- Friday night, catch Real Madrid vs Toronto FC on ESPN at 6:30 pm. Will Real be able to catch Barcelona in the Spanish League this year? #
- Chelsea vs Hull Aug 15th RT @TIAS RT @epltalk: ESPN Adds Premier League To Soccer Line Up For 2009/2010 Season (in USA): http://su.pr/1X6NIz in reply to TIAS #
- Much cleaner look although a big block of Flash at top I cant see on my iPhone RT @ussoccer The new http://www.ussoccer.com has launched! in reply to ussoccer #
Monthly Archives: August 2009
ESPN Adds Two Saturday EPL Games To Its Weekly US Broadcast Schedule
According to EPLtalk website
ESPN has acquired the TV rights to two of the weekly Premier League slots on US television for the 2009-2010 season. Beginning on August 15, 2009, each week ESPN will feature the 7:45am ET Saturday game and the 3pm ET Monday game.
Those two weekly time slots were previously held by Setanta Sports who in the past had sub-licensed those games from Fox Soccer Channel. Despite Setanta losing the two timeslots to ESPN, Setanta US will continue showing the two 10am ET Saturday slots (one game on Setanta US, and the other on Setanta Xtra), as well as the early Sunday morning ET kickoffs and the Tuesday and Wednesday midweek Premier League matches. The games shown by Setanta will also be available on its broadband package at http://www.setanta-i.com
The article also offers some games you can expect to see, including Chelsea v Hull City on August 15th at 6:45am on ESPN2, Liverpool v Aston Villa at 2pm August 24th and Chelsea v Burnley on August 29th at 6:45am.
So to cover your bases, it looks like satellite is still the best viewing path since Mediacom hasn’t added Sentata to their Sports package, at least not to my knowledge.
Parkview Vikings Alumni Game
Another sign that the regular season is just around the corner was Wednesday night’s alumni game for the Parkview Vikings. The friendly match between the alumni and the current boys team players that are in town prior to the start of the season was held at the YMCA facilities on Republic Road. There was a wide range of players that turned out, with graduates as recent as May and the oldest from the early 90′s I believe. Oh, and as I told the attendees, I was disappointed to not see Katie Brooks (’05, Wm Jewell ’09) out kicking it around with them, I wonder if they were concerned about keeping up 
I’ve numbered the players from left to right, back to front. I’ll fill in what I’m confident of, add yourself and your graduation year if you’d like.
Back: 1, Darren Shaw ’09, 3, Mike Lampe, 5, 6, 7, 8, Matt Stufflebeam ’00, 10
Middle: Joseph Florez ’03, 12, Will Griffin ’07, 14, Morgan Holt ’09, Matt Medley ’09, 17, Zach ’07
Front: 19, Tim Griffin ’09, 21, Tom Marlow ’07, Matt Beckett ’08
If your high school holds an alumni game, feel free to send me an update and a photo so we can catch up on the
SGFsoccer.com Tweets on 2009-08-06
Support Filmmaking And The Springfield Cardinals On Wednesday August 19th
Come out and enjoy a Cardinal’s game the week before classes start again in the Springfield area. You’ll also be supporting local filmmakers by joining the Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield (MFAS) for an evening at Hammon’s Field on Wednesday August 19th. The Cardinal’s are hosting the San Antonio Mission’s AND it’s Star Wars Night at the ball park. Every ticket purchased through MFAS will contribute $2.00 towards the production of Springfield 417 – The Movie.
Wednesday August 19th, 7:10 pm
Springfield Cardinals vs San Antonio Missions
STAR WARS Night
Note – you are ordering your tickets via PayPal and we (the MFAS) will either mail them to you the week before the game or make arrangements for you to pick them up at Will Call.
The first 5 people who order 12 or more tickets on a single order will also receive a pair of passes to Hollywood Theaters downtown, courtesy of our sponsor.
Please plan on joining us. Bring your friends, it’s the week before classes start at Missouri State, Drury and Springfield so a great way to wrap up your summer holidays. I’m the President of MFAS and would love to have you join us for this game.
Reid Harbach and Austin Hart Particpate In Region II ODP
Two players from the Springfield S.C. 93/94 Boys team recently returned from the USYS Region II 1994 ODP Camp held in Rockford, IL with great success. Reid Harbach and Austin Hart both competed in the Regional Camp held for players born in 1994 from the Midwest 14 State Associations. Their Missouri ODP team competed in daily matches and from those matches players were selected to train with the Regional ODP Staff Coaches.
At the conclusion of the camp the Regional ODP Staff Coaches select players to be included in the Region II ODP Pool Team. It is from this pool team that players will be selected to participate in the various tournaments and events to represent Region II ODP both domestically and internationally. “Congratulations Reid and Austin on making the ODP regional pool. These two players are an example of what it takes to reach the next level, they work hard at every practice and also play hard in every game that I have coached them. They are also very competitive in all aspects of the game. For Reid to make this team the last two years is a testament to his work ethic and desire. Again congratulations Reid and Austin.” said Carl Rose Boys Director of Coaching for the Springfield S.C.
Both players will now begin preparations for their respective High School teams this fall. Harbach will be a Sophomore at Springfield Catholic High School and Hart will be a Sophomore at Glendale High School. At the conclusion of the High School season they will rejoin their club team Springfield S.C. 93/94 as they look to build upon a successful Midwest Regional League campaign and a MYSA State Cup Semi-Finalist appearance.
Contact the Springfield Soccer Club Office at 417-832-1552 for more information.
SGFsoccer.com Tweets on 2009-08-04
- Curt Onalfo fired by the KC Wizards according to http://www.downthebyline.com Technical Director Peter Vermes possible interim Coach. #
Soccer Without Borders
Folks, this request comes to you from Ann Cook, the assistant coach at Penn State University and the finest soccer player Springfield has produced (she’s a Glendale graduate and former national champion with JB Marine) I reproduce it here in the hopes that some of you will be interested in assisting her and the organization in their efforts which are outlined below.
Things are going amazingly well with our project in Granada, Nicaragua. We have office/community center space now and are running programs there for about 100 girls each week. We ran our second annual TEAM camp and coaches’ clinic this year with the help of 22 volunteers representing several different college programs. We have hired 10 Nicaraguan coaches and youth leaders. With their help we ran the first ever girls-only league in Granada this spring! There is a ton of potential with this project. Already we have seen changes in the way the girls see themselves and their future and are starting to see changes in the way they are treated by their male peers. Change is possible but we need your help!
The next step in the evolution of the project is to send two long-term volunteers to Nicaragua. I couldn’t be more proud to say that two of my recent graduates from here at Penn State have decided to take these internships – Kay Adami and Zoe Bouchelle. These are easily two of my all-time favorite kids – kids who make the long, ridiculous hours of coaching more than worthwhile. For you coaches and teachers out there, these are two of the kids who keep you coming back and make you realize why you do what you do. Please support this project and their experience and help them brighten the lives of these Nicaraguan kids. Every little bit helps and it’s incredibly easy (and tax deductible!). Visit http://firstgiving.com/granadaproject to read more about the two of them and to donate online … or if you’d rather, you can send your donations to:
Soccer Without Borders
Care of Granada Project/Kay and Zoe
P.O. Box 22186
San Francisco, CA 94122
Soccer Without Borders’ mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change in the lives of marginalized youth. We are a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, CA, USA, working locally and internationally to help young people develop their bodies, voices and minds.
Ozark Summer Sizzler 3v3 Tournament Champions
Congratulations to the Ozark Tigers and all of the teams that participated in their 2nd Annual Summer Sizzler 3v3 Tournament. The event featured over 65 teams which is capacity, and funds raised will go towards the Boys team as well as their non-profit partner this year, the Ozark Breast Cancer organization. Check out the tents and the action in the background of this photo, provided by the Tigers, as all games were played on the grass field.
Here’s a recap of the champions of each division, who all played a 4 game round robin to determine the winners:
U9 Girls: Explosion I
U10/11 Girls: Elite FC 2000
U11/12 Girls: Total Demize
U13 Girls RED: Riot SSC
U13 Girls BLACK: Got Game?
HS Girls RED: Elite FC – Argentina
HS Girls BLACK: Elite FC 96
3 Amigos, L to R standing Scott Sterling, Andrew Schenck, sitting Austin Engleman
U8/9 Boys: Christian County Rush II
U9 Boys: Christian County Rush I
U11 Boys: SSC Eise
U12 Boys: Terminators
U13 Boys: Region D Champs
U14 Boys: Manimals
HS Boys RED: White Lightening
HS Boys BLACK: 3 Amigos (pictured at left)
Adult Coed: Dynasty
Drury Lady Panthers Check In From Italy
Like the Men’s team, the Drury Lady Panthers are traveling in Europe this month partaking in the cultural and soccer experiences available to them. In the Ladies case, the travel is to Italy and junior Kelsy Long is handling the blogging for the website:
Bon Journo from Chioggia Sottomarina! We finally made it.
THURSDAY: We anxiously left Springfield for KC this afternoon with our excellent drivers Summer and Andy (Andrew). It took a while to get there because coach drives like a grandma. haha just kidding. After dinner, we stopped by Wal-Mart to get a few items we forgot. Excitement broke out in the aisles and parking lot, when Cait (Weins) and Coach competed in a speed walking competition. Cait won. Meanwhile, Bailey (Randol) put on a dancing show in the parking lot when Andy cranked the music.
There’s plenty more from Kelsy, including some thoughts about the beach near their hotel and the relaxed rules in Italy. Keep up with all of it on the Panther’s website.
