Monthly Archives: October 2010

Signed Thierry Henry Jersey Available At Drury Auction Saturday

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thierry henry, red bull ny

One of the staples of fall and the primary fundraiser for DU’s sports programs, the ninth annual Drury Athletics Auction, will make its debut in the new O’Reilly Family Event Center this coming Saturday night.

The auction will once again feature more than 700 items of both the silent auction and live auction variety on an evening that begins with the doors opening at 5 p.m. as the event moves to the new $13.5 million O’Reilly Family Event Center for the first time.

Tickets are $20 for individuals or $35 per couple, but DU boosters are again encouraged to purchase one of the popular “Cash Bash” raffle tickets as their means of entry at the door. One $50 “Cash Bash” ticket entitles the holder to two free admissions to the auction in addition to putting them in the hopper to win up to $5,000 in cash prizes drawn throughout the evening.

One item that is available includes a signed Thierry Henry Red Bull NY jersey, donated by Tim Ream. Tim is a starting defender for the MLS Eastern Conference leaders, a 2010 graduate of SLU and older brother of Logan Ream, a freshman on the Drury Panther’s soccer team.

Here’s the Auction catalog of available items For more information on the auction, please contact J.J. Carney at (417) 873-7265 or by e-mail at jcarney@drury.edu.

Class 2 District 9 Playoffs – Liberators Earn Top Seed

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Bolivar Liberators

Bolivar Liberators

The Class 2 District 9 seedings are set and games begin Saturday October 30th. The Bolivar Liberators are the hosts. Part of the new model for Class 1 and Class 2, the new District will send their winner to a Sectional game against the winner of District 10 (hosted by Monett this year), to be played on Tuesday November 13th. Winner moves onto a Quarterfinal game November

Seeding
#1 Bolivar (13-7)
#2 Marshfield (9-10)
#3 Rogersville (7-10)
#4 Republic (2-15)
#5 Hillcrest (2-20)

Schedule
Saturday Oct. 30th
11:00 am – #4 Republic vs. #5 Hillcrest

Novemember 1st
4:30 pm – #1 Bolivar vs. Winner Republic vs Hillcrest
6:00 pm – #2 Marshfield vs. #3 Rogersville

November 2nd
6:00pm – Championship game

Missouri State Burns The Aces

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Edin Sabic, Missouri State Bears (2012) Wins Header

Edin Sabic, Missouri State Bears (2012) Wins Header

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (5-5-2, 3-0-1) continued its runs through Missouri Valley Conference play with a convincing 3-0 shutout over Evansville (5-8-1, 1-3-0) at Plaster Field Wednesday night. The win keeps the Bears atop the conference standings and extends their regular season conference play unbeaten streak to 11 matches.

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Junior Gerard Barbero converted his second penalty kick in as many matches to put the Bears ahead in the 24th minute. Fellow junior Jordan Hoffman was taken down in the box to set up the penalty kick. OLE’s NOTE: the play began with a free kick just inside the offensive half. Gerard Barbaro put the ball to the far post on the edge of the six yard box and Heath Melugin won the battle with the keeper. The ball bounced near the penalty spot and Hoffman was first to the ball and as he turned inside, drew the foul.

The two squads battled back-and-forth the remainder of the half and Evansville ended up outshooting MSU seven to five at the break. The Purple Aces continued to press late into the second half, but still trailed 1-0.

In the 84th minute, senior Chad Johnson picked up a loose ball and dribbled into the box against the Evansville defender. At the last minute, he passed the ball to a streaking Heath Melugin, who beat the Aces keeper for his team-leading fifth goal of the year.

Missouri State would tack on another goal in the 90th minute when Hoffman picked off a defensive pass and walked in alone and buried the Bears’ third goal of the night. “Getting that first goal was huge for us,” said head coach Jon Leamy. “The goals haven’t come easy for us this season, so it was nice to see us finish some of those chances tonight.”

Senior goalkeeper Alex Riggs registered five saves in the shutout. It was his fifth shutout of the season and drops his goals against average to 0.77 on the season. “He (Alex Riggs) is playing really well right now,” commented Leamy after the shutout. “He has great composure back there and he just puts this team on his back.”

Missouri State will continue the home stand with its final nonconference opponent, Memphis, on Tuesday, October 26. The Bears will cap the home stand with conference rival Bradley on Saturday, October 30. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m.

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Class 3 District 10 Playoffs – Rolla Earns Top Seed

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Randy Wharton, Rolla Bulldogs (2011)

Randy Wharton, Rolla Bulldogs (2011)

The Class 3 District 10 playoffs are being hosted by the West Plains Zizzers this year. The games begin Saturday October 30th and the Final will be played on Wednesday November 3rd.

Seeding
# 1 Rolla (13-6-2)
# 2 Camdenton (14-6-0)
# 3 Waynesville (10-10-0)
# 4 West Plains (5-16-0)
# 5 Lebanon (0-22-0)

District Schedule
Saturday, October 30
1:00pm – #4 West Plains vs #5 Lebanon

Monday, November 1
5:00pm – #1 Rolla vs #4 West Plains or #5 Lebanon
7:00pm – #2 Camdenton vs #3 Waynesville

Wednesday, November 3
6:00pm – District Final

Missouri State Bears Soccer Host Creighton

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Ashley Washburn, Missouri State Bears (2014)

Ashley Washburn, Missouri State Bears (2014)

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Missouri State women’s soccer team (8-5-2, 2-1-1) suffered its first conference loss of the season on the road at Drake (9-5-3, 2-3-0) on Sunday afternoon, 2-0. The Bears outshot the Bulldogs 16 to 12 in the match. Freshman Tiffany Laughlin, who came off the bench, led Missouri State with three shots taken. Nine of the Bears starters registered at least one shot.

Despite the loss, the Bears remain in second place in the conference, tied with Illinois State at 2-1-1. Creighton leads the conference at 4-0-0 and is the Bears next opponent. Missouri State will host the Bluejays at Plaster Field on Friday for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff. MSU will finish out the regular season at home on October 28 at 7:00 p.m. against Evansville.

Missouri Elite FC U14 Girls Represent At Missouri State Cup

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Missouri Elite FC - U14 Girls at Missouri State Cup 2010

Missouri Elite FC - U14 Girls at Missouri State Cup 2010


I was hoping for more detail but it’s time to get this posted – the only Girls team to represent Southwest Missouri last Summer at the Missouri State Cup were the Missouri Elite FC U14 girls team, pictured above.

We went 1-2 but all games were close. It was a great showing for us.

Lost to Lou Fusz 4-0….down 2-0 at half then came out after a 1.5 hour rain delay looking to even it up and just couldn’t hit the net and broke down in back.

Lost to SLSGSC-Portugal 3-1…great game. Went up 1-0, tied at half 1-1 and well fought to the end where they got a quick game winner and then a bogus offsides call. They ended up being our group winner.

Beat SLSGSC-USA 3-1….finally figured out how to run with the best and played phenominal.

Congratulations on taking on the challenge ladies, I’m looking forward to tracking your development in the coming years!

Devon Newport Nets Game Winner For Billikens

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Devon Newport, SLU Billikens (2013)

Devon Newport, SLU Billikens (2013)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saint Louis sophomore midfielder Devon Newport (Springfield, Mo./Glendale) netted his first career goal as the Billikens ousted host George Washington 1-0 Sunday in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s soccer action at Mount Vernon Field.

The Billikens improve to 4-5-2 overall and 2-2-0 in A-10. Next week, they travel to No. 23 Charlotte for a key Friday night A-10 matchup. Game time is set for 6 p.m. (CT). George Washington falls to 2-10-0 and 0-3-0 in the league.

Newport put the Billikens on the board at 16:45. Sophomore Alex Sweetin played a ball into the box that Newport managed to bury past George Washington keeper Brendan Lafferty. It was Newport’s first career tally and Sweetin’s team-leading third assist.

“We had a lot to play for today,” SLU head coach Mike McGinty said. “The guys responded well after a disappointing loss Friday night. On the goal, Alex did a great job getting on the end of a ball and squared it across to Devin, who didn’t quit on the play. As the game went on we had several chances to put the game away but we were unable to. The guys did a good job managing the rest of the match and we got a good result.”

US WNT Roster For CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Named

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Becky Sauerbrunn, no. 27

Becky Sauerbrunn, no. 27. Photo by ISIphoto

CHICAGO (Oct. 13, 2010) – U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named 20 players to the roster for the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament, being held in Cancún, Mexico, from Oct. 28-Nov. 8.

Just seven players on the roster have previous Women’s World Cup qualifying experience, led by Kristine Lilly, who is the USA’s all-time leader in qualifying appearances with 14 during her illustrious career. Lilly has been a part of each of the previous four U.S. squads that qualified for Women’s World Cups and will be the only player in CONCACAF history to appear in all five Women’s World Cup qualifying tournaments.

The team includes Becky Sauerbrunn (Washington Freedom) Sauerbrunn grew up playing for J.B. Marine Soccer club, leading her team to four state cup titles and the 2000 regional championship. In high school at Ladue, she was a two-time Parade All-American, and 2003 Gatorade Player of the Year. She was #3 draft choice in the 2008 WPS draft, going to the Washington Freedom from Virginia. Becky was a member of the U-21 National Team and competed for the United States at the 2004 U-19 World Championships and played every minute of each of the six games the U.S. played. She also represented the United States at the U-16 and U-19 levels, serving as captain of both squads

The United States will open its tournament on Oct. 28 against Haiti, face Guatemala on Oct. 30 and finish Group B play against Costa Rica on Nov. 1. All the USA’s group matches will kick off at 7:30 p.m. local time. The matches on Oct. 28 and Oct. 30 are at 8:30 p.m. ET, but as Mexico falls back to Standard Time on Oct. 31 (and the USA does not change until Nov. 7), the USA’s match on Nov. 1 against Costa Rica will kick off at 9:30 p.m. ET.

After round-robin play within the groups, the top two teams in each group will cross over for the all-important semifinals on Nov. 5 at Estadio Beto Ávila, with the first-place team in Group A facing the second place team from Group B and vice-versa. The championship game and third-place match will be played on Nov. 8 at Estadio Quintana Roo.

Class 2 District 10 Playoffs – Carl Junction Top Seed

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The Monett Cubs are hosting the District tournament this year. This is the first year of the new playoff model that created 16 Districts, from 8, in both Class 1 and Class 2. That ensures that all 3 Classes now play a Sectional game as well as a Quarterfinal game. The winner of this District will host the Sectional on Tuesday November 13th against the winner of the District 9 tournament, being hosted at Bolivar.

Seeding
#1 Carl Junction Bulldogs
#2 Cassville Wildcats
#3 Monett Cubs
#4 Aurora Houn’Dawgs

Tournament Schedule
Monday November 1st

Semi-Final #1 5:00pm
#1 Carl Junction vs. #4 Aurora

Semi-Final #2 7:00pm
#2 Cassville vs. #3 Monett

Wednesday November 3rd
Finals 5:00pm
Winner Semi-final #1 vs. Winner Semi-final #2

Class 1 District 10 Playoffs – Catholic Receives Top Seed

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Springfield Catholic, Seniors Fall 2010

Springfield Catholic, Seniors Fall 2010

Class 1 District 10 Playoffs will be hosted by Greenwood this year at the newly rechristened Greenwood Stadium Field at the Cooper Soccer Complex.

Seeding
#1 Springfield Catholic
#2 College Heights/McAuley Cougars
#3 Greenwood Blue Jays
#4 New Covenant Academy Warriors
#5 Thomas Jefferson Independent

November 1st at 5:00 pm
#4 New Covenant vs Thomas Jefferson

November 2nd
4:30 pm – #1 Catholic vs winner New Covenant/Thom Jefferson
6:30 pm – #2 College Heights vs #3 Greenwood

November 4th at 7:00 pm – Final