Michigan Bucks

CLARK LANDS COVETED SCICLUNA AWARD

Pontiac, MI (July 17, 2008) -- Standout goalkeeper Steve Clark (Mason, MI) was voted by his Bucks teammates and coaching staff the Paul R. Scicluna Award winner for 2008 Wednesday night, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a Michigan Bucks player. The Scicluna Award is named after former Michigan soccer legend Paul Scicluna, who was a partner in the Bucks opening season in 1996 and founded the Michigan Hawks and Livonia Wolves youth soccer clubs nearly three decades ago. Scicluna was killed in a tragic car accident in April 1999 returning to Detroit from a recruiting trip at Bowling Green, OH. Past winners of the prestigious award include former Bucks greats Eric Pogue, Paul Snape, Tino Scicluna, Nate Jafta and Kenny Uzoigwe. Clark has been the Bucks starting goalkeeper for the past three seasons and led the Bucks to their first North American Championship as the tournament MVP in 2006. In addition to being a standout goalkeeper, Clark is also student body president of his senior class at Oakland University and has trained with several MLS clubs over the past two summers in pursuit of moving to the next level of soccer in America following his upcoming senior season at Oakland.