#4 Laquey – 7
#5 Mt View Liberty – 4
I wish I could have seen this game!
#2 Greenwood Blue Jays – 9
#7 Pleasant Hope Pirates – 0
#3 Joplin McAuley – 6
#6 Richland Bears – 0
The semifinal round continues on Tuesday in Pleasant Hope with Catholic taking on Laquey and Greenwood facing off against Joplin McAuley.
#4 Hillcrest Hornets – 2
#5 Willard Tigers – 0
#3 Central Bulldogs – 2
#6 Carthage Tigers – 1
No surprises yet as the playoffs opened on Friday night. I’ve gotten all of my photos edited and now uploaded to Flickr, scroll down to the game reports from Saturday to see and as usual, click on the photo to be taken to the full set of photos on Flickr. Until my office internet service is turned back on (AT&T cashed the checks but didn’t apply them to the bill so service was turned off, how’s that for a classic #ATTFAIL) I won’t have the smugmug site fully populated so you can purchase photos. Give me a day or two to get caught up.
BTW, I’ll be attending the Glendale HS Graduation ceremony this evening and participating in some parties after wards so no photos tonight. Post game scores on the stories and I’ll update as I find time between beverages and canapes.
Class 3 District 12 opens this evening in Joplin. Games include:
15:30 – Hillcrest (4) vs Willard (5)
17:30 – Central (3) vs Carthage (6)
Class 3 District 11 is off until Wednesday as the Springfield schools graduate
Class 3 District 10 continues in Waynesville
17:30 – #1 Jeff City vs #4 Lebanon
19:15 – #2 Rolla vs #3 Camdenton
At least one local sportswriter is picking Camdenton to go all the way. Update – Jack Hittinger left a comment noting he thought the might win District. The confusion wasn’t his, it was mine. I knew what he meant and no offense to Camdenton, who are chasing their first District title, I assumed my readers would understand that to be the case as well.
Class 2 District 5 continues in Bolivar where the seeding held
16:30 – #1 Bolivar vs #4 Marshfield
18:30 – #2 Harrisonville vs #3 Warrensburg
In Pleasant Hope, the Class 1 District 6 Tournament opens with Catholic drawing a bye
16:00 – Laquey (4) vs Mt View Liberty (5)
18:00 – Greenwood (2) vs Pleasant Hope (7)
20:00 – Joplin McAuley (3) vs Richland (6)
Magic Soccer Summer Camp
Ages: 7 – 11 Boys & Girls
Morning Session
Camp Dates: July 20th to July 24th
Beginners & Advance
9:00pm to 12:00pm
Ages: 12 -15 Boys & Girls
Evening Session
Camp Dates: July 20th to July 24th
Beginners & Advance
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Lake Country Soccer
Magic Soccer is bringing Tetra Brazil and St. John’s Sports Medicine Health Tracks to its camp.
Tetra Brazil offers Professional “A” Licensed, Brazilian Coaches licensed by the Brazilian Soccer Coaches Association. And St. John’s Sport Medicine Health Tracks program includes certified athletic trainers who use performance enhancement programs to meet training needs.
This camp will create -all around- players with a unique soccer style a style that has taken Brazil to win five soccer world cups.
Mini Magic Summer Camp
Ages: 3 – 6 Boys & Girls
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00pm
Camp Dates:
July 13th to 16th
Loacation:
Fields next to Smith Glynn Calloway Clinic on South National.
Mini Magic Camp will focus on:
Foot skills
Ball Control
Passing
One vs. One
Magic Soccer Club provides the development bridge between recreational soccer and competitive soccer. Our program is committed to player development and quality soccer training with a South American Style.
For more information and to download the flyers go to www.mymagicsoccerclub.com
This information was provided by Magic SC
#4 Lebanon Yellowjackets – 1
#5 Waynesville Tigers – 0
Hanna Winkel scores a penalty kick to send the Yellowjackets through to the next round.
Photos will come soon, my office Internet is down. #ATTfail
#4 Nixa Eagles – 4
#5 Parkview Vikings – 1
A pair of goals by Rachel Murphy, along with strikes by Katie Bolton and Kelsey Bartell, allow the Eagles to advance to the semi-final Wednesday against #1 Glendale.
#3 Kickapoo Chiefs – 8
#6 Brandon Pirates – 0
Tough finish to a good year for the first year Branson program. The Chiefs came out firing on all cylinders as their team speed was difficult to combat. The Chiefs advance to face Ozark on Wednesday.
#4 Marshfield Blue Jays – 2
#5 Logan-Rogersville Wildcats – 1
The Jays completed the sweep of beat their Webster County foes by coming back from a 1 goal deficit Saturday morning. UPDATE – Rogersville beat Marshfield during the second COC match-up a couple of weeks ago. So Marshfield did not sweep their Webster County foe this year. Rogersville and Marshfield Tied for 3rd this year in the small school COC.
#3 Warrensburg Tigers – 4
#6 West Plains Zizzers – 0
#2 Harrisonville Wildcats – 8
#7 Carl Junction Bulldogs – 0
#1 Bolivar Liberators – 7
#8 Clinton- 0
#8 Clinton – 1
#9 Ruskin – 0
Friday eevnings play-in game was won by Clinton. According to reports, play was tight throughout as both teams had opportunities but were unable to convert.
Rolla Bulldogs – 5
Joplin Eagles – 0
In the final Conference game of the season Friday, Rolla shuts out the Eagles while improving to 15-6-3 overall and finishing Ozark Conference play at 6-3. The Bulldogs are riding a seven game unbeaten streak going into districts.
Junior Adrian Pogue recorded her 14th shutout of the season giving her 34 1/2 (played half a game as a freshman) shutouts for her career setting a school record which was held by Meredith Flint. The photo above is from the archives, when Adrian as a freshman earned the 1-0 shutout win in the District 11 final against Lebanon.
2009 Ozark Conference Standings
Glendale 9-0-0
Kickapoo 8-1-0
Camdenton 6-3-0
Rolla 6-3-0
Parkview 5-4-0
Lebanon 4-5-0
Joplin 2-6-0
Waynesville 2-6-0
West Plains 2-7-0
Hillcrest 0-9-0
Thanks to Coach Schmitt for maintaining these records for the Conference.
St Louis Lions – 5
Springfield Demize – 0
A pair of goals in the first 8 minutes effectively sealed the Demize’s fate this evening as GLVC Offensive Player of the Year Stephen Beattie scored in the third minute (pictured), assisted by fellow front runner Steven Brocks, who scored one of his own in the 8th.
Three more goals, 2 from the spot by Martin Clayes (Truman State asst Coach) and the Lions keep pace in the Open Cup chase.
The Demize came out fast this evening, looking to get the early goal with the home field advantage. The Lions made them pay with a gloriously conceived counter-attack. Clayes, the midfield general, collected a loose ball at the top of the box and with a simple pass sent Brocks racing down the right side from the midfield stripe to the endline. His cross found Beattie waiting and he reliably buried his shot for the first goal in the 3rd minute (pictured above). Brocks got his when a communication breakdown led to a thru ball that sent him in alone.
The Demize continued to attack and came close a few times. The best was a shot by #7 who put a shot off the crossbar. Not enough when Tony Glavin’s boys are hitting on all cylinders.
One game under their belt already, the Demize host the St Louis Lions tonight at Cooper #1. The team will be looking to rebound from Wednesday’s difficult loss to the Des Moines Menace.
Head Coach Chris Hanlon and Technical Director Brett Thomas will look to add some additional firepower with the end of classes at Drury. Both Micah Whorton and Andrew Bordelon played significant roles for the Demize on Wednesday, with Bordelon providing the most reliable work in the midfield and Whorton (#9) scored the Demize goal. They’ll be joined by Blake Wilson, Peter Higgins, Conner McLellan and Marco Charismo, who played for the Menace last year but is staying in Springfield for summer school this year and brings his offensive firepower to the front line.
There are also a number of local players who will see playing time. Robbie Curtis (Ozark 2008) played defensive midfielder the first half and played an important role in keeping the Menace off the scoreboard with his work rate and intelligent play. Michael Gow (MSU/Lebanon 2005) centered the defense, won the majority of the high balls in the box and saved at least one goal Wednesday when he blocked a shot on the line with his rear end (pictured). His brother Matt (MidAmerica Nazarene/Lebanon 2007) was in goal for the opener and played a strong game. Adam Legg (Hendrix/Kickapoo 2008) will also see time in goal as he moves up from the Demize Reserve this year. Others to watch for are Andrew Vorce (MSU/Demize Reserve) and Daniel Ortega.
There are three HS players, including Kaleb Romero (Nixa 2010) who came on for 5 minutes Wednesday along with Willis Zirsky (Marshfield 2009) and Lane Chapman (Kickapoo 2009) who are also 2009 All-Stars (the game is June 15th!)
The international contingent comes from Europe, the Middle East and Central America. Emanuel, Ryan Trudgeon and Kash are from England, Higgins is Irish, Abini Yousef is Egyptian, Tarc is from Kuwait while Jose Hernandez comes from Honduras, Mario from Argentina and Marco Cherisma is a Haitian national.
So come out, see some high level soccer with representatives of the world’s game from many points on the globe. See you there!
