Monthly Archives: May 2009

FC Springfield & SpringHigh Select Announce Tryouts

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fc-springfield-badge-whiteOpen House style practice session for U7-U14 players to be held June 15th & June 22nd 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Parkview High School soccer field / JFK Stadium. Parent Q&A starts at 6:00

FC Springfield – SpringHigh Select is focused on Player Development in the youth ranks, building towards the competitive years in middle school and high school years.

Openings for Intermediate/Competitive players primarily in the U8 to U12 age ranges. Coaches include youth certified and nationally licensed instructors.

High School girls are invited to attend to hear about the plans for “SpringHigh for Girls” starting in the fall of 2009. Seeking girls between U15-U18. Woman coach with two years experience as an assistant with a womens’ college program TBA soon.

For more information: www.fcspringfield.net

Missouri High School Girls Soccer: Class 3 Sectionals Results

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Joplin Lady Eagles
Glendale Falcons – 9
Joplin Eagles – 1
Emily Cline breaks out with 4 goals in the game, along with goals from Emily Jordan, Lindsey Sprouse, Molly Brewer (2G) and Jeni Frewin (1G) for Glendale. The Eagles goal was scored by freshman Yasmin Farfan-Ulloa late in the game, from Kelsey Sander’s corner kick. The ball dropped into the six yard box and Yasmin hammered the attempted clearance into the back of the net.

Video’s are available for viewing on my YouTube page, including 1) Emily Cline knocking the ball out of the keepers hands and into the net and 2) Lindsey Sprouse running left to right before cutting it back into the corner and 3) Emily Jordan hammering a shot from just outside the box under the crossbar

Jeff City Jays – 1
Columbia Rockbridge Bruins – 0
Second year coach Matt Stacey has won two district titles in a row in two different districts and now will play Glendale for a chance to go to the final four. Lady Jays Kara Steiner scored the game winner in the 11th minute of play. Jefferson City has not been scored on since district play began.

The Quarterfinal between the winners of these two games is at 2:00 pm Saturday May 30th at Missouri S&T in Rolla, MO

5th Annual Nixa Soccer Club Camp

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nixasoccerclublogoNixa, Missouri – The Nixa Soccer Club (NSC) will be hosting its fifth annual summer soccer camp on June 8-11, for both boys and girls, at the Nixa Community Center soccer fields. Camp sessions for ages 6 to 10 will be from 5:30-7:15. Older youths, ages 11–16, will have their sessions from 6–8 p.m. on the same fields.

The NSC camp will be for soccer players at all skill levels, including those with no competitive soccer experience to top club and high school level players.

“Splitting the camp by age groups will provide a lower coach to camper ratio, which will result in more quality time with campers,” stated Tim Sterling, president of the Nixa Soccer Club. Camp coaches include licensed local high school and competitive club coaches, along with technical training assistants being made up of local high school and college players. The club coaches at the camp have produced several league and tournament championship teams over the past few years.

“We even have tentative agreement with a college coach who has agreed to come and discuss college options, opportunities and expectations,” stated Sterling.

Sterling said the camp will give soccer players an opportunity to improve their skills while training with the best youth players from Nixa. “There will be an emphasis on footwork and skills for individual improvement, plus small sided games and scrimmages for tactical development,” said Sterling, who also coaches several NSC teams. “The goal is to create a camp where the kids have fun while becoming better players.”

2009 Camp Flyer

Camp cost will be $55. Each additional sibling can attend for $35 each. Prizes will be awarded to contest and game winners. All participants will receive a camp T-shirt, if they register no later than June 1st.

“The camp is fun. It is a great value. You will meet and play with the best local soccer players. It will help prepare you to play at a higher level including high school or college,” said Sterling.

For more information about registering for the NSC summer camp, please visit www.nixasoccerclub.org or call 830-4515 or 860-6292.

Nixa Soccer Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting soccer and the associated benefits of participating in ongoing physical activity. The club has created an avenue for youth wanting to participate in soccer at a high level that did not exist in the community previously.

Join Us At Quincy Magoo’s Wednesday For The Champions League Final

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Manchester United vs FC Barcelona, live from Roma at 1:30 pm tomorrow (Wed) on ESPN.

Plan on joining us at Quincy Magoo’s and cheer on your favorite amongst a like-minded group. We had 75 last year at Coester’s, bolstered by a group of Cote de Ivory MSU students cheering on Drogba and Chelsea. ManU will bring as many and what a fine time we should have.

Quincy Magoo’s is located at 900 E Battlefield, in the same shopping plaza as Kaldi’s and Buffalo Wild Wings, just West of National.

Class 3 Preview

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Class 3 Sectionals are being played throughout the State this evening. Locally, we’ll see District 12 winner Joplin visiting to take on District 11 winner Glendale. This is the first ever District title for the Lady Eagles and Coach Ed Miller chats with the Joplin Globe about that historic win and the upcoming game. Check out the video of that chat.

Game time is 6:30 pm tonight at Cooper #1

Moving North, District 10 Champion’s Jefferson City host a familiar foe in the Rockbridge Kewpies Bruins, District 9 Champions. As the Columbia Daily Tribune noted: What a difference a coaching change makes. Off to a 1-4 start when Coach Kelly Gates resigned last month, Rock Bridge morphed into a postseason contender under former assistant and current Coach Marc VanDover. The Bruins (11-13) will play a Class 3 sectional at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, traveling to Jefferson City to face the rival Jays (13-10) at 3:30 p.m. at 179 Soccer Park.

The winner advances to a 2 p.m. quarterfinal on May 30 at Missouri-Science and Technology in Rolla against either Glendale or Joplin.

In St Louis, the Post-Dispatch notes just five of their top-10 large schools and only four top-10 small schools are still playing following Districts. This article outlines the upsets and the games being played tonight.

US Soccer Update

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ussoccer_smallWe’ve got a nice treat to wrap up the holiday weekend. The US Women are playing Canada on Monday at 6:00 pm in a friendly that will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. This match will be the first of a three-game summer series with Canada as the USA will also face its northern neighbor on July 19 in Rochester, N.Y and on July 22 in Charleston, S.C.

This match marks the return of Abby Wambach to the U.S. lineup for the first time since she suffered a broken leg against Brazil on July 16, 2008, in the USA’s final game before the Olympics. Wambach has 99 career goals and will be looking for her historic 100th career score in Toronto.

World Cup 2010 logoMeanwhile, Bob Bradley has named the 24 man roster that will begin training on Tuesday for a pair of upcoming World Cup 2010 Qualifying matches.

The U.S. will be seeking its first-ever victory away to Costa Rica when they meet at Estadio Saprissa in the fourth match of the 10-game final round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Kickoff on June 3 is set for 9 p.m. CT, and the match will be broadcast live on the ESPN Networks.

Three days later, the city of Chicago will host its first World Cup qualifier when the U.S. welcomes Honduras to Soldier Field. More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for the USA’s third home match of the final round, where the U.S. will face the team who delivered them their last home loss in World Cup qualifying, a 3-2 defeat on Sept. 1, 2001, at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The match will be broadcast live at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN Classic and Galavision.

I’ll be reporting live from the game and am looking forward to visiting Chicago and taking in the game as you can imagine. If anyone else is planning on attending, let me know. I’ll be hanging out with a bunch of soccer friends and you’re welcome to join us.

The U.S. is in first place in the final round hexagonal with an undefeated 2-0-1 record. Costa Rica sits one point behind, while Honduras holds the third position. The top three teams will automatically qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

And for you ESPN junkies out there, hopefully you’ve seen or can catch later today the special feature on goalie Tim Howard. ESPN reporter Chris Connelly and a crew traveled to England to sit down with Howard in advance of England’s FA Cup final between Everton and Chelsea on May 30 at famed Wembley Stadium. Howard has been spectacular in goal for the Toffees, recording a club record 16 shutouts. After defeating his former club and newly crowned English Premier League champion Manchester United in the semifinal, Everton are within sight of their first trophy since 1995.

Missouri High School Girls Soccer: Class 3 District 11 Final

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MO Class 3 District 11 Final: Glendale Falcons defeat Kickapoo ChiefsGlendale Falcons – 2
Kickapoo Chiefs – 0
The Final began tentatively, as these important games tend to, both teams concentrating on defense and attempting to establish the tempo. The Chief’s best opportunity came in the opening minute when Katie Lynn was fighting for a loose ball with keeper Jacinda Lemon’s on the left side, ultimately cleared by Alix Opfer. Neither team mustered any significant offense as the battle was fought in the midfield. The Chiefs and Falcon’s look very similar strong attacking outside midfielders and hard-working skilled center midfielders looking to create.

The difference maker tonight turned out to be a tactical decision by Coach Rogers, about 25 minutes into the match. That’s when he chose to move senior Emily Jordan from stopper, playing in front of his 4 backs, up to the midfield while inserting Hannah Garrad into the stopper role. It didn’t take long for this addition to the midfield to make a difference as Jordan took a ball straight down the middle of the field for 30 yards before unleashing a hard shot that earned the Falcon’s their 1st corner kick. When combined with the fact that the Chief’s McKenna Adam’s, who can stretch any defense with her speed, went to the bench for a replacement, the Falcon’s were able to compress the Chief’s attack and bring numbers forward.

These factors culminated in the first goal, the ultimate game-winner, by junior Lindsey Sprouse, on an off balance shot that hit the left upright before bouncing across the endline. While the Chiefs never stopped working, they were never able to recreate the offensive effort that had kept the Falcon’s in their defensive end earlier in the half. As we saw in the game against Ozark, the Chief’s have the second best attack in the region when it’s working but it’s a delicate balance and they were unable to recreate the example set in their win over Ozark Wednesday without the bench strength the Falcon’s have shown this year.

The final goal came late, when Jordan sent a ball into Sprouse who touched it to fellow front runner Jeni Frewin. Frewin receives the ball, turns and unleashes a 20 yard shot the keeper can’t push out and the final margin is established.

The Chiefs finish 13-14, winning 6 of their last 9 including their upset of the Tigers following an 0-3 loss to the hosts earlier in May.

The Falcons will play the Joplin Eagles in a sectional match on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30pm at Cooper #1 at Lake Country Soccer. The winner of the Joplin/Glendale match will play the winner of the Rock Bridge/Jefferson City match in the state quarterfinals.

What’s Happening in Class 3

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Beautiful night for anyone not scheduled to be out-of-town already. Glendale and Kickapoo renew acquaintances in the Class 3 District 11 Final that we’ve been looking to almost from the day the new alignments were announced. 7:00 pm at Ozark High School.

Falcon’s webmaster and soccer Dad Bob Jordan’s pulled together the current standings from throughout the state. As I look at the list it reminds me once again what a quality tournament the Kickapoo Shootout has become – I’ve highlighted teams that appeared here this year with a (KS)
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D01 Jackson (Cape Girardeau) (KS)
D02 Lindbergh vs Cor Jesu (Fri)

D03 Pattonville vs Howell North (3) (Fri)
D04 Howell Central (14)
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D13 Lee’s Summit (12) – winners over Sedalia Smith-Cotton (KS)
D14 Lee’s Summit North (4)

The Lee’s Summit teams, along with Liberty, have their state-ranking listed. Only one makes it through to State, and based upon feedback I’ve gotten if the Liberty girls are playing at their expected level, it could be a run to the Final.

D15 Truman
D16 Liberty (7)
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D05 Nerinx Hall (1)
D06 Lafayette (6) (KS)

Lafayette gets past both Eureka and Rockwood Summit, teams we saw early this year at the Ozark Tourney and Kickapoo Shootout along with Lafayette. Only one of these teams will make the Final 4!

D07 Incarnate Word (8)
D08 Hazelwood West
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D09 Rock Bridge (KS)
D10 Jeff City (KS)

Sectional games are next Tuesday, in Jeff City and Springfield Cooper Soccer respectively. The two winners will face off in the Quarterfinal game at Missouri S&T on Saturday May 30th.

D11 Glendale vs Kickapoo (Fri)
D12 Joplin
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Missouri High School Girls Soccer: Class 3 District 12 Final

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Joplin Eagles – 3
Neosho Wildcats – 0
The Eagles, as they regularly seem to do, are peaking at the end of the season. After a pair of overtime games with their Southern rival, Joplin came out fast and hard tonight. The Eagle’s Ashlea Norman scored about 30 seconds into the first half. Kelsey Sanders scored with about 8 minutes left in the first half putting Joplin ahegwad 2 to 0. Once again at about 30 seconds into the second half, Autumn Lewis buried a Lauren Copple corner kick. Neosho had several scoring opportunities but Joplin’s freshman goalie made some really nice saves.

The Eagles advance to the Class 3 Sectional where they will face the winner of the Glendale vs Kickapoo game next Tuesday at 6:00 pm at Cooper #1. Glendale will play Kickapoo tomorrow (Friday) at Ozark HS beginning at 7 pm in the District 11 Final.

Missouri High School Girls Soccer: Class 1 District 6 Final

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MO Class 1 District 6: Springfield Catholic Defeats Joplin McAuley
Springfield Catholic Fightin’ Irish – 7
Joplin McAuley Warriors – 1

7th Shelby Hatz runs onto a cross by Maddy Rennet to open the scoring

17th Hatz again, on a breakaway after a bad bounce puts a ball thru the defense near midfield

25th Smid one times a ball from the spot, from a cross by Bekah Bade

27th Bade, who breaks into the box and scores with a defender on her back with a simple ball to the far post

28th Delong one times Carson Baron’s set piece into the box, arriving at the top of the 6 yard box to put it into the roof of the net

64th Mandy Bailes scores on a header, from Rebecca Mayus’ cross after a foul on Anna Delong

66th Arielle Santillan takes a pass from the restart, races into the box and scores as the keeper and defender collide going for the balls.

72nd keeper Megan Goetzinger pushes Jae Stephens direct kick off the crossbar

73rd Whitney Lucas runs onto Emily Ortega’s cross from the right side to score her first varsity goal