In 2006 (his third year as a pro), Kern posted career highs games played and starts (15, fourth among USL-2 keepers), minutes played (1350, fourth), and saves (51, seventh). He was also tied for third with six wins. The 26-year-old started the club’s final 12 games, posting 45 saves over that stretch. He was named to the USL-2 Team of the Week on July 17 (Week 13).

In 2005, Kern went undefeated in the regular season (10-0-1) and ended the summer with a personal 15-game unbeaten streak intact (beginning May 22, 2004; it was snapped in the club’s first game of 2006). He finished third in the league in wins, fifth in goals against average (0.98) and goalkeeper minutes played (1,010), and tied for second with a team record five shutouts. Kern was also in goal for both of Harrisburg’s playoff games against the Charlotte Eagles, including a seven-save shutout on August 18.

As a rookie in 2004, Kern posted a 1.38 goals against average and led the team in wins (five) and saves (41). He started and won the first game in team history on April 17 in Northern Virginia.

Kern enjoyed a fine career at College Misericordia before graduating in 2002, snagging All-PAC honors in 2000 (First Team), 2001 (Second Team), and 2002 (First Team). In 2000, he posted a 0.75 goals against average, helping Misericordia to the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Kern was named the Cougars’ MVP in 2001 and 2002.

Bishop acquitted himself well in five starts in 2006. He posted three shutouts (tied for sixth in the league), including two in a row on May 27 (vs. Pittsburgh) and June 3 (vs. Long Island). His final start of the year (in which he sustained an injury that ended his season) was a six-save clean sheet at Western Mass.

Bishop signed with Harrisburg in May of 2005. The goalkeeper’s lone appearance of the season came as a field player, as he replaced midfielder Derek Potteiger for the final six minutes of the club’s season finale on August 13.

His career at Lehigh University culminated in outstanding junior and senior years: in 2003, he went 9-4-7 with a 0.64 goals against average, and in 2004, he posted a 7-4-2 mark and a 0.63 gaa. He earned All-Patriot League recognition both years.

After accounting for nine goals 25 points over his first two seasons, Fisher went without a point in 10 games in 2006, and will look to recapture his scoring form this year.

Fisher topped a great rookie campaign with an even better one in 2005, as the speedy attacker notched five goals and 13 points, both good for third on the team. He also accounted for a pair of game-winning assists and one game-winning goal. He was a USL-2 Team of the Week pick on July 5 (Week 11) and August 2 (Week 15).

In 2004, the native of nearby Hershey finished second on the team in both goals (four) and points (12). The rookie scored the first goal in club history and tallied the lone in goal in Harrisburg’s first home game, a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh on May 8.

Fisher capped off his Lehigh career in 2003 by leading the Mountain Hawks in scoring with eight goals and 16 points, earning All-Patriot League First Team accolades. He was also named the school’s Athlete of the Year.

Bixler followed up an outstanding rookie year with another fine campaign in 2006, continuing his development into a premier backliner. Capable of physically matching up with the league’s most aggressive strikers and rangy enough to hold his own with speedsters, the 24-year-old led Harrisburg in minutes played for the second straight year (1,710), and was named to a pair of USL-2 Teams of the Week (June 12 and 26).

As a rookie, the graduate of Lock Haven University and local Red Land High School started Harrisburg’s first 15 games in the central defense (1,350 consecutive minutes) before serving a one-game suspension for accumulated disciplinary points on July 23. Bixler led the City Islanders in minutes played in 2005 and was twice named to the USL-2 Team of the Week: May 24 (Week 5) and July 12 (Week 12).

Bixler was a four-year starter at Lock Haven, playing 71 career games and earning All-Conference honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He was also named to the Division II All-Northeast Region First Team in 2003 and 2004, and was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player and the Conference’s Athlete of the Year after his senior season. He was a conference and district all-star during his time at Red Land.

Velten started 34 games over the course of 2004 and 2005 at Louisville, and was named Co-Most Valuable Player and Defensive Most Valuable Player by his teammates in 2004. Velten transferred from SIU Edwardsville, where he started all 39 games of his freshman and sophomore seasons. He was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Co-Freshman of the Year in 2001, and in 2002 was a First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region, and Third Team All-American his sophomore year.

The speedy, hard-working Morales appeared in five games for a total of 129 minutes with Harrisburg as a rookie in 2006. He made the most of his first professional goal, scoring the game-winner on June 10 at Western Mass.

A 5’6”, 140-pounder who has participated in the Olympic Development Program, Morales will again be a factor in Harrisburg’s midfield this season.

Pierce spent the 2006 Premier Development League season with the Cape Cod Crusaders, posting a goal and five points in 16 games (1,221 minutes). Prior to that, he played for the PDL’s Albany Admirals. Prior to his 2003 graduation, he led Herkimer County (NY) Community College to a 33-4-2 record and a pair of NJCAA Region II championships. He was a First Team All-American and the Region II Player of the Year in 2003. After leaving Herkimer, Pierce started 42 straight games at Binghamton University.

A native of the Czech Republic, Galik grew up in Sarasota, Florida. The sturdy defensive midfielder appeared in two games (one start) for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer in 2006. He spent the previous two years at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, appearing in 30 games for the Bradenton Academics of the Premier Development League.

The aggressive, versatile Clay proved a valuable contributor as a rookie in 2005. The 6-1, 175-pounder appeared in 17 games (eight starts), earning increasing responsibility as the season went on. The Bloomsburg product played primarily in the midfield but also logged time in the back.

A native of nearby Dallas, PA, Clay scored 30 goals and 69 points during his Bloomsburg career. He was selected to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team in 2002 and 2004, and snagged a place on the All-PSAC First Team his senior year. Clay played three games for the PDL's Reading Rage in 2004.

In November of 2005, Clay was named the Tournament Director for the City Islanders Academy. In this role, Clay organizes and administers Academy-hosted tournaments across Central Pennsylvania.

Chambers most recently suited up for the Delaware Dynasty of the Premier Development League (PDL), scoring 3 goals and 7 points in 2006 (14 games). Having transferred from Bryant & Stratton Junior College, he was Philadelphia University’s leading scorer in 2005 (5 goals, 12 points), earning All-Atlantic Soccer Conference Second Team honors. Chambers was a First Team NSCAA High School All-American as senior in high school, as well as being tabbed first team All-Region and All-State. He was also a member of the USYSA Region One Team from the ages of 13-19 and a member of the Region One US-17 team.

Injuries hampered Schofield early on in 2006, but by the end of the campaign he had recaptured the playmaking form that made him one of the league’s most dangerous flankers in 2004 and 2005. The 25-year-old finished the year with four assists in 15 games (10 starts), and was named to the USL-2 Team of the Week on July 31 (Week 15).

He burst onto the scene with three goals and five assists in 2004, and followed up with a goal and five more helpers in just 13 games in 2005. Schofield’s efforts in 2005 were recognized by his peers when he was selected to USL-2 All-League Second Team. He was named to the Team of the Week three times. A native of Preston, England, he also represented his country in the Summer of 2005, playing for Great Britain in the World University Games in Turkey.

Schofield was a three-time all conference pick at Long Island University and also played for the English Schoolboy Under-18 National Team.

At Penn State, Devlin started every game in which he played, a total of 85, after joining the program as a freshman in 2002. He was named to the All-Big Ten First Team his sophomore season and to the conference second team in both 2004 and 2005. He was an All-Mid Atlantic pick in 2003 and 2005. As a senior, Devlin served as co-captain as Penn State went undefeated and untied in the Big Ten for the first time in school history.

Devlin was a member of both the U-16 and U-18 U.S. National Teams, a member of the ODP Region I team from 1997-2002, and a Parade Magazine High School All-American in 2001 and 2002. He played in the Premier Development League from 2003-05. He was selected by the MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls) of Major League Soccer) in the third round of the 2006 Supplemental Draft.

Morman’s first season with the City Islanders included 18 appearances (16 starts) and 1,379 minutes played. The 29-year-old scored a pair of goals and was named to the USL-2 Team of the Week on August 14 (Week 17).

In signing with the City Islanders, Morman returned to Central Pennsylvania, where he was a fan favorite with the Harrisburg Heat of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 2000-03. The versatile 6-1, 185-pounder scored 30 goals and blocked 194 shots with the Heat, earning All-Rookie honors in 2000-01. When the Heat folded following the 2002-03 campaign, Morman signed with the Milwaukee Wave, where he notched 29 goals and 107 blocks from 2003-05 and earned a championship ring in 2005.

The South Carolina grad, who grew up in Brentwood, TN, is a three-time MISL All-Star and has played internationally for the U.S. Futsal Team. Morman has played outdoors for First Division sides Raleigh, Nashville, and Milwaukee Wave United.

“Taz” enjoyed another productive season in 2006, with four goals and a career-best five assists for 13 points. He accounted for the game-winner in stoppage time on July 28 in Wilmington, and assisted on the decisive tally on July 15 versus Pittsburgh. He posted a career high with 1,050 minutes played, and was named to the USL-2 Team of the Week four times (more than any other City Islander): on May 17 (Week 4), June 5 (Week 7), July 17 (Week 13), and July 31 (Week 15).

Tanzini scored two goals and seven points in 15 games in 2005, primarily coming off the bench. In 2004, the lightning quick point producer with a fearsome left foot was Harrisburg’s leading scorer with six goals and 13 points.

The native of Binghamton, NY, played four seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), including two with the Harrisburg Heat, where he scored 28 goals and assisted on 22 others in 72 games. Tanzini graduated from West Virginia University and has played for the U.S. National Futsal Team.

Lookingland comes to the City Islanders after one year with Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake (who selected him in the second round of the 2005 supplemental draft) and two seasons with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

At Bucknell, he started all 76 games of his career in central defense. His slew of honors at Bucknell included three three NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team selections; three All-Patriot League selections; and two Conference Defensive Player of the Year Awards. He was also the Patriot League Rookie of the Year in 2001 and was twice won Bucknell’s MVP award.

Lookingland has also participated in the Olympic Development Program and played two years (2003 and 2004) with the Chesapeake Dragons of the Premier Development League (PDL).

McClellan showed plenty of promise as a rookie in 2006, finishing with four goals and nine points in only 722 minutes played. His first pro score came in his first start, on May 20 versus Western Mass, and he bagged his first game winner on June 3 against Long Island. He posted a goal and an assist in a 5-1 thrashing of Cincinnati on July 2. He earned Team of the Week honors on June 5 (Week 7), June 19 (Week 9), and July 3 (Week 11). McClellan was also the only City Islander to be named USL-2 Player of the Week (June 5) in 2006.

The 2005 Division III Player of the Year, McClellan contributed to three national championship teams at Messiah College (2002, 2004, and 2005). McClellan scored 20 goals and assisted on six others as a senior, helping Messiah to a perfect 24-0 record. In 2004, he bagged 25 goals. He earned First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region, and First Team All-American honors as a junior and senior, and was named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year in 2004. The graduate of nearby Middleburg High School scored 52 goals and 126 points during his time at Messiah.

For a third straight season, Oduor was a stable, defensive-minded presence in Harrisburg’s midfield in 2006. He appeared in 14 games (11 starts).

Oduor started 16 games (1,196 minutes) and scored two goals for the City Islanders in 2005. He also served as team captain for three early-season contests while Derek Potteiger was sidelined. Oduor was named to the USL-2 Team of the Week on April 26. Oduor emerged as a regular for Harrisburg late during the 2004 season, starting eight of the club’s last nine contests. He finished with three points.

Prior to joining the City Islanders, Oduor had played for the Carolina Dynamo and Long Island Rough Riders. He played the first two years of his collegiate career at the University of Charleston (West Virginia), where he earned All-American honors as a sophomore, before transferring to Furman University for his junior and senior years. Prior to coming to the States, Oduor earned time with the Under-20 Kenyan National Team.

Baker was a four-year fixture at American University, starting 62 of 77 career games and helping lead the team to the Patriot League Championship and the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2004. He served as captain for two years, and also before AU, served as captain of 85' Maryland Olympic Development Program team, his club team the Potomac Cougars and his his high school team, St. John’s, in Washington DC.

Ombiji enters his rookie year with Harrisburg after a fantastic career at Lindsey Wilson College. With the Blue Raiders, he earned three All-Conference First Team selections, two NAIA All-Region First Team nods, the NAIA Region XI Player of the Year Award in 2004, and a spot on the NAIA All-Tournament First Team in 2005. In 2004, he was named both the Mid-South Conference and NAIA Region XI Player of the Year. He was an NAIA First Team All-American in 2004 and 2005. He scored 35 goals and 117 points in 95 games at Lindsey Wilson; upon his graduation, he ranked second all-time in school history in assists and fifth in points.

Nelson will lend a wealth of experience to Harrisburg’s goalkeeping corps in 2007. From 2003-2006, he was a key performer for the now-defunct Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division. In 2006, Nelson was among the USL First Division goalkeeping leaders in minutes (2,380, third), wins (eight, tied for seventh), shutouts (eight, tied for fourth), saves (86, sixth), games played (27, tied for second), and goals against average (1.32, ninth). He was selected to play in the 2006 USL All-Star Game.

Prior to his time with the Mariners, Nelson played for both the South Jersey Barons and Cape Cod Crusaders of the Premier Development League. He was named that league’s Goalkeeper of the Year in 2000. Nelson has also spent time with Kilkenny City of the Irish Premier League.

Calvano joins the City Islanders after two seasons with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. As a rookie in 2005, the gritty backliner played 1,387 minutes (18 games) for the Riverhounds, posting five points (goal, three assists). He played eight games (551 minutes) in 2006. Calvano appeared in all 40 games for Penn State during his junior and senior seasons – all the more remarkable considering that he failed to make the team his freshman and sophomore years.