Dave Emnett, Drury Panthers (2011)
The Crowder Roughriders are an NJCAA squad based in Neosho that draws international players as well as a core of regional players. It includes sophomores Bryce Collier (Hillcrest) and Trevor Pedigo (Kickapoo) on this years roster.
The first home game of the season isn’t until September 17th when independent Truman State comes to town for an 11am Friday game.
Brooke Williams, Missouri State Bears (2014)
It didn’t take the Bears long as freshman Brooke Williams put Missouri State ahead in just the second minute of play. The Bears got a breakout and sophomore Rachel Weimer centered a feed to Williams who ended up one-on-one with the Mean Green keeper. Williams was able to slide the ball past the keeper inside the back post to give Missouri State a 1-0 lead.
North Texas got the equalizer in the 16th minute when Michelle Young made a great run in on net and beat Missouri State goalkeeper Jessica Teahan. UNT’s Julie Lackey would get the game winner in the 75th minute off a free kick. Brooke Williams had two of the three shots for the Bears with fellow freshman Shelby Stewart registering the other. UNT outshot Missouri State 12 to three in shots for the match.
“We faced a tough team in North Texas today,” said head coach Rob Brewer. “Conditions were very tough, but our girls battled the whole match.”
The Bears return to Plaster Field on Friday, August 27, for the regular season home opener against UALR in a 7:00 p.m. tilt. Tennessee Martin will also visit Plaster Field during the homestand on Sunday, August 29, at 1:00 p.m.
Eric Martin, Missouri State Bears (2013)
“We knew we could be at a disadvantage playing a fresh team after our game in the heat on Friday,” said Lobo head coach Jeremy Fishbein. “We knew we would face a lot of challenges, but our guys came out very composed and took a mature approach to the game for such a young team.”
Sandoval picked up a pass from redshirt freshman Lawrence Robledo inside the 6-yard box for the goal. Sandoval, an Albuquerque native, is making his return to New Mexico after spending his freshman season at San Diego State. Sandoval and Robledo are two of 20 Lobos on the team that are sophomores, redshirt freshmen or true freshmen. Sophomore Victor Rodriguez defended the Lobo goal for the shutout.
Senior keeper Alex Riggs went the distance for the Bears, allowing just one goal to the Lobos offense.
“We did some nice things out there today,” said head coach Jon Leamy. “We also have some things to work on to get ready for the season opener in a week and a half. Our boys battled a tough team from New Mexico for 90 minutes today.”
Exhibition play will wrap up Friday, August 27, with a match versus Missouri S&T at 5:00 p.m. at Plaster Field. Missouri State will then travel to SMU for the regular season opener on September 1. The Bears regular season home opener is against Green Bay on September 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Jared Lankford at the Monett Times takes a look at the 2010 version of the Cubs – Monett soccer ready to kick it
The Monett Cubs soccer team is expecting great things this year. “I am really excited about this team and its potential,” said Head Coach Jeremy Wilson. The soccer Cubs finished the 2009 season 10-8 and are looking to build off that success.
“The team’s biggest gain in the off season has been in the chemistry department,” said Wilson. “Soccer is a free flowing sport where you have to anticipate where your teammate is going to be.”
Returning for the Cubs is first team All District senior Abraham Mejia. “Mejia is a rare athlete,” said Wilson “He is good at every sport he plays, he listens and is an easy kid to coach.”
The Cubs also return senior midfielder Pedro Himeraz mid-fielder and senior defender Billy Starkson defender, to help lead the team.
CHICAGO (Aug. 18, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s National Team will face Poland on Oct. 9 in Chicago, the home of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Kickoff at Soldier Field is set for 7 p.m. CT, and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision.
Ticket information for the match will be available in the near future.
“These fixture dates are a fantastic opportunity to have the group together for an extended period and then put the work to the test with a difficult match,” said U.S. head coach Bob Bradley. “We know this is an important opportunity for Poland as they prepare for the 2012 European Championship, so we expect a challenging game. Chicago has a fantastic tradition of supporting soccer and the U.S. national team, and with the large Polish community in the area it should make for an exciting atmosphere.”
College programs in the area began pre-season practice last weekend, with most conducting fitness tests followed by two-a-day practices and some early exhibition matches. The Southwest Baptist Bearcats schedule has a different focus this year. The ladies began returning to campus over the weekend and formally checked in on Monday morning. That afternoon they were on a plane to Brazil. Junior Kelly Issac (Wales) is offering a team diary on the Bearcats website:
Before we even get excited about the Brazil trip, our thoughtful coach awakes us at 6:00 a.m. Awaiting us are the four fitness tests that we have been preparing for all preseason. After all that running, coach was kind enough to let us scrimmage for 40 minutes. For me the scrimmage was okay; however my legs were starting to turn to jelly.
All the girls passed and there were no injuries so it was a good day … NOW we can start getting excited.
The Bearcats roster includes a number of new recruits from our region including Paige Hemphill (Ozark), Erin Boschen (Hillcrest), Megan Melugin (Kickapoo), Chelsea VanHook (Camdenton), Molly Marcotte (Republic), Rachel Haden (Ozark) and Amy Coffey (Rogersville). I hope to have more photos and stories when the ladies return where the first shock – Brazil is cold, but we didn’t expect it to be this cold – is being followed by games, bonding with their hosts and a great adventure. Check it out on the SBU website.
From Reuters comes news that Real Madrid have completed their new signings for the season, having spent $100 million while adding Khedira, Canales, Pedro Leon, Angel Di Maria and Ricardo Carvalho in addition to the German international who starred at the World Cup.
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid have completed their pre-season spending by signing Mesut Ozil and have new coach Jose Mourinho’s powers of persuasion to thank for luring the Germany midfielder to the La Liga club. Mourinho now has a host of talented youngsters to blend into his team but has up to four players competing for the attacking midfield role with Ozil, Kaka, Sergio Canales and Rafael van der Vaart vying for the same spot.
With the squad needing to be reduced by one to 25, the Dutchman looks the most likely to lose out. “We have to trim the squad and we will look into doing that in the coming days,” Valdano said when asked about Van der Vaart’s future.
2003 Class1 College Heights District Champs
College Heights Christian School returns to competing in Soccer. The Cougars have joined with McAuley Catholic to merge their sports programs, allowing them to add soccer back to their offerings. The Cougars finished 4th in the State three successive years in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Welcome back!
District 9
Crocker High School (169)
Dixon High School (325)
Laquey High School (207)
Richland High School (91) (214)
District 10
College Heights Christian School (142+219=361)
Greenwood High School (142)
New Covenant Academy (161)
Springfield Catholic High School (441)
Thomas Jefferson Independent School (94) **
District 11
Smithton High School (181)
Southern Boone County High School (454) *
Stover High School (218)
District 12
Cole Camp High School (270)
Green Ridge High School (115)
La Monte High School (95)
Sacred Heart High School (172)
* Largest Class 1 program in the region
** Smallest Class 1 program in the region
The largest Class 1 school in the state is John Burroughs (Ladue) with 558 while it appears that Richland is the smallest with 91 enrollment.
Bolivar Liberators, Matt Magana, Mitchell Waters, Bradley Stillwagon, Kyle Slagle
The Hillcrest Hornets move from Class 3 District 12 into Class 2 District 9, replacing West Plains essentially. The Republic Tigers also join District 9 in their first year of soccer competition amongst these Central Ozark Conference schools.
The Bolivar Liberators are the defending District and Quarterfinal champions, defeating Pembroke Hill in PK’s last year enroute to finishing 2nd in the State. They were joined there by Helias Catholic who defeated Smithville 1-0 in the Quarterfinals before falling 0-2 to eventual champions St Dominic. Their 3rd place game against Cape Notre Dame finished tied 2-2.
District 9
Bolivar High School (756)
Hillcrest High School (1136)
Logan-Rogersville High School (692)
Marshfield High School (956)
Republic High School (1164) *
District 10
Aurora High School (594)
Carl Junction High School (948)
Cassville High School (661)
Monett High School (639)
District 11
Boonville High School (572)
Fulton High School (712)
Helias Catholic High School (formerly known as Helias HS – 1106)
Marshall High School (826)
Osage High School (569) **
District 12
Clinton High School (616)
Harrisonville High School (879)
Pleasant Hill High School (701)
Warrensburg High School (970)
* Largest Class 2 program in the region
** Smallest Class 2 program in the region
The largest Class 2 school in the state is Hillsboro with 1173 while Osage (Lake of the Ozarks) is the smallest with 569 enrollment.
Columbia Hickman Kewpies, 2009 Semifinals
The West Plains Zizzers return from Class 2, joining District 10 which moves Washington (SW of St Louis on I-44) into District 9 with the Columbia and Jefferson City schools.
Webb City also moves up from Class 2, replacing the Hillcrest Hornets in District 12.
Hickman is the returning Quarterfinal champions, having defeated Kickapoo a year ago for the right to go to the Final 4.
District 9
Hickman High School
Jefferson City High School
Rock Bridge High School
Smith-Cotton High School
Washington High School
District 10
Camdenton High School
Lebanon High School
Rolla High School
Waynesville High School
West Plains High School
District 11
Branson High School
Glendale High School
Kickapoo High School
Nixa High School
Ozark High School
Parkview High School
District 12
Carthage High School
Central (Springfield) High School
Joplin High School
Neosho High School
Webb City High School
Willard High School
