Monthly Archives: August 2009

Cody Reinberg Headed To Playoffs With Harrisburg City Islanders

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Drury Panthers, Cody Reinberg

Drury Panthers, Cody Reinberg

Former Drury standout Cody Reinberg is featured in the Patriot News

When Cody Reinberg arrived at preseason training camp in mid-March, he was no different than any of the other first-year players the Harrisburg City Islanders have thoroughly checked out during their tremendously efficient six-year run in the USL Second Division.

Reinberg wanted minutes.

And he wanted to crack the starting lineup immediately.

Once the 24-year-old defender started competing against some of the veterans and other rookies Bill Becher and Steve Widdowson were evaluating, Reinberg decided that just making the opening-night roster and earning a contract were significant achievements all by themselves.

Cody’s played in 15 games, starting 9. Harrisburg plays Richmond on August 22nd with the winner going to the Title game on August 29th.

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Drury Panthers Host NEO A&M NorsemenMicah Whorton shooting in the game against NEO A&M on Saturday night. Click on the photo to see another dozen from the game.

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The game between Drury and NEO A&M featured starting goalkeepers from Glendale HS, Stephen Conner (2007) for Drury and Nick Lopez (2009) for NEO. In addition, Steve Wilczewski (Glendale 2006) and Danny Collins (Glendale 2007) started with Adam Peterson (Kickapoo 2007) coming on for the 2nd half. NEO A&M included Lane (Kickapoo 2009) and Erik Chapman, Matt Eubanks (Kickapoo 2009), Josh Maloney (Ozark 2008), TJ Minor (Ozark 2009) along with players from Carthage and Joplin as well on the roster.

Bring The World Cup To The USA

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Go USA Bid
I’m guessing some, if not most of you have heard that the US is working to bring the World Cup back to the USA in either 2018 or 2022. The most recent step in that process is a new website, appropriately called GoUSAbid.com There’s a website/blog that offers lots of current information on the worlds game, a petition you can sign, a Facebook page, you name it they’ve got it. Here’s some of the details:

We built gousabid.com to be your one-stop hub for bringing the FIFA World Cup™ back to the US in 2018 or 2022. Here, you’ll be able to join together with other like-minded fans and let the world know why the US deserves the honor of hosting another tournament.

You’ll be able to sign a petition supporting the bid, buy a sticker to put on your car, get your friends involved, and much more. And in order to get the World Cup™ back to the US, we need to build a strong community of dedicated fans like you who are ready to stand up and tell the world that US is ready for another Cup.

We all remember how big of a success the World Cup™ was in ’94. Who could forget Bulgaria’s historic run, before they were knocked off by Italy in front of over 74,000 fans at Giants Stadium in New Jersey? Just as exciting was Brazil defeating Italy for the title in a classic defensive struggle in front of over 90,000 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Check it out and play your part!

Missouri State Bears Host Missouri Southern Lions In Early Women’s Soccer Exhibition

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Missouri State Bears Host Missouri Southern LionsFreshman forward Becky Handley scored twice as the Missouri State women’s soccer offense was clicking on all cylinders in today’s exhibition match against Missouri Southern. The Bears defeated the Lions 4-0 at Plaster Field. Handley led off the scoring for the Bears in the 28th minute off a centering feed from fellow freshman Claire Hulcer. Two minutes later, Hulcer sent another centering feed into the box that was deflected high in the air by a Lions’ defender. Rachel Weimer tapped the ball into the back of the net for a 2-0 Bears lead.

In the 53rd minute of play, senior Jenna Dobkins picked up a loose ball near midfield. She dribbled to the top of the box and lasered the ball past the Lions’ keeper. Handley then added her second goal of the match in the 63rd minute off a rebound to give the Bears the 4-0 win (pictured above).

Jessica Teahan played the first half in net recording one save for the victory. Freshman keeper Chelsea Voet played in net for the Bears in the second half. She made one save to help preserve the shutout.

For new visitors, click on the photo to be taken to my Flickr photo hosting site where you can download free low resolution photos from the games. Purchases can be made by clicking on the ad in my middle sidebar. Look for your team and you’ll find the high-resolution photos. It usually takes me an extra day or two to get those photos uploaded due to the time it take.

Missouri State will play one final exhibition match on Sunday against Central Missouri. Kickoff at Plaster Field will be at 6:00 p.m. The Bears begin the regular season on August 21 in Norman, Okla., against the Sooners.

Katie Pritchard Returns To Soccer With The Drury Panthers

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That’s right, the former Large School Missouri High School career scoring leader (recently supplanted by Megan Marlborough who now plays for Nebraska) for the Waynesville Tigers has begun a second career as a soccer player for Drury. Most recently seen on the hardwood playing for the Panther’s where she averaged 12.1 points and earned 24 starts as a freshman, she now brings her scoring ability to the pitch.

Katie joined the Lady Panthers on the recent trip to Italy and played the entire game last night against the Missouri State Bears as Coach Bilbao gets a look at one of the new players. Enjoy the interview and add the Panther’s games to your calendar. Next chance will be August 22nd at Southwest Baptist or September 4th as Harding visits. Welcome back Katie!

Missouri State Lady Bears Open With 1-0 Win, Host MSSU Today

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Missouri State Lady Bears Host Drury PanthersSenior midfielder Samantha Aguilar buried a late goal as the Missouri State women’s soccer team defeated Drury in the exhibition opener at Plaster Field. Freshman Claire Hulcer fed an open Aguilar in a two-on-one in the 88th minute. Aguilar’s boot from 15 yards out beat Drury keeper Jessie Sanderson into the upper right corner.

Bears sophomore goalkeeper Jessica Teahan made four saves to preserve the shutout for a Missouri State defense that was solid all game. Teahan played the entire match for the Bears and was untested in the first half.

After some early first half ball control by the Panthers, Missouri State found its groove and controlled the rest of the half registering six shots before halftime. The Bears came out of halftime firing and added seven shots in the second half including Aguilar’s goal.

Freshmen Grace Cross, Becky Handley, Claire Hulcer and Rachel Weimer each had a shot on goal for the Bears. Missouri State was unsuccessful on the four corner kicks it took, while only allowing two corners to Drury.

The Bears improve to 1-0-0 in exhibition play this season. The women’s soccer team will host Missouri Southern State University in another exhibition match at Plaster Field today with kickoff at 3:00 p.m.

Drury Panthers Ranked 3rd in GLVC Women’s Soccer Coaches Poll

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Drury Panthers logoThe University of Wisconsin-Parkside women’s soccer team claimed its third Great Lakes Valley Conference title in 2008 and has been selected to repeat the feat in 2009 by the league’s 15 head coaches. UW-Parkside has unanimously been chosen as the favorite to win the 2009 GLVC Women’s Soccer Championship in the annual poll released by the conference on Wednesday.

UW-Parkside finished atop the GLVC Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll with 196 total points and 14 first-place votes. The Rangers outdistanced Northern Kentucky and Quincy in the poll. The Norse and Hawks finished second and third, respectively.

In 2008, the Rangers walked away from conference play with a league crown, Coach-of-the-Year, Offensive Player-of-the-Year, Defensive Player-of-the-Year, and Freshman-of-the-Year nods. UW-Parkside completed the season with an 18-1-2 overall record and 9-0-2 mark in the GLVC. They advanced to the NCAA National Quarterfinals and earned the NCAA Midwest Regional crown after defeating top-ranked Grand Valley State, 1-0. The Rangers fell to Metro State in the quarterfinal round, 1-0.

Northern Kentucky placed second in the poll with176 total points and the final first-place vote. In ten consecutive GLVC tournament appearances, the Norse have clinched a league-record six GLVC titles and will be looking for a seventh in 2009. NKU finished the 2008 season with a 16-4 overall record and 9-2 mark in GLVC play.

Quincy garnered 174 total points to finish third in the poll, while Drury, Rockhurst and Indianapolis finished fourth through sixth, respectively, separated by just two points. Drury grabbed 144 total points, Rockhurst collected 143 and UIndy snared 142.

Coach Alf Bilbao’s Panthers return the bulk of a squad that finished 10-7-3 overall and 7-3-2 in league play. The Panthers open the season August 28 at Truman State. Coach Bilbao can also be heard discussing the preseason trip the Panther’s took to Italy in a podcast on the website.

You can catch them Thursday evening at 6pm at Plaster Stadium in the preseason opener against the Missouri State Bears.

Bellarmine finished seventh with 120 total points and was followed by Missouri-St. Louis (98 total points), Lewis (95), Southern Indiana (76), Missouri S&T (73), Kentucky Wesleyan (46), Maryville (37), St. Joseph’s (33), and Illinois-Springfield (22).

Illinois-Springfield and Maryville will be competing in the GLVC for the first time in 2009. The two new members bring the league’s membership to 15 for the 2009-10 academic year. Illinois-Springfield will not be eligible for the conference women’s soccer tournament until 2010 and Maryville will be eligible in 2011.

The 15 member institutions will compete in a 14-match round robin conference schedule and the top eight teams in the league standings will advance to the 2009 GLVC Tournament which is scheduled to begin on Nov. 1. The highest remaining seed following the quarterfinal round will host the GLVC semifinals and final on Nov. 6 and 8, respectively.

The complete 2009 GLVC Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll follows:

Team (First-place votes)

Total Points

1. UW-Parkside (14) 196
2. Northern Kentucky (1) 176
3. Quincy 174
4. Drury 144
5. Rockhurst 143 – Elle Holtmann (Catholic 2007)
6. Indianapolis 142
7. Bellarmine 120
8. Missouri-St. Louis 98 – Anne Prenger (Catholic 2008)
9. Lewis 95
10. Southern Indiana 76
11. Missouri S&T 73 – Rachel Moore (Rolla 2006)
12. Kentucky Wesleyan 46
13. Maryville 37 – Bianca Holloway (Monett 2009)
14. Saint Joseph’s 33
15. Illinois-Springfield 22