing off the Toronto Lynx Sunday by a 3-0 scoreline. With the win, the Bucks (13-1-2, 41 points) avenge the only regular season loss to the Lynx and secure the #1 seed in the PDL playoffs beginning this week. The top seeded Bucks will relax this week while they wait to find out who their opponent will be from the three midweek games from the three Central Conference divisions. In the Midwest Division, the Chicago Fire will take on the Kalamazoo Outrage. In the Heartland Division, the Thunder Bay Chill will host the Colorado Rapids U-23’s and in the Bucks home Great Lakes Division, the Lynx will travel to Cleveland to take on the Internationals. The winners of these three games will join the Bucks for the Conference Final Four, which will begin with two games on Saturday night (5:30, Bucks at 7:30) and concludes with the two winners facing off on Sunday, July 27th (7:00 kickoff).
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